EDUCATION:
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration Charlottesville,
VA
University of Virginia
Candidate for Masters of Business Administration, May 2002
- President of Media & Entertainment Management Club, Member of
Business Tech., Marketing Clubs
- Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Fellow
The University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science in Economics, May 1993
- Wharton School Department of Management Research Coordinator,
Strategic Management,
Entrepreneurial Management Clubs, Junior Varsity Basketball
EXPERIENCE:
2001 The Weather Channel, Inc. Atlanta, GA
Summer Associate, Corporate Development and Strategy (Summer 2001)
- Identified and recommended multi-million dollar content
development opportunities for all TWC, Inc.
platforms including the cable network, ITV, weather.com, wireless,
radio and International.
- Worked extensively with senior executives and product managers
across all distribution platforms to
identify and build a business case for new revenue models.
- Analyzed and recommended marketplace acquisitions.
- Initiated enterprise wide product road map detailing new
product development efforts through 2005.
- Established priority for weather forecasting development
capabilities through 2005.
1995–2000 Pep Boys, Inc. Philadelphia, PA
Manager of Forecasting and Planning, Supply Chain Management
(1998-2000)
- Responsible for planning $1.2 billion in purchases and
managing $500 million in inventory.
- Led cross-functional teams in the development and
implementation of category business plans
generating $1 billion in revenue.
- Managed 15 inventory analysts and replenishment buyers.
- Partnered with Finance to develop investment purchase model
that generated $3 million in savings.
- Initiated Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and
Replenishment, increasing service levels and sales by
4% and 10% while reducing costs by 10%.
- Directed implementation of E3 TRIM – replenishment software
for distribution centers.
Project Manager, Merchandising Information Organization
(1996–1998)
- Responsible for the design, development and implementation of
a merchandising assortment planning
application that generated inventory savings of over $40 million
in 10 fiscal months.
- Developed assortment planning model to yield 5% increase in
gross margin return on investment.
- Led negotiation with consumer data vendors resulting in $200
thousand in savings.
- Represented company at overseas product development meetings.
Inventory Analyst, Inventory Management (1995–1996)
- Analyzed store inventory and implemented control policies to
reduce store overstock by $10 million.
- Led effort with vendors and merchants to expand product
assortment resulting in $8 million in sales.
- Created product category reports containing sales per square
foot, inventory turn and ROI data that
were used to optimize product assortment, product adjacencies and
store layouts.
1993–1995 Kohn, Swift and Graf, P.C. Philadelphia, PA
Paralegal
- Generated firm revenue in excess of $4,500 per week; extensive
research and writing.
PERSONAL:
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