-Managing the flow of Costco’s Ecommerce orders to ensure timely delivery and reduction of member calls-Acting as a liaison between Depots, Buying, Call Center, Merchandizing staff, and Management-Notifying members of shipping delays-Daily and weekly departmental reporting-Maintaining shared internal documents used in daily business-Training of newly hired teammates and creation of procedures

-Executed all aspects of Costco’s annual ocean freight rate bid:-Negotiated shipping rates with steamship companies to provide better value to Costco shareholders-Analyzed US import rates and transport times to determine the best shipping company to consign for each available shipping lane-Coordinated Costco’s Buying departments, the freight forwarder, and steamship line carriers to facilitate the development of a set shipment plan for all US locations-Managed shipment of specific and time-sensitive goods, including cotton towels and seasonal items-Organized and analyzed shipping-related data in concise, meaningful, and understandable way to facilitate the flow of goods into Costco’s 12 US depots using detailed statistical reports (visual and quantitative) for Costco management

-Coordinated flow of imported goods into Costco’s 12 US depots as member of 8-person team -Liaised (written, verbal, face-to-face communication) between Buying departments, Customs Compliance team, and steamship line carriers to ensure timely departure and arrival of goods-Communicated with Buying departments to prepare rate and transit time quotes for goods-Tracked location of goods from origin overseas to US destination at Costco depots-Mitigated impact of vessel delay or port congestion by coordinating trucking labor to move goods from port to depot or to 3rd party offsite storage locations-Managed inbox at pre- and post-origin level that received 100+ emails daily

Prepared packaged meals for Costco warehouse members, provided member service, restocked and cleaned warehouse as member of 14-person team.

Member of 4-person Records and Content Management team at Oregon-based financial corporate office. Responsibilities included providing customer service as a receptionist and corporate telephone operator, organizing and verifying domestic and international financial documents that required maintenance of confidentiality, preparing facility for corporate meetings, and assisting building security staff. Contract ended March 2014.

Intern for non-profit commercial biomass stove manufacturer with initiatives in resource-limited international settings. Essential functions included researching potential donors, writing letters of inquiry, and writing grant proposals. Successfully prepared and submitted $5,000 grant proposal to fund InStove pilot project for biomass fuel source production in Kenya, which was awarded by the Clif Foundation.

Spanish tutor for undergraduate UO students (small groups and one-on-one).

Intern (UO IE3 Global Internship Program) at leading public pediatric hospital in Argentina. Member of hospital medical education outreach team that routinely conducts preventative pediatric health discussions and workshops for parents/caregivers at hospital, local schools, and orphanages. Organized workshops, gave public presentations, took demographical data, assisted with neighborhood vaccination campaign. All work done exclusively in Spanish.

One of five-man crew on commercial salmon fishing vessel in Southeast Alaska. Worked extended hours fishing, delivering product, cooking, navigating, cleaning and maintaining vessel and gear.

Worked 3+ years (both part- and full-time) at busy marine outfitting company providing customer assistance, completing sales, restocking inventory, filling purchase and store transfer orders, handling cash.