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Bristol, Connecticut, United States

• Led a high-performing, 13-member PMO team with oversight of an $80M+ budget and 200+ team members. Directed Agile software development for ESPN, ESPN Fantasy, and ESPN Tournament Pick’em mobile applications.
• Increased team predictability by introducing quarterly planning exercises.
• Choreographed cross-functional team efforts to refine processes and improve project lifecycle visibility.
• Mapped Jira story points to strategic initiatives, leveraging data-driven analysis to confirm project prioritizations and project budgets.
• Presented updates and recommendations to ESPN senior leadership to improve risk mitigation and decision-making.

Bristol, Connecticut, United States

• Managed a seven-person PMO team that significantly enhanced development for Disney's Rights & Accounting applications.
• Improved best practices for project planning, status reporting, budget tracking, quality, and financial controls.
• Propelled workflow efficiency 500% by working across teams to streamline processes and remediate bottlenecks.
• Fostered relationships with cross-functional leads to build and strengthen the Content Platforms charter.

Bristol, Connecticut

• Quarterbacked projects that boosted ingest & storage program speed, stability, and capacity for inbound ESPN video feeds.
• Planned and executed cross-functional optimization of mission-critical systems.
• As the primary point person for Fox Sports LATAM application integrations and shutdowns, directed smooth transitions with minimal impact to customers and saving $2M annually.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Ignited team efficiency in the leadership of a six-person PMO with nine SAFe scrum teams.
• Uncovered dependencies and solidified technical strategies in quarterly planning sessions, rallying the team to release DirecTV Now.
• Catalyzed customer satisfaction by launching DirecTV Now 2.0 with channel onboarding, authentication enhancements, and the integration of NFL Sunday Ticket.
• Optimized metadata ingestion flow and application recommendations in the DirecTV Now beta.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Enhanced project execution and visibility by crafting holistic project plans, documenting critical path dependencies, and proactively mitigating risks.
• Sparked the turnaround for the $5M project by meeting with teams to clarify deliverables, confirming milestone dates, and facilitating daily scrums on project tracking and risks.
• Shepherded Xbox, PlayStation, Chromecast, and Roku NFL Sunday Ticket Mobile App releases.
• Enriched the customer viewing experience by providing 4K VOD television streaming and recording movie offerings and expanding the content library.

Santa Monica, CA

• Spearheaded the on-time delivery of pivotal projects, driving the Sports quarterly release planning processes, aligning priorities in partnership with team leads, and efficiently allocating resources.
• Enabled the team to win the Yahoo! Superstar award for launching the 2010 World Cup Fantasy game given a fast-paced project plan.
• Launched the 2008-2012 Fantasy Football, the 2008, 2010, and 2012 Olympics, and the 2010 Global World Cup Fantasy games.

Santa Monica, CA

• Guided deliveries aligned with project timeframes and milestones by developing plans with clear deadlines and external dependencies.
• Launched feature improvements for LAUNCHcast Radio
• Breathed new life into Yahoo! Games team processes to meet roadmap delivery plans.

New York, NY

• Supervised three-person team responsible for International Marketing Services.
• Facilitated and managed the relationship between global marketing and information systems.
• Developed and managed global SMI internal Web site, saving SMI $2 million per year in shipping and duplicating costs.
• Oversaw SMI sales Web site. Controlled, updated, and modified the priority sales list. Directed programmers to create new sales report functionality.
• Researched and generated reports on SMI global database that stored and displayed international sales and airplay charts.
• Responsible for purchasing and distributing all international merchandising.

Secured relationships with radio program managers and small retail stores in the Southwest, increasing college radio airplay and record sales.

Ma, Music Entertainment Professions

Thesis Paper: Effects of Music Technology on American Society

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication, General / Popular Music Studies Minor

Activities and Societies: Student Government President, Tennis Team Captain, WMCX DJ