ActiveLab PDX LLC | December 2024 - May 2025, Portland, OR

Fitness Studio Startup (Business Closed)

• Led studio operations from concept to pre-launch, overseeing scheduling systems, hiring processes, and brand development, resulting in an operational fitness studio with increasing client engagement.

• Directed a full website redesign via Squarespace, integrating booking and marketing tools to streamline user experience and support client acquisition.

• Conducted market research and a targeted focus group to develop fitness programming aligned with community needs and studio goals.

• Supported the owner with strategic business development, regulatory filings, and vendor coordination, ensuring compliance and operational readiness.

• Business Operations: Managed day-to-day studio operations, including staffing, scheduling, inventory, and vendor relationships.

• Project Management: Oversaw short and long-term initiatives including studio setup, program launches, and process development.

• Administrative Support: Provided high-level executive support to the owner, managing calendars, filing systems, communication drafts, and research for business decisions.

• Hiring & Onboarding: Designed and led hiring campaigns, conducted interviews, created job descriptions, and developed onboarding plans for new hires.

• Marketing & Branding: Created and launched social media accounts, initiated brand presence setup, and supported early-stage outreach efforts.

• Documentation & Systems: Developed SOPs, training materials, brand guidelines, and internal tools to ensure knowledge transfer and operational consistency.

Apex Industries | May 2022 – April 2024, Tigard, OR

Plastics Manufacturing

• Led a revenue recovery initiative that generated $1M by strategically managing the sale of stagnant and work-in-progress (WIP) materials.

• Managed a customer service process improvement project, streamlining requests for Apex's largest customer and subsidiaries through a centralized email system.

• Spearheaded a process optimization project for the expeditor team, creating a shared guide that improved delivery timelines, responsiveness, and contributed to Apex achieving Preferred Vendor Status.

• Collaborated with internal and external engineering teams to generate detailed quotes for Rapid Prototype Manufacturing (RPM) opportunities.

• Project Planning & Execution: Developed project plans, defined scope, goals, and timelines, and led resource allocation for high-priority projects.

• Risk & Change Management: Managed project risks and scope changes, assessing impact on cost, timelines, and resource needs, ensuring alignment with stakeholders.

• Stakeholder Communication: Served as primary contact for major clients, overseeing projects contributing to 65% of revenue. Maintained clear communication with internal teams and stakeholders.

• Quality Assurance & Continuous Improvement: Implemented quality control processes and led post-project reviews to drive improvements, enhancing efficiency through Lean principles.

• Team Leadership: Directed cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with project goals, resolving conflicts, and driving performance improvements.

• Process Optimization: Streamlined operations and improved resource management across departments, reducing inefficiencies and increasing throughput.

Pacific Fence & Wire | May 2021 - April 2022, Clackamas, OR

Manufacturing/Construction

• Led the creation of over 2,000 Smart Part numbers, ensuring seamless integration with a new software system and implementing a scalable schema for part number generation.

• Managed a warehouse optimization project, designing and ordering Location ID Labels to improve human readability and efficiency in the picking process.

• Achieved a 55% cost savings for Zone 06 by researching and aligning building requirements with county regulations.

• Coordinated Project Activities: Managing schedules, resources, equipment, and information.

• Task Assignment: Assigning tasks to internal teams and assisting with schedule management.

• Budget Preparation: Helping prepare and provide information for project budgets.

• Risk Management: Analyzing risks and opportunities and implementing mitigation strategies.

• Progress Monitoring: Overseeing project progress and handling any issues that arise.

• Documentation: Maintaining comprehensive project documentation, plans, and reports.

• Stakeholder Communication: Acting as the point of contact and communicating project status to all participants

GTS Interior Supply | September 2016 -  May 2021, Portland, OR

Construction Supply

• Supported project management for multiple new location launches, delivering early openings by coordinating interior design, layout, merchandising, staff training, and IT program implementation.

• Led cost-saving initiatives by optimizing the business internet package, reducing monthly service costs by 65%, and securing nearly two years of credits from the ISP.

• Established an internal Microsoft SharePoint site for quote analytics, quoting resources, customer database, and holistic CRM, providing training to all staff members.

• Marketing: Designing and creating marketing content, merchandising showrooms, and planning customer events.

• Continued Education: Determining topics, vendor coordination, and scheduling of Product Knowledge (PK) training for internal team members.

• New Location Launches: Supporting project management for new location launches. Resulting in early openings through interior design, layout, merchandising, staff training, and IT program implementation.

• Computer Literacy: Writing and presenting Outlook and Microsoft Suite training sessions to enhance employee efficiency.

• SharePoint Subject Matter Expert (SME): Designing, implementing, and supporting internal SharePoint Site for GTS Interior Supply, and parent company GMS.

• Business Continuity Plans: Risk mitigation and generating solutions for potential lapses in existing setups.

• Quote Analytics and Tracking: Completing quote data entry, pulling and presenting analytics, and providing Win/Kill ratio reports to stakeholders.

Adaptability
Agile Project Management
Business Innovation
Collaborative Decision Making
Continuous Improvement
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Customer Engagement
Interpersonal Communications Leadership
Mindfulness
Operational Efficiency
Strategic Relationship Management
Solutions Focused

Adobe Acrobat Pro
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Creative Suite
Asana
ERP Systems
Jira
Microsoft Office 365
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Power BI
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Visio
Monday
Slack
Variety of AI tools
Wrike