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Amy is strongest in pairing scalable, technology\-enabled solutions with user\-centered training, stakeholder engagement, and workforce upskilling\. Amy has led five system implementations and more than five large\-scale organizational changes, using hybrid Agile SDLC approaches as well as Agile and Waterfall methodologies\. At Deloitte, Amy helped clients improve program delivery and business processes, including overcoming budget objections to change\-management and training investments through data and staffing options\. Amy’s background also includes Cornell University and the New York State Assembly, where Amy contributed to labor, immigration, health, higher education, housing, and fiscal\-policy work\. Amy holds a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, as well as an Associate of Arts in Business Administration from Eastern New Mexico University\-Roswell Campus\. ## Services - Agile & Waterfall Methodologies - Product Lifecycle Management - Public Policy - Training and Development \(HR\) - Consulting - Project Management Office \(PMO\) - Business Transformation - Technology Enabled Business Transformation - System Implementations - Change Management - Instructor\-led Training - User\-centered Design - Train the Trainer - Healthcare Industry - Training - Project Management - Human Resources \(HR\) - Global Human Resources Management - Human Capital Management - Human Services - Management Consulting - Government - Public Services - Leadership - Public Speaking ## Highlights - PMP\-certified global project manager and team lead with more than 10 years of experience in project and change management, human resources, labor relations, consulting, and public policy\. - Led five system implementations and contributed to more than five large\-scale organizational changes\. - Delivered complex technology transformations for public\- and private\-sector health and human services clients as a Project Manager and Senior Consultant at Deloitte\. - Used data and staffing options to overcome client budget objections to change\-management and training investments\. - Led project management, human\-resources and training efforts, stakeholder partnerships, program evaluations, and policy\-material development at the Cornell Farmworker Program\. - Launched a bilingual technology system to manage time\-sensitive assistance requests at the Cornell Farmworker Program\. - Led Cornell Farmworker Program outreach with the Guatemalan and Mexican consulates, service providers, and communities\. - Conducted labor, immigration, health, higher\-education, housing, and fiscal\-policy work across Cornell University and New York State Assembly roles\. - Served as a Legislative Budget Analyst and statewide point of contact on housing and higher\-education fiscal issues for the New York State Assembly\. - Presented summarized and detailed fiscal impacts of higher\-education and housing policies during budget committees and fiscal debriefs\. - Tracked legislative bill changes and coordinated final count and delivery of member votes for thousands of approved bills as a New York State Assembly graduate intern\. - Selected as a Student Research Fellow at the Worker Institute at Cornell ILR School\. - Contributed to bilingual research on transnational labor advocacy, Latino immigrant rights, labor and immigration policy, and the effects of DACA\. - Promoted Cornell ILR School and supported diversity and inclusion as a Transfer Recruitment Leader\. - Holds a Master of Public Administration from the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs, a BS in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell ILR School, and an AA in Business Administration from Eastern New Mexico University\-Roswell Campus\. ## Experience - **Project Manager Senior Consultant at Deloitte** (2022\-07\-01–2026\-04\-01) — Delivered complex technology transformations for private & public sector clients in the health and human services sector to improve program delivery and create sustainable impact across diverse landscapes\. Engaged in the project management, change management, and training consulting, engaging in over 5 large\-scale organizational changes to effectively transform business processes and up\-skill workforces to unlock both human and technology capabilities\. - **Legislative Budget Analyst at New York State Assembly** (2021\-02\-01–2022\-06\-01) — Part of bipartisan committee for the lower house of the New York State Assembly, focused on analyzing legislative bills having a fiscal impact to the housing & higher education portfolios\. Served as subject matter expert & point of contact for assembly members, stakeholders, and constituents across the state assessed and reported legislative financial changes presented by the New York State Governor, Assembly, and Senate met with constituents, legislators, and analysts to understand policy concerns & budget priorities\. Presented summarized and detailed fiscal impacts of higher education and housing policies during budget committees and fiscal debriefs\. - **Program Assistant at The Cornell Farmworker Program** (2018\-08\-01–2021\-02\-01) — Part of educational, higher education program that actively addressed the changing needs of farmworkers through large\-scale research, extension, and education efforts related to labor, immigration, and health connecting clients to state and national service providers\. Global team lead who guided project management along Program Director, led Human Resources/training efforts, managed strategic partnerships with stakeholders, conducted program evaluations, and drafted briefs & educational materials on labor/health policies\. Launched bilingual technology system to manage time\-sensitive assistance requests led outreach events with foreign consulates \(Guatemala/Mexico\), service providers, and communities to increase program impact\. - **Legislative Analyst \- Graduate Intern at New York State Assembly** (2018\-01\-01–2018\-06\-01) — Part of bipartisan Assembly office, evaluating legislative proposals and synthesizing voting packets for New York State assembly members\. Tracked real\-time legislative changes to bills by collaborating with sponsors & lobbyists coordinated final count & delivery of member votes for thousands of approved bills\. - **Research Assistant at Cornell University ILR School** (2016\-07\-01–2018\-06\-01) — Selected Student Research Fellow for the Worker Institute at the Cornell ILR School, with the mission to research and educate on contemporary labor issues to create feasible solutions for workplaces & economies\. Part of bilingual research team for the Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights and Effect of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals \(DACA\) projects, gathering insights on transnational labor advocacy, labor and immigration policies, and Latino immigrant rights in the U\.S\. - **Transfer Recruitment Leader at Cornell University\-ILR Undergraduate Admissions Office** (2016\-06\-01–2017\-08\-01) — Chosen leader promoting ILR School attended outreach events with minority students and interested students to provide key and real\-life information on student life and academic curricula to support student diversity and inclusion\. - **Research Assistant at The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution** (2014\-09\-01–2015\-05\-01) - **Summer Intern at New Mexico Office of the State Engineer** (2014\-05\-01–2014\-08\-01) - **Teacher Assistant and Office Clerk at Eastern New Mexico University\-Roswell Campus** (2012\-08\-01–2014\-05\-01) ## Education - Master of Public Administration \- MPA — Cornell University \- Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (2016\-08\-01–2018\-12\-01) - Bachelor of Science \(B\.Sc\.