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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

• Successfully repositioned the company as a premium restaurant brokerage business by spearheading the creation of a new logo, tagline, website, phone system and creating and implementing a customer response process. • Increased sales by over 170% by launching a new website and new marketing database.• Increased restaurant listing by over 525%. • Increased UVs to website by 345% and PVs by over 1,600%.

Satellite Beach, Florida, Us

• Successfully and profitably managed 3 properties on Cape Cod for over 16 years.• Found and screened new tenants, created rental applications, conducted background checks, and checkedreferences.• Prepared and managed leases, renewals, opened security deposit accounts, and managed the payment of allrents.• Managed the insurance policies, rates, and coverage.• Initiated and managed construction, renovations, and repairs.• Managed all maintenance, repairs, proper operation of HVAC, and fire protection.• Responsible for safety compliance, routine and annual maintenance, managed contractors and handled numerousrepairs myself.

Hyannis, Ma, Us

• Successfully managed the design and development of dozens of websites for law firm lead generation projects. • Managed and maintained vendors, publishers, leads, and campaigns in lead management CRM.• Managed clients, all resources, and outside vendors on all projects. • Developed innovative new methods for generating leads. • Managed the hosting, maintenance, and upgrades of all internal and client sites.

Brighton, Ma, Us

• Led & oversaw requirements documentation and development of a $3 million dollar customer marketing database for Harvard Business Review magazine & products division. • Led the RFP process from start to finish.• Collaborated with senior management and stakeholders to define project scope (included writing RFP, identified vendors, managed response process, facilitated selection, and deliverables) to support business goals.• Created project plans, owned and executed project communications, included the project kick-off meeting, regular project status updates, and changes to project scope, timelines, and risks.• Managed implementation of the CRM systems, included internal staff and the vendor.• Worked with cross enterprise units to accomplish work, forged necessary relationships to be highly effective.• Negotiated with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.• Proactively managed changes in project scope, identified potential risks, and devised contingency plans. Drove for open communication across participants, stakeholders, and management.• Managed external vendors, included securing resources to support project work, negotiated timelines, costs, and resources. Escalated and resolved vendor issues as needed to keep the project on track.

• Ensured that the mission & programs of the organization were monitored & executed in line with the founder’s vision.• Developed creative new casual games concepts (gamification) and strategies for big brands that were monetizable, provided highly valuable market research and significant increases in Facebook ‘Likes’.• Ensured that staff were properly selected, trained, supported, guided, managed and that appropriate systems were in place for successful sales management, tracking and reporting.• Oversaw sales, product development and outside resources.• Met regularly with the founder regarding organizational objectives, sales efforts and other relevant issues.• Provided leadership and guidance related to strategic direction and management of programs and services.• Ensured delivery of high-quality services to clients to achieve extraordinary levels of satisfaction.• Maintained a working knowledge of significant developments and trends in the field of online game development.• Built relationships and strategic partnerships with companies that created cutting edge technology. • Researched and developed new strategies to achieve company goals and objectives.• Conducted analysis of the competition to improve company products (games).

New York, Ny, Us

• Diplomatically managed numerous international teams located in London, Ireland, France, Germany & India that resulted in developing successful web sites on-time & within budget. (Over 5 years of experience managing international teams)• Earned leadership responsibility to manage another project manager in 2009 & provided mentoring which led to increased project management skills & increased productivity of the employee.• Managed the design & development teams for all phases of the product development cycle that produced all necessary results (design solutions, ad campaigns, video, technical solutions, Facebook & Twitter social media integrations) to improve internal business solutions.• Managed & completed Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation & worked with the finance team in order to maximize capitalization for all projects.• Served as an internal expert providing in-depth knowledge of AOL tools, work procedures & the online industry.• Directed the development of multiple software products from concept to final product release & provided and/or maintained the winning "creative vision" of the product.• Created highly detailed project plans that led to the successful launch of projects on time & on budget.• Proactively predicted what might go wrong & created plans to ensure that projects ran smoothly.• Solved complex problems, used research, analysis & AOL expertise to develop creative & innovative solutions.

New York, Ny, Us

• Managed all phases of the concept, user interface, design, development, quality assurance & finance process for AOL.com redesign which resulted in a new site that was superior to the competition.• Managed & completed Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation & worked with the finance team in order to maximize capitalization for all projects.• Led planning strategies for products & provided input into the development of successful marketing materials. • Directed the development of multiple software products from concept to final product release & provided and/or maintained the winning "creative vision" of the product.• Worked with research in order to conduct user testing, usability testing & eye tracking research which led to creating superior products.• Created highly detailed project plans that led to the successful launch of projects on time & on budget.

New York, Ny, Us

• Received an Achievement Award for outstanding collaboration in 2006 presented in front of 300 of my AOL peers which included monetary compensation.• Lead Project Manager for User Interface & Design for AOL.com, the Welcome Screen in the AOL Client, the first AOL Chinese Portal, and the first AOL Latino Portal.• Promoted to Senior Technical Project Manager.

• Lead Producer & Project Manager for the AOL Careers site, AOL Real Estate site and AOL Shopping site.• Managed the AOL Careers redesign to support a 5 year $30 million contract with CareerBuilder.• Managed the development of multiple microsites for AOL Shopping.• Successfully managed the development of a site that streamed a live Dave Matthews benefit concert for New York City school from Central Park in Manhattan.

• Interpreted customer needs, wrote winning proposals & closed sales for client web site development projects.• Produced project plans, navigation maps & content plans which led to successful project launches. • Planned resource utilization, managed all resources & contractors, monitored budgets & maintained a positive client relationship throughout the development process.• Managed client expectations, communicating with clients regarding project status, managed scope changes & administered projects within budget which resulted in happy clients & repeat business.• Reconciled client projects producing reports showing revenue & variance which resulted in profitable projects.• Managed quality assurance test plans that ensured client satisfaction.

Us

• Provided consulting services to improve workflow processes & systems in developing web sites.• Trained how to reconcile client projects produce reports showing revenue & variance which resulted in more profitable projects.• Created resource utilization tools to monitor budgets in order to maintain positive client relationship throughout the development process.• Recommended a new system to manage client expectations, regarding project status, scope changes & budgets.• Improved the company quality assurance test plans resulting in increased client satisfaction.

• Managed the development process of all facets of client web site development initiatives which resulted in very satisfied clients & repeat business. • Trained & oversaw project managers on all phases of the Web development process on everything from estimating, working with designers & developers, closing sales & billing to successfully up selling.• Managed all aspects of company product initiatives. Responsible for defining and managing product scope, budget, scheduling & resources. Worked with designers, programmers & QA staff to ensure successful delivery.• Planned resource utilization, monitored budgets & maintained a positive client relationship throughout the development process.

• Generated sales leads, wrote proposals, closed sales, and prepared contracts. Exceeded monthly sales quotas.• Led all public relations efforts. Wrote press releases & coordinated radio & print media interviews with company management which resulted in improved company name recognition & reputation as web site experts. • Supervised & planned special in-office sales & networking events to increase business development.• Managed the development a new logo, tagline & branding campaign that led to improved company image. • Recruited staff to attend networking events on a frequent basis & leveraged employee connections which resulted in increased sales.• Successfully repositioned Exit1 from a general information technology business to a focused internet solutions company. • Managed the development of the company web site. Developed & maintained the company online & offline portfolios & case studies which resulted in increased business development.

• Promoted to Director of Marketing.• Generated sales leads, wrote proposals, closed sales, and prepared contracts. Exceeded monthly sales quotas.• Led all public relations efforts. Wrote press releases & coordinated radio & print media interviews with company management which resulted in improved company name recognition & reputation as web site experts. • Supervised & planned special in-office sales & networking events to increase business development.• Recruited staff to attend networking events on a frequent basis & leveraged employee connections which resulted in increased sales.• Managed the development of the company web site. Developed & maintained the company online & offline portfolios & case studies which resulted in increased business development.

• Received an award for outstanding service from the Custom Publishing Division at Houghton Mifflin Company.• Coordinated the efforts of college bookstore managers, publisher permission departments and print facilities in the production of custom book / anthology for the university marketplace. • Acted as an instrumental contributor to the development of the company database, and Web site. • Provided account management for editors at publishing companies for all phases of the custom book process. • Produced quotes, secured copyright permissions, managed production, coordinated distribution, and created invoices. • Initiated and implemented innovative production methods and procedures for custom books.

• Provided full service support to customers, sales staff, and manufacturing in planning, coordinating and expediting all aspects of customer’s printing orders. • Developed and maintained customer trust and confidence in the company’s ability to produce a quality product, which met or exceeded expectations. Interpreted and evaluated customer job requests. • Created publishing orders and bill of materials. • Initiated and followed through on the securing of prices and schedules. • Acted as a customer advocate by interfacing with production personnel. Provided customers with status and inventory reports. • Managed the receipt of all components, customer- and vendor-supplied, required to process and deliver orders to customer specifications.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marketing

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