Overview
from anthropology to engineering to management consulting…
As a former anthropologist turned consultant who switched from collecting data in the rainforest to advising Fortune 500 clients on process improvements, I've been telling data-driven stories and driving efficiencies for over a decade. In my current role leading advisory efforts in Analytics and Intelligent Automation, I try to make the process of automating and improving a digital ecosystem a bit more human by translating data into actionable insights and developing strategies to help companies transform their business. I've worked with firms across multiple industries (Pharma, Financial Services, Manufacturing, Banking, Telecom, Healthcare) and led projects covering corporate strategy, analytics, process mining, artificial intelligence, and decision automation.
Experience
Manager, Process Intelligence — Ashling Partners, Remote
Jan 2024 - Present
Promoted to lead Value Engineering program company-wide, leading clients to generate value of $30M+ annually through analytics strategy and automation improvements
Defines discovery and value identification processes internally, while overseeing analytics and automation client engagements
Program Lead, Process Intelligence — Ashling Partners, Remote
May 2023 - Jan 2024
Responsible for budget and delivery of process intelligence projects and resources while overseeing a team of 11 people
Determined program strategy, oversaw client engagements, and set quarterly OKRs
Process intelligence program saw a 35% revenue improvement YoY since starting role
Manager, Process Intelligence — Ashling Partners, Remote
June 2021 - May 2023
Led process mining engagements, from initial pitches and SOW creation to define overall process mining strategy, coordinate consultants, identify business improvement opportunities, and lead executive readouts
Applied UiPath and Celonis process mining across telecom, healthcare, manufacturing, and financial services industries, enabling savings of up to $50M per project
Supervised a team of consultants, managing employee productivity, delivering upskilling and personal growth training, and driving productization of process mining connectors and dashboards.
Senior Consultant / Manager — Cognizant technology solutions, Minneapolis MN
January 2019 - June 2021
Supervised direct reports, developed project expansion strategies at client site, and led consulting team meetings. Cognizant Consulting footprint at client grew from two billable associates to 13 over the course of multiple projects
Advised client on strategy and implementation of big data solutions in Hadoop and SAP HANA to redesign analytics approach for finance and supply chain planning across a $25B business unit
Led integration on order to cash digital transformation project for large healthcare client, coordinated with business stakeholders on updates/modernization for 120+ applications, improving order flow process and reducing technical debt.
Identified and prioritized business requirements during planning and development of digital learning website/portal affecting over 120,000 client employees and contractors as an Agile BA/Product Owner
Defined use cases for cutting-edge machine learning system in agricultural risk management by analyzing business requirements and coordinating with consultants, client stakeholders, and data scientists
process engineer — Virbac Animal Health, Bridgeton MO
November 2017 - January 2019
Led initiative to implement statistical process control (SPC), trend charting, and lean manufacturing principles in Industrial Operations and Quality Control departments, affecting manufacturing efficiency of ~$40MM of product annually
Led team of four to identify root causes of manufacturing variation in new product line, allowing company to successfully complete strategic initiative to launch new parasiticide product ahead of competitors
As part of validation of automated paste packaging line, identified critical process parameters, wrote operating procedures, and trained personnel on operation of new equipment, resulting in approximately 25% decrease in production lead times
Quality assurance auditor — virbac animal health, bridgeton mo
January 2015 - Present
Hired on part-time basis, converted to full time Quality Auditor I position in Feb. 2016, promoted to Quality Auditor II in Jan. 2017, promoted to Process Engineer in Nov. 2017
Created standardized process for recording and analyzing quality systems / manufacturing data across entire St. Louis site, providing detailed tracking of quality levels and lead times on roughly $40MM worth of product annually
Led project to overhaul manufacturing documentation to current industry standards for all liquid products (105 documents over 14 product lines) manufactured at St. Louis facility, contributing to 40% decrease in regulatory compliance issues from previous quarter
Recognized by Director of Quality with Team Compass Award for providing quality oversight and data analysis as part of cross functional team which succeeded in decreasing site corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) by 32%
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field researcher — Universiti of sains malaysia, perak malaysia
January 2015 - Present
Co-authored "Macaques can contribute to greener practices in oil palm plantations when used as biological pest control" published in Current Biology
Performed statistical analysis of two years' worth of data on primate impact to commercial oil palm plantation yields and regional human-wildlife conflicts, securing funding through the Rufford Small Grant Foundation
Served as camp manager of remote jungle site by training five research assistants, overseeing record keeping, and managing research sample storage
Areas of Expertise
Technologies
Languages
Interests
Cooking (clumsily)
Running (slowly)
Reading (mostly history books)
Education
Olin Business School, St. louis MO
MBA, Concentration in Finance and Strategy
Graduated December 2018
Washington University in St. lOuis, St. Louis MO
BA, Anthropology
Graduated August 2014