Jessica Umlauf

She’s continuously applied these skills along with web-thinking to the business world throughout her career. At her first job she was promoted from a trial position to Marketing Director of a mid-sized company for creating a strategy that increased sales 30% in under a year.

 

Through her MBA program at Lehigh (2006-2008), Jess worked as a marketing strategy consultant for local clients.  In 2008 at GE Energy she wore many hats as a Business Development/Organizational Effectiveness Lead. She designed and led development of a cross-functional automation tool which reduced engineering time per job by ~15 hours, reduced warranty costs, and increased spare parts sales by 45%. She wrote/presented business growth plans and R&D budget proposals, and served as a change management lead through an acquisition.

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From 2011 to 2017 Jess worked at management consulting firms (Grant Thornton and KPMG), leading growth strategies, change management and training for clients ranging from mid-sized to those such as Disney, Sanofi Aventis, USAA, and Aerojet Rocketdyne.  She was recognized for being able to work/empathize with people at all levels/roles of an organization, often resulting in unexpected outcomes. For example, as Training Strategy Lead on an Oracle Implementation, she collaborated with the Testing team to reduce 3 major redundant processes saving ~500-700 hours.

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In 2017 Jess began working independently with clients to focus on those in earlier, more exciting stages of growth. Relevant experience: coached an employee navigating career path / leading millennial retention program at a national engineering firm; working with a client in the non-profit sector on a new building project.

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