Charlene Brown Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York, Us

Transforming how businesses use tech to build dynamic, successful brands. My goal is to guide businesses through the complex world of tech, focusing on their strengths and transforming them into successful brands using clarity, brand strategy, and WordPress.Actively leveling up my skills as I soar in corporate spaces:🎯 managing national and international teams, 🎯 conducting trainings, and 🎯 working with large volumes of data and content within over 60 databases.Managing major projects is what I do including:🌱 being an early adopter in tech implementations for Fortune 500 organizations,🌱 streamlining processes between 10+ teams to improve content delivery for clients globally, and🌱 conducting project management for 20+ blue chip projects that transitioned teams into new tech processes.I enjoy working with businesses and consultants and coaches who understand the importance of branding for their companies. They want to build sustainability but need assistance with tech for launching their ideas.I love guiding and supporting them as they thrive in:🌱 gaining clarity to connect their passions to amplify their impact using their brands,🌱 learning how to create sustainable websites and embracing tech on their terms,🌱 doubling their reach online based on the clarity, brand, & tech strategies we create,🌱 improving their brand awareness and increasing conversion rates via their sites,🌱 build powerful, consistent brands,🌱 continuously improving brand & tech strategies through best practices in the industry, and🌱 using innovative collaborative approaches such as Cloud technology for deliverables.I get to tap into my 2+ decades of expertise and experience in:• web development & design,• brand development,• clarity, tech, & brand strategy,• Generative AI• Content Management Systems (CMS) - including WordPress, Squarespace, & Drupal,• coding languages (including, CSS, PHP, HTML, Ruby Rails, & Python),• digital marketing, and• E-commerce.

Toronto, On, Ca

• Transitioned multiple processes from manual to fully or partially automated.• Adept at leading diverse teams to execute on strategic initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders across business and technology domains to drive results.• Assisted in the development and implementation of new technology processes.• Participate as Information Technology Champion as an Early Adopter to help improve adoption of new technology throughout the Thomson Reuters organization.• Help develop new technology platforms for digital products (new and current).• Train peers internationally on multi-million dollar products processes.• Participate as tester for new content and products on Live and Test Environments.• Cultivate strong working relationships with peers, Editorial, printers, and technology teams to maintain effective and efficient workflows and processes.• Resolve technical and content issues for external and internal customers and peers.• Continue to improve turn-around time for late breaking news and other time-sensitive content on the digital platform called Checkpoint.• Use value-stream maps to help identify and track process inefficiencies to reduce or remove process and resource waste so projects can be completed under budget.

Toronto, On, Ca

• Certified as LEAN Six Sigma yellow belt.• Trained over 4 dozen employees on LEAN Six Sigma best practices so they can achieve yellow belt certification.• Developed and implemented inter-team organization strategies improving collaboration and decreasing trun-around time on multi-million dollar digital projects.• Improved desktop artist skills learning new InDesign workflow strategies.• Represented my team and peers in technological strategy sessions with business leaders and executives to improve acquisition and execution of new technology and establishing new processes and corporate trainings.• Identified technology to help streamline iMac and PC technologies and workflow processes.• Managed 10 multi-million dollar digital projects and improved their usability, delivery times, and design development.

Toronto, On, Ca

• Collaborated on key Thomson Reuters initiatives that helped increase revenue on high-performing digital and print products.• Improved complicated graphic processes for Federal and State products that generates over $50 million in revenue annually.• Managed the maintenance of International data for Thomson Reuters Checkpoint World and Journal of Taxation, two of their high-grossing digital products.• Executed industry-leading responses to major legislative and regulatory developments.• Resolved issues with functionality, presentation, and deliverables for monthly journals and daily newsletter (digital and print) products that generate over one million in revenue.• Improved interdependency and collaboration skills learning best practices of using MS Sharepoint and cloud systems such as Dropbox to increase collaboration internally and externally.• Trained peers on Cloud software and Sharepoint best practices to encourage collaboration success

Toronto, On, Ca

• Learned QuarkX and Adobe InDesign to deliver print products generating over $100k in revenue.• Delivered breaking news digital products daily to over 44k customers.• Improved process workflow using best practices using Adobe Creative Suite tools Photoshop, Acrobat, and Illustrator.• Collaborated with technology and development teamt to improve coding techniques for digital products.• Created high-quality, high-value products in response to changing market needs and conditions.• Solved design and content issues through applying coding knowledge and cross-trained peers to troubleshoot and execute new coding procedures for top revenue generating digital and print product while improving low performing digital products.• Improved graphic design skills through continued learning of Photoshop and Illustrator updates.

Toronto, On, Ca

• Managed high-profile Federal and State Finance information digital product generating over $80 million in revenue annually.• Collaborated with Editorial and technology team on digital information products generating over 100k annually.• Trained peers on various HTML coding projects generating over $40 million in revenue annually.• Improved my accuracy and speed on HTML and CSS coding projects to meet deadlines and reduce correction requests.• Developed my website development skills through learning Dreamweaver, Drupal and Wordpress.

Doctor Of Management, Organizational Leadership With A Specialization In Information Systems And Technology

Mba, Business Technology

Ba, Psychology