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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Assigned two large-scale projects in the Cintas operations department in order to create money-saving potential and generate future revenue. Utilized Six Sigma techniques to properly implement new processes and procedures.Key Accomplishments:• Reclaimed $3.3 million worth of dated inventory by coordinating the donation of 200,000+ garments, resulting in a tax credit for Cintas• Implemented sample storage room projected to save Cintas $500k per year by creating a checkout and organization process to reuse and track existing garment samples

Greater Chicago Area

Trained to use SAP and multiple reporting tools such as DP, SNP, ECC, and Bex Reporting to forecast product delivery times and gather data for GSC-centric projects. Shadowed supply and demand planners to learn ins and outs of the Cintas GSC, this includes attending weekly product team meetings to observe trends and product performance.Key Accomplishments:• Developed intuitive Microsoft Excel tool to track item delivery, returns, and orders for drop ship vendors• Reduced supply chain inventory report process completion time by 80% by automating procedure in Microsoft Excel and utilizing reporting in SAP• Forecasted optimal delivery time and quantity of product to avoid slow-moving inventory by training and shadowing with supply and demand planners

Greater Chicago Area

Shadowed merchandisers to learn about and research Cintas products and procedures. Was responsible for maintaining comprehensive monthly and quarterly sales and revenue data for Cintas clothing and products. Tasked with creating 3rd quarter price review to project price increases in Cintas product line and predict revenues for the following fiscal year.Key Accomplishments:• Aggregated merchandise sales and revenue from AS/400 and performed Microsoft Excel data analysis to create a quarterly price review presentation for executive leadership• Researched and compared competitor merchandise pricing and products to advise price increases for the upcoming fiscal year• Integrated new merchandise into our catalog by investigating products, constructing item set up spreadsheets, and holding meetings with the global supply chain

Greater Chicago Area

Managed and organized the initial Coca-Cola uniform roll out for the southern region of Coca-Cola's bottling centers. As an associate to the account manager, responsibilities included: scheduling customer visits, controlling order resolution and fulfillment, and managing a small team made up of customer service representatives and distributions center workers. Also led project to transition large-scale business contracts from paper to a proprietary contract management system.Key Accomplishments:• Executed a $2 million uniform program for Coca-Cola by enforcing strict timelines and organizing procedural strategy among customer service, distribution, and account management• Achieved timely payment terms by servicing 40+ Coca-Cola locations and securing order resolution• Examined 100+ contracts from national businesses and integrated them into a proprietary database to ensure organization of vital contract conditions

Bloomington, Indiana

The Indiana University Student Foundation is the student arm of the Indiana University Foundation. In order to be selected to the Steering Committee, I dedicated 200+ hours to programming the 2016 Little 500 while being evaluated on teamwork and leadership ability.Key Accomplishments:• Managed team of 25 students in fundraising efforts for the IU Foundation and Indiana University to receive donations from alumni and student donors• Selected and funded campus non-profit organizations by dedicating $10,000 dollars of Metz Grant donations to their philanthropic activities and events

Northbrook, Il

Summer intern tasked with selecting temporary high-level government official replacements. Collected data to analyze website traffic and report on company growth.Key Accomplishments:• Examined 100+ government resumes to recommend client job position assignments• Organized and managed city parking, home, and business licenses for local government office

Glenview, Il

Server, host, dishwasher, and line cook for Ted's Montana GrillKey Accomplishments:• Provided excellent customer service and support based on 50+ hours of company training• Organized and waited on diverse groups of customers while ensuring efficient and accurate food delivery

Chicago, Il

Employed as a summer intern to learn about the market research industry and completed projects based around retail market intelligence, and consumer and shopper data analysis.Key Accomplishments:• Created consumer packaged goods marketing strategies through consumer analytics and market intelligence• Developed and maintained Excel database with hundreds of UPCs for Data Integrity group using pivot tables and macros• Identified and mapped product descriptions to UPCs for problematic product segments

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Management

Activities and Societies: Phi Sigma Kappa, Indiana University Student Foundation

High School Diploma, General Studies

Activities and Societies: Varsity Football Letter, 2x Varsity Track & Field Letter, Alternatives Tutoring, Senior Instructional Leadership.