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Aurora, Il, Us

Rancho Cucamonga, California, Us

As the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Evercycle, I spearhead the development and management of key alliances to drive growth and innovation through the use of our SaaS platform to fully automate companies IT device circularity initiatives. My passion for impactful discussions allows for creative, holistic relationships with industry leaders and other stakeholders to amplify our mission of environmental stewardship. Resource optimization is the key to my success on a daily basis. The needs of our partners and our customers starts with understanding their goals and initiatives. If those are not in place or aligned, we help create the guidance and tools to transition to resilient and resource-efficient circular business models. Whether your company or a company you represent has 25 devices or 25 million devices, our revolutionary SaaS platform is a catalyst to automate and streamline your entire device e-circularity initiatives. Deploy, Recover, Repair, Redeploy, Retire, Refurbish, Resell, Report, Repeat....... EvercycleEvery day we have folks reach out to us and see the value of partnering with us, but the real value comes when all of the manual tasks are left behind and the impact of measurable environmental change can be experienced. Not only from a governance (ESG) perspective, but a remarkable change in company initiatives and digital habits creating a sustainable plan, not a sustainability project. Full automation of an entire e-circularity platform that runs itself and can harbor data from any of your existing tech debt, in one place....... that's Evercycle.

Devices for Autism helps to turn retired laptops and tablets into high-quality jobs and training for adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other disAbilities.In addition to providing opportunities for adults with autism to thrive, the electronics reuse and recycling organizations selected to participate in this program are required to maintain either an e-Stewards and/or R2 Certification for processing used electronics in a sustainable and transparent manner.Devices for Autism helps to turn retired laptops and tablets into high-quality jobs and training for adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other disAbilities. In addition to providing opportunities for adults with autism to thrive, the electronics reuse and recycling organizations selected to participate in this program are required to maintain either an e-Stewards and/or R2 Certification for processing used electronics in a sustainable and transparent manner.https://www.devicesforautism.com/

Skokie, Illinois, Us

Responsible for establishing new processes to ensure increased throughput and efficiencies. Sourcing and selection of high-level talent to establish top tier senior management team within the organization. As a member of the Leadership team, direct line to the CEO. Creation and ongoing realignment of org chart to ensure alignment of responsibilities. Implementation and management of budget tools, forecasting and workforce planning to ensure highest ROI. Collaboration across all departments to ensure accountability against all implemented metrics.

Skokie, Illinois, Us

Responsible for consultative sales support of the Procurement Directors around the country. Facilitated and lead COVID combative protocol efforts to sustain on-site pick-up of used Apple devices procured from school districts around the country. Created and launched touchless solutions to ensure our growth continued during the pandemic while competitors lost ground in the market. Lead the management and growth of the industries benchmark on-site pick-up division. Spearheaded conception based planning for the collection and deployment of tens of thousands of devices around the country utilizing outdoor venues to ensure the safety of the families visiting our collections. Streamlining the on-site process resulted in a 50% reduction in collection and deployment time and thousands of staffing hours. Execution of end to end multi-million dollar RFP responses. Instrumental in process improvements during companies 30X growth over the last 2+ years.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Bridge between B2B sales force and corporate legal / finance departments for private and public sector on behalf of company VP's. Review, strategize, draft, remediate, negotiate and execute profitable and manageable domestic / global legal agreements and RFP / BID responses. Trusted advisor to recondition internal proposals prior to submission to the customer / prospect to create the most profitable solutions and to mitigate risk.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

End to end review, restructuring, execution and management of customer agreements and legal documents in conjunction with sales force to ensure compliance within the Business Solutions Division (B2B division of Office Depot). Initial team member to help start the Contract Compliance Division within Office Depot.

Boca Raton, Florida, Us

Managed State of Illinois master contract for office supplies and services. Oversaw year-long public RFP resulting in 4-year sole-source contractual renewal. Responsible for 125 agency locations throughout state.

Generated profitable key accounts and transitioned annual spend accounts into residual program accounts. Directed non-traditional efforts to capture competitors market share within industry.

Co-founder. Handled management directives: real estate, hiring, training, P&L, equipment purchases, payroll, HR, company compliance, travel, computer networking, professional services retention and managed sales staff and directed new business development.

Ba, Biological Sciences - Pre Med

Advanced/Graduate Dentistry And Oral Sciences