Business Operations & Strategy.

I started my career in financial consulting, but more recently have experience running business operations at VC-backed startups like Lemonade and Knoetic.

Currently the Co-founder/Head of Operations of Thirdwork.

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Where I Shine

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Cross-functional Coordination

Proven track record of taking initiatives from 0-100 while working with stakeholders across many teams at a company.

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Strategic Problem Solving

Ability to think from first principles when solving any problem, considering the incentives of every party involved.

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Data-Driven Decision Making

99th percentile technical ability for an operator, having started my career as a backend developer (Advanced proficiency in SQL, SAS, BI tools, etc)

Highlights of my Career

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Why You Should Hire Me vs. Other Candidates

In my experience interviewing hundreds of candidates across all roles at a company throughout my career, there are a few very basic things I believe I possess that are surprisingly hard to find: