Laurie Melick

Laurie Melick has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Their most recent role is as a Facilities Manager at Woven by Toyota, starting in 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Toyota Research Institute from 2018 to 2022, initially as an Office Manager and later transitioning to a TRI employee. In this role, they oversaw various office services and facilities, managed vendor services, reviewed contracts, and handled invoice management.

Before joining Toyota Research Institute, Laurie worked at Toyota North America in 2018 as a Project Specialist, providing support to Toyota executives in the Information Services Group. Their responsibilities included managing onboarding processes and coordinating group events.

Laurie also has experience as a Commercial & Business Operations Manager at Diamond Electric Mfg. Corp. from 2011 to 2018, where they led sales forecasting initiatives and generated complex reports for budgeting and production planning.

Prior to that, Laurie worked as a Publicity & Events Manager at The Talent Advocate from 2010 to 2013, operating as an independent contractor and executing customized promotional plans for clients.

Laurie has also held roles such as a Contracted Recruiter at Vanderbilt University in 2009, Talent Acquisition Specialist at Louisiana Pacific Corporation from 2006 to 2008, and Freelance Project Coordinator for various companies in 2004 and 2005.

Laurie started their career as a Production Manager and later became a Consumer Marketing Manager at Provident Label Group (SONY) from 1996 to 2004. Their responsibilities included overseeing production processes, coordinating marketing plans, and managing promotional pieces.

Throughout their career, Laurie has demonstrated skills in vendor management, contract negotiation, event coordination, sales analysis, project management, and marketing strategy.

Laurie Melick obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Arts with a major in English from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that, Laurie earned an Associate of Science degree in Liberal Arts with a major in English from Monroe County Community College. In addition to their formal education, Laurie has obtained multiple certifications, including Executive Management Certified (EMC) from the Management & Strategy Institute in February 2022, OSHA 30 Hour General Industry Outreach from 360training.com in November 2021, and Certified Business Office Manager (CBOM) from the Management & Strategy Institute in September 2021. Laurie has also completed various online courses through LinkedIn on topics such as leadership, diversity and inclusion, emotional intelligence, and process improvement.