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Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Piloted “Pod” teams within the VMO, implemented project management structures to streamline workflows, and spearheaded rollout of the framework to other teams.• Established strong relationships with offshore Genpact contractors, reducing their casework error rate from 50% to ~5%.• Designed and drove new processes to resolve vendor payment issues.• Coached team members on successful stakeholder interactions, process implementation, and professional development.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Advised and influenced Category teams in strategic decisions.• Leveraged my communication skills and analytical acumen to drive results diplomatically.• Saved ADUSA over $20M through Sourcing events.• Planned, modeled, and executed cost negotiations with vendors.• Facilitated both routine and ad hoc meetings to further cross-function work and introduce new initiatives.• Collaborated across teams, including Category, Vendor Governance, Economic Insights, Contract Support, and Finance.• Introduced the Should Cost Deflation Report to the Sourcing organization.• Coached new Analysts on the Cost Change process, communication strategy, and relationship building.

• Manage Elevate’s Business Operations team.• Conducted interviews of prospective Associates for the Business Operations team.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Advise company executives on vendor, advertising, and IT strategy.• Project and monitor income, utilities, building services, unit turn, and advertising budgets for 47 properties.• Generated over $4 million in additional revenue by introducing efficient new advertising sources.• Increased revenue $350k per year by designing a system for scaling water and trash fees based on price sensitivity.• Identified water savings of $350k per year via low-flow toilet, shower, and faucet retrofits.• Realized over $280k in annual savings through contract negotiations.• Source new vendors for 47 properties in 6 cities, from initial contact to implementation.• Renegotiate service contracts for 11 newly acquired multifamily properties.• Manage IT projects.• Created a no-touch program to locate water leaks, saving hundreds of labor hours per year.• Designed an Excel dashboard to track maintenance tickets and flag overloaded regions.• Designed an Excel dashboard to project and identify potential traffic shortfalls.• Provide company executives with weekly and ad-hoc Business Intelligence reports.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Assisted the Managing Editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives in editing his Principles of Economics textbook.• Edited and proofed study guide questions for all 34 chapters.• Wrote new study guide questions in conjunction with the Managing Editor.

Brooklyn Center

St. Paul, Minnesota

• Interviewed prospective employees, assisted in formal termination hearings, inventory accounting, managed small groups, maintained theater equipment, served customers.• Rectified employment policy that otherwise would have resulted in heavy fines.• Promoted from hourly worker to management staff after one summer of employment

St. Paul, Minnesota

• Operated box office• Managed concessions counter sales and service• Ushered• Stocked inventory

St. Paul, Minnesota

• Supervised children• Facilitated education programs• Maintained play areas

Concessions sales in the stands, concessions sales in the booth.Received customer service award from stadium patrons in recognition of outstanding service.Offered a position by employer in his planned restaurant

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Economics

Activities and Societies: Omicron Delta Epsilon: The International Economics Honor Society Theater Opera

Education record

Activities and Societies: STA Mock Trial, VISTA Theatre, Peer Mentors, STA FootballGraduated Summa Cum Laude