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'What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?' and 'How will you measure your life?' I was reminded of two important questions in Q3 2022 facing numerous opportunities at both the consulting firm I was with and with the art I was creating. I knew I couldn’t do each of the opportunities coming my way justice. These questions inspired me to live without regrets and stop pondering “what if?”. I had to make a tough decision. Knowing that I had a short window of time to explore art full-time before starting a family and requiring more stability, I chose to focus on art, self-expression/exploration, and embark on a transformational journey before returning to full-time corporate work.As the artist behind Xiao Fine Art, I transform my clients' emotions, memories, and aspirations into abstract fine art by starting with the crucial question of “how do you want this painting to make you feel and why”. Beyond feeling a deep sense of connection and gratitude to humanity and my collectors and commissioners, here are a few highlights:- Exhibiting at top-ranked juried fine arts festivals in the Southeast, such as Fairhope (ranked 15), Cape Coral (ranked 22), and Marietta Art in the Park (ranked 13)- Growing collectors to over 50, including international collectors, and generating over $50,000 in revenue in my first half-year of full-time operations- Managing all aspects of the marketing funnel and achieving over 250,000 views on Instagram social media content- Earning a 5.0 rating on Google for delivering 'deeply human' value at each step of the process from creative ideation to delivery (Google "Xiao Fine Art" to read my reviews)- Designing and executing creative sessions with valued collectors to build strong client relationships

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Non-Project Activities: Business Development and Enriching Internal Operations• Identified $5MM in opportunities, led $2.5MM, and won $1.65MM in 2021 - 50% increase in 2022• Published marketing thought capital in a widely circulated and award-winning business journal• Co-founded the 1st Asian Pacific Islander ERG - impacted 75% of the firm through speaking events • Moderated and led group panels on Business Development and Intern/Associate Class OnboardingProject: Project Lead of Ops Excellence Transformation at a large building products distributor • Developed roadmap for standardization and optimization of 50+ distribution centers• Defined segments to enable effective process improvement est. $150MM revenue & $30MM GP• Built operating models by segments to accelerate M&A activities and tech transformation• Led team to develop a data-driven decision engine to identify the lowest cost to serve branch potentially saving 5MM in costs and reducing 350 tons of carbon emissions annually• Managed consulting team of 3 and a client team of 3 to lead a $50MM branch start-up, resourcing, customer alignment, and road mapping effort• Presented recommendations directly to CEO, CFO, CSCO, CPO, SVP of Sales, Program Management, and more• Invited and attended Investor Day presentation at NYSE – networked with VIPs (investors, bankers, and analysts)Project: Board of Directors Presentation Preparation at large building products distributor • Collaborated with CEO, CFO, CSO, CPO to develop and capture the strategic vision of the enterprise• Developed board materials with clients, internal resources, creative writers, and designers• Obtained the voice of the employee from 10 different branches to underscore the qualitative case for transformation• Wrote stories on “how we fail customers” and “how we fail ourselves” as preventative operational north stars

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Multiple Projects: P2P, Q2C, HR, and Inventory Leakage Analysis at large B2B building supply distributor• Led pursuit team to > $1.2MM sales (grew account team from 2 to 8) – scoped statements of work for cross-functional teams• Presented projects end-to-end (proposal to next SOW) to executives including insights uncovering 100+ FTEs in ops savings• Applied lean and six sigma principles to provide hundreds of recommendations unlocking 15MM in operational and inventory improvements • Trained, onboarded, and managed junior resources using developed Account and Key People Strategy documentation Project: California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) readiness project at a large hospitality company based in the UK • Defined strategy, operational guidelines, and management reporting in response to CCPA for the client’s Privacy OfficeProject: Support optimization and continuous improvement project at a large hospitality company based in the UK • Transformed shared services team from reactive to proactive and recommended changes to reduce incident volume by 20%Jabian Consulting is a strategic management and technology consulting firm with an integrated approach to creating and implementing strategies, enhancing business processes, developing human capital, and better aligning technology – ultimately helping clients become more competitive and profitable.Recent Awards:Vault Top Consulting Firms – 2012 – 2017National Association of Business Resources 101 Best & Brightest – 2011 – 2017Ivy Exec Best Consulting Firms to Work For – 2016Inc. Best Workplaces – 2017Inc. 5000 – 2010 – 2014Consulting Magazine – 7 to Watch List – 2012Consulting Magazine – Excellence in Social & Community Investment 2015 - 2017

Elmhurst, Illinois, Us

• Led all Accounts Receivable and Billings activities for the Southeast region • Directly managed 2 supervisors and indirectly led 15 specialists• Consistently maintained aging invoices to between 3-4% across all customer segments • Developed credit history and review visualizations - introduced process to enhance decision making• Presented featured projects at multiple company Townhall and Management All-Hands

Elmhurst, Illinois, Us

• Regularly trusted to evaluate and interview candidates for the management trainee program • Managed 2 supervisors and 1 space management expert directly – responsible for 23 indirect reports• Ensured inventory accuracy and streamlined processes of stocked inventory valued over $75 million

Elmhurst, Illinois, Us

• Improved customer service capabilities by linking phone numbers to customer account master data for 40,000 customers• Coached world-class service principles and problem-resolution tactics to 10 direct reports in the customer service call center

Elmhurst, Illinois, Us

• Guided careers of 11 direct reports – write and administer reviews• Advocated for merit increases based on performance and quality metrics• Supervised, planned, staffed, and optimized daily downstream operations – 5000+ packages, 37+ FTEs daily

Elmhurst, Illinois, Us

• Co-led testing of goods-to-person system ($7MM) with engineers, developers, and users – cost reduction of $1.5MM annually

Worldwide, Oo

Project: Tech strategy at a large retailer in Bentonville• Created framework to track KPIs and benefits of $133M per year Tech Modernization effort • Uncovered $50M of projected benefits from client tech modernization effort through project interviews and data analysis• Analyzed gaps in work intake process and designed a roadmap for improvement• Enhanced executive decision-making process by driving transparency and accountability in reporting

Worldwide, Oo

Project: Data integration at a large health plans company based in Hartford, CT• Performed data analytics and redesigned reporting process of migration volumes to improve reporting efficiency by 400%Project: Master data management project at a large pharmaceutical company in Chicago, IL• Redefined the R&D organization’s chart of accounts and cost center structure to help standardize financial reporting processes

Worldwide, Oo

Project - Planning and forecasting transformation at large bank

Worldwide, Oo

Project - Finance transformation at large beverage manufacturer

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration

General Scholar, Chinese Language And Literature