Experience

Fair Trade USA

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Producer Services Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Present

• Agriculture, Producer Services Manager

  • May 2019 - Feb 2021

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Jul 2018 - May 2019

  Oversaw Fair Trade USA’s global cocoa program to provide market access, training, and support to certified farmer organizations across Africa and Latin America.Led approach on a standard revision to increase the Fair Trade Minimum Price and Fair Trade Premium by 20%, respectively from US$ 2,000 to US$ 2,400 per metric ton FOB and US$ 200 to US$ 240 per metric ton resulting in +1.5 million dollars extra distributed across +5,000 farmers the first quarter after implementation (Q4 2019).Conducted in-depth research to inform strategy and to advise multi-national and mission-based clients on strategic procurement and sustainable sourcing.Managed complex projects for several large-scale market partners, including The Hershey Company, General Mills and Ferrero, resulting in over US$ 8 millions paid directly to farmers and workers in 2019.Represented Fair Trade USA and managed network of relationships with private sector clients, funders, multilateral stakeholders, government, civil society, and media.Managed implementation of both quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation data collection in West Africa resulting in +500 household survey and 10 focus groups and 60 individual interviews including survey design, enumerator training, data analysis, and report delivery to key business partners.Oversaw the work plans, activities, and budget of an international team of two field staff.

• Cocoa Industry Liaison

  • Feb 2017 - Jun 2018

  Oversaw operations: program implementation and coordination with local partners (producer groups, government, Conseil Cafe Cacao, exporters, manufacturers, chocolate brands and NGOs) - programs implemented included the Fair Trade Agricultural standard, monitoring and evaluation data collection, coordination with local partners on CocoaAction, built strategies on the ground to address industry challenges such as child labor or deforestation;Represented Fair Trade USA in the region to sustainability and industry conversations with a focus on the cocoa sector including: the World Cocoa Foundation, the Cocoa and Forest Initiative, the CEN-ISO working group, the Living Income Community of Practice, the Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group (CLCCG), the Public-Private Partnership Platform from the Conseil Cafe Cacao.



Dassault Systèmes

• France
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Treasury & Financing (front office)

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2016

  MissionFront Office operations: • Monitor Liquidity and Counterparty risks;• Creative skills for investments supports and hedging operations / strategies;• Financial markets follow up and relationship management with the different counterparts.Areas of Responsibility• FX Risk Management;• Interest Rate risk & debt management;• Asset Management : Investment supports analysis & transactions processing;• Financial Markets & Economics studies analysis.

• Treasury & Financing Analyst (North America and LatAm)

  • Oct 2011 - Aug 2013

  Integrated the US team overseeing North America and Latin America treasury and financing activities.Built a process to report and analyze investments and foreign exchange trades;Reported on new US policies and regulations developed in response to the 2008 financial crisis impacting asset management, such as the end of fixed net asset values for money market funds;Worked on a reporting tracking cash flow forecasts.

• Treasury & Financing Apprentice

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

  Worked on a wide range of topics related to treasury and financing such as:Investments, following and analyzing a portfolio of investments in multiple currencies, investment support included money market funds, bonds, treasury notes, bank deposits and diversified funds;Macro economic and market analysis, reported to management on implications from new policies & regulations following the 2008 financial crisis;Learned cash management practices, how to manage cash flows on a daily basis and optimize banking fees.



Crombie Lockwood

• New Zealand
• Insurance
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Business Development Intern

  • Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

  Internship at FMR Risk which eventually became part of Crombie Lockwood, the largest insurance broker in New Zealand. Over the 3 months I built a database management tool using Microsoft Access to centralize and organize clients' information, I designed SQL queries so the management could extract the data into Excel reporting. Internship at FMR Risk which eventually became part of Crombie Lockwood, the largest insurance broker in New Zealand. Over the 3 months I built a database management tool using Microsoft Access to centralize and organize clients' information, I designed SQL queries so the management could extract the data into Excel reporting.



Bpifrance

• France
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Junior Credit Analyst

  • Jun 2008 - Sep 2008

  The Public Bank of Investment support SMEs and innovative companies in France through financing, guarantees and investments. Analyzed cases of creation, development and handover of small businesses using financial statements and interviews with managers, built reports with recommendations for the decision committee. The Public Bank of Investment support SMEs and innovative companies in France through financing, guarantees and investments. Analyzed cases of creation, development and handover of small businesses using financial statements and interviews with managers, built reports with recommendations for the decision committee.