Rachel Kiczuk, MBA

Experience

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  Scarlet Hill Farm

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2016

  Working Student

  • Assisted in morning and evening farm chores which included mucking up to 15 stalls per day, cleaning and refilling water, feeding grain, re-stocking hay stalls, and general farm facility maintenance • Organized and routinely cleaned tack & barn supplies while away at competitions & at home• Assisted in each horse’s individual conditioning by assisting in developing a plan which was appropriate & riding the horse• Managed up to 4 horses at competitions including daily care, studding, braiding, icing & competition specific first-aid each day Show less

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  Khols Department Store

  Mar 2018 - May 2018

  Sales Associate

  • Greeted customers enthusiastically and provided top quality customer service • Organized clothing items and small kitchenware on the sales floor

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  Tack Shop of Lexington

  May 2018 - Apr 2019

  Sales Associate

  • Maintained clean and organized store throughout shift• Assisted customers in making informed decisions regarding various products• Kept track of inventory levels using ERP system• Educated out-of-town visitors on popular equine related attractions in the Lexington area

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  EQUESTRIAN EVENTS, INC.

  Jan 2019 - May 2019

  Intern

  • Formulated an excel pipeline spreadsheet of 150+ possible vendors for the competition staff to utilize as a database for coming years • Expedited the volunteer sign-up process for 500+ volunteers by incorporating online forms• Used a vast dataset to examine the correlation between equine event winners and their breeding to emphasize the importance of having thoroughbred genes in an event horse’s bloodlines.

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  Scarlet Hill Farm

  May 2019 - Jun 2020

  Head of Competition Logistics

  Responsible for project managing and supervising the schedule of an equine professional’s schedule and logistics to ensure clients expectations were met. Responsibilities included:• Maintaining a database to track lessons for 30+ clients, • Creating time sheets of competition ride times for up to 11+ studentsAlso required to plan and project manager special events that the clients attended, which included the following:• Communicating with clients and confirming requirements• Planning logistics such as hotel, transportation, stabling.• Budgeting and forecasting costs to client• Ensure clients equipment and supplies are complete and on time for event,• Critical path planning of medical certificates and vaccines are completed in the appropriate timeline prior to the event. Show less

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  Texas Christian University - M.J. Neeley School of Business

  Jul 2020 - May 2022

  MBA Candidate

  • Class-elected MBAA VP Social Chair for 2021/22. Co-headed the organization, preparation, and gameday management of all home game events for the Neeley Graduate Programs at Texas Christian University for the 2021/22 football season in addition to the planning of social events for the entire Graduate Business program at TCU.• Neeley & Associates Consulting for Alcon Surgical in 2021. As a member of the Alcon Surgical team, I helped formulate recommendations to Alcon on ways in which they can monetize their current digital suite platform.• Obtained Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Show less

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  Alcon

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Procurement/Supplier Diversity Intern

  Primary responsibilties related to Alcon procurement processes including purchase orders and spending thresholds. Gained experience in the Alcon culture of the importance of client relations.• Researched alternatives to Alcon's current supplier diversity platform and set up informational meetings between alternative companies and Alcon's supplier diversity manager.• Assisted in organizing Alcon's 2021 Supplier Diversity Day, in which 19 diverse suppliers met with Alcon procurement managers to learn more about Alcon and their commitment to supplier diversity Show less

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  Neeley NIL

  Dec 2021 - May 2022

  Graduate Assistant

  • Set the foundations for a Neeley NIL Podcast which including research and purchasing of sound systems, software, and scripts• Assisted in educating students on Name, Image, and Likeness topics both in class and during office hours• Completed numerous ad hoc research and analysis projects for Entrepreneurship and Athletics departments as well as for Texas Christian University donors which showcased ability to work independently and self-prioritize tasks

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  Scarlet Hill Farm

  Sept 2022 - May 2024

  Business Manager

  Business manager, with seven full-time employees, of an equine business providing private lessons, professional training and full-time care of clients horses including management of medical care. The business additionally organizes public equine events such as clinics and shows, attends various offsite events with clients, sale and purchase of client’s horses and manages shipping of client’s horses. The emphasis is extremely high attention to detail and quality with the barn’s reputation recognized in the equine industry as a high-end equine facility. Day to day responsibilities include: • Logistics including shipping of horses and supplies between Massachusetts site and Florida site and events • Staff management including work schedules, conflict resolution, recruiting and leadership• Client and Supplier management including critical decision making, issue resolution and contract updates • Forecasting and procurement of supplies, including price or timeline negotiations, budgeting• Project Management and site planning including risk management of over 125 acres and 2 large scale barns with approximately $1.5 million in value of clients horses • Advertising, running, and communication of events, shows, clinics• Time management of scheduling for events, clinics, lessons and operational work within the facility.Accomplishments:• Implemented usage of multiple databases to manage supply chain needs, procurement, forecasting for supplies including Equipment medical tracking to ensure critical medical supplies and dosage / vaccinations were adequately met in strict timelines for over 50 clients’ horses. Proven to increase “right first time “metrics to 100%.• Identified efficiency improvements logistics of business including changes to location of animals to improve efficiency in complex care requirements which reduced staff commitments by 50% • Project managed projects valued at over $500k. Show less