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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Advised on the development and execution of a COVID-19 operating strategy by conducting a series of interviews with industry experts for Esperanza Community Housing's Mercado la Paloma in South Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles Community Impact (LACI) is a student-run organization at the University of Southern California that provides pro-bono consulting to nonprofits, small businesses, and social enterprises in the Los Angeles Area. Over my 3 years with LACI, I have worked directly with Child Creativity Lab, Operation Progress, Harold Robinson Foundation, Go For Broke National Education Center, and Bet Tzedek Legal Clinic for pro-bono consulting projects addressing the organizations' business and operational challenges and develop robust, evidence-based recommendations. I have acted in several leadership positions including a Project Lead, Senior Adviser, and Vice President of Projects.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Provided guidance and mentorship to team leads

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Oversaw recruitment of partner clients for LACI consulting group, provided guidance for 20 projects to ensure high quality, and supported the development of over 60 student consultants through mentorshipImplemented an advisor position to increase project quality and retention of senior members

Led over 100 ninety-minute campus tours, communicating expert knowledge of the university to prospective students, parents, and campus guestsResearched and integrated a system upgrade that streamlined the process of guest registrationCompleted various office tasks including responding to telephone and email inquiries in addition to preparing Excel-based daily, weekly, and monthly business reports detailing campus visits data to track office performance

Planned training for staff to standardize information, strengthen community, and increase cultural sensitivitySpearheaded recruitment by leading marketing, staff engagement, and applicant relations committeesImplemented a communication technology for an office of 120 staff to optimize communication channels

Alexandria, Va, Us

Identified collaboration bottlenecks in company processes by analysing internal network structures and communication pathways through management interviews and employee surveys; leveraged findings to support business transformation via reorgs and refined accountabilitiesDesigned and implemented a simulation within a Fortune 500 client to identify cross-functional dependencies across service lines of recent acquired business to facilitate strategy alignment

Spearheaded a residential social impact initiative by leading research and case preparation workshops for residents to allow them to award four local non-profits $20,000 in grant donations

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

In addition to creating a strong living and learning environment for residents, as a second year resident assistant I serve as a mentor to first year RAs in policy crises and relationship building. I have also spearheaded a social impact initiative for my community that allows second year students to work towards building research driven business cases to support the investment of $20,000 of grant money in local Los Angeles non-profits.Led the development of student RAs through team building exercises

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Serve as a resource, role model, and peer educator to residents on a business special-interest floor, while working collaboratively in a 10 person staff team in order to create a living and learning environment in the residential communityBudget and plan community programs for over 400 freshmen studentsManage social media platforms and promoted programs for a residential area of over 800 students and staff

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Executed a successful student body presidential ticket by organizing a political campaign strategy that energized a student body of over 20,000 undergraduate students and led to the increase in voter turnout by 4.2%

Central, Hki, Hk

Engaged in market research to pioneer a FinTech’s blockchain technology’s go-to-market strategy by measuring key market segments’ propensity for blockchain adoption to support product launchImplemented a global standard barcode data recording system to reduce the lag-time between the processing and storing of data which increased client satisfaction with the service by 18%

Advised on operational strategy by creating a framework to benchmark Smart Water’s products’ value propositions, pricing strategies, marketing schemes, and distribution channels against competitorsEvaluated the effect of inflation, interest, and exchange rate changes on revenue targets by tracking market movements in the financial and wider economic markets to advise on pricing decisions across product portfolio

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Researched content, conducted interviews, and wrote articles for a campus wide print newspaper distributed to over 44’000 students

Forecasted fundraising targets for the fiscal year and used data to create financial security modelsStrategized community out-reach programs by securing partnerships between 4 high schools and 12 elementary schools as well as creating the framework for employer-supported volunteering schemes

Reviewed product lines and distribution channels to make effective recommendations for new B2B partnerships in the healthcare industry

Skipton, Yorkshire, Gb

Managed hospitality events including catering and venue for up to 2000 guests

Developed brand awareness for clients' products using social media platforms to build customer interactionWrote and published a press release for a client to inform audience of updated aviation laws and its impact on customers' travel experience

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Administration, American Studies & Ethnicity

A Levels, French A, Chemistry A*, Economics A*, English Language A, General Studies A*