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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Nashville, Tn

Managed administrative functions for a thriving startup in the SaaS/digital learning space. Acted as a hands-on human resource leader for 40+ team members. Worked with all departments to ensure people strategy matches strategic business goals. Defined and tracked OKRs related to budgeting, hiring, training, development, and performance management. Prepare and present financial statements to leadership, the Board of Directors, and Investors. ➣ Collaborated with the leadership team to execute our people strategy.➣ Conducted targeted surveys to hear the employees’ voices and get feedback on strategic initiatives and the overall health of the business.➣ Identify opportunities for change and improvement in existing policies and procedures to increase staff productivity while reducing costs. ➣ Proactively and incrementally improved the company’s culture through listening, experimenting, executing, and reviewing processes.➣ Partnered with sales and professional services teams to contract with and onboard new customers ranging from small to large enterprises.➣ Worked with a cross-functional team to plan and execute culture and team-building events to cement close relationships between remote workers.

Nashville, Tn

Promoted from Finance Manager to lead the finance and human resource functions for STS, a global corporate event logistics management company. Reported to the CEO to drive organizational transformations, identify innovative operational improvements, streamline processes, and build a strong culture. ➣ Executive Presentations: Presented monthly to the executive team, key stakeholders, and business bankers on the company’s financial health.➣ Partnerships: Collaborated with internal and external partners to develop game-changing software tools to monitor the flow of event attendee ingress/egress, a central selling point in winning contracts. ➣ Strategic Partnerships: Established and strengthened strategic B2B partnerships with key vendors to lock in additional savings and improve operating margins.➣ Improvements: Reviewed and enhanced corporate accounting practices to streamline processes, reduce risk, and create more value.

Boston, Ma

Before a scheduled move to Nashville, accepted a six-month contract position for a 50-year-old family business in the industrial supply sector, working through a generational transition in the leadership team. Conducted a deep analysis of the company’s financial and operational practices and presented findings and recommendations. ➣ Strategy: Reviewed the company’s client base to identify trends and opportunities for growth and savings. ➣ Accounting Systems: Studied and practiced the firm’s aging accounting software, highlighting risks and challenges.

Newton, Ma

Hired as the first employee at a corporate learning and compliance space startup. From a completely blank slate, created the initial processes and procedures while managing a very tight budget. ➣ Recruiting: Sourced and hired the initial function heads (software development, creative, customer support) to bring the Founders’ vision to a proof-of-concept phase. ➣ Accounting: Created new systems to manage cash flow and reporting functions for the Founders and investors. ➣ Culture: Worked to establish an initial cultural identity for the business, from finding and furnishing the first offices, to developing mission statements and goals, to creating the people policies and procedures to help define the company.

Cambridge, Ma

Promoted from Finance Manager to lead the finance and human resource functions for a small, global player in the corporate learning and development space that developed an extensive video library of business leaders and faculty sharing their “lessons learned” stories. Reduced the workforce after the sale of the company’s assets to a competitor and operations ceased. ➣ Merger: Seamlessly integrated two distinct companies (one U.S. and one UK-based) post-merger to create a shared identity and mission. ➣ Acquisition: Assisted Investment Bankers and Attorneys with the final sale of the company’s assets through a lengthy due diligence process and proceeds distribution to stakeholders.➣ Workforce Reduction: Worked with Labor Attorney partners to transition out remaining staff after the asset sale.

Marlboro, Ma

Provided subject matter expertise to significant client project efforts, including hourly and salary plan restructuring and harmonization, Six Sigma process efficiency efforts, legislative plan changes, and annual provision updates.➣ SME: Received an inter-departmental award for providing outstanding technical support for the call center team. ➣ Data Analysis: While supporting client PepsiCo’s acquisition of Quaker Oats, led a team to assess and clean pension records from multiple Quaker subsidiaries in preparation for a company-wide integration into Fidelity’s systems.

Pearl Harbor, Hi

Managed sea surface and air operations zones off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands at a high-traffic military operations facility. Separated civilian air and sea traffic from military engaging during war games and training missions.➣ Management: Promoted to a Facility Watch Supervisor role in charge of all operations. ➣ Training: Assisted the Training Chief in performance appraisals and training efforts for the command.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Entrepreneurship

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Pi Charter member, Business Case Competition Club, Staff tutor for Micrsoft Office Applications.

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