Strategy, analysis, and communication for real-world impact.
This page highlights a selection of high-level academic projects that reflect the same strategic thinking, communications skill, and systems perspective I bring to professional environments. These works demonstrate how I've applied classroom concepts to real-world scenarios, developed actionable solutions, and delivered polished presentations—often in a team-based setting.
Strategy, storytelling, and solutions for a mission-driven brand.
As part of the capstone for MGT 405: Strategic Management, I worked with a small consulting team to develop a five-year strategic plan for Beyond Meat. Framed as a pitch to company leadership, our challenge was to identify the firm’s core issues, conduct internal and external analyses, and deliver actionable recommendations tailored to the brand’s mission and market position.
Our team identified stagnating growth and escalating losses as central concerns, despite Beyond Meat’s rapid revenue expansion. We proposed a profitability-focused strategy combining cost containment, R&D investment, and supply chain integration. I led the design and structure of the final presentation, aligning it with Beyond Meat’s brand identity and delivering it in a polished, boardroom-style format.
Why It Matters
This project exemplified my ability to synthesize complex financial and market data, apply business frameworks, and translate insight into compelling strategy. It also demonstrated my strength in brand-aligned communications—ensuring substance and style worked in tandem to engage and persuade.
Featured Competencies
Strategic Planning • Financial Analysis • Business Communications • Brand-aligned Design
Strategic Consulting in Action
This deck presents a five-year strategic roadmap for Beyond Meat aimed at regaining profitability. Aligned with the company’s brand identity, the pitch combines market analysis, cost reduction strategies, and growth-focused recommendations—all tailored for a mock executive board.
The presentation was voted the winning proposal in a peer-reviewed case competition, earning our group extra credit, and my team leadership was additionally recognized with a final grade boost.
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Behind the Scenes
I led the development of our narrative arc and visual identity, ensuring every slide supported a clear and cohesive message. I worked closely with teammates to integrate important analyses, coached each presenter, and designed the full deck with consistent formatting and brand-aligned aesthetics. This project pushed me to balance creative direction with team coordination and strategic storytelling—an approach I bring to every professional collaboration.
Emotional intelligence, leadership evolution, and cultural impact.
In this capstone project for MGT 475: Leadership in Organizations, my team and I conducted an in-depth case study on Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates. The assignment challenged us to analyze a prominent leader’s background, leadership style, emotional intelligence, and company culture using course frameworks and scholarly sources.
We chose Dalio for the complexity of his leadership evolution—from polarizing founder to architect of one of the most unique corporate cultures in finance. Drawing from his writings and third-party research, we explored how his participative leadership style aligned with Goleman’s emotional intelligence model and influenced Bridgewater’s radical transparency ethos.
Why It Matters
This project sharpened my ability to synthesize research, apply theory to real-world contexts, and create compelling visual communications. By balancing critique with insight, we examined how leadership values shape workplace culture—and how emotional intelligence can drive organizational outcomes.
Featured Competencies
Research Synthesis • Slide & Visual Design • Leadership Theory Application • Group Facilitation & Coordinated Presentations
Leadership Analysis in Action
I led the visual development and helped structure our presentation around core course frameworks—including leadership styles, organizational effectiveness, and emotional intelligence. Together, we built a narrative that unpacked the tension between Dalio’s visionary ideals and their cultural impact.
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Behind the Scenes
The final product blended original research, clear storytelling, and dynamic visuals. I facilitated team discussions, refined the narrative structure, and developed a branded, presentation-ready deck that elevated our key findings.
Leveraging academic learning for real-world public speaking.
As the final project for COMS 135: Interpersonal Communication (Honors), I created a recorded speech synthesizing interpersonal communication theory with personal reflection. Titled "Love Yourself to Love Others," the speech challenged me to weave together academic concepts with lived experience in a way that was authentic, organized, and audience-centered.
Working remotely during the pandemic, I independently wrote, outlined, recorded, and edited the presentation to meet strict timing and formatting requirements. The project emphasized clear structure, emotional resonance, and strong delivery—all while adapting to a remote format where traditional audience feedback was absent.
Why It Matters
This project sharpened my ability to translate complex academic concepts into compelling, real-world communication. Selected for national licensing by Cengage Learning, the speech now serves as a model in college-level communication courses across the country—affirming my ability to create impactful, professional-grade work.
Featured Competencies
Public Speaking • Strategic Communication • Remote Presentation Production • Storytelling for Impact
From Classroom to Commencement
The strength of this speech didn’t just earn academic praise; it helped open doors to larger platforms. In addition to receiving top marks and being licensed by Cengage Learning for national educational use, my performance prompted the Commencement Committee to personally invite me to serve as Student Speaker for Miramar College’s Class of 2022 Commencement Ceremony. Selection for this honor—normally based on a competitive audition process—underscored how authentic storytelling and strong public speaking can translate into visible leadership opportunities.
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Practical problem-solving through tech-driven business insights.
Through applied systems analysis and business consulting exercises, I tackled real-world challenges in MIS 306: Business Systems Analysis. These projects reflect my ability to translate technical research into practical recommendations—whether through creative storytelling or structured evaluation modeling.
Making business innovation tangible through dynamic visual storytelling.
In MIS 306: Business Systems Analysis, I collaborated with a classmate to research the real-world applications of geospatial technologies—focusing on GPS as a business optimization tool across sectors like delivery services, law enforcement, and construction. I wrote, directed, filmed, edited, and scored a dynamic video presentation to translate technical content into an accessible, visually compelling narrative.
The presentation combined animated 3D models, layered smartphone recordings, and animated graphics to showcase how GPS data fuels operational efficiency and competitive advantage in modern industries. Beyond explaining the basics of geospatial tech, we explored the future potential of GPS, including integration with augmented reality, predictive analytics, and machine learning.
Why It Matters
This project highlights my ability to synthesize technical research, structure educational content, and deliver it through engaging multimedia formats—skills that bridge communications, instructional design, and technology fluency.
Featured Competencies
Research Synthesis • Video Production • Instructional Design • Technical Communication
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Behind the Scenes
This project showcased my ability to lead remote collaboration across a multi-stage creative process. I coordinated both synchronous planning and asynchronous content development, keeping the project organized and moving forward without sacrificing quality. I directed the story arc, coached on-camera delivery, and designed motion-driven visuals to keep viewers engaged.
The final video was assembled using a combination of PowerPoint for animation, DaVinci Resolve for editing, and Adobe Photoshop for custom graphics and photo enhancements. Through a blend of technical storytelling and creative design, we transformed a complex business technology into a polished, accessible, and visually compelling presentation.
Turning complex evaluation into actionable client decisions.
As part of a semester-long field project for MIS 306: Business Systems Analysis, I collaborated with a team to conduct a formal vendor selection analysis for a teleconferencing solution. We operated as external consultants, applying a weighted decision matrix to assess competing platforms based on technical, economic, and organizational factors.
I led the visual and structural design of the final deliverable: a branded, client-facing poster summarizing our findings. The project emphasized synthesizing detailed technical analysis into a clear, polished format suitable for executive decision-makers.
Beyond research and evaluation, I helped coordinate workflows, refine group deliverables, and ensure visual consistency across the final presentation. Our work demonstrated how well-organized, visually engaging outputs can support more confident, data-informed business decisions.
Why It Matters
Vendor selection projects are often complex and technical—but clear communication is what turns analysis into action. This project sharpened my ability to translate systems analysis into user-friendly deliverables, balancing technical depth with practical accessibility for diverse audiences.
Featured Competencies
Systems Analysis • Vendor Selection Modeling • Business Communications • Collaborative Project Management • Visual Design
