- Experienced Business Analyst, Business
Development, Marketing, and Project Manager effectively running
multiple global technology companies. Project Manager for IT and business tasks. As
Business Analyst focused on market, competition, and technology, skillfully
develop business ideas into tangible and potentially profit-generating
entities. As Business Development and Marketing leader powerfully develop
and deliver oral presentations to sell "the vision".
- Keen interest in
early stage startups, especially those with a technology focus. I excel in
situations where there is a need to get an idea off the ground and
implemented as a proof of concept in a short period of time.
- Great fit for
results-oriented organizations where teams matter and getting thing done
quickly and reliably is important.
- Successfully led
project for global cross-functional team to develop the Alcatel-Lucent
Data Network Management System (NMS) Software for Carriers from idea
conception, through the merger with Ascend Communications and the
acquisition of the Navis NMS Software, to on-time deployment for AT&T
Beta customer. Effectively designed
and delivered oral presentations to VP and management for funding and gate
processes. Skillfully
researched and wrote Business Plan and all Gate Process documents for NMS
Software as the sole Product Manager. Identify project scope,
coordinate cross-functional project team workflow, facilitate daily and
weekly meetings, develop release schedule, and rollout plan with an
emphasis on product quality, scalability, robustness, testing, and
management reporting.
- Fruitful and
well-rounded background in all types of sales has led to my keen focus on increasing sales and maintaining
customer satisfaction.
- Career started
in sales and that training and
hard-earned experience has helped shape how view any situation--from the
other person's perspective--which has given me a knack for winning people
over.
- Strong
Leadership And Relationship Management: Efficiently
lead and motivate individuals and global cross-functional teams, including
R&D/engineering, vendors, sales, finance, marketing, service/support,
and training, to work together to successfully deliver the product,
messaging, positioning, deployment, service/support, and training, with
Quality and Reliability, On-Time, including mergers and acquisitions.
- Successful
Program/Product/Project Management: Associative
Thought Processes focused on delivering a Superior and Reliable product
On-Time through Agile Software Development, Big Picture Thinking, Idea
Conceptualization, Research, Data
Analysis and Synthesis, Competitive Assessment, and Competitive Matrix
leading to Business Case Development, Functional Requirement
Development, Forecasting, Pricing,
Product Roadmap, Product Release Planning, and End-to-End Product Life
Cycle Management. Identify project
scope, create project artifacts, administer resource assignments,
coordinate cross-functional project team workflow, and facilitate daily
and weekly meetings. Translated business needs of end-users and project
stakeholders into functional specifications, road map, and project plans.
- Effective
Marketing and Communication: Communicate Strategy, Value Proposition, Targeted Messaging,
Product Play Book or How to Position/Sell the Product, Features, Benefits,
ROI/Total Cost of Ownership, RFP responses through Effective Public
Speaking, Executive Presentations, Succinct and Persuasive Writing,
Targeted Media, Training and Training Aids, Active Listening, and
Excellent Nonverbal and Interpersonal Communication.
- Exemplary Work
Ethic: Self-Motivated team member and individual contributor, requiring
minimum supervision, Disciplined and Adaptable to manage multiple complex
projects simultaneously. Patient, Organized, Creative, and Tenacious to
resolve issues and execute long-term projects.
- International
marketing, business development, social media, Website
Development, eCommerce, project management, program management, product
management, idea conceptualization,
business cases and planning, partnership building, process and
efficiency improvement, technology, training, and strategy solutions designed. Collaborated with client’s
project team and technical resources to define and deliver the appropriate
solution that enables the business organization to achieve better customer
satisfaction by increasing operational effectiveness.
- Web site
development experience includes developing multiple web sites from scratch
using HTML and CSS, as well as Sharepoint (10 years experience).
- Project manager
for Web 2.0 development of teams of 20 or less including functional
specifications, scope, and tie-ins to other media.
- Avid
social media community builder, including all marketing and sales tasks.
- Experienced with
MS Project, Sharepoint, HTML, CSS, Web 2.0, Agile, Scrum, Iterative and
Incremental Development, Social Media, SAP, and VB.
- Well-versed in
Web 2.0 technologies and corresponding project management methodologies.
- Specialties
are communication (public speaking, writing, and interpersonal), relationship
management, business value, customer satisfaction,
scope management, timeline management, issues management, negotiation, SDLC, Agile, Product
Owner, Scrum Master, Web 2.0, marketing,
and sales.
- Served
as a liaison to business stakeholders and as a Project
Manager to IT organizations.
- Amsterdam, The
Netherlands-Lived in Amsterdam as an American Entrepreneur for 1.5 years.
