Ashleigh Rankin

Ashleigh Rankin, BSc. Business Management

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Ashleigh Rankin is a recent graduate with a BSc. (with Honors) Degree in Business Management, She also hold the City and Guilds Licentiateship Award for Business Management (Level 4), She has previous experience working as a Business Analyst with Microsoft.  Experienced in vendor management, data analysis, scorecard creation, validation and presentation, coordination of events, social media reporting.  Interested in Consulting, Marketing, PR, Data Analysis, Technology Industry.

Business Analyst at Microsoft

July 2010 - September 2011 | Dublin & San Francisco

• Managed 15+ vendors of each different EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Region; end-to-end production and validation of KPI scorecards for a wide audience of business intelligence teams globally. Moderated vendors to ensure they met strict deadlines; tracked down, escalated and resolved any issues affecting the final publication of scorecards; effectively communicated figures to senior management and stakeholders across 3 different teams. • Led and reported all social media activities within the department including reporting on Windows Phone 7 and Internet Explorer, presented on product performance in the market to senior management within Customer Service and Support. Required strong communication and presentation skills. • Coordinated and managed training sessions for Practice Accelerator (MS Partner Training Program); liaised with partners and external sources to manage sessions & resolve technical issues. • Screened resumes, conducted phone and face to face interviews and was involved in final decision process for the hire of the FY12 Business Analyst for Global Partner Services. • Managed events and meetings for entire FY11 internship program; drove committee meetings, managed allocated budged and liaised with a variety of external sources to organize events. • Organized fund-raising, managed budget & bank account, researched & selected charitable grant recipients.

Marketing, Technology, Social Media