Aarne Elias
Sr Program Manager, Finance Integration and IT Finance Partner at ICU Medical
Senior level executive with significant leadership experience over Finance and IT teams. Process improvement driver for global teams with leadership role in bringing consistent practices across geographies. Strong skill set in planning, management, re-engineering, corporate development, and IT implementation. Significant experience in linking business imperatives to planning and deployment; as well as a dynamic leader, team builder and motivator. Finance MBA from top 10 school.
Experience managing the communication of financial results to the internal and departmental audiences, including explanation, analysis of results and providing recommendations for the business. Successful portfolio/program manager with strong finance background and an eye on the bottom line. Excel wizard with experience building complex models and developing business intelligence insight. Successful strategic planner with a proven track record of start-ups and new project organization.

Leadership | Program Management | Portfolio Management | Change Management | Team Builder | Mentor | Strategic Planning | Large Project Management | Client Relationship Management | RFP Responses | Business Development | P&L Management | Negotiations | International Business Development | National Accounts | Financial Analysis | Professional Services | Consulting | Presentations | M&A Analysis | Budget Management | Process Improvement & Standardization | KPI, Financial Management & Reporting | Shared Services/BPO
ICU Medical
https://www.linkedin.com/company/icu-medical
Sr Program Manager, Finance Integration and IT Finance Partner
Accountable for providing sound financial management (OPEX, CAPEX, Budgeting) to support the company’s global IT operations and on-going enterprise restructuring and integration activities (total P&L of $94m). Created new models/systems for the development of the functional  annual business plan and rolling comprehensive financial forecasts. Lead monthly and quarterly business reviews to analyze results and key IT KPIs, guide and advise senior managers on actual versus budget expense management, and develop financial models to support strategic initiatives.

Responsible for the management of nearly 200 services ($140M in charges) provided by Pfizer during an 18-month post-acquisition transition period.  Worked with global functional leaders to track exit projects/plans and drive toward early exits and step-downs where possible. Manage monthly review and reconciliation of service invoices from seller. Drove seller fulfillment of service agreements and negotiated almost 4% credits for service level and compliance issues.
Lake Forest, Illinois
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Information Management Planning Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/information-planning-assoc
Principal
Greater Chicago Area
Allscripts
https://www.linkedin.com/company/allscripts
Senior Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance
Chicago, IL
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Allscripts
https://www.linkedin.com/company/allscripts
Sales Operations Manager
Greater Chicago Area
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Cavanaugh Consulting Group
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cavanaugh-consulting-group
Principal, Consulting
Greater Chicago Area
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PricewaterhouseCoopers, L.L.P.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pwc
Director, Consulting
Greater Chicago Area
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IBM
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ibm
Principal, Consulting
Greater New York City Area
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Information Management Planning Group
Principal, Consulting
Greater Chicago Area
Coopers & Lybrand
https://www.linkedin.com/company/pwc
Managing Associate
Greater Chicago Area
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University HealthSystem Consortium
https://www.linkedin.com/company/uhc
Director, Information Systems Development
Greater Chicago Area
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MBA
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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BA
University of Chicago
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Michiel Goris
Co-owner@Viisi Hypotheken, Non-executive Board, Advisor & Early stage investor.
Amsterdam Area
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Blake VanderGeest
Vice President of Finance at ICU Medical
Greater Chicago Area
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James Francis
Collective Intelligence - Futurist - Artificial Intelligence -  Humanist
New York City Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-roberts-0a62155
Barry Roberts
Senior Business Analyst at Allscripts
Houston, TX
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-weaver-301b7218a
Lisa Weaver
Professional Services Training Manger at ICU Medical
Greater Indianapolis
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Debbie Moran
Senior Customer Service Representative at ICU Medical
Kenosha, WI
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Nichelle Cato
Manager Global Regulatory Affairs at ICU Medical
Greater Chicago Area
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Melody Weiss
System Specialist - Global Complaint Management at ICU Medical
Lake Forest, IL
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Craig Perkins
Director, Global Product Configuration at ICU Medical at ICU Medical
San Clemente, CA
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Haidar Ibrahim
Software Engineer at Sigma Connectivity
San Diego County, CA
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Victoria Sorensen
Customer Service Supervisor at ICU Medical
Itasca, IL
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J Richard "Rick" Knaggs
Project/Program/Portfolio Management Executive
Carlsbad, CA
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Charles E. Scott, Jr. MBA
Proven Global Transformation Leader Working With Business and Technical Teams To Get Stuff Done!
Trumbull, CT
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Salil Sarkar, MBA, PMP, CSM, PgMP
Sr. Program / Project Manager at Salics, Inc.
Greater Houston
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Marvette Cofield, MBA, PMP
Sr. Strategy & Operations Leader / Strategic Planning / Project & Program Management / Stakeholder Engagement / Talent Management / Innovative Leader / Diversity & Inclusion Champion
McLean, VA
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Tara Phelps, PMP
Sr. Program Manager - Gaming & Digital Portfolio Management, Masters Technology Management from Georgetown University
Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anilkhanna
Anil Khanna
Founder and CEO - We are hiring ERP experts!
Carlsbad, CA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjonespgmp
Jennifer Jones
Uniting the art and science of strategic alignment
Bells, TX
Joe Sweezy, CPA
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        I was fortunate enough to work with Aarne on a process integration engagement relating to a potential acquisition.  He combines his refined technical expertise with a pragmatic approach to deliver effective business solutions far ahead of schedule.  His detail-oriented organizational skills are truly the best I’ve seen in my career.  He brings a level of focus necessary to keep the entire team on track to meet the project objectives.  Any organization or coworker who is lucky enough to work with Aarne will certainly see immediate value added. Peggy Fiorentino
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aarne is a great leader to work for. He has a clear vision and shares his strategy candidly and openly, listens and improves his approach while delivering results always ahead of targeted time. He provides excellent coaching and development opportunities. It has been a pleasure to work for him and learn from him. Aarne values quality, team work, and a personal approach to direct reports.
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