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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Utilized design thinking methodologies to analyze call center procedures and conceptualizeactivities to re-imagine processes, resulting in $8M in anticipated cost reductions

• Enhanced financial model and presented strategy recommendations to global VP, increasingprojected profits by $20 M over 5 years.
• Created deck to pitch NewCo to venture capitalists resulting in $40 M in committed resourcesand ongoing discussions.

• Initiated competitive landscape assessment to understand company differentiation,competitors, and potential partners. Identified and created pitch for strategic partnershipincluding a financial model predicting $1.4 B.

Tamil Nadu, India

• Co-created assessment to identify critical issues and provide actionable recommendationswithin entrepreneurial enterprises. Anticipated sales of the assessment are $120,000 this year.
• Led design thinking sessions to produce personas, customer journey maps, and prototypes tofoster customer empathy, understand customer needs and create solutions

Mounds View, MN

• Produced cost/benefit analysis and influenced leadership to invest in new global eventmanagement ecosystem to support 460 locations and 35,000 registrations annually. Justified$7.5M spend and gained approval for $2M.
• Conducted user research and created journey maps for event management tool, resulting incomprehensive understanding of user needs and justification of additional $2 M in features.
• Devised business case, sourced funding, and directed technical team for integration betweenmajor systems (Cvent and Salesforce.com), saving estimated $78K per year
• Oversaw 15 member committee to engage 1300 younger employees via leadership advocacy,professional events, and social impact- resulting in $50K donations annually.

Minneapolis, MN

• Led technical team and designed custom system to manage 6K grant requests annually fromexternal applicants. Consolidated processes, resulting in 75% reduction in application length
• Spearheaded program to increase inclusion of women in leadership. During tenure, 80program participants completed 17 projects, achieving 100% leadership satisfaction levels
• Collaborated to complete market and pricing analysis, provide a recommended country insouth-east Asia and market entry strategy for new product launch

Bloomington, Indiana Area

Chicago, IL

Greater New York City Area

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Strategy And Data Analytics

Activities and Societies: Women in Business (VP of Community Building); Design + Business (Facilitator); Peer Recruiting Coach, Michigan.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Economics And Public Policy

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