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Austin, Texas

• Manage a team of 10 to execute primary research driven commercial due diligence projects (e.g. quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews) for Private Equity clients
• Responsible for overseeing the life-cycle of the project (including defining hypothesis and research goals, questionnaire design / programming, panel selection, data review, and data analysis)
• Responsible for managing client relationship with senior leaders at Private Equity firms (Vice Presidents+), providing weekly reports to team management, and hiring / training new members of the team
• Partner with Internal Operations team to improve upon the product by standardizing design methodologies, output, and general process that is implemented across the global business

Davidson, North Carolina

• One of twenty students selected per class to receive training in civic engagement and serve community members and non-profit organizations for 140 hours per semester
• Provided logistical support to host the 25th Anniversary Summer Leadership Institute, a three-day conference that was attended by 400 members of the Bonner Network
• Organized a student-led food systems conference for 200 participants by managing volunteers, caterings, registration, and hosting a World Café dialogue
• Developed and implemented a new Bonner Scholars Curriculum with a team of Scholars through design thinking to incorporate specialized issues track and discussion groups in response to the request by other Bonner Scholars
• Awarded “Unsung Hero Award” for being committed to civic engagement at Davidson College and Charlotte, North Carolina

Student Researcher

Researched funding opportunities to support creek restoration efforts in Mecklenburg County.Wrote a short article and presented at the Davidson's Farmers' Market to best advise Davidson residents on how to manage the annual inchworm pest with proper tree banding techniquesAssisted Dr. Chris Paradise at Davidson College with data collection on the annual.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

• Assisting the program coordinator by leading volunteer groups, managing market site and packaging community- supported agriculture for Sow Much Good, a local non-profit urban farm dedicated to eliminating food deserts.
• Created different presentations, including a multi-layered visual representation of the unequal access to healthy food in West Charlotte, for Sow Much Good staff members to raise awareness surrounding food desert

Charlotte, North Carolina

I provided consultations for four different non-profits (My First Suit, Queen City Mobile Market,Green Teacher Network, and Transformation Education Service) by providing insight to make their three minute pitch more concise and compelling. One of the non-profits, My First Suit, won 3rd place and was award $5000.

Charlotte

• Researched environmental best practices for off-site events to develop a Green Event strategy plan to make Bank of America’s off-site events more environmentally friendly and save up to $6 million annually
• Produced a document with up-to-date responses on compliance-related environmental questions for twenty request-for-proposals (RFP) from clients
• Created videos and posters to increase awareness of Recycle Now TM, an internal recycling competition in Bank of America that resulted in 14% increase in waste diversion in six cities worldwide
• Collaborated with four communications intern and proposed an internal communications plan to promote Better Money Habit TM for communications executives, resulting in many parts of the plan implemented in the.

Los Angeles, California

• Led a team of four staff to administrate a summer academy that provides college-level courses for 110 high school seniors and college freshmen; maintained a 100% retention rate over the course of eight weeks
• Applied Salesforce to record students’ performances, pull college-application related information, and access local professionals to speak for professional development hours
• Mentored twenty students with their college applications, personal statements, financial aid, and first-year college schedules, resulting in 100% of the students attending college

Environmental Studies, Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Environmental Studies Steering Committee, Speak Up: Davidson

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