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Overview
Work History
Work Preference
Education
Accomplishments
Languages
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LARESA ACEVEDO

LARESA ACEVEDO

Seattle,WA

Summary

Enthusiastic, curious, and adaptable engineer with Consulting, Product Development, and Analytics experience. Multi-disciplinary, collaborative, and motivating leader who excels at breaking down silos, communicating, and developing partnerships across departments. Proven ability to coach and influence others to bring technical and non-technical people together in one direction.

Strong presentation and public speaking skills with focus on job search workshops and training sessions. Knowledgeable about job markets and committed to helping individuals develop professionally.

Skills

  • Strategic Thinking
  • Product Development
  • Project Management
  • Agile Methodology
  • Design Thinking
  • Business Process Improvements
  • Influencing
  • Public Speaking
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Customer Experience
  • Job Search Planning
  • Data Analysis and Interpretation
  • LinkedIn
  • Resume Building
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Orientation and Onboarding
  • Power BI
  • Leadership Development
  • Virtual Learning Management
  • Course Materials Development

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Career Coach

Self-employeed
09.2017 - Current
  • Virtual career coaching services for professionals
  • Historically work is executed in 2-5 hours per week while pursuing full time career
  • Hosted and participated as a speaker in over 20 virtual and in-person events
  • Coached 300+ professionals in 1:1 and group format in Aerospace, Biotechnology, Medical Devices, Technology, and Consulting
  • Demonstrated success leading and facilitating virtual events and workshops with audiences up to 500 participants through using virtual platforms like Zoom, MS Teams, Facebook Live, and Stream Yard
  • Conducted mock interviews to help clients prepare for interviews with potential employers.
  • Managed and provided strategic direction for 2 independent contractors responsible for marketing management and operations
  • Provided ongoing guidance and support to clients throughout job search and onboarding process.
  • Worked with job seekers to determine job targets based on skills and personality.
  • Counseled clients one-on-one regarding current situation, desires, aptitudes, education, and employment history.
  • Researched, tested and implemented email marketing system, setup automations, created social media marketing campaign which drove a 95% closing rate on sales calls for group coaching program in Spring of 2022

Feature Strategy Engineer

General Motors, GM
08.2020 - 06.2023
  • Executed analysis of build configurations for global programs and provided business recommendations to reduce the complexity
  • Planned, led, and facilitated project execution using Agile methodology, MS Teams, and JIRA project tracking software
  • Collaborated in planning increments (PI), sprint planning, stand-ups, sprint demos and retrospectives as part of scrum team
  • Led 10+ technical team members of Choreography engineering feature which enabled 56.7% automation of calibrations
  • Reported execution plan to internal and external stakeholders in Product Engineering, Portfolio Planning, Business teams
  • Created smooth onboarding processes to help new hires adjust to company policies, procedures and processes.
  • Reviewed onboarding processes regularly, identifying and correcting deficiencies.
  • Organized welcome packages and icebreakers to get new hires quickly up to speed with colleagues and company details.
  • Developed and implemented onboarding and orientation programs for new employees.
  • Led diverse team of 10+ individuals to craft a comprehensive 4-week onboarding curriculum which facilitated new hire integration and knowledge transfer using PowerPoint slides, Degreed platform and Sharepoint for data storage
  • Proposed and implemented customized Degreed learning paths, enabling skill growth and professional development for the team, fostering uniformity, improving engagement, and minimizing learning curves for new hires

Co-Founder and Lead - Puerto Rican Female Group

General Motors, GM
06.2019 - 06.2023
  • Co-lead of career development mentorship group for 40 women at GM
  • Monthly sessions were held through MS Teams to empower members in their professional development
  • Created a safe community that supported each person as they grew
  • Developed mission, vision, objectives, goals for the group and measured success on a quarterly basis
  • Monthly sessions held to address professional development topics like: Communication, How to Manage Difficult Conversations
  • Design Thinking, Financial Literacy, Imposter Syndrome
  • Developed practical training and thought-provoking sessions for immediate implementation for employees with different years of experience and functions: Information Technology (IT), Manufacturing, Global Product Group (GPG), and Finance

Systems Engineer | Project Manager

General Motors, GM
01.2020 - 08.2020
  • Defined ~$2.4 M business case to fund tools for reuse across global Programs and Architectures demonstrating effective project management and strategic planning abilities
  • Improved financial forecasting tool to manage $14M+ and increased data accuracy using Excel, Power Query and PowerBI
  • Built Growth Maps for 9 technical domains to communicate current CCCs and enable discussions for future areas to study
  • Engaged and collaborated cross-functionally with stakeholders in: Manufacturing, Design, Engineering, Purchasing, and Finance

