Marina Ackerman

Procurement @ DV Trading | Michigan State University Alumni

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

👋🏽 Hello there! My name is Marina, and I am a recent graduate from Michigan State University. I earned my degree in Supply Chain Management, with minors in Entrepreneurship + Innovation and Environmental Sustainability Studies. 🖇 Thank you for taking the time to look at my profile, and please send me a connection invite! 🎧 Interests include cooking, baking, sewing, music, MSU basketball, the Detroit Lions, running, weight lifting, and golf.

Experience

  • Procurement & Asset Manager at DV Trading LLC
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Alumni Project Advisor at Spectrum Consulting Group
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Optiver (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Garden Leave
      Sep 2025 - Mar 2026 · 7 mos

      6-month leave set by Optiver before starting work for a competing firm (March 2026).

    • Procurement Analyst
      Aug 2023 - Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

  • Paralegal | Legal Analyst at Ryan D. Nephew, PLC
    May 2020 - May 2025 · 5 yrs 1 mo

    - Acquire clients using Excel-based public record research and analysis of sold Michigan residencies to find eligible home sellers for transfer tax refund, thus far bringing in 1,000+ clients to firm resulting in $750,000 of revenue over tenure - Piloted use of DocuSign software for ease of clients’ document signing, resulted in 150% increase in returned contracts rate - Sourced and negotiated rates for data containing previously sold residencies with Michigan township, city, and municipality assessing/equalization offices by relationship-building, consistent communication, and transparency into firm processes

  • Spectrum Consulting Group (3 yrs 6 mos)
    • Executive Council
      Aug 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Director of Marketing & HR
      May 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

      - Supervise 4-member Internal Operations Committee to organize semester team-building events such as community outreach initiatives, volunteering, professional development, DEI workshops, and Broad College events to bring members together - Create social media strategies for Internal Operations Committee to post on LinkedIn for 400+ followers to extend group reach, get in touch with potential Business Analysts, and keep alumni network up-to-date with group operations - Identify top talent each semester for Business Analyst recruiting by intuitive social media and campus-wide advertising, detailed multi-round interviewing, and evaluating applications to narrow down 70+ applicant pool to 7-10 new members

    • Senior Consultant
      Jan 2022 - Apr 2022 · 4 mos

      Co-lead a team through an engagement to perform a benchmark compensation analysis for a local Lansing non-profit by using public databases, Excel-based tracking, and forming strategic recommendations