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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Working with leading Fortune 500 telecom company to bring modern IoT 5G technologies to market in vehicle OEMs. Responsible for POD Program Management, AI/ML product development, security, vendor/customer management, and other technical project management and strategy scope. Collaborated with Fortune 500 ride-share and delivery company’s legal, public safety, and privacy leadership to create data transparency strategy; winning bid to implement approach at scaleLed international, multidisciplinary team’s design and delivery for county health department client’s health data management platform; enabling rapid service, public communication, and contact tracing response for COVID-19 and other key initiativesManaged and led holistic network architecture assessment for Fortune 50 Telecom provider; evaluating for resilience, performance, culture, SDLC methodologies, and more.

New York, Ny, Us

- Propelled software development velocity for portfolio of financial applications, tools, and systems at Fortune 100 telecom client by designing and implementing DevOps compliance program which provided controlled onboarding to CI/CD pipeline activations- Managed large global team to develop, execute, and iterate 21+ workstreams in order to comply with GDPR Go-Live; shielding major technology client from potential $4B downside risk- Facilitated global 3rd party retail research effort across 7 international markets, operating across multiple time-zones and multiple vendors to complete time-sensitive studies assessing retail experience, delivering powerful insights which empowered tactical commercial growth- Created and facilitated IT change management excellence training for 100+ IT and IS teams at major federal bank, resulting in drastically reduced change ticket defects- Technology Think Tank Co-Leader

- Created a retail analytics hardware & software solution which leveraged point-of-sale sentiment analysis technology to equip retail clients with customer data and drive operational improvements- Led operational, financial, and legal efforts; including, securing an agreement for beta launch in a grocery chain, gaining over $7000 in prize winnings from business plan competitions, and incorporating as an LLC

Collaboratively created organizational structure and operational plans, external communication strategy, and community awareness once elected by peers.I created the concept and first draft for our program's external branding materials, used as a core piece of the recruitment pipeline which achieved over 100% of our projected applications. My current focus is on creating the organizational infrastructure (charter documentation, bylaws, strategic plan, organizational policies, etc.) so that we can broaden the entrepreneurial focus across WSU campus.

Selected for multi-disciplinary intensive engineering and entrepreneurship fellowship, wherein the technical and tactical attributes of disruptive innovation are integrated into real world projects. I led the development of a business model for sensor technology venture; advancing to judging round in WSU Business Case Competition. Our cohort participated and advanced to the semi-final round of the 2016 WSU Business Plan Competition and will compete again in the 2017 WSU Business Case Competition. This effort is supported as well through a co-curricular academic process, including work in 3 courses; Technology Ventures & Entrepreneurship Projects (2x), curating an atmosphere of leadership and collaboration coupled with business know-how. https://business.wsu.edu/undergraduate/financial-aid-scholarships/frank-fellows/

Collaboratively planned and executed business strategy as the leader of our private corporation’s board of directors. I oversee the multi-million dollar productivity of five Barnes and Noble-contracted “The Bookie” retail stores. I also provided oversight to our $750K+ annual revenue Apple-certified technology retail venture, “Coretech”. The stores' success enables annual dividend dispersal for students to be $85,000 annually, allocated to WSU students.The Students Book Corporation is dedicated to providing those goods and services that support the academic mission of Washington State University and enhance the academic experience. The Students Book Corporation exists for the benefit of students and strives to support the quality of student life.Example of public relations work as Chair: http://www.dailyevergreen.com/opinion/article_8551d1da-6bd8-11e6-b9c3-5b6657c6bfe9.html

Arlington, Va, Us

Collaboratively executed developmental program management; having built business operating infrastructure, constructed organizational strategy, coordinated events, and established partnerships. These resulted in enhanced intern engagement for 700+ Boeing Commercial Air interns.

