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Hinsdale, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Prioritized executive management goals and schedules to drive business objectives and IT projects for the company.Change management for accounting software 2023 transition.Successfully migrated data center hosting for the company.Website development using platforms Citizen Developer, Squarespace, and WordPress for multiple sites for Cycla, creating auction site for selling bulk textiles worldwide.Partnered with outside PR team to improve LinkedIn and social media presence.

Greater Chicago Area

Management team member for 75+ retail thrift store locations.Representative for fundraising on behalf of 501(c)(3) American Veterans charities. Advised and consulted on potential real estate, contracts, negotiations, facilities management, energy brokerages, as well as liability insurance employee plans. Supervised over 50 employees.Applied start-up experience and best practices to create new inventory acquisition and fundraising streams.Replaced legacy fax and handwritten reporting with a new spreadsheet system using iPads.Executed a digital transformation to a dynamic and more technically efficient, safer driving routes for a fleet of 50 vehicles using iPads and GPS to route, track, and communicate, ultimately lowering costs to the company by half.Company representative for insurance negotiations for both employee disability claims, and liability insurance claims, saving the company over $100k per year.Created employee training and onboarding process at retail stores, improving employee retention, higher output, and increased sales.Spearheaded Wifi network update, VPN, and security apps where none had previously existed.

Redmond, Washington, United States

Managed corporate product launch deadlines and executed deployment of uniquely created video displayed on all Microsoft Retail “Video Wall” to over 30 retail stores.Met or exceeded all uptime and response goals while supporting background server hardware remotely.Imaged OS, software, and media for new store servers – QA-tested at least 5 servers per store for 30 locations. Supported, managed, and replaced servers nearing EOL as needed.

Greater Seattle Area

Increased sales and visibility of the video and lighting departments during the major paradigm shift with video, elevating the store to be the only destination for professional photographers and filmmakers. Consulted for still photographers transitioning from print to digital video.Provided night classes on lighting and video.

Greater Seattle Area

Developed new training processes with video and presentation media using Adobe Flash.Documented processes by writing digital technical manual for employees.New process shortened delivery time for training to vital Amazon buyers worldwide.

Dupont, Washington

•​ ​Awarded design wins for 100% of target OEMs for Intel Itanium•​ Technical Assistant to Intel VP, Anand Chandrasekher during OEM headquarter visits in US and Europe while providing top level processor roadmap presentations.•​ International factory support liaison for dual processor workstation motherboard launch.

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Reseller Channel Organization (RCO) Top inside sales representative for two years.​• Provided quarterly in person training to top reseller accounts in Southern California.​• Awarded at Intel International Sales Conference Top Inside Salesperson, 1996.

Bachelor'S Degree, Communication And Media Studies

Activities and Societies: ▪️1993 - 1995, Member of Student Alumni Connection. ▪️President, 1994-1995 Washington State University Student.

Education record