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Developing Project Management Teams and Delivering ProjectsOn Time... On Target... On Budget...Inspirational leader, mentor and visionary that enables and empowers Project Managers and builds professional PMO departments that deliver consistent results. Big picture thinker with great foresight and contagious enthusiasm. Comfortable and confident in making decisions, taking action to achieve results and accepting responsibility. Driven innovator that offers progressive ideas to solve… Show more Developing Project Management Teams and Delivering ProjectsOn Time... On Target... On Budget...Inspirational leader, mentor and visionary that enables and empowers Project Managers and builds professional PMO departments that deliver consistent results. Big picture thinker with great foresight and contagious enthusiasm. Comfortable and confident in making decisions, taking action to achieve results and accepting responsibility. Driven innovator that offers progressive ideas to solve problems and a proven ability to see beyond the immediate to concept and champion global initiatives, influence and work cooperatively throughout an organization, and implement change. Excellent leadership, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills. Unwavering commitment to execute plan to meet corporate goals. Passionate belief that companies are only as successful as they enable their customers to be successful. SpecialtiesProject Management Best Practices ♦ PMBOK Guide Methodologies ♦ OPPM Project Tracking ♦ Business Process Improvement ♦ Change Management ♦ Resource Management & Productivity ♦ Profitability ♦ Forecasts & Revenue Recognition ♦ Time Tracking ♦ Team Building & Leadership ♦ Staff Development & Promotion ♦ Employee Work Plans & Goal Setting Show less

Irvine, California

Responsible for project management and development teams. Established daily time tracking across all resources and departments. Researched and implemented a new agency system for managing all projects and retainer work. Evaluated all processes and established standard phases and workflows for all creative and production projects. Created project checklists to ensure consistent high-quality deliverables. Monthly monitoring, tracking, and advancing all project milestones for revenue recognition… Show more Responsible for project management and development teams. Established daily time tracking across all resources and departments. Researched and implemented a new agency system for managing all projects and retainer work. Evaluated all processes and established standard phases and workflows for all creative and production projects. Created project checklists to ensure consistent high-quality deliverables. Monthly monitoring, tracking, and advancing all project milestones for revenue recognition for all creative and production projects. PM team responsible for managing all agency projects including strategic marketing audits & plans, new website projects, website updates and maintenance, traditional media production and traffic, hosting, reputation management, SEO, analytics and reporting. Show less

Responsible for operations, design, strategy, engagement and project management teams. Oversees developers as indirect reports. Established monthly resource allocations, billing milestones and standardized time tracking across all resources and departments. Performs direct PM duties for a variety of clients on web projects, SEO, social media, digital marketing, online reputation management, email campaigns, Roku Channels, mobile sites and apps, including Ellison Technologies, AC Martin, OCTA… Show more Responsible for operations, design, strategy, engagement and project management teams. Oversees developers as indirect reports. Established monthly resource allocations, billing milestones and standardized time tracking across all resources and departments. Performs direct PM duties for a variety of clients on web projects, SEO, social media, digital marketing, online reputation management, email campaigns, Roku Channels, mobile sites and apps, including Ellison Technologies, AC Martin, OCTA, Juice It Up!, Food For Life, Nutrishop, Gelson’s Market, Catalina Express, and Maruchan brands. Show less

Web Advanced (http://www.webadvanced.com) is a full-service digital agency located in Southern California that specializes in building effective brands and enabling organizations to grow online. Lead project management team. Established processes, standards and templates for time tracking, budget analysis, project reviews and resource forecasting. Mentored and managed project managers and project coordinators. Performed direct PM and account exec duties for their largest client, BSH, on web… Show more Web Advanced (http://www.webadvanced.com) is a full-service digital agency located in Southern California that specializes in building effective brands and enabling organizations to grow online. Lead project management team. Established processes, standards and templates for time tracking, budget analysis, project reviews and resource forecasting. Mentored and managed project managers and project coordinators. Performed direct PM and account exec duties for their largest client, BSH, on web projects, email campaigns and mobile sites for Thermador, Bosch, and Gaggenau brands. Show less

Directed group of 10 account execs and project managers as well as performed relationship manager duties on key accounts when needed. Clients included Reebok, GE, and Google on websites, motion graphics and video production projects.

