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New York, NY, US

Armonk, New York, NY, US

Core Product Leadership & Technical Innovation-Led the end-to-end development of IBM’s Digital Workplace platform, driving a 250% daily active user growth over 10 months through data-driven persona development and strategic roadmap creation.Established OKR framework across the product portfolio, and worked with PMs to develop individual product KPIs.

New York, NY, US

Taught/teaching: Introduction to Emergency ManagementNatural Hazard MitigationIntroduction to International Disaster ResponseOn-line Course Development: Introduction to Emergency ManagementNatural Hazard MitigationSocial & Economic Trends in Emergency Management

Wilmington, Delaware, US

Truveris is a First Round Capital backed data company that provides actionable insights to reduce pharmacy cost and improve engagement enabling people to live healthier lives Product & Technical Leadership-Led end-to-end product strategy for Life Sciences portfolio, managing SaaS solutions across B2B, B2C, and analytics platforms with team of 15.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

-Created a new application cycle for cities to apply for the SCC grant program, increasing the number of applicants by 80% YOY by making the process more intuitive based on prior applicant feedback and a/b testing-Led the development and scoping of projects for each city based on their applications and direct work with city stakeholders and leadership..

Queens, New York, US

-Emergency Staffing Product Launch: Successfully launched an Emergency Staffing Product within a 5-month timeline, modernizing operational procedures to increase efficiency and control costs such as labor, preventing waste.-Intra-Agency Coordination: Focused intra-agency teams on developing innovative approaches at all levels, ensuring effective resource.

• Contracting with FEMA Region II in creating a Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Annex to bolster and support the City of New York's MCM plan in response to an Anthrax scenario-based biological attack
• Research Specialist: Created factsheets that explain critical information related to MCM and federal essential support functions. Author of Federal Response core capability backgrounders such as Fatalities Management.
• Conducted an analysis of federal resources and capabilities to support the New York City MCM Plan
• Plan construction with team: Writing, research and presentation support for Information Analysis and Course of Action Briefing to FEMA Headquarters
• Liaison to federal response partners in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) and NSS
• Collaborate with NYC DOHMH as well as local hospitals for plan development

Vernon Hills, IL, US

-Development and growth of client relationships with senior technical leadership, developers, and engineers by gaining a deep understand of client need based on their current technical landscape, pain points, and future goals-Managed implementation of projects by coordinating internal resources, partner SMEs and client team. Coordinating all groups helped.

New York, New York, US

Respond to request for disaster assistance by Fire and Police Departments Serve as the communications contact, and technical support for ARC personnel responding to or at disaster sitesComplete reports of disaster incidents Provide emergency message service and disaster welfare inquiries to members of international community/assistance to military Armed.

New York, NY, US

Security and Crisis Management DepartmentCoordinated all logistical needs for UNDP country offices in Haiti in the days following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, managing compiling and transporting of all goods from New York to Haiti.Member of UNDP Crisis Management Planning and Preparedness Steering Committee from inception dealing with all security and.

New York, US

Training and Exercise SectionManaged logistical needs for the Empire '09 Full Scale Exercise which included, generating, finalizing and distributing a master communications list for 80+ participants, arranging and developing meeting locations and agendas as well as recording minutes, preparing documentation for 300 incoming participants, determining and.

Mpa, Business Continuity & Emergency Management

Bachelor’S Degree, Public Health, Sociology

Outdoor Education, Environmental Studdies, Risk Assessment