901 Advizers

Alex

Manager, Performance And Planning

Global Airline Company

Kalamazoo College 2011
UCLA Anderson MBA

Alex has over 10 years of experience in business strategy and development and international business in the aviation industry.
UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

MBA
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense
Business Strategy
Economics
Scholarship Recipient
Pell Grant Recipient
Took Out Loans
Student Athlete

Q1Career path

Job Search Strategies

Career Exploration

Networking

3:05

"It's kind of serendipitous and I ended up actually... I went into Delta as a contractor."

Q2Main responsibilities

Strategic Planning

Data Analysis

Project Management

1:13

"a lot of what I'm doing on a daily basis is liaising with different teams and put together these plans and kind of track performance"

Q3Day in the life

Teamwork

Problem-Solving

Project Management

2:40

"So I sometimes think of what I do is a little bit of information broker where I'm connecting with a rep management team."

Q4Most important skills - role

Communication

Data Analysis

Problem-Solving

2:01

"So how can you use communication to help persuade an idea to someone, you know, I think that’s number one."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Teamwork

Data Analysis

Project Management

1:39

"we have this overarching goal. How do we get there and I get to work directly with my team to come up with how we're going to do that."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Project Management and Prioritization

Ambiguity and Problem-Solving

Competitive Industry Analysis

2:33

"You gotta be willing to keep moving forward to keep working."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Travel

Global Impact

Connecting People

1:50

"But there is something tangible about meeting people in person, right? Somebody experiencing a new culture for the first time."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Analytical Skills

Teamwork

Curiosity

1:31

"Airlines are incredibly complex operations with a lot of moving pieces; you need to communicate effectively and work as a team to succeed."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Communication

Teamwork

Problem-Solving

2:29

"Relationships matter and in this role specifically I'm liaising with so many different teams that my personal brand and reputation is my currency."

Q10Entry-level positions

Commercial Aviation

Sales

Revenue Management

1:52

"even if you're interested get started in college like Delta and I know they're Airlines have co-op programs or either also even part-time programs to work at the airport"

Q11Significant lesson - career

Problem-Solving

Project Management

Communication

2:11

"be comfortable with getting a little bit outside of the box"

Q12College ideas for success

Analytical Skills

Teamwork

Leadership

2:48

"I think some of these extracurricular activities outside of the core, you know, just going to class are really important."

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