Olivia H.

Olivia h.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Corporate Initiatives Project Manager at SMT

  • Education

    • Durham academy upper school

      2014 - 2017
      4.0

      Activities and Societies: Cum Laude Society; President and Founder of Ballroom Dance Club; Manager of Varsity Softball Team

    • Harvard university

      2017 - 2021
      Bachelor of arts - ba psychology 3.83

      Activities and Societies: Radcliffe Choral Society, Eliot House Inferno Grille, Ballroom Dance Team, Harvard College Wine Society, Hasty Pudding Theatricals Cum Laude, Honors in PsychologySecondary in EconomicsFocus in Behavioral Economics / Decision Science.Elective Courses in Statistics, Art History, Computer Science, Anthropology, Translation, Chinese, and Spanish.

  • Experience

    • The refectory cafe

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2017
      Front of house staff

      Ensured positive customer experiences through cheerful demeanor, comprehensive knowledge of the menu, and attentively maintaining atmosphere and cleanliness of the restaurantHeld Management responsibilities such as completing daily reports, balancing registers, and locking up at nightHighlight of the experience: Learned the art of the perfect cappuccino

    • Harvard university

      Mar 2018 - Aug 2020
      Official tour guide and student brand ambassador

      Delivered educational walking tours of Harvard University (5+x per week) to groups of 40+ campus visitorsPresented to over 10,000 visitors from 130 countries, ranging from Harvard donors to elementary school studentsFielded impromptu questions (general to arcane) while enthusiastically representing the best interests of HarvardProvided customer service via phone, email, help desk. Assessed audiences and tailored presentations, humor, and tone appropriatelyAssisted in the creation of Harvard's first virtual tour experience in 2020Memorable moment: Getting heckled by an undercover rival school's Accapella Group that crashed my tour Show less

    • The radcliffe choral society

      Aug 2018 - May 2021

      Elected by 60 Harvard peers to represent the Choral Society at all official and public functions e.g., public speaking at concert performances, and running meetings; to lead the Executive Committee of 21 board members; and, to appoint all necessary committees and positionsCompelled to create a new Choir Operating Model because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including establishing Zoom auditions and innovating methods to keep members socially connected virtuallyEncouraged alumni engagement via monthly written newsletter, circulated among 1500 alums representing 8 decadesOversaw the creation and execution of two virtual concerts and a virtual music festival. Highlight of the experience: getting to meet new singers for the first time in person at the end of the year Show less Elected twice by a 60 body chorus to be the VPPlanned and ran 20+ events on the RCS calendar throughout the academic yearCollaborated with executive committees of three 501(c)(3) non-profit choirsPersonally created and implemented an algorithm for pairing senior members of the choir with new members across multiple data points. This has greatly improved the RCS experience for all partiesHighlight of the experience: Orchestrating two perfect Halloween Golfs, and writing/conducting the Sweetheart songs Show less

      • President

        May 2020 - May 2021
      • Vice President

        Aug 2018 - May 2020
    • Harvard vision lab

      Mar 2019 - Dec 2019
      Research assistant

      Researched the effect of neurostimulation on visual memory Recruited and tested 20 participants for the 10 hour study (200 hours total) over the course of two monthsRan experiments using MATLAB, Reported data using ExcelHighlight of the experience: getting my own brain shocked for science!

    • Eliot house inferno grille

      May 2019 - Jun 2020
      Operations and logistics manager

      Previously worked as an employee / cook, was recruited for management position my sophomore yearProcured and Maintained all stock and supplies for late-night college grille that serves the 450+ residents of Eliot House and other Harvard StudentsRecruited, hired, trained, and supervised 11 employeesRepresented the Grille to the Eliot House CommitteeHighlight of the experience: Introducing the Matcha Milkshake for our F1 Grand Prix Themed "Grille Crawl" Event (Inferno Grille was Japan). The shake became a regular item due to popularity. Show less

    • Harvard summer school

      Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
      Proctor

      Responsible for supervising and advising 11 visiting college students from around the world (China, Ukraine, Spain, Canada)Created, led, and planned the first Eliot House summer school social mixer for 150+ students to encourage cross cultural, cross national interminglingCompleted summer course on Law and PsychologyReceived official commendation from the Dean of the Harvard Summer School for excellent proctoringHighlight of the experience: My 4th of July celebration for my students, complete with homemade pigs in a blanket, an assortment of berries, and Disney fireworks shows on repeat Show less

    • Harvard academic resource center

      Aug 2019 - May 2021
      Academic tutor

      Tutored fellow Harvard students 4 hours a week in courses in Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Psychology, SpanishHeld open office hours for any student to ask for help on any of the above subjects. Highlight of the experience: figuring out exactly how best to explain a concept to a particular student for maximum comprehension. Personal favorite was explaining Freud's id, ego, and superego through the lens of a college party

    • Harvard college wine society

      Feb 2020 - Jun 2021
      President

      Planned, coordinated, and hosted Virtual Tastings with vineyard owners, hobbyists, and distributors. Designed and implemented a creative, cost-effective solution to ship wines directly to members to continue conducting wine tastings despite COVID. Expanded Society 118% via email campaign; cold-emailed new sponsors to increase variety and number of eventsCoordinated and negotiated with sponsors to develop distribution and event plan best suited their business models, goals, and capabilitiesSecured an average of $1500+ in sales for sponsors per event while negotiating flexible costs for studentsMeticulously wrote entire Presidential Handbook from scratch to preserve institutional memory post-pandemicHighlight of my experience: Organized and hosted a three hour long interview with Neil DeGrasse Tyson Show less

    • Smt (sportsmedia technology corp)

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
      Product management intern

      Administrated an SMT new product initiative from inception, through beta testing, in preparation of market launchIndependently researched academic literature on the merits of measuring distal body temperature during sleep as an indicator of fighting an infection. Analyzed data and reported results to the engineering design team and the CEOPersonally built 100 beta kits of the ARMED (“Analyzer of Rest Metrics for Early Detection”) wristband and miniature computer for collecting individual temperature statistics for early detection of COVID infectionActively shadowed CEO including attending companywide marketing, engineering design and legal meetingsHighlight of the experience: seeing my research contribute directly to engineering design and business strategy Show less

    • Smt (sportsmedia technology corp)

      Jul 2021 - now
      Corporate initiatives project manager

      Responsible for the Project Management of various SMT strategic initiatives that are identified and defined by SMT's C-Suite executive team.Examples of previous and current projects include consolidating and reorganizing space for our Administration departments, constructing new SMT corporate headquarters building, overseeing and executing moving puck manufacturing from Atlanta to Durham, and more.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Olivia H.
      Captain Eliot: Bearer of the Shield and Defender of Eliot House Eliot House Mar 2020 Awarded to the rising Eliot House senior (1 of 150) who most embodies the spirit and ideals of Eliot House The award is an actual wooden shield, suitable for both wall display and for conspicuously parading at House events
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Docent

      Issued by Museum of Life and Science on Oct 2016
      Museum of Life and ScienceAssociated with Olivia H.