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Denver, Colorado, United States

Expanded scope after competitive promotion to managing a full team of Senior Product Managers as the AMXL Product Strategy Lead, a team which serves as the Heavy Bulky incubators, identifying the business differentiators that set Amazon apart from its competitors by scoping and developing innovative and cost-effective products aimed at growing topline, increasing conversion, and reducing costs for a multi-billion dollar business.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Led a team of 3 Senior Product Managers developing fulfillment and delivery strategies to drive topline growth and cost-effective initiatives for a multi-billion dollar business. Owned the WW Supply Chain Tech, Retail, and AMXL goal-setting and QBR cadence driving multi-million dollars of profitability improvement.

Senior Program Manager supporting CX improvement initiatives and building relationships with Retail teams. Developed end-to-end product that identifies all Heavy Bulky delivery exceptions that drove significant reduction in contact rate and replaced manual case management system (served as Product and Program Manager of the solution). Also managed, wrote, and presented all SVP Correction of Errors (COE) escalations documents and case study research.

Senior Financial Analyst supporting network of $B annual spend in all reporting needs and cost saving initiatives. Connected field finance and business teams with corporate programs to determine feasibility and execute projects.

New York City

Finance Analyst II supporting region of $B fixed and variable annual spend in all reporting needs and several projects. Also served as the Finance contact in the transition of a subsidiary into the Amazon fulfillment network and implemented and trained on key metrics tracking, labor planning, and inventory maximization.

New Jersey (June-January), Kentucky (February-July), Seattle (July-May)

The Operations Finance Rotational Program (OFRP) is an intensive entry-level program spanning of 3 rotational assignments across the United States in preparation for large leadership roles in finance. The program combines coursework and challenging job assignments to equip its members with exceptional technical, financial, and business skills.Rotation 1: Financial Analyst - Amazon Robotics Fulfillment - Robbinsville, NJ (EWR4)Rotation 2: Financial Analyst - Softlines Fulfillment - Jeffersonville, IN (SDF8)Rotation 3: Site Controller - Special Handling Fulfillment - Sumner, WA (BFI7)/Corporate (Seattle)

Spokane, Washington

-Worked directly with the Dean of the School of Education on long-term and short-term projects with a focus in data analysis and research for the University -Recognized as 2015 Outstanding Employee and Nominated for Student Employee of the Year-Planned, executed, and directed the Gonzaga School of Education's First and Second Annual Assessment Conference-The Assessment Conference was attended by over 150 professionals nationwide and received immense positive feedback-Responsible for all Assessment Conference budgeting, coordinating, communication, and implementation

-Execute, analyze, and manage a pilot test of kitting hundreds of materials to create a seamless and timely integrated process for new Fuselage Automated Upright Build (FAUB) project for 777/777X airplane-Develop technical databases on Excel and flow diagrams on Project and PowerPoint to explicate processes

Spokane, Washington Area

-Managed three teams of students to assist a local startup companies in formulating a successful business plan-Communicated and provided feedback to entrepreneur regarding various business strategies-Collaborated with team and entrepreneur to develop business plan -Executed feasibility analyses, market analyses, and prototype development programs -Marketed various events and existence of organization to Gonzaga students through social media and flyers

Spokane, Washington Area

-Hands-on consulting work with nine entrepreneurs in various fields-Focused on innovative thinking, analytical assessment, market research, and systems development-Process includes an initial consultation with the entrepreneur, focused collaborative work, and a final presentation of a professional deliverable

Seattle, Wa

-Supported the Kolker Lab’s major product, MOPED, a scientific data repository of multi-omics data-Led a small team of professionals, including PhD scientists, in conducting a customer needs analysis -Delivered a comprehensive marketing plan that articulated a new strategy for customer engagement-Presented findings and plan to the team and received very positive buy-in-Proactively researched and communicated with representatives of potential collaborators and clients

Everett, Wa

Supervised a large group of children every summer while assisting in revising curriculums and lesson plans as a Teacher’s Assistant

Education record

Activities and Societies: Gonzaga's New Venture Lab Leadership Board and Project Manager, Alpha Kappa Psi Member, Health Science Club.

G.E.D.

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society, Volleyball Varsity Captain, Special Olympics, Track and Field, and Recycling Club