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Denver, CO, US

Chicago, IL, US

• Designed and developed a Global Diversity Dashboard enabling the segmentation of diversity trends by demography, business unit, and region allowing executive senior leaders actionable insight into diversity successes.
• Managed development of a Payroll Control tool to allow audits of employee expected vs actual compensation as well as home/work addresses against tax jurisdictions to proactively identify potential payroll issues
• Created an Attrition/Engagement Global Dashboard, linking demographic attrition data with engagement survey responses, to reduce costs by identifying populations with a high attrition risk
• Led and mentored a team of three

Chicago, IL, US

• Mentored and advised analysts globally on best practices; including standing technical training sessions with eight analysts
• Led development of spend analytics BI visualizations, focusing on such areas as: Indirect, Client, and Supplier Diversity
• Spend analytics subject matter expert for the organization
• Automated global reporting analytics

Chicago, IL, US

• Project Manager of three-member team for spend analytics platform migration; project entailed: - Collection and validation of over 120 different files sourced globally, from - 10 different ERP systems, totaling - Over.
• Led team of four as Project Manager for the development of bespoke benchmarking tool, leveraging spend data with client facility square footages to derive annual cost per square foot for select spend categories
• Developed travel report for Americas region as part of a cost takeout program, giving senior leadership visibility into savings opportunities that have assisted in reduced travel spend by $3M USD (10%)

Chicago, IL, US

• Worked closely with five procurement VPs globally to collect and validate in-year and run-rate savings totaling over $35M USD
• Advised senior leadership on reporting processes
• Responsible for day-to-day management of global spend analytics platform
• Conducted ad hoc reporting and analyses for Global CPO

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Drove direct and indirect negotiations of multiple Service Level Agreements (SLAs) on behalf of external clients with various software subscription service vendors; results include: - Over $2M+ (21%) projected.
• Led multiple analyses of Accounts Payable (AP) spend and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in subscription services spend category, identifying annual savings opportunities ranging from $300K to $2.5M in each instance
• Managed reduction of print titles from over 15 library locations for an Am Law 20 firm during demand management initiative, resulting in $500K annual savings
• Led quantitative assessment of a Law360 Global 20 firm library, identifying $4.5M in savings opportunities through an optimization of sourcing, demand management, and cost recovery
• Managed four personnel in conducting multiple assessments of Am Law 100 law firm libraries, resulting in identification of high-priority initiatives in the areas of strategic sourcing, financial reporting, online.
• Worked with vendors to develop KPIs to facilitate client’s transition from hourly charge pricing model for online research to a transactional model

• Primary and secondary research and analysis of disparate markets, developing strategies to commercialize new technologies, including lead generation
• Researched and authored white papers to educate stakeholders on the state of industries targeted for business development
• Reviewed and made recommendations concerning the commercial potential of emerging technologies developed in the university’s research labs
• Authored a Start-Up Handbook, a guide for university faculty interested in founding companies to commercialize nascent technologies

Champaign, IL, US

• Practical experience:
• Requirements gathering through development and analysis of end-user surveys, developing actionable strategic recommendations
• Researched trends and drivers in select markets
• Supervised quantitative and qualitative data analysis to advise stakeholders on growth strategies

• Developed and implemented work-flow procedures for tracking of client data
• Assisted in developing a contracts database of over 500 client records, as a member of a cross-functional team
• Reviewed complex, multi-tier Customer Relationship Management service contracts for accuracy

Austin, TX, US

• Managed government entity RFx responses, coordinating and producing professional services proposals
• Developed and managed client relationships, maintaining current accounts, and developing cross-sales opportunities

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Bachelor Of Arts