Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Research industry

July 2010 – February 2011 (8 months)

Conducted market and competition analysis for the consulting industry by conducting primary and secondary research and modelling market trends.

For the consulting arm of one of the largest chemical companies in the world evaluating their competition:
• Modelled revenue and employee distribution of competitors
• Ranked and evaluated competitor's capabilities and positioning, highlighting differentiating practices by verticals and forecasting future positioning and strategy

For a leading Mexican operations consulting firm looking to expand:
• Analyzed high growth verticals in Brazil and Mexico and identified pain points to be
serviced by firm
• Analyzed over seventy competitors, identifying overall strategy and focus of operations
• Identified short list of best firms to partner/merge with in Mexico and Brazil with the partner commending me for the relevancy of the targets as matched to their own internal research

Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry

December 2009 – May 2010 (6 months)

• Created an engaging learning space for 80 first and second year students as measured by student feedback

• Graded 80 resumes and cover letters based on quality, relevance of the content to job opportunity and language

• Improved the quality of student’s resumes, cover letters and interviewing skills by coaching them one on one

August 2009 – April 2010 (9 months)

Led a team of 13 motivated individuals to increase awareness of the importance of international business and provide learning opportunities for our members. We based our events and activities on four pillars: language, culture, professional connections and academic knowledge. We hosted one 400 person academic conference on the economy of the pacific north-west, year-long language group sessions, a cultural showcase event, speaker sessions and social events for our members.

• Awarded club of the year out of 13 clubs by the Commerce Undergraduate Society
• Top 10 largest club by membership out of 300 student clubs at UBC

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry

May 2009 – May 2009 (1 month)

A leading K-6 school, nominated for Latin America wide Iberoamerican Prize for Excellence in Education in 2007.

• Created evaluation metrics based on job competencies that were identified through interviews and surveys of management and staff; Metrics predicted 100% of performance related firings

• Designed and delivered a five day business management program for the five person middle management team which has led to the team being more empowered and to higher efficiency

• Increased enrolment YoY by 10% by identifying high enrolment periods and helping create appropriate marketing strategies

• Reduced IT expenses by 12% by identifying alternate technological solutions for our needs.

• Delivered project from tender to completion in one month, entailing the installation of a new server, the replacement of 10% of our workstations, and the electrical and network wiring of 8,000 square feet;

February 2008 – March 2009 (1 year 2 months)

• Led and managed a team of eight, overseeing the execution of a budget of over $500,000 that was used to fund five conferences, four fund-raisers and acquire over $90,000 in corporate sponsorship

• Motivated team to deliver all events/initiatives at near capacity and under budget

• Identified ticket sales as critical performance criteria and worked with conference chairs to develop comprehensive sales plans for each event, including using guerrilla marketing and training sales representatives

• Produced a quantitative model to establish our yearly monetary contribution to our career centre

• Brokered the creation of student initiatives by leveraging strong ties with other student leaders and Sauder staff which led to an alumni mentoring program for over 40 students

Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry

2008 – 2009 (1 year)

Member of the Board of Directors of the UBC Vancouver Alma Mater Society (AMS). The AMS is the largest student union in Canada with a budget of over $11 million and over 700 employees. Was entrusted by Commerce students to represent their interests at the university wide council. Chaired the Sponsorship Committe and played a key role in the recruitment of the organizations first HR manager.