Experience

Edgar, Dunn & Company

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Analyst

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Edgar, Dunn & Company is an independent and global strategy consulting firm specialising in payments and digital financial services. Edgar, Dunn & Company is an independent and global strategy consulting firm specialising in payments and digital financial services.



Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Immigration Specialist

  • Apr 2018 - Jan 2019

  Analysed financial documents and investment portfolios of high value foreign investors, worth a minimum of NZD 3 million, to ensure compliance with New Zealand Government policy in order to make business immigration decisions.Managed an extensive caseload of confidential financial documents.Approved approximately NZD $113 million of foreign investment, placed into acceptable New Zealand investments, to facilitate growth in the New Zealand. Communication with investors and lawyers worldwide, in order to facilitate financial assessments.Translation of French documents to assist colleagues with their assessments.



Victoria University of Wellington

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tutor in the School of Marketing and International Business

  • Mar 2014 - Jul 2017

  5 Semesters on fixed-term contracts (while I completed my own studies)Subjects : International Management, SME internationalization, Dynamic Strategy and Structure in International Business, Principles of Marketing.• Self-managed workload and developed time management skills by balancing the expectations of being a Tutor and pursuing my own university studies.• Attention to detail through academic marking for a variety of subjects. • Provided students with one-on-one consultations as well as delivering tutorial sessions and being available via email. • Classroom management of students that included a wide range of nationalities and various levels of English fluency.• Developed excellent communication skills to relate to different student levels, ranging from first year to third year.



Bank of New Zealand Chair in Business in Asia

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2014 - Mar 2015

  During university holidays• Self-managed workload by practising strict time management skills to ensure research effectively progressed.• Developed strong research skills using academic databases to find important and relevant journal articles of high academic quality.• Advanced attention to detail by reading a significant amount of academic journal articles and capturing the essence of the articles efficiently, to ensure inclusion of all relevant articles were in final research reports.• Provided two 80-page academically written research reports to present my research findings of over approximately 300 academic journal articles on the topics: Managing Collaboration During Internationalization, Managing Supply Chain Collaboration.• Updated databases to ensure my employer was using accurate numerical data when discussing cultural differences in international trade practices/conflicts.Specifically I have been responsible for working on two research reports that focused on the international business strategy of Collaboration. Report one was titled 'Managerial Understanding of Collaboration and Collaborative Dynamics'​, which analysed what a company must consider before undertaking collaboration and then during collaboration, what a company must think about and worry about throughout the process. Report two was titled 'Supply Chain Collaboration', which looked into the evolution of supply chains, specifically focusing on collaboration in logistics and freight.



New Plymouth District Council

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Summer Student Programme

  • Nov 2013 - Dec 2013

  • A member of a three-person team. • Creative thinking used to develop and facilitate a summer reading program for 30 primary school children, in order to maintain their reading level throughout the holidays.• Demonstrated empathy as an active listener for primary school children to read to, and provided educated feedback to build their confidence.• Provided customer service and support to library patrons, which involved issuing library books, organising library inter-loans and answering customer queries.



New Plymouth District Council

• New Zealand
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Summer Student Programme

  • Nov 2012 - Feb 2013

  • A member of a three-person team. • Creative thinking used to develop and facilitate a summer reading program for 30 primary school children, in order to maintain their reading level throughout the holidays.• Demonstrated empathy as an active listener for primary school children to read to, and provided educated feedback to build their confidence.• Provided customer service and support to library patrons, which involved issuing library books, organising library inter-loans and answering customer queries.