ALISON CHOU

123 Main St College Park, MD 20740

EDUCATION
University of Maryland, College Park Cumulative GPA: 3.815 Robert H. Smith School of Business, Operations Management & Supply Chain Management Expected May 2014 Business, Society, and the Economy College Park Scholars Program Fall 2010-Spring 2012 A four-semester program that prepares students for the business world by emphasizing the importance of leadership amongst peers through reviewing case studies, leadership building-assessments, and community-service activities on and off campus Short-term Study Abroad: Doing Business in Australia Winter 2012 Met with top executives of Australian and international companies such as BHP Billiton and Commonwealth Bank; learned about the history and current state of prominent industries within the country such as banking and mining

WORK EXPERIENCE
Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, NJ Jan 2013-July 2013 Foods Operational Excellence Analyst, North American Business Waste Analyst (Co-op) Maintained business continuity within both the OpEx and Business Waste teams across several drastic structural changes Enhanced visibility on and managed business waste performance for the Foods team through development of tracker tools Collaborated on multiple Kaizen workshops for Foods sourcing issues, driving service KPIs closer to quarterly targets Generated and improved several bi-weekly and monthly waste reporting tools to promote cross-category alignment Trained 3 incoming co-ops and a fulltime employee on all OpEx and Business Waste projects, initiatives, and reporting tools Robert H. Smith School of Business, College Park, MD Fall 2012 Teaching Assistant Operations Research for Management Decisions (BMGT332) Held weekly office hours to 50+ students in 2 class sections to answer questions about the course and assist with course concepts and assignments; graded homework assignments as well as midterm and final exams Frito Lay North America, Beltsville, MD Summer 2012 Sales Operations Intern- Atlantic Region Developed processes and initiatives aimed towards decreasing unsaleables in three distribution centers as well as in the market, while maintaining a high level of freshness and low days-on-hand Identified significant patterns in freshness level and days-on-hand for certain line items, bringing awareness to forecasting issues, such as a promotional build of 200+ cases of product that would have potentially reached unsaleable status Increased visibility throughout the ordering process in several departments, therefore minimizing stale-outs NIH Recreation & Welfare Association, Bethesda, MD Summer 2011 Special Events Intern Processed $100k+ in A/R & A/P fulfillment with vendors and sponsors following 3 summer charity events Scheduled and led 80+ volunteers at the 15th Annual Comcast Outdoor Film Festival at the Universities of Shady Grove, collecting over $12,000 in donations; provided logistical support to vendors and sponsors as on-site manager

LEADERSHIP & ACTIVITIES

Phi Chi Theta Professional Business Fraternity, Alpha Mu Chapter Fall 2011Present Pledgemaster, Events Coordinator, Corporate Sponsorship Chair, Professional Chair (Pledge class) Actively serve on the 8-person Executive Board which consists of proposing new ideas, executing events, and making many principal decisions regarding the 75- member brotherhood as well as the recruitment, rush, and pledging processes Organized and executed the 1st annual signature event with a partner club, focusing on the importance of golf in business Responsible for planning pledge class activities; guide pledges and serve as a mentor through the semester pledge process Smith Undergraduate Student Association Spring 2012 Operations Management Major Representative One of 8 major representatives who contributed to general assembly meetings by bringing forth student concerns and voting on business school initiatives; held weekly office hours to respond to comments and questions about the OM major Supply Chain Management Society (SCMS) Fall 2011Present Participate in weekly meetings in order to gain perspective on careers in logistics, transportation, and the supply chain management industry; attend SCMS-hosted speaker events geared towards supply chain managements majors College Park Scholars Service Day Fall 2011 Service Day Leader Chaperoned 15 freshman Scholars program students to volunteer at a facility owned by the Interfaith Works organization

SKILLS
Programs: Advanced in Microsoft Office; functional experience with SAP ECC & BW Languages: Fluent in conversational Mandarin