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United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Selected as one of 20 graduate students (out of 200+ applicants) for competitive policy-oriented internship
• Explored innovative programs and tools to provide technical assistance to small business owners, interviewing leaders in other cities' governments to glean best practices, to focus allocation of ~$18M in COVID-19 small.
• Assessed gaps in current City policies around economic development, public safety, and accessible communications, leveraging examples from other cities and states to contribute four recommendations to the Mayor's Office

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Analyzed procured juice concentrates costs, comparing projected to target price per unit, to size ~$6M savings opportunity; initiated effort with Procurement leaders to maximize savings capture through monthly.
• Created dynamic demand projection model incorporating inputs of anticipated volume usage for 10+ juice concentrate types to strengthen Procurement leaders' ability to manage future and existing contracts
• Developed and launched new, standardized monthly financial performance reporting across Operations areas (i.e., procurement, manufacturing, supply chain) to improve accountability, specificity in c-suite.

Greater Chicago Area

• Go-to-market support for multinational retailer launching two integrated healthcare clinics
• Created comprehensive roadmaps to ensure Finance, HR, Payer Relations, and Realty leaders remained on-track and were able to raise concerns around prep for first clinic launch
• Developed strategy recommendation for go-forward project management overseeing second clinic launch at start of 2020 while crafting client handover materials to guide successful future launchesOperational and cost.
• Coordinated and conducted seven field visits with frontline operational leaders to gather first-hand observations, assess key themes, and glean best practices for agency leadership
• Collected and analyzed field data highlighting maintenance issues and cost overruns informing recommendations on areas to explore further to increase aircraft readiness

Greater Denver Area

• Gained public sector strategic operations experience as a BCG extern in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor & Chief Operating Officer
• Led process improvement leaders (Lean Champions) across 17 state agencies to capture successes and identify opportunity areas, in compliance with Colorado’s SMART Act
• Oversaw development of strategy, project plans, and assessment tools for five key multi-agency IT process improvement efforts to benefit state agencies
• Crafted inter-administration transitional plan for state process improvement efforts, including: engagement with new leaders, support for in-flight efforts, and utilization of appropriated talent development funds

Greater Chicago Area

• Case experience includes the following:
• Cost diagnostic and organization transformation for global Tier 1 auto supplier
• Strategic workforce planning for Claims organization of multinational insurance company
• Organization transformation and design for Finance and Real Estate organizations of Canadian national grocery chain
• Cost diagnostic for US and Mexico business units of multinational petrochemical company

Greater Chicago Area

• Case experience includes the following:
• Post-merger benefits integration for national security and building services company
• Development of go-forward procurement operating model for national health insurer
• 2020 alumni strategy for growing national public charter school system
• Cost diagnostic for corporate headquarters and connected business units of global industrial goods company
• M&A strategy for major international brewing company

• Collaborated with other Resident Counselors to provide a residential environment that enhanced and supported participants’ academic success while building an inclusive and reflective community
• Provided additional assistance in the SIGM office, helping to maintain a weekly activity budget of $3000
• Planned and participated in hall activities that complemented and extended classroom learning for over 115 participants

• Developed a positive living environment designed to link community, faculty, and residents while limiting chance of conflict
• Promoted academic excellence, addressed student needs, and encouraged involvement among over 80 residents
• Led student-centered programs to facilitate communication and interaction among residents

• Honed public speaking and presentation skills through the delivery of informational “Discover Stanford” sessions explaining the application process and the realities of being a Stanford student for prospective.
• Counseled students and families who visited or called the Office of Undergraduate Admission to inquire about Stanford and its admission policies and practices

• Created a framework to analyze credit risk sensitivity to determine the implications of changes in macroeconomic variables on the credit risk models for the largest loan portfolios in the commercial bank, which was.
• Analyzed delinquency rates and forecasted default balances for consumer and corporate credit card owners through the end of 2015 to ensure cooperation amid increasing bank regulation

• Analyzed over 300 clients’ monthly account analysis reports and rectified errors during conversion to new notification application for clients that provided them with accurate account statements following the merger.
• Assisted in project management for the consolidation of over 1000 AFP codes for services provided by the department during its merger with M&I Bank to create a uniform database of codes for both of the merging banks.
• Created a comprehensive template upon which to record and respond to various client questions in a 40-person telephone command center about new services and products offered following the bank merger

• Created a procedures manual of steps necessary to implement 40 financial services offered through the treasury management department of the commercial bank
• Assisted in project management for the redrafting of the Harris Commercial Bank Funds Availability Policy to be in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act
• Updated database of over 1000 current commercial bank clients’ information during transition to new billing application

• Researched, analyzed, and compiled information to assist the Head of Operations in developing strategic plans for both domestic and international market expansion, of which expansion into Asian exchanges is still pending
• Analyzed technical aspects of various trading platforms and financial exchanges

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Master Of Public Policy - Mpp

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations, Minor In Spanish

Activities and Societies: Stanford Program in Writing and Rhetoric Undergraduate Advisory Board, Stanford NAACP, Stanford Model UN.

High School

Activities and Societies: Walter Payton National Honor Society, Walter Payton Model United Nations, Walter Payton Student Government.