An award-winning innovation consultant with 9+ years of experience in international project management, business development, and financial analysis in software, engineering, and entertainment. Skilled in engaging and aligning C-suite level clients and cross-functional teams, and developing sales pipelines and business scenarios. Passionate about the intersection of emerging technology and business strategy transformation. Business experience across 33 countries. 

Dassault Systemes K.K., Tokyo, Japan

APAC Operations Execution Specialist, Global Value Engagement Excellence                     2022-Present

Leading transformation for PLM and Virtual Twin software enterprise sales and project delivery across India and Korea portfolios. Functionally positioned as the link between the executive board and sales and project teams. 

• Performed and facilitated 29 business value reviews of high risk software deals and project deliveries collectively worth $16.01M by aligning internal stakeholders at the director level across corporate, sales, and engineering teams, reviewing client-facing deliverables, and coaching 25 account teams to refine their storyboard presentations, Customer Value Models, KPI models, business case proposals, and budgets. 

• Prepared and published 29 quality and risk reports for VP and CEO review to escalate complex critical R&D, contract, and pricing risks with actionable recommendations to ensure deal and project Go Live successes. Provided copy editor feedback for non-native English speaking team members’ reports.

• Developed 8 technical and business enhancements, highlights including an operational efficiency roadmap following my execution of the organization’s first internal workflow process audit, and a new business value review type to serve as critical support for late stage projects with roadblockers.

• Organized and executed the first business review in APAC that incorporated an external partner in our internal review process, as well as the first worldwide review for upselling solutions as part of the company’s pursuit mission. 

• End-to-end monitoring of 25 high risk projects across India and Korea collectively worth $28.32M to support the deployment of the executive board’s Organization Change Management strategy, including onboarding 8 sales experts to the value-based sales framework. 

• Build sales forecast through regular contact with India and Korea Sales Directors.

QIDDIYA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Remote)
Software Product Consultant (Freelance)                                                                      2021

• Developed conceptual, mechanical, design, and user experience ideas and feedback for an in-development mobile Augmented Reality software and large-scale, Mixed Reality facility for the $8 billion Qiddiya entertainment resort project.

PADECO Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Global consultant focusing on multilateral-funded infrastructure feasibility studies that utilized modeling software.
Officer (Promotion)                               2018 – 2022
Assistant Officer                                 2016 – 2018

• Managed the creation of 34 Expressions of Interest and 19 technical proposals from start to finish, including marketing information, risk analysis, technical research, recruiting and team building, financial scenario proposals, and sourcing of and negotiating with strategic partners and clients, resulting in an 86% shortlisting rate and contracts with key clients worth USD $7.54 million in sales.

• Identified new local partners and prepared a proposal that won the company its first energy sector Technical Assistance (TA) project with the ADB.

• 2019 Presidential Award - Received for exceeding FY18 sales target while developing winning project proposals that ranked PADECO as Japan’s #1 most contracted firm for ADB TAs over the last ten years.

• Led 11 large scale projects, 7 simultaneously, with a collective budget of $9.64 million, containing teams of up to 24 engineers and 7+ partner firms across Asia on time, providing backstopping, procurement, stakeholder engagement, scheduling management, office setup, local bank account management, and preparation and quality assurance of technical deliverables.

• Increased marginal profits of two major projects by 9% and 5.21% through efficient use of budget and personnel time, negotiating lower rates with subcontractors, and preparing successful query letters to clients for contract amendments that provided additional sales.

• Developed monthly project cost management plan reports and financial analysis of sales, profit, risk assessment, and cash flow forecasts using Oracle software with direct reports to the project director, CFO,  and Auditing Office.

• Trained and advised 40+ cross-functional employees on procurement compliance and governance capacity building of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) client account following divisional merge. 

• Developed and successfully pitched a cross-functional operational system rolled out company wide, increasing the speed of preparing key marketing materials for client bids from 1 year to 3 weeks. 

LABO INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE FOUNDATION, Nationwide, Japan                               2015 – 2016

Cultural Ambassador Intern

• Analyzed market and sustainability of localized food products through policy review and 100+ interviews and field visits to agricultural producers, factories, wholesale markets, and retail stores to understand sourcing and production methods.

• Organized and conducted 15 cultural outreach programs per month to promote LABO’s homestay exchange program.

KOREA ECONOMIC INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (KEI), Washington, DC, USA

Research Intern           2015

• Monitored trends in South Korean media and distributed the top thirty news stories daily under one-hour deadlines.

• Researched and developed insights on top issues in science diplomacy for the KEI president’s paper presented at the KISTEP science diplomacy summit. Authored a publication titled, "The DMZ: An Opportunity for Science Diplomacy."

• Executed a three-day Opinion Leaders Seminar for visiting Korean and US officials and policy leaders.

GLOBAL YOUTH CONNECT (GYC), Kigali, Rwanda
Human Rights/Sustainability Intern                                                                                                           2013

• Interviewed 10 families in Kabuga village of Potters about livelihood challenges. Authored a €2 million grant proposal to address land and food-based access needs through vertical farming. GYC continued this project the following year.

ST. OLAF COLLEGE, Northfield, MN, United States         B.A. Political Science, Asian Studies, Environmental Studies focus