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Cobleskill, Ny, Us

Southfield, Mi, Us

Rapidly prototyping generative AI use cases and bringing production-scale AI applications online with foundation model partners for Financial Services, FinTech, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Technology, and Entertainment customers.

Cobleskill, New York, Us

Tallinn, Ee

Scaling DevOps and software infrastructure solutions for international organizations through an embedded project management partnership with a leading Ukrainian development firm, Matoffo.We offer U.S. based project management and operations expertise to Matoffo clients in the U.S. and abroad.

• Reorganized team structures around revenue generation, customer retention, and brand awareness• Internally recruited key team members into new leadership positions• Reduced operational costs by targeting bloat in extraneous expenses (i.e, excessive travel), redundant contractors, and underutilized FTEs• Drove better data collection and management practices to enable team members to use data in every level of the organization. Dataless decisions have been reduced companywide ensuring a higher quality of initiatives being prioritized and better experiences for employees and customersUnder my operational leadership, core health metrics for 2022 (Year 1):Customer Acquisition• Increased Total Subscribers 1,504% (~100 ➡ ~1.6k)Sales Volume• Increased Gross Sales Volume of Core Product 56% ($539k ➡ $846k)• Increased Net Sales Volume of Core Product 49.6% ($516k ➡ $773k)Lifetime Value• Increased Lifetime Value by 97.1% (~$1.1k ➡ ~$2.2k)• Reduced churn from 12% to 1.2%Return on Ad Spend• Peak ROAS - 6.9• Average ROAS - 2.5

Whitestone, New York, Us

Transforming product development operations, brand identity, and business development for mission-driven small businesses and nonprofits, venture-backed stealth-mode startups, and more.- Product Operations- Team Scaling- Projecting Project Budgets & Scenario Solutions - Objective & Key Result Goal Setting- Project Management Services- Branding & Zero-to-One Business Support

Chicago, Il, Us

Laid the groundwork for a Brand & Performance Marketing team to grow the revenues of the Alpine Home Air eCommerce platform and Blueridge product suite.

Palo Alto, California, Us

Successful Exit: Acquisition by Leading Life Science Gut Microbiome CompanyLead all aspects of day-to-day business operations, fundraising activities, financial planning, talent management, and strategic program management across multi-disciplinary teams.

New York City, New York, Us

Hazard Inc. helps brands and agencies get their message in front of thousands of micro-communities on platforms like Twitch, YouTube Gaming, and more via chat and automated onscreen overlay network distribution technology. Media distribution inside of livestream chat, made simple

Successful Exit: Acquisition by Diagnostics CompanyLeading project management and operations for our Boston-based venture-backed food science startup exploring the relationship between the molecules in our diet and their effects on our health. Key Focus Areas:- Efficient Process Development for interdisciplinary R&D teams- Setting, tracking, and reporting on organization level Objectives & Key Results- