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Beverly Hills, California, United States

* Managed a portfolio of technology business initiatives across 8-10 teams while directly overseeing 3 teams on average.* Partnered with product, engineering, creative and marketing to determine deliverables, set project milestones and drive delivery.* Communicated project status and set expectations with stakeholders throughout the organization, presented quarterly reviews for both my dedicated teams and the entire org.* Facilitated the completion of cross-team epics and removed impediments.* Identified and tracked risks to be mitigated and developed risk management plans on a project basis.* Served as Scrum Master for multiple teams, leading day-to-day Scrum meetings.* Trained team members and stakeholders in Agile best practices.Organizational Development and Change:* Oversaw scaled rollout of Jira and Smartsheets for multiple teams to provide visibility and efficiency throughout the org. * Supported a close collaborative process between product, development and creative to continuously capture feedback. Creative was looped into our scrum sessions to present Figma comps and workflows and ad-hoc demos were shared and distrubuted over Slack and other platforms throughout the design and development process ahead of our formal demos.Additional Highlights for this Role:* Led development for user account migrations to the Vudu platform and coordinated UX, design and rollout of the user flows and supported data transformation readiness.* Oversaw the Supply-Side-Platform (SSP) Integration initiative to support open exchange demand inclusive of a migration of AVOD ad ingestion from an existing service to a JITT service.* Managed Vudu web team for redesign, branding and web stack modernization projects for Vudu.com* Facilitated creation of integration milestones and objective and key results (OKRs) creation for newly formed Vudu Web and Marketing Operations teams to support Fandango's merger with the Vudu streaming service.

* Oversaw planning, execution and delivery of medium to large scale software development projects across 4 teams while directly overseeing 2 teams on average.* Developed project, release, and rollout plans for technology initiatives.* Reported project status to stakeholders and managed expectations for our roadmap of projects* Coordinated the completion of cross-team initiatives and resolved obstacles.* Monitored and identified risks, creating tailored risk management plans for each project.* Acted as Scrum Master for multiple teams, guiding daily Scrum meetings.* Educated team members and stakeholders on Agile methodologies and best practices.Additional Highlights for this Role:* Served as Senior Project Manager for a Top 10 Entertainment App on App Store * Led project management for Fandango Apps, for over 30 initiatives that included Enhanced Movie Ticket, In-App Movie Trailers, VIP Program and Rotten Tomatoes Ratings.* Partnered with Product and Tech leadership to execute the roadmap and reported to stakeholders on the marketing, product leadership, and executive levels.* Captured and reported data on feature adoption, app versions/retention, bugs and project burn downs* Oversaw Creative and App teams to develop a dynamic animated movie ad unit which yielded over 100MM in ad revenue, and drove multi-year commitments in ad upfronts.* Managed the tvOS App Project from MVP phase to rollout, expanding Fandango’s in-home presence.Organizational Development and Change:* Our PMO supported a monumental shift in 2020 to support the changes in the ticketing industry as a result of the pandemic. I supported rapid execution of several initiatives that fundamentally impacted our website messaging and functionality. * Oversaw scaled rollout of Jira and Smartsheets for multiple teams to provide visibility and efficiency throughout the org. This was a major PMO initiative with success in our org, the program was expanded to the enterprise org.

* Served as a Project Manager for Fandango’s Ticketing group focused on ecommerce and content optimization projects from the design and scoping phase through development, QA, and deployment* Managed 4 Scrum teams for all agile ceremonies and reported project status to stakeholders* Built reporting metrics to drive reliable cadence supporting adoption of agile project management

New York, Ny

* Spearheaded formation of Creative Services department, strengthening agency capabilities and driving increased revenue via expanded client campaigns and services.* Performed UX and design prototyping for 40+ projects for wide array of agency clients in e-commerce, tech, publishing and SaaS.* Oversaw online marketing creative design and web development for dozens of brands including Amazon, Audible, Basis, Provide Commerce, Scholastic and IFAW.* Led team of in-house and freelance designers and developers.* Collaborated with team to drive ongoing performance improvements for online marketing campaigns, including SEM, PPC, and * Responsible for project management, P&L and proposal writing for all design and development projects.

• Streamlined online application process leading to increased conversion rates. • Responsible for project management in following areas: web and multimedia development, website content creation, and online marketing campaigns.• Directed complete site redesign and integration of web analytics platform.• Coordinated Search Engine Optimization (SEO) project with internal stakeholders and external SEM agency.

• Managed development of content, interactive tools, and advice section for homeloancenter.com.• Oversaw website redesign, focusing on improvements to design, usability, site content, Search Engine Optimization, and HTML code. • Managed web analytics for service and content-based site, including conversion rates for various online campaigns, application start rates, page views, bounce rates, and ROI.

• Developed wireframes and HTML templates for complete redesign of smithnoble.com e-commerce website.• Collaborated on successful e-mail campaigns that delivered multimillion-dollar returns, working closely with online marketing manager to develop content and presentation. • Managed production of instructional content, including web videos, product documentation, and catalog illustrations.

Aquent is a specialty recruiting agency for creative, strategy and project management. I worked with them when I relocated to California in 2000, and they connected me with my next long term position.

• Developed original user interfaces and graphics for educational web and multimedia projects. • Worked with Project Managers and Managing Editors to develop effective educational testing designs for custom CD-ROMs and websites. Designed and managed development of multimedia component for the best-selling O’Sullivan Economics series of college textbooks. • Prepared HTML content for online courses for the Business Publishing division. Trained staff in e-learning development tools, HTML, and web graphics.