Sr. Corporate Sustainability Manager Resume Example NYC Department Of Sanitation

Naika

Colas

Links

www.naikacolas.wixsite.com/portfolio
www.jacqueslouisc.com/meet-our-designer

Professional Summary

Experienced design manager specializing in the application of ethnography to interpret human behavior. Primary interests lie at the intersection of sustainability (People, Planet, Profit), empathic service development, social impact, research, strategy, prototyping and foresight, with international experience leading socially conscious projects by use of design thinking frameworks, innovative processes and empathic design modeling. Focused on profit maximization through multi-faced business approaches. Looking to manage processes within an organization that focuses on the triple bottom line by design framework.

Skills

Sustainable Fashion Design (forecasting, cut + sew, styling and strategy)
Community Development
Creative Marketing/ UX/UI design
Public Policy
Corporate Social Responsibility research, trends and reporting (Scope 3 emissions, GRESB, SASB, GHG Protocol, CDP and UN SDG's)
Project Management

Strategic Planning
Public Speaking + Presentation Design
Brand Strategy
Market Identification
Synthesizing big data and presenting industry research

Education

Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneck, NJ05/2009Bachelor of Science:Biology

Member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated
Marine Biology/Environmental Science Minor

Pratt InstituteBrooklyn, NY2018Master of Professional Studies:Design Management - Sustainability

AWARDS

GSEF Grant - Bridging Opportunities
Pratt Institute | 2018
GSEF Grant - Haitian Girls Pop
Pratt Institute | 2017
Pratt Institute - Design Management 2018' Sustainable Development Pioneer

Professional Experience

NYC Department Of Sanitation- Sr. Corporate Sustainability Manager
New York, NY12/2010 - Current

Manage team of sustainability specialists, designers and all DSNY business related sustainable initiatives involving local and statewide environmental waste and material regulations
Design and present sustainability training's to internal teams, suppliers, designers, hospitality groups, and procurement agencies on NYC wide policies, practices and plans
Design, manage and communicate DSNY's "TracZero" business certification program and progress. Designing User Journey Maps (UX Design), marketing strategy, scoring rubrics, web portal and stakeholder presentation decks
Work alongside DonateNYC building out sustainable strategies for fashion businesses (Theory, Eileen Fisher, Perry Ellis, Mara Hoffman etc.) and act as liaison between Bureau and Sustainable Apparel Coalition.
Manage corporate business strategies ensuring product development and material usage are environmentally sustainable (Circular Economy, Low Impact, Carbon Footprint etc.)
Manage graphic designers, communications team and production managers working on DSNY's commercial recycling initiatives
Create socially conscious digital engagement strategy inclusive of budget, research demographics, analyzing social media metrics
Manage bureau-wide stakeholder partnerships, facilitate meetings, and increased annual sponsorship funding by 5M for NYC's Compost Project

Pratt Institute- Content Manager
Brooklyn, NY07/2016 - 06/2018

Designed strategic marketing workshops and led team of design managers, content managers, and UX designers to Tanzania to manage creative direction of editorial publication series focused on women's economic empowerment
Created content, edited submissions, and produced articles for online, print and social media channels
Developed strategic communications and marketing plans for Pratt Institute's website
Wrote and published 3 articles on Pratt Institute's Catalyst Review, Bridging Opportunities, Design Thriving in Haiti, and Social Impact + Tommy Hilfiger. https://www.catalystreview.net/research-in-action-2/

Harlem's Fashion Row- Project Manager - Experteering Project
New York, NY11/2014 - 12/2015

Set-up fashion week event production timelines, schedule
site visits of venues and send reports to CEO
Managed design team inclusive of production, fashion designers, operations, vendors and marketing team to ensure proper roll-out of NYFW shows and events
Managed designers pieces, mood boards, make-up requests and
models for run of show and day of show
Defined and partnered with vendors, designers and corporate
partners to conduct appropriate research activities, synthesize
findings, connect and articulate business and consumer
insights to define marketing opportunity for designer's

Bebe- Visual Merchandiser + Stylist
New York, NY11/2008 - 03/2011

Pulled clothing and designed wardrobe for corporate clientele and BEBE brand managers
Styled mannequins for window and POS displays while creating store images as per advisors and visual manager with use of planogram to help conceptualize interactive displays
Assisted in compilation of visual guidelines to be distributed among stores, used in partnership with collateral and trend forecast tools
Traveled as needed to surrounding store locations, merchandising floor sets and window installations
Developed market specific strategies for various retail and visual merchandising operations and develop long and short term objectives

Community Service

I AM Project - Design Mentor
Yon Vilaj - Design Manager
Port-au-Prince Impact Hub - Executive Board Member

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

NYC Department Of Sanitation
Pratt Institute
Harlem's Fashion Row
Bebe

School Attended

Fairleigh Dickinson University
Pratt Institute

Job Titles Held:

Sr. Corporate Sustainability Manager
Content Manager
Project Manager - Experteering Project
Visual Merchandiser + Stylist

Degrees

Bachelor of Science : Biology
Master of Professional Studies : Design Management - Sustainability

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