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EXPERIENCE
2023-PRESENT
Masters in Management
Stanford - Graduate School Business
MSx Program
Graduation: June 15th, 2024
2022 - 2023
Topics:
Management, Ai, design, product, marketing, enterprise innovation, humor, strategic communications, VC & entrepreneurial finance
Notable Work:
Startup
Business Development
FLXSolutions
HEAD OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Defined Beachhead Customer Market
Led partnership identification and development
2018 - 2022
Creative Leadership &
Enterprise Innovation
StanleyBlack&Decker
Promoted three times
Roles & Impact:
SR. DIRECTOR, INNOVATION PORTFOLIO
Radical Innovation Accelerator
Managed portfolio of business experiments aimed at identifying viable Electrification solutions.
Skills: Portfolio Design & Management, Stakeholder Management, Budget & Cost Management, Team Management, Pitching, Business Experimentation, Commercialization
Experiments Conducted: 15
Projects Commercialized: 2
Team size: 1 to 10 reports per project
DIRECTOR, PRODUCT & XD
StanleyX Incubator
Designed, Built and Operated Incubator
Skills:
Team size: Six direct reports
Venture Incubated: 10
Ventures Funded: 2
Facilitated Racial Equity DEI workshops in 2020 leading to the 10 actions.
SR. PRODUCT DESIGN & RESEARCH
Digital Accelerator & StanleyX
Co-Founded Construction Technology Startup
PRODUCT DESIGN & RESEARCH
Digital Accelerator
Lead User Experience Lab
2015 - 2018
Masters in Industrial Design
Georgia Institute of Technology
Focus:
Research, Design, Fabrication
Accomplishments:
Founded Salk Racing
an apparel startup focused on
performance sailing apparel for women
Completed a comprehensive study and conceptual design focused on the future of technology for runners
2012 - 2015
Manufacturing
Sensata Technologies
MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER
- Lead Design Validation Testing
- Managed Sample Line Production Operation
- Managed Team of Five Operators
- Launched Turbo Speed Sensor Production Manufacturing Line
2009 - 2012
Student / Athlete
Competitive Sailing &
Mechanical Engineering
Tufts University
Academics
Major: B.S Mechanical Engineering
Minor: Astrophysics
Athletics
Division 1 Varsity Sailing
Honorable Mention All-American '13
Sportswoman of the Year '12, '13
Team Captain '12,'13
Four Varsity Letters '10, '11, '12, '13