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Seattle, Washington, United States

➤ End-to-end process & automation project tooling for (Gen)AI data labeling ➤ Trust & Safety (aka Integrity) human review tooling foundations and bug management

Crafted 8 team-specific tooling maturity assessments within the business integrity ops org (aka ads trust & safety), utilizing a balanced mix of qualitative interviews and data-rich online surveys, surfacing high-risk / high-opportunity trends to be flagged on product roadmaps for the subsequent cycle

Performed deep analysis of historical printer/ink data across two continents, uncovering inconsistent price discounting strategy during 'big deal' process, ultimately creating user-friendly algorithm to generate profit-maximizing sale price for key SKUs

Washington D.C. Metro Area

➤ Created and implemented financial dashboard tool for C-Suite end users, streamliningperformance analysis across 17 business units, leading to increased visibility and effectivenessof 208 meetings per year happening across $900 million revenue company➤ Identified and solved bottleneck in department’s budgeting process that prevented accuratetracking of divisional expenditures, establishing brand-new process that improved precision ofmonthly forecasts by 100%➤ Oversaw team of three direct reports, ensuring strategic support to 3 C-Suite members,ultimately achieving >95% of team objectives by employing workflow management techniques➤ Designed data visualization dashboard, increasing visibility into 50+ concurrent activities inBurkina Faso, leading to enhanced prioritization of time-sensitive issues for project leadership➤ Crafted user-friendly MS Excel tool to accurately forecast timeline for complex engineeringprojects in Burkina Faso, while under pressure from USAID client to increase projectperformance, leading to 75% decrease of costly project extension requests

Arlington, Va

➤ Collaborated with cross-functional teams to synthesize and implement large-scale project governance and risk framework initiatives, ultimately providing vital tools for $10.5 billion USAID supply chain project➤ Coordinated business plan development team to expand corporate supply chain offerings, working closely with the project lead to synthesize strategic & financial inputs into comprehensive go-to-market strategy

Ramsa, Burkina Faso

➤ Applied cross-cultural communication and quick-learning skills in foreign environment to implement comprehensive schedule of activities for host community, resulting in 300+ persons educated on agribusiness techniques and 120+ villagers on health practices➤ Mediated with stakeholders across village and achieved delivery & budget targets for community garden project, resulting in successful completion of $5,000 USAID food security grant in Ramsa➤ Orchestrated team of 6 colleagues to execute conference programming on empowering local youth, creating rare leadership development opportunity for 25 Burkinabé youth ➤ Analyzed common error trends in student performance and tailored specific action plans to achieve growth, resulting in 16% increase in English proficiency for 48 local middle school students

Greater Los Angeles Area

Continued with the same responsibilities as noted below in my "Business Analyst Intern" position with AECOM.

Los Angeles, California

➤ Built change management tools to integrate new region into AECOM corporate suite of enterprise applications, resulting in clarity and acceleration of IT integration process➤ Established and maintained department’s budget forecast tracker of 20 IT projects costing $8+ million dollars in total, improving insights into department’s labor and OPEX usage

Washington D.C. Metro Area

➤ Utilized online article database search tools to draft a 30-page graphic-rich report on creating and implementing a global road safety/child safety advocacy campaign, used to brief the Safe Kid’s CEO at a United Nation's hearing regarding global development priorities➤ Responsible for proof-reading, editing and formatting organization’s 100-page annual “Global Activity Report”, resulting in formal publication on Safe Kids website➤ Helped edit, format and finalize grant proposals for Safe Kid's international network members, contributing to ~$500,000 in funding approval for safety programs abroad

Washington D.C. Metro Area

➤ Leveraged internet search and Microsoft suite tools to create a 35-page report on proposed state preservation projects for underserved communities that led to a $3 million increase in President Obama’s budget for the Historic Preservation Fund➤ Consolidated the office’s databases of external stakeholders, implementing data field standardization and overall data architecture hygiene in Microsoft Excel. Efforts enabled more relevant and targeted communication of the Secretary’s initiatives and messages to specific groups and communities➤ Served as the UCLA campus ambassador, gauging student’s interests in federal opportunities and assisting them with the application process

Greater Los Angeles Area

With minimal partner guidance, researched competition, industry, and business landscape to create a preliminary business plan for CPA-firm client

Greater Los Angeles Area

Created and implemented marketing and sales plan for consumer product that resulted in $3,500 in sales over a two month period

Greater Los Angeles Area

Assisted in planning and implementing viral marketing through social media that resulted in increased awareness for a company

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, High Distinction

➤ Center for Positive Organization +LAB Fellow ➤ Peer Coach for 1st Year MBA Students ➤ Ross Student Ambassador ➤ General Management Club.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Development Studies

➤ 4-year D1 Men's Volleyball Team Member ➤ UniCamp Counselor ➤ Marathon Kids Volunteer

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