Welcome to Brazen Careerist!

About Me

Intelligence specialist with experience in vendor and client-side operations, starting an intelligence function, and aptitudes in offensive or defensive CI, training, and analysis.

Specialties:

Advanced secondary research. Advanced primary research. Advanced analysis (incl. 4 corners, Bayesian, wargaming, response profiles, etc.), Entrepreneurship

Work History

• Underwriters Laboratories
• Competitive Intelligence Manager
• September 2008 to Present

• Pricing Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence in certification, inspection, and testing services
  - Hired to start the competitive intelligence function. Laid foundations and created awareness through internal branding, newsletters, targeted reporting, and roadshow-ing
  - Implemented enterprise-wide Knowledge Management website to grow and manage Competitive Intelligence knowledge base
  - Globally centralize intelligence gathered by regional CI relays in Asia and Europe

• Proactive Worldwide
• Research Analyst
• May 2007 to August 2008

• CI consulting for Fortune 500 companies
  - Industry specialist for MRO distribution, QSR, and Tier 4 diesel technologies
  - Experience in Consumer Goods, Home building, and Business services industries
  - Drafted recommendations on topics such as R&D strategy (functional beverages), new product rollout counterattack (QSR/Fast food, feminine hygiene), employee attrition (nuclear power), etc.
  - Led vulnerability assessments to design effective counter intelligence mechanisms

• French Trade Commission of Chicago
• Trade Attaché
• September 2004 to April 2007

• - Provided exports / strategy consulting services to French OEM and suppliers in industrial markets to support their expansion in the US market.
  - Conducted CI / Market Research using primary and secondary sources, which findings led to branch and subsidiary creations, exports promotion and additional revenues.
  - Managed portfolio of accounts (~12 projects / year) and generated new accounts through trade shows, conference and on-site visit of potential clients.
  - Named Quality Assurance Manager for the Chicago Branch (2006), thus in charge of complying with the ISO 9001 management system, training 12 employees

Education

• Northwestern University (SCS)
• BA, Economics
• 2005 - 2007