George Bayer

About George Bayer

Mr. Bayer is an innovative finance and program management professional with over 20 years of experience growing business, leading capture for government proposals, managing project teams, building and designing complex economic analyses, and quantifying project solutions for government agencies (FAA) and Fortune 500 companies. In Corporate Finance organizations at Disney, BP, and ConocoPhillips, he developed capital project valuations, DCF analyses, and financial forecasts. With extensive experience in project management, data analytics, shortfall analysis, and infrastructure sustainment, he leads corporate innovation and investment analysis consulting teams for large government IT projects. His strengths include strategic innovation, critical thinking, solution development, capital investment appraisal, and economic modeling.• UT MBA (McCombs) – Corporate Finance and Energy Finance• PMI Certified - Project Management Professional (PMP)• Broad-based experience in Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Modeling and Valuation in Energy, Power Generation, Resort Operations/ Entertainment, and the Airline Industry• Forecasting and Planning (FP & A) experience, developing annual plans, five-year plans, and short-term cash flow forecasts in Energy and Entertainment Industries• 15 years in Corporate Finance, Operations Research, Logistics, and Program Management for the FAA• Business case and cost/benefit analyses in the Federal Government, Oil and Gas, and Energy Services

Experience

1. Senior Director Strategy, Innovation, & Service Delivery

   Cobec, Inc

   May 2019 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Leadership – Directed 25 analysts and engineers in the investment analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and implementation of 15 major Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) business cases with CapEx in excess of $1.1B, creating program requirements, developing Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCEs), and quantifying benefits and shortfalls for major capital investments in the Program Management Organization (AJM), Aviation Safety (AAM), and Technical Operations (AJW)• Innovation – Developed innovative quantifiable solutions for FAA agency strategic initiatives, including valuation, shortfall quantification, cost estimation, lifecycle analysis, legacy obsolescence forecasting, business process reengineering (BPR), and supply chain integration• Introduced infrastructure sustainment analyses as an enterprise solution for the FAA Tech Ops Organization.• Created a Sustainment & End-of-Life Center of Excellence (COE) as a new core competency at Cobec.• Growth – Designed and directed strategic growth for primary Cobec businesses, including organic FAA growth, commercial business opportunities, and government contract proposal writing.• Proposal Writing & Capture – Led capture, was lead author, and major contributor for 16 government proposals. • Technical Analysis – Led investment analysis, shortfall analysis, and benefits quantification for the Configuration, Logistics, and Maintenance Resource Solutions (CLMRS) group of programs (AMMS, CMA, LCSS, NRN), identifying portfolio shortfalls, designing value stream analyses, and quantifying program benefits aligned with the FAA’s Tech Ops strategic goals. • Designed FAA Sustainment Analysis models and shortfall quantification to estimate project end-of-life (EOL), quantify inventory and procurement needs, and calculate failure rates, failure growth, inventory depletion, and system obsolescence for two major FAA capital investments, TAMR and E-IDS, improving infrastructure sustainability forecasting of FAA models by 35%

Education

• Duke University

  Talent Identification Program (TIP), Advanced PreCalculus

• University of Florida

  2nd Major - English, English Language and Literature/Letters

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Engineering

• University of Florida - Warrington College of Business

  BSBA, Major - Finance, Minor - English

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Full Time Program, Corporate Finance, Energy Finance

Skills

• Business Process Improvement
• Valuation
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Financial Risk
• Analysis
• Business Development
• Training
• Acquisitions
• Pmo
• Power Generation
• Risk Management
• Variance Analysis
• Project Management
• Aviation
• Strategy
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Projects
• Business Analysis
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Process Improvement
• Data Mining
• Inventory Management
• Economic Modeling
• Business Planning
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Financial Analysis
• Cash Flow
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Proposal Writing
• Statistics
• Cost Benefit
• Acquisition Integration
• Strategic Planning
• Vendor Management
• Dcf