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Charleston, South Carolina Metropolitan Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Greater New York City Area

Joined a start-up and helped shape business strategy and corporate ownership structure, offering a junior staff perspective and establish future employee recruitment and professional growth.Developed the role of Head of Research, identifying new ways to use tools such as LinkedIn and social media to build contact lists of companies and individuals.Served as officer manager, including managing IT and telecommunications, accounts payable and receivables, and infrastructure.

New York

Led data gathering, entry, and analysis efforts for an annual industry-wide compensation study focusing on North American restaurant companies and groups. Reviewed company annual reports, SEC filings, and conducted survey research of private companies.Developed an approach and related presentations on comparable skill sets, identifying new areas to "grow" future leaders.Analyzed psychometric assessments and corporate results to identify strengths of individual and corporate culture and areas for improvement. Supported mid-management and executive recruitment and search engagements in the hospitality, restaurant, and gaming industries.Supported marketing and re-branding efforts with the development of templates and brand and style guides.

New York City

Served as the Regional Operations Intern for the New York City region. Supported the Operations Department and seventeen hotels in New York City through data gathering, analysis, and standardization of reports and projections of monthly performance, customer satisfaction, outstanding payments, and brand standards. Led a variety of special projects including hotel openings, renovations, and expansions and property-specific reports, review, and analysis of pricing strategies, group business, and vendor contracts. Standardized and coordinated the development and implementation of operational performance measurement and reporting across eight different brands and several independent properties to assist in centralized management and decision making.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As an Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, I have been able to work on performance measures, strategic planning, change management, program management, and workforce planning and analysis with a wide range of clients. With all of these clients, I have provided long-term, big picture planning and processes as part of an integrated team. I have taken leadership on short-term tasks and small teams in order to deliver high quality products to clients in order to inform staffing, budgetary, and operational decisions. I directed special projects and tasks by assembling and managing ad-hoc teams, communicating assumptions, risks, and results to key stakeholders, delivered presentations and white papers, and oversaw implementation and schedules to meet desired results. This included managing project budget and schedules and weighing project priorities against other on-going activities.

Research Intern on a public sector reform project as part of the organizational strategy team. The project focused on what it takes to implement strategic change in 11 different government agencies. Through data collection, interviews, and analysis; we were able to come up with cross cutting themes and key requirements and suggestions.

Brussels Area, Belgium

As an intern supporting the Office of the Defense Adviser and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Liaison to the US Mission to the European Union through the US Mission to NATO, I focused on projects detailing the future of US-EU defense and military relations and the US response to EU political-military operations and events.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a Resident Assistant, I worked directly with five other RAs, each of whom were responsible for 50-70 residents in an upperclassman, suite style, residence hall in Washington, DC. The position required extensive and effective contact between administrators, residents, and other RAs through contractual obligations, volunteer arrangements, and community building through programs, advising, and support.

Greater New York City Area

I interned in the US Mission to the UN Press and Public Diplomacy Section. As an intern, I was able to attend Security Council meetings and assist in the briefing of the international press about the US position and role on the Security Council. In addition, I helped in the development of a Mock UN for inter-city children, helped to coordinate a goodwill diplomatic visit of Pakistani musicians to New York, Maine, and Israel, and provided general office support.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Hospitality Industry Studies

Activities and Societies: Grossinger Leadership Award Recipient Vice President, Hospitality and Tourism Graduate Society; Tisch Center.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science, International Studies, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Institutes and Centers: Campaign Management Institute, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies.