Responsible for managing the project strategy, coordination, communication and execution across the five Immunology franchises and leadership teams. Sets and manages expectations with stakeholders and develops project plans to achieve successful project delivery within budget, scope and schedule. Provides consultative expertise in meeting and event planning and partners with internal teams and external suppliers to achieve the desired outcome. Provides effective and efficient solutions that rise up to the business needs.

Responsible for managing cross-functional projects and initiatives in the U.S. Commercial organization. Leads projects to define, establish and gain consensus on goals, objectives, schedules and deliverables. Manages a team responsible for coordinating U.S.-based meetings including new hire onboarding/orientation, product training and other initiatives. Provides planning, leadership and overall project management to executive major U.S. Commercial initiatives such as the National Sales Meeting, Business Reviews and Town Halls and special projects.

Responsible for managing cross-functional projects and initiatives in the U.S. Commercial organization. Leads projects to define, establish and gain consensus on goals, objectives, schedules and deliverables. Provides planning, leadership and overall project management to executive major U.S. Commercial initiatives such as the National Sales Meeting, Business Reviews and Town Halls and process improvement projects.

Manage the global recognition programs and events and corresponding communications. Provides strategic guidance, creative input, ideas generation, and oversees production and execution for recognition programs and key executive meetings or conferences.

Responsible for developing and managing PPD Global Employee Events and corresponding communications. Provides strategic guidance, creative input, ideas generation, and oversees production and execution for recognition programs and key executive meetings or conferences.

Assistant Vice President, Corporate Meeting Manager Responsible for planning and executing business meetings and special events including high visibility Board of Directors meetings, global CEO meetings, executive town halls, multi-city road shows, conferences, diversity meetings and team outings in domestic and international locations.  Orchestrated meeting planning services with a focus on client needs assessment, vendor relations, site inspection, cost analysis, set-ups, audio-visuals, speaker procurement, guest transfers, transportation, off-site entertainment, reservations, and menu selection  Negotiation of vendor contracts that focus on service, scope and objectives Served as direct point of contact for client, vendors, and participants concerning meeting specifications, requirements, preferences, schedules, cost summaries, and requests for proposal  Organized 70+ projects annually with budgets up to $600K per meeting Consulted on the redesign of the CEO Award program and award fulfillment

Project manager for nationwide efforts including philanthropic events, incentive compensation policy and procedure updates, regional communications, and other short and long term strategic initiatives  Coordinated the annual branch operations philanthropic event for 8,500 sales employees in 46 states Maintained the incentive compensation policies and procedures on the company’s Intranet Managed the annual communication calendar, which outlined monthly and quarterly messaging for branch operations employees Established the Leadership Coin program, which was created to recognize key attributes of branch operations employees. Due to its success, the program was also implemented in the operations function Streamlined the division and regional award ordering procedure into a centralized process to ensure brand compliance, price consistency and ease of use

Incentives – Marketing Communications Manager 2001 – 2004 Planned annual, national and division incentive programs for over 10,000 sales and operations employees across the United States. Managed all aspects of the award fulfillment process (cash, trips & merchandise), and ensured tax reporting was compliant. Coordinated trips globally with annual budgets exceeding $10 million dollars.  Created promotional plans and prepared communication materials including rules & regulations for the incentive programs. Partnered with departments such as Tax, Payroll, Risk Management, Compensation, Human Resources, Sales and Operations to ensure messaging and criteria were on target Built credibility, established rapport, and maintained communication with internal and external stakeholders  Partnered with external suppliers such as travel agencies, merchandise suppliers, and incentive planning companies to coordinate all aspects of the award payout Troubleshoot issues for management and award winners with contest reports, award payouts and interpretation of rules & regulations  On-site contact to oversee the daily operations of five incentive trips annually Arranged highly detailed travel arrangements for senior executives

Planned and executed 50 meetings and conferences annually, including the Chicago-area employee picnic, which had over 12,000 attendees. Managed meeting vendors for delivery of services to include food and beverage, production, entertainment, transportation, housing, and security.  Built and maintained relationships with vendors, suppliers, internal customers and meeting attendees Lead planner for the company picnic, managing all aspects of the event logistics including 100+ volunteers

Provided marketing support for 1,500 consumer lending branches across the United States. Assisted with the editing and production of branch collateral, window signage and other promotional materials. Coordinated branch openings in selected markets.  Managed graphic designers and copywriters to develop branch materials and customer messaging  Developed and managed the company’s promotional catalog, which contained logo apparel, give-away items and other branded products Coordinated branch grand openings in expansion markets

Managed marketing and promotion efforts for a daily newspaper. Provided outreach to the community a town festivals and events.