Description
This presentation explain turnaround strategy jacob luke.
JORDAN JACOB LUKE
[email protected] | 404.775.6872
SUMMARY
Economist experienced in management consulting, strategy, and research.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Spanish Fluency
• Economics
• STATA, MATLAB, SPSS
• SOP
• Growth Strategies
• Change Management
• Competitive Strategies
• Industry Analysis
• Turnaround Strategy
• Bottom Line Improvement
• Costs Reduction
• Process Optimization
EDUCATION
Economics, MA 2012
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Relevant Coursework: Econometrics, Statistics, Project Management, Microeconomic & Macroeconomic
Theory, Development Theory, Financial Markets and Institutions.
Psychology, BA, Summa Cum Laude (99
th
percentile) 2005
LEE UNIVERSITY
Relevant Coursework: Statistics, Calculus I & II
Dean’s Scholarship, Honor Scholarship
EXPERIENCE
ALEXANDER PROUDFOOT 2008-2010
Operating as a global management consulting firm with over 1500 employees, Alexander Proudfoot
(London Stock Exchange: MMC) provides organizational transformation, performance optimization and
change implementation, sales performance improvement, and strategic consulting services.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 2009 –2010
• Managed the full business development cycle, including strategy, market segmentation, account
prospecting, and client relationship management
• Generated business opportunities through analysis of trends, M&A, pricing strategy, P&L, and
executive moves in North and South American market
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT 2008 –2009
• Pharmaceutical project: Acquisition, turnaround
o Performed due diligence for private equity firm at a pharmaceutical
o Post-Acquisition: Executed turnaround strategy through improved SOP, and increased
equipment utilization and labor productivity
• Telecommunication project: Competitive analysis & response, sales increase
o Optimized competitive response through industry analysis of market size, pricing, and
product offering
o Accelerated sales cycle thru process reengineering and improved workforce forecasting for
large Canadian telecommunication firm
• Energy project: Bottom line improvement, cost reduction
o Reduced labor and capital requirements at supermajor oil company
o Implemented headcount and equipment reduction
o Achieved organizational transformation through change management
JORDAN JACOB LUKE
2
WHITEHALL JEWELERS 2006 - 2008
As a leading American specialty retailer of fine jewelry and with over 3000 employees, Whitehall Jewelers
owned and operated over 400 stores in 38 states.
MANAGER
• Increased store’s margin from 47% to 52% through pricing strategy (FY07)
• Increased annual revenue from $650,000 to $1,000,000 during beginning of industry’s economic
downturn (FY07)
• Recognized by CEO for delivering the most successful store turnaround (FY07)
PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION 2005 - 2006
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Publication: Cultural factors related to smoking in San Francisco's Irish bars, J Drug Educ (2009).
Author(s): Moore, Roland S.; Lee, Juliet P.; Antin, Tamar M. J.; and Satterlund, Travis D.
Research Assistant for a project concerning the sociological effects of California’s ban on smoking inside
Irish bars.
• Indexed and captured data in ATLAS.ti, a qualitative data management software package
• Identified key findings through inductive analysis by considering the frequency of similar items
across all observational data
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION 2012 – PRESENT
MEMBER
WAY OUT GEORGIA 2011 – PRESENT
TREASURER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
doc_700471800.pdf
This presentation explain turnaround strategy jacob luke.
JORDAN JACOB LUKE
[email protected] | 404.775.6872
SUMMARY
Economist experienced in management consulting, strategy, and research.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Spanish Fluency
• Economics
• STATA, MATLAB, SPSS
• SOP
• Growth Strategies
• Change Management
• Competitive Strategies
• Industry Analysis
• Turnaround Strategy
• Bottom Line Improvement
• Costs Reduction
• Process Optimization
EDUCATION
Economics, MA 2012
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Relevant Coursework: Econometrics, Statistics, Project Management, Microeconomic & Macroeconomic
Theory, Development Theory, Financial Markets and Institutions.
Psychology, BA, Summa Cum Laude (99
th
percentile) 2005
LEE UNIVERSITY
Relevant Coursework: Statistics, Calculus I & II
Dean’s Scholarship, Honor Scholarship
EXPERIENCE
ALEXANDER PROUDFOOT 2008-2010
Operating as a global management consulting firm with over 1500 employees, Alexander Proudfoot
(London Stock Exchange: MMC) provides organizational transformation, performance optimization and
change implementation, sales performance improvement, and strategic consulting services.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR 2009 –2010
• Managed the full business development cycle, including strategy, market segmentation, account
prospecting, and client relationship management
• Generated business opportunities through analysis of trends, M&A, pricing strategy, P&L, and
executive moves in North and South American market
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT 2008 –2009
• Pharmaceutical project: Acquisition, turnaround
o Performed due diligence for private equity firm at a pharmaceutical
o Post-Acquisition: Executed turnaround strategy through improved SOP, and increased
equipment utilization and labor productivity
• Telecommunication project: Competitive analysis & response, sales increase
o Optimized competitive response through industry analysis of market size, pricing, and
product offering
o Accelerated sales cycle thru process reengineering and improved workforce forecasting for
large Canadian telecommunication firm
• Energy project: Bottom line improvement, cost reduction
o Reduced labor and capital requirements at supermajor oil company
o Implemented headcount and equipment reduction
o Achieved organizational transformation through change management
JORDAN JACOB LUKE
2
WHITEHALL JEWELERS 2006 - 2008
As a leading American specialty retailer of fine jewelry and with over 3000 employees, Whitehall Jewelers
owned and operated over 400 stores in 38 states.
MANAGER
• Increased store’s margin from 47% to 52% through pricing strategy (FY07)
• Increased annual revenue from $650,000 to $1,000,000 during beginning of industry’s economic
downturn (FY07)
• Recognized by CEO for delivering the most successful store turnaround (FY07)
PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION 2005 - 2006
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Publication: Cultural factors related to smoking in San Francisco's Irish bars, J Drug Educ (2009).
Author(s): Moore, Roland S.; Lee, Juliet P.; Antin, Tamar M. J.; and Satterlund, Travis D.
Research Assistant for a project concerning the sociological effects of California’s ban on smoking inside
Irish bars.
• Indexed and captured data in ATLAS.ti, a qualitative data management software package
• Identified key findings through inductive analysis by considering the frequency of similar items
across all observational data
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION 2012 – PRESENT
MEMBER
WAY OUT GEORGIA 2011 – PRESENT
TREASURER, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
doc_700471800.pdf