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Denver, Colorado, United States

Strategic and results-oriented Director of Business Development focusing on high profile customer growth and brand recognition within the precision plastics manufacturing industry. Proven expertise in identifying new business opportunities, developing strategic partnerships, executing innovative sales strategies, supervising order development, and advocating interests to achieve customer and company satisfaction.-Lead the creation and execution of business development strategies to drive growth in the precision plastics sector.-Conduct ongoing market analysis to identify high-potential clients. Develop tailored approaches to address specific industry needs and drive business expansion in both domestic and international markets.-Establish and nurture strategic partnerships with key industry stakeholders, including OEMs, tier-one suppliers, and end-users.-Team leader of a close-knit management team that promotes feedback and collaboration to achieve excellent results.-Developed and manage web content and Google ad campaigns to target specific customer base.-Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with major clients, ensuring exceptional service and customer satisfaction for customer accounts ranging in $500K - $7M in annual value. -Managed client accounts to support new product development and production level support ensuring all products are delivered to customer specifications.-Collaborate with R&D and engineering teams to drive product innovation and align offerings with market demands. Lead initiatives to enhance production capabilities to differentiate the company in a competitive landscape.-Implement process improvements to streamline business development operations to standardize and improve the efficiency of lead generation, proposal development, and contract negotiation.-Selected and developed new CRM to enhance operations, provide oversight, and improve function between business development and manufacturing production.

Project Manager at an industry leading Workday delivery Partner. Specialized in delivering premium customer service with a focus on custom enterprise deployments for all HCM and FIN products.-Supervised teams of up to 50 members per project, both internal and client team members, for all functional modules for customer initial deployments.-Served as a partnering guide to client executive teams to tailor the project plan as needed to account for personnel and any requested changes or impacts to the project timeline.-Balanced multiple, concurrent projects with overlapping timelines, key milestones, and deployment dates.-Provided regular Steering Committee updates as well as advise client C-Suite and executive project sponsors on best practices-Provided Project Management expertise and guidance to clients and internal teams to develop and deploy project plans, timelines, RAID logs, testing logs, exit summaries, cutover plans, and project signoffs-Responsible for projects in value from $3M–$5M in each calendar quarter-Facilitated communication and planning from project kickoff through project go-live and support phase closure-Managed scheduling and hosting of weekly, full team meetings for delivering updates, RAID log review, and general project discussion.-Mediated and resolved project issues, negotiated contract changes, and supported sales cycle presentations to prospective clients.-Acted as escalation point to respond to project risk and issues or to triage to project executive sponsors-Developed, advised, and negotiated project scope/timeline changes and corresponding change orders-Monitored email, meetings, and internal chat communication channels for multiple workstreams per project.-Partnered with client leadership to educate teams, manage deliverables and timelines, and execute cutover planning to support Go-Lives.

