Maya Ford

About

Thank you for visiting my LinkedIn profile! While the other sections highlight my current roles and past experiences, I'd like to use this space to share a bit more about who I am. I am the granddaughter of farmers on both my father‘s and mother’s side. What this means — * Hard work is literally in my blood * I am passionate about creating opportunities for rural communities * Supporting American Small Businesses is important to me I grew up in a multi-generational home living with both my parents and grandparents. What this means — * Bridging the gap between generations is important for me * Empowering both Youth and Seniors with knowledge on technology is equally important to me. * I understand the importance in gaining wisdom for navigating all areas of life I am led by faith. What this means — * I see all things, good and bad, from a lens of faith * Servant leadership is the model I follow * I seek to use my talents not just to improve a bottom line but to improve lives Areas of Opportunity I’m Passionate About Addressing: * Technology literacy and access for Rural Communities * Empowering churches with technology and process for greater reach and community impact * Small business development * Career development for non traditional job seekers I love connecting with like-minded professionals. let's connect and see how I can help you or your company achieve your goals.

Experience

• Strategy Consultant · Deloitte Consulting2021-10-01 –
• Special Assistant to the Secretary of Commerce and Trade · Commonwealth of Virginia2021-07-01 – 2021-10-01
• Supply Chain Intern · Microsoft2020-06-01 – 2020-08-01
• New Markets & Customer Success Intern · SafeGuard Cyber2019-10-01 – 2020-05-01

  • Created capability and technology briefs for U.S. Governmental Agencies • Conducted a needs assessment and established governance policies for team productivity tool • Developed a productivity tool onboarding documentation for sales team • Provided Data and System Management for Salesforce

• New Product Introduction Program Manager Intern · Microsoft2019-05-01 – 2019-08-01

  • Lead a cross-functionally multinational team to develop the cosmetic specifications for new Microsoft device; • Created and Implemented the Cosmetic Features Measurement and Inspection process of new Microsoft product; • Managed cosmetic measurement and inspection activities of the China-based quality team;

• New Product Introduction Program Manager Intern · Microsoft2018-05-01 – 2018-08-01

  • Managed vendor relationships with tier 1 and 2 manufacturers to ensure design, order, and installation of manufacturing equipment • Developed communications for cosmetic capabilities • Designed executive communications for the Capital Expenditure Plan for a new Microsoft product.

• New Product Introduction Program Manager Intern · Microsoft2017-05-01 – 2017-08-01

  • Managed the Capital Expenditure Plan for a new Microsoft product line, ensuring all capital and non-capital investments were documented; • Engaged with Sourcing, Manufacturing Tooling Engineering, & Design for Excellence managers to identify Tooling, Test, and Equipment requirements and cost for the new product; • Maintained capital input database tool to capture relevant information • Analyzed initial investment data and providing program capacity recommendations.

• Support Operations Co-op · Allscripts2017-01-01 – 2017-05-01

  Responsible for: coordinating the adoption of new program management system for a multi-national cross-functional team of 50+ employees; managing the technical onboarding of the program management portal, ensuring all employees received fundamental training to complete job function; developing and facilitating a specialized training program for Team Collaboration SharePoint, improving team efficiency and streamlining communication; and developing a system to alert managers of support employees with a high number of critical customer support issues allowing for improved resource allocation.

• Undergraduate Researcher · North Carolina A&T State University2014-08-01 – 2017-05-01

  Conducted research for Professor Paul Stanfield regarding Asset Based Solutions.

• Technology Summer Analyst · Goldman Sachs2016-05-01 – 2016-08-01

  Responsible for: building a proposal to enhance the TI Executive Dashboard to enable better prioritization of projects through the utilization of SQL and QlikView; examining, presenting and enacting recommendations for SharePoint enhancements resulting in a reduction in time and effort for the business analyst; and designing and building a Project Visualization Dashboard resulting in visibility and accountability of technology infrastructure's external commitments that was previously not available.

Education

• UVA McIntire School of CommerceBachelor of Science - BS, Commerce
• North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Industrial Engineering

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