Favorite Parts Of Being An Operations Growth And Strategy Manager At Happy Returns By PayPal
Makai enjoys the fast pace and quick turnaround of their current role at Happy Returns, a stark contrast to their previous aerospace work where projects took years to see results. The most rewarding aspect is seeing "how much I'm making lives easier for the employees," by streamlining operations and making their work simpler and faster.
Project Management, Operations Management, Problem-Solving, Impactful Work, Fast-Paced Environment
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Makai Cartman
Operations Growth & Strategy Manager
Happy Returns by PayPal
MIT 2015
UCLA Anderson MBA
Engineering - Mechanical
Technology, Transit, Transportation, Warehousing & Storage
Operations and Project Management
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Fast-paced environment with quick turnaround on implemented changes.
2. Directly seeing the results of one's work within a short timeframe (weeks or months).
3. Making a tangible difference in the daily lives of operational employees by simplifying tasks and improving efficiency.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
For me, part of it is the fast pace of things. I can implement different changes within operations and have a pretty quick turnaround, seeing those things happen.
As I mentioned earlier, one of the things that got me out of aerospace was that projects would often take several years. You'd be working on something, but it took a long time to see the results.
Now, some of the things I do could be completed within a week or a few months, and I can actually see those results. In particular, seeing how much I'm making lives easier for the employees working in operations is rewarding.
Whether that's cutting down on strenuous work or making things faster or simpler, it's rewarding to see that my work has a direct impact. I can actually see that on a day-to-day basis.