Arlington, Va, Us

Implemented Lean management solutions for Boeing 787 fabrication production system by performing methods analysis, value stream mapping, and technical coordination; these resulted in improvements in materials flow, manufacturing production, and personnel management and generated $30M+ in waste reductions

Nominated by faculty to launch the ambassador program for the Carson College of Business. Charged to develop the representative and promotional ethos of the program on behalf of the Carson College of Business at Washington State University. Helped to drive public relations coordination, community support, and internal/external marketing efforts. Built program infrastructure, charter documentation, and implemented organizational strategy.Work includes:-Interview training for Carson College of Business representatives. -Promotional work to engage and inform students and alumni of the Carson College of Business' impact, especially by creating video and audio publications. -Visitations/consultations with students, professionals, and faculty.https://business.wsu.edu/undergraduate/organizations-clubs/carson-college-business-ambassadors/

Was member of extra-curricular organization which provides exposure to finance, insurance, & real estate industries.

Duties included working in a board directorship capacity, engaging in committee actions, and oversight on 4 brick and mortar Bookie locations as well as global. Responsible for developing external stakeholder engagements in order to deliver our annual dividend dispersal, as well as plan the strategic involvement across our retail environment. Tasked to create $85,000 dividend dispersal presentation, launching of t-shirt contest, and other PR efforts.The Student Book Corporation is the private corporation that holds and operates all WSU student bookstores. Their duty is to thrive, producing a dividend for annual student activities as well.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Led process analysis and optimization for client support and enterprise operations’ critical client incident communications; which improved our response for 30 million+ Concur product suite users. Centralized disparate resources by obtaining process ownership and aligning buy-in, enabling the business to seamlessly iterate and change manage our critical client communications process, adding client experience visibility.

Milwaukee, Wi, Us

Leveraged networks and resources to build a strong campus presence, recruiting pipeline, and interview process at WSU, resulting in record 50% campus pre-contracting phase conversion for Northwestern Mutual Spokane.• Leveraged networks and resources to build a campus presence and recruiting pipeline at Washington State University, resulting in the production of full time financial representatives.• Strategically communicated and interviewed 100+ candidates for the Northwestern Mutual Internship program, producing competitive contracting phase conversions.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Managed 24+ team members in order to enhance guest experience, drive sales, improve team culture, and progress business processes while leading the $15 million annual revenue component of the store level business in “Softlines”. Responsible for: -Hiring/firing-Launching creative sales-driving initiatives-Creating schedules

Elected to direct the vision and affirm the values of 80+ person membership. Enhanced technological and fundraising functions, orchestrated strategic plan and developed leaders, producing top decile national achievement metrics.Led fundraising and web presence development efforts, which led to record breaking budgetary surplus as well as website R&D and implementation.

Develops principled business leadership from our membership by supplying networking and skill-based events, collaborating with our business college, and partnering with business clubs to grow marketable and useful business traits.

Created and executed morale boosting and team building events for our membership.Started first-of-its-kind video production to promote events, constantly achieving 80%+ membership attendance.

Assisted Regional Business Consultant Sean Breen, wherein I organized his sales database systems, kept relations with his clients, developed best practice strategies for communication while also learning the responsibilities of his work in wealth management.

Pullman/Spokane/Tri-Cities/Vancouver/Everett/Global, Washington, Us

Worked with deans of colleges, Faculty Senate, the Registrar, the Provost Dan Bernardo, the President Elson Floyd, and more admin to keep education affordable and world class by assisting textbook cost mitigation, honor roll banquet planning, and university promotion.

Selected to assist Washington State University to help articulate and represent student views to executive leadership including the university president.

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Main role was coach within the Arena Sports subsidiary Lil’ Kickers soccer and child development program. Other jobs included customer service, lacrosse curriculum development, marketing, maintenance, hiring advisor, and assistant coordinating at satellite locations.

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Us

Delivered service excellence within the ride operations of Pirates of the Caribbean, approaching dynamic environment with focused courtesy and problem solving, regularly recognized for guest and coworkers engagement.Utilizes the four keys of Disney operations; safety, courtesy, show, and efficiency within the number one visited attraction at Magic Kingdom. Rotated with coworkers between ride operations and guest services.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, General

Certificate, Ai Business

Bachelor’S Degree, Management And Finance Majors, Entrepreneurship Emphasis.

Course, Uw Composition

High School