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Austin, Texas, United States

Austin, Texas, United States

* Conceptualized end-to-end process for delivering an IT roadmap, providing year-long view that integrates the planning of business teams, FP&A, and technical resources.* Developed and manage capacity planning of 50+ IT team members for the IT organization’s annual planning, forecasting requirements for increased staffing and / or funding. * Created.

Austin, Texas, United States

• Developed balance scorecard model providing neutral assessment of benefit versus complexity.
• Spearheaded Annual Operating Planning for an IT organization to assess and recommend a structured project plan, evaluating over 125 requests from 7 business units.
• Oversaw contract lifecycle management (CLM) tool review, re-designing the consultant’s assessment strategy to render more company-relevant insights and recommendations.
• Introduced change management framework to facilitate training and adoption of new tools and help deter use of legacy systems.

Austin, Texas, United States

• As part of Path Forward Returnship, designed intake and review structure and supporting documentation to optimize the management of project requests.

• Project-based consulting focusing on innovation, analytics, and operations. Projects included:
• Restructured a 5-year initiative involving 8 for- and non-profit organizations addressing peacebuilding and environmental restoration in Colombia; authored a grant proposal securing $2M funding.
• Managed the reintroduction of Sharps Barber & Shop, a men’s grooming line, defining new positioning and product reformulation.
• Lutz Morris – Partnered with luxury accessories designer to develop pricing analytics and production strategies for both domestic and international markets to manage P&L and improve ROI.
• JuiceLand - Conducted competitive and ROI analysis to source more efficient production process to improve product life, reduce waste and comply with FDA requirements.

• Spearheaded strategy and creation of 5 interlinked applications to manage the process from point of sale to premium calculations and policy issue.
• Directed cross-functional team of designers, developers and key stakeholders in creation of web-based insurance application to reduce processing errors and meet government regulations.
• Synthesized 30 years of client and product data, delivering 20 KPIs and real-time sales analysis for and online dashboard providing sales analytics for company and its 1,800 agents and partners.
• Identified barriers to adoption and designed training program for companywide transition to online platform.

• Nurtured sensitive relationships and handled participation of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and other high-profile individuals for the Symposium on Restorative Justice and Peace in Colombia, which was instrumental in.
• Spearheaded planning and execution of symposium on Microfinance as a Tool for Peacebuilding. Results from this event were incorporated into the 2016 peace accord.
• Led diverse 8-person committee in development of cohesive agenda relevant to current political and economic climate in Colombia.

Ba, Fine Arts And History

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Activities and Societies: International Management Fellows Program Dean's Fellow Scholarship