- Bangalore, India
and Goa, India-Lived in India as an American Entrepreneur for 1.5 years.
- Develop
Business Visions
- Project Management
- Product
Management
- Define
Commercial Specifications
- Provide
Sales Support and work closely with account teams to ensure customer
satisfaction and contract adherence
- Define
Market/Customer Needs
- Define Features
& Functions
- Manage, Edit,
and Write RFPs
- Business
Case Development to define markets, opportunities, and strategies
- Marketing
Plans to develop markets, opportunities, and strategies
- Social
Media Strategy/Plans to create communities, develop conversations, gain
feedback, drive sales
- Communication
Strategy/Plans to develop cohesive and unified communications
- Competitive
Analyses to benchmark with competitors and market leaders
- Program
Management
- Website Dev/Admin/
- L
- Sharepoint
Admin/Templates
- Trade Show
Support
- Develop/Deliver
Customer Presentations to provide vision, roadmap, and translation of
technical details
- Plan/Manage
Product Rollout to ensure seamless delivery of services
- Develop/Deliver
Value Propositions to drive sales, position product in market
- Develop Revenue
Generation Strategies/Plans to direct sales teams, forecasting tool
- Develop
Market/Customer Strategy to specifically target strengths versus
competitors
- Develop
Market-Specific Business Cases to finely emphasis opportunities,
applications
- Coordinate/Develop/Review
Training
- End of Lifecycle
Management
- Estimate
Interactive work with Account Managers for interdisciplinary projects
including Interactive deliverables
- Coordinate with
Creative Developers and Account Managers for integration of Interactive
strategy
- Coordinate with
Interactive staff to assign project resources
- Develop and
manage Interactive schedules for maximum resource utilization to meet
project deadlines
- Efficiently
manage workflow and change requests
- Coordinate with
HR to identify appropriate opportunities and resources for outsourcing
specialty work
- Maintain
constant projects status for Interactive deliverables, including records
of activity and workflow, project approval and production, closing-out
jobs, coordinating project post-mortems, and advising on billing matters
- Responsible for
course development based on sound educational theory, development and
implementation of learner-centered instructional strategies, applied
cognitive task analysis, and performance-based learning measurement to
help students achieve course objectives, and report preparation.
- Project
management of tasks and resources. Responsible for working in a virtual
office and delivering instruction via the internet using live video, live
voice, and asynchronous communication. Development of excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written
communication skills.
- Phoenix Connect
Communications Group--Founder and Moderator since 2011. Phoenix Connect is
the Social Media network for 200K+ students, faculty, staff, and alumni of
the University of Phoenix.
- Achieved Certified
Advanced Facilitator (highest) status at University of Phoenix.
- Mastered online
higher education facilitation techniques including positive
student-centered learning community development, 80% and greater retention
rate, effective web cam use and instruction, and effective conflict
resolution.
- Successfully led
over 6,000 adult university public speaking students to learn, practice,
and apply principles of effective public speaking.
- Internationally
published scholarly author.
- Business
Development efforts to secure clients and maintain their satisfaction with
services.
- Marketing
efforts to gain new clients.
- Project Manager
for banking client networking upgrade project in Boston (State Street
Bank). As subcontractor, managed team of 20+ networking professionals.
- Project Manager
for banking client multi-site networking installation project in The
Netherlands (ABN-AMRO). As subcontractor, managed team of 50+ networking
professionals.
- Product
Management/Project Management for proprietary custom animation special
effects software development in India (DreamWorks). As subcontractor,
managed team of 100+ developers and testers. Trained/mentored new product managers/business analysts and
project managers.
- Project Manager/Product
Owner for insurance client telecommunications upgrade, IT networking, web
upgrade and enhancements, and social media tie-ins. As contractor, managed
team of 7 networking and IT professionals. Trained/coached personnel on using new technologies and executing
social media tasks.
- Website
and community development for entertainment client, including video
production (ActiveEgo).
- Instructional
design development and programming use HTML, DreamWeaver, and Fireworks.
- Developed and
maintained corporate web site using HTML.
