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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 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 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;• Maintained physical and digital inventory across storage, consignment, and general inventory locations within Sierra;• Negotiated purchase-orders for thousands of SKUs across hundreds of vendors; • Maintained product knowledge on thousands of SKUs and sourced materials for new product lines;• Maintained an up to date ETA database for all outstanding local, national, and international purchase orders to ensure timely delivery and meet deadlines;• Arranged and negotiated incoming freight carriers for both LTL and FTL and planned daily routes for outside deliveries on internal fleet trucks. Show less

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 maintained an international retail supply chain-- Kept a triple bottom line in the supply chain and operational strategy in… Show more 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 maintained an international retail supply chain-- Kept a triple bottom line in the supply chain and operational strategy in order to keep our b-corp status-- Managed an E-Commerce Supply Chain-- Developed Process Improvement strategies-- Ran Lean Operations-- Applied Six Sigma Principles Show less

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 results-- Establishment of the implementation plan for all new schools-- Oversaw expansion of the program for additonal… Show more 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 results-- Establishment of the implementation plan for all new schools-- Oversaw expansion of the program for additonal grade levels-- Guaranteed compliance of all content with established state and federal guidelines Show less

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 established by 3 MBA students, including myself, at the Simon Business School, University of Rochester.-- Full accountability in structuring… Show more 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 established by 3 MBA students, including myself, at the Simon Business School, University of Rochester.-- Full accountability in structuring and executing business plan, distribution chain, and operational strategy-- Developed of the vending machine distribution concept-- Conceptualized and proposed initial idea for various initiatives-- Ran all operations of the company-- Originated the One for One strategy-- Served as one of the three founders who make all corporate decisions for the company-- Company was accepted to the High Tech Incubator as a student company through the Simon Business School, University of Rochester Show less

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-- Facilitated employee training programs for professional development-- Hands-on supervision and trainings to teachers at three schools… Show more 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-- Facilitated employee training programs for professional development-- Hands-on supervision and trainings to teachers at three schools and eight mental health technicians-- Built entire operations system of the school system from the ground up-- Grew the business from academic referral sources from an average school year daily census of 45 patients to 80-- Managed and trained teachers at the other 3 schools and ran a staff of 8 mental health techs to assist at my location.-- Created specialized education plans for struggling students that brought their grades up to 70% in all classes upon return to their home schools-- Devised a plan for weekly educational updates on every patient to both the parents and the medical staff without sacrificing efficiency of the other operations or adding additional staff. Show less

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 and goals as well as presentation of findings to the center director-- Keen oversight of human resources administration… Show more 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 and goals as well as presentation of findings to the center director-- Keen oversight of human resources administration duties such as interviewing, training, evaluating, hiring, and managing entire academic staff, thus resulted to center-wide teacher satisfaction increase from an average of 60% to 80%-- Interviewed, trained, evaluated, hired, and managed entire academic staff (23 teachers and tutors)-- Matched students with tutors that would best service their needs -- Developed faculty training that increased center-wide teacher satisfaction average from 60% to 80% Show less

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 for incoming Freshman who scored below acceptable on the entrance exam, all students who took the class had a 70% report card… Show more 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 for incoming Freshman who scored below acceptable on the entrance exam, all students who took the class had a 70% report card average or better their first year.-- Selected by the Jewish American Federation as 1 of 25 teachers in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of Orange to participate in the Holy Land Democracy Project—a program for teachers to learn about the modern state of Israel and teach about it upon returning. Show less

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.