Douglas M. Taylor Iii Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, United States

-Launched an innovative workforce development nonprofit with a team of 5 that focused on connecting south and west side residents to new careers while providing a network of holistic support services -Researched Chicago’s nonprofit landscape to identify addressable gaps in the current ecosystem -Designed a marketing strategy that leveraged community partnerships, social media outreach and networking, which lead to over 900 application submissions over 3 months -Partnered with local and national organizations to provide supplementary services such as childcare and counseling to program participants-Negotiated with large employers to guarantee career opportunities for participants upon program completion

-Helped entrepreneurs identify their target market through detailed market research and created strategic plans based on their organization's goals-Assisted in developing pitch deck, business plan, and budget for $11M real estate project for city housing -Managed Salesforce implementation for nonprofit client to efficiently track program outcomes for grant reporting-Created application for grant submission that led to a $100,000 award for nonprofit client

-Reorganized sales strategy and supply chain operations for retail sausage manufacturing operation -Increased projected annual sales to $200,000 through digital marketing and retailer negotiation-Directed major manufacturer switch which lead to higher quality products and decreased manufacturing errors-Reestablished retail relationships and orchestrated market expansion to the midwest, eastern and southwest markets-Spearheaded growth plan to connect with other large-scale retailers such as Jewel Osco, Mariano’s and more

Greater Chicago Area

-Assisted in developing a strategy roadmap that leveraged a client’s current technology capabilities so they could capture $2-3M in savings annually without sacrificing productivity-Used Power Bi to produce data visualization reports that summarized organizations’ budgets and expenditures in order to quickly display opportunities for cost reduction and value creation-Collected, cleaned, and organized annual budget and expenditure data for state and city governments with Excel-Gathered data on industry shifts, competitor profiles, and market gaps to create key insights for a major rebranding project-Identified several opportunities for a public organization to leverage its current digital ecosystem to generate additional revenue, improve service delivery, and provide better experiences for their constituents-Used Microsoft Power Apps to help develop a low code CRM platform that managed digital investments and provided actionable insights on how to capture identified opportunities

Greater Chicago Area

-Managed a warehouse with a team of five that shipped and tracked over $150K worth of retail products across the nation -Leveraged the warehouse’s labor force and machinery to develop several SOPs which to an 85% increase in productivity -Oversaw the quality assurance inspections of products which lead to a 65% decrease in customer returns and product damages -Used Google Analytics to evaluate the effectiveness of digital marketing campaigns by calculating the cost of acquisition

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

-Selected from top 12% of a competitive pool of over 400 candidates to join the organization -Collaborated with a team of consultants to help an Illinois-based medical technology startup raise $1,000,000 in capital -Conducted industry research to evaluate product validity, observe market trends, and created a competitor comparison report -Created, edited, and reviewed presentations for weekly pitchbooks to display the team’s progress and insights to the client

Greater Chicago Area

-Accessed consumers’ online behavior to tailor social media content to their target demographic-Researched data sets on US poultry and pork consumption to help a client identify their target consumers -Scoped out barriers to entry and key success factors in the video production industry to assist a client entering the market. -Managed the company’s social media page to keep their audience updated on their achievements -Utilized social listening to create engaging Facebook posts that resulted in a 90% increase in page likes and post reach

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

-Founded a marketing company that provided social media management and market research services-Conducted a market segmentation analysis to identify new customers for a startup company in a saturated industry-Developed a pitch strategy and produced a video for a South Indian startup during their fundraising stage

Greater Chicago Area

-Identified main competitors in the industry -Innovated new ways to increase business by reaching out to consumers overlooked by the competition-Aided management in finding hard-working job applicants who fit the company's culture of customer satisfaction and precision-Assisted with organization and strategic planning of numerous projects to increase brand awareness

Greater Chicago Area

-Performed data analysis on the opioid crisis in the United States to comprehend the complexity of the issue -Aggregated data on hospitals in the Chicagoland area to identify which facility was receiving the most overdose admissions -Synthesized findings on multiple hospitals to create a report that showed which facility needed an opioid treatment center

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

-Evaluated Twitter analytics to understand what blog content the Urbana community favored-Increased Twitter following by 10% by modifying the volume of daily posts-Generated a 40% increase in post engagement by adding more interactive videos and GIFs

Greater Chicago Area

-Aided with the development of a large networking event for minority women in entrepreneurship with a team of 12-Created a landing page for the event to function as the main communication channel between the brand and event participants-Recorded & edited video footage from The Women In Business Summit to be used for future promotional activities-Tracked social media analytics and experimented with optimal times to post on Facebook & Twitter

-Assisted in arranging and dismantling banquet rooms and halls-Cleaned and set tables-Assisted head waiter-Resolved customer complaints