Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

OBJECTIVE
Confident natural-born leader seeking opportunities in organizational effectiveness, development and growth positioned as major projects and large-scale change initiatives.

AREAS OF STRENGTH
Experienced in a variety of fields including research, analysis, program design, development and implementation. Proven ability to understand and interpret “languages” between different industries and business units. Skilled in oral and written communication, interpersonal relationships, and attention to detail while thinking in systems approach in organizational architecture. Able to conceptualize, collaborate and facilitate redesign/re- engineering efforts, while holding a high degree of influence in consulting engagements.

Work History

• Continuum Health Partners
• Program/Project Manager
• May 2008 to Present

• Program/Project Manager for Destination Diversity
  • Partnered with the Chief Cultural Diversity Officer to identify opportunities to promote a culture of inclusion and respect throughout the organization. Engaged with stakeholders to identify value-driven needs and served in consultative function as it related to Diversity issues: organizational dynamics/politics, systems/structure, strategic planning and implementation.
  • Served on the Communications work group. Championed to COO, got buy-in and later spearheaded project to create an intranet portal for the Destination Diversity Initiative, a means to facilitate communication and synergy between 16,500+ associates in the organization. Served as a resource for newsletters and other communications venues.

• New School University
• Student Consultant
• January 2008 to January 2010

• • Partnered with adjunct professor in the design and development of new Project Management course- a master’s level elective first offered in the Spring of 2010. Served as a resource to help frame and re-tool assignments, in-class simulations and other related materials such that it met the learning needs of the class.

• Vistion, Education and Media, New York
• Consulting Team Member
• September 2009 to December 2009

• • Performed critical analysis for construction on customer satisfaction survey and spearheaded project evaluation phase.
  • Ensure client’s needs were addressed by providing critical input to team members in various stages of the project such as the contracting and feedback stages.
  • Rated an overall average score of 4.87 (out of 5) based on factors such as dependability and effectiveness as a team member.

• Morgan Stanley
• Database Manager
• Febuary 2006 to March 2008

• Performed database administration duties for the U.S. Head of Principal Real Estate Transactions (Fixed Income Division)
  • Collaborated with internal customers to design and review databases based on user needs/specifications. Applied principles of database design standards and knowledge management into projects that yielded results within 99.9% accuracy. Unique deliverable: Sales Person-Trader-Client interaction database for June 2007 Structured Credit Products Opportunities Conference.
  • Streamlined outdated processes in day-to-day tasks and procedural processes that reduced redundancy, improving accuracy and efficiency.

• Indomix, Inc.
• Senior Sales Manager
• January 2004 to March 2006

• Provided strategic sales management in a SoHo-based 450 square-foot boutique store in every phase of sales operations.
  • Identified opportunities for increased revenue and boosted sales in subsidiary furniture store to over $11,000 in first month while store was experiencing break- evens or losses in prior months.
  • Collaborated with store owners, product designers and manufacturers to define product requirements in store’s private label for purposes of boosting sales in a previously untapped market.

• Self-Employed and Tutor.com
• Advanced Mathematics Private Tutor
• September 2000 to December 2003

• Delivered supplemental education to college-bound and college-age students in the following subjects: Algebra I & II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Calculus I & II
  • Partnered with students and parents to identify potential areas of improvement. Built and leveraged these influential relationships to facilitate the learning process. Loyal customer base remained clients throughout high school, and at times beyond.
  • Developed individualized learning plans tailored to the learning needs of the student. Delivered educational programs in-person or through a web-based platform. Created awards/incentives to ensure students remained engaged with the learning process.

• Alpha Phi Omega, Rho Pi Chapter
• Membership Vice-President
• September 1997 to May 2000

• Alpha Phi Omega is a national co-ed community service organization focused on college campus-based volunteerism.
  • Created an aggressive recruiting campaign to market on-campus organization and grew organizational capacity from 35 members to 150 members, equaling to over 4,000 service hours for the San Diego Community.
  • Planned events with other leaders to instill unity and solidarity within the group and implemented programs to resolve attrition/retention problems. Currently the general body boasts anywhere between 150 to 200 members.

Education

• New School University
• Masters of Science, Organizational Change Management
• 2008 - 2010

• Merit Scholarship recipient.

  Selected Coursework:
  Enabling Continuous Organizational Improvement
  Organizational Assessments and Diagnosis
  Management and Organizational Behavior
  Managerial Decision-Making
  Performance Management
  Quantitative Methods

• New York University
• Certificate, Business Project Management
• 2009 - 2010

• Selected Coursework:
  Agile Project Management
  Project Communication Management
  Contracts, Procurement and Negotiation
  Enterprise Project Management

• University of California, San Diego
• Bachelor of Arts, History
• 1996 - 2000

• Senior Honors Thesis completed.