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Pravishna

NAND

MAKES A
difference

Senior Project Manager
Luxer One – Sacramento, CA, USA

Propelled by a can-do attitude

Luxer One is a relative newcomer to the proud mother of a new baby girl! This addition
ASSA ABLOY family, but hardly new to its core to the family has raised the bar on her cooking
enterprise . For over 15 years, the company has hobby . “I’ve realized how important nutrition
been in the delivery locker business with a goal is for overall well-being .” It’s also shed light on
to improve how the world receives goods . Senior Pravishna’s undiscovered camera skills . When her
Project Manager Pravishna Nand is on the front baby pictures were being praised for the quality
lines of that pursuit . of their photography, coworkers were surprised
to learn Pravishna was the one behind the camera .
“At Luxer One, I am able to thrive in what I do best,” She’s since begun photography classes to hone her
she explains . Whether problem solving or focusing
on challenging situations, there is a never a dull newfound talent .
moment—and that’s the way she likes it . “I apply This ongoing desire to improve directly translates
Luxer One’s core values in everything I do .” Those to her role at Luxer One, where a typical workday
values are to take pride in ownership, respond consists of managing and executing complex,
rapidly, do the right thing and be solutions-driven . unique and difficult situations . Pravishna is
She credits planning and organization as key to particularly proud of her collaboration with the
her success . finance team to streamline an invoicing process .
Working directly with the retailer, the result was a
Pravishna has great admiration for Josh cleared backlog and quicker payments after each
Middlebrooks, Senior Director of Retail
Operations, whom she describes as encouraging install . The new methodology was one the retailer
not only embraced but preferred .
confidence and pushing her to overcome
limitations . For Middlebrooks, the respect is She’s quick to share credit for her success with her
mutual . “The harder the task or the tighter close-knit colleagues . “Our team collaborates each
the timeline, the more enthusiastic Pravishna day to achieve our shared goals .”
becomes,” he describes . “Her attitude is her While Luxer One has proved a perfect match for
biggest strength . It’s something I wish I could Pravishna’s instincts and talents, not every wish
copy over and over to give to new hires .” has been fulfilled . She still dreams of acquiring a
Perhaps it has been copied, as Pravishna is the miniature, hands-free, baby-bottle dishwasher .

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