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HELLO, I'M

SOFIA SHIMIZU.

Industrial Engineering & Master in Business and Science

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 BS in Industrial Engineering 
MS in Business and Science

California, USA
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ABOUT

MY BACKGROUND 

I am committed to achieving my objectives as a leader or by being part of a team with a disposition for continuous training, innovation, and research. I specialize in ensuring maximum efficiency and productivity for your business. I am a hardworking leader with professional experience and am willing to take on any challenge that comes my way. I am confident that I can leverage my background and experience to contribute to developing life-changing treatments or devices in the Biotech and Life Sciences industries. 

About

Experience

WHERE I'VE WORKED

Sept 2022 - Sept 2023

Senior Associate Project Managament 

Thousand Oaks, CA

AMGEN

  • Collaborated in defining 2023 corporate goals and selected high-impact projects to increase productivity through project management strategies and workshops.

  • Supported corporate projects by creating project plans, dashboards, and WorkApps through Smartsheet in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, improving visibility and reaching successful outcomes faster.

  • Created and executed a process to verify that GMP products/services are purchased through the correct suppliers to avoid any claims during the audits and inspections.

Jan 2021 - Sept 2022

Coordinator Assistant

Claremont, CA

KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE

  • Managed vendor relationships, purchases, and laboratory supply planning and optimizing project's budget.

  • Coordinated and revised with the finance department the monthly invoices for expense reports to investors and audits.

  • Engineered a mobile application to improve management’s day-to-day organizational capability as purchases and inventory

Jan 2021 - Sept 2022

CITY OF HOPE

Bussiness Deveopment Intern

Thousand Oaks, CA

  • Led 3+ market research projects in oncology, supporting the company's drug pipeline strategy and successful financial agreements

  • Developed presentations and financial analyses for strategic discussions with BD leadership and stakeholders

  • Designed action plan, tasks, and required resources, and defined key milestones optimizing cross-functional teamwork

Feb 2020 - Sept 2020

Marketing Assistant

Lima, PE

BITEL SAC

  • Developed marketing monitoring and reporting programs to measure KPIs related to project success and customer acquisition

  • Led loyalty program and communication action plans that improved coupon redemption rates by 105%

  • Managed and led a debit automation project to improve the productivity of bill collection processes

Sept 2019 - Feb 2020

Quality and Process Control Intern

Lima, PE

BITEL SAC

  • Coordinated, reviewed, and revised the terms of standard operating procedures to improve each store’s productivity

  • Planned and coordinated implementation of training methodology for sales trainers

  • Designed an action plan to improve management’s day-to-day organizational capability

Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

Project Coordinator Assistant

Lima, PE

REAL SYSTEMS

  • Spearheaded the kick-off of the customer support program for a B2B software company

  • Implemented a new documentation process flow, reducing turnaround time for submission by 40 minutes

  • Organized, facilitated, and monitored the training service for clients that purchased Real Systems software

Nov 2018 - Feb 2019

Administration and Production Assistant

Lima, PE

CAFE COMPADRE

  • Developed and implemented a new inventory management system to improve the plan of supply purchases

  • Created a sales report customized with customer input to improve the reputation of the company's social and environmental impact

  • Engineered a mobile application to manage customer orders, which improved the on-time delivery of orders by 98%

Awards & Interests

Education

WHAT I'VE LEARNED

Aug 2019 - May 2020 

Master's Degree

BUSINESS AND SCIENCE IN APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES

Claremont, CA

Keck Graduate Institute 

Aug 2019 - May 2020 

Bachelor's Degree

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING 

Pontificia University Catholic of Peru

Lima, PE

Skills & Competences

WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE

Skills

Data analysis

Project Management

Planning/coordinating

Customer Services

Data collection and visualization 

Social media strategy

Analytical & critical thinking

Software

MS Office Professional

Adobe (Photoshop, Flash)

Languages

Spanish

English

Corel Draw

Canva

Smartsheet

Microsoft SQL Serve

Power BI

SolidWorks

Skills & Languages

Awards

WHERE I SHINE

2021| Best Business Plan Competition Award

Keck Graduate Institute

2021| Strong Performer

The Niemzy Award - Keck Graduate Institute

2021| KGI Global Scholarship

Keck Graduate Institute

Interests

OUT OF THE OFFICE 

Travel

Travel

Hiking

Hiking

Painting

Painting

yoga

Yoga

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