• Established and scaled business operations at an ecommerce startup making premium, water-saving products• Managed Operations team and led OKR process for Operations and CX• Designed and implemented fulfillment strategies for major new product launches• Negotiated key agreements with fulfillment partners to reduce shipping costs by 80% and achieve positive shipping margins• Drove smart efforts to boost efficiency despite resource constraints; implementing processes, data sharing workflows, and software tools to automate tasks and optimize business performance • Developed dashboards to monitor cross-functional KPIs and financial models to forecast growth and present key insights to the executive team and investors• Managed cash flow reporting and runway scenario analysis

• Managed sourcing strategy, operations, and suppliers for major silicon components• Conducted supplier due-diligence, capacity simulations, and cost-modeling to execute sourcing strategies for new technologies• Drove major negotiations with suppliers to define business terms, identify responsibilities, and establish processes and metrics to monitor performance • Developed detailed should-cost models to drive pricing negotiations with suppliers and achieve cost reductions• Collaborated closely with Engineering to support qualification activities, implement changes at vendor, and address quality and production issues

• Executed long term forecasting and capacity planning for Apple-designed silicon components• Designed and implemented dynamic forecasting model, automating the team’s internal processes for demand forecasting and capacity planning

Conducted supply chain risk analysis for major defense acquisition programs, performing commercial due diligence on hundreds of companies around the globe. Carried out supply chain mapping to track component movement and flesh out the domestic and international business relationships of program suppliers.Composed detailed risk analysis reports identifying major threats and vulnerabilities to program integrity, and advising on risk mitigation strategies.

Served as an intern and research assistant to syndicated journalist George F. Will. Conducted research for weekly Washington Post and Newsweek columns, as well as for speeches and interviews. Coordinated schedules and managed daily communications. Successfully on-boarded and helped train two new hires.

Interned with the Corporate Advisory team at Eurasia Group. Composed regional and country-specific political risk indicator reports for use by clients as well as by staff. Attended meetings and phone calls regarding political risk with specialists, consultants, and high-level executives of various corporate entities. Researched the M&A deal-flow process for companies in the mining and energy industry. Gave an internal presentation on the political risk factors associated with the M&A process, provided a demonstration of how Eurasia Group’s services could be tailored to fit the needs of mining and energy companies engaged in the M&A process, and suggested a prospective client.

Interned with the Corporate Communications office at Adecco Group, an international company focused on HR solutions and staffing. Crafted memorandums and articles for company website. Researched and developed interview questions for various HR specialists.