Project Management Strategy Manager
Resume:
West Modafferi
Los Altos, CA *****
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OBJECTIVE
As a recent master’s graduate in Business Administration with an undergraduate degree in finance, I am positioned to contribute to a company that strives to revolutionize society through technological endeavors and innovations. I am ready to launch my career in the finance industry with a passion for financial strategy, risk management, and time value of money.
EDUCATION —
EXPERIENCE
Bachelor of Science
Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA
Business Administration in Finance
August 2018 - May 2022
GPA: 3.6
Finance Club
Master of Business Administration
Cal Poly Humboldt, Arcata, CA
Strategic Sustainability
August 2022 - May 2023
GPA: 3.9
160 Hour MBA Internship
KEY SKILLS —
Project management
Leadership
Team- oriented
Time management
Problem Solving
Inquisitive
Excellent and prompt communication
Creativity
Public speaking
Intrinsically motivated and self sufficient
Optimistic mindset
August 2022- July 2023
McKinleyville Incorporation Committee Financial Strategist • Group Project • P.I. Dr. Zender
-I created an automated financial dashboard that incorporates seven local Humboldt County cities via Excel cell linking.
-We successfully provided the county with a tool to analyze their financial positions.
-I made an impression among the community and received a personal “thank you” letter from the McKinleyville Incorporation committee stating the work to be of greater significance than the work of Boston Consulting and Bain.
August 2022- May 2023
Graduate Business Strategy Manager • Group Project • P.I. Dr. Lancaster
-I taught, managed, and delegated a team of undergraduates to create traditional financial statements for the Prairie’s Edge Permaculture Farm. Statements were organized into a comprehensive, legible, and intuitive financial dashboard.
-Our work allowed the farm to be competitive for a $450,000 federal agricultural loan.
-I implemented a reproducible formula to calculate the percent ownership of the four partners and developed a strategy to identify and capture prospective investors.
January 2022- May 2022
Sustainable Waste Director • Individual Internship • Six Rivers Brewery •
-I created a practical and functional waste organization strategy in response to the regulatory pressure of Senate Bill 1383.
-I gained proficiency in financial projections using Excel, specifically in anticipating future yields of brewery waste.
-I utilized an EPA warm model analysis to convert the monthly diverted waste to a carbon dioxide emission equivalent. As a result of my work, we discovered that 8,000 net pounds of CO2 emissions were diverted every month.
June 2021- July 2021
Payroll Assistant • Remote Internship • NorCal SBDC Finance center
-I developed a proficiency in Neo Serra by completing payroll compliance tasks for over 100 small businesses working with SBDC.
August 2019- May 2021
Lead Sales Manager • The LumberJack Newspaper
-I oversaw cold calling new clients, monitoring walk-in, managing the sales email account, and motivating my team.
-I mastered relationship building, fair and equitable practices for clients, and the art of sales.
-I had a lasting impact growing the advertising revenue by 30% and renewing contracts with 93% of the prior year clients.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Finance & Accounting
Data analysis, forecasting, and projections
Financial Ratio Dashboard
Excel automation
Breakeven analysis
Scenario planning
WACC Evaluation
Inventory turnover and accrual accounting
Risk management strategy
Activity-based budgeting
Technology
Computer/ software trouble shooting.
Typing speed of 100 WPM
Proficiency in windows operating system, Microsoft office suite, and Google cloud drive
REFERENCES
MBA Internship Advisor
Joshua Zender, PhD
IMA Redwood Empire Chapter, President
Associate Professor
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MBA Sustainability Professor
Dr. Lancaster
Sustainability Committee, Member
Lecturer at Cal-Poly Humboldt
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MBA Advisor
Dr. Adhikari
Chair Professor of Finance
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MBA Finance Professor
Humnath Panta
Associate Professor of Finance
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BA Internship Advisor
Nancy Vizenor
Associate Professor & Internship Coordinator
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