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San Jose, California, United States

Spearhead new initiatives as a Team Lead to drive Early in Career incubation, foster a thriving workplace culture, and curate employee satisfaction within Global Procurement Services (GPS). • Program Manager for the Employee Engagement team. Creation of organizational wide programs to increase learning, understanding of organizational tools and processes, mentorship programming, and more • University Hire Programming: Orchestrating the entire lifecycle of University Hire… Show more Spearhead new initiatives as a Team Lead to drive Early in Career incubation, foster a thriving workplace culture, and curate employee satisfaction within Global Procurement Services (GPS). • Program Manager for the Employee Engagement team. Creation of organizational wide programs to increase learning, understanding of organizational tools and processes, mentorship programming, and more • University Hire Programming: Orchestrating the entire lifecycle of University Hire programming, from facilitating the interview process, coordinating role assingnments, to executing dynamic events for GPS and Finance interns and new graduates. • Strategic Site Collaboration: Partnering with senior leadership to develop and implement strategic site initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and enhancing overall site engagement. Show less

Lead of an Employee Resource Organization (ERO) at Cisco.• Created and organized monthly events for young professionals at Cisco to meet and get to know each other. Balanced budget and funding from sponsors to book and run multiple networking events such as happy hours, ice skating, expressive painting, dance workout classes, and more

• Raised awareness of Cisco's spend initiatives with senior leadership and provided recommendations to boost card adoption; partnered with Travel & Expense team and American Express corporate card members• Enhanced compliance with Cisco Travel policy by creating a Travel eBook for new employees and integrated teams

• Developed KPIs using Tableau to assess supplier compliance with carbon emissions goals. Presented findings and future carbon initiatives to leadership. • Assisted Travel & Expense team in compiling carbon emission data to advocate for reduced private jet usage.

San Jose, California, United States

Worked as a Category and Supplier Manager (CSM) under the Chief of Staff for the VP of Finance within the Global Procurement Services Team. • Developed and managed standardization of sourcing processes and supplier relationship functions to be used by CSMs as well as internal Cisco employees to optimize processes and tasks. • Hand picked by executives to lead special engagement projects related to recent hires to retain top talent. Successfully revamped the internship program by… Show more Worked as a Category and Supplier Manager (CSM) under the Chief of Staff for the VP of Finance within the Global Procurement Services Team. • Developed and managed standardization of sourcing processes and supplier relationship functions to be used by CSMs as well as internal Cisco employees to optimize processes and tasks. • Hand picked by executives to lead special engagement projects related to recent hires to retain top talent. Successfully revamped the internship program by mentoring new employees, creating knowledge products, adding engagement workshops, and launching and designing new SharePoint portals to enhance the onboarding experience for all new hires within both the Procurement and Finance divisions. Show less

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Worked with the European Regional Sourcing Team and Global Strategic Sourcing Services to solve technology and marketing sourcing problems in both the US and across Europe. • Developed support models to streamline the sourcing process. Analyzed SLAs to effectively rate performance of outsourced service vendors against KPIs. • Worked collaboratively with cross-functional departments as a Marketing Consultant for Ronald McDonald House Charities to develop a marketing campaign to… Show more • Worked with the European Regional Sourcing Team and Global Strategic Sourcing Services to solve technology and marketing sourcing problems in both the US and across Europe. • Developed support models to streamline the sourcing process. Analyzed SLAs to effectively rate performance of outsourced service vendors against KPIs. • Worked collaboratively with cross-functional departments as a Marketing Consultant for Ronald McDonald House Charities to develop a marketing campaign to increase donor value. Show less

St. Louis County, Missouri, United States

Facilitated the communication and interaction of students and professors during the challenges of COVID to ensure seamless continued teaching in a hybrid environment

Springfield, Virginia, United States

• Managed government contracts for fair procurement of goods and services. Effectively solicited requests for quotes, analyzed price proposals, evaluated supplier performance, and ensured all bids and proposals were compliant and within Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs). • Managed contracts and communication with companies engaged in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTRs) to diversify the portfolio and bring on more under-represented… Show more • Managed government contracts for fair procurement of goods and services. Effectively solicited requests for quotes, analyzed price proposals, evaluated supplier performance, and ensured all bids and proposals were compliant and within Federal Acquisition Regulations (FARs). • Managed contracts and communication with companies engaged in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfers (STTRs) to diversify the portfolio and bring on more under-represented minority vendors to the federal sector. • Proficient at using ARES PRISM software for contract lifecycle management. Show less

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Provided remote consulting services to LaunchCode in St. Louis, MO, a non-profit company that provides talent placement and teaches tech skills to non-traditional students. Lead a remote team of data scientists to analyze data and identify trends to recommend new test markets and develop comprehensive marketing plans.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Provided administrative support to the Corps of Engineers Operations Center in a headquarters office with VIP leaders. Created presentations supporting the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) and deployed with the team to set up an alternate disaster site during an annual field test.

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Tested and documented graphic user interface capabilities of a prototype mission planning software for the Army. Geographically outlined specific areas of interest on digital maps to build simulated battle scenarios translated from operations orders.