Profile

 

·         Accomplished internal and external consultant with proven ability to develop strategy and translate strategy into tactical actions.

·         Founded global internal consulting group with million-dollar budget.

·         Works effectively with employees across all levels of an organization; experience working with senior-level clients.

·         Skilled at synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data to clarify key business issues.

·         Ability to define and communicate vision and goals, and to motivate teams.

·         Yale MBA (focus Strategy and Leadership); New York University MA; Albany BA

 

Experience

 

2005 - Present

·         Deloitte Consulting, LLP  Stamford, Connecticut

Senior Consultant, Human Capital Practice

·         Lead teams of consultants on projects for Global and Fortune 500 clients.

o        Projects include a broad range of work on organization design, HR strategy, process development, change management, business requirements to support technology integration, and HRO implementation.

 

Summer 2004

Yale Organizational Development and Learning Center  New Haven, Connecticut

MBA Intern

·         Analyzed organizational structure, current programs, and history of Yale’s career development efforts. Resulting strategic plan will cost-effectively increase employee technical and managerial skills, ensure a supply of ready talent for open positions, and facilitate knowledge-sharing throughout the organization.

o        Articulated philosophy of “Yale as an Organization of Opportunity,” – the core belief that will drive all future programs.

o        Specific programs recommended include tiered mentoring, coaching, job-sharing, and new training classes at all levels.

o        Outlined considerations and approaches for measuring results of these programs.

 

·         Created questions and managed deployment logistics for workplace climate survey.

o        Questions sought to uncover attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge of employees in all types of university positions.

o        Deployment logistics included making available both web-based and paper versions for 2500+ employees, 18 hours/day, in multiple locations over a three-week period.

 

1999 – 2001

Razorfish, Inc.  New York, New York

Consultant and Knowledge Process Lead

·         Consulted to Fortune 500 firms on how to maximize their human capital and customer relationships to leverage concurrent investments in technology.

o        Work included process re-design, brand positioning analysis, and digital strategy development among other projects.

o        Clients included Bank One, Encyclopedia Britannica, J. P. Morgan, Giorgio Armani, and KPMG.

 

·         Led internal efforts to increase efficiency, quality of work, and morale through improvements to processes, organizational structure, and knowledge sharing tools.

o        Selected projects included developing a talent management strategy, reorganizing project staffing to a regional structure from an office-centric one, and building a case study database with concurrent process changes.

o        Also contributed to mergers and acquisitions by conducting cultural and talent assessment and integration strategy.

 

·         Researched financial feasibility and market positioning of offering Knowledge Management consulting services, then developed the practice and trained sales force and consultants.

 

1995 – 1998

J. Walter Thompson  Chicago, Illinois and New York, New York

Global Brand Coordinator

·         Prepared company’s first branding study that included the influence of the Internet and the World Wide Web.

·         Assisted with focus groups and data analysis for clients such as Kraft and Merck.

·         Implemented cost-saving procedures and enhanced brand consistency by improving the flow of knowledge and collateral on two multi-million dollar accounts.

o        Developed account-wide email newsletters to share timely and relevant information.

o        Centralized collateral management resulting in fewer expensive “rush” requests.

o        Built document repositories and indexes to manage explicit knowledge.

 

·         Liaison for SVP to all units within the organization, including Strategy and Planning, Creative, Art Studio, Finance and Accounting, and Account Management.

 

1994

Office of State Senator Suzi Oppenheimer  Albany, New York

Legislative Aide

·         Monitored the status of all legislation in the Senate and Assembly.

·         Researched public policy issues including child care and water pollution.

·         Fielded, researched, and answered inquiries from constituents, lawmakers, lobbyists, and government agencies.

 

Education

 

 

Yale School of Management  New Haven, Connecticut

Master of Business Administration (MBA), 2005.

·         Dual Focus in Strategy and Leadership.

·         Academic Distinction in Developing Winning Strategies, Leading High-Performing Teams, and Designing and Managing Organizations (DMO).

·         Teaching Assistant for DMO and Enhancing Negotiation Skills.

·         GMAT: 710 (95th percentile), 6.0 AWA (97th percentile).

 

New York University  New York, New York

Master of Arts in Humanities and Social Thought (MA), 2002.

·         Masters Thesis: “Magnifications of Time and Agency: A Role for Technology in Communities of Practice.”

 

State University of New York at Albany  Albany, New York

Bachelor of Arts in History (BA), 1993.