\), Industrial and Labor Relations — Cornell University ILR School (2014\-08\-01–2016\-05\-01) - Associate of Arts \(A\.A\.\), Business Administration — Eastern New Mexico University\-Roswell Campus (2012\-08\-01–2014\-05\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Amy do? Amy is a global project manager and team lead who delivers technology\-enabled business transformation, change management, training, and stakeholder\-engagement work\. Amy has experience across consulting, higher education, government, human resources, labor relations, and public policy\. ### What are Amy’s core strengths? Amy’s strengths include creating scalable organizational impact through technological solutions, user\-centered training, project and change management, and engagement with diverse stakeholders\. Amy is also experienced in workforce upskilling, relationship building, and navigating complex public\- and private\-sector environments\. ### What project\-management methods and credentials does Amy have? Amy is PMP certified and has led five system implementations\. Amy has experience with SDLC hybrid Agile methodology, Agile and Waterfall methodologies, product lifecycle management, project management offices, and system implementations\. ### What did Amy accomplish at Deloitte? At Deloitte, Amy served as a Project Manager and Senior Consultant delivering complex technology transformations for private\- and public\-sector health and human services clients\. Amy performed project management, change management, and training consulting across more than five large\-scale organizational changes to transform business processes and upskill workforces\. ### How has Amy handled client budget resistance? Amy addressed client budget objections to change\-management and training work by providing data and staffing options\. This approach helped build support for investments in adoption, training, and organizational change\. ### What is Amy’s experience in training and change management? Amy has worked as both a training lead and a change\-management lead\. Amy’s training approach emphasizes user\-centered design, instructor\-led training, train\-the\-trainer practices, and helping workforces build the capabilities needed to adopt new systems and processes\. ### What did Amy do at the Cornell Farmworker Program? At the Cornell Farmworker Program, Amy was a Program Assistant supporting a higher\-education program addressing farmworkers’ changing needs through research, extension, and education on labor, immigration, and health\. Amy worked with state and national service providers and served as a global team lead alongside the Program Director\. ### What were Amy’s notable projects at the Cornell Farmworker Program? At the Cornell Farmworker Program, Amy guided project management, led human\-resources and training efforts, managed strategic stakeholder partnerships, conducted program evaluations, and drafted labor\- and health\-policy briefs and educational materials\. Amy also launched a bilingual technology system for time\-sensitive assistance requests and led outreach with the Guatemalan and Mexican consulates, service providers, and communities\. ### What did Amy do in Cornell ILR Undergraduate Admissions? Amy was a Transfer Recruitment Leader in the Cornell University ILR Undergraduate Admissions Office\. Amy promoted the ILR School at outreach events and provided minority students and prospective transfer students with information about student life and academic curricula in support of diversity and inclusion\. ### What was Amy’s role at the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution? Amy served as a Research Assistant at the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution\. ### What labor research did Amy conduct at Cornell ILR? Amy was selected as a Student Research Fellow at the Worker Institute at the Cornell ILR School\. As part of a bilingual research team, Amy contributed to the Transnational Labor Advocacy & Latino Immigrant Rights and Effect of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals \(DACA\) projects, gathering insights on labor advocacy, labor and immigration policy, and Latino immigrant rights in the United States\. ### What did Amy do as a Legislative Budget Analyst at the New York State Assembly? As a Legislative Budget Analyst for the New York State Assembly, Amy worked on a bipartisan committee for the Assembly’s lower house\. Amy analyzed bills with fiscal effects on housing and higher\-education portfolios and served as a subject\-matter expert and point of contact for Assembly members, stakeholders, and constituents statewide\. ### What policy and budget work did Amy perform for the New York State Assembly? Amy assessed and reported fiscal changes proposed by the Governor, Assembly, and Senate met with constituents, legislators, and analysts to understand policy concerns and budget priorities and presented both summaries and detailed fiscal impacts of housing and higher\-education policies in budget committees and fiscal debriefs\. ### What did Amy do as a Legislative Analyst Graduate Intern at the New York State Assembly? As a Legislative Analyst Graduate Intern at the New York State Assembly, Amy evaluated legislative proposals, synthesized voting packets for Assembly members, tracked real\-time bill changes with sponsors and lobbyists, and coordinated the final count and delivery of member votes for thousands of approved bills\. ### Where else has Amy worked in government? Amy completed a summer internship at the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer\. ### What was Amy’s experience at Eastern New Mexico University\-Roswell Campus? Amy worked as a Teacher Assistant and Office Clerk at Eastern New Mexico University\-Roswell Campus\. ### What is Amy’s educational background? Amy holds a Master of Public Administration from the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from the Cornell University ILR School\. Amy also holds an Associate of Arts in Business Administration from Eastern New Mexico University\-Roswell Campus\. ### What industries and functional areas has Amy worked in? Amy’s professional capabilities include consulting, technology\-enabled business transformation, public policy, human resources, global human\-resources management, human capital management, healthcare, human services, government, public services, leadership, public speaking, and training and development\. ### What kind of professional opportunities is Amy interested in? Amy is adaptable in new environments and is comfortable learning SaaS\. Amy is interested in diversifying industry experience while continuing client\-facing work that uses relationship building, strategy, and operations capabilities\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/amysaz