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New Providence, Nj

Provide project management support to the Automated Speech Recognition and Natural Language Processing teams Support both pre-sales and post-sales projects. Recommend new and modified processes that increase team efficiency and effectiveness.Introduced Jira with both Scrum and Kanban processes for different teams with different needs. Have spent extensive time coaching and reviewing current and future processes for streamlining product development, increasing multi-layer visibility and addressing communication impedances.* Created first product line vision plan and presented to senior management* Set up and kicked off 6 projects within first 6 months* Jira implementation and administration* Developed custom Jira reports to address senior management requirements* On-time release of first go-to-market product

Piscataway, Nj

Led use of Agile values, principles and techniques in a pre-sales bid and proposal environment. Managed an outstanding team of pre-sales bid and proposal "Scrum Masters". Provided Agile coaching leading to self-organizing pre-sales teams. Relentless focus on high-quality output while meeting strict customer dates. Developed automated tools and processes within Agile environment to support pre-sales process. Regular interaction with technical staff, sales, senior management and partners. * Introduced Agile/Scrum principles to the bid process producing: - Increased velocity with constant staff year-over-year - Increased win rate year-over-year - Low turnover rate of staff over 10 year period* Developed numerous automation tools* Introduced automated metrics to improve management efficiency

Piscataway, Nj

Managed hundreds of complex OSS bids for Next-Generation software opportunities, delivering winning proposals on-time that meet account team sales strategies. Guide bid team to refine bid approaches that enhanced win likelihood in highly competitive environments. Consistently ranked at the top of the bid management organization.* 100% On-time delivery rate* Consistently delivered more bids with greater value than any other bid manager* Introduced many innovations in bid management tools and processes to improve efficiency and quality of bids* Evangelized for bid management with account teams world-wide* Introduced automation for bid support

Technical Sales Consultant for a major U.S. ILEC account team. Met with customer to assess solution requirements, designed software solutions and led pre-sales team to develop proposals. Primary responder on RFx for customer. Demonstrated products to customer and built relationships with key technical managers in support of account team.

Piscataway, Nj

Led a team of top-level software architects to evaluate and introduce new software technologies and methodologies. Provided product-line level strategic guidance and direction on emerging software technologies. Negotiated supply contracts with key software vendors.* Developed standards for use of diverse technologies such as: * Java * C++ * DCE* Evaluated and performed vendor selection for *CORBA * Java and J2EE* Introduced XML and Web technologies into core product line* Developed benchmarks and processes for evaluation and introduction of new technologies* Evaluated various software development methodologies and drafted key elements of the Quality Method of Operation (ISO-9000 standard)

M.A., Political Science

Activities and Societies: Scholar at the Eagleton Institute of Politics on full scholarship plus stipend. Focus of study was on electoral.

B.A., Political Science

Bachelors in Political Science