Brenda Araiza is a recent graduate from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Supply Chain Management and a B.A. in Communication. She has relevant internship experience in supply chain and marketing roles at Ports America, Chrysler LLC, and Chrysler Group LLC. Brenda has also held leadership positions with the Hispanic Business Student Association and as a mentor for the Be A Leader Foundation. She maintains a 3.3 GPA and is proficient in Microsoft Office, financial software, and Spanish.
1. Brenda Araiza
1250 E. Hermosa Drive | Tempe, Arizona 85282 | baraiza1@asu.edu | (503) 707-0132
EDUCATION
W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ Dec 2015
B.S. Supply Chain Management/ B.A. Communication GPA: 3.3
International Business Certificate
Network Scholar – Selected Applicant for Supply Chain Management Program Sept. 2014 - Present
Relevant Coursework
• Legal/Ethical issues in Business
• Economy of the European Union
Honors & Awards
• Supply Management
• Logistics Management
• Conflict Negotiation
• Business Decision Model
Gates Millennium Scholar & Campus Based Leader, Loui Olivas Endowed Book Scholar, Be A Leader Foundation Scholar
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ports America, Chandler, AZ April 2015 - Present
Process Excellence Intern
• Documenting approximately 1,000 company wide processes by adopting APQC process Classification Framework.
• Maintain process flow maps for Internal Audit & participate in audit walk troughs with Ernst & Young external auditors.
• Capture controls following COSO integrated frameworks.
• Assisted in the execution of the internal company transaction Kaizen project to improve documentation & streamlining
a human manual entry process for 5 business units into a centralized data source driven document using oracle software.
Chrysler LLC West Business Center, Phoenix, AZ May 2014 - Aug 2014
Supply Chain/Marketing Intern
• Compiled research on Hispanic millennial demographic in Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, Las Vegas & analyzed population and
income trends for the next 3 years. Influenced marketing budget spend for that demographic to improve small compact car segment
market share.
• Tracked online lead responses of 19 dealership stores for 3 weeks and benchmarked against Chevy, Nissan, Ford, Honda, and Toyota;
Trained 19 Area Sales manager to improve online customer engagement initiative
• Created excel tool to identify dealerships that were below 60% of product allocation goal by district to help area managers
prepare their meetings and provide comparative feedback to different dealerships.
• Coordinated a $10,000 community service project with Habitat for Humanity to help 2 underprivileged families own a new home
Chrysler Group LLC, Auburn Hills, MI May 2013 - Aug 2013
Fleet and Network Development Intern
• Presented a cost benefit analysis of 580 dealership investments $150,000+ using 5 KPI’s to track performance of 3 yr. signage program
to the Vice President of Network & Fleet with 5 other directors from Branding, Sales, and Finance departments
• Organized large intern community service project with Forgotten Harvest Farms to harvest food for homeless people in Detroit
LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Be A Leader Foundation, Phoenix, AZ
Mentor/Speaker Dec. 2011- Present
• Provide guidance to talented inner-city high school students on college curriculum and personal development
• Lead workshops for students that focus on topics such a leadership, team building, and professional development
Hispanic Business Student Association, Tempe, AZ
Vice President of Operations/Marketing/Community Relations Jan 2011 - May 2013
• Oversaw the annual spring career exposition with a $1,500 budget resulting in a $2,000 profit for the organization with
12 companies and an attendance of 100+ students with a time span of 3 months.
• Allocated $50,000 annual budget for 12 executive board members to fund 2 retreats, 8 general meetings, and 8 social events
SKILLS
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Native Spanish Speaker (can translate)
• Public Speaking
• Financial Software: Advantage Financial Systems, COEUS,
IEXAM, Visio