As a Business Analyst at McKinsey, I've explored management consulting within healthcare, banking, insurance, and payment processing industries. The majority of my work has focused on business technology and sales, primarily in the US. While at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, I engaged in Nexecon Consulting Group (a student consulting group) as a Project Manager, Senior Project Adviser, and Internal Development Officer. Technology has been a common thread throughout my extracurricular experiences--I've served as web designer and webmaster and digitized processes for several clubs. I also founded and led an article database business, pegasplanet.com. During summer 2013 I interned as a Summer Business Analyst at McKinsey, strengthening skills in client communication, data analysis, audience adaptation, and data presentation. I spent summer 2012 as a finance intern at Chrysler in Auburn Hills, MI. The experience heightened my ability to quickly learn varied information systems and analyze ways to make information more meaningful. It also improved my Excel and project management skills. During summer 2011 I studied abroad in Granada, Spain, where I analyzed cultural, academic, and travel information to successfully adapt to a new environment, excel academically, and lead other students on day trips. Additionally, I volunteered as a marketing assistant for the DuPage Children's Museum, communicating with management, corporate volunteers from Omron Global, and teen volunteers to film and create corporate promotional and volunteer training videos. In my free time I enjoy scuba diving, gaining international experience (27 countries visited so far!), and photography.

Business Analyst, Business Technology Office @ Key Projects: IT System Implementation (Financial Services Industry) • Initiated, led, & course corrected discussions between client teams of ~20 people & vendor to determine business wants & must-haves, helping client push system into production in 2-3x less time than any competitor • Developed technical requirements & process flow for workflow not available out of the box, enabling compliance function to do tasks in new system & experience efficiency/accuracy gains RFP Response Methodology & Pricing Governance (Payments Industry) • Analyzed pricing strategies, historical data, & competitors to deliver price suggestions for over 50 products, resulting in client securing its largest deal, worth over $200M • Codified newly-developed RFP response process, empowering client to reproduce best-in-class response efforts • Designed & collaboratively iterated on structure, processes, & roles for pricing function, resulting in hiring of key pricing roles & establishment of function Cost & Inefficiency Reduction (Pharmaceuticals Industry) • Interviewed 15+ legal department heads & firm experts to pinpoint barriers to collaboration, thereby developing solutions to reduce ~$10M in cost & increase function's ability to serve client globally • Built roadmap for application rationalization process, which served as work outline for another team Michigan Business Analyst Recruiting • Mentored & prepped candidates, resulting in five summer offers—Michigan’s largest summer BA class From July 2014 to Present (1 year 6 months) Editor/Founder @ Founded online article database, pegasplanet.com, to provide free access for organizations to connect with clients or other interested parties, achieving 2,000 hits per month & 6,000 article submissions Regulate submissions for quality and professionalism, posting articles on varied topics such as healthcare, SAP, biotechnology, commercial printing, & Australian immigration From January 2008 to December 2014 (7 years) Internal Development Officer @ Led initiatives to develop consulting skills in 70+ members, building organization’s status as top candidate pool for consulting firms, while also collaborating on exec board tasks such as interviewing & mentoring project teams Led team of four analysts in researching & delivering findings to Michigan Economic Development Corporation, aiding client in planning development programs Guided team through goal‑setting & achieving process, ensuring delivery of well‑prepared midpoint/final presentations & detailed report Interacted with client & Deloitte & Accenture consultants to align expectations Wrote program to automate analyst-to-project matching, saving exec board 3 hours every semester during staffing From December 2012 to December 2013 (1 year 1 month) Summer Business Analyst, Business Technology Office @ Developed approach to application rationalization by connecting with experienced firm colleagues & analyzing relevant case reports, providing newly‑formed IT team with basis for months‑long detailed IT strategy analysis Interviewed executives in clientʹs legal department to determine common concerns, creating basis for estimating cost‑reduction & efficiency‑boosting opportunities Synthesized interview findings, financial data, efficiency metrics, & team feedback into deck detailing size of opportunity pertaining to workstream, creating persuasive materials for teamʹs top leadership to use when presenting to client leadership Collaborated with team & graphical design specialists to create outline for current & proposed shared‑services organizations for multinational pharmaceutical client From May 2013 to August 2013 (4 months) Finance Intern @ Directed two teams of four factory workers during plant physical inventory, attaining highest audit accuracy Wrote program for tracking & reporting manufacturing plant's KPIs, enabling finance analysts to view reports of key projects’ costs/annualized benefits & identify temporary fixes Trained stakeholders on use of program through hands-on demonstrations, instruction files, & conceptual diagrams, ensuring more efficient user experience Adapted cost‑deployment model to newly‑opened manufacturing plant, enabling progress toward Chryslerʹs World‑Class Manufacturing initiative Benchmarked over 100 companies for HR‑related practices From May 2012 to August 2012 (4 months) Marketing/Graphic Design Volunteer @ Communicated with organizationʹs management, employees, & Omron Global staff to plan, film, & create corporate promotional video & flier aimed at encouraging companies like General Mills & Harris Bank to send corporate volunteers or donations, producing corporate marketing tools Managed volunteers as actors while filming & creating volunteer training instructional video, now used to train about 100 volunteers per quarter Organized & documented exhibits & landscaping, producing databases for purchase & donation requests & advising on purchase amounts Volunteered over 150 hours during summer, receiving Naperville Youth Service Award From June 2008 to May 2011 (3 years) Editor/Writer @ Designed improvements to better serve needs of Preferred Admit students through conceptualizing, writing, & editing monthly articles, resulting in readership of 100 From September 2010 to April 2011 (8 months) News Editor @ Detailed benefits of advertising through newspaper to regional managers of companies such as Pepsi, Coca Cola, Casey's, Trader Joe's, Jamba Juice, & Meijer, securing paper's most profitable advertisement contract & receiving Outstanding Most Valuable Central Times Staffer Award Investigated school & national events by contacting involved individuals, BBC staff, & internet databases to jointly write half of paper's main news articles From August 2009 to May 2010 (10 months) Publicity Chair @ Evaluated needs of current & potential members & other parties for organization of about 400 students to streamline access to data by constructing website, resulting in over 750 views per month & more professional image of organization Led & instructed 250 students on how to provide efficient & expedient customer service at annual donation-based car wash, raising $770 From August 2009 to May 2010 (10 months) President @ Guided over 200 students in Spanish during two induction ceremonies, inducting about 400 students Helped members develop team spirit by creating artistic display From August 2008 to May 2010 (1 year 10 months)

Bachelor of Business Administration, 4.321/4.000 @ University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business From 2010 to 2014 Spanish Language, Culture, and History @ Cegri From 2011 to 2011 Broad Liberal Arts curriculum with pre-business emphasis, 4.000/4.000 @ College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor From 2010 to 2011 High School Diploma @ Naperville Central High School From 2006 to 2010 Taisia Karaseva is skilled in: Spanish, Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Photoshop, Statistics, Public Speaking, Video Production, Scuba Diving, Russian, Research, Digital Photography, Leadership, PowerPoint, Excel, Social Media