Amy Beckman Email & Phone Number

Chester, Connecticut, United States

*Oversee team of 20+ Mechanical, Electrical, Printed Circuit Board and Manufacturing Engineers todesign/redesign emergency warning devices from concept to product launch; accounting for over 70 newproducts and $15MM annual sales revenue*Rigorously manage scope to ensure commitments are achieved within agreed upon time, budget, and qualityparameters; ensure cross-department dependencies are addressed and resolved*Develop and manage project plans and coach the team to deliver critical milestones*Raise, assess, resolve, and escalate all high priority project risks as they are encountered*Lead cross-functional team to identify and implement alternatives to compensate for production-stoppingcomponent shortages.*Piloted, then implemented new agile processes into Engineering Department. Ongoing coaching PM teamand Supervisors on agile methodologies and best practices.*Led Project Management Standardization Initiative. Identified best practices of each PM to develop standardprocesses, templates, and tools to implement throughout the organization.*Onboarded new Project Manager

Milford, Ct

• Managed a team of 12 Analysts to create business models and produce reports for Shareholders, the CEO and C-level executives using Tableau and MicroStrategy; introduced agile processes to the team• Facilitated company and department-level meetings, coached executives to prioritize initiatives against business goals, allocated team members, oversaw multiple projects in varying stages, and conducted retrospectives of completed product enhancements• Portfolio management: articulated product goals and scope, managed portfolio, translated business needs into technical terms, and prepared detailed work breakdown structures• Established cross-functional teams, led backlog refinement sessions, coached technical teams in agile best practices where possible, and instilled shared accountability for achieving project milestones and outcomes• Created cost-benefit analyses and ROI assessments that were used as the basis for decision-making on proposed projects• Acted as trouble-shooter for projects across the organization

Milford, Ct

Software Implementation• Led a team that successfully achieved the migration of a global, multilingual external communications platform for 25,000+ franchisees from DNN to SharePoint using agile methodologies • Effectively completed the implementation of a meeting registration system from an antiquated home-grown meeting application to an efficient web-based platform• Managed and coached a team accountable for all phases of the project life cycle to deliver high quality end results• Partnered with business sponsors to define business requirements and backlog, led vendor evaluation and selection, vetted vendor contracts and SOWs, prepared and secured CEO funding• Rigorously managed scope to ensure commitments were achieved within agreed upon time, budget, and quality parameters; ensure cross-department dependencies were addressed and resolved • Developed and managed project plan and coached the team to deliver critical milestones• Managed software development work, API integration team, UAT, and the implementation team to deliver technical specifications• Raised, assessed, resolved and escalated all high priority project risks as they were encountered • Conducted change management and continually updated relevant business stakeholders of project statusAnnual Operating Plan Management• Appointed Senior Manager of Planning, Modeling & AOP for the 2018 & 2019 Annual Operating Plans• Collaborated with CEO, VPs, Regional Directors, and other global stakeholders to ensure accuracy/proper representation of world-wide operational plans across all regions• Led daily huddle with project team: designed and outlined agile project process, created project presentation format and templates, directed project timelines, and identified future improvements• Communicated and implemented agile project methodologies where possible and appropriate • Held regular sync meetings to ensure accurate delivery according to business stakeholders’ expectations

Milford, Ct

Strategic Plan Management• Managed Strategic Plan process from 2006-2015• Directed agenda book creation and meeting organization activities to implement plans effectively• Worked with VPs/Senior Leadership to create and maintain initiative summary charts and status reports• Identified and escalated behind-schedule work streams using GANTT chartsBoard of Directors’ Meeting Management• Managed biannual Board of Directors’ meeting and agenda book creation from 2006-2012• Reviewed, vetted, and revised 400+ reports prior to CEO review. Reports spanned every area of the business including challenges facing the company, strategic plan updates, sales performance around the globe, and functional area updates deemed relevant to the BoardMarketing Consulting Firm Search Management• Managed search for Marketing Consulting Firm• Worked with VPs, Senior Leadership, and Board Members to determine business requirements• Created RFI, reviewed and summarized firms for consideration; organized final evaluation process• Reviewed final contract and SOW agreements for selected firmSpecial Projects• Directed technology team overhaul of system handling 2000+ voicemail & email distribution lists• Led business-building Best Practices article collection and publication project with over 225 articles shared• Managed franchisee input survey process from 2008–2015, facilitating execution of 250+ surveys• Overhauled annual franchisee awards process• Mentored junior Project Manager

Milford, Ct

• Built, automated, optimized, and analyzed ad hoc, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports measuring core business metrics: restaurant development, sales, profitability, marketing campaigns, and department productivity• Designed and maintained cost calculator for core menu items for top eight countries, which became the primary source for the creation of recommended pricing for all products• Designed and created charts and graphs for CEO presentations at conventions• Mentored 4 new Statistics team members

Master Of Business Administration, Management

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics