Ken Hunt
Operations, Finance & Relationship Management Executive
ken.hunt@updataanalytics.com
Desert Ridge, Phoenix AZ
ABOUT ME
Learn a bit about me first
Senior entrepreneurial leader with a track record of superior achievements in growing successful businesses, championing innovation and change, building high-performing inclusive teams, developing individual talent and delivering critical organizational results. Adept at building strong trusting relationships, cultivating partnerships with clients and internal stakeholders and leveraging market, client, financial data and predictive analytics to mitigate risks, resolve issues and advance key strategic opportunities. Pivotal abilities in seeing the big picture, aligning products and services with client and organizational priorities, focusing on critical success factors and delivering customized win-win solutions. A mindful leader with deep financial acumen and technical capabilities motivated by achieving excellence, embracing conscious-driven missions and empowering cultures with emotional intelligence.
Unique Value Proposition
- Mindful and emotionally intelligent leadership – the most valuable on the list and not found easily.
- Extensive and diverse finance, operations, strategy and analytics senior leadership success.
- Strategic, innovative and outside the box thinking - successful creator of companies, divisions, processes and relationships.
- Incomparable tenacity and determination to solve problems with solutions that are of highest quality and efficiency.
- Exceptional project and client management prowess - strong communicator and team-builder.
- Unparalleled passion to create the best version of self, teams, and the company – organization and drive.
- Authentic and trustworthy relationship builder – internal and external stakeholders – genuine business development.
- Deliver excellence – experience, determination and aptitude to work smarter and produce top of the line results.
- A passionate desire to mentor future leaders - comes with experience and acquired wisdom.
- A longing to create and offer meaningful products/services to the world - purpose-driven endeavors.
- An immeasurable ability to organize – build infrastructure and organization around chaos.
- Unrivaled attention to detail – ability to create meaningful business intelligence from large amounts of data.
- Fervent ability to listen the message being delivered – passion for impeccable service.
- Altruistic, resilient and compassionate – highly developed and unique awareness of self and others.
- An unselfish team player that focuses on we – ability to look past the personal for the greater good.
Personal Strengths
- Highly altruistic and compassionate person who is dedicated to helping and serving other people. Deeply motivated to make other people's lives better and happier. Excellent at cooperating with others, sensing their needs, and being of service to those around him.
- Level of organization and drive is unparalleled. Predisposed to success in his career because of his talent for persisting in his goals and resisting distractions along the way. Employers appreciate his orderly approach, attention to detail, and his inclination to work until the the job is done. Determined and responsible, and likely to achieve whatever he sets his mind to.
- A high degree of stress tolerance, emotional intelligence, and resilience. He does not easily become anxious, depressed, or upset in stressful situations. More so than most people, he can handle a job with a high level of stress, as he will be able overcome pressures that others might find overwhelming.
- Equally good at working with others, and working on his own. He can engage with other people to accomplish team projects effectively, but he is also able to motivate himself to work independently. Because he can be productive in both scenarios, he is able to adapt well to a variety of work environments and activities.
- Imaginative and forward-thinking, and talented at envisioning the future. He does not mind venturing into unknown territory and is enthusiastic about change and innovation. Excellent at thinking abstractly, coming up with new ideas, and using creativity to solve complex problems.
What Matters Most Professionally
- Strategy, growth and innovation.
- Deliver excellence.
- A valuable service/product; sense of service; give back; improve the lives of others.
- Contribute in a meaningful way to a forward thinking company mission.
- A means to mentor and share knowledge/wisdom.
- Alignment of core values. Top values being love, awareness, growth, and health/wellness. Supporting values being courage, loyalty, excellence, prosperity, authenticity, gratitude, balance, kindness, resilience, purpose and compassion.
- Mindful & emotionally intelligent leadership.
- Fair and equitable compensation.
SKILLS
What I do the best
- Mindful Leadership
- Relationship/Network Builder
- Business Intelligence
- Strategic Planning
- Data Management
- Financial Analytics
- Quality Business Solutions
- Team Building/Effectiveness
- Change/Innovation Champion
- Process/Operations Optimization
- Financial Reporting & Analysis
- Emotional Intelligence
- Business Development
- Project Management
- Creative Problem Solving
EXPERIENCE
Where did I get my experience
2018 – Present
UPDATA ANALYTICS
Founder & Managing Partner
Founded company to provide professional operations, finance, and analytics services to support purpose-driven small business, start-ups and growth phase companies. Manage all company functions, but most importantly develop business relationships in which the firm can share valuable services. With mission-driven intent the company strives for excellence, offers services with authenticity, transparency and integrity while facilitating sound business decision making. Professionally support the small business communities with resources to fill important functions that are not typically defined in early stages, facilitating sustainable growth, cost control and/or increased revenue opportunities.
