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Arvada, Co, Us

Fond Du Lac, Wi, Us

Bedford Park, Illinois, Us

- Sales lead on 2 largest e-tailer accounts growing over 30% annually- Updated pricing strategy across key accounts to maximize sales across e-tailers- Led China initiative to both launch and grow our business there becoming profitable in under 2 years- Managed technical end of AutoMD acquisition and upcoming upgrades for improved customer experience- Developed reporting dashboard for C-level management decision making- Created customer friendly Brake Finder tool increasing conversion rates by 15%

Madison, Wi, Us

- Owned 6 product categories growing annual revenue from $60M to $200M in 4 years- Managed over 60 manufacturer relationships representing over 1 million SKUs- Negotiated exclusive data rights, marketing support, and pricing across multiple manufacturers- Altered marketing towards consumer use case which led to 500% sales growth for a key manufacturer- Proposed and helped execute a long term web design plan that included search bar updates, standardized cataloging, and bundle support

- Key activities entailed dictating product scope, hiring and training staff, managing coworkers and testers during the project cycle, and providing actionable business analytics- Developed the company budget and implemented the yearly forecast to obtain angel investment

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Served as the team lead for re-designing the annuity payment system- Negotiated with third party suppliers to revise the way in which annuities were being displayed, paid, and reported- Identified a major risk associated with the IP process, then acted as analyst to pursue a new patent relationship and identification strategy to mitigate that risk to Cisco's international presence.

Cork, Ireland, Ie

- Managed internal business process tools across departments using data analytics to suggest business changes- Acted as technical liaison to management- Automated and standardized the language translation processes to increase user understanding and reduce build time by 60%.

San Jose, Ca, Us

- Added new features to the IP web tool to ensure its functionality corresponded with present patent laws. - Created an EU patent workflow that standardized the EU patent process to facilitate IP growth.

Mba, Entrepreneurship

Bs, Computer Engineering