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Newport Beach, Ca, Us

Head of finance, investor relations, operations and human resources functions for Compa.

Centennial, Co, Us

Member of BluSky's Executive Leadership TeamPartnered with internal teams and senior leadership to deliver a three-year strategic outlook for success. Primary initiatives included:- Scaling Internal Estimating and Residential Programs- Standardizing the Mitigation process across the growing portfolio of locations- Aligning 5 strategic pillars and delivering monthly cadence around KPI performance

Baar, Zug, Ch

Recruited into a leadership role within Partners Group's portfolio of companies. Connected with the investment team to deliver the best outcomes in value creation.

Conducted forensic financial analysis and constructed short reports on the firm’s public positions. Part-time internship while I attended full-time MBA classes at the University of Texas, Austin.

New York, New York, Us

Summer Associate on the Consumer Team, based out of New York City.Selected Deal Experience:• Advised Obagi Skincare on its $1.2bn business combination with Waldencast and Milk Makeup• Advised Anheuser-Busch InBev on its announced efforts to exit the Russian market• Advised large Asian-centric beer company on its intentions to acquire a large North American business

Newport Beach, California, Us

Owner of $75MM annual freight spend budget and relationships with Chipotle’s nineteen foodservice distribution partners nationwide to partner together to serve Chipotle’s 2600+ restaurants and our guests. Achievements in role include:• $13.23MM annualized savings achieved through network design overhaul • Led RFP, selection, and implementation processes for the replacement of 3PL partner• Transitioned two distribution areas to new partners that align with CMG’s standards• 15% improvement in on-time delivery to appointment time• 17% decrease in CO2 emissions attributed to transportation• Created new data and network visibility capabilities through new implementations• RFID pilot and rollout to improve restaurant inventory visibility and traceability

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Oversight of all warehousing and delivery operations of a 6 million case/year, 75 employee beer distributorship in the Los Angeles, CA area. Responsible for driving safety initiatives and results, sustained productivity efficiency, execution of Anheuser-Busch's internal management system of Distribution Process Optimization (DPO), and disciplined creation and management of a $9 million annual budget.Achievements in this role include:• 38% year-over-year improvement in annual employee engagement survey• 80% year-over-year reduction in safety incidents; top performing site in West Region• 74% year-over-year reduction in non-OTIF delivery; top site in North America Zone• 67% year-over-year reduction in consumer quality complaints• $160K favorability to site budget; delivery of $5MM EBITDA for site• Over-delivery of company management system; tracking 2 years ahead of schedule• Successful re-negotiation of a four-year term collective bargaining agreement • Creation of a healthy and sustainable talent pipeline at facility

Ciudad De Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mx

Selected for global management placement by senior leadership through company-wide nomination process. Over the course the placement, I developed an all-encompassing distribution smartphone app solution that links Sales, Delivery, Warehouse, and Routing together on a Salesforce platform. The application will enable greater visibility into the holistic distribution process, and improve communication throughout the entire operation. Application was presented as a global best practice in 2017.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Responsible for $10MM of cost-savings initiatives across 30 sites in North American Zone through investments in capital expenditures and global best practice implementations • Worked with in-house venture capital arm (ZX Ventures) to identify and seed logistics technologies for use within the Anheuser-Busch network• Drove standardization and efficiency through Distribution Process Optimization (DPO); a lean six- sigma based management system: • Owned Planning Pillar for all North American Zone facilities • Led a 34% improvement in scores year-over-year; highest performing zone in DPO • Developed 3YP for zone capital expenditures• Project manager of $2.5MM in new technology initiatives including live dynamic re-routing, automated and centralized routing, B2B ordering platforms, and an all-encompassing iOS application for delivery execution. Delivery application and dynamic re-routing won zone best practice awards in 2016 and 2017, respectively.• Oversight of monthly KPI and financial performance across the 30 sites in the North American Zone

St. Louis, Mo, Us

• Managed nation-wide employee engagement program with an annual budget of $300K• Created a leading-edge Route-to-Market strategy to enable top-line growth through on-demand delivery of products• Managed delivery labor planning for 20 network facilities in the United States• Provided data analytics to make informed decisions in order to maximize fleet capacity utilization and employee labor efficiency

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Intensive and cross-functional training program. Rotations include: Supply (Newark, NJ Brewery)Sales and Distribution (Louisville, KY)Region Sales (Dallas, TX)Zone Support (St. Louis, MO)Four month capstone project completed in ABInBev's North America IT and Business Services (IBS) department to define an operating model for how IBS supports our newly acquired craft breweries. This project enables our craft breweries to utilize our strong shared services setup, while enabling them to be innovation incubators.

Roanoke, In, Us

•Restructured flow and layout of current sewing cell processes, creating lean sewing cells with increased productivity•Led project focusing on inventory management and control in Vera Bradley's brick and mortar retail stores

Diamond Bar, California, Us

•Led a lean manufacturing project including a Kaizen event on raw materials waste from the labelers•Created a flow diagram of the facility, and identified areas of movement, material, and process waste•Trained hourly employees on best practices regarding scrap and labor waste

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Summer intern with Walmart Logistics based out of Gas City, IN. Over the course of the summer, I created several cost-saving tools using VBA in Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel, including a slotting tool based on product flow rates and movement studies. I also produced a cost-savings analysis in order to be able to aid senior management's decision in whether to retrofit or replace automated wrap machines in the Mechanized Grocery Distribution Centers.

Phoenix, Az, Us

Gained valuable experience in a manufacturing environment.Learned how a operator provides value within the manufacturing process through on-the-job experience.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor’S Degree, Industrial Engineering, Management Minor