lab of
possibilities.

Possibilities, put into practice.

Better finance processes.
More capable teams.

I’m Manuel Lopez, a finance/operations transformation consultant. I help finance and operations teams implement planning systems, connect their tools, and turn manual processes into working solutions. I combine years of transformation experience with AI-assisted analysis and development to explore more options, build solutions faster, and validate the results.

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Ideas, working in practice

A benefit program, connected

Grupo+Tres’s Odoo portal connects purchasing, fulfillment, and invoicing. Launched September 15, 2026; 1,032 orders recorded by September 21.

Workforce planning, checked

Employee-level cost engines deployed across three organizations, with personnel costs reconciled to planning-model ledger totals.

Experience across scales

Global planning leadership at AIG and portfolio coordination within Apple Services Finance, brought to hands-on delivery for smaller businesses.

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From a business challenge
to a working solution.

FP&A systems

Implement and improve Vena, workforce models, management reporting, and the integrations behind them.

Finance & operations automation

Connect existing systems and redesign the handoffs between data, people, and everyday operations.

Practical AI

Expand your team’s capabilities through tailored workshops and identify where AI belongs within a solution.

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Why work with me

The process.
The system.
The people.

Ideas become valuable when they improve how a business works. I bring an industrial engineer’s perspective, hands-on implementation, and experience leading teams of more than 40 people.

From executive priorities to the needs of the person using the system, I help connect the decisions that make a solution work.

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What would you like to work better?

A planning model. A disconnected process. A team ready to put AI to work. Tell me what you’re trying to improve, and we can explore the next step together.

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