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Miami, FL, US

Eindhoven, North Brabant, NL

• Actively manage a $XXM smart lighting portfolio (WiZ) that has generated 194% revenue growth since launching in 2019Brand & Account Expansion:
• Pioneered and defined product and WiZ brand strategy in conjunction with channel, sales and marcom to drive category growth
• Drove 150% diverse account expansion after first 2 years of launching
• Spearhead financial business cases, manage product pricing and monthly executive reporting
• Lead product training and developed sales enablement materials to support Sales in securing over 10 account placements for WiZInnovation & Product Management:
• Launched over 40 NPI’s since inception of brand in 2019, managing launches from conception to release, and post launch

Eindhoven, North Brabant, NL

• Global Product Manager for LED spots (GU10, MR16s, Capsules)
• Collect & coordinated product requests and business cases from all global markets (NAM, EU, GMGC, GM, ASEAN)
• New Product development & Launch support via code creation, technical specification confirmation, artwork and package creation, creating samples, collaborating with all global market product marketing managers and CSMs
• Lead business case collection and drove discussions on financial feasibility on all projects to leadership team

Eindhoven, North Brabant, NL

• Launched Smart Lighting, Philips WiFi, WiZ and Philips Downlights across Canada and the United States - at The Home Depot, Costco, BestBuy, Amazon, and Do It Best (Hardware).
• Collect & coordinated product requests and business cases from markets (United States & Canada)
• New Product development & Launch support on package creation, loading prices, and supply chain processes including RU and POs
• Lead product research on competitors and benchmarked product information/samples
• Coordinated and supported efforts on new account opportunity between BU and markets
• Product cost verification including specifics reflecting local import duty/tariffs per country

Eindhoven, North Brabant, NL

• Acted as the key point of contact on all cross-functional stakeholder communications, to over 1000 channel partners, customers, internal product marketing and management teams.
• Created and successfully published 15 newsletters and hosted over 10 product informative webinars with ~300 Signify Channel Sales Agents.
• Increased webinar engagement levels by 85% by implementing innovative and interactive methodologies.
• Managed the key channel digital platform and was the content migration transition lead to a new platform for 2019.
• Founded L.I.T (Leaders in Training) Diversity and Inclusion group that stands for encouraging fun and camaraderie, while also supporting young professionals’ growth and development in becoming the next best leaders at.

New Brunswick, NJ, US

• Recommended $3.3 MM opportunity growth for Johnson & Johnson BAND-AID® Brand of Adhesive Bandages (BABAB)
• Developed a defense strategy action plan to defend against J&J Bandage category competition and minimize share loss
• Strategically analyzed the competitor’s drivers of growth, with thorough and in depth 4 P’s analysis
• Analyzed and evaluated competitor claims, consumer perceptions, brand positioning and equity
• Collected and compared points of differentiation and analyzed commercial innovation opportunities for BABAB
• Collaborated with sales, finance, R&D and marketing teams and presented a holistic marketing recommendation plan with opportunity quantification

Amman, JO

• Critiqued and evaluated the Institute’s ongoing ‘peace through sports’ research
• Spearheaded and advocated for disseminating new research via social media platforms
• Planned, and posted scheduled social media content to the Institute’s Instagram page using Hootsuite & Sprout Social Independent Research Project abroad
• Conducted primary research through interviews while traveling throughout Israel, Egypt, Jordan and the UAE
• Utilized Instagram as a platform to showcase research @dreamsofjordan

Ewing, NJ, US

• Pioneered and implemented a cultural and transformational leadership plan to assist the agency during a state mandated shift from a contract model to a Fee for Service model
• Collaborated directly with the Executive Director, 12 department directors and front-line staff managers
• Created presentations focusing on how the changes impact the agency, respective departments and consumers
• Directed and facilitated all events, workshops and presentations
• Successfully communicated all vital information from Executive level to front-line staff with positive feedback
• Received “Star Performer Award in recognition of outstanding performance, superior dedication, positive attitude, and team player”

New Brunswick, NJ, US

• Answered an ethical case study question using Johnson and Johnson's Credo and leadership imperatives as arguments
• Submitted a creative 5-minute video that explained the arguments and reasoning behind selected case study answer

Minneapolis, MN, US

• Developed an entirely new transformational leadership strategy and plan, with the intention of rolling out this strategy to the entire Target company in the future, to solve Target’s problem of implementing a new.
• Presented to a panel of judges made up of Target Senior Recruiters and multiple Target Store Managers
• Won second place in the competition

Ewing, NJ, US

I had the amazing opportunity to work on Dr. Jo-Ann Gross's research which she conducted in the Pamir mountains of Tajikistan and Afghanistan. I had the honor of assisting her on a study of family (genealogical) histories and oral traditions of eminent religious leaders in the Pamir mountains. I analyzed the oral traditions and genealogies collected by Dr..

-Assistant in the preparation, organization and delivery of a weekly tennis class-Trained age groups 3-13 basic tennis skills

Digital Marketing, Communication And Hr

International Studies, Concentration: Middle Eastern Studies, Minor(S): Marketing & Arabic

Development Economics And Arabic

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