Experience

Chapel Thrill Escapes

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States Worked as the CFO and Strategic Planning Committee of Chapel Thrill Escapes to provide UNC students with affordable entertainment on-campus, as well as a place for students to practice and develop their creative and entrepreneurial skills. • Managed company finances by restricting recurring expenditures, prioritizing purchases, and maximizing the value gained from durable goods. • Created a strategic plan and vision for the company with short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals, such… Show more Worked as the CFO and Strategic Planning Committee of Chapel Thrill Escapes to provide UNC students with affordable entertainment on-campus, as well as a place for students to practice and develop their creative and entrepreneurial skills. • Managed company finances by restricting recurring expenditures, prioritizing purchases, and maximizing the value gained from durable goods. • Created a strategic plan and vision for the company with short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals, such as expanding offered products, creating programs to further promote community impact, and planning for regional expansion. • Applied for over $55,000 in funding from a variety of sources, including non-profit grants and undergraduate government funds, and built a network of partners and useful contacts. • Created company reports such as a 10K and an annual impact report to document yearly progress and interface with consumers, partners, and other organizations. • Collaboratively supervised club members and staff, such as the finance team and Strategic Planning Committee, keeping over 30 members organized, driven, and accountable. Show less



TRC Companies, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2023 - Aug 2023

  Worked with a team of project managers and developers to complete various projects, accelerating the execution and rollout of those projects by an estimated 4 months. • Built a project dashboard for project managers and developers to ensure optimal allocation of projects and utilization of employees, taking into account employee scheduling, workload, and task prioritization to achieve greater productivity and reduce burnout. • Created a project master document of best practices and… Show more Worked with a team of project managers and developers to complete various projects, accelerating the execution and rollout of those projects by an estimated 4 months. • Built a project dashboard for project managers and developers to ensure optimal allocation of projects and utilization of employees, taking into account employee scheduling, workload, and task prioritization to achieve greater productivity and reduce burnout. • Created a project master document of best practices and contacts by centralizing existing project playbooks, removing obsolete content, adding new best practices, translating business and technical jargon, and improving document accessibility to accelerate onboarding of new project managers, business partners, and developers. • Translated business and technical requirements into key deliverables that were used by project managers, developers, and business partners to evaluate new projects for strategic fit, investment requirements, and prioritization. Show less



Brain Groomers

• Mathematics Tutor

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2022

  Cary, North Carolina, United States Tutored elementary and middle school kids on different mathematical concepts to boost school grades and prepare students for important tests like the SAT/PSAT/ACT • Established a baseline for student performance and math competency by identifying student strengths and weaknesses • Analyzed students' work styles and adapted flow of lessons to help students learn effectively • Created interactive learning methods to maintain student interest and incentivize learning in order to… Show more Tutored elementary and middle school kids on different mathematical concepts to boost school grades and prepare students for important tests like the SAT/PSAT/ACT • Established a baseline for student performance and math competency by identifying student strengths and weaknesses • Analyzed students' work styles and adapted flow of lessons to help students learn effectively • Created interactive learning methods to maintain student interest and incentivize learning in order to reinforce concepts students were unable to fully understand or properly execute • Organized weekly reports of student progress to provide parents with insight into student performance Show less



Optum

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Intern

  • Jul 2020 - Aug 2020

  North Carolina, United States Created the framework for a service that would collect and analyze COVID-19 demographic data using machine learning algorithms to predict the trend of COVID-19 cases in specific areas in order to help healthcare providers prepare for COVID-19 cases in their areas of operation • Worked in a formal business setting and operated under a significant amount of autonomy • Learned about and used multiple business frameworks, such as a business model canvas, SWOT analysis, and most… Show more Created the framework for a service that would collect and analyze COVID-19 demographic data using machine learning algorithms to predict the trend of COVID-19 cases in specific areas in order to help healthcare providers prepare for COVID-19 cases in their areas of operation • Worked in a formal business setting and operated under a significant amount of autonomy • Learned about and used multiple business frameworks, such as a business model canvas, SWOT analysis, and most viable product features to augment presentations made to Optum executes • Collaborated with a small team and demonstrated leadership by divvying work and planning meetings • Researched the services Optum currently had in place in order to get an idea for how the usually operates to better shape and frame our service, as well as to prevent my group from presenting a service already in use • Interviewed other Optum teams with similar projects to get a better sense for opportunities and flaws within our product, as well as to collect research on how our service could be applied Show less



Shodor Education Foundation

• Apprentice

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

  Durham, North Carolina, United States A year-long program devoted to teaching apprentices professional and technical skills • Applied computer-based modeling to demonstrate scientific principles such as predator-prey relationships and the transmission of disease • Collaborated with others to plan and execute various simulations of real-life scenarios like the reproduction patterns of parasitic fungi and the spread of fires in forested areas • Worked on over 30 assignments over the course of a year, ranging from… Show more A year-long program devoted to teaching apprentices professional and technical skills • Applied computer-based modeling to demonstrate scientific principles such as predator-prey relationships and the transmission of disease • Collaborated with others to plan and execute various simulations of real-life scenarios like the reproduction patterns of parasitic fungi and the spread of fires in forested areas • Worked on over 30 assignments over the course of a year, ranging from smaller programming exercises to large, research-based projects • Created a professional website portfolio showcasing assignments and projects completed during the course of the program Show less