Melanie Melo Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

• Collaborate with CfB leadership team, identify stakeholders at all levels of the organization.• Develop standard operating procedures, documenting workflow and process steps. Currently working on several workflows and improving them using Continuous Improvement methodologies and tools.• Develop, implement and manage action plans for continuous improvement projects • Develop tools and methods to track and report relevant key performance indicators (KPI’s)• Develop documents and training of existing and new processes/systems to improve staff knowledge and capabilities.• Coordinate internal and external meetings to maintain communication between internal and external stakeholders, and other involved participants• Coordinate day-to-day aspects of projects including status reporting, document generation, and task management• Facilitate and support process storyboarding sessions. • Make presentations to stakeholder groups.• Design and create communication materials including targeted email messages, training videos and infographics.• Ensure that George Brown College-Centre for Business branding standards, messaging and style guidelines are consistent in all communications• Provide administrative support to the Director of Planning, Operations and Administration.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Provide senior administrative support to the Dean, Director of Planning and the event planning teams such as providing project coordination and management of events and special projects, creating documentation for project implementation and undertaking research and data analysis. Provides administrative support for the annual business planning process including data entry and generating reports on database management software.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Elected to provide leadership and administrative management to six committees that support Portuguese businesses, professionals, and students driving pride in Portuguese culture and fostering success. Plans, coordinates, and executes various events and programming for the Federation by connecting and liaising with internal and external stakeholders. Currently a Vice Chair of the Scholarship Committee, Chair of the Networking Committee and members on the Communications, Finance and Podcast Committees.Notable Achievements Plans and resourcefully executes a roster of well-attended and Sponsor supported networking events that drive awareness of the Federation and build opportunities for future sponsorships.  Manages, documents, and tracks the administration and application processes for scholarships awarded by the Federation; facilitates between 35 – 40 scholarships valued between $1500-$3000 per year. Collaborated on the design of a new scholarship application process, gaining approval from the Board. Coordinates and directs the Scholarship Gala bringing the community together for an evening of networking and celebrating Portuguese-Canadian heritage and achievement. Secures and approves the membership of the Scholarship Judging Panel encompassing 5 – 10 Portuguese Professors and Teachers; facilitates the compiling of applicant information for a fair and efficient judging process. Assists in the financial health and strategy of the Federation by participating in the approval of budgets and the accurate issuing of payments.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

As of August 2020, promoted to Senior Project Manager and lead a group of student market researchers where they research ethical and environmental attitudes and behaviours and the groups findings were compiled in a report. The research was completed in half the time allocated to complete the research. Currently developing content to create a CAPSTONE project, for engineering students to develop an injection mold suitable for compostable materials.From, April to August of 2020, I was the Junior Project Manager at Spudlery, where I created marketing content to engage and recruit students into Enactus and Spudlery.• Preparing to apply for several grants to optimize product and process materials and conduct in-market testing of this minimal viable product.Promoted to a senior role to provide leadership and mentorship to four market research students exploring, organizing, and experimenting with different processes to develop a biodegradable material. Drove progressive thinking in discovering ethical and environmental attitudes, producing material that reduced 79.7 g/5 g outperforming the original biomaterial calculated to increase greenhouse gas emissions by 6 kg.Notable AchievementsIndividually developed the project plan and budget for submission for a research fund grant (CCSIF). • • Led, managed, executed, and coached the project team advising on research, preparation, and completion of all grant documentation.• Received commendation from Professors and Project Managers for excellence in research and communicating a well-organized and written grant.• Created marketing content to engage and recruit students into Enactus and Spudlery.• Prepared various grants to optimize product and process materials and conducted in-market testing.

