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MATTHEW RUSSELL

POSITION: Senior Associate, Russell Consulting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Russell Consulting
Sr. Associate/Financial Analyst, 2004-Present

• Developed financial model for the Town of Merrimac Municipal Light Department to forecast net income and customer billing impacts under proposed rate schedules through 2009.
• Prepared summary of a three-party wholesale contract between the Town of Cohasset, a private utility, and a 2,000 unit retirement community presented at NEWWA conference.
• Boosted business development efforts; designed the firm’s first-ever marketing brochure, “Services for Municipal Utilities and Energy Consumers.”

439th Civil Engineer Squadron
Westover ARB, Massachusetts
Chief, Readiness and Inspections, 2004-Present

• Managed aggressive training regime to prepare 110 combat engineers, firefighters and explosive ordinance technicians for inspections and world-wide contingency deployments.
• Commanded 60-member squadron during Exercise Crisis Reach; cited by Inspector General for “superior command and control, refined contingency plans, flexible resource management…best Disaster Control Center operations seen to date.”

The Gillette Company
Boston, Massachusetts
Finance Intern, Global Business Management, Blades & Razors, Summer 2005

• Produced first-ever Blades & Razors Fact Book, outlining Gillette’s $10 billion global production, distribution, and marketing operation for Proctor & Gamble executives.
• Performed competitive analysis on Energizer’s Schick business unit and Societe BIC, including a complete pricing index and historical innovation timeline.
• Supported Premium Systems Team with regional P&L statements for MACH3 and Venus Families resulting in approval of $8 million advertising step-up plan for Japanese market.
• Completed financial scorecard for Prestobarba Excel and final 5-year audit for MACH3 Turbo product lines, validating long-term return on investment for Board of Directors.

374th Civil Engineer Squadron
Yokota AB, Japan
Chief, Maintenance Engineering, 2003-2004

• Directed team of 30 engineers to provide real property maintenance for 1,200 facilities totaling 15 million square feet.
• Optimized $14 million infrastructure maintenance program.
• Managed base-wide Geographic Information System implementation; co-authored “GeoBase Implementation at Yokota AB” and briefed 80 attendees at Japan Defense Users Conference in Tokyo.

Chief, Base Development, Balad Southeast AB, Iraq, 2003

• Led deployment of 55 engineers to establish airlift capability in Iraq’s Sunni Triangle region.
• Constructed 700-person tent city ahead of schedule under adverse conditions that included 50% manpower and hostile fire.
• Designed and managed construction of an 840,000 gallon aviation fuel storage complex and a ramp taxiway which increased aircraft parking capacity from two to three wide-body aircraft.

Chief, Environmental Conservation, 2002-2003

• Evaluated $342 million construction program for compliance with Department of Defense, Occupational Safety and Health Administration and host nation regulations.
• Directed 25 Japanese contractors in $535,000 conservation effort at 12 remote installations.

89th Civil Engineer Squadron
Andrews AFB, Maryland
Commander, Readiness Flight, 2000-2002

• Delivered anti-terrorism & nuclear, biological and chemical warfare training to 6,400 Department of Defense personnel in the National Capitol Region.
• Secured $450,000 for base’s mobile command post and disaster recovery command center.

Staff Officer, Joint Task Force-Southwest Asia, Prince Sultan AB, Saudi Arabia, 2001

• Deployed 2,000 engineers & 1,885 tons of equipment in first 60 days of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Developed $44 million airbase construction program for 15 installations in the Middle East.

Base Community Planner, 1999-2000

• Coordinated with 60 base agencies to develop $250 million long-term capital improvement program.
• Reduced airfield closures by 85% using new foam repair method, minimized impact on Air Force One.

EDUCATION:

Boston College, Carroll Graduate School of Management, MBA, Finance Concentration. Dean's Scholarship Award and Graduate Assistantship, 2004-2006.

Princeton University, School Of Engineering & Applied Science, BSE in Civil Engineering and Operations Research. Awarded Engineering & Management Systems Certificate. Senior thesis: “McGuire Air Force Base: A Utility Plan for the 21st Century.”

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Reserve Officers Association