MBA Candidate at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University

-Spearheaded successful launch of first, legal online real money gaming sites in Nevada and New Jersey on both desktop and mobile devices—worked closely with regulators and legal in establishing new processes and controls for new market; generated ~$35M in annual revenue during first year of operations-Led cross-functional project management between third party suppliers and broader Caesars leadership including, financial operations, product development, and analytics-Improved key operational aspects including optimizing user acquisition funnel, streamlining customer contact strategy and journey, and establishing key performance metrics across business verticals resulting in improved customer experience, conversion and retention-Developed annual revenue forecast model—used to set and manage 2014-2015 budget (~$60M)

Main industry focus: Technology and Private Equity Semiconductor Firm- R&D/Product Development Optimization; Manufacturing-Delivered R&D transformation blueprint for desktop and mobile graphics business units to createimproved development roadmap and reduce time to market-Provided “360 degree” view of industry evolution and associated winning development strategies,utilizing >50 expert interviews and 100+ sources-Built top-down competitor investment benchmarking model including $1.5B profit pool -Recommending optimized indirect procurement through eAuctions-Analysis on current wet chemicals and specialty gas market used in semiconductor manufacturing including market sizing, supplier breakdown and profit pool for future technologiesPrivate Equity Group-Executed due diligence for 7 private equity deals including:healthcare, automotive parts, consumer goods, industrial equipment, webhosting and airlines-Assessed size and attractiveness of market; including but not limited to interviewing executives, customers, and competitors and analyzing survey dataNetworking Company- Initiative prioritization and policy development-Identified needs of client within operations function and reconciled with approach of company-wide transformation program-Held weekly client meetings and meditated between transformation program and direct clientmaps-Identified issues and areas for improvement with existing policy development process-Developed decision-making process flow and framework