Functional Skills

Change Management / Org Design
Program Management
Strategy Development
Cost Reduction
Market Research
Operating Model Design
Organizational Design
PMO Transformation
Private Equity Investing
Project Management

Software Skills

Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Smartsheet
Miro
Jira

Sector Experience

Retail
Business Services
Consumer Goods

Languages

English
24
years

Years of Experience

7/18

Member Since


Big 4 Accounting
Fortune 500
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

 
Independent Consulting Practice Management Consulting
Founder / Principal
07/2017 - Present
Representative Client Projects:

- Global Beauty Brand: Developed process documentation and training materials for the newly redesigned new product development process; conducted cross-functional training sessions.

- Global Beauty Brand: Managed organizational development and recruiting for the supply chain function.

- National Luxury Department Store: Served as lead strategist / engagement manager during an end-to-end assessment of the retailer's brand partnership program.

- Global Industrial Machinery Manufacturer: Performed a dual role as the CEO’s chief of staff and as the organization design lead.

- Global Beauty & Skincare Brand: Served as the program manager and change management lead during a statistical sales forecasting implementation.

- National Canadian Big Box Retailer: Developed category merchandising / assortment strategies based for next-generation store formats.

Accenture Management Consulting
Manager - Strategy and Management Consulting; Retail/Consumer
03/2015 - 06/2017
- Advised senior leadership during projects focused on operations improvements, cost reduction, and change management.

Sample Projects:
- US Retailer: Designed a multi-year change management plan for a merchandising transformation. Assisted with organization design by conducting “voice of business” interviews to understand issues and develop recommendations.
- Multiple Clients: Recommended operations improvements using benchmarks and client feedback from interviews and workshops.

IBM Management Consulting
Senior Managing Consultant - Strategy & Analytics; Retail/Consumer
09/2006 - 03/2015
- Advised and collaborated with clients on transformational initiatives, including strategy development, implementing new capabilities, and change management.

Sample Projects:
- Appliance Manufacturer: Developed a US market strategy, including product, pricing, and sales channel assessments.
- Multiple Retailers: Built a three year omnichannel sales strategy.
- National Department Store: Designed a change management strategy for a “buy online, pickup in store” omnichannel initiative.

Under Armour Operations
Multiple Operations/Analytics Roles - See Description
05/2003 - 09/2006
Merchandise Planner
- Built financial plans for the $200M men’s apparel line to maximize sales and maintain gross margin.

Analytics Manager – Independent Sales
- Re-designed the sales forecasting process; increased accuracy by 15%.
- Analyzed progress toward sales goals for the $63M independent sales team, adjusted estimates, and resolved issues.
- Recommended inventory buys for monthly open-to-buy.

Sales Operations Analyst
- Analyzed sales data to deliver insights for sales teams.

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Management Consulting
Consultant
09/1999 - 07/2002
Federal Government Practice - Developed financial software test plans, executed testing, and tracked results.

Competitive Intelligence Group - Researched and analyzed the systems integration market to develop insights and recommendations on clients, vendors, and competition.