Alexis Oddson Email & Phone Number

Greater Chicago Area

• Manages resourcing, training, and workflow across the Project Management team
• Leads vendor relationships, including vetting and contracting for qualitative recruitment teams, ad hoc specialist resources, and all qualitative research tools
• Trains cross-functional teams for PM processes and project workflow; Develops and enforces new operational processes for the PM team company-wide
• Conducts bespoke recruitment of hard-to-reach consumer, B2B, and expert audiences; Leads specialized projects for the PM team
• Supports VP with resourcing internal consulting team and secures ad-hoc consultant support for project work; including maintaining our ‘rolodex’ of hundreds of strategists, illustrators, semioticians, designers.
• Departmental thought leader on Data Privacy, developing and rolling out company-wide policies and providing an ever-diligent eye to internal and external processes to provide the highest level of compliance.

Greater Chicago Area

• Hires and trains new project management staff; Led department during VP mat leave (10mo)
• Identifies and manages The Sound’s white-labeled Mobile Research tools
• Leads both PM team and companywide trainings (PM Best Practices, Proposal Scoping Best Practices and led Annual Operations/PM Team Summit (3day event)
• Continues to manage domestic & international project costing and execution as defined below

Greater Chicago Area

• Manages large-scale, fast-paced domestic & international projects from proposal estimates, project set up, project execution and final invoicing. This includes in-facility, in-home, in-bar, multi-phase, and client.
• Supports consulting teams across US, Canada, and UK.
• Develops processes for internal PM team
• Manages vendor relationships and negotiates discounted rates with top partners
• Manages project budgets and developed a strong reputation for project profitability and accuracy.
• Coordination of all project logistics for in-person research, including recruitment partners, research teams, clients, facility locations, and/or platforms

Park West Ceramics, Lincoln Park, IL

I teach, make, and sell ceramics (pottery) as my passion project at night and on the weekends! I have been doing this since I graduated college, and have run the full gamut of adult classes (Beginner Wheel throwing, Beginner Hand Building courses, and Intermediate Wheel Throwing classes). I teach across two studios in Chicago: Park West Ceramics (Wednesday.

Qualitative research field manager for a Chicago based facility. Partnered with both vendors and clients to ensure overall project success.

I worked seasonally throughout college at The Renaissance at 87th Street helping with A/R and Human Resources.

I assisted in maintaining the ceramics studio (firing kilns, making glazes and clay, etc.). I also assisted in the gallery set up and breakdown of shows (including hanging and lighting). I ran studio slide taking workshops, and worked as an assistant to Professor Marjorie Blackwell.

Evening/Weekend Reception/Admin

Bachelor Of Arts, Studio Ceramics And Classics

Activities and Societies: Monmouth College Chorale, Alpha Lambda Delta, Eta Sigma Phi (President 2005-06), Alpha Xi Delta (President.

Education record