Katherine Daisy
Business and Operations Manager
Experienced and passionate operations professional with over two years of experience in a startup environment who successfully generated 20% of sales each year. Eager to transition to a larger, established company to leverage exceptional managerial and organizational skills. Adept in project management and market expansion strategies. ********@***.*** 310-***-**** Irvine, California linkedin.com/in/katherinedaisy WORK EXPERIENCE
Operations Manager 04/2022 - Present, Irvine, CA
MEMEDA LLC - First employee of company who generated 75% of customers
● Spearheaded the introduction of 30+ new bioplastic and bagasse products to the American market
● Organized and led six tradeshows contributing significant to company growth
● Delivered exceptional customer service maintaining 5-star ratings with 20+ long term clients
● Designed and developed company website and ordering system through US Foods Accounting Intern 06/2019 - 09/2019, Los Angeles, CA Gannett Co, USA TODAY Network - Established working accounting knowledge through my work
● Managed over 40 payables and receivables, improving financial accuracy
● Created end-of-month accounting summary reports for upper management outlining current month’s cashflows Event Lead 05/2017 - 05/2018, Laguna Beach, CA
The Wall Street Journal
● Coordinated WSJ employees while facilitating over 60 presenters and thousands of attendees at the WSJ events CERTIFICATES
Certified Associate in Project Management 07/2023 - Project Management Institute (PMI) EDUCATION 09/2019 - 06/2022, Irvine, CA - Double major at University of California, Irvine (cum. GPA: 3.7) BA Business Economics with Honors
● Honors Thesis: Foreign Direct Investment on the Growth of China BA Business Administration
● Investments, Corporate Finance, Emphasis in Finance SKILLS/TRAITS
Leadership, challenge seeker, adaptable, self-starter, conflict resolution. Evidence: completed a double-major with honors, proactively attained project management certification, undertaken multiple leadership roles in university organizations. ORGANIZATIONS
UC Irvine - XAE Honors Society (06/2020 - 05/2021) President – Led UCI XAE chapter during remote setting through engaging activities and events UC Irvine - Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Anteater Electric Racing (05/2020 - 05/2021) VP & Marketing/Outreach Lead – Promoted the project to potential financial sponsors and developed media coverage UC Irvine - Center for Investment and Wealth Management (06/2018 - 04/2020) Administrator/Resident Advisor – Facilitated the Financial Literacy Program and taught 16 high school students how to work with money
LANGUAGES
Native/Bilingual: English, Russian
Limited Working Proficiency: Spanish