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South Carolina, United States

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, IL, US

Strategy and Management Consulting Group

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• Created a concentrated supply chain map of aerospace and automotive OEMs to increase business development for a coatings and paint engineering company.
• Influenced an international, multi-billion-dollar manufacturer on a new product development through several phases of qualitative, quantitative, and secondary research.
• Facilitated extensive market and qualitative research to support a private equity firm’s decision to acquire a national specialty contractor.

Madrid, ES

• Assisted with IE MBA admissions and recruiting strategies during MBA candidacy.
• Managed content on IE MBA facebook page.

Somerville, MA, US

• Performed an industry landscape and SWOT analysis for the overall 5-year strategic plan of a private school enterprise in South Africa, totaling over 1,000 employees.
• Led a team of two other consultants through primary research which involved interviewing key stakeholders within the company, government officials, and direct competitors.
• Created a GAP matrix with direct competitors to expose opportunities for client to take advantage of immediately.
• Communicated and presented findings throughout the engagement to a team of C-suite executives, including the CEO who ultimately supported strategic suggestions and implemented them in 2019.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Managed financials for 11 investment properties with combined annual revenue of $60 million.
• Executed month-end close to procure financial statements, along with financial analysis, for properties.
• Led financial analysis calls with property management teams and accounting department to investigate open issues with month-end close and communicate financial position.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Completed quarterly and annual compilation reports and write-ups in GAAP basis, cash basis, and income tax basis with occasional supplemental data such as yearly comparison and budget analysis.
• Implemented and maintained books for companies ranging from $500k to over $10 million in annual revenue.
• Pioneered application of new Property Tax software; time to complete the returns was halved, created a significant process improvement, and allowed Smith & Howard to take on more Property Tax clients.

• Maintained and reconciled a majority of A/R G/L accounts, amounting to over $10mm in receivables.
• Led direct marketer statement project to provide clarity into the accounts receivables process for over 20 producers on a more efficient and timely basis.
• Formulated an excel sheet from extrapolated data requested from IT to find and reverse an error of over $700k in dealer profit program, leading to a significant recuperation of lost funds.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, US

• Employed full-time during college as a substitute manager at Quiktrips around Georgia.
• Represented clerk team’s concerns and ideas in Southeast Region of the Atlanta Division for Division Resource meetings leading to a higher retention rate in defined area.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration, Accounting