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Pittsburgh, PA, US

• Manage and curate on-campus experience for distinguished alumni, VIP guests, corporate and foundation leaders, and esteemed visitors
• Align visitor interests with university personnel and resources to create mutually beneficial relationships
• Collaborate with university leaders, faculty, and staff across the organization to maximize visitors' time on campus
• Special projects for university leadership

• Qualify prospective corporate partners and make appropriate connections to university colleagues
• Run internal strategic planning process for top corporate partners in collaboration with key university stakeholders

• Manage visit logistics for corporations interested in partnering with the university
• Oversee acknowledgement process for corporate support to the university
• Coordinate monthly all hands meetings for corporate relations staff across various university units

• Manage interview and onboarding pipeline while staffing up for capital campaign
• Coordinate applicant interview schedules and travel logistics
• Ensure efficient communication between internal teams, applicants, and new hires

Dublin, Ireland

• Independent consultant advising on sustainable management growth strategy and company culture
• Assessed corporate landscape and recommended strategy for achieving Investors in People certification
• Produced management training materials and developed KPIs to standardize management induction
• Revised corporate decision making policy to enhance efficiency of internal operations
• Managed multiple concurrent projects across Europe to achieve project goals within agreed timeline

Dublin, Ireland

• Originated position during rapid expansion and defined its scope as improving and managing commercialization of new products
• Managed new product introduction ramp up and roll out for over 50 new products annually
• Trained internal departments on new product features to maintain quality standards across production runs
• Evaluated product samples from existing and potential suppliers for function, cost, and availability
• Led monthly development meetings with senior staff to manage project timelines across the organization
• Created and maintained product specification database

• Formulated, developed, and oversaw commercial release of new toners throughout full project life-cycle
• Formulated new toners leading to over $1,000,000 (5%) in annual new product sales
• Analyzed experimental results and devised sustainable solutions maintaining development within 8% variance of target timeline
• Built client and supplier relationships to generate positive goodwill for the firm
• Collaborated with outside firms to decrease time needed to bring completed goods to market by 15%
• Reformulated existing products to reduce production costs by an average of 12% per product

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

B.S, Chemistry, Spanish, Magna Cum Laude