IT Brand Pulse™ is an analyst firm that covers data center infrastructure including servers, storage and networking. The company is a trusted source of research and product testing -- and has the unique ability to place its content in leading publications. Barbara runs the product database and software practice with IT Brand Pulse. Current projects include LOM (Lan-On-Motherboard) Watch and I/O Virtualization Appliances and server virtualization software for mid-sized businesses.

PM contract work for a variety of clients. Projects include online product presence and distribution, social media strategy and interactive competitive analysis and web site strategy.

Spot Runner is a technology company that is developing the next generation of advertising services across television, the Web, radio, print or out-of-home. Responsible for establishing a PMO within newly formed Client Services group. Evaluated and recommended project management system. Establishing PM best practices and process improvements to increase profitability, efficiency, quality and productivity. Assist sales and account management in securing new prospect and client engagements… Show more Spot Runner is a technology company that is developing the next generation of advertising services across television, the Web, radio, print or out-of-home. Responsible for establishing a PMO within newly formed Client Services group. Evaluated and recommended project management system. Establishing PM best practices and process improvements to increase profitability, efficiency, quality and productivity. Assist sales and account management in securing new prospect and client engagements. Managed client projects from implementation through launch and analysis. Show less

Interactivate was an online marketing agency. Reported directly to the COO and served as a member of the executive team. Provided leadership and direction to staff in project management, resource management, workflow & process management, account management, new business proposals, sales forecasts, profitability, pricing, outsourcing, and marcom to enable the company to deliver quality products and services on time and within budget. Created and implemented a new program management process… Show more Interactivate was an online marketing agency. Reported directly to the COO and served as a member of the executive team. Provided leadership and direction to staff in project management, resource management, workflow & process management, account management, new business proposals, sales forecasts, profitability, pricing, outsourcing, and marcom to enable the company to deliver quality products and services on time and within budget. Created and implemented a new program management process enhancing profitability, productivity, efficiency and quality throughout the company’s operations. Established implementation forecast and tracking, prioritizing the project queue to maximize cash flow and revenue recognition. Developed staff work plans to meet department goals and deliverables that rolled up and supported the corporate goals. Show less

Marlin Financial Services provided software solutions for payroll card applications. Responsible for all aspects of marketing, partner and client operations, program management, implementations, software development, fraud monitoring & prevention, and client training. Marlin Financial Services was established in 2003, at which time a new system was designed and developed by my team on time and within budget. Evaluated and selected partners based on market share, reputation, commitment to… Show more Marlin Financial Services provided software solutions for payroll card applications. Responsible for all aspects of marketing, partner and client operations, program management, implementations, software development, fraud monitoring & prevention, and client training. Marlin Financial Services was established in 2003, at which time a new system was designed and developed by my team on time and within budget. Evaluated and selected partners based on market share, reputation, commitment to the industry and offering. Established partner relationships, received program approvals, and completed integrations on time and within budget. Developed collateral material, sales tools, training and new market research. Show less

Optimum Pay was a software financial services company that offered online payment systems and prepaid card solutions for payroll and retail applications. Responsible for marketing and operations. Created a standard implementation process that reduced a new customer rollout to 6-8 weeks and increased profit by using standard components and generic scripts. Developed corporate industry training and held monthly training sessions for all employees on the financial services industry.

Marketing consultant for a variety of clients. Projects include strategic planning, market research, competitive analysis, marketing collateral, product research, copywriting, web site design and search campaigns (SEO/SEM/PPC).

FieldCentrix develops wireless and mobile solutions for the field service industry. Provided strategic direction to expanding markets through research and analysis. Fostered sales and industry analyst support by generating materials that articulate the unique challenges and technology requirements in the field service industry. Forecasted total available markets. Published monthly market updates for the executive team profiling competitive threats, industry trends, analysis of sales… Show more FieldCentrix develops wireless and mobile solutions for the field service industry. Provided strategic direction to expanding markets through research and analysis. Fostered sales and industry analyst support by generating materials that articulate the unique challenges and technology requirements in the field service industry. Forecasted total available markets. Published monthly market updates for the executive team profiling competitive threats, industry trends, analysis of sales wins/losses, and detailed strategic recommendations and opportunities. Spearheaded competitive program and tracked over 50 companies in current and future markets. Show less

Quantum/ATL Products manufactures robotic tape libraries for the storage industry. Created and maintained strategic alliances with more than 50 software and hardware vendors to identify cooperative marketing opportunities, new products and features, and ensured the certification of ATL libraries in SCSI and fibre channel environments. Key alliances included Sun Microsystems, EMC, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Veritas, Legato, Brocade, Chaparral, and Crossroads. Managed the technical marketing group… Show more Quantum/ATL Products manufactures robotic tape libraries for the storage industry. Created and maintained strategic alliances with more than 50 software and hardware vendors to identify cooperative marketing opportunities, new products and features, and ensured the certification of ATL libraries in SCSI and fibre channel environments. Key alliances included Sun Microsystems, EMC, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Veritas, Legato, Brocade, Chaparral, and Crossroads. Managed the technical marketing group responsible for technical sales training and support, corporate sales engineering, and the ATL library certification program. Spearheaded company's first certification lab and managed a hardware and software exchange program with all partners. Established cooperative self-certification program with tier-one vendors. Provided the sales force with information regarding storage management software including company profiles, sales channels, market share, features, pricing, certification dates, platforms, etc. Developed software business plans, marketing and product strategies. Show less

Company was originally SoftTek, Inc. SoftTek was a startup software company that developed a suite of faxing software that was marketed as a product as well as sold as an Internet fax service. Responsible for the technical direction and management of the engineering department. Mentored engineering team to perform to their potential. Monitored product development, prioritized new software features, tracked defects, and assigned tasks to employees. Designed an accounting and billing database for… Show more Company was originally SoftTek, Inc. SoftTek was a startup software company that developed a suite of faxing software that was marketed as a product as well as sold as an Internet fax service. Responsible for the technical direction and management of the engineering department. Mentored engineering team to perform to their potential. Monitored product development, prioritized new software features, tracked defects, and assigned tasks to employees. Designed an accounting and billing database for an internet fax service. Show less

Consulting services in both software development and marketing. Provided programming expertise in the following areas: Internet, computer security, UNIX system administration, database, client/server, utilities, device drivers, and graphical user interfaces. Consulted with a variety of clients in assisting them to market their products and services. Developed marketing plans, sales promotions, collateral, advertising, and new business opportunities.

Operating Systems Marketing Mgr - Involved in the entire marketing cycle of a new UNIX os. Responsible for successfully transitioning the sales force into the open systems UNIX marketplace. Duties included product definition, competitive analysis, pricing, marketing announcements, technical sales bulletins, white papers, press releases, extensive sales training, and product launch. Sr Software Engineer - Member of the os group to develop the first UNIX product after a history of proprietary… Show more Operating Systems Marketing Mgr - Involved in the entire marketing cycle of a new UNIX os. Responsible for successfully transitioning the sales force into the open systems UNIX marketplace. Duties included product definition, competitive analysis, pricing, marketing announcements, technical sales bulletins, white papers, press releases, extensive sales training, and product launch. Sr Software Engineer - Member of the os group to develop the first UNIX product after a history of proprietary systems. The OS team created the overall design to integrate MBF's flagship business software development environment with standard UNIX. Developed a universal printer driver at the application level that interfaced with low level drivers to support new devices without recompilation of the operating system. This allowed new printer support between operating system releases. Prior to joining the new UNIX project, I enhanced a word processor as part of a suite of office automation software. Show less

Designed an expert system to assist in the analysis of Navy communications test data. Member of the software development team for the backup flight system on the Space Shuttle.

Original member of the design team to develop a communications management system that allows definition of an on-line environment. This was one of the first software environments to support multiple viewing sessions. Developed a fourth generation system incorporating a language for application generating, a screen formatter, a data dictionary, and a report generator.