Program Manager, Intellectual Property - Global Industry Services
Current- Established and lead the AI team within the Global Industry Services division, initiating and managing innovative AI-driven projects that significantly reduced costs and streamlined operations.- Selected by the CIO to help lead the strategic adoption of Microsoft CoPilot across the organization, establishing responsible AI practices to significantly enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.- Manage a departmental budget of $27.1 million, achieving revenue growth of 5% in… Show more - Established and lead the AI team within the Global Industry Services division, initiating and managing innovative AI-driven projects that significantly reduced costs and streamlined operations.- Selected by the CIO to help lead the strategic adoption of Microsoft CoPilot across the organization, establishing responsible AI practices to significantly enhance decision-making and operational efficiency.- Manage a departmental budget of $27.1 million, achieving revenue growth of 5% in 2021, 12% in 2022, and 12% in 2023 YoY, with projected growth of 5% in 2024. Oversee $2 million in operating expenses and led financial reporting efforts across all divisions to meet organizational goals.- Conducted comprehensive data analysis and business analytics to manage the sales of over 800 standards and intellectual properties, providing key financial forecasting that guided executive leadership decisions.- Inherited and direct a robust copyright enforcement strategy, leveraging detailed data analysis to safeguard intellectual property, issuing DMCA take-down notices to over 5,000 infringing uploads annually and preventing potential revenue losses estimated at $80 million over five years.- Oversee relationships with third-party channel partners that generate $26 million in revenue, enhancing invoice processing systems through Great Plains.- Spearheaded the data strategy for launching API’s direct sales eCommerce web store, which generated inaugural year revenue of $920,000 in 2023, with projections to exceed $1 million in 2024.- Contributed to the expansion of the MSI Initiative and led outreach to minority-serving institutions, aligning educational efforts with industry needs. Show less