Leonard R. Johnson
West Hollywood
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager, Sales Planning
Sony Pictures Television
- Administration of SPT’s largest output agreement.
- Analyzed Sales Output and Volume deals for international markets.
- Developed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales analysis reports.
- Advise sales offices regarding pricing and promotion strategies.
- Reviewed product allocations for international sales.
Leonard R Johnson Consultant
Sony Pictures Television
Culver City, California
03.2024 - 08.2025
- Business Analyst – Television Distribution (TVD) Meridian Project
- Create and update Business Requirements Documents (BRD’s) in Confluence for Meridian Project.
- Schedule Requirement Meetings with business to document requirements.
- Review BRD’s with business for final approval before moving forward to DEV.
- Add and Review Jira stories with business and DEV for story requirements approval.
- Prepare and Manage UAT materials (Testing scripts).
- Manage Teams Documentation: This includes meeting videos, testing and training materials and any other documentation needed for Meridian Team review.
Manager, Business Analyst/Scrum Master
Sony Pictures Television
Culver City, California
01.2017 - 04.2023
- Television Distribution (TVD) Sales to Finance (S2F) - Sony Employee
- Manage Scrum events: Daily Scrum (Stand Up), BA meetings and story grooming. Schedule and manage Demo for Management and Sprint Planning sessions.
- Manage product backlog for Product Owner for delivery of requested features in time and within scope including managing offshore bug and stories using Kanban Board.
- Manage processes to increase productivity for the S2F Team as well as both the upstream and downstream teams.
- Work with other Scrum Masters, both upstream and downstream to make sure all features are tested and deployed successfully.
- Review Jira stories for story completeness and QA testing documentation before User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for move to production.
- Manage and prepare UAT materials (Testing scripts and videos) for review and UAT testing with business users and Management approval for move Bi-weekly deployment of features to production, following Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance.
Business Analyst/Scrum Master
Tentek, Inc.
Glendale, California
08.2018 - 12.2021
- TVD Sales To Finance (S2F) – Consultant with Tentek, Inc.
- Manage Scrum events: Daily Scrum (Stand Up), BA meetings and story grooming. Schedule and manage Demo for Management and Sprint Planning sessions.
- Worked with Business, Business Analyst and Project Owner on requirements for implementation of one US and International Distribution Global Distribution System (GDS) with both Onshore and Offshore Teams.
- Manage backlog for Product Owner for delivery of requested features in time and within scope including management of offshore bug and stories using Kanban Board.
Director Finance & Accounting
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution
Burbank, California
04.2014 - 08.2015
- Direct international contract administration to ensure proper billing, processing, payment application and reporting; analysis and reconciliation of statements; and process of statements, including complex billing and payment application calculations.
- Develop and manage a new material rebilling process, including determination of whether costs are re-billable and billing in accordance with contractual terms.
- Direct the WBITD contract administration problem solving process with international customers.
- Develop / organize / manage new departmental staff, policies, and procedures.
Project Manager, COSMOS
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution
Burbank, California
05.2011 - 03.2014
- Manage the financial and operational international contract reconciliation / cleansing process for a comprehensive automated system conversion with over 4,000 active television contracts.
- Perform oversight of technical analysis including but not limited to license fee calculations for free TV, royalty statement calculation and validation for pay TV agreements, and reviewing of customer statements for accuracy.
- Develop cross functional relationships to resolve inconsistencies between the sales and finance/accounting system for a clean transition into new COSMOS system.
- Worked directly with customers to resolve outstanding A/R balance issues.
- Direct the analysis of converted contracts, material invoices, tax certificates and cash on account balances to ensure proper conversion.
- Work with sales and finance (both home and field offices) to determine procedures for clearing old balances and recommend write-off of balances if necessary.
Senior Business Analyst (IT)
Sony Pictures Television (SPT), Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI)
Culver City, California
09.2006 - 10.2010
- Direct the finance, accounting, and budgeting system initiatives and upgrades for an international division with over $1 billion in annual revenue.
- Manage the requirement’s documentation, training, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for International Television.
- Advise sales planning staff regarding contract and billing & cash collections system updates / upgrades.
- Major accomplishments include:
- Direct the design and implementation of a major international revenue system upgrade.
- Direct gathering of system requirements and assist in building a new royalty system.
- Convert 2 international companies into Sony’s billing and cash management systems.
- Direct the training of all home and field office personnel including the staff of newly acquired/converted divisions using WebEx.
- Develop training quick reference guides and updates.
- Achieved 100% Sarbanes-Oxley compliance in all audits for 5 years.
Consultant
Sony Pictures Television
12.2005 - 09.2006
- Direct the conversion of MGM contracts, billings, cash and accounting into Sony’s billing and accounting system.
Director, Billing & Cash Management
Sony Pictures Television
03.2003 - 08.2005
- Direct the international billing and cash application for a billion-dollar multimedia television division.
- Provide senior management with monthly, quarterly, annual, and ad-hoc sales, revenue and cash reporting.
- Direct international contract analysis and system compliance encompassing hundreds of complex contracts.
- Assist with the design and implementation of a new multi-million-dollar contract, billing and cash management system including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
- Manage 6 full-time employees, as well as 6 consultants.
- Consult with Sales Planning, Legal, and Collections to insure accurate billing and more timely cash collection.
Director, Sales Planning
Sony Pictures Television
09.1996 - 03.2003
- Direct the sales planning for the largest international sales portfolio within Sony International Television.
- Review and adjust license fee allocations for feature packages.
- Analyze historical/future sales data to provide senior management with TV revenue projections for the bi-annual feature Ultimate process.
- Provide senior management with TV revenue projections for feature greenlights.
- Manage the processing and accuracy of TV licensing agreements, including the establishment and implementation of controls and procedures.
- Coordinate responses to participation and guild audits.
- Present senior management with recommendations regarding litigation.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications – Radio/Television
Colorado State University, Pueblo
05-1989
Skills
- Customer service
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Decision-making
Certification
- Obtained a Business Analysis Certification – February 2008 University of Colorado at Denver, College of Business Admin.
- Scrum Master Training Course Certification – May 2020 Sony Pictures through Judge Learning Solutions
Timeline
Leonard R Johnson Consultant
Sony Pictures Television
03.2024 - 08.2025
Business Analyst/Scrum Master
Tentek, Inc.
08.2018 - 12.2021
Manager, Business Analyst/Scrum Master
Sony Pictures Television
01.2017 - 04.2023
Director Finance & Accounting
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution
04.2014 - 08.2015
Project Manager, COSMOS
Warner Bros. International Television Distribution
05.2011 - 03.2014
Senior Business Analyst (IT)
Sony Pictures Television (SPT), Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI)
09.2006 - 10.2010
Consultant
Sony Pictures Television
12.2005 - 09.2006
Director, Billing & Cash Management
Sony Pictures Television
03.2003 - 08.2005
Director, Sales Planning
Sony Pictures Television
09.1996 - 03.2003
Manager, Sales Planning
Sony Pictures Television
Bachelor of Science - Mass Communications – Radio/Television
Colorado State University, Pueblo