Experience

Faire

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 700 & Above Employee

• Creative Operations Manager

  • May 2022 - Present



E. & J. Gallo Winery

• United States
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Creative Operations Manager - Brand & Design

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Short term contract role managing creative operations for the world's largest wine brand. I utilize JIRA and AGILE Methodology to manage my project workload. Successfully completed first 5 projects on time and under budget. Function as the creative partner between Design/Production and Brand Marketing teams. Responsible for client and project management for various cross functional teams (sales, brand, compliance, designers and production). Manage 12-16 concurrent extensive, high-complex projects to quick-turn projects. Weekly status update calls with clients and designers to align on a project's next steps and art turnover. Show less



NICOLEHOLLIS

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Program Manager

  • Jan 2019 - Mar 2021

  Led the Program Management function for the Hospitality Design Studio during a period of high growth (36% staff increase). Cross-functionally managed 15+ concurrent large scale design projects and oversaw resource allocation across all projects. Under my management the studio completed its first project phase under budget. Some example responsibilities of mine in this role include the creation and implementation of new scalable processes, conducting regular project status meetings with executives, interviewing new potential candidates, and managing the onboarding of new-hires. I attribute my success in this role to my ability to work under pressure, communicate effectively (including having challenging conversations) as well as creating trust and camaraderie amongst team members. Show less

• Procurement Operations Lead

  • May 2016 - Dec 2018

  Responsibilities included overseeing the purchase, quality control, and delivery coordination of furniture selections for 9+ residential design projects with an overall budget of around $36M USD. Successfully managed through several high-pressure situations, such as requesting expedited completion. Skills demonstrated in this role include strong attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and effective communication inside and outside of the organization.My development of a new final reconciliation process for projects saved the company hundreds of hours of human effort and became a standard procedure. Show less



643 Capital Management

• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cash Management Analyst

  • Nov 2014 - May 2016

  643 Capital Management is a private equity firm focused on the acquisition of single family residences. The firm purchased, renovated, and leased the acquired assets with the intention to sell for profit in the future. 634 Capital managed 13 funds containing 3400+ properties across the United States. My main responsibility was to manage the cash flow for our funds by forecasting capital requirements to purchase and repair property, then initiate capital calls to investors to ensure proper funding. I led six contractors to build a property tax database from which I administered tax payments to various entities with no delinquent payments, helping our firm to avoid lien claims on our properties. Show less



Dana Herbert Accessories

• Portland, Oregon Area

• Operations and Fulfillment Lead

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  This role provided me with visibility and a high level perspective into the company that allowed me to anticipate and act on its needs before they arose. Dana Herbert Accessories is a women’s fashion accessory company with <5 employees. Similar to a traditional start up, I was involved in many aspects of the business. I gained experience in working from concept to the sale of a physical product. My main focus was to manage day to day sales operations and inventory management. I successfully contributed to decreasing excess inventory by 20% though inventory forecasts and increasing customer reorder rate by 16% by expanding our customer relations efforts, such as post-sale check-ins. Show less



Private Family

• Paris, France

• AuPair

  • 2012 - 2013

  I led two young children with an emphasis on communicating in English and sharing the American culture. I established monthly benchmarks of English proficiency to track language development. Through my unique and playful tutoring sessions, I inspired the children have a desire to want to learn and participate in the English lessons. At the end of one year, the children's language development exceed their parent's expectations of growth. I led two young children with an emphasis on communicating in English and sharing the American culture. I established monthly benchmarks of English proficiency to track language development. Through my unique and playful tutoring sessions, I inspired the children have a desire to want to learn and participate in the English lessons. At the end of one year, the children's language development exceed their parent's expectations of growth.



Moss Street Children's Center

• Eugene, Oregon

• Teacher Aid

  • 2010 - 2012