Professional Experience
Results oriented business professional and charismatic communicator with over 7 years of professional work experience in various industries. Extensive project management skills, analtical skills and technical skills.
Manager, Vendors and Contracts - Scotiabank Canada
Sept 2021 - Present
Manage a team of 4 highly skilled Business and Data Analysts for the Information Security and Control team.
Work alongside leaders in the Information Security team, Global Procurement and Third Party Risk Teams to manage contract intake, risk analysis and renewal.
Develop strategic BI dashboards for VPs for a complete Contract Status Overview filtered along Director, Vendor, Spending type and expiry.
Process and Communications Lead, Scotiabank Canada
May 2020 - Sept 2021
Develop executive dashboards & communication decks for senior leadership to effectively communicate key IT initiatives & vendor management, including cost benefit analysis, budgetary analysis & single pane financials using Power BI.
Helped develop a solution to better track, present and manage vendor contracts and budgets through the use of SharePoint, Excel and ServiceNow; resulting in a FY20 budget saving of $1.4MM, improved work flows & efficiencies
Developed a comprehensive Contract Remediation plan for over 700 contracts within IS&C; working closely with senior leaders from various departments, vendor procurement, Finance and Budget Teams
Marketing Manager, Cintas Canada
Dec 2019 - April 2020
Managed various marketing seeder campaigns & lead generation initiatives for Chef Works Uniforms & Performance Series Mats.
Developed a strategic plan to improve website performance, traffic flow and increase leads
Developed a national level LinkedIn sales initiative to enhance product visibility and improve sales engagement
Marketing Manager, STM and J&J Display Sales
November 2014 - Aug 2018
After STM acquired J&J, the CEO promoted me to Marketing Manager of both companies.
Completely overhauled and launched two e-commerce store projects (Magento platform) with over 2500 SKU that resulted in enhanced SEO, improved order processing speed, and increased web sales of over 15% per year
Completely overhauled the digital marketing and lead acquisition strategy with improved and targeted ad campaigns (Google AdWords, Facebook for Business and LinkedIn Ads) as well as product distribution over Amazon
Developed extensive B2B event planning skills by managing, coordinating and executing over 10 Trade shows a year
Marketing Specialist, ITC Systems
Nov 2012 - Oct 2014
Analyzed website traffic using Google Analytics and restructured the layout and content of corporate website, thereby increasing web traffic by over 40%
Developed social media strategy plan for Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter to maximize B2B social marketing
Rebranded all marketing collateral for a cleaner strategic brand positioning
Enrollment Coordinator, Pearson Embanet
May 2012 - Nov 2012
As the face of Norwich Univ.’s Online MBA program, built rapport, provided program information and processed all required admission files for over 80 prospective students, thereby enhancing organizational skills and communication skills.
Developed a competitve inteligence report for leadership comparing various competive offerings to further improve marketing for the program.
Education
Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
MBA, Lindner College of Business
MBA Capstone Project (Jan 2019 – Apr 2019): Provided Castellini Group of Companies with a comprehensive market analysis & strategic action plan to address their evolving customer value proposition issue within the produce industry.
MBA International Immersion: Shanghai, China (December 2018): Participated in a business-centered global immersion program, culminating in a team-based strategic consulting project with GE Additive China
Graduate Assistant (Jan 2019 – Apr 2019): Provided business students with job search techniques and interview skills
Relevant Courses: Decision Modeling, Data Visualization, Financial Management, IT Management, Marketing Strategy
Sept 2008 - Spet 2011
BBA, University of Toronto
Specialization in Business and Marketing.
President: UofT Squash Association 2010
Marketing Coordinator for the Department of Management (Jan 2011 - Dec 2011)
Specials Projects Coordinator, Department of Management (May 2011- Dec 2011)
DECCA Case Competition