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Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

United States

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Own total company omni-channel forecast, forecasting based on hindsight information and historical data while taking into account calendar shifts, promotional strategy, and assortment plans - Provide executive leadership with analyses into key time period sales/margin/KPI performance compared to forecast as well as recent history, and identify areas of opportunity to improve future performance - Create High/Mid/Low sales and margin scenarios for each channel (stores and online) by reforecasting trends based on price buckets, promotional cadence, and customer behavior - Work with supervisor and cross functional partners to determine future promotional calendar and recommend specific promotions/promotional changes to maximize sales/margin while reaching business goals

New York, New York

- Owned the daily forecast for total store fleet, and assisted supervisor with generating daily forecasts for online demand, net, shipped sales, and returns - Successfully delivered total omni forecast, architected promotional calendar, and led multiple meetings per week with executive leadership to align on business strategy while supervisor was on maternity leave - Analyzed business performance daily, and communicated results and strategy recommendations to entire company, including executive leadership- Consistently placed within the top 5 forecasters within Merchandise Planning team, and regularly delivered monthly and quarterly forecasts with 95%+ accuracy - Collaborated with Planning and Web teams to develop a cohesive promotional file suite of reports that improved promotional planning efficiency, and allowed visibility to offer composition to ensure promotions are targeting appropriate inventory areas - Partnered with marketing team on streamlining promotional messaging to align with merchandise planning initiatives

New York, New York

- Allocate 10,000-50,000 units Girls' Apparel to 120+ stores weekly - Adapted forecasting methods for all J.Crew divisions to account for departmental demand differences and seasonal differences to improve forecast accuracy- Analyze size selling trends to determine how to partition future product to ensure that styles are bought with appropriate size breakdowns- Updated the Size Hindsighting Tool to include meaningful metrics and product attributing information to easily identify areas of missed opportunity and concisely share this information with our cross functional partners - Work with the merchandising and planning team to ensure our Basic styles are consistently in stock in direct and retail stores, and recommend future buys and transfers to maintain inventory levels- Compile a list of all new product going to the concept store with style and shipment status and share this information with the retail operations team and visual merchandising team

Raleigh, North Carolina

- Manage a budget of over $600,000 and help the Union Activities Board committee chairs appropriately allocate funds to various on-campus events- Develop a universal procedure for committee chairs to request funding for their events, and assist them in creating budgets that will be presented to the Board with their funding request- Assist the President, Vice President, and VP of Communication in planning large-scale campus events such as Homecoming, the Red and White Ball, and the Last Day of Classes festival

New York, New York

- Completed an analysis on the performance of tall and curvy styles which was presented during investment review and helped determine the product assortment for Spring 2017- Worked with eleven interns to create a concept, implementation plan, and visual display for an Ann Taylor app which was presented to the Ann Inc executives, and conducted research to provide financial estimates of costs and returns on investment if the app was created- Created and distributed daily and weekly business reports to the merchandising and planning teams- Researched the selling patterns of products that share the same print by compiling data from Market Basket Analyses and Business Intelligence Reports and comparing the performance of products that share the same print and products that do not- Constructed recaps for pants and suits programs that can be quickly referenced to determine sales, inventory levels, gross margin, etc. for each month in Q1

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Manage a budget of $40,000 for cinema programming and maintain financial records- Reduced programming budget by 20% while maintaining a schedule of 25+ films per semester and no change in average attendance- Lead a diverse committee of graduate and undergraduate students in campus-level decision making- Hosted/co-hosted 11 programs during the 2015-2016 academic year, including the Tournées French Film Festival and Campus MovieFest

Sands Point, Ny

- Assisted customers with creating and revising event reservations, including wedding photography, parties, picnics, and tours for groups larger than 50- Accurately balance the cash register daily, record daily sales and park attendance, and maintain a schedule of the grounds

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Contributed to multiple projects including a collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology regarding the functionalization of DNA origami for cell programmable signaling- Designed and assembled DNA origami spikes using a new-found mini scaffold technique, and co-authored the article An Easy-to-Prepare Mini-Scaffold for DNA Origami about this process- Learned how to use software such as CaDNAno and atomic force microscopy programs to ensure proper creation and formation of DNA structures

Bachelor’S Degree, Applied Mathematics, 3.7

B.S. in Applied Mathematics with a concentration in Financial Mathematics and minors in Statistics and Economics.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Electric Vehicle Team, National Honors Society