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Director of Strategic Operations and Community Investments, Medtronic Foundation.Responsible for the development of the strategy, governance, communication, and grantmaking functions, in addition to STEM program development and employee engagement initiatives. Liaison between the Foundation and Medtronic operating units globally and architect of the Foundation's organizational health survey action plans. Leader of the Hispanic Latino Network's external partnerships pillar, representative of Medtronic Philanthropy on the Minnesota Business Coalition for Racial Equity.

Led a team responsible for the governance, technology, grant making operations and training of all Community Relations bodies of work. Led the development of the strategic road map associated with each of these bodies of work and partnered with research and insights colleagues to evaluate and provide data driven recommendations on opportunities relevant to the work.* Created and executed community relations strategy. Developed and trained program policies, procedures, and processes, and assured legal, financial, and regulatory compliance.* Developed grant, social impact investment, sponsorship, research, and commercial co-venture programs. Facilitated the achievement of numerous corporate philanthropic and social impact initiatives.* Assessed operational gaps and opportunities, evaluated, restructured, and upgraded headcount and technology platforms, documentation, and communication systems, improved communications and operational efficiency and consistency, and delivered $750,000 in operational cost savings within 2 years.* Implemented Best Practices procedures and protocols, aligned Department Team and enterprise-wide compliance and regulatory practices, and mitigated corporate risk and liability.* Restructured, motivated, and led team that was recognized by the Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF), Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy (CECP), Association of Corporate Contributions Professionals (ACCP), peers, and colleagues as a Best-in-Class operations team.* Consulted with Compliance, Legal, Assurance, Employee & Labor Relations, & Finance Teams, vetted organizational partners and affiliates and recommended strategic partnerships based on insights.

Led the development and execution of the philanthropic strategy in support of key strategic business initiatives. Led a team to develop the portfolio supporting Cause Marketing, International Giving, Corporate Security, Sustainability, Talent Acquisition, Food Donations; as well as national partnerships with the American Red Cross, St. Jude and Salvation Army.* Conceptualized and defined internal corporate philanthropic partnership strategy, goals, and program objectives, managed a $18-million grant budget, responsible for a $90-million in-kind donation program, established grant recipient qualifications and parameters, and facilitated the award of national and local grants to underserved community members.* Established Law Enforcement, Government, Academic Institutional, and Non-Profit organization partnerships, created and managed organization-specific Cause Marketing, International Giving, Corporate Security, Sustainability, Talent Acquisition, and Food Donation Programs, and optimized community outreach and program value.

Led a team responsible for driving a $600M+ hardlines business consisting of private label and national brand merchandise. Worked with the team to build the financial plan, deliver monthly forecasts, build the assortments and inventory allocation, plan circular support and manage space utilization. *Coached and developed the team and collaborated across the organization with numerous subject matter experts and peers. * Developed and managed 40+ vendor partners, negotiated contract pricing, vendor income, and marketing budget, and optimized contract value and return on investment.* Collaborated with vendors, developed an owned-brand product assortment, and delivered 35% of area gross profits.* Developed and implemented a comprehensive marketing plan inclusive of circular advertising, in-store marketing plans and strategic product placement; drove 30% of the pyramids 4th quarter sales volume.

Led a team responsible for strategy, planning and execution of the visual presentation for all softlines floorpads within the Target store.*Reorganized, restructured, and led 35-person Merchandise Presentation Team responsible for product placement in 1,300 Target stores nationwide.*Developed, refined and executed a new visual presentation strategy and designed and implemented a new 3D visual merchandising technology platform, elevating visual merchandising quality and performance.* Defined deliverables across Softlines Team, streamlined and optimized store communications process, and optimized visual presentation productivity and efficiency.* Trained, mentored, developed, and empowered talent team members, and successfully promoted 65% of personnel to advancement opportunities. * Attended senior-level planning and execution meetings and collaboratively developed and project managed the execution of presentation strategy.