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- Emily, Founder & CEO @ Advize

Every "Advizer" answers the same 13 questions about their daily work life, critical skills, entry level job ideas and more. Here's a random Advizer!

Miranda

Operations Lead

Engineering & Prototype Company

University of Southern California, 2017
Currently attending UCLA Anderson

Miranda has over 5 years of experience in operations and project management across the aerospace, consumer electronics, and automotive industries.

UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

MBA

Electronics & Semiconductors

Operations and Project Management

Business Management & Admin

International Relations & Affairs

Honors Student

Scholarship Recipient

Worked 20+ Hours in School

Q1Career path

Operations Management

Supply Chain

Entrepreneurship

1:03

"I was able to leverage a lot of my experience through college and through my first role in operations"

Q2Main responsibilities

Finance

Process Improvement

Project Management

1:04

"when I started the company was about 13 people and now they're close to 70."

Q3Day in the life

Project Management

Communication

Data Analysis

1:14

"a big part of the day...is communicating with vendors and customers"

Q4Most important skills - role

Flexibility

Analysis

Communication

0:59

"communication, analysis, and flexibility"

Q5Favorite parts - role

Teamwork

Project Management

Autonomy

0:37

"I really enjoy being able to create my own projects. A lot of the work that I do is something that was my idea."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Leadership

Workplace Challenges

Overcoming Challenges

0:40

"The biggest challenge is that sometimes there's not a lot of definition around my role."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Prototyping

Cutting-edge Technology

Consulting

0:52

"So we're seeing things that are becoming a huge part of our daily lives, like electric vehicles or autonomous vehicles."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Problem-Solving

Flexibility

Adaptability

0:33

"comfort with discomfort"

Q9Wish known before - industry

Communication

Problem-Solving

Confidence

0:51

"being a little bit more confident about your own abilities"

Q10Entry-level positions

Operations

Startups

Project Management

0:56

"operations is a great function to go into as well because you can see a lot across the company and sort of decide. What's most interesting to you."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Entrepreneurship

Leadership

Problem-Solving

0:52

"having that confidence and that drive to do things on your own. I think it's very valuable."

Q12College ideas for success

Data Analysis

Logistics

Operations Management

1:06

"I had an internship with Converse in logistics. That was great to get some insight into how a highly successful Distribution Center worked."

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