Management Marketing

YVONNE PERPETUA PAINTSIL

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EDUCATION

YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT New Haven, CT USA

Master of Advanced Management (MAM) 2014

Recipient, Dean’s Merit Scholarship Award and Kosmos Energy Scholarship Award (full tuition)

Relevant Courses: Competitive Strategy, Strategic Management, Creativity and Innovation

Active member: Consulting, Marketing and Finance Clubs; Co-leader, Women In Management Club

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL Accra, Ghana

Master of Business Administration (MBA for Executive) 2013

Distinctions: Top 5%: Quantitative Methods, Operations Management; Top 10%: Strategic Management, Marketing

KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Kumasi, Ghana

Master of Science (MSc), Food Science and Technology GPA: 3.7/4.0 Equivalent 2005-2009

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Biological Sciences, second-class upper honors 2004

Recipient, Canadian Education and Training Awards Africa (CETAA) and KAAD award; Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Bionews

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TIMELESS INSPIRATIONS Tema, Ghana

Distributor of quality food packaging

Founder/Chief Executive Officer 2012-2013

Created business model and developed a strategy that leveraged cost efficiencies of just-in-time delivery and online advertising to

reduce inventory costs and increase profits

Assessed and selected vendors based on specifics of service and price; negotiated with suppliers to source unique products,

achieving 100% customer satisfaction

Built financial model and analyzed 3-statement cash flow to properly plan for future growth of business

GERMAN AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (GIZ) Accra, Ghana

The world’s leading provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development

Consultant/Program Officer 2010-2011

Collaborated with C-suite clients to develop and implement business strategies, improve ope rations and grow their businesses.

Redesigned companies’ processes based on best practices, trained staff to use new methodologies and oversaw project

implementation, resulting in 30% increase in revenues and annual cost savings worth over $120,000

Drafted contracts for third party consultants and monitored budgets by tracking and controlling implementation contracts.

Analyzed receipts and reports to pinpoint cost overruns leading to significant cost savings

Increased the competitiveness of 10 local food processing companies by building capacities and improving capabilities; enabled 6

of the companies to enter global food supply chains and harness international trade opportunities

Conducted stakeholder analysis and engagement to inform the next phase of the company’s market oriented agriculture program;

provided actionable recommendations to senior management and government representatives, recommendations adopted

Forged, strengthened and maintained strategic alliances with government representatives, private sector clients and other

organizations by sharing resources, facilitating best practices and collaborating on joint projects to solve industr y challenges

Selected for my expertise to be a member of a national committee of CEOs, government executives and consultants, tasked to

develop value addition strategies for agricultural commodities and boost best practices in the Agricultural industry

Junior Consultant/Junior Technical Officer 2008-2010

Intern, Marketing 2008

Transformed a failing company with declining revenues into a profit making venture by creating and executing strategic

marketing plan; increased sales and revenues by a record 300% within 3 months

Facilitated revamping of old dryer technologies and fabrication of new technologies, reduced product turnaround time from 3

days to 18 hours and increased weekly throughput by 400%

Established industry benchmarks for monitoring client performance by supervising baseline research to determine processing

thresholds; adopted by clients reducing wastage by 50% and increasing revenues by about 40%

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Yale MAM Blogger, Mentored incoming MAM students; Provided leadership coaching to 2 fellow MAMs

Other Activities: Singer; Volunteer, St. Vincent De Paul Society; Jewelry making and Macramé

Session Monitor, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo 2010, Chicago, IL, USA

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