823 Advizers
Makai
Operations Growth & Strategy Manager
Happy Returns By PayPal
MIT 2015
UCLA Anderson MBA
Q2Main responsibilities
Process Improvement
Operations Management
Supply Chain Management
2:32
"So that could be conveyor Technologies or camera and scanner Technologies or automatic robotic type items to make things faster and efficient."
Q3Day in the life
Communication
Data Analysis
Project Management
1:37
"I'm working alongside them and making sure they're working in a safe manner and kind of making sure they're meeting our timelines and not impacting our day-to-day operations."
Q4Most important skills - role
Data Analysis
Communication
Organization
2:12
"I'd say probably the biggest one is communication."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Operations Management
Project Management
Problem-Solving
1:15
"I think in particular seeing how much I'm making lives easier for the employees actually working with an operation."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Problem-Solving
Contingency Planning
Adaptability
1:51
"I think it also makes part of the job that much more interesting of kind of being Dynamic and and having some exciting times and I've never a dull moment."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Process Improvement
Supply Chain
Operations Management
1:33
"seeing the operations day to day of how that actually works. I think that's just really cool and exciting not only to see it and have a better understanding of how it works. But I think also being able to influence how it works"
Q8Who thrives in industry
Efficiency
Analytical Skills
Logical Thinking
1:02
"People that thrive in this industry like efficiency, they like some sense of order."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Operations Management
1:30
"working in the background across all these different teams all in support of the day-to-day operations"
Q10Entry-level positions
Data Analysis
Entry-Level Positions
Operations
1:31
"look for intervals like or what you can expect. They're gonna be pretty General"
Q11Significant lesson - career
Stress Management
Time Management
Work-Life Balance
2:05
"make sure you're taking breaks and eating healthy and and going to the gym and working out or doing whatever it is that make sure you're happy"
Q12College ideas for success
Teamwork
Networking
Leadership
2:25
"During the internships or having different research opportunities on campus. I think really helped in terms of kind of just thinking of what is life outside of this like the school day-to-day work"
Q13How identity impacted career
Diversity and Inclusion
Equity
Career Advancement
2:55
"I think just kind of being an important principles for me how they're treating their customers as well as how they're treating their employees."