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Leo Brown

@leobrown1

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I build finance models, controls, and risk insights that improve operational decisions.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to apply financial planning, internal-controls, data reconciliation, and ESG risk analysis to decisions that improve operational outcomes and scale meaningful programs.

I'm building budgets, forecasts, partnership reporting, and financing recommendations at Generation Conscious to support university deployments and $140K+ in annual revenue.

At State Compensation Insurance Fund, I created an audit-trail tool for finance controls, evaluated ERP and expense-management platforms, and automated the migration of 8,000+ files into SharePoint using Python and Excel Power Query.

At YUKKA Lab, I designed a 200+ event classification scheme for a real-time investment risk engine processing 2M+ daily inputs and benchmarked risk-scoring methods for institutional clients.

I've also reconciled 5,000+ chemical inventory records across 600+ university labs, improving database accuracy from roughly 30% to 95%, and scaled my landscaping business to 200+ recurring clients and 11 employees.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

ESG Finance Analyst & Business Development Consultant

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Generation Conscious

Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Builds budgets and forecasts for university partnerships, models cash flows, and administers contracts and invoicing. Owns the recurring partnership reporting cycle, including Excel models and KPI tracking.

Excel Financial Modeling Budgeting Forecasting Contract Management Invoicing KPI Reporting Business Development

Financial Planning & Analysis Intern

State Compensation Insurance Fund

Jul 2026 - Sep 2026 (2 months)

Built an audit-trail tracking tool for business requirement documents and evaluated ERP and expense-management platforms. Automated migration of 8,000+ files into SharePoint using Python and Excel Power Query.

Python Power Query SharePoint ERP Evaluation Internal Controls Audit Trails Data Migration

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

University of California, Santa Barbara

Sep 2024 - Jul 2026 (1 year 10 months)

Coordinated an 8-person team auditing and reconciling 5,000+ chemical inventory records across 600+ research labs. Standardized records for the university's annual CUPA hazardous materials filing.

Data Auditing Data Reconciliation Chemical Inventory Hazardous Materials Compliance Team Coordination

ESG Finance Analyst Intern

YUKKA Lab

Jan 2026 - Apr 2026 (3 months)

Designed a 200+ event classification scheme for a real-time investment risk engine and benchmarked scoring methodology against commercial risk providers. Translated findings into pitch decks for C-suite executives.

ESG Risk Analysis Data Classification Benchmarking Pitch Decks Financial Analysis

Founder & Operator

Leo's Landscaping

Jan 2016 - Jan 2022 (6 years)

Scaled a field-services business to 200+ recurring clients and 11 employees, managing estimates versus actuals and margins. Conducted root-cause analysis on job overruns to correct variances.

Business Management Cost Analysis Root Cause Analysis Supplier Negotiation Team Management Client Relations