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Olympia, WA

Kent, WA

• Sierra is a private wood and wood product company that works in a fast growing B2B industry that is always changing.My duties include:
• Maintained Purchasing Budget to stay within cost and time constraints while meeting operational business needs and profitability;
• Utilized Six Sigma approach on Sierra’s invoicing system to reduce down-time between delivery and invoice by a third;
• Reduced freight costs by 20% by combining high freight orders across locations maximizing Less… Show more Sierra is a private wood and wood product company that works in a fast growing B2B industry that is always.
• Reduced freight costs by 20% by combining high freight orders across locations maximizing Less than Truckload usage-space and initiating a last mile program;
• Managed contract rebate programs across multiple suppliers to ensure capture of sales incentives. Managed customer rebate incentive program to ensure customer satisfaction;

Rochester, NY

Artemis is a benefit corporation that generates funding for refugee education initiatives through the sale of our unique accessories. My partners and I competed with this business plan with the Hult Prize in London and took third place with it in the New York State Business Plan Competition. E-commerce and brick and mortar sales.Duties:-- Implemented and.

Fort Worth, Texas

A non profit designed to teach empathy to children to reduce bullying. I still consult for this non-profit on implementation and operational strategies as it moves from its pilot program into a wider distribution.-- Implemented the company’s pilot program that minimized behavioral incidents by 70% compared to a controlled group-- Analyzed pilot program.

Rochester, NY

Oasis Foods is a startup Benefit Corporation that addresses Food Deserts by selling prepared, frozen meals via vending machines, bodegas, and food truck. In Food Deserts, meals are sold at production cost, and outside of Food Deserts the sales cover profits for the company and costs of the Food Desert. Oasis is a women and minority owned company.

Fort Worth, TX

Created a K-12 curriculum for a school within a psychiatric hospital for 5-18 year olds; managed all operations of the schools at three locations; responsible for the Fort Worth School; developed employee training programs.-- Optimized business efficiency by 50% through expert oversight of the overall operations of schools across three locations.

Fort Worth, TX

Taught and Tutored SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT. Directed all academic and curriculum elements of the center.-- Commendation for minimizing off-site classroom costs by 10% as the interim operation director at Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions-- Recognition for streamlining the company’s performance by 20% through assessment of center progress data on budget.

La Puente, CA

A school with primarily first generation Latino and Pilipino students. Taught Religion, English, Math, and Study Skills; ran student clubs; freshman class advisor; member of the discipline board-- Efficiency in serving on multiple cross-functional teams-- Tailored conceptual material into something easily accessible-- Developed a Study Skills curriculum.

Mba, Competitive And Organizational Strategy, Business Operations

Activities and Societies: President: Simon Gay-Straight Alliance; Club Member: Simon NetImpact, Simon Women in Business, Simon Golf Club.

Ma, Theology

Awarded Merit Scholarship 100%

Ba, Theology

Activities and Societies: Junior and Senior class representative in Student Government; Special Events Chair on Student Programming board.