Capitalized on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to pursue my passion for cooking in a paradisaical setting in the Caribbean.

Over 13 years, I managed more than 200 projects ranging in length from one to 14 months. Projects involved as many as 25 internal and external team members, partners, vendors, and customers. • Developed and managed complex project plans that outlined the scope, schedule, budget, responsibilities, tasks, and resources required to implement large product-marketing projects.• Collaborated with cross-functional project teams to ensure requirements were clearly communicated and incorporated into plans.• Managed detailed budgets as high as $450,000, and identified and mitigated issues to control unexpected costs.• Led status meetings with stakeholders at all levels, and delivered detailed reports at regular intervals throughout the project lifecycle.• Designed and implemented online systems that tracked project activity; provided team members with updates and documents; and ensured commitments, milestones, and deadlines were met. • Maintained open lines of communication between members of the project teams.• Reviewed project deliverables to ensure quality, accuracy, and consistency.

Cultivated and maintained strong client relationships, and served as a trusted adviser by identifying solutions that aligned with clients’ objectives, maximized reach and provided a return on investment.

Planned and executed clients’ advertising efforts, monitored campaign progress and budgets, submitted reports, and conducted research that shaped clients' strategies.