Samuel Gunther

About Samuel Gunther

I am a strong analytical communicator with key management and problem-solving skills in the Finance and IT space. I have 10+ years of experience managing project and client teams to optimize enterprise-wide financial planning processes and corresponding software solutions. My development and delivery experience is focused in the following on-premise and cloud-based (SaaS & PaaS) software and Unix / Windows data integration tools:• Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Services (PBCS)• Oracle ERP Cloud - Financials, Procurement, Project Portfolio Management (PPM), and Human Capital Management (HCM)• Oracle Integration Cloud Services (OICS)• Oracle Financial Data Management (FDMEE)• Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE)• Hyperion Planning• Essbase Administrative Services (EAS)• Unix & Windows Command Languages• Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio• Python Programming

Experience

1. Principal, Software Engineering

   The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

   May 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance

  2008 — 2012

• NBS Alumni Affairs, NTU

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Finance

  2011 — 2011

• University of Chicago

  Master of Science - MS, Applied Data Science

  2019 — 2022

Skills

• Valuation
• Microsoft Excel
• Financial Analysis
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Leadership
• Investments
• Analysis
• Corporate Finance
• Process Improvement
• Portfolio Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Management
• Budgets
• Finance
• Forecasting