Amit Iyer

Experience

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  Acumen Accounting and Tax Services, Inc.

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Accounting Intern

  Entered client checks and payroll data using the QuickBooks softwareGained a basic understanding of Form 1099s and Form 1040s

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  Navipoint Genomics

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Research and Strategy Intern

  Compiled 15 customer profiles, interpreted comprehensive market reports, and composed 2 competitor deep-dives --- all of which guided the writing of an executive summary of the industry landscape.Produced a slide deck deliverable detailing strategic opportunities for Navipoint, which guided top management discussion.

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  Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations

  Nov 2016 - Apr 2017

  Hands on Nashville Consulting Team Member

  Provided consulting services for “Hands on Nashville” to target 10% growth in its corporate engagement program revenues. Contributed to the overall deliverable by managing and presenting the “customer relationship management” workstream.

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  CNA Insurance

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Marketing and Communications Intern

  Helped execute CNA’s 2017 Sponsored Content Campaign and gave an expository presentation to the Corporate Communications Senior Vice President on the campaign’s implementation and projected benefits. Composed a business case for CNA’s implementation of a VTO Policy, which will be used to persuade top-level management to execute the policy in 2018 (the report projected an average bottom line increase of $5.4 million due to a VTO policy).

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  Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations

  Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

  President

  Led 5 teams of talented and service-minded Vanderbilt Students to onboard and provide pro-bono, business advisory services to a cohort of Nashville nonprofitsGrew consultant application numbers by 50% through a Purpose-driven marketing campaign that has now become the organization standard

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  BrightHouse, A BCG Company

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Strategy Intern

  Recommended avenues to embed a F250 retail apparel client’s socially conscious Purpose into its culture, strategy, and branding through interviews with the client leadership teamAdvised on plans (e.g., keynote speakers) for a global launch event for 55 leaders to garner buy-in around the new Purpose

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  McKinsey & Company

  Sept 2019 - Oct 2021

  Business Analyst

  Partnered with the Continuous Improvement division of a F500 financial services client to stand up and evaluate 4 pilot experiments with the goal of identifying scalable opportunities to improve employee / customer experience in a hybrid working environmentCo-published early thought-leadership around B2B COVID-related trends in 12 different countries by drawing insights from raw survey data; knowledge was shared publicly on the McKinsey website and privately via client webinarsIdentified around 8M USD of savings opportunities in the R&D budget for a large tech company by analyzing employee productivity against product features with varying degrees of criticality Show less

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  HOMAGE

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  Chief Of Staff

  Teamed with the CFO and COO to plan a new, large-scale production facility by assisting with site selection, blank sheet redesign of systems and processes, inventory forecasting across 3000 SKUs, and procurement of $400K of equipmentEliminated fulfillment bottlenecks during peak holiday season by designing optimal order routing rules between Homage’s two facilities and by providing boots on the ground management to streamline processing of delayed ordersProject-managed buildout of a marketing data warehouse by working with an off-shore team to visualize important metrics (e.g., cohort-based customer lifetime value, repurchase rates, acquisition channel effectiveness) Show less

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  Botho University

  Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

  Business Consultant

  Managed relationships with a mix of lenders (e.g., World Bank, Proparco, traditional banks) to receive 2 indicative quotes to fund Botho University’s expansion plans across Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Eswatini, and GhanaAdvised management team against taking debt funding at current interest rates due to a high risk of putting excess pressure on cash flows, citing forward-looking indicators such as Debt-to-EBITDA, DSCR, and cash balances

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  Botho University

  Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

  Business Consultant

  Built a dynamic financial model to support management discussions on strategic planning / scenario analysis

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  Government of Western Australia

  Jul 2024 - Aug 2024

  Natural Hydrogen Research Team Member

  Presented a current-state assessment of the Western Australian natural hydrogen landscape to the Minister of Science, highlighting key players, headwinds / tailwinds, and recommended actions that the government can take to further encourage innovation and growthInterviewed around 10 hydrogen players, 5 funders, and various innovation ecosystem enablers (e.g., universities, research labs) to understand the commercial and technological viability of natural H2; interview insights informed recommendations to the government Show less