Director, Strategy & oPERATIONS //
Chief of staff to the vice president

• Serve as Chief of Staff and thought partner to a business capability Vice President, partnering with a global Leadership Team of 10 peer Directors/Senior Directors to build and activate the future vision, holistic strategy, and long-term roadmap
• Manage a team of Senior Managers/Analysts focused on the long-term strategic planning and capability enablement of a global organization of 150+ consultative experts and leaders specializing in data & analytics, business partnerships, and enterprise negotiations
• Identify, analyze, and evaluate KPIs to assess the health of our business and identify opportunities for continual operational and financial improvement
• Champion cross-capability initiatives to accelerate outcomes, creating connections across people, process, and technology, generating value for the enterprise, merch, finance, and private label partner

BUSINESS STRATEGY LEAD //
CAPABILITIES STRATEGY & oPERATIONS

As a part of the Leadership Team and Chief of Staff team to the SVP, I lead the development and activation of business strategy for a global pyramid of business capabilities teams and Centers of Excellence (CoEs). These teams include 650+ experts and senior leaders specializing in pricing, partnerships, negotiations, localization, segmentation, assortment planning, and more, in India and the US.

My charter is to design the 5-year+ strategy and quarterly roadmap, drive prioritization, and actualize the enterprise op model. I create connections across the broader ecosystem of strategy & operations teams, generating value for the enterprise, Merchandising, and private label brand partners.

Associate Manager //
Business Development & Innovation

At Accenture, I worked with executive leadership to shape transformational consulting programs for a tranche of a $1B+ business across Consumer Products, Retail, and CPG clients.

To accomplish this, I led a wide array of strategic deal execution activities, including business intelligence, acting as the Chief of Staff, forecasting, financial modeling, pricing, proposal management, design-thinking sessions, project risk/quality assurance, and more.

During my time at Accenture, I was on an accelerated career track. I joined as a Senior Analyst in 2017 and was promoted to Consultant in less than 1 year, then was promoted again to Associate Manager after 1.5 years. I exited to industry while being up for promotion to Manager.

Co-founder & managing partner //
sip & Solve

Sip & Solve is a social enterprise that creates social and skills-based volunteering experiences that bring you and your friends together at local breweries to brainstorm ideas for a chosen superstar nonprofit.

Through fun, facilitated, design-thinking workshops hosted at beloved local breweries, Sip & Solve brings together eclectic minds from all across the community to brainstorm ideas that solve nonprofits toughest business challenges.

We sold out our first event and generated 250+ unique ideas for our nonprofit partner, Still Kickin. Post-event, we presented them with a strategic plan for how to bring the best ideas to life.

Strategy & Management COnsultant //
Pro Bono Professional

Catchafire is a platform that connects nonprofits and social enterprises with passionate, pro bono professionals who are looking to donate their skills.

I provide strategy and management consulting services to nonprofit clients on a volunteer basis. To date, my strategic recommendations have netted an impact of $3,900+ in saves consulting fees across 4 engagements.

SELECTED Nonprofit client List

• Photo Start (New York City) – empowers youth in Africa by providing free photography equipment & classes
• Urban Boatbuilders (Minneapolis) – grows youth’s academic and socioemotional skills through experiential woodworking projects.

Strategy & Business Operations Consultant //
FREELANCE

I provide freelance strategy and business operations consulting to a diverse mix of clients.

I help them be their best selves: I work with leadership to identify a vision and core strategy, and provide input on how to optimize business processes. I also provide strategic recommendations for marketing, branding, and web strategy.

Client List

• Master Barbers LA (Los Angeles) – Retail Chain of Barbershops
• Chronicle Stories (Minneapolis) – Technology Startup
• Alza Land (Manila, Philippines) – Real Estate/Property Mgmt

Strategic Programs SPECIALIST //
Enterprise Plans & Programs

Cargomatic is a $55M funded Series-B tech startup that is revolutionizing logistics by creating a real-time digital marketplace for local shipping.

At Cargomatic, I quickly rose through the ranks. I started out managing customer operations and Tier 3 issue resolution. Going above and beyond, I single-handedly led the redesign of the customer service operating model. Soon after, I was appointed to manage the day-to-day operations of a book of enterprise accounts worth $2M, equating to 20% of annual revenue. I was ultimately promoted to a strategy role on the Enterprise Plans & Programs team and worked directly with the C-Suite.

Strategic Sourcing Analyst //
Global Sourcing & PRocurement

Cargill is the largest private company in the United States, dealing primarily in Food, Agriculture, and Industrial Commodities.

At Cargill, my mission was to increase profitability by driving down costs through more efficient sourcing of goods/services. During my time at Cargill, I autonomously managed the end-to-end sourcing process for various categories, from RFP event creation all the way through the deployment of contracts.

The role was a healthy mix of strategic, tactical, and analytical responsibilities.

Business Operations Consultant

At UnitedHealth Group, I was tagged to a Senior Director within their Payer Consulting division in a project management and business operations capacity. My role was to serve as Chief of Staff, principally ensuring that project teams were delivering on client commitments relative to schedule.

Due to my performance internally, I was staffed on an external, billable client engagement during the Open Enrollment Period for a Medicare insurance broker. I provided business reporting and website management services, personally securing $10k in revenue for OptumInsight.

// EDUCATION //

Center for Technology & Management Education

 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification // December 2016

Carlson School of Management

TRIPLE MAJOR:
Supply Chain & Operations Mgmt. // Marketing // Entrepreneurship