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I help business leaders create value, lasting change, and sustainable competitive advantage. Nonprofit Strategy | 6 Nonprofits in Health & Education• Led pro-bono arm of consulting firm, identifying nonprofits to maximize positive impact• Developed 6 multi-year strategic plans for the nonprofits, collaborating with staff, board, and expertsMarketing & Sales Strategy | Top CPG Client (#2 in its industry)• Designed and presented comprehensive marketing & sales operations strategy for a $10B brand portfolio, delivering actionable insights & analysis for $400M advertising budget• Analyzed a dataset of 25,000 consumers using SPSS, Excel to model brand trajectory & trends in consumer behavior; developed business insights resulting in a $1M revenue increaseProject Proposals | Presented successful proposals to C-suite of 4 clients, incl. Fortune 500 tech, CPG• Influenced executive teams by presenting compelling proposal narratives, identifying key strategic needs, and compiling research, case studies, & models to solve complex business challenges• Secured substantial $10M contract with a top 5 fast food chain through crafting dynamic presentations and cultivating strategic partnerships across marketing teamFinance Transformation | Fortune 500 CPG client• Led development and launch of financial software to facilitate analytics & reports for a $16B portfolio. 150 finance professionals adopted this software• Successfully implemented the financial software 20% ahead of schedule by defining roadmap and presenting progress to C-suite, aligning cross-functional teams, and managing development team

I founded Lumi to provide free, virtual tutoring to underserved HS students in Chicago in COVID-19.• Established not-for-profit to bridge the educational gap, providing free virtual tutoring to 150+ students during COVID-19 by connecting Chicago high school students with college mentors• Boosted students’ average SAT scores by 125 points over each 8-week program by devising curriculums catered to individual learning needs and equipping tutors with best-in-class teaching tactics• Recruited and directed a diverse team of 12 administrative members & 40 tutors to teach SAT strategies• Cultivated a vibrant alliance of community leaders & benefactors, exceeding $10k Q1 funding milestone

• Developed solid oxide fuel cells with high performance and stability using emerging techniques• Characterized, evaluated cell performance using EIS, EDS, SEM, TEM, XRD, ICP, and STEM• Interpreted data, determined research direction in collaboration with postdoctoral research mentor

• B.S. Thesis: "Investigating Anti-Corrosive, Self-Healing Behavior of Expancel/Octyldodecanol Barrier Coating"• Wrote proposal earning competitive $3500 Undergraduate Research Grant of The Alumnae of Northwestern University• Analyzed graphene and polymer-based self-healing anticorrosion materials using SEM,rheometry, electrochemical testing, and long-term immersion testing

• Co-authored manuscript on anticorrosion coating preventing 90% of aluminum’s strength loss in HCl• Compiled quarterly progress reports; assisted U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center with coating field testing

• Presented strategic roadmap to allocate Chicago’s $800,000 EV charging budget to 100 neighborhoods by 2030; guided the City on charging station placement to optimize demand & promote equity• Assessed Chicago’s EV data, unveiling opportunities to double EV uptake; fostered collaboration with 60 users & stakeholders to demystify the data and illuminate its impact on the community

• Analyzed conversion of products from “made to stock” to “made to order” to address $70 M yearly waste• Developed optimization model to switch 6,500 products from MTS to MTO, stratifying by category, customer, plant and SKU; showcased successful results, recommendations in presentations to COO and Director of Continuous Improvement

• Collaborated with client Edwards to develop commercialization plan for novel heart sensor product• Headed a team of three colleagues; delegated tasks to summarize conclusions about current market from analysis of large datasets and conduct 30 interviews to determine expert and customer opinion

• Increased organization membership from 10 to 300+ members, elevating status to Northwestern "Featured Club"• Managed an executive team of 14 people to host six culinary workshops with 50 attendees each and a 6-course pop-up restaurant with 25 attendees