Passionate, versatile and dedicated advocate

Passionate, versatile and dedicated advocate and bi-lingual professional with 10+ years of professional experience. I am very eager to join and support an organization where I can build a long-lasting career and bring an unprecedented amount of value and care. My deep commitment to purpose, breadth of skills, expertise in managing multiple projects from concept through to launch, along with a pension for working with a sense of urgency and diligence, makes me an exceptional candidate for the role. PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Drafted proposals for new business generating sources and created go to market strategies for key stakeholders

Generated Time & Action Calendars and defined significant milestone deadlines to meet delivery expectations

Created Work In Progress reports to track each deliverables’ progress and adhesion to project timelines

Monitored, updated and maintained status of all current and ongoing projects

Communicated and maintained relationships with partners and vendors RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Drafted proposals for new business generating sources and created go to market strategies for key stakeholders

Led research initiative to hone product insight with a focus on current and forecasted trends

Participated in monthly innovation meetings to identify scope of new technologies to improve business logistics

Facilitated new development initiatives and marketing project workflows OPERATIONS & STRATEGY

Conducted monthly concept reviews on upcoming campaigns, analyze brand positioning and growth potential

Represented Merchandising department in bi-weekly consumer insight meetings with executives and department delegates

Synthesized and presented performance data to upper management and teams on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis

Conducted SWOT analyses to keep abreast on current market and competitor conditions and issued recommendations

Managed multiple development budgets and ensured compliance with financial target plans BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS MANAGER / NEIGHBORSHARE, ORG MAY 2020 – PRESENT

Designed and built customized HubSpot CRM platform, slack and mailing system used collectively throughout the organization

Managed and maintained project management tools and sales funnel from initial outreach through to organization onboarding

Trained 15+ members on best practices and processes using CRM systems and integrations

Directed database collection and reported and presented findings in weekly insight meetings with CEO and department heads

Created guides and troubleshooting documents for universal departmental use RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE / EXPRESS, INC CONTRACT FEBRUARY 2018 – OCTOBER 2019

Oversaw and managed 6,000+ CCs across three seasons for all Women’s and Men’s Knit categories

Mentored and trained new Fabric Specialist in department systems, processes and protocol

Drove innovation through seasonal research and development analyzing current and forecasted trends and performance figures

Created seasonal campaign presentations and product lifecycle strategies for review and concept meetings with executives

Communicated and maintained relationships with partners and vendors in China, Korea, India, Sri Lanka, Guatemala and the U.S. ASSOCIATE PRODUCT & MARKETING MANAGER / WES CONTRACT OCTOBER 2017 – FEBRUARY 2018

Facilitated new development initiatives and marketing project workflows for international student credential evaluations

Outlined project proposals for potential revenue generating sources and created go to market strategies for execution

Administered surveys, collected responses and compiled data to analyze and report quantitative and qualitative findings PRODUCT DEVELOPER & PRODUCTION MANAGER / KITH, LLC JANUARY 2016 – AUGUST 2016

Oversaw and managed a $300,000+ brand extension

Executed project timeline from initial development, marketing and bulk omni-channel delivery through to launch

Generated Time & Action calendars and Work In Progress reports to track pipeline progression for each project deliverable by partner and vendor

Forecasted buys, negotiated total project costs and appraised anticipated profit margins PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT / RALPH LAUREN, CORP CONTRACT MARCH 2015 – JANUARY 2016

Created project outlines and communicated initiatives and scope of the project to partners and vendors to execute deliverables

Tracked and updated materials and project charts to be used cross-functionally in order to maintain development calendar

Spearheaded the creation of the first universal reference library used by teams throughout the company MERCHANDISING ASSISTANT / AEROPOSTALE, INC NOVEMBER 2013 – FEBRUARY 2015

Evaluated, prepared and presented performance data to upper management and cross-functional team members

Analyzed selling reports to identify best and slow sellers to proactively seek business opportunities

Determined weekly promotional cadence and strategy based on selling data and company initiatives to meet planned metrics

Represented Merchandising department in bi-weekly consumer insight meetings with executives and department delegates PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR – LC LAUREN CONRAD / KOHL’S, CORP JULY 2012 – OCTOBER 2013

Cultivated the development of the LC Lauren Conrad brand’s monthly apparel collections from concept to market

Presented weekly sales results and issued recommendations to proactively react to changing trends

Prepared and conducted monthly product line reviews with upper management to discuss upcoming collections, assess planned quantitative and qualitative objectives, and analyze brand positioning and growth

Evaluated selling financials on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis to hindsight product life cycle performance Operations & Strategy

Project Management

Product Development

Production

Merchandising/Buying

Research & Development

Quantitative Analysis

Data Reporting

Cost Negotiation

Client Management

Market Research

SWOT Analysis

Programs

HubSpot CRM

WebPDM

FlexPLM

Yunique

Microstrategy

Backbone PLM

Basecamp

Flexport

AS400/Island Pacific

SAP

Web Development

HTML5

CSS

Javascript

Languages

Polish – Fluent

Spanish – Intermediate

Flatiron School / 2019

Front-End Web

Development

Syracuse University / 2012

Martin J. Whitman School

of Management

Bachelor of Science

Management

Retail

Marketing

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