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Bend, Or, Us

Portland, Or, Us

As the Chief Growth Officer for CauseMic, I provide strategic leadership, drive growth and ensure exceptional delivery of services to our clients. I'm obsessed with creating a culture of growth, feedback, and accountability for both our team and our clients.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Interim CFO for Oregon Humane Society. Led budgeting and forecasting, audit, 990 preparation, financial modeling, and risk management strategy.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Coached and led an executive team responsible for guiding an organization of more than 300 employees and 3,000 volunteers across 2 campuses. Worked closely with the CEO and Board of Directors on critical matters including strategy, operational execution, succession planning, finance, people & culture, risk management and integrating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion journey learnings into the culture.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Built and led Slalom Portland's Strategy and Operations (S&O) practice. Slalom Portland's S&O consultants collaborate with business leaders and organizations to solve their most challenging problems by bringing to life and implementing real-world strategies and solutions. Examples of areas of focus and expertise:- Strategy and road mapping- Supply chain optimization- Strategic sourcing and vendor engagement- Complex project management- Value stream mapping and process improvement- Program planning and execution

Led all activities related to manufacturing, sourcing, distribution, and product development of Gyrobike products. Established ordering system, returns process and other back-end systems (including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, budgeting, strategy and Profit & Loss (P&L) reporting for the operations function. Directed new product development and sourcing for Gyrowheel, implemented cost controls and managed personnel.

San Francisco, California, Us

Led transformation from a decentralized to a centralized sourcing organization. Assessed overall organization capacity and skills, designed an integration and development plan to improve organizational performance. Built and led team responsible for implementing actionable metrics and reporting. Spearheaded integration of new acquisitions and international affiliates. Negotiated and reviewed commercial contracts and implemented processes for contract execution, documentation and implementation.

Led M&A, risk management and corporate development for a holding company owned by two private equity firms (Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. and Oaktree Capital Management, LLC). Managed all facets of due diligence for successful $160 million divestiture.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

General management, merchandising, operations

15-month program (the MBA Enterprise Corp, a USAID funded initiative to bring MBA graduates to advise companies in emerging economies). Led consulting engagements to improve competitiveness in strategic planning, supply chain management and finance. Focused on apparel and textiles, ceramics and food manufacturers.

Conducted complex financial analyses for a provider of services and products to the wine industry to inform make/buy decisions for cork in Europe. Determined additional cost effectiveness for procuring finished product from Europe instead of bringing raw materials to the U.S. and creating the product domestically. Designed and built a highly specialized $2.25M bottle decorating production line and directed all manufacturing and business development activity. Delivered advanced expertise on supply chain operations, financial leadership, and strategic planning for long-term growth.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Master production scheduling, forecasting and strategy.

Mba, Operations, Finance, Information Systems

Doctor Of Law - Jd

Ba, Psychology, Political Science