Zach Forrest

Experience

Principal : Present

Halfaker & Associates LLC

Healthcare technical consulting for a federal client leading the information security and solution architecture for a large CX/CEM program.

Owner : Present

Soulful Design

Strategy and technical consulting including; design, planning, development, hosting/domain initiation, automation & maintenance.

Senior Analyst : 2017

PwC

Technical and strategy consulting for a major government entity. Planned efforts & lead a team in drafting results, process improvement, and SOP deliverables and presenting them to the client and major stakeholders.

Financial Planner : 2013

Waddell & Reed

Acquired a series 7 license to provide Asset Management services to clients and learned the techniques of personal finance and financial planning from an investment finance perspective.

Regional Owner : 2012

Young Entrepreneurs Across America

Initiated a painting business from the ground-up and successfully produced for over 30 happy clients. Later responsible for recruiting and training a team of branch managers while maintaining a business and taking college courses concurrently.

Regional Manager : 2011

Cellairis

Climbed the ranks up to manager of Greenville and Spartanburg SC locations and spearheaded a new strategy involving a major culture and process shift taking a multi-pronged approach to achieve an increase in revenue(120%), decrease in costs, and transformation of team culture in 3 months.

Butt Smoker : 2007

Mutts BBQ

Smoked pork butts and ribs, made sauces and food from scratch, washed dishes stacked high as the ceiling, served tables and scrubbed toilets.

Education & Certifications

2018

CompTIA Security +

2017

Medallia Certified Professional

July 2013-July 2015

Series 7 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

2012

Bachelor of Science, University of South Carolina: Finance/Entrepreneurship, Minor in Criminal Justice

Skills

Strategy
Information Security
CompTIA Security +
CX : Customer Experience
Medallia CEM Certified Professional
Healthcare Consulting
8+ Years Experience
Federal Consulting
8+ Years Experience
Containers: Docker
Finance: Derivative Securities
Series 7
Python
HTML & CSS
LINUX/MAC/MICROSOFT OS
RUST
WORDPRESS
JAVASCRIPT
JAVA
DART

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