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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Taymark - White Bear Lake, Mn

•Provide vision and strategy for development of all campaign, channel, and merchant plans for cornerstone brands and product lines within a dynamic multichannel company•Determine and execute key drivers and tactics, including opportunities for sales growth and profit improvement with full P&L responsibility•Emphasis on investment and testing in the areas of pricing, new product development, multichannel advertising, cost savings and negotiation, and inventory management.*Analyze and access all business and market trends through primary and secondary research to determine opportunities for improvement to the business.*Effectively manage and mentor managers in marketing, merchandising, sourcing, analytics, and creative.

Taymark - White Bear Lake Mn

•Play an active role in all company operational, strategic, and business planning, including financial and budget planning and communication with Taylor senior executive team•Support all departments in setting goals, tracking performance, building action plans, budgeting, and making important financial/operational decisions.•Effectively managed several different functional areas including finance/accounting, credit (collections, AR/AP, balancing, invoicing), purchasing, strategic sourcing, and analytics.*Developed a new strategic sourcing department form the ground up, negotiating directly with vendors to improve financial and operational performance.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

*Own and Operate 3 Separate Rental Buildings with a total of 8 units in the Crocus Hill Neighborhood of St. Paul*Manage all Renovations and Repairs, Tennant Selection and Screening, Zoning, Accounting, and Marketing for the business.

Banyan Incentives - White Bear Lake Mn

•Developed financial models, Ad hoc analysis for decision making support, and presented recommendations to top level managers within the organization.•Support the month end close process for timely and accurate financial statements.•Developed budgets, forecasts, and tracked performance against benchmarks to identify trends.

Duluth, Minnesota Area

*Unique opportunity to apply investment strategies in a multi million dollar student run hedge fund*Responsible for research, analysis, investment selection, rebalancing, and exit strategies for all health sector companies in the S&P500 Index

Duluth, Minnesota Area

*Consulted directly with small businesses to prepare for bank loans, expansion, and start-up.*Developed business plans, financial projections, and conducted market research.

Duluth, Minnesota Area

*Tutor underclassmen in the areas of Economics, Accounting, Statistics, and Math*Developed critical skills applying different teaching styles to facilitate learning and understanding

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance And Economics

*Applied Education in Finance and General Business *3.9 GPA *Graduated Summa Cum Laude (Top 1%)

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance And Economics

Activities and Societies: Wells Fargo Financial Markets Program, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society, UMD Center for Economic Development Major.