Karissa Smith

Background

About Karissa Smith

Cross-Team Communication: Demonstrated excellence in collaborating, communicating, and managing the needs of teams with members from different business units. Known as an effective communicator able to engage various internal and external stakeholders.Results Oriented: Proven track record of getting things done on time/meets specifications in corporate and academic settings. Attention to details and follow through to conclusion.Mentoring and Training: Mentored several employees and students throughout career to drive academic and/or professional performance. Experienced in training, onboarding, and ramping up new employees.Problem Solving: Strong problem solving skills in corporate and academic environments. Demonstrated excellence in root cause analysis, needs analyses, technical troubleshooting. Also adept at brainstorming and collaborating on technical solutions to complex challenges.Teamwork/Collaboration: Supervisors and colleagues note an incredibly helpful nature. Known for volunteering for complex, challenging, undesirable, and/or difficult tasks.Continuing Professional Education: Proven track record of developing key skills as an employee to ensure proficiency and excellence. Known for spending countless hours of personal time devoted to continuing education and taking advantage of corporate-provided education. Enjoys exploring subject matter in depth.Interpersonal Skills: Supervisors, colleagues, and professors note skills such as excellent communication, integrity, honesty, analytical problem solving, teamwork oriented behavior, and leadership. Exceptional memory when it comes to the written or spoken word.Quality Assurance (QA): Proven excellence in helping teams replicate real world customer technical challenges to drive intelligent solutions for customers.Team Leadership: Known as an excellent resource and leader who excels at engaging various stakeholders and guiding them towards common goals and/or solutions.