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Tampa, Florida, United States

Owner of a FABULOUS website that connects families with local businesses and events! Fun 4 Tampa Kids is the largest and most comprehensive calendar and local resource directory for families in Tampa Bay - we have been in business for over 10 years with a mission to help families looking for things to do with kids. Supporting the local community is a pillar of our business, so we focus on giving back experiences to families every single week - helping to promote togetherness for families in all walks of life! We also have the pleasure of helping grow local businesses by connecting them with families across Tampa Bay. We are blessed to be totally supported by a team of AMAZING local moms that help us thrive in this vibrant community. We would love to support your family and/or your business on your journey - please connect with us if you would like to learn more about how we support Tampa Bay!

Tampa, Florida, United States

• Visited multiple sites to develop a gap analysis and multi-year strategic direction• Managed vendor contract negotiation and implementation • Supervised a Business Analyst and 3 Product Manager interns• Led 2 product teams in support of mobile and web apps along with a network of related back-end services• Scoped out large multi-year initiative to deprecate/replace 5 legacy mobile and web apps• Led digitization project to increase revenue by over $10M per year

Carmel, Indiana, United States

• Led product team in creation of mobile app used across business units for 1500+ daily users• Implemented large initiative resulting in ~$1M in annual revenue via process automation• Organized user/manager trainings, company-wide communications, and beta testing groups• Presented to senior leadership, led cross-team collaborations, and conducted frequent data analysis

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

• Managed client portfolio across software development, infrastructure, and production support• Worked to create formalized structure and documentation for a newly formed PMO, including a matrixed resource model• Managed internal and client expectations and communications on project deliveries and team progress towards milestones• Organized and facilitated RFP process across multiple resources and vendors• Consulted across other client projects and mentored junior project staff

Carmel, In

• Led company's top project realizing $16.3M in savings• Acted as the liaison between internal departments, outside vendors, government organizations, senior leaders, and project team• Met regularly with senior leadership to provide project updates, including leading steering committees and presenting at board meetings • Analyzed struggling department and made recommendations for process improvements• Trained and supervised a new product owner and business analyst

Carmel, Indiana

• Led a 9-person Scrum team in creation of in-house software from Sprint 0 to MVP delivery• Maintained JIRA backlog by writing user stories and acceptance criteria • Met with stakeholders to gather and refine requirements• Created workflows, mock-ups, presentations, spreadsheets, and other documentation• Received CSPO and A-CSPO certifications

Fishers, Indiana, United States

• Created reports to detail project scope, requirements and testing • Facilitated discussions to gather and prioritize project requirements• Wrote use cases and worked with developers to validate unit testing

Dongtan, South Korea

• Tasked with organizing and creating program materials for future use at a new facility• Supervised, trained and collaborated with 11 colleagues to provide high-quality English language instruction• Tracked, monitored and evaluated performance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Graduated with Honors in 2022 with concentration in Strategy/Entrepreneurship

Bachelor Of Science, Computer And Information Technology

Activities and Societies: Tau Alpha Pi (Engineering/Technology Honor Society), Speech Nigh Semi-FinalistGraduated with Distinction.

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology & East Asian Studies

Activities and Societies: DePauw University Competitive Knowledge Squad (DUCKS) President, Delta Gamma Sorority, Computer Science.