Lori Okamoto
Santa Clara,CA
Summary
Team-driven professional with over 5 years of non-profit experience. Committed to developing and meeting specific and attainable departmental goals and standards while supporting the vision of the organization. Determined leader with MBA degree and strong analytical, budgeting, fundraising and communication skills. Respectful and respected professional with a focus on teamwork, development, attention to detail and partnership.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
GSO Chief of Staff
Lam Research
05.2021 - Current
- Spearheads cost-saving measures through in-depth budget analysis and identifying areas for improvement resulting in $42M+ in fright savings since 2022.
- Drives AOP process and aligns departmental goals with overall company vision, ensuring cohesive progress towards shared objectives
- Develops and monitors OKRs and KPIs and creates and enforces governance surrounding process control and accountability structure
- Manages cross-functional teams to ensure smooth collaboration and completion of high-priority projects.
- Manages financial and labor planning forecasts to ensure accurate information is available for relevant decision making
- Promoted twice within three years based on exceptional performance
Operations Area Manager II
Amazon
01.2020 - 11.2020
- Implemented new processes which increased cost savings by over $750,000 and significantly improved network ranking.
- Streamlined sortable/non-sortable process which increased yard health by 15%.
- Worked collaboratively with support teams to improve productivity and customer experience.
- Extensively focused on leadership and development helping numerous employees advance their careers.
- Managed 300+ direct reports at one time, including process supervisors and support staff.
- Selected for an accelerated performance based promotion.
Dean's Fellowship
Lucas Graduate School Of Business
01.2019 - 08.2019
- Gathers, synthesizes, and analyzes data in Tableau and Excel to providing recommendations to the City regarding displacement
- Creates capital resources decision tree and resource matrix prototypes for future implementation
- Conducts interviews and surveys in order to identify resources for local businesses
Competitive Team Coach
Airborne Gymnastics
06.2015 - 03.2018
- Led goal setting meetings, outlined program expectations and Key Performance Indicators and established effective communication
- Effectively worked on a coaching team, producing great results, winning the State Championships, beating over 30 teams
- Received a promotion within first year of work and was awarded employee of the month twice
Assistant Director
Girls Inc. Of Greater Santa Barbara
05.2010 - 05.2015
- Spearheads cost-saving measures through in-depth budget analysis and identifying areas for improvement resulting in $42M+ in fright savings since 2022.
- Drives AOP process and aligns departmental goals with overall company vision, ensuring cohesive progress towards shared objectives
- Develops and monitors OKRs and KPIs and creates and enforces governance surrounding process control and accountability structure
- Manages cross-functional teams to ensure smooth collaboration and completion of high-priority projects.
- Manages financial and labor planning forecasts to ensure accurate information is available for relevant decision making
- Promoted twice within three years based on exceptional performance
Education
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
San Jose State University
San Jose2019
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Asian American Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA2012
Skills
- Data Collection, Analysis & Problem Solving
- Office Suites (Microsoft Excel,Word, Google Suite, etc), Tableau
- Coaching & Leadership Skills
- Staff & Relationship Management
- Professional Rapport
- Strategic & Business Planning
- Budgeting
- Operations Management
- Quickbooks (Basic)
- Effective Communication & Presentation Skills
- Python (Basic, took a 5-course series)
- Program Development
Accomplishments
IBCSC –Business Strategy Competition (January 2019-April 2019)
- Took first place overall performance after leading both the performance and presentation portions
- Created and maintained a forecasting model using linear regression to accurately forecast projected sales, resulting in always meeting customer demand
- Calculated anticipated production numbers and planning, timed expansion accordingly to meet demand
Timeline
GSO Chief of Staff
Lam Research
05.2021 - Current
Operations Area Manager II
Amazon
01.2020 - 11.2020
Dean's Fellowship
Lucas Graduate School Of Business
01.2019 - 08.2019
Competitive Team Coach
Airborne Gymnastics
06.2015 - 03.2018
Assistant Director
Girls Inc. Of Greater Santa Barbara
05.2010 - 05.2015
Master of Business Administration - Business Administration
San Jose State University
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology, Asian American Studies
University of California, Santa Barbara
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