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Paul Balestriere

Honokaa,HI

Summary

I moved to Hawaii at the end of 2022 in order to work in agriculture and am very happy with this decision. Having had hands on farming experience, I am now looking to apply my professional and educational background to this field.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Milker

Hawaii Island Goat Dairy
Honokaa, HI
09.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for milking 60 to 75 goats at a time.

Manager

Lilinoe Farm and Fruit Stand
Honoka'a, HI
11.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for all aspects of organic and regenerative exotic fruit farming. This includes clearing land, preparing soil and compost, planting, maintenance and harvesting.
  • Run the day-to-day operations of the exotic fruit stand. This includes working with local fruit farmers to ensure consistent inventory, managing a staff of three employees, and doing the bookkeeping.

Consultant

Independant
Honoka'a, HI
07.2021 - Current
  • Perform market research on the public sector globally for a government contractor. This includes combing through large publicly available data sets to help the client’s sales and marketing teams target new leads.

Data & Analytics Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers, PWC
New York, NY
05.2018 - 03.2021
  • As part of the Data and Analytics Technology Consulting team, I worked with Fortune 500 companies on various projects including data analysis, building custom analytical dashboards, data management strategy and solution architecture. Below are some highlights:
  • Worked with a major telecom company to analyze sales and marketing data to assist with the launch of a new product line.
  • Worked with a major healthcare conglomerate to design, build and implement a new company wide CRM solution for over 200,000 employees.
  • Worked with a major hospitality company to develop Amazon Web Services (AWS) solution architecture.
  • In between assignments, I worked on dozens of RFP presentations and marketing decks to help win consulting engagements.

Senior Associate

AlphaSights
New York, NY
10.2015 - 09.2017
  • As a senior project manager for the McKinsey & Company account, I collaborated with strategy consultants on market research projects across various market segments including tech, media, telecom, healthcare, retail and consumer goods.
  • Managed ten to fifteen projects simultaneously and served as the primary point of contact on every project. This effort included utilizing project management software tools, daily client updates and constant communication in order to ensure our research efforts kept pace with the changes in their needs.
  • Co-managed a team of 5-10 junior employees and delegated market research responsibilities amongst the team based on each colleague’s capacity and experience level to ensure everyone was set up for success on a daily basis.
  • Served as liaison between the firm’s software engineering team and my business unit to determine the pipeline for new features for our proprietary software, both internal and external client facing.
  • Built and managed a book of business of over 50 strategy consulting clients.

Manager

Mighty
New York, NY
12.2013 - 10.2015
  • As the startup's first hire, I worked hand in hand with the two founders to determine product market fit for our proprietary investment management, reporting and analytics software and grow the team to over twenty employees and five million dollars in venture capital funding.
  • Developed and managed the inside sales processes and back end operations.
  • Trained over fifteen new employees and managed the five member operations team.
  • Prospected, engaged and brought on the initial client base of investment firms.
  • Managed relationships with investment clients and provided monthly portfolio updates.
  • Built financial models to measure growth and operational efficiency.

Education

Master of Arts - Economcis

City University of New York
New York, NY
01-2018

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Boston University
Boston, MA
01-2013

Timeline

Milker

Hawaii Island Goat Dairy
09.2023 - Current

Manager

Lilinoe Farm and Fruit Stand
11.2022 - Current

Consultant

Independant
07.2021 - Current

Data & Analytics Consultant

PricewaterhouseCoopers, PWC
05.2018 - 03.2021

Senior Associate

AlphaSights
10.2015 - 09.2017

Manager

Mighty
12.2013 - 10.2015

Master of Arts - Economcis

City University of New York

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

Boston University

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