Greater Chicago Area
Experienced in various industries ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Skilled in bridging the gaps between business and technology to creatively solve problems and identify opportunities. Known as a motivating but grounded leader with strong communication and influencing skills. A calming, focused force in high pressure situations. Thrives in mission-driven, highly collaborative environments.
Fanatics is a midsize sports e-commerce company that operates websites of all major professional sports leagues, major media brands, and over 150 collegiate and professional team properties. Member of the 9-person Fanatics Branded Wholesale team while also serving as part of a software development team. Key Accomplishments • Gathered key business requirements from other parts of the company. Using Agile methods, broke requirements down into user stories for engineers, outlining steps that should be taken to complete various wholesale projects. • Completed a Competitive Analysis on successful Wholesale manufacturing businesses to asses the technology that Fanatics can integrate into its new business. Presented results to CTO and Direct Reports. • Worked on a 3-person team to create and implement a Partner Service using Go, SQL, and a gRPC framework that pulls data from a relational database in order for an EDI translator service to receive data on a given wholesale partner.
Completed a Counselor in Training program. Supervised cabin of 14 campers. Led skill and character development activities. Collaborated with peers to solve problems ranging from personal crises to injuries. Lifeguarded and taught swim lessons.