- Process
Stakeholder requests for features and functionality
- Negotiate
production timelines in alliance with SLAs
- Transfer
information and assets to team SharePoint tracking
- Allocate
resources as required
- Manage schedule
of deliveries and QA for multiple and ongoing projects
- Ensure contracts
strictly adhered to
- Keep
stakeholders, production team, and managers informed throughout process
- Collaborative
scope-creep management with stakeholders and team
- Ensure absolute
excellence of final deliverable to the agreed upon standard
- Prepare
estimates and statements of work (SOWs)
- Create project
plans, timelines, and budget estimates
- Ensure Creative
and Technical deliverables remain in scope
- Manage,
communicate, and document issues impacting projects
- Communicate with
Account Managers to ensure quality of Client expectations
- Serve as
in-house contact for project issues/problems/reporting/resolution
- Document,
identify, communicate, and mitigate risks
- Manage, mentor,
and direct Associate Project and other Managers
- Determine all
project resource allocations
- Maintain project
fiscal health by monitoring/managing budgets
- Consistent
budget status updates to finance
- Monitor,
negotiate, and maintain the project scope
- Responsible for
overall superior quality of deliverables
- Developed and
led yoga, cultivation, meditation, qigong, and other concepts for various
community groups and for individual instruction. Studied and taught yoga
in India and The Netherlands. Institutional instruction includes
University of West Florida, City of Pensacola, and Pensacola Athletic
Center. Developed and managed online presence consisting of web site,
email newsletter, and email list. Responsible for marketing, sales, and
customer relationship management.
- Developed and
maintained web site using HTML.
- Increased
AT&T Account Revenue 20%, to $65M, through proactive customer team
involvement and business development efforts. Earned Lucent
Technologies AT&T Customer Team
Spotlight Award, as well as various other recognitions.
- Led global
cross-functional teams to develop Carrier Data Network Management Systems
(NMS) software [Navis] using Agile Software Development. Orchestrated project management and
RFP responses.
- Managed over
$64M agile software development project at Alcatel-Lucent, through the
full life cycle and multiple releases (4-5 years experience). As Product Owner, successfully delivered
highly visible gate process executive presentations to VP and team.
Ran highly effective meetings for a cross-functional global team of 200+
developers, testers, and other team members. Used MS Project to define and
manage project plans (scope, goals, and deliverables), set and continually
managed project expectations, identified and resolved issues and
conflicts, proactively managed changes in scope, and conducted project
evaluations/reviews. Researched and
wrote business plans and gate process documents.
- Developed
release schedule and rollout plan with an emphasis on product quality,
scalability, robustness, testing, and management reporting.
- Served
as a liaison to business stakeholders and as a Project
Manager to the IT PMO.
- Complete product
lifecycle management.
- Develop
NMS Vision
- Commercial
Specifications
- Project
Management
- Identify
Customer Needs
- Define
Features/Functions
- Business
Case Development to define markets, opportunities, and strategies
- Marketing
Plan to develop markets, opportunities, and strategies
- Competitive
Analysis to benchmark with competitors and market leaders
- Program/Project
Management
- Manage, Edit,
and Write RFPs ($100M+ solutions)
- Website
Development/Admin
- Trade Show
Support
- Customer
Presentations to provide vision, roadmap, and translation of technical
details
- Gate
Process to lead product through internal funding process
- Define
Market/Customer Needs
- Product Rollout
- Develop
Value Propositions
- Proof
of Concept (POC)
- Develop
Market/Customer Strategy to specifically target strengths versus
competitors
- Market-Specific
Business Cases to finely emphasis opportunities, applications
- Provide
Customer Team Support to ensure product is showcased and sold
appropriately and an integral part of total solutions
- Work
closely with account teams to ensure customer satisfaction and contract
adherence
- Coordinate/Develop/Review
Training
- End of Lifecycle
Management
- Led semiconductor
equipment global customer instruction (Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan,
Israel, France, Germany, and Italy). Increased billable-training hours
100% as Customer Training Liaison for Motorola, IBM, & LG. Designed
and developed student manual and instructional modules. Project Manager
for the CFM Field Technician Customer Service instructional series, which
I initiated, developed, and facilitated/led.
- Maintained
state-of-the-art knowledge in professional discipline and coordinated with
leaders on matters related to curriculum content. Responsible for course
development, preparation and updating of programs, and training contract
administration and management.
- Marketed
technology curriculum materials to schools and colleges in Florida,
Alabama, and Mississippi. Budgeted time and resources.
- Business
development efforts included meeting with school district
superintendents and school principals to help them solve their technology
curriculum issues.
- Planned,
executed, and evaluated sales strategy. Responsible
for instruction and presentation development. Kept up-to-date on changes
in technology, policy, budgeting, finance, training, and teaching.
- Developed more
effective sales skills through Learning International’s Professional
Selling Skills (PSS) Training Program as well as from regional &
national sales managers.
- Responsible for
course development based on sound educational theory, development and
implementation of learner-centered instructional strategies, applied
cognitive task analysis, and performance-based learning measurement to
help students achieve course objectives, independent research conducted in
the presentation and development of material for courses, and report
preparation.
- Development
of excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
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