Toronto, Canada Area

Evaluated academic journals to create a biodegradable formula, which resulted in reducing the cost per biodegradable spoon by 50%Conducted biodegradable formulations experiments to determine a suitable biodegradable formula

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reported to the Program Manager and delivered project management and support to 15 interdisciplinary research projects valued between $15,000-$120,000. Planned, monitored and evaluated project plans/timelines, budgets, tasks, resources, databases, and budgets and prepared critical documentation, including grant documents, meeting minutes, briefs, and reports. • Assisted the Program Manager and Senior Program Managers with the preparation of research materials and templates (MS Office, Excel), grant applications and other administrative duties such as hiring students and managed several databases.• Initiated 10 projects funded by the internal and external grants.• Forecasted 15 research and community project budgets and provided recommendations to maintain budgetary requirements and mitigate risks through monitoring and communicating solutions to keep projects within fiscal scope. • Created a new user-friendly Ignite weighted scoring sheet for the 2022 season using a single spreadsheet and formulae for future funding obligations.• Participated in identifying potential project threats and assisted in developing risk management plans for six resulting in a track record of on-time and within-budget execution. • Initiated ten projects funded by internal and external grants; assisted in preparing research materials, grant application templates, database management, and human resources. Created the Social Innovation Report for 2021-2022 for eight projects receiving high praise from both the Program Manager and Senior Program Manager for exceptional ability to communicate effectively, resulting in being awarded the Research & Innovation for Student Appreciation award.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Created and communicated daily, weekly and monthly installation scheduling and progress statuses with Microsoft Excel/Office and communicated project results to management and installers; decreased drapery deficiencies by 80% since 2016• Collaborated with field personnel (installers, other trades) to address and solve on-site issues• Company revenue between 2017-2018 years increased by $30,000 by incorporating an effective scheduling database; resulted in an additionally $18,000 in profit.-Manage the accounting of the company by preparing invoices, financial summaries. accounts payable, accounts payable, WSIB remittance and HST remittance-Assisted in the installation of blinds, drapes and valences for hotels, government institutions and commercial buildings-Previous projects successfully managed include Chateau Laurier, Broadview Hotel and Fairmount Royal York Hotel

Toronto, Canada Area

Supervised and coordinated activities of staff who prepare and portion food and orders; Establish a work breakdown structure where staff are assigned duties for the day to efficiently and safely operate the restaurant Delivered superior customer service before, during and after high-volume, fast-paced operations such as assisting in the selection of meals, providing feedback on current products, persuading customers to purchase high income products and the preparation of mealsFollowed food safety procedures according to company policies and health and sanitation regulations

Mississauga

• Assisting in the development of a paper based sensor using a FRET pair involving three species (donor, acceptor-donor and acceptor) • Experimentally collected data from energy transfer assays (FRET) using isolated monovalent quantum dot-nucleic acid conjugates as donors and oligonucleotide probes as acceptors• Conducted calculations and binding capacity analysis on donor-acceptor pairs; synthesized water soluble quantum dots and nanoparticles, preparation of paper assays• Quickly learned laboratory techniques and scientific methods to provide assistance to the graduates at Chemical Sensors Group• Experience includes the following: synthesis and purification of oleate-coated and water soluble UCNPs; isolation and purification of monovalent QD-nucleic acid conjugates using magnetic beads and fluorescent studies on the binding capacity of fluoreophore (Cy5) labelled oligonucleotides conjugated to QDs.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Experimentally performed studies to quantify the gene and protein expression of neuropilin, klotho and sirt1 residues in ins1 and min6 cells and its influence on pancreatic inflammation• Supported laboratory work for the above project includes mammalian cell culturing (ins1 and min6), fluorescent studies using fluorescent plate readers, direct/indirect ELISA studies (using neuropilin, klotho and sirt-1 antibodies), DNA/RNA extraction/purification/sequencing and Western blotting (using the ChemiDoc Imaging System)

Business Administration, Project Management, 3.96

Activities and Societies: Enactus George Brown

Hbsc, Analytical Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Pre-med club, UTM Vietnamese Student Association and Erindale Society of Chemical and Physical SciencesStudied.

Honours Bachelors Of Science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General And Chemistry

Throughout my undergraduate career, I have studied a variety of courses in cellular and molecular biology, organic synthesis, analytical.