Willamette University MBA

Adelphi University

Binghamton University

Ridgefield High School

Venture Capital Consultant: Portland Seed Fund &
Managing Director: Black Founders Matter Fund

Venture Partners is an educational organization on a mission to diversify the decision makers in venture capital and entrepreneurship by providing hands-on, practical education that eliminates traditional wealth and status entry barriers and develop actionable research to build evidence-based tools for more equitable investment practices.

Venture Partners Fund

Executive Director

The BFM Fund is a seed-stage venture capital firm that showcases a profitable model for backing Black and diverse founders across the U.S. The Fund executes on this vision through its ‘Exit First’ strategy to support the majority of its portfolio companies through exit; particularly in the verticals of health, wealth, and economic mobility.

The BFM Fund

Managing Director

Portland Seed Fund is a top-performing early-stage venture fund focused on investments in Portland and the Pacific Northwest. PSF is sector-agnostic and maintains a broad set of investment criteria to allow for opportunistic pursuit of startups demonstrating strong management teams and future potential.

Portland Seed Fund

Venture Capital Consultant

The new Mid-Valley Fund is a collaboration between OTBC and SEDCOR with leadership from OEN's Venture Catalyst- Mike White. The goal of this fund is to replicate Angel Oregon and the Beaverton Startup Challenge in the Mid-Valley to increase angel investor activity and experience while also bolstering the entrepreneurship ecosystem by providing resources and funding.

SEDCOR - Strategic Economic Development Corporation

Mid-Valley Fund Manager

Angel Oregon creates opportunities for Oregon-based companies to receive mentorship, peer networking, and a chance of capital investment. It also offers new angel investors a chance to learn about angel investing, conduct due diligence, and work with a network with experienced investors.

Oregon Entrepreneurs Network

Fund Manager

The Willamette Angel Fund partners with angel groups along the west coast for co-investing opportunities. We specialize in seed stage investing and are industry agnostic.

Willamette University

Willamette Angel Fund Associate

Collaborated with high level executives to assess issues relating to organizational inefficiencies and market risk. I utilized skills of Process Improvement and Change Management to recommend and lead change initiatives that enhanced Pacific Seafood's competitive advantage and made them an employer of choice. 

- Connected with employees on all levels to create process mapping and gather quantitative/qualitative data.
- Created recommendations balancing top-level initiatives and visions with operational capacity of each facility. The present focus was on increasing retention and reducing employee turnover. This also involved the creation of an integration toolkit for new acquisitions and re-branding of the organization. 
- Carried out recommendations through change management and training plans. The differentiation occurs through the linking of Process Improvement and Change Management to create a cohesive and holistic implementation of change.

Pacific Seafood

Process Improvement Analyst

Consultant to the Chief Human Resource Officer. Advising on the HRIS/Workday technology implementation

- Integrated the stakeholder analysis into the creation of constituent communication plan
- Setting SMART action plans for 90% of ratified objectives by the end of February 2018
- Creating training for technology integration across 135 departments by June 2018

State of Oregon

Change Management Consultant

CarBar is a marketing service that connects local businesses with new customers through pop-up events. Participants enjoy selections of beer, wine, cider, kombucha, and other beverages from new and local vendors. CarBar looks to work especially with with small-scale producers that face high-entry costs as barriers to promoting their product. 

CarBar allows individuals to experience a wider selection of craft beverages in a fun setting and small and local businesses to get exposure to new market segments. After an event, CarBar meets with each vendor to go over data analytics on market demand, price elasticity, and more. We also help our vendors create market maps and create future events to attract these groups. CarBar is available to book for your next event; community gathering, block party, fundraiser, or corporate event. For more information on being a partner or client with CarBar, please contact info@experiencecarbar.com or visit our Linkedin Page at https://www.linkedin.com/company/experiencecarbar/

CarBar

Co-Founder & CEO

Non-profit consulting focused on implementing data-driven strategic marketing to increase member recruitment

- Collaborated with ALS-K to create objectives that met 80% of organizational goals within one year
- Conducted research to assess current market realities, competitors, and industry gaps 
- Recommended data-driven recruitment processes to create competitive advantages for ALS-K

Assistance League, National Office

Management Consultant

Facilitated professional staff training on DSM-V and created evidence based treatment recommendations

- Merged empirical theory into therapy for 150 students in one year to meet IEP goals
- Conducted research to increase direct service efficiency by 20% in one academic year
- Trained school personnel on new DSM-V standards to evaluate impacts on service delivery

NYC Department of Education

School Social Worker Placement

Positions in both Garden City and Manhattan campuses

- Collaborated with student leaders to audit financial activity for 20 student associations
- Anticipated client needs and provided successful financial and process-oriented coaching  
- Facilitated student engagement through event creation and implementation
- Tutored first year Social Work students in core curriculum classes
-  Initiated and improve recognition and award options through the INSPIRE Committee

Graduate Assistant

Oversaw diagnostic and treatment delivery for children under three with mental and physical diagnoses

- Coordinated holistic therapies that resulted in customized services to 43 clients in 12 months
- Organized and analyzed data involving service completion to measure effectiveness and
subsequently implemented new processes for more deadline-driven client servicing
- Researched and networked with community vendors to increase services to families

Public Health Solutions

Early Intervention Coordinator

Drove front end sales of $2 million while leading a team of six managers and 200 employees to support operations

- Analyzed data on current business operations to implement new strategies to boost efficiency
- Designed and delivered training to department leaders on implementation of new technology
- Partnered with HR to develop on-boarding and skill trainings to new and current employees
- Developed several metric standards that measured employee engagement and advised
executive team on process improvement opportunities

Target

Executive Team Leader

• Secured city wide and non-profit grants to increase programming funding for afterschool and summer camp programs. 
• Facilitated curriculum redesign in the  afterschool program to help facilitate the inclusion of experiential learning

Urban League Of The Upstate

Grant Writer/Intern

• Supervised two buildings of 600 students within a staff of 12 Resident Assistants
• Led committee of 36 Resident Assistants in creating initiatives that increased student engagement
• Mediated conflicts amongst residents within the Dickinson learning community
• Collaborated with other Resident Assistants for event creation and implementation

Resident Assistant

* Spent time with international students who were new to Binghamton University in the process of cultural assimilation to a new country 
* Guided them through different cultural struggles; fostered open discussion and communication

Mentor-International Students

Led negotiations with various stakeholders of collegiate groups and developed leadership training seminars

- Developed new evidence based leadership training to increase effective student leaders
- Facilitated training for academic department heads to develop a strengths-based curriculum
- Consulted with executives to resolve leadership, structural, and communication issues

Leadership Consultant

• Mentored students from inner-city schools of New York City to close educational gap
•  Empathized continuation of education through informal counseling and forum discussion

J.U.M.P. Nation at Syracuse University

Mentor

President : 2010-2011, Vice President of Membership : 2009-2010, Inducted: 2007 
• Increased active membership by 40% within two academic years
• Raised club revenue by 85% in one academic year
• Sought opportunities within the Binghamton community where members could provide services and network with community leaders 
• Collaborated with a team of executive board members to ensure SAL’s continuity
• Created local partnerships with organizations such as: Binghamton Animal Shelter, American Relay for Life and American Cancer Society, Binghamton Soup Kitchens, Special Olympics, Red Cross Blood Drives, and CHOW (Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse) walks

Himalaya Rao-Potlapally