Project Manager at an industry leading Workday delivery Partner. Specialized in medium enterprise and Launch deployments for all HCM and Full Suite products.-Supervised teams of up to 50 members per project, including both internal and client team members, for all functional modules for both initial and post-production deployments-Balanced multiple, concurrent projects with overlapping timelines, key milestones, and deployment dates.-Provided Project Management expertise and guidance to clients and internal teams to develop and deploy project plans, timelines, RAID logs, testing logs, exit summaries, cutover plans, and project signoffs-Responsible for projects in value from $1.5M – $3M in each calendar quarter-Facilitated communication and planning from project kickoff through project go-live and support phase closure-Managed scheduling and hosting of weekly, full team meetings for delivering updates, RAID log review, and general project discussion.-Mediated and resolved project issues, negotiated contract changes, and supported sales cycle presentations to prospective clients.-Acted as escalation point to respond to project risk and issues or to triage to project executive sponsors-Provided regular Steering Committee updates as well as advise client C-Suite and executive project sponsors on best practices-Developed, advised, and negotiated project scope/timeline changes and corresponding change orders-Monitored email, meetings, and internal chat communication channels for multiple workstreams per project.-Partnered with client leadership to educate teams, manage deliverables and timelines, and execute cutover planning to support Go-Lives.-Utilized proprietary deployment tools to enhance project results and customer experience.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Provided guidance and expertise on the delivery and implementation of Workday Payroll in both a Lead and Architect capacity. Specialized in Payroll implementation and ensuring clients met all compliance and regulatory requirements while also finding efficiencies and opportunities for automated processing. Supplemented client engagements to provide a range of service offerings from cross-functional advise and delivery to a host of post-production support and managed services. Also participated in internal development through the streamline of internal processes and in house automation tools, as well as provided mentoring by guiding new consultants through the certification process and supervising initial implementations.- Led full service implementations for complete US Payroll configuration in a Lead Consultant capacity.- Guided implementations through full project life cycle as a Solutions Architect.- Advised both clients and colleagues on best practices and recommended Workday configuration.- Supervised the development of client Workday tenants and provided final configuration audit to ensure go-live readiness.- Facilitated all day and multi-day workshops with clients to complete requirements gathering and to confirm project milestone completion through tenant demonstration and validation.- Fostered new talent development through training, supervision, and in-house sharing of knowledge topics.- Supported the development of standardized practices, project methodologies, and documentation specific to Workday Payroll.- Demonstrated Workday Payroll functionality on behalf of company by hosting Regional User Group conference for active Workday customers.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided guidance and expertise on the delivery and implementation of Workday as part of the Technology Solutions practice. Specialized in Payroll implementation and ensuring clients met all compliance and regulatory requirements while also finding efficiencies and opportunities for automated processing. Worked to form partnerships with clients to expand service offerings to strategy and project management as well as post-production support and managed services. Also engaged in internal initiatives to help improve processes and upgrade internal communication technologies.- Guided clients through system implementations in both an advisory and a lead technical consultant capacity.- Obtained first US Payroll certification at the company as part of expansion as a new Workday implementation partner.- Developed Workday technical repertoire by serving in a variety of project roles including Lead Consultant for US Payroll, HCM, and Data Conversion.- Helped to grow overall Workday practice by participating in talent recruitment and interviews.- Participated in weekly team meetings and internal initiatives to develop talent and foster internal company culture.- Initiated and championed the search for and adoption of a new internal communication tool.- Created standardized documentation for and administered certification training prep for newly on-boarded team members.- Attended Workday conferences as representative of the company.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Participated in the talent and leadership development program for university graduates known as Consulting by Degrees. Simultaneously learning and delivering client value by being active in consulting projects in a variety of roles and handling a diverse array of tasks and responsibilities, while also engaging in training and being exposed to new software environments and applications.Participated in the talent and leadership development program for university graduates known as Consulting by Degrees.- Developed complete process map for integrating new provider services into newly developed cloud brokerage services platform. Presented findings and pain points in communication and process understanding to team managers.- Utilized Cognos to develop reports and dashboards on modeled data for a major energy& utilities company as part of HR and finance transformation.- Trained extensively on the development and use of data analytics in a business application- Supported current state assessment of the finance organization including pain points, technology requirements, and development of finance transformation roadmap.- Supported future state process design for the use of newly implemented financial modules in PeopleSoft as part of enterprise system upgrade.- Monitored and provided analysis of internal financial impact of project expenses.- Created standardized documentation for and administered on-boarding procedure for new project members. - Participated in extensive training on delivering client facing presentations and working in a collaborative environment.

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Partnered with Carolinas Healthcare System and University professors to centralize and streamline laboratory-testing needs.- Implemented visual communications system to supplement existing andon system to manage quality control processes and create process triggers that give a real time status of materials in process.- Developed inventory control model that optimized ordering quantities and minimized total cost by SKU.- Developed capacity analysis model that indicates warehouse storage capacity and utilization by SKU.- Served as communications leader between student team, professors, and client to maintain cohesion.

Columbia, South Carolina

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Focused in International Business and Global Supply Chain and Operations ManagementMinor in Spanish

International House At Maxcy College

- Responsible for the supervision of 20 residents and their living areas in a residence hall.- Supported residents as a mentor and leader through their academic and social development.- Upheld University rules and regulations regarding conduct inside a residence hall.- Served as a liasion between the residents and the Residence Hall Director.

Ware Shoals, Sc

Collaborated with all company departments with the focus of business development and marketing promotion.- Developed marketing campaign to brand company image and promote awareness.- Promoted business development with new customer prospects as well as existing customers.- Selected new marketing software to organize and run all existing and new business development information.- Worked directly with company owner and communicated with upper management on a daily basis.

Greer, Sc

Worked in the Logistics/Supply Chain Planning department and completed as well as assisted on a variety of projects relating to manufacturing operations, transportation, and general supply chain needs. - Researched and presented on entire internal and external Waste Management operations. - Tracked, logged, and reported on Logistical process changes throughout plant.- Consolidated and expanded on existing data systems and files.- Reported weekly to a supervisor discussing findings, changes, progress, and plans for the future.

New Orleans, La

- Waited on customers by being knowledgeable of the full menu and prices while also operating as a personal entity of the restaurant. - Performed in a fast tempo environs;net and learned to respond to sudden changes. - Grew accustomed to long hours and adapted to customers and served their requests by operating closely with other employees in the kitchen and other areas of the restaurant. - Gained great communication skills through interacting with customers face to face.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Business And Supply Chain And Operations Management

Education record

Enrolled in several business as well as cultural courses in Spanish. Intense immersion in the Spanish language while also studying.