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Andrew Nichols

Mid-level Operations & Project Manager specializing in 0→1 systems and cross-functional execution

CienaPepperdine UniversityRemote5 Years ExperienceMid LevelWorks On-Site

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Sole founder of Bazaaro who built the company’s operations across product, hiring, GTM, finance, and investor relations—securing initial investment by effectively spanning multiple functions. Also drove a high-stakes operational turnaround at Ciena by process-mapping end-to-end workflows, correcting cost mis-modeling, and building Excel dashboards to recover $60K+ while improving margin visibility.

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Key Strengths

  • Founder-level ownership: built and ran Bazaaro end-to-end across hiring, GTM, finance, and investors
  • Customer-driven product execution: increased key product metrics ~30% by systematizing user feedback into roadmap decisions
  • Data-driven prioritization: mapped ~80% of new features/changes to user/consumer-driven insights
  • Operational problem solving under pressure: led a code-red margin issue at Ciena and recovered $60K+ via workflow tracing and Excel dashboards
  • Cross-functional execution: aligned sales/finance/engineering/field ops to diagnose and fix cost-modeling issues
  • Adaptable planning in fast-moving environments: breaks goals into actionable flows and iterates as new data emerges

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Experience

Field Project ManagerCiena · Mar 2025 – Present
Founder / CEOBazaaro · May 2024 – Mar 2025
Junior Project Manager (Project Operations)RJN Construction · May 2022 – Jun 2024
Project Operations InternRJN Construction · Jun 2021 – May 2022internship

Education

Pepperdine Universitybachelor, Finance; Economics (2024)

Languages

English

Certifications

PMPCAPM

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