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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• 2nd rotation of CS/CX MBA program• Helping establish a brand new demand forecasting team. Work consists of strategic visioning, setting expectations and milestones, and creating an operational roadmap while building partnerships with various commercial & operational divisions at Delta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• 1st rotation in the Commercial Strategy & CX 2-year MBA leadership development program• Improved revenue of Transatlantic entity’s largest scope by 18% YoY on 2% YoY volume by creating targeted pricing actions based on market analysis and cross-collaboration partnerships with JV partners (Air France & KLM in FR/NL).• Created transition framework for entity’s move into new operating model through partnership with technical, training, and pricing teams

- Recipient of Merit Fellowship Award, Lettmann Family MBA Fellowship, and The Murray Foundation Fellowship- GLOBASE Botswana (Global and Social Entrepreneurship) - 2021-2022 Leadership Team; Spring 2021 Consultant for Nubian Seed (sole female owner/operator health & beauty skincare)- Adam Smith Society (President)- Supply Chain & Digital Enterprise Academy- Spring 2021 Consultant for F500 real estate company - provided research & white paper on AI & automation in the logistics space

Conducted research on event-based entrepreneurship (focused on SXSW conference) in support of Office of Management and Entrepreneurship

Chicago, Illinois, United States (Remote)

Supported an Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) with his Entrepreneurship-Through-Acquisition (ETA) search by conducting industry and market analysis, company search, and due diligence.

Detroit, Michigan, United States

• Built strategic business case to create innovative product ($6B SOM) in new markets using design-thinking, competitive assessment, build-buy-partner analysis, and market sizing• Created 1st in-depth competitor analysis (~10 apps) for OnStar Guardian and recommended future strategic positioning following app's U.S. launch

East London, South Africa

In a start-up atmosphere, you name it and I probably did it. I advised and collaborated with organizational leadership on strategic planning and implementation of major initiatives for the school's development in its financial, operational, physical, and educational structure. I loved mentoring the volunteers and high school boys, but otherwise, a few of my proudest achievements are:Strategic:- Completed end-to-end overhaul of student sponsorship program (20% of total income; 165% growth in 2 years after overhaul)- Prepared annual budgets for Trusts (profitable all 5 years or service)- Created financial model to project costs and growth plans for next 10 yearsOperational:- Helped implement the Outdoor Education program (built obstacle course, co-led overnights, etc.)- Created first robust marketing collateral (brochures, letters to sponsors)- Created various operational processes and documentation (application forms, employee evaluations, donor database, etc.)

After a few volunteer trips to South Africa, I chose to move internally at J.P. Morgan to a role focused on employee engagement and development.Oversaw a program that helped the firm build high-performance teams and enabled employees to extend their contributions and grow their career. We achieved this through various sub-programs such as mentoring, internal mobility, community & philanthropic events, focus groups, etc. I enjoyed working with senior executives on their passion projects, and my proudest achievements are:- Planned over 20 town hall events for ~2,000 participants in over 15 global locations in ~2 months- Created, managed, and published weekly and monthly newsletters (audience of ~40,000)- Created program overviews and operational guidelines for leads to better communicate efficiently and report on KPIs

Managed trade operations team (4 direct reports) that reduced firm’s risk exposure during record volumes. I especially enjoyed building strong client relationships (both internally and externally) and managing a team. A few of my proudest achievements are:- Eliminated 100% of accounts payable backlog by overhauling payment process to save relationship with key vendor (process was then implemented by other teams)- Mentoring 4 YearUp interns in their career and personal development- Reduced reporting time by 75% by partnering with technology teams to automate process

Senior member on trade operations team (Syndicated Loan portfolio)- Transitioned team from Houston, TX to New York, NY- Transferred 75+ Bear Stearns investment bank positions to JPM portfolio urgently during the 2008 financial crisis - Built reputation as go-to contact for team to Front Office business partners and Sales Desk through excellent client service and performance

- Received the Recognition Award for exceptional service and leadership during record volumes- Streamlined and managed several reports used by senior management- Excelled in selling fronting exposure, directly reducing the company’s riskGiven opportunity to work on Deal Closing Team, but after 6 months, I was invited to move to NYC and help transition the Primary Trading team (my former team) to NYC.- Coordinated syndicated deal closings and their setup on internal systems- Processed borrowings by clients and fee payments to lenders as part of the deal closing process- Analyzed discrepancies through account reconciliation- Created more automated funding process to reduce issuance time by 75%- Trained new team members in the trade settlement process

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Strategy With Double Minors In Management & Marketing, 3.96 / 4.00

Awards & Recognition - Recipient of Merit Fellowship Award, Lettmann Family MBA Fellowship, The Murray Foundation Fellowship.

Bba, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.75 / 4.00

Awards & Recognition - Magna Cum Laude - Dean's List 2000-2005 - President's list 2 semesters - Recipient of Wilfred H. Long, Sr. Memorial.