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Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Produced detailed reports and data visualizations, and presented findings to clients to drive tangible improvements in their payment strategies.
• Collaborated with internal and external stakeholders to execute project deliverables and review commercial contracts and SLAs.
• Led direct negotiations with acquirer's, vendors & card networks on merchants' behalf - driving go-forward rate reductions and incentives, whilst preserving the wider relationship(s); balancing supplier capabilities.

• Engaged with Fortune 500 clients to deliver high-quality analytics and payment optimization solutions.
• Performed in-depth analysis of complex payment data, benchmarking key performance indicators, and conducting industry research.
• Utilized intricate methodologies and proprietary data platforms to identify and present optimization opportunities.

Atlanta, Georgia

• CMSPI is an independent payments optimization consultancy working on behalf of large B2C merchants
• Identifying opportunities for optimization in client payment processing arrangements, achieving six & seven figure annual savings and rebates for client
• Analyzed large, complex datasets to uncover issues with billing and current processing arrangements, in order to reduce costs for clients with multiple billing platforms
• Created succinct presentations for C-level executives, detailing current payments arrangements, areas of opportunity for cost reductions through negotiations with suppliers
• Extensive training in the US and Global payments landscapes, including legislation and industry trends

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Interned in a hybrid format in the Audit department of EY in Dubai. Worked on more than ten different engagements over three months. Shadowed Assurance Seniors and participated in fieldwork. Responsibilities included.
• Conducted warehouse stock count procedures independently to verify existence and completeness of products.
• Worked with clients of all different sizes, industries, and cultural backgrounds.

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Finding ways to retain student employees by using statistical analysis on data organized using traditional methods at the dining courts

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Worked with graduate students on aerodynamics projects in a professional lab environment

West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Looked at trends in engineering students in the FYE program at Purdue to understand how students could do as best as possible. Cleaned and organized data to ensure that our team could understand the raw survey data.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Economics

Bachelor'S Degree, Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical Engineering

Education record

Part of the inaugural STEM class Capstone Researcher