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South Bend, Indiana, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Managed the partnership fulfillment for sixteen partners of USA Pickleball, accounting for about $1.9M in yearly revenue for the organization-Developed and executed tournament activations, creative branding opportunities, social media series, digital advertising, and various community outreach programs to maximize investment value for partners-Ensured a positive tournament experience for partners and all in attendance by assisting with the setup and teardown of tournaments, managing and organizing partner shipments, fulfilling partner requests and questions, and developing meaningful relationships with all stakeholders

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Executed the sponsorship fulfillment and planning for the annual conference of five association clients, totaling to about $1.95M in revenue, in 2022 and early 2023 with responsibilities including communicating specifications and deadlines, sharing session information, coordinating shipping logistics, printing signage, and updating sponsored content in a mobile app before launch-Fulfilled year-round, digital marketing sponsorships for five association clients including email blasts, digital banner ads, article publications, webinars, and social media posts-Collaborated with Sales in updating sponsorship offerings and pricing for each association’s prospectus by utilizing accumulated sponsor feedback, evaluating previous events, ideating new sponsorship offerings, and analyzing hard costs and investments for each sponsorship item

Chicago, Illinois

Project Manager, Private Equity Real Estate Client-Oversaw the implementation of a pipeline management tool that helped manage relationships, execute deals, and improve the maintenance of the client’s deal pipeline-Implemented a financial management technology that housed fund financial reports with greater data assurance, increased collaboration and alignment, greater controls, and increased productivity-Prepared for the implementation of a collaboration application that improved information sharing, document version control, and communication managementBusiness Analyst, Energy & Natural Resources Client-Built, compiled, and managed a complex financial model that was utilized to forecast five-year performance, report up to program leadership, and set annual goals for several key program metrics-Constructed and managed an Excel tracker for the leading metrics of the program-Provided support for the program’s Azure DevOps boards that were utilized for progress tracking, wave planning, and program managementBusiness Analyst, Healthcare Client-Conducted client interviews about onboarding experiences and topics included helpful onboarding activities, engagement advice, and successes and areas for improvement in the onboarding process-Facilitated a whiteboarding workshop with client stakeholders to ideate actives, deliverables, and tasks to more efficiently onboard new hires-Created a six-week project plan based on the client interviews and workshop for activities and deliverables identified to help improve the client’s onboarding process

Bloomington, Indiana

-Participated in practice to help prepare the team for the upcoming game-Memorized the plays of the upcoming opponent to give the team an idea of what they might see during the game

Chicago, Illinois

-Provided research, insight, and consultation on fiscal year 2019 budget planning-Tracked sponsorship relationships, create fiscal year 2019 marketing plans, and collaborate with advertising colleagues-Co-led BMO Kids Day activation at Milwaukee Summerfest and assist in the production of other sponsorship activations

County Dublin, Ireland

-Approved and posted invoice balances to ensure that payments to suppliers were completed correctly-Reviewed and filed reconciliation statements to ensure the company had records for auditing purposes-Created procedural documents for the accounts payable team so all employees could learn the process

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

-Stocked and organized products on pallets and shelves to ensure that everything was accessible for members-Relocated products throughout the store to make sure like products are placed together-Ensured member safety by properly securing items on display and correctly stacking products to prevent them from falling on customers when they take the product off the shelf

Westfield, Indiana

Bullpen Tournaments is a company that runs youth baseball and youth softball tournaments at Grand Park in Westfield, Indiana. My job as a gate worker was to manage the gate and sell tickets to incoming customers.-Greeted customers as they entered the park to ensure the best fan experience possible-Sold tickets to incoming customers to help generate revenue-Informed customers about the location of specific fields within the park

Finance And Technology Management

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon, Indiana University Women's Basketball Practice Player, Templeton Elementary School

Minor, Sport Marketing & Management