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San Francisco, Ca, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Collaborated with Executives to develop a complementary business model; led cross-functional effort to execute & iterate processes to implement a working solution in less than 4 months• Served as GM to improve operations through expansion of reach of business model, increasing profit margins and reducing cancellations to deliver a great customer experience• Led efforts to impact key business metrics with the goal of achieving industry-leading status for service and reliability; established a wide-ranging team within Business Operations to ideate, craft strategy and scale operations; delivered $100M in cost savings to the organization

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Led the successful integration of the OrderUp acquisition from Groupon; Oversaw ~30 cross-functional team members to drive the migration of acquired assets to Grubhub in a 45-day period; Performance exceeded forecasts by 45% thanks to a robust readiness plan for cutover• Partnered with Grubhub and Tapingo stakeholders to expose Grubhub restaurants to Tapingo diners within 2 weeks post-acquisition, averaging > 1,000 daily orders without Marketing efforts• Developed detailed execution plans and coordinated efforts over 8 months with Marketing, Product and Operations to sunset the Eat24 assets acquired from Yelp, and complete the full brand & technology cutover to Grubhub; Resulted in a seamless customer experience on a singular platform• Led the rapid integration of SkipTheDishes US assets acquired from Just Eat; partnered with key leadership members to craft a disciplined integration strategy; Guided a large cross-functional team to execute plans on a shortened timeline to accelerate revenue growth in key acquired US markets

Purchase, New York, Us

• Leveraged consumer insights and nutrition science to construct the strategic roadmap for portfolio of PepsiCo Nutrition brands with an emphasis on product innovation• Contributed to the assessment of R&D capabilities required to enable the growth agenda and future portfolio for the PepsiCo Strategic Plan• Formulated and translated strategy to drive decisions to optimize the total R&D portfolio

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

• Developed mid-term cost reduction strategy for a new product launch, decreasing costs by 15% and producing $5M of gross margin savings in first full year• Introduced an M&A strategy to evaluate and integrate potential targets into the operational portfolio• Established cross-functional competitive intelligence team to deliver industry insights to management• Evaluated and led $30M outsourcing strategy to reduce operating cost profile and maintain market competitiveness; negotiated contracts with external partners to achieve 27% ROI on proposal

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

• Created insourcing strategies aligned with the long-term strategic plan, resulting in $58M of savings and improving manufacturing utilization by 12%; earned President’s Award for transforming division’s approach to managing external partners, ensuring efficiencies and significant financial savings for Abbott• Conducted strategic analysis & financial modeling for a $64M global strategy with Commercial & Supply Chain for a new product launch in preparation for contract negotiations with key external partners• Unlocked $25M in gross margin via negotiations with Global Purchasing for business-critical partners

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

• Managed global engineering initiatives for $8B drug, ranging from new launches to product improvements; liaised between Abbott and key strategic partners to implement solutions• Developed low-cost launch solution for a $6M product presentation launch in a 2-month timeframe• Directed team consisting of Engineering, Planning and Manufacturing in transferring products from affiliate sites to third-party as part of a $24M cost reduction project • Led packaging design and development for a potential $1B new product requiring an innovative solution; managed 12 team members and resources to drive towards FDA approval and launch preparation • Project lead on cross-functional sustainability team tasked with reduction corporate carbon footprint• Achieved $85K in cost savings by coordinating sustainability efforts to improve the division’s environmental footprint by eliminating 100K pounds of paper in distribution packaging annually

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

• Identified $125K cost savings for upgrading to a more cost-effective diagnostic kit package• Received Vice President’s Award for qualifying alternate vendor for critical diagnostic kit component• Trained 4 European affiliate sites on implementation of cold-chain packaging solutions to maintain product integrity on overseas shipments to meet FDA compliance measures

Abbott Park, Illinois, Us

• Minimized distressed inventory to 2% by developing strategy and managing affiliates for a product recall• Identified 4 product modifications while collaborating with Swiss equipment manufacturer to enhance user interaction for a new diagnostic instrument launch• Led 3-month installation of a large-scale steam boiler; managed 7 operators and 6 contractors to coordinate tasks and lead timely commissioning while achieving budgetary goals; earned nomination for a President's Award for project management efforts• Developed in-house process to support fabrication of market research samples for new I.V. container

Mba, Strategy & Management, Finance, & Marketing

Ms, Mechanical Engineering

Bs, Mechanical Engineering

Ba, Physics