
Timeline
About me
US & Canada Program Manager Merchant CX
Education

East aurora high school
2001 - 2005High school diplomaActivities and Societies: Varsity Tennis, Honors Society, Scholastic Bowl, Student Council

Waubonsee community college
2005 - 2008Associate of arts (a.a.)
Columbia college chicago
2008 - 2012Arts, entertainment, and media managementActivities and Societies: Black Student Union,
Experience

City of aurora
Jun 2009 - Jan 2011Administrative assistantReported directly to the Director of Neighborhood StandardsCommunicated with 30+ community members daily assisting them with property management regulations as outlined by City of Aurora Department of Neighborhood StandardsDeveloped a process to recoup delinquent accounts recovering $20,000 in otherwise lost paymentsCoordinated a schedule with ten city contractors for weekly property maintenance of 40+ properties per week

Starbucks
Mar 2010 - Aug 2013Shift supervisorCertified Barista Trainer responsible for the successful training of 20+ baristasDeveloped 8 baristas to reach team lead positionsCollaborated with General Manager to create supplementary marketing campaigns to drive in-store sales of seasonal items beyond estimated goalsLed all food safety initiatives and processes assisting the store in achieving 90%+ Qasa auditsKey holder responsible for daily operations of the store including management of staff, cash handling, and providing world class customer service Show less

React presents
Jan 2011 - May 2016Responsible for the sale of over $10 million in tickets annually. Managed 30+ client accounts while prospecting, consulting, and closing on seven accounts annually.Designed, documented, and implemented ticketing structure for up to ten high volume, large scale music events per week.Oversaw migration of customer email database of two million+ from Mailchimp to Exact Target minimizing email marketing costs by $1,000 monthly.Collaborated with website developers to create a fraud prevention system that automatically designated a risk score to orders which triggered a secondary customer verification process that saved the company $200k annually in fraudulent orders.Negotiated contracts with various vendors including on-site internet service, lighting and stage companies, and event credential providersManaged 30+ client accounts ensuring contract renewalSpearheaded the overhaul of processes for all online customer service operations reducing online first touch response time from one hour to ten minutesCoordinated with senior project managers to create site layouts, manage budgets, coordinate on-site logistics, arrange staffing plans, and execute front-end operations for six music festivals annually. Show less Promoted events online via various websites, forums, and promotional companies ensuring an online presence was created for 10+ events a weekCompleted general office tasks including answering phone calls, supply runs, scheduling meetings, and aiding in the creation of marketing campaignsManaged the creation and scheduling of social media content across three different propertiesReviewed and organized artist contractsAssisted stage manager with event settlements, artist relations, and event coordination Show less
Director of Ticketing/Project Manager
Jan 2012 - May 2016Intern
Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

Freelance/contract
May 2016 - Mar 2017Freelance event managerSupervised team of 10 responsible for on-site activations within the Red Bull invite-only oasis at Lollapalooza with an attendance of 1K+ people dailyResponsible for all ticketing operations associated with Island of Light Music Festival (Puerto Rico) produced by Silver Wrapper

Uber
Mar 2017 - nowManage team of ten increasing individual agent productivity by 15% annually through consistent 1V1 coaching focused on performance efficiency and successfully developed 4 agents for role advancement Partner with menu team to recommend improvements to current menu processes within EatsFasTrack including an improved escalation path reducing average case resolution time by 2 hours Partner with project manager to develop an active case tracker monitored weekly and mitigate account takeover cases by suggesting high verification policy updates saving merchants $100K+ in lost funds Show less
Program Manager, Merchant Experience
May 2022 - nowUS & Canada Service Team Lead Eats FasTrack
May 2021 - May 2022Team Lead US & Canada Restaurant Support
Aug 2019 - May 2021C360 Specialist Driver Payments
Jun 2018 - Aug 2019Incident Response Triage Agent
Mar 2017 - Jun 2018
Licenses & Certifications
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Bill george on self awareness, authenticity, and leadership
LinkedinSept 2017 - View certificate

Balancing work and life
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Program management foundations
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Body language for leaders
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Project management foundations
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Managing high performers
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Writing recommendations
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Learning to be assertive
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Leading yourself
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The new rules of work
LinkedinSept 2017
Volunteer Experience
Creative Writing Instructor
Issued by Yorkville Public Library on Jan 2006
Associated with Reginald L. Williams Jr.
Languages
- enEnglish
- spSpanish
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