Alexandra Franke

Global Productivity Lead and Team/Project Manager at Axsium Group

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

After graduating from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and a minor in Sustainability through the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering and Barrett, the Honors College, I began my career at Axsium Group as an Industrial Engineer. I now serve as a Team Manager and Project Manager, leading productivity initiatives and UKG implementations. I bring a unique blend of strategic oversight and people-first leadership with the projects and initiatives I lead. My work spans labor model development, workforce management consulting, and strategic planning across diverse teams and industries. I’m also the resident expert on Axsium’s Studia application and have recently stepped into the Global Productivity Lead role, which allows me to drive internal productivity initiatives for the team. I’m always open to connecting on topics like industrial engineering, project management, labor modeling, consulting, and workforce strategy.

Experience

  • Axsium Group (Full-time · 7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Team Manager
      Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      - Provide clear direction, set priorities, and align team goals with organizational objectives. - Motivate and inspire employees to perform at their best. - Mentor and coach team members to enhance their skills and career growth. - Oversee onboarding to ensure new employees are integrated smoothly into the team. - Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative team culture.

    • Global Productivity Lead
      Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

      - Oversees and prioritizes internal initiatives of the Global Productivity Team that align with company goals and strategy. - Sets standard practices, templates and tools for the team, including methodologies for project, measurement and estimating projects effort and scope. - Serves as the initial point of contact and primary subject matter expert for colleagues in Axsium concerning our Productivity services. - Stays informed about new and evolving methods, techniques, and technologies in the industry that can enhance the quality and efficiency of Axsium's services as well as monitoring competition within our Workforce Management ecosystem. - Helps managers to establish individual training and development plans for productivity team members.

    • Project Manager
      Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

      - Develop and maintain detailed project plans, including timelines, milestones, budgets, and resource allocation. - Lead multiple cross-functional teams to deliver project outcomes. - Monitor daily operations to ensure alignment with project goals. - Identify potential risks early and create mitigation plans. - Serve as the primary point of contact for all project communications. - Ensure timely completion of all project phases. - Document lessons learned and best practices for future projects. - Current project types: labor model developments and UKG software implementations

  • Disability Access and Resource Transportation at Disability Resource Center
    Sep 2016 - May 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    -Worked throughout the school year to transport disabled students around campus -Navigated the approximately one square mile campus during various traffic hours -Managed rider schedules

  • Senior Capstone Intern at Cable ONE
    Aug 2018 - Apr 2019 · 9 mos

    -Completed senior design capstone following Six Sigma Methodology with a group of two other students -Analyzed call center current staffing levels and requirements -Recommended four different potential solutions to change call center staffing to decrease customer hold times to executive employees at Cable One -Created a Microsoft Excel dashboard to provide employees with appropriate metrics and feedback on performance -

  • Release and Deployment Intern at CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer
    May 2018 - Aug 2018 · 4 mos

    -Worked alongside the release and deployment management teams to bring new software into a production environment -Gained valuable knowledge about all aspects of IT Operations -Presented to company executives on my experience and suggestions I had

  • Continuous Improvement Intern at Benchmark Electronics
    Feb 2018 - Apr 2018 · 3 mos

    -Worked alongside Lean Six Sigma Champion -Assisted in implementation of major continuous improvement projects -Gained knowledge about manufacturing environments