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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Advise government agencies, businesses, and non-profits to shape and deliver better investments and public policies, especially in the fields of economic development, urban technology and innovation, and place-based investing and real estate development.

Greater New York City Area

HR&A Advisors is an industry-leading consulting firm providing services in real estate, economic development, and program design and implementation.

Greater Boston Area

- Launched Digital Consulting initiative to advise state agencies on best practices and technologies for service delivery - Managed team of 8 through user research and delivery for project to re-envision state workforce system- Briefed workforce agency clients (including agency heads) weekly and presented findings to cabinet secretaries- Delivered quick-win proof of concept platforms and dashboards and tested them with users on the field - Trained client agency staff in human-centered design and drafted playbook on user research and design thinking

Greater Boston Area

- Developed executive-level partnerships with 100+ state agencies to assist their transition to new Mass.gov state website, providing training and support for new platform and tracking and reporting progress through KPIs- Advocated for statewide digital transformation across platform, cloud, security, and service-level standards- Managed planning, spending priorities, and tracking for the office’s $9MM capital and operating budgets- Hired, trained, and managed 55 interns to assist content creation for new state website; exceeded targets by 30%

Singapore

- Provided technology, energy, and pharmaceutical MNCs with government affairs and market entry intelligence on ASEAN economies- Conducted distributor outreach, regulatory engagement, and market studies for a U.S. state's economic development agency and firms- Prepared monthly briefings on key Asian economic and political developments, liaising with regional market leads to provide insightful analysis to APCO staff and executives

Singapore

Prepared report on improving inter-agency cooperation and local resident engagement in urban planning for the "Reimagining Tampines" urban redevelopment program as part of Policy Analysis Exercise curricular requirement

Londra, Regno Unito

- Interviewed lead auditors of 12 UK major government projects, using their insights on assessing major program design to update the NAO's "Initiating Successful Projects" guide for the current policy and economic landscape

New York City

Urban Fellow placed with the Office of Citywide Purchasing - Performance Management and Analysis unit, where I worked as a procurement analyst and project assistant- Managed contracting, data management, and compliance processes re-engineering for $6.5MM-value citywide goods contracts- Analysed procurement-card spend data to determine outlay patterns in Hurricane Sandy response and model rebate returns between existing and prospective service providers- Devised and proposed to executives a social impact procurement strategy to favor small business and local economy growth through targeted purchasing and leveraging of spend intelligence and multiplier effects

Guildhall, London

- Assisted Economic Development Office in drafting special interest reports on London and U.K. as centers for innovation and business- Prepared briefs on U.K. immigration policy and House of Commons inquiries for top-level executivesAwarded grant by the Harvard University Center for European Studies and Institute of Politics as stipend for this internship

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) (Cum Laude), Government

- B.A. in Government, Magna Cum Laude in Field (focus on international relations) - Secondary Field in Psychology (focus on social.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Public And Economic Policy

Coursework in economics, econometrics, political economy, and public management Expected to receive Distinction honors Dual-Degree.

Master In Public Policy

Coursework in international and behavioral economics, international affairs, and urban policy; seminars in negotiations (at NUS Business.