Career Path of an Operations Lead at an Engineering and Prototype Company
Miranda's career path began with a logistics internship at Converse during a business and international relations degree at USC, sparking an interest in "operations supply chain". Following graduation, a role managing a family brewery provided valuable operational experience before transitioning to their current position as Operations Lead at an engineering and prototyping company, where prior experience was leveraged.
Operations Management, Supply Chain, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Career Transition
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Miranda Bidwell
Operations Lead
Engineering & Prototype Company
University of Southern California, 2017
Currently attending UCLA Anderson
Business Management & Admin, International Relations & Affairs
Electronics & Semiconductors
Operations and Project Management
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Miranda's diverse academic background in business and international relations provided a solid foundation for her career.
2. Her early experience managing a brewery offered valuable hands-on operational experience.
3. Her current role as Operations Lead at an engineering and prototyping company showcases the applicability of her skills across various industries and settings.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college? Any internships or jobs you had before your current role?
I went to the University of Southern California, where I studied business and international relations. My internship there was in logistics for Converse, so I definitely had an interest in operations and supply chain.
After undergrad, my first role was as a manager of a brewery. It was a bit more entrepreneurial, helping to open the family business. I definitely got some good ops experience there that I brought into my next role, which was very different.
I was the operations lead at an engineering prototyping and consulting company. There, I was able to leverage a lot of my experience from college and my first role in operations.
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