Alan Lin's Email Addresses & Phone Numbers

💼 Past Experience

Senior Director and Head of FP&A at Sonder Inc.I was blessed to be an integral part of the Lyft FP&A organization during its formative/hyper growth years. had the privilege to be a deeply embedded part of the team through Lyft's IPO In March 2019. During my time, I was the strategic finance partner to the following teams: - Regional Finance for the GM Organization- Insurance- Customer Support- Marketing- Part of the core pod responsible for company planning (P&L and operational targets)- General responsibility to hire, train, mentor, and manage a team of rockstar finance professionals from the Analyst to Manager level.Finance Leader at Chegg Inc. from June 2013 to June 2014 (1 year 1 month) in Santa Clara, CA. • Hired on to help transition Chegg’s corporate finance processes to be public company ready from its pre-IPO state• Responsible for total company P&L consolidation as well as balance sheet/cash flow forecasting • Detailed forecast responsibility for all operating expenses including business partnering with cost center owners • Implemented Hyperion Essbase for forecasting/reporting.Was previously purchased, but was not being used • Responsible for board of director, investor relations, and quarterly business review presentations • Financial modeling for the creation of new lines of business and possible acquisitions (P&L and cash flow) • Deeply involved with marketing analytics team to ensure efficiency of dollars spent on performance marketing (SEM/Creative/Display Ads etc.). Company FP&A Manager at GoPro from September 2011 to June 2013 (1 year 10 months) in San Mateo, CA. • Direct report to the CFO. Pre-IPO hire when GoPro was in hyper growth. • Responsible for driving the annual plan including P&L (included granular opex planning), balance sheet, cash flow, headcount, and capex • Trusted to run financial modeling and offer my guidance within executive staff meetings for various strategic decisions including pricing, BOM configurations, market sizing, and sell through strategies • Led due diligence interactions with banks on multiple deals including Foxconn’s $200M investment in GoPro. • Strategic business partner to the CIO, CFO, Head of Facilities, Head of HR and their teams for budgeting and long range planning • Key member of cross functional team that was implementing a scalable budgeting software solution • Owner of board of directors’ presentations as well as most ad hoc financial analysis for the board • Trusted as a key member of the FP&A recruiting team and on-boarded and mentored several analysts. Senior Financial Analyst in Corporate FP&A at Electronic Arts from April 2010 to September 2011 (1 year 6 months). Consistently rated Above Target during my time at EA.Principal responsibilities include:- - Building financial schedules used to aid Senior Executives prepare for the Quarterly Earnings Call. - Close partnering with Investor Relations to write and proofread the earnings call script. - Total Company P&L forecast consolidation and validation.

🎓 Education

Alan Lin's Education and Work Ready:Alan Lin has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. Lin's experience in the business world has allowed him to develop a strong focus on effective business practices and working towards meeting deadlines. Before coming to Haas School of Business, Alan also had a two-year stint as an assistant professor at University of California at Davis. In this time, he taught courses in business administration and marketing. In his previous career, Alan has developed his knowledge in the areas of computer science, marketing, and business administration.Since leaving his previous position, Alan has focused on his current job as a software engineer with Palantir Technologies. He has extensive experience working with the Palantir software development platform and its many features, which have allowed him to develop strong skills in software engineering and system administration. Alan is also very comfortable working in a remote setting and has a proven ability to work independently under pressure. He is able to contribute his knowledge and skills to his current position and future projects with Palantir.Alan Lin is an experienced software engineer with ample experience in a variety of software development environments. He has a strong focus on practicing good software engineering practices and is able to work Cole Test 1 and 2. Alan has also completed the courses required for the American Society for Testing and Evaluation's (ASTM) Standard 519:Software Engineering 1st Edition, and the IEEE Standard 709:Software Testing and Measurement.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Alan Lin has more than 10 years of EXED Services experience in customer service, financial analysis, business planning, and strategic finance. Alan Lin’s professional experiences:Alan Lin has worked in a variety of customer service and financial analysis roles at both formal and informal companies. He is currently a Senior Manager Financial Planning & Analysis at Lyft from March 2015 to August 2017 in San Francisco Bay Area. Cost Analyst at The Clorox Company from 2006 to 2008 in San Francisco, CA.Senior Manager, Finance and Operations - Skylanders at Activision Blizzard from June 2014 to November 2014 in Santa Monica, CA.Senior Director and Head of FP&A at Sonder Inc in San Francisco Bay Area.Head of Finance: Global Operations and Marketing (Director of FP&A) at Lyft from August 2017 to August 2019 (2 years 1 month).I was blessed to be an integral part of the Lyft FP&A organization during its formative/hyper growth years. I had the privilege to be a deeply embedded part of the team through Lyft's IPO In March 2019.During my time, I was the strategic finance partner to the following teams: - Regional Finance for the GM Organization- Insurance- Customer Support- Marketing- Part of the core pod responsible for company planning (P&L and operational targets)- General responsibility to hire, train, mentor, and manage a team of rockstar finance professionals from the Analyst to Manager level. Finance Leader at Chegg Inc. from June 2013 to June 2014 (1 year 1 month) in Santa Clara, CA.• Hired on to help transition Chegg’s corporate finance processes to be public company ready from its pre-IPO state• Responsible for total company P&L consolidation as well as balance sheet/cash flow forecasting• Detailed forecast responsibility for all operating expenses including business partnering with cost center ownersI was previously purchased, but was not being used. oversaw deep integration of Hyperion Essbase for forecasting/reporting.During my time, I was the strategic finance partner to the CIO, CFO, Head of Facilities, Head of HR, and their teams for budgeting and long range planning. I was the owner of the board of directors’ presentations as well as most ad hoc financial analysis for the board. Trusted as a key member of the FP&A recruiting team and on-boarded and mentored several analysts.