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Manage Jive-based community platform that connects employees and dealers across the US, Latin America, and global locations.Analyze, review, and report on the effectiveness of community activity and ongoing health of existing communityProvide direction on new social collaboration tools and best practices in the industry and provide Toshiba management guidance on next steps for the Jive-based community

Manage Internal Corporate Communications through multiple channels -- email, digital signage, internal broadcast, intranet.Research and develop content for CEO messaging with the goal of driving employee awareness, engagement, and strategic focus.Work directly with the CEO and Leadership to develop messaging that aligns with strategic goals.Lead cross-functional team, across all lines of business to ensure messaging consistency and alignmentBuild internal brand and leadership voice that inspires and motivates employees.Produce bi-monthly episodes of Ten-X TV internal broadcast, manage and coordinate guest and feature interviews.Manage day-to-day operational activities to support the Internal Communications Program.Deployed Enplug digital signage tools in the corporate office environment.Manage the Igloo intranet platform on a day-to-day basis

Provide strategic direction of external customer communityFunction as Community expert on launch and day-to-day use of of Igloo intranetCreate and implement internal corporate communications frameworkHelp launch miscellaneous projects as part of Corporate marketing function, specifically Ten-X TV Podcast

•Community manager for internal online community on the Jive platform, used to facilitate online product brainstorming, ideation, and general collaboration. oExample: One brainstorm lead to potential new category for Mattel, estimated to be $100MM in first year revenue, Jive community recognized as key to its creationoExample: Leveraged community to connect global internal experts to brainstorm potential new track connectors for key brand•Devised strategic rollout and deployment plans for the Jive platform. Manage all aspects including user provisioning, creation and delivery of all training, content creation, and general support. •Devised and executed strategy around technical upgrades, user-interface modifications, and addition of new features. •Responsible for content creation, managing content calendars, and analytics. •Researched, implemented, and leveraged a variety of tools for communication and analytics including MailChimp and Google Analytics. •Responsible for planning and leading other Internal Programs such as cross-divisional internal summits, custom internal training, and ongoing tool exploration for collaboration & brainstorming. o Example: Coordinated and hosted 3-day summit of 100 internal & external experts on Mobile tools & apps. Responsibilities included creating agenda, finding key presenters, sourcing external keynotes, and all meeting services.o Example: Designed and led several 1-day brainstorm event for new business initiatives (e.g. product ideas, key partnerships, new businesses). Responsibilities included designing brainstorm agenda, specific exercises, facilitating session, and summarization & wrap up.

•Lead strategic IT projects for Design and Development organization at Mattel and Fisher-Price. •Built strong relationships between Design & Development employees and IT, recognized as trusted resource•Sought opportunities to incorporate new tools and technologies into the design process for cost savings, efficiency, and quality improvemento Example: Updated global color critical printer system, realized savings of more than $200,000/year.•Served as internal project manager for assigned D&D Projects

• Managed Nissan University employee training program, ~$350,000 annual budget.• Coordinated schedule and course plans of approximately 12 concurrently running workshop courses and 20 self-study courses• Managed vendor relationships and course pricing of approximately 15 vendors to keep costs manageable in support of Nissan360 and Nissan180 programs• Coordinated all communications with enrollees

• Performed IT Audit services at a wide variety of clients including healthcare and financial clients• Specialized in Peoplesoft permissions audit