I am a creative thinker with an analytical skill-set and a passion for Business Strategy. I enjoy the challenge of finding inefficiencies and exploring new opportunities using data and a fresh perspective. I am currently seeking management consulting opportunities that would allow me to impact the way the world's most innovative companies address their toughest problems.
Analyst, Internet
I am a creative thinker with an analytical skill-set and a passion for Business Strategy. I enjoy the challenge of finding inefficiencies and exploring new opportunities using data and a fresh perspective. I am currently seeking management consulting opportunities that would allow me to impact the way the world's most innovative companies address their toughest problems.
Analyst, Internet and Digital Media @ • Mined petabyte-scale datasets to perform strategic analysis on customers and competitors
• Identified strategic partnerships to increase revenue by 15%, performed due diligence for deal
• Presented external market and business model analyses at pre-IPO investor meetings in NYC
• Automated web-scraping and API data collection to deliver content at scale to millions of users From April 2014 to July 2015 (1 year 4 months) Greater Boston AreaDirector of Analytics, Strategy & Design @ - Informed and directed field strategy, voter targeting, and canvasser management
- Developed messaging and design for literature delivered to over 50,000 potential voters
- Organized 5 house parties and cocktail hours to mobilize over 150 supporters
- Maintained voter targeting database and outreach platform using Salesforce
- Conducted strategic research for key donor and media communications From July 2013 to November 2013 (5 months) Greater Boston AreaPhotovoltaics Fellow @ - Analyzed trends in solar panel installation data from Solarize Massachusetts 2012
- Streamlined application review process, doubling efficiency and reducing paper use by 80%
- Compiled customer feedback for improvements to next Solarize program cycle From September 2012 to December 2012 (4 months) Optics Lab Assistant @ - Conducted performance tests on visible and infrared quantum dot (QD) devices
- Developed environmental testing procedure and tested QD devices for environmental variation
- Interpreted and presented trends from experimental data in weekly team meetings From July 2011 to December 2011 (6 months) Breast Cancer Research Assistant @ - Analyzed and programmed breast cancer risk prediction algorithms for virtual clinical simulations
- Created visuals and edited content for poster presentations From May 2010 to January 2011 (9 months)
BS @ Northeastern University From 2008 to 2013
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