Community Development Volunteer

• Sep 2022 - Present

Highlights - Assisted and managed community development initiatives of multiple public and private organizations in Albania and North Macedonia - Analyzed community needs using quantitative and qualitative techniques and managed implementation of youth, tourism, and cultural programs to address identified issues - Achieved intermediate advanced level language proficiency in Albanian according to the ACTFL scale Results (Ongoing) - Wrote a successful application to the European Solidarity Corps program, resulting in the municipality of Dibër becoming one of two public institutions to receive the ESC 'Quality Label'. Managed the volunteer recruitment process of Albanian youth. - Coached youth to apply to the American Embassy in Tirana's Ben Franklin Scholarship resulting in one semi-finalist candidate - Designed and taught a coding (SQL/Python) and leadership curriculum for a 2-week camp empowering 17 young girls in rural Albania. - Collaborated on the development of the official Visit Diber website, developing promotional materials, promoting tourism offerings and highlighting the beauty of the region to foreign and domestic audiences. Show less

Business Analyst & Salesforce Administrator

• Feb 2020 - Dec 2022

- Led special projects and initiatives to improve business processes and efficiency, including conducting stakeholder interviews, developing project plans, and facilitating team discussions - Supported firm leadership in operations, financial reporting, and business planning which resulted in more data-driven decisions - Collaborated with multiple departments to identify and solve business challenges using data approaches - Managed a Salesforce CRM platform with 150+ monthly users; engineered custom fields, developed automations and reports, and trained more than 100 new users - Automated reports and business processes with programming languages, such as SQL and Python Show less

Data Analyst

• Jan 2019 - Feb 2020

Highlights - Designed and compiled reports for healthcare initiatives using custom SQL queries to extract data from enterprise relational databases - Analyzed strategic initiatives, including conducting market research, evaluating joint-venture financials, and performed ad-hoc data analysis Results - Awarded Humana’s North Star Associate Award for automating critical business reports Highlights - Designed and compiled reports for healthcare initiatives using custom SQL queries to extract data from enterprise relational databases - Analyzed strategic initiatives, including conducting market research, evaluating joint-venture financials, and performed ad-hoc data analysis Results - Awarded Humana’s North Star Associate Award for automating critical business reports

Real Estate Analyst

• May 2018 - Nov 2018

- Performed financial forecasting analysis for 200+ real estate assets in the New Orleans metropolitan area and assisted landlords in the acquisition due-diligence process - Researched local short-term rental regulations and identified local real estate players and potential tenants - Drafted commercial and residential leases for short-term rental opportunities - Performed financial forecasting analysis for 200+ real estate assets in the New Orleans metropolitan area and assisted landlords in the acquisition due-diligence process - Researched local short-term rental regulations and identified local real estate players and potential tenants - Drafted commercial and residential leases for short-term rental opportunities

Teaching Assistant

• May 2018 - Aug 2018

Graduate Student

• Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

Masters in Sustainable Real Estate Development

Development Intern

• Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

Leasing Intern

• Apr 2016 - Aug 2016

Paralegal Assistant

• Aug 2014 - Dec 2015

Political Strategy Intern

• Jan 2014 - Jun 2014