Melody O'Conor Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater St. Louis Area

The Broad Residency in Urban Education places experienced professionals into high-level managerial positions in school districts, charter management organizations (CMOs), and federal/state departments of education. Working from within the public education system, Broad Residents are well positioned to identify, catalyze, and lead the transformation.

Greater Seattle Area

Development Policy & Finance | Global Policy & AdvocacyStrategy Planning and Management

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Stewarded team budget by ensuring accurate forecasts and strong compliance, supporting the team to exceed national fundraising targets
• Co-led the end-to-end design and execution of a $5 million nationwide funding competition that awarded grants to regional teams pursuing innovative solutions to expand local community impact
• Directed the SVP, co-CEOs, and Marketing team to design and execute a new vision for the 2012-2013 Annual Letter, the organization’s most widespread touchpoint with donors and partners

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

• Partnered with the SVP and EVP to develop an innovative pitch presentation for the AEO Foundation, resulting in a new corporate partnership that generated $250,000 in donations from the first campaign
• Streamlined team-wide efforts to solve critical issues with a new CRM platform that resulted in 100% adoption and engagement with the system by team members

Greater Boston Area

• Championed a new client engagement to develop and implement the optimal run strategy that enabled a $200 million aerosol producer to successfully consolidate 4 manufacturing facilities
• Led turnaround effort of an under-performing facility for a $5 billion global paints manufacturer by achieving a 15% improvement in plant performance in less than 8 weeks
• Guided VPs and Directors in the design of a new, post-merger organizational structure that provides value-added services for customers of the Finance group in a multi-billion dollar energy company

Greater Boston Area

• Coached a client team to reduce overtime hours spent on preparing and reconciling financial statements by 97% in a 500-person finance organization
• Collaborated with plant leadership of a $70 billion oil producer to develop a tailored framework and strategy for continuous improvement in its upgrading operations
• Spearheaded Stroud’s recruiting program at Columbia University, attracting a record of over 250 interested applicants at the first information session

Greater Boston Area

• Led an 8-person cross-functional client team to successfully save a major pipeline from failing, avoiding $100 million in capital expenditure and production impacts of $175,000 per day
• Identified and prioritized the top opportunities that optimized plant throughput at a water treatment facility, resulting in $64 million per year in additional production capacity

Greater New York City Area

• Implemented process improvements and re-engineered standards in 6 operational areas of a client distribution center, resulting in $420,000 in annual savings for a major US discount retailer
• Evaluated the sourcing strategy for a $600M women’s apparel wholesaler and addressed deficiencies in flow planning, vendor management, and calendar adherence
• Led a series of 3 development events for the KSA Network of Women and organized company-wide social events
• Partnered with KSA senior management to create a sales accounts summary to kick off a new CRM program as part of an internal marketing initiative

Greater New York City Area

• Supported investment advisory with $3 billion in assets through exhaustive M&A and industry research
• Commanded deals including Lear Corporation, AirTran Airways, Manor Care, and Cadence Design Systems by executing mission-critical calls to sell-side equities analysts and to executive management (CEOs, CFOs)
• Spearheaded strategies to augment team efficiency via enhanced communication and focused prioritization

Greater New York City Area

• Developed and executed marketing campaigns targeted at mid-market healthcare companies, including the publication of a tombstone advertisement in the Wall Street Journal
• Enhanced existing CRM functionality to align the program with evolving business needs, resulting in a more robust system and streamlined user interface design
• Created operational, DCF, and LBO models, and performed comparable company and precedent transaction valuation to support a $150 million buy-side transaction and sell-side engagement of a German diabetes supply company

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Women's Crew, Columbia Residential Programs (Resident Advisor), Columbia Science Review (President), Columbia.