Alex Kennedy Resume
2018 - Bachelor of Science in Economics Santa Clara University
Economics major French minor
2014 - International Baccalaureate (IB) in French & English (Bilingual Certificate) International School of Geneva
SIE - Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Certification
Work Experience:
08/2017 - 02/2019 Zum Services Inc. Redwood City, CA
Business Operations Associate:
Sequoia funded ride share startup with Series A, B, and C funding ($67 million total)
Owned supply growth initiatives, marketing programs, and on-boarding strategies for Zum drivers
Owned supply growth & on-boarding KPI ideation and executed operational planning accordingly
Optimized & streamlined on-boarding processes and SOPs for thousands of Zum driver applicants
Effectively created application funnels with Fountain software to host thousands of Zum driver applicants
Personally developed a driver training automation which slashed costs by 110K per year Associate lead of supply growth operations (July 2018 - November 2018) during crucial growth period leading to Series C funding
08/2015 - 08/2016 Community Liaison Associate, US Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Owned PR for US expat community affairs & events
Interviewed and carefully selected vendors to provide & enhance select services for the US expat community
Orchestrated and marketed events & trips for hundreds of US expats and their families Managed the Community Liaison Office (CLO) in the absence of its director
06/2017 - 08/2017 VIP Support Associate, US Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Successfully coordinated VIP routing & planning for US Government VIP officials
Provided administrative and client services to US Government officials
Volunteer Work & Activities
SSUSA: Led the launch of Street Soccer USA's (SSUSA) East San Jose program for underprivileged youth. Successfully managed a team of 5 coaches and group of 200 kids (February 2017 - February 2018)
NBA Africa: Planned, orchestrated and marketed NBA Africa's annual summer program targeted at the Ethiopian youth. Adopted coaching and management duties during program for 2 consecutive years. (September 2015, September 2016)
Soccer: Current player at Real San Jose (2018-2019, Open Cup/UPSL).
Played and organized soccer for 17+ years Piano: 9 years, studied and performed classical & jazz music
Skills
RStudio: Applied Economics
Financial Analysis
Accounting
Supply Chain/Logistics Management
Business Development
French (fluent)
Spanish (conversational)
2018 - Bachelor of Science in Economics Santa Clara University
Economics major French minor
2014 - International Baccalaureate (IB) in French & English (Bilingual Certificate) International School of Geneva
SIE - Securities Industry Essentials (SIE) Certification
Work Experience:
08/2017 - 02/2019 Zum Services Inc. Redwood City, CA
Business Operations Associate:
Sequoia funded ride share startup with Series A, B, and C funding ($67 million total)
Owned supply growth initiatives, marketing programs, and on-boarding strategies for Zum drivers
Owned supply growth & on-boarding KPI ideation and executed operational planning accordingly
Optimized & streamlined on-boarding processes and SOPs for thousands of Zum driver applicants
Effectively created application funnels with Fountain software to host thousands of Zum driver applicants
Personally developed a driver training automation which slashed costs by 110K per year Associate lead of supply growth operations (July 2018 - November 2018) during crucial growth period leading to Series C funding
08/2015 - 08/2016 Community Liaison Associate, US Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Owned PR for US expat community affairs & events
Interviewed and carefully selected vendors to provide & enhance select services for the US expat community
Orchestrated and marketed events & trips for hundreds of US expats and their families Managed the Community Liaison Office (CLO) in the absence of its director
06/2017 - 08/2017 VIP Support Associate, US Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Successfully coordinated VIP routing & planning for US Government VIP officials
Provided administrative and client services to US Government officials
Volunteer Work & Activities
SSUSA: Led the launch of Street Soccer USA's (SSUSA) East San Jose program for underprivileged youth. Successfully managed a team of 5 coaches and group of 200 kids (February 2017 - February 2018)
NBA Africa: Planned, orchestrated and marketed NBA Africa's annual summer program targeted at the Ethiopian youth. Adopted coaching and management duties during program for 2 consecutive years. (September 2015, September 2016)
Soccer: Current player at Real San Jose (2018-2019, Open Cup/UPSL).
Played and organized soccer for 17+ years Piano: 9 years, studied and performed classical & jazz music
Skills
RStudio: Applied Economics
Financial Analysis
Accounting
Supply Chain/Logistics Management
Business Development
French (fluent)
Spanish (conversational)