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Boston, Massachusetts, Us

- Strategy, process excellence, performance management, and program/change management for BCG's Enterprise Services organization, a 1000+ headcount global shared services operations backbone- Defining the framework for measuring and reporting value delivery- Defining and driving large, complex, global cross-functional digital transformations and change programs in BCG's operations- Building the business case for change and securing leadership sponsorship- Leading & executing the change- Managing cross-functional stakeholders- Using Agile and waterfall methodologies

New York, Ny, Us

Huygens is a systematic, quantitative investment management firm and tactical robo advisor using proprietary machine intelligence techniques for active risk management. Our strategies feature:- Tactical portfolio management designed to protect our clients against downside risk- All-ETF portfolios using smart-beta and factor tilts to enhance risk-adjusted returnsWe are a New York registered investment advisor and NFA-registered commodity trading advisor. When we launched in 2015, Barron's called us 'Robo Advisor 2.0'. I designed and built our strategies, our technology, and our branding; built our team; and raised our financing and client capital.

New York, Ny, Us

- Performed on the ground research into materials and technology investment opportunities in China - Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Chongqing - Subject matter expert on PE buyout of semiconductor capital equipment & crystalline materials company - Explored solar power developments on Blackstone's Real Estate's largest commercial roofs- Assisted on battery company restructuring asset sale

New York, Ny, Us

- Cofounder and co-manager of growth equity investment fund within Blackstone's private equity business, focused on industrials, technology, and energy investing- Jointly developed fund investment strategy with team- Led deal generation and diligence for a majority of the fund's target segments- Led Asia-Pacific fund marketing- Worked closely with buyout fund team on several domestic and international PE deals

Nashville, Tn, Us

- Led energy tech / industrials practice of a growth-stage private equity fund- Represented AB on two company boards: one IPO'ed successfully, another was acquired - Developed and researched public equity investment ideas for AllianceBernstein portfolio managers based on analysis of publicly traded industrial and energy companies and their markets- Research published and widely distributed among clients- Featured speaker at several client-facing events, sharing our research and investment thinking

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Strategy and operations consultant for Fortune 500 firms in technology, telecom, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and retail travel distribution- Profit pool analysis and go to market strategy in technology services & business process outsourcing- Financial services benchmarking- M&A / rollup analysis and valuation- Post-merger integration

- Managed product development team on flagship energy telemetry product- Managed IP strategy and portfolio for broadband point-multipoint internet access products- Sales subject matter expert and systems engineering manager on broadband point-multipoint internet access products

Melbourne, Florida, Us

- Algorithm design and real-time DSP software engineer for secure spread spectrum HF digital wireless modems, including transmit & receive processing, channel coding, and adaptive equalization- Modeling and analysis of communication systems- Management of radio system integration projects in advance of customer delivery- R&D on digital speech enhancement and recognition algorithms

Mba, Finance

Ms, Electrical Engineering & Applied Physics

Bs, Computer & Systems Engineering