MBA Resume for Project Manager
EDUCATION
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration Charlottesville, VA
University of Virginia
Candidate for Masters of Business Administration, May 2002
Executive Vice-President, Darden Student Association
William Michael Shermet Award Recipient
Member: Business Technology Club, Marketing Club, Graduate Women in Business
Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, cum laude, May 1995
Golden Key National Honor Society; Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics Honor Society)
Co-founder, Women’s Club Lacrosse Team; Founding member, Chi-Omega Fraternity
Universidad de Salamanca Salamanca, Spain
Semester study, Spring 1994
EXPERIENCE
Summer 2001 AMERICA ONLINE, INC. Dulles, VA
Online Product Strategy Intern
§ Conducted deal analysis for two leading advertising partners. Developed recommendations for improving
performance to prevent restructuring of a $75 MM deal. Forecasted shortfall and analyzed opportunity cost of
meeting partner requirements. Recommended moving $25 MM of online advertising to offline assets.
§ Developed strategy for better serving women on AOL and marketing AOL’s expertise in reaching women.
Created profiles of key segments of AOL women for sales and business development teams. Recommended
product and channel enhancements to improve the member experience for women.
1996-2000 MARKETBRIDGE, INC. Bethesda, MD
Project Manager
Project Management and Team Leadership
§ Managed client case teams of 3-5 Business Analysts and Consultants on various projects. Responsible for
professional development of team members.
§ Created proposals with Vice Presidents ranging from $100K to $1.5 MM per project. Developed work
plans, scoped projects, and determined resource requirements.
§ Led a firm-wide initiative to improve training, knowledge sharing and career planning that resulted in a total
redesign of professional development processes.
Strategy Development and Business Planning
§ Devised a premiere customer extranet strategy for a leading computer and data services company. Identified
the value proposition and requirements, resulting in Board approval of an initial investment of $15 MM.
§ Designed an improved market coverage strategy for a Fortune 100 office equipment manufacturer in
Germany and the UK. Introduction of new sales channels led to achievement of targets at lower cost.
Research and Analysis
§ Built an activity-based costing model to determine selling costs, by sales method, for a U.S. rail
transportation company. Uncovered the key drivers of cost and opportunities to increase capacity.
§ Conducted user requirement interviews with key stakeholders in the IPO process for a major investment
bank. Synthesized results for incorporation into web-site development.
1995-1996 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, N.A. London, UK
Sales Assistant
§ Researched customer profiles to aid in marketing campaigns. Identified cross-sell and up-sell opportunities.
§ Developed and implemented a plan to communicate bank’s sale of its U.S. branches.
PERSONAL Hobbies include cooking, lacrosse and travel. Recent trips to Peru (including hiking the Incan Trail to
Machu Picchu) and the Middle East (including Egypt, Israel and Jordan).
