PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Accomplished program manager offering over 20 years of experience in business and technology related projects. Collaborative in nature and focused on tactical execution. I specialize in partnering with executives to deliver strategic initiatives. Industry experience in media & entertainment, financial, automotive, medical and professional services.

EXPERTISE AREA:

Program / Project Management Process Improvement and Design M&A System Integration Mobile / Digital System Deployment Data Analysis Resource Allocation Team Leadership Metrics and Executive Reporting Change Management

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA & Boston, MA

Sr Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility for a weather technology initiative that built 7 fixed radar sites, 6 mobile radar trucks (ed technical Emmy) and a variety of related projects including weather forecasting, sensors, and digital.
• Cross - functional program oversight in a matrix environment that included management reporting, communications, KPI’s, issue resolution, risk mitigation, new product launch prep & execution, long term planning, project portfolio management, deployment strategy, and program budgeting.
• Organized launch and move-in activities for a new broadcast facility housing ~400 employees.
• Co-managed the acquisition transition team for two station groups consisting of 13 stations and ~175 employees.
• This integration role required connecting business and technical functions across the company for alignment.
• Coordinated additional projects related to data driven quality initiatives, RFP/consulting vendor selections, Job/Role definition, recruiting guidelines, UAV program development.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Senior Associate

Responsibilities:

• Program manager for a large-scale initiative (+23m) in the area of broadcast television weather technology for Confidential owned stations.
• Drove deliverables across several markets for physical radar installations, graphical display updates, meteorological data gathering and prediction.
• Oversaw the rollout for a worldwide implementation of IBM Cognos TM1 with 200+ users for Confidential .
• Created an in-depth competitive landscape assessment of leading Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Defined recommendations on corporate product direction based on industry research, trend analysis, best practices and a quantitative/qualitative evaluation of the direction for the LMS market.
• Managed a key initiative to implement a system to distribute digital assets, specifically pre-release marketing materials for tentpole films for Confidential . Managed equipment acquisition, infrastructure build-out, load testing and stakeholder management.
• Coordinated launch activities of a large strategic initiative in the area of live video streaming for ABC television group. Created progress tracking tools, communication materials, process documentation for support infrastructure and developed requirements/roadmap for operational support site.
• Led coordination and execution of testing efforts during a consolidation of global payroll vendors to a single international vendor for Warner Bros. Over a compressed 4 month project schedule utilizing Agile, the successful pilot served as a baseline for an additional 31 countries.
• Managed the implementation of a Workday HRIS (Human Resources Information Management System) in preparation for company-wide rollout. All areas of an employee lifecycle were covered in addition to a focus on business process development, data migration and vendor management.
• Active involvement on both the internal sales and recruiting team conducting interviews and hiring recommendations.

Confidential, Los Angeles, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Business management responsibility for a SAP HR (Human Capital Management) implementation of 2k users utilizing the ASAP methodology.
• Modules utilized included OM, PA, PM, CM, ESS/MSS.
• Drove execution of deliverables throughout the implementation, specifically business process standardization, testing, and organizational change management activities.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Testing & Data Quality workstream for a large SAP Payroll implementation affecting over 24k employees. Delivered and executed an integrated testing plan and comprehensive go live readiness assessment.
• Directed two separate high visibility projects to oversee the Human Resources system integration for corporate acquisitions in excess of 6k new system users. Accountable for maintaining a high level of data quality through validation, dual maintenance, and historical data access.
• Led a company-wide SAP HR implementation (PA and OM) consisting of 20k+ ESS and MSS users and 250 back-end HR users.

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Organized functional and software decisioning models based on Application Portfolio Management tools including Troux APO 6.0.
• Created thorough analysis and recommendations for the Confidential corporate application portfolio.
• Produced and organized monthly executive level reporting.

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Developed extensive Current State / Future State analysis documents for the imaging infrastructure of the mortgage division.

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Managed the functional requirements gathering effort for Purchase loans on a new Loan Origination System project.
• Guided the design of a web portal to allow direct XML connectivity for preferred Title Insurance providers.

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Implemented a content management project for the Centers of Disease Control ( Confidential ) website upgrade.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed customization and testing on a Yantra (Order Management software) implementation for a direct marketing client.
• Evaluated SAP Portals for internal corporate use through an in-depth feasibility study resulting in a comprehensive position paper that detailed cost savings and a focused implementation vision.
• Selected as the Co-Global Process Lead for the manufacturing planning team on an immense Oracle ERP project involving 400 client employees and over 150 consultants for the EMC Corporation.
• Subsequently chosen as the Planning Business Simulation lead, which confirmed solution viability prior to system roll-out.