My passion is building personal brands and supporting my clients until they read the three words "...offer you admission." Their lives change, and I get to be a part of it. This is why I love working as an Academic Consultant.Here are a few highlights from my background:- Served as top MBA+ Postgraduate Strategist for Auxilium, IECA Member Firms, and Crimson Education since 2018 specializing in business programs: accounting, finance, economics, analytics, computer science, technology, management, marketing, entrepreneurship- Advised 120+ graduate students from 30+ countries across 6 continents on career strategy and university admissions in the US, UK, Europe, Canada, China, and Singapore- Secured admission and interviews for 100% of clients to at least 1 of their top choice schools; universities include: Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Chicago Booth, Northwestern Kellogg, Yale SOM, Dartmouth Tuck, MIT, Cornell, UVA Darden, USC Marshall, UCLA Anderson, Duke Fuqua, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, London Business School, Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, INSEAD, UC Berkeley Haas, IESE, Imperial, IE, and National University of Singapore- Recommended strategies for exams including GMAT/GRE/EA and TOEFL/IELTS; optimal time to attend graduate school; internship + extracurricular planning; application narrative including CV/resume, essays, references, interviews and strategic campus visits- Provided postgraduate services + business training to 100+ Independent Educational Consultants (IECs) through IECA's Annual Conference and monthly MBA Roundtable Series (2021 - Present)- Conducted 1-1 sales calls & ran international sales webinars with 120+ participants- Coached executives in top firms in the following industries: finance, tech, marketing, public policy, and management consulting (MBB, Big 4, BlackRock, Google, Amazon, Central Banks)- Featured as an Expert on GMAT Club's LIVE Youtube Channel with 116K subscribers, in Fortune Magazine, and in the Public News Service

- Consulted with for-profit and non-profit organizations in Louisiana and California- Completed 100+ page operating manual for a new wireless store franchise; developed manual's depth, breadth, style and tone- Developed sales and marketing plan with financial model, market study and operational outline for boutique management consulting firm- Conducted feasibility study with break-even analysis for insurance client considering new market expansion- Analyzed design company's profitability by creating profitability costing model; client changed price points and 5 year strategic plan based on analysis- Managed grant pipelines of two separate offices for Dress for Success: San Francisco and San Jose; (Dress for Success is a non-profit organization that offers workforce development solutions to low-income women.)- Provided innovative, contractor compensation structure to large admissions consulting company which was implemented and iterated upon

Edge Growth is a 50+ employee social venture capital firm.- Developed IP for firm's accelerator program with a focus on strategy and execution topics- Generated key company and program recommendations including a scalable online user portal with community support for program dissemination, a pilot program concept to strengthen client-firm interaction, IP developer employee role to separate content from programmatic structure, and uncertainty workshops to induce new thought patterns in entrepreneurs- Presented final recommendations to Edge Growth's Director and key decision-makers and Emzingo Program Managers

- Provided support on Air Force Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) engagements including new process development, audit-readiness, and EDC compliance tasks- Authored and organized Concept of Operations and official Air Force executive-level correspondence- Extracted and organized cost data for DoD client- Conducted research accessing internal and external resources to provide critical data points to Task Lead on current Air Force processes

Accountability Concepts provides disciplinary and parenting programs to elementary schools nationwide. - Built web-based delivery system to eliminate the need for on-site seminars; led to new revenue stream and the program entering a new state (Ohio)- Authored all successful proposals for the company in response to educational conference RFPs and secured a premier presenter status at largest educational conferences in the nation including ASCD, NAEYC, BOOST, and PACE, creating 1000+ new client touch-points- Restructured company operations, business plan, and core product offering to save the company an average of 15 hours of production time/week- Prepared/presented critical product/service purchasing decisions to the Owner- Developed custom website with ecommerce presence and created core product PowerPoints and program materials

- Managed and trained a team of 8 drafters long distance and face-to-face- Supported Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction efforts and produced 1000+ drafts using several advanced computer aided design programs including MicroStation V8i, Grapher 7, and Scripter- Designed and created a training program for non-professional drafters using Camtasia 6, GoToMeeting Webinars, and MicroStation