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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.

* 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.

* 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.

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.

• 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.
• Prepared HTML content for online courses for the Business Publishing division. Trained staff in e-learning development tools, HTML, and web graphics.