2015 – 2017
LAVIDGE
Analytics Director
Reporting to the Chief Innovation Officer, provided leadership for a newly formed Analytics department responsible for data management, process automation, process improvement, project management, reporting and business intelligence. Led efforts in leveraging the productive power of people through reducing manual efforts and innovating an efficient real time reporting platform.
1999 – 2015
MOUNTAINVIEW FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
SVP, Finance Operations & Analytics
Scottsdale, AZ
Reporting to President, provided senior leadership focusing on strategic planning, process improvement, data management, financial planning & analysis, historical & forecast data analysis, client engagement and financial/regression. Also provided modeling, database/application development, project management, executive presentations, team building and reporting.
*Previous roles within the company: Production Manager; Vice President, Production
1989 – 1999
HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANIES
Senior Financial Reporting Analyst
Harleysville, PA | Scottsdale, AZ
Reporting to the CFO, led design, development and implementation of technology enhancement initiatives. Responsible for internal management reporting, financial statement preparation and database development.
*Previous roles within the company: Accountant A; Accountant B; Senior Accountant; Administrative Accountant
EDUCATION
Where did I get my education
BACHELORS DEGREE Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CERTIFICATIONS
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- (MBSR); Leading with Emotional
- Intelligence; Developing your Emotional
- Intelligence; Managing Compassionately; Building your Team; Executive Leadership.
- Technical Areas: Power BI Essential, VBA, VBA II, Advanced Access, SQL Server
CHARACTER TESTIMONIALS
What professional colleagues have to say
“Quality – To me you are the embodiment of intellectual, professional and personal quality. You hold yourself to the highest standards, and I am guessing expect the same from others. More importantly, I am not sure that it matters whether you expect it from others or not – you inspire others (at least me) to model the same.” – Managing Director, Analytics
“You are awesome at finding a solution for the problem. I recall how many of my clients did not have the necessary data to do NMD studies. Instead of saying no, you always figured out a way to make it work. Also, you could relate to anyone – large, small, knowledgeable, not so knowledgeable, those with personalities and those that were all business and straight to the point. Problem solving is a tremendous asset to have. However, being able to read people or situations and then adapt to them so that everyone feels comfortable and informed is an attribute that few have, can’t be taught and should serve you well in any endeavor.” – Managing Director, Business Development
“Ken took the chaos that was our data and created our first analytics department within our agency. His documentation was amazing along with his hands-on automation of our biggest deliverables. He is one of the best at operationalizing data and analytics. Not to mention his quick wit.” – Chief Innovation Officer
“When I think about you, I think about a few things. First, I think you care about others, empathize well. You have been through a lot in your life and because of that experience, you can relate to others that are challenged. Second, you are genuine and honest. Lastly, you are stoic. That might seem odd but let me explain. To me it means you are accepting of current circumstances and try to make the best of the situation as it is presented.” – EVP & Chief Financial Officer
“I continue to be impressed with how quickly, deeply, and thoroughly you analyze information, and then provide meaningful, actionable insight.” – Entrepreneur
“What are you best at? Hmmm. Very intelligent, high level of integrity, very capable manager and individual contributor, excellent team player, loved by clients and colleagues. A great friend, caring, sensitive, kind, generous, funny, thoughtful. Guess that is way more than one thing. Not sure I can narrow it to “one best”?” – Regional Sales Executive
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Those technical platforms I have worked with
Advanced Excel, Word, Advanced Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Advanced VBA, SQL Server, Visual Studio, SQL, SSIS, SSMS, PowerBI, Database architecture, Content Management, SalesForce, Financial Market Data/Business Intelligence Services (SNL, Moody’s), Cloud based platforms, Quickbooks, Google Analytics, Google Sheets, Google Docs, GoToMeeting, WebEx, WordPress, Zoom, Slack, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Workamajig, Jira.