April Fallon Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California Area

Focuses primarily on the oversight of the Project Management Team. Provides direction, mentorship, problem solving and a clear strategy to assure Project Managers are effectively meeting agency and client needs. Responsible for ensuring that all projects are completed within committed timelines and that project management policies, standards and process are consistently followed. - - • Manage, guide and mentor Project Management team throughout entire project lifecycle. • Provide… Show more Focuses primarily on the oversight of the Project Management Team. Provides direction, mentorship, problem solving and a clear strategy to assure Project Managers are effectively meeting agency and client needs. Responsible for ensuring that all projects are completed within committed timelines and that project management policies, standards and process are consistently followed. - - • Manage, guide and mentor Project Management team throughout entire project lifecycle. • Provide on-going training and mentorship to the team focusing on agile project management methodologies. • Provide issue resolution and risk mitigation contingency plans for at-risk projects in order to successfully steer back to a smooth delivery. • Manages the end-to-end project lifecycle for select projects. • Works with internal teams to assess, define, implement and enforce cross-departmental processes and workflows to help streamline across the agency. • Manages and communicates project portfolio to Executives and Directors on a regular basis. • Provides recommendations for department and organizational improvements and/or process changes with responsibility for rolling out agreed changes and ensuring overall compliance. • Ensures team documentation remains current and that new processes and methodologies are enforced and transparent. • Manages Project Management department hiring and staff administration. Show less

Fuse Interactive

Managed key projects using agile and waterfall methodologies in a fast-paced, full-service interactive marketing agency. Projects were varied and spanned traditional media and print advertising as well as interactive/digital/mobile development. This position required great attention to detail, the ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines. This role also required excellent relationship-building and communication skills with internal team members. Led, coached, mentored and… Show more Managed key projects using agile and waterfall methodologies in a fast-paced, full-service interactive marketing agency. Projects were varied and spanned traditional media and print advertising as well as interactive/digital/mobile development. This position required great attention to detail, the ability to multi-task and work under tight deadlines. This role also required excellent relationship-building and communication skills with internal team members. Led, coached, mentored and motivated Project Management team members.- - • Worked closely with internal Account, Strategy, Creative, Video and Development teams to ensure all elements of projects were implemented on schedule, on time and within budget. • Organized and led all internal project meetings including kick-offs, brainstorming/working sessions, status meetings, deliverable reviews and team QA sessions. Facilitated and put together agendas and meeting collateral to help keep meetings productive and on track. • Gathered and organized the collection of requirements for projects of varying size and priority. • Created, maintained and distributed detailed project schedules and milestones. • Created and communicated individual work assignments to resources. • Managed quality assurance throughout the duration of the project, including the coordination of final QA testing/review. Reviewed all project deliverables to ensure that they meet requirements. • Prioritized, forecasted and assigned project resources. Worked with internal Studio & Traffic managers to provide solutions with respect to resource allocation and project constraints. • Managed internal team and stakeholder expectations by keeping everyone current through written status, contact reports and verbal communication. • Pro-actively identified and communicated if project was at risk for exceeding deadline or budget. Took necessary action to mitigate risk. Show less

Managed and led development for online ad operations and ad serving technologies. Planned and executed interactive online initiatives for all properties under Comcast Entertainment Group.- - • Led and oversaw web-based interactive and mobile projects • Ensured project success by creating and reviewing project plans, timelines, estimates, and requirements documents; guided staff to improvement and greater accuracy in these areas. • Gathered project requirements and defined… Show more Managed and led development for online ad operations and ad serving technologies. Planned and executed interactive online initiatives for all properties under Comcast Entertainment Group.- - • Led and oversaw web-based interactive and mobile projects • Ensured project success by creating and reviewing project plans, timelines, estimates, and requirements documents; guided staff to improvement and greater accuracy in these areas. • Gathered project requirements and defined business objectives with stakeholders. • Ensured product quality met or exceeded client expectations. • Continued to lead development and support of ad operations and ad serving technologies for all domestic and international CEG online properties. • Facilitated constant communication with team, stakeholders, clients, vendors and management. • Evaluated, researched and implemented technologies to improve development processes and to support and develop new business ventures. • Helped to oversee the team's project portfolio planning and prioritization. Show less

Planned, managed and executed interactive projects from inception through all implementation phases including scope management, timelines, resource allocation, development, QA and launch. Technical team lead for development of DoubleClick ad serving technologies.- - • Lead development and support of ad operations and ad serving technologies in addition to executing interactive online initiatives for properties under Comcast Entertainment Group. • Coordinated and launched online… Show more Planned, managed and executed interactive projects from inception through all implementation phases including scope management, timelines, resource allocation, development, QA and launch. Technical team lead for development of DoubleClick ad serving technologies.- - • Lead development and support of ad operations and ad serving technologies in addition to executing interactive online initiatives for properties under Comcast Entertainment Group. • Coordinated and launched online sponsorships, including custom implementations and ad trafficking. • Worked with internal and external stakeholder teams to develop business and product requirements. • Communicated regularly with internal teams, client stakeholders, vendors and management to facilitate business objectives and communicate project statuses and issues. • Identified and addressed areas in need of improvement including processes, technologies, knowledge base, client relationships and team environment. • Participated in regular department planning meetings to release roadmap. Show less

Designed, developed, and maintained company web site including wholesale log-in portal and online retail store. Strategized, planned and executed online marketing promotions targeted to wholesale buyers and consumers. Designed various marketing graphics and promotional print products. Edited photos of products for online store and clothing catalogs. Provided customer service and sales support to wholesale buyers.

Designed, developed, and tested EDI and B2B documents for e-commerce partners to ensure their business and technical needs were met. Communicated with Kingston’s e-commerce partners to gather requirements for the exchange of electronic data to/from Kingston. Provided support for various departments internal to Kingston International. Provided support solutions to the EDI/B2B Helpdesk.

Worked in a team of five that supported roughly 1000 MBA students in matters of software, hardware and network support in a Microsoft environment.

B.S.

Project Management

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