Experience

Stratus Admissions Counseling

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Counselor

  • Jun 2016 - Present

  • Mentor applicants from around world through personal and professional introspection to help develop personal brand strategy for applications to top global MBA programs. Support applicants through identifying best programs for their personal goals, project managing their application process and conducting mock interviews. • Present webinars on topics such as application strategies, program identification and interviewing for success • Mentor applicants from around world through personal and professional introspection to help develop personal brand strategy for applications to top global MBA programs. Support applicants through identifying best programs for their personal goals, project managing their application process and conducting mock interviews. • Present webinars on topics such as application strategies, program identification and interviewing for success



Success Academy Charter Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Experiential Learning Logistics Operations

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2020

  - Develop And manage budget for all Experiential Learning Programs (Field Studies, After School Programming, Non-academic electives) - Improving processes for strategic growth - Workflow management And project planning across Experiential Learning - Develop And manage budget for all Experiential Learning Programs (Field Studies, After School Programming, Non-academic electives) - Improving processes for strategic growth - Workflow management And project planning across Experiential Learning



Loreto Convent School

• India
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Library Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2015

  - Implemented electronic library system to manage all library resources - Managed 10 library volunteers who worked directly with students - Integrated a 100% increase in resources to the library - Implemented electronic library system to manage all library resources - Managed 10 library volunteers who worked directly with students - Integrated a 100% increase in resources to the library



The Home Depot

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Strategy, EXPO

  • Oct 2007 - Apr 2009

  - Led cross-functional team to identify and implement revenue driving and expense reduction initiatives to improve specialty store performance. Benchmarked big box specialty stores for viability in HD portfolio.- Reduced out of stocks by 15% and inventory by 10%, increasing overall profit margin through implemented process improvements.- Led extensive multi-functional evaluation of big box specialty businesses which resulted in closing down all big box specialty formats. Completed close down of 41 retail locations within 5 month schedule. Show less

• Divisional Specialty Sales Manager, EXPO

  • Feb 2005 - Oct 2007

  - Managed $200M design and remodeling business operations. Developed strategic planning process to identify and prioritize growth opportunities within EXPO Design Center division.- Pioneered restructure of organizational structure, compensation and incentive structure and hiring and training process for a 500+ design professionals to improve sales by 10% over subsequent year. - Devised incentive programs that increased sales by 10% for various product categories.

• Operations, Mgr

  • Jul 2003 - Feb 2005

  - Managed team of 6 analysts to develop and implemented sales programs to grow kitchen, appliance and flooring businesses across 2000 retail locations.- Led implementation of first nationwide sales measurement process and IT solution in Home Depot’s 25 year history, impacting more than 20,000 employees.- Managed sales operations for successful new store concept, the Home Depot Showroom, implemented in 1500+ stores.



Juma Ventures

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Roberts Enterprise Development Fund Intern

  • May 2002 - Aug 2002

  - Evaluated organization’s strategy and capabilities to meet mission of sustainable philanthropy through employment of at-risk youth. - Identified opportunities for growth with implementation strategy. - Developed business plan for new business opportunity. - Evaluated organization’s strategy and capabilities to meet mission of sustainable philanthropy through employment of at-risk youth. - Identified opportunities for growth with implementation strategy. - Developed business plan for new business opportunity.



AT&T

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Sourcing Consultant, Pre-MBA internship, was SBC Communications

  • Aug 2001 - Oct 2001

  - Designed and implemented vendor management system including process and database design. - Reduced accounts receivable processing time by 30%, leading to $2M increase in working capital within 6 months. - Created vendor scorecard and reporting system to monitor receivables and reduce frequency of delinquent accounts. - Designed and implemented vendor management system including process and database design. - Reduced accounts receivable processing time by 30%, leading to $2M increase in working capital within 6 months. - Created vendor scorecard and reporting system to monitor receivables and reduce frequency of delinquent accounts.



Ace Hardware Corporation

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations, Mgr - OurHouse.com

  • Jan 2000 - Aug 2001

  - Managed logistics/fulfillment processes for 10,000 SKU website and relationships with third party logistics partners. - Analyzed 4,500 SKU portfolio for financial performance, leading to 15% average increase in contribution across 78 different suppliers. - Led post-acquisition integration of product offerings and operations for $10M food e-tailer. - Managed logistics/fulfillment processes for 10,000 SKU website and relationships with third party logistics partners. - Analyzed 4,500 SKU portfolio for financial performance, leading to 15% average increase in contribution across 78 different suppliers. - Led post-acquisition integration of product offerings and operations for $10M food e-tailer.



Kurt Salmon, part of Accenture Strategy

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 1996 - Dec 2000

  - Developed and implemented retail supply chain process improvements across various clients. - Developed supply chain strategy for $2.0B discount retailer that led to 25% reduction in labor expenses and 30% increase in supply chain network capacity by 30%. - Led team to reduce consumer shipment cycle times from 10 to 2 days over 8 weeks. - Implemented continuous improvement process and management training program for $80B home improvement retailer. - Developed and implemented retail supply chain process improvements across various clients. - Developed supply chain strategy for $2.0B discount retailer that led to 25% reduction in labor expenses and 30% increase in supply chain network capacity by 30%. - Led team to reduce consumer shipment cycle times from 10 to 2 days over 8 weeks. - Implemented continuous improvement process and management training program for $80B home improvement retailer.