Evelyn Chock

Evelyn joined Valleyfair's Facilities Maintenance team, eager to tackle the challenge of leading a somewhat cross-functional group in a fast-paced environment.

• Empowered an 11-member team to self-organize and collaborate effectively, delivering consistent, high-quality results.
• Removed roadblocks such as repairing and reporting broken machinery and aiding in navigating flood conditions, and inspired a culture of accountability and improvement
• Coached and provided constructive feedback to a new supervisor, facilitating their transition into the role, and ensuring team cohesion and performance.
• Conducted one-on-one meetings and collaborated with management to address challenges and support continuous improvement, similar to Scrum
  retrospectives.
• Paired team members with complementary skills to foster peer coaching, improve task efficiency and effectiveness, and promote a more collaborative, high-performing team dynamic.

Evelyn discovered the value of Agile principles while leading a multicultural project that required navigating Western and Japanese communication Styles.

• Guided a 5-member team in overcoming cultural differences, fostering self-organization, and ensuring seamless collaboration through shared documentation and regular progress updates.
• Coordinated meetings across time zones, aligning objectives and schedules to ensure all team members were actively engaged and informed on project progress.

As a co-facilitator in the Humor category for Chaska High School's speech team, Evelyn's early leadership experience
reflected her natural ability to inspire and motivate others.

• Organized and co-facilitated practice sessions, using constructive feedback to guide individual and team growth.
• Established self-reflection practices that encouraged continuous improvement among team members

• Graduated magna cum laude
• Deans List, 2017-2021