RESUME
SKILLS
Interests: Published Cookbook Author (Shukran a Ti); Volunteer English Teacher; Non-Profit Board Member
Skills: Project Management, Agile (PSM), Public Speaking, Proposal Writing, Event Planning, Market Research
Technical: 2x Salesforce Certified, ITIL, JIRA, Excel, Social Media, Website Configuration
Languages: English, Spanish: (Advanced), French: Speaking (Fluent), Reading & Writing (Intermediate)
EDUCATION
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2021-2022
University of Oxford, Said Business School
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
EXPERIENCE
George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs BA in International Affairs, Minor in Journalism and Spanish
Summa Cum Laude
2018
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First operations and commercial hire - Joined Plain at less than $15k ARR and helped to scale the GTM motion of the company.
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Provided strategic support to co-founders on GTM decisions including ICP, sales and marketing tactics, and product roadmap prioritization.
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Managed financial operations, including invoicing and billing, revenue realization, expense management, and investor reporting.
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Led pre-sales customer onboarding and post-sales customer success to prioritize upcoming features, communicate product changes, ensure customer satisfaction and identify upsell opportunities.
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Sourced prospective clients for seed-stage portfolio companies and analysed financial data to prepare Partnership for company board meetings.
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Conducted initial screening on inbound dealflow for the Fintech investment thesis and targeted high-potential stage start-ups that were raising fundraising within 12 month period.
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Analysed qualitative and financial data, and conducted research into topics such as KYC, payments infrastructure and InsurTech to evaluate potential early and growth stage investments.
Oxford Future of Finance and Technology Institute
Graduate Research Assistant
July 2022- December 2022
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Conducted interviews with 10+ Fintech CEOs, policymakers and bank executives on behalf of the Open Banking Excellence project to develop a robust landscape of open banking globally.
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Established the inaugural MBA Fintech club with more than 60 MBAs and hosted speaker events to provide networking opportunities for classmates to engage with the ecosystem.
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Completed full sourcing and due diligence on 90+ applications from pre-seed companies to award funding to 2-3 companies, in collaboration with 10 other team members.
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Oversaw efforts to establish handover processes after identifying a knowledge transfer gap from one year of the Oxford Seed Fund cohort to another to sustain the long-term growth of the Fund.
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Oversaw $2.1 M Salesforce modernization project, including managing client communications, project financials, and leading a team of 15+ to deliver three applications.
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Coordinated business development for Federal Health account to double revenue by writing proposals, collaborating with industry partners, and publishing thought leadership articles.
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Fostered organic company growth by launching two internally adopted employee engagement programs and mentoring new hires within federal health practice and the organization at large.