Assistant Program Manager, Innovation Hub

General Motors, GM
07.2019 - 01.2020
  • Led team of 6 to plan and execute the facilitation of Presenting 101 event for 70 participants and collected feedback
  • Developed detailed execution plan, managed execution tasks, communicated responsibilities for Public Speaking 101 program
  • Coached and trained employees on Design Thinking methodologies which promoted creative user-centered problem solving
  • Translated technical business needs into simple problem statement for GM Blacktop student challenge at MIT in Boston

Event Manager

General Motors, GM
07.2019 - 09.2019
  • Day New Executive Orientation for 35 new GM Executives at Detroit, MI and Warren, MI
  • Managed key coordination tasks to execute leadership development program for 35 new GM executives
  • Expanded business acumen of the Talent Development and Human Resources department
  • Built relationships with Executives from Mexico, China, and USA during the orientation and ensured their needs were met
  • Coordinated participant course resources like notebooks, pens, nametags, table arrangements, and day-of logistics

Design Release Engineer| Product Manager

General Motors, GM
10.2018 - 07.2019
  • Solved problems in collaboration with Engineering supplier, Manufacturing, Dimensional Engineering, and Purchasing
  • Maintained relationships with suppliers, ensured parts were delivered, managed issue resolution, mitigated timing issues
  • Communicated design issue to leadership, led ideation meetings, and ensured solution implementation in timely fashion
  • Addressed design challenges and evaluated alternative design models to meet project requirements
  • Drafted documentation detailing design requirements and technical specifications

Business Analyst

General Motors, GM
09.2017 - 10.2018
  • Provided data to present the Vice Presidents (VPs), Global Functional Leaders (GFLs), Executives and Managers (EGMs)
  • Developed Constraint Management Dashboard in Excel to determine Grille & Fascia Engineering resources workload constraint
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with Marketing, Design, Purchasing, and Engineering
  • Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to define project objectives and criteria
  • Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements
  • Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and user requirements

Vehicle Engineering Operation Manager, Intern

General Motors, GM
06.2016 - 08.2016
  • Analyzed data to find inconsistencies in PCS (Product Content Sheets) using Microsoft Power BI and Excel
  • Facilitated meetings between subject matter experts of SMTs (System Management Teams) like VEOMs (Vehicle Engineering
  • Operation Managers) and VSEs (Vehicle System Engineers)

Lean Manufacturing Intern - Power and Water

General Electric Company
01.2015 - 05.2015
  • Built business case and justified $1.5MM investment based on inventory control spreadsheet of over 2,000 engine specific tools
  • Trained over 20 technicians on Lean Manufacturing 5S housekeeping which resulted in immediate implementation
  • Received GE Bronze Award for great performance and impacting significantly current operations
  • Developed streamlined manufacturing process, which boosted productivity and saved over $100k

Business Analyst Consultant

AMEND Consulting
08.2013 - 08.2015
  • Assessed talent and process improvement opportunities of facility of 750 employees
  • Led leadership team through culture change and drove a 20% improvement in defect rate within 4 months
  • Trained 50 employees on Lean Manufacturing 5S and managed implementation at plant
  • Prioritized 54 projects effectively and met project deadlines to ensure client satisfaction and repeat business

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

HybridRemote

Important To Me

Company CultureWork-life balanceCareer advancementPaid sick leaveHealthcare benefitsFlexible work hoursWork from home optionPersonal development programsPaid time off

Education

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR

Accomplishments

  • Recognized as Career Mentor and interviewed by Forbes to provide support and professional mentorship in 2021
  • Co-founder of professional mentorship group for Puerto Rican women at General Motors from 4 years from 2019 to 2023

Languages

Spanish
English

Affiliations

  • Latinas in Tech
  • ALPFA
  • Prospanica

Software

JIRA and JIRA Align

Excel

Power BI

Dubsado

Jenkins

Slack

Canva

Google Suite

Timeline

Feature Strategy Engineer

General Motors, GM
08.2020 - 06.2023

Systems Engineer | Project Manager

General Motors, GM
01.2020 - 08.2020

Assistant Program Manager, Innovation Hub

General Motors, GM
07.2019 - 01.2020

Event Manager

General Motors, GM
07.2019 - 09.2019

Co-Founder and Lead - Puerto Rican Female Group

General Motors, GM
06.2019 - 06.2023

Design Release Engineer| Product Manager

General Motors, GM
10.2018 - 07.2019

Career Coach

Self-employeed
09.2017 - Current

Business Analyst

General Motors, GM
09.2017 - 10.2018

Vehicle Engineering Operation Manager, Intern

General Motors, GM
06.2016 - 08.2016

Lean Manufacturing Intern - Power and Water

General Electric Company
01.2015 - 05.2015

Business Analyst Consultant

AMEND Consulting
08.2013 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
LARESA ACEVEDO