Lydia Smith, Mba Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, US

Columbus, Ohio, US

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, US

• Lead company wide diversity, equity, and inclusion programs
• Developed detailed diversity recruiting strategy resulting in the most ethnically diverse internship class ever at the company, new strategic partnerships, and a plan to build diverse talent pipeline
• Created internal and external training and development opportunities to increase equitable outcomes for diverse talent by focusing on increasing engagement, promotion, and retention
• Founding member of Diversity Design Council, a group of associates that work together to develop, purchase, and curate products that reflect diversity through new processes for targeting and delivering meaningful.
• Leveraged diversity metrics and reporting to identify opportunities for improvement, track progress against goals, and measure return on investment
• Oversaw Business Resource Groups (BRGs) creating a framework to support and govern their work

Milwaukee, WI, US

Developing and executing strategies to attract, develop, and retain diverse field representatives

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Shaped multiple strategic initiatives for attracting, developing, and retaining diverse field representatives and led project teams for implementing strategies
• Developed training plan for enabling home office employees to consult on diversity & inclusion and multicultural market topics while facilitating multiple home office and field training sessions
• Created/implemented strategies to increase the productivity and success of diverse field representatives with less than 5 years in the business thus improving overall retention
• Consulted with network office leaders to develop their diverse leadership talent pipeline by setting goals and objectives through D&I councils as well as exposing representatives to resources such as mentorship.
• Provided guidance to help leaders assess the training and development needs of diverse field representatives and created specific resources to aid the coaching process

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US

• Social X social oasis for young, diverse professionals and millennials in the Greater Milwaukee area; We engage young talent to flourish thus creating opportunities to build relationships, improve net-worth and fall in.
• Manage specific corporate and nonprofit programs related to talent recruitment and retention
• Create marketing strategies for new services
• Develop and oversee Social X's Advisory Council
• Monitor environment for development of new market segments and business opportunities to ensure the organization remains current with industry trends, maintains competitive market position, and enhances fiscal growth
• Build relationships, deliver presentations, manage negotiations, and close deals with prospective clients, corporate, and community supporters Visit us at http://socialxmke.com/

Chicago, US

• As the Revenue Marketing Leader on the Campaign Strategy & Demand Generation team, my key responsibility is to enable revenue growth by automating customer engagement for US & Canada.
• Managed marketing programs contributing 10% YOY growth resulting in $7.6M revenue growth
• Improved inquiry handled rate of US & Canada customer Contact Us program by over 29% resolving many customer inquiries and achieving an overall 90% handled rate
• Enabled additional revenue growth for the region by creating standard processes for requesting customer engagement programs using newly created marketing automation programs in Marketo
• Created rigorous marketing project plan for the region and managed multiple project streams simultaneously resulting in 80% on time delivery

Chicago, US

• The AAF mission is to strengthen African American employees at GE through professional development, career management, and mentoring that will enable retention and growth. The forum also works to strengthen the bonds.
• Provided leadership and project management around specific programs created to meet the needs of African American employees in areas such as professional development, networking, and community engagement
• Collaborated with AAF leadership to hold small round tables which provided employees access to experienced professionals and boosted recruitment and retention efforts by 25%
• Managed internal and external communications and social media as well as executive report outs
• Created local and national Black History Month programming in which over 200 AAF members and company employees participated
• Served as the liaison connecting African American employees to over 10 volunteer and community service opportunities in the Greater Milwaukee Area

Chicago, US

• Led Rework Reduction program on the IT Simplification team resulting in a 10% reduction of overall IT project management cycle time
• Provided mentorship for Green Belt IT Workflow Simplification Project
• Facilitated multiple workouts and Kaizens resulting in a 75% reduction of approvals on various IT processes
• Assisted in the development and implementation of standardized project management processes and controls
• Created process controls for maintaining the newly simplified project management environment
• Managed budget for a $700k cost center

Chicago, US

• The ITLP Diversity Recruitment Committee works to strengthen the pipeline of diverse talent at GE.
• Developed mission, vision, and long term goals for new diversity recruitment committee
• Created strategies resulting in an over 50% increase in the number of underrepresented minorities in the intern and full time programs and a 90% conversion rate
• Led team of 5 recruiters in finding, recruiting, hiring, and developing diverse talent
• Represented GE Healthcare's ITLP program on multiple campuses and various career fairs across the country such as National Black MBA Association and National Society of Black Engineers
• Created "Backpacks to Briefcases" program to help college students transition to the corporate world

Chicago, US

• ITLP is a two-year program consisting of four six-month rotations that allow members to build technical, leadership and functional skills through challenging rotational assignments and world-class training. Rotations.
• Led development and implementation of new IT Project Management process and tool for global IT organization
• Created 8 training modules and led training programs for a new IT Project Management tool for over 200 employees
• Developed online portal for management of finance metrics for operating mechanisms
• Managed successful deployment of financial management modules for three countries in the Asia Pacific region
• Implemented new communication mechanism and change management plan for the IT Global Supply Chain Org

Chicago, IL, US

• Performed requirements definition, business analysis, and functional design activities on multiple projects of different sizes
• Developed business case for $500,000 cross functional project involving the Marketing Division
• Served as liaison between Marketing and IS division to aid in the development of consumer equity key performance indicators for new business tracking tool.
• Managed project team in accordance to the System Development Lifecycle for update to company’s internet site for prospective interns
• Performed testing for Cognos reporting tool upgrade

New York, New York, US

• Completed 7 weeks of new hire training on disease states, competitive products, and selling skills with a 90% test average and participated in the launch of Exubera.
• Called on over 200 primary care physicians in two separate territories within a 100-mile radius.
• Established rapport with health care professionals while providing them with information that is current and functional for their specific practice.

Fuschl, AT

• Promoted brand image and product awareness through sampling and seeding opportunities.
• Built and maintained relationships with students, faculty, and staff as well as university groups and organizations that promoted the uniqueness of the brand.
• Established customer loyalties that led to increase sales

92866 Issy Les Moulineaux Cedex 9, FR

· Tracked and evaluated divisional/ unit marketing initiates while conducting market research· Maintained communication with student body through press releases and newspaper advertising· Planned and implemented retail and residence hall dining promotions

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business, Management, Marketing

African American Leader Ship Program (Aalp), African American Leadership