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Boulder, CO, US

Mountain View, CA, US

I lead the central Strategy & Operations team that supports the leadership of Google Cloud Platform. Our scope includes strategy planning, business planning, headcount management, operating cost management, OKR measurement and management, and special projects for leadership that address emergent business needs.

Mountain View, CA, US

• Tapped to help build out the Strategy & Innovation function for People Operations. S&I's mission is to shape, steward and implement Google's People Strategy. My primary focus areas in this role were resourcing.
• Business planning: Led development of a FTE demand sizing framework and related models for annual planning. Result: First-ever quantitative estimates for proposed change initiatives to support PeopleOps leadership in.
• Decision making and governance: Key contributor to enhanced decision making, prioritization and governance framework for cross-functional projects within PeopleOps

Mountain View, CA, US

• Member of the Strategy, Planning and Analysis team within Google Recruiting, part of Google's People Operations function.In this role, I supported the business planning, strategy and operational execution of our.
• Performance design: Project lead and primary designer for a step-change performance management framework for ~2,000 recruiters, affecting performance targets, evaluation metrics, and related incentives
• Cost reduction: Led spending review for department to identify headcount-neutral savings for 2023 annual planning. Result: Validated proposed actions for $XXXm in run-rate savings, partnering with Finance
• Contingent labor strategy: Overhauled Recruiting department Temp worker usage to meet Google hiring demand in 2021, centralizing hiring and management and changing supplier strategy. Result: 115% growth in Temp.
• Org redesign: Core member of Recruiting global restructuring project in 2020; created analytical tools for scenario planning and implementation, including labor location strategy review; Result: 11% reduction in FTE.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Role: Founding member of an internal management consulting group at the Bank, then part of the BNP Paribas group
• Focus on business unit strategy, organizational design, operational improvement, and innovation projects for senior leaders
• Restructuring: Led review for Bank’s largest business unit (3,000+ FTEs), recommending six initiatives with $65M+ value, spanning revenue enhancement, headcount reduction, organizational redesign, and process.
• Org redesign: Supported transformation program of a major functional area. Result: Integration of 120 decentralized FTE staff, organizational redesign, end-to-end process improvements, demand management and 22%.
• Process simplification: Led simplification review for $10B AUM Wealth Management unit: Result: Identified 30% savings opportunity that was implemented in stages by leadership
• Resolution Planning: Project lead for the Bank's Resolution Plan with the FDIC and Federal Reserve, a cross-functional project of corporate strategy, M&A valuation, liquidity stress testing, insolvency analysis, and.

Worldwide, OO

• Member of Corporate Restructuring group of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services in New York, London and Dubai
• Primary focus on leading advisory projects of underperforming or distressed firms for their boards, lenders and stakeholders
• Highly varied, hands-on role incorporating aspects of corporate finance, management consulting and interim management
• Industry focus on financial services and real estate
• Typical project scope included business plan review, strategic options development, financial analysis, M&A support, transaction structuring, and negotiation with stakeholders:- Lender advisory: Advised a major US bank.
• Significant international experience, including assets in and/or jurisdictions of Belgium, BVI, Germany, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Luxembourg, UAE and UK

Boston, MA, US

• Completed 8 consulting projects across a range of industries
• Project experience includes strategy, organizational design, operational improvement and cost reduction- Business unit/product strategy – UK financial services: Developed product expansion strategy for a private equity.
• Developed relationships at various levels of client teams, from board members to shop floor staff, to communicate project goals, obtain input, shape creative solutions and build consensus for implementation
• Functional experience includes market research, customer segmentation, marketing planning, growth strategy, product strategy, and project management
• Industry experience includes building materials, utilities, oil & gas, mining and financial services
• Responsible for managing, evaluating and coaching junior project team members

Mclean, VA, US

• Summer internship in the Generalist Program
• Analyzed opportunities for redesigning back office and support operations of a major US brokerage house
• Conducted surveys, client interviews and other primary data gathering to assess current capacity, resource usage and breakpoints
• Results presented to executive committee, leading to next phase of engagement
• Received full time job offer at end of internship program

London, GB

• Assistant VP in Corporate Treasury, working on projects across HSBC's North American consumer and mortgage finance businesses
• Structured and managed over $5 billion in securitizations and other borrowing arrangements for multiple business units
• Prepared monthly and ad hoc financial reporting and analysis for both internal management and external stakeholders
• Managed work of several inter-departmental project teams beyond direct reporting lines
• Business unit experience included bank and private label credit cards, auto loans, home equity lending and mortgage finance

• Established and managed a small, community development not-for-profit focused on helping small businesses and entrepreneurs in low/moderate income areas of San Francisco
• Advised clients on obtaining bank financing and in addressing other business concerns

US

• Provided banking coverage for structured finance, securitization, asset M&A, and asset-based lending
• Promoted to Associate and then Vice President in approximately 4 years, a very accelerated career progression
• Managed 2 to 5 analysts and associates, including hiring, day-to-day supervision, training, and evaluation
• Completed 60+ securitizations for $50+ billion, via private placements and domestic/international public offerings
• Responsible for all aspects of transactions, including due diligence, project management, valuation, cashflow and bond modelling, legal structuring, rating agency negotiations, accounting and tax implications, investor.
• Heavy client contact with banks, finance companies, retailers and manufacturers

• 6 month, full time internship
• Prepared competitive market analyses for Partners in Retail Industry consulting practice
• Analyzed foreign market entry and JV/partnering strategies for a major shoe manufacturer and a luxury goods retailer
• Received full time job offer at end of internship

Mba, Strategic Management

Accounting

Ab, Economics

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