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Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA

Led key initiatives to enhance a large public health clients' operational efficiency and financial management by streamlining IT systems and cost structures.Optimized clients' IT systems by identifying opportunities to reduce manual burden and boost efficiency.Achieved 99% IT cost accuracy by revising the managerial accounting system, identifying spending.

Cupertino, CA

• Oversaw $300M+ annual spend on consumer products by identifying, sourcing, and developing 2nd party (Apple co-developed) and 3rd party (partner fully developed) accessories.
• Established a product cost evaluation process on 2nd party accessories by negotiating product component costs, such as ME, EE, and MVA.
• Developed and executed a standard key terms agreement ensuring improved terms for Apple.
• Designed a supplier financial data collection process to identify and ensure cross functional management of financially unstable suppliers.
• Constructed and implemented a resale process for excess inventory reducing inventory risk resulting in cost avoidance.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Commodity Manager Level 3—Tech Ops. Procurement
• Procurement lead for 3rd Party Line Maintenance
• Strategically sourcing $100M+ worth of 3rd party aircraft line maintenance by developing and directing RFPs, analyzing bid responses, and negotiating comprehensive contracts ensuring quality assurance
• Cultivating and maintaining relationships with internal customers and suppliers in an effort to continuously improve supply chain operations
• Provide continuous support and problem solving to cross-functional teams to ensure American’s commercial and technical needs are met and communicated effectively to the vendor’s managementCommodity Manager Level 2—Tech.
• Procurement lead for Parts Manufactured Approval (PMA) resulting in $12.5M in cost savings in 2016

Lawrence, Kansas

• Management Science and Operations Management (SCM 310) Course
• Assist professor in grading and help students further understand the course material

Lenexa, KS

• Gained an in-depth understanding of the role of tactical purchasing
• Learned the in and outs of JD Edwards MRP system
• Used statistical analysis to find up to date lead times
• Assist manager in team motivation by creating metric based charts to highlight progress and improvement areas

St. Louis, Missouri

• Assisted lawyers with legal research
• Helped the records department to create a new system of online filing to reduce cost by $30,000/year

St. Louis, MO

• Analyzed 10K’s for the banking industry and gained an understanding of the importance of financial documents.
• Worked with PhD students to assemble their research and create a presentation showing the growth of the banking industry

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Activities and Societies: Forte Fellow Net Impact & Diversity in Business PwC MBA Consulting Preview

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa

Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Kappa Delta Sorority, Delta Epsilon Iota Honors Fraternity

Finance

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