Lee Thornquist Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Promoted to a Senior Operations Specialist for Abercrombie & Kent's USA & Canada DMC, with a heavy focus on luxury tailor made Alaskan trips.

Chicago (Remote)

Promoted to an Operations Specialist for Abercrombie & Kent's USA & Canada DMC, with a heavy focus on luxury tailor made Alaskan trips. Responsibilities of my role include:- Successfully operating on-the-ground Alaska trips- Building out relationships with new and existing suppliers (excursion vendors, hotels, guiding companies)- Preparing detailed guest.

Chicago (Remote)

Operations Coordinator for Abercrombie & Kent's USA & Canada DMC.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

In early 2021 Lee Thornquist is running over 1,100 miles around Lake Michigan in 36 days. He is raising money for the Alzheimer's Association before, during, and after the run. Throughout the journey he is planning to live out of an RV and use it as the main support vehicle, but is still searching for the RV and a driver.For more details on the run, the.

Website

Edge of Comfort is a website / podcast dedicated to sharing experiences and advice from nine months of solo traveling 12 countries in Asia. I created the website and podcast to explore growth through travel and share adventures, perspectives, and philosophies of unique world travelers. While managing the website and podcast, I:- Arranged interviews with.

Downers Grove

As a Product Specialist at Abercrombie & Kent (A&K), I support and design luxury small-group journeys in A&K's Europe portfolio. Current destinations include Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Scandinavia, and more. Abercrombie & Kent is a luxury travel.

Austin, Texas

Oracle Marketing Cloud provides marketing leaders with data-driven solutions that unify their marketing resources and empowers their teams to deliver more personalized customer experiences across every channel – helping attract and retain ideal customers.I consulted and advised Marketing, Sales & IT Executives on their revenue generation strategies, and.

Chicago, IL

• Researched the current product backlog reporting process and implemented changes to improve the accuracy and efficiency of internal & external reporting.
• Optimized company-wide demo equipment tracking through a standardization of rental systems and isolated product budgets to better track department spending.
• Analyzed price exception sales to create a pricing template employees use to assess acceptable values of customer discounts.
• Evaluated and classified channel partner spending as Above or Below Gross Margin in order to propose accounting adjustments for channel partner budgets.

Burr Ridge, IL

• Consulted with potential applicants daily and provided information on housing and requirements.
• Implemented filing strategy to transfer financial documents to company’s server in an organized way to help employees easily find files.
• Interacted with current senior residents to fulfill their everyday needs.
• Learned to effectively communicate and work alongside multiple departments of the company.
• Traveled to various properties under management for site cleaning and to resolve immediate residential problems or other outstanding issues.

Oak Brook, IL

• Maintained conditions on driving range and helped ensure the practice areas were running smoothly.
• Developed communication skills through interactions with members and supervisors and worked proactively through many responsibilities such as bag drop, cart barn, and the driving range.
• Provided cleaning of the range and practice greens, kept range golf balls cleaned and fully stocked, shined clubs and checked that bags were properly stored in the bag room.
• Greeted members as they arrived and took clubs to correct course they were playing.
• Learned to pay attention to detail and ensure members had an enjoyable experience.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Bootcamp

Currently enrolled in an Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Bootcamp through Caltech & Simplilearn to make a career change into a.

Bachelor'S Degree, Finance

Activities and Societies: Indiana University Dance Marathon - Logistics Committee, Investment Banking Club - Member, X201 (Advanced Excel.

Non-Graduating Exchange Program, Finance

Studied finance and business strategy at one of Asia's top universities during the spring semester of 2015.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Tennis Team, DECA Business Club, Athletes Committed to Excellence Club, Church Choir