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Dallas, Texas, United States

- Strategic Planning and Financial Oversight: Directed planning and budget management for Ground Ops Technology, implementing an agile framework (SAFe) to bring agility to processes. This shift streamlined financial management, making it more responsive to organizational needs.- Talent Development & Team-building: Formed two separate, fully-staffed teams from their inception, including establishing team-level processes, culture activities in a virtual environment, and team norms supporting training, development, and growth.- Cross-Departmental Portfolio Management: Managed multiple project portfolios across departments, aligning them with key company goals. This focus ensured resources were allocated where they could make the most impact.- Technology Transformation: Led a major shift in how the organization worked by integrating SAFe methodologies, using tools like Jira and Jira Align. This initiative optimized how teams operated, making them more efficient and aligned.- Navigating SAFe Adoption: Drove the transition to SAFe across product lines, successfully securing leadership buy-in. This change, while initially met with resistance, ultimately fostered a culture of continuous improvement.- Innovative Collaboration: Pioneered new ways to collaborate, regularly bringing together team members across different departments to share ideas and solve problems. This approach encouraged innovation and problem-solving.- Performance Monitoring: Introduced comprehensive performance tracking, including flow metrics and frequent check-ins on PI objectives. These measures ensured projects stayed on track and issues were quickly addressed.- Executive Engagement: Provided consistent updates to executive leadership, detailing deployments, incidents, and application performance. These meetings ensured that technology initiatives were in sync with the broader business objectives.

- Strategic Initiatives: Led high-profile projects such as the 737-MAX grounding and return, Hawaii service authorization, and COVID-19 response efforts. Managed a major $250 million Crew Hotel project to ensure its success.- Cross-Departmental Leadership: Directed cross-departmental teams, guiding consultants and project managers to align their efforts with company goals, maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of their projects.- Navigating Complex Projects: Demonstrated adaptability in leading complex projects, including distributing PPE and crafting a comprehensive shutdown and restart playbook during the pandemic.- Collaborative Innovation: Created regular opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing through meetings and communication channels, fostering a culture of innovation and problem-solving.- Effective Execution: Used metrics and frequent check-ins to monitor project progress, address risks, and ensure timely delivery. Regular executive and director meetings kept leadership informed of progress.- Strategic Decision Making: Guided key decisions, creating structures such as Jira Align to meet organizational needs and tailor project approaches, always using a strategic lens.

- Operational Efficiency: Focused on refining processes through detailed analysis, continually identifying and implementing improvements that boosted operational effectiveness.- Stakeholder Collaboration: Worked closely with stakeholders across all levels, fostering clear communication and ensuring projects stayed aligned with business goals.- Process Optimization: Identified and rolled out innovative solutions, streamlining workflows and contributing to the company’s overall success.- Analytical Expertise: Applied strong analytical skills to drive decisions based on data, delivering results that supported broader business objectives.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Operational Support and Analysis: Executed day-to-day tasks including presentation building and data analysis. Provided critical insights to support decision-making processes within the organization. - Analytical Problem-Solving and Tactical Expertise: Leveraged analytical skills to identify areas for improvement within IT processes, particularly in schedule publication processes and software transitions. Ensured alignment with organizational objectives by engaging leaders early in decision-making processes.

Tallahassee, Florida Area

- Host student-athlete prospects by guiding them through athletic facilities: locker rooms, weight room, and training room- Introduce high-school prospects to current FSU football head coaches and players while being professional and hospitable to prospects through the entirety of their visits- Due to its influence, responsibility, and professionalism, Garnet & Gold Guides is a very esteemed organization, and acceptance is determined after application, interest meetings, socials, and professional interviews

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

- Managed a time-sensitive “Required to Fly” software update involving development & testing with 21 employees, Incorporated JIRA as a new data reporting software and maintained over 100 tasks assigned to over 15 team members- Formulated training document for JIRA software and held training sessions for 15 team members, and Communicated with team members to produce status report distributed to over 100 employees up to the Senior Director.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

- Led Six Sigma Green Belt project to layout 7,000 sq. ft area for New Product Integration. Saved 68% of used floor space and allowed 7 new products to be introduced to area- Used Six Sigma tools to lean all cells in scope- Also used data analysis to reduce scrap and improve efficiency of operators and processes

Delray Beach, Florida

- Developed CAD blueprints and interacted nationally with quotations and outsourced services- Maintained process of flow of parts and updated inventory- Entered and edited items on company database, and Interpreted outside companies' blueprints for compatibility with Skill-Metric

Bachelor'S Of Science, Industrial Engineering

Activities and Societies: Garnet and Gold Guides: Member, Campus Crusade for Christ: President

High School Degree, Honors Diploma