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Bolingbrook, Il, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

The goal over this 12-week experimental “solutions acceleration” program has been to level up innovative, sustainable solutions for the food system from every part of the world into real “game changers.” ▪️ Represented a cohort of 12 food systems industry experts and innovators for the Food Systems Game Changers Lab Solutions Accelerator Programme. ▪️ Partnered with Thought for Food to uncover shared challenges in our food system and galvanize around a shared vision for the future. ▪️ Combined and aligned forces to apply energy, resources, and expertise into a solution designed to unlock systemic barriers and catalyze system-level change within complex, inter-related systems. ▪️ Co-developed Action Agendas towards healthier, more sustainable and more equitable food systems. ▪️ Presented our cohort’s solution to scaling partners at the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit.

Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Led a team of 7 to maintain 350,000+ square feet of corporate office space and strategized for suite expansions; collaborate with landlords, vendors, & internal leadership to meet the daily needs of 1,876 corporate associates.▪️ I identified and eliminated $80K in unnecessary expense and realigned operational and legal compliance by partnering with 27 key leaders to facilitate and implement a solution that removed (recycled) 40% of our offsite physical file storage.▪️ I sourced and provided PPE and touchless amenities, and co-developed enhanced protocols for a safe working environment for 1,876 corporate associates during a global pandemic, allowing our ecommerce site and 1,264 store fleet to remain operational and generate $6.15B for the business in FY2020. ▪️ I reduced the cost of a $1M dollar shipping program by 50% from 2019-2020 by testing and implementing multiple innovations in materials, cadence, work scope, and implementation structure of the program with 12 key cross-functional business partners .

Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Designed planogram to store assortment layouts with consideration for brand image, space allocation, and brand adjacencies for store and guest experience. Provided data insights and assortment I generated critical rev recommendations for cross functional partners to optimize profitability of the store fleet.▪️ Generated critical revenue to support a 9% increase in the number of new doors each year from 2017-2019 for an average of 93 doors by combining marketplace and sales data, regional demographic data, and marketing strategies to design customized, optimal merchandise assortments for each store by location.▪️ I researched, recommended, and launched new product assortments across 4 merchandise categories for an 1,174 store fleet to support a new diverse and inclusive branding campaign in 2018, resulting in an increase in e-commerce sales of 37.9% and in overall sales by 15.4% to $1.5B in Q2 following the campaign’s launch.

Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Organize and lead teams of 30-40 associates through simultaneous physical store expansion projects, supporting over 100 annual new store openings, remodel designs, and specialty brand boutique installations. ▪️ I designed, launched, and implemented a streamlined structure for store expansion projects, opening 100 new doors each year which generated an additional $447MM in revenue, reduced the length of the project scope by 75% --from one month to only 5 days (an annual cost avoidance of $40MM dollars) and created new career positions for over 375 associates each year from 2014-2017.▪️ I reduced labor by 16 hours for each specialty brand boutique installation project by researching and developing an optimized project scope and schedule, resulting in an annual savings of 1,120 labor hours.▪️ I planned and facilitated a rejuvenation project to conduct operational resets in 28 stores across California in 2017 that reduced shrink by 5.12% and generated $153.4MM for the enterprise in 2018.

Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Bolingbrook, Il, Us

Recruiting, hiring, and training of new associatesOverseeing retail and salon staff; growth and development of direct reportsEffective scheduling and payroll management Achieving or exceeding retail and salon goals and initiativesEnsuring timely compliance of all corporate instructions through proper staffing, scheduling, training, and accountabilityExecuting performance management processes and reviewsCreating a unique and uplifting store experience for guests in order to drive loyalty, NPS ranking, and salon guest retention

Ux Design Certification, User Experience Design

Associate Of Arts - Aa, Psychology

Post-Secondary Education Credits, Psychology