Daniel J Pignataro

Cell: 201 - 452 - 8588 38 Harding Drive, Fairfield, NJ, 07004 DanielPignataro1@gmail.com

SUMMARY:
A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate with a degree in Business Management and a minor in Psychology.
Knowledgeable in data and financial analytics along with the ability to learn subject matter and computer
applications at a quick pace. A results oriented individual with a financial background, complemented with strong
mathematical, communication and interpersonal skills.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Business Analyst 5/2019-11/2019, 1/2020 – Current

ExecuSearch – Stryker
• Extracted multiple financial reports calculating PPV(Price Purchase Variance) for Mahwah and Mako
locations using Oracle and Expandable ERPs. Used Data Manipulation, pivot tables, and pivot charts to
organize data to be used by Sourcing Leads. Responsible for the Integrity of the data.
• Created 5 different Power BI dashboards displaying ranges of data, tables, graphs, drill down information,
and color coding. Brought in data from Sharepoint/Microsoft Teams, manipulated and transformed data,
linked tables, and put together display of final dashboard.
• Created comprehensive pivot tables and charts utilizing Microsoft Excel, pivot tables, pivot charts, and
nested IF statements to demonstrate the change of Backlog over a six month period of time.
• Receive Requests for Quotes, update the historical database and enter information for various fields into
SIMPL application.
• Update Price Tool using VLookup formulas, Two Way Index Match, Manual Entry, Document changes,
and use the protect Workbook/Worksheet function.
• Perform various ad hoc analysis using formulas and VLookups to calculate such things as PPV, cost per
unit, total cost, standard vs current, etc.
• In charge of updating weekly/monthly slides for sourcing department. Enter information about current
weeks overall progress, data points, and graphs into powerpoint slides.
• Use Windchill to pull various drawings from multiple suppliers to prepare for MSA agreements with
various suppliers.

Data Coordinator 8/2018-2/2019

Act Consulting – Reckitt Benckiser
• Pulled POS and Inventory reports up to over a year in history for various vendor portals such as Amazon,
Kroger, Family Dollar, Walgreens, Costco, Jean Coutu, and Canadian Tire.
• Wrote and tested Automate Language to automatically pull reports without a manual user extraction.
• Uploaded over a year of history per portal to Sharepoint and the FTP client server.
• Responsible for integrity and filing of years of data history per portal.
• Documented procedural guidelines on how to extract POS and Inventory reports used for teaching the
automate team.

Financial/Business Analyst 7/2016-12/2017

The Select Group - Verizon Wireless
• Abstracted and administered lease agreements (i.e. Amendments, Supplements, Proforma Leases,
Renewals, and Options).
• Processed payment administration and ensured the integrity of data, both financial and non-financial, using
PeopleSoft to issue EFT and direct check payments.
• Assigned to Crown Aging - handled aging contracts over 90 days past due for Verizon’s largest tower
company. Resolved over $2 million of payments owed to crown.
• Researched various reasons why Crown was missing payments such as Commencement Date mismatches,
lease list errors, misapplied money, and payments to wrong entity.
• Sent out overpayment letters to Landlords. Received Refund Checks and sent to AP for processing.
 • Searched through PeopleSoft to find missing money, check numbers, and other financial information.
• Trained and proficient in lease abstraction databases such as Siterra and NetSites and documentary
databases such as Siterra, NetDocs, FileTracker, and PeopleSoft.
• Assigned Open to Region Issues Report: Researched through databases to obtain Site Locations and
Documentation. Communicated via e-mail or phone to Verizon’s Region Department for documentation
such as W-9, written acknowledgement, commencement forms, and other miscellaneous documentation.

Returns Analyst/Data Analyst 12/2015-7/2016

Shop Beyond Limits
• Managed Open Return Authorizations to ensure returns are send back in a timely manner. Physically
checked returned packages to determine a possible restocking fee. Issued Refunds through Amazon Seller
sometimes charging a restocking fee.
• Processed Debit and Credit Card information in exchange of company products.
• Entered tracking information for selected products into shipping documents for third party vendors.
• Created new product entries, updated inventory counts, created product kits and aliases for new shipping
software - ShipHero.
• Created a product comparison chart demonstrating advantages of company product.
• Documented product information such as descriptions, pictures, inventory counts, dimensions, and weight
for listings for third party vendors.
• Answered customer phone calls and e-mails solving problems, fixing issues, and answering questions.

Compliance Payment Team Consultant (Summer Internship) 5/2009-8/2009

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals
• Analyzed transactional expenses involving health care professional focus arrangements into categorized
options such as dinner, travel, and education.
• Formatted and arranged data in excel spreadsheets for compliance review per Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Corporate Integrity Agreement (CIA).

EDUCATION:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 9/2006 - 5/2011
• Bachelor of Science in Business Management with concentration in finance