Taylor Grimes Profile

Taylor Grimes

Applicant Redondo Beach, CA, United States

My Target Schools

Stanford University - MBA

Interested / Applying

Full-time (1-Year Program)

Full-time (2-Year Program)

Executive

Harvard University (HBS) - MBA

Interested / Applying

Full-time (1-Year Program)

Full-time (2-Year Program)

Executive

University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) - MBA

Interested / Applying

Full-time (1-Year Program)

Full-time (2-Year Program)

Executive

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - College

Interested / Applying

Full-time (1-Year Program)

Full-time (2-Year Program)

Executive

My Education

Stanford University - College Bachelor	9/2005 - 6/2009

My Experience

DaVita, Inc. Manager, Corporate Strategy	El Segundo, CA, United States 6/2015 - now

Looking at growth strategy for Healthcare Partners

DaVita, Inc. Manager, Special Projects	El Segundo, CA, United States 3/2013 - 6/2015

Worked on a special projects/process improvement team within Revenue Operations. Projects ranged from leading User Acceptance Testing for new software to exploring industry-trends and the potential risk they may pose.

DaVita, Inc. Senior Business Analyst	El Segundo, CA, United States 4/2011 - 3/2013

Worked on special project/process improvement team in Revenue Operations. Responsible for defining business requirements, assisting in design and development and planning and leading team of 4 in functional validation testing.

DaVita, Inc. Redwood Analyst	El Segundo, CA, United States 8/2009 - 4/2011

Conducted business analysis for Revenue Operations process improvement team.

My Other Activities

Newport Harbor Yacht Club Sailing	Newport Beach, CA, United States 10/2011 - now

Active skipper member competing on the team racing and women's teams.

Taproot Pro Bono Consultant	Los Angeles, CA, United States 12/2012 - 6/2013

Served as Pro Bono consultant via Taproot for Southern California Foster Family & Adoption Agency. Evaluated donor portals and recommended donor strategy

Stanford University Gastroenterology Dept.	Stanford, CA, United States 8/2008 - 7/2009

Research Analyst for Dr. Gary Gray for a Celiac Sprue study

Stanford University Varsity Sailing	Stanford, CA, United States 9/2005 - 6/2009

Practiced 4 days a week and traveled cross-country on weekends to compete. Year round sport with only low season in Dec/Jan. Served as Team Captain in 2004-2005 season. Recognition: All-American Honorable Mention Stanford “Block S” Award for Outstanding Female Athlete of the Freshman Class Stanford Athletics Arthur Dauer Warrior Award All PCCSC

Stanford University National Honors Society	4/2006 - 6/2009

Interests & Passions

sailing

cycling- rode 265 miles in 3 days to raise awareness for kidney disease

What I Do Well

Project Management

Strategic thinking

Develop others

Languages

Italian (Basic)

Spanish (Basic)

Target Schools

Stanford University - MBA Stanford University - MBA
Harvard University (HBS) - MBA Harvard University (HBS) - MBA
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) - MBA University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) - MBA
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - College University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - College

Desired Locations

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Target Industries

Health Care Sector