Lorena Colon Email & Phone Number

Central Park East Middle School - East Harlem

Enriching young students minds and giving them the tools necessary to foster a love of math.

• Coordinated first-ever Board Retreat to revise the organization’s mission and vision statements, clarify their branding message, update the organizational structure to include a Board of Advisors, and propose a new fundraising strategy• Managed Board members on several projects which included creating a new marketing brochure, launching a new website and updating the program’s curriculum• Collaborated with Chief Financial Officer to create a partnership with an after school program to provide our services to their after-school Entrepreneurship Club

responsible for the mechanical design of operational ground equipment and custom waveguide assemblies for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite programCollaborated with a multi-functional Integration & Test team to create a computer model of the AEHF satellite to aid in test equipment design, which resulted in no interference between the satellite and test infrastructure, minimal infrastructure redesigns as compared to previous satellite projects, and promotion from Entry-Level Engineer to Junior-Level EngineerAnalyzed the root causes for missed integration milestones in a team of 6 using Six Sigma LEAN concepts; recommendations reduced subsequent integration schedules and led to a cost savings of $500K plusDeveloped cost and schedule forecasts for new test infrastructure requirements during satellite integrationManaged a small team of technicians during mechanical integration tasks off-site at Lockheed Martin which included a condensed schedule and reduced resources• Supported UCLA Anderson faculty in teaching business strategy concepts to a diverse group of over 100 non-profit executives in the US and West Africa• Led 22 non-profit exectives through an intensive strategic planning process, which included a five-forces and SWOT analysis of their organization• Collaborated with non-profit executives to formulate SMART goals and strategies for their organizations in order to increase operational efficiency, improve marketing effort, and create greater financial stability

• Completed a comprehensive needs assessment and researched alumni services best practices to structure a model for the Infrastructure Academy’s Alumni Services• Created a partnership with a local trade union for Infrastructure Academy’s Industry-Mentor program after researching best practices, which included consulting with mentor coordinators of various mentor programs. • Collaborated with CEO to build a pro-forma budget for the Generation Power business plan, a for-profit business where high school students perform energy audits for residential homes and high schools

• Lead engineer responsible for the mechanical design of operational ground equipment and custom waveguide assemblies for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite program• Collaborated with a multi-functional Integration & Test team to create a computer model of the AEHF satellite to aid in test equipment design, which resulted in no interference between the satellite and test infrastructure, minimal infrastructure redesigns as compared to previous satellite projects, and promotion from Entry-Level Engineer to Junior-Level Engineer• Analyzed the root causes for missed integration milestones in a team of 6 using Six Sigma LEAN concepts; recommendations reduced subsequent integration schedules and led to a cost savings of $500K plus• Developed cost and schedule forecasts for new test infrastructure requirements during satellite integration• Managed a small team of technicians during mechanical integration tasks off-site at Lockheed Martin which included a condensed schedule and reduced resources

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M.B.A, General Management

Activities and Societies: • Honors: Graduate Opportunity, UCLA Anderson, and Vanessa Bates Fellowship Recipient • Leadership: Internal VP.

B.S, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: • Honors: Hispanic Scholarship Fund Recipient; NASA Undergraduate Research Scholar • Leadership.