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Detroit, MI, US

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Strategic Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Vendor Management
• AI Enthusiast

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Spearheaded direct mail campaigns, overseeing the end-to-end process from conceptualization to execution, resulting in a 10% YoY increase in customer engagement and a 25% boost in response rates.
• Implemented project management methodologies resulting in a 30% reduction in campaign turnaround time, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring timely delivery of mailings while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Leveraged advanced segmentation techniques to tailor mailings to specific demographics, for the launch of Kroger Delivery achieving an initial 20% participation rate and exceeding management expectations.

Detroit Metropolitan Area

• Created interactive reports measuring key performance vs. objectives for annual FDA anti-e-cigarette digital campaigns.
• Provided insights from multiple social and digital platforms focusing on improving consumer engagement.
• Developed dashboards to assess customer data quality and integrity.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Strategically directed new product channels, partnerships, and marketing opportunities directly for General Motors.
• Pioneered solutions increasing consumer-to-dealer CRM databases via 75+ multi-channel digital initiatives, generating more than 5 million leads and 20,000 annual vehicle sales.
• Consistently exceeded client objectives managing a digital marketing budget of $300,000 controlling all project phases (strategy thru execution) while leading cross-functional teams.
• Grew digital marketing programs from small regional events to national multi-partner campaigns with $100,000 budgets providing 40% additional consumer leads YoY.
• Led the first online promotion supporting the re-launch of the Chevy Camaro building a fan base of 750K consumers in 5 months through email and social campaigns.
• Mentored new employees and summer interns through development establishing individual goals, assisting with training, and tracking goal progress.

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

• Directed cross-functional purchasing teams while achieving and maintaining an 8.0% cost reduction in material requirements.
• Uncovered two key cost-saving design improvements resulting in annual material savings of $1.2 million.
• Facilitated manufacturing assessment projects identifying redundancies delivering a cost savings of $600 per vehicle.
• Launched 40 material utilization test trials with suppliers achieving a minimum cost savings of $10,000 per trial.

Roseville, Michigan, United States

• Oversaw project development of 10 aluminum wheel programs from concept to delivery while adhering to industry-required production and quality processes.
• Managed 4-person cross-organizational program team through project lifecycle ensuring 100% on-time delivery of all projects.
• Identified on-time process improvements reducing testing costs by more than 30%.

Troy, Michigan, United States

• Financial Analyst managed a three-person analyst team in charge of auditing retail store annual physical inventories.Focusing on:
• Financial analysis YoY
• Return on inventory investment
• Process evaluation