Melisa Vis
BBA from University of Miami (2005), MBA from University of Virginia (2010).Worked with Pasha’s Restaurants as a Procurement Supply Chain Management, Now serving as a President at Inversiones Holdandesas.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Management |
| Groups: | 2009 Darden Entrepreneurial Concept Competition, UVA E*Society |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | University of Miami, University of Virginia |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Inversiones Holandesas, Rivas, Nicaragua |
| Position: | President |
| Time period: | January 2005 - Present |
| Description: | Real estate holding company with properties ranging from large parcels of vacant land to office buildings
- Manage over US$2MM worth of real estate holdings along the South Pacific coast of Nicaragua - Facilitate communication between stakeholders in Thailand, Australia, and the U.S. - Present market analysis to stakeholders on properties listed for sale |
| Employer: | Pasha’s Restaurants |
| Position: | Procurement and Supply Chain Manager |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2008 |
| Description: | Startup restaurant chain serving fresh and healthy Mediterranean cuisine in a fast-casual environment.
- Coordinated entire supply chain for seven restaurants, a central commissary kitchen and headquarters, totaling over $235K of monthly purchases - Reduced year over year cost of goods sold by over 3% the first year as Procurement Manager - Created and implemented an ordering system for our commissary kitchen which enabled the company to effectively manage store food costs - Led the transition of the company’s point of sale system; reduced rollout costs by over 40% primarily by taking responsibility for all programming and manager training - Built and rolled out a robust inventory control system which assisted in making our reporting and recording processes scalable and accurate - Identified opportunities for reducing cost of unit development by sourcing alternative, lower cost equipment than previously specified - Wrote the recipe and procedures manuals for our commissary kitchen; recipes previously only known to the founders of the company - Developed and maintained training manuals for our point of sale system, inventory database and store food preparation |
| Employer: | Furniture Village and SCC Algon Limited |
| Position: | Summer Intern |
| Time period: | December 2009 |
| Description: | Furniture industrial park, a public-private partnership, and metal factory
Performed sensitivity analysis on financial projections for SCC Algon metal factory; recommend strategies to mitigate financial risks on €2.3M NPV project Developed project documents to secure financing and marketing documents for prospective tenants Identified and sourced equipment to reduce furniture manufacturing lead time Created additional revenue streams by sourcing a line of complementary products Managed relationship between the consulting firm and the client |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Virginia |
| Time period: | 2010 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | University of Miami |
| Time period: | 2005 |
| Degree: | Bachelor of Business Administration |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Avid runner, currently training for the Walt Disney World Marathon in January 2009 |
| Hobbies: | beach volleyball, photography, cooking, scuba diving, snowboarding, and motorcycles |
| Clubs: | Tutor at Venable Elementary School in Charlottesville and Radio Lollipop Volunteer at Miami Children’s Hospital |
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James Freedman Aponte
Computer Engineering graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology, with MSc from The George Washington University, currently pursuing MBA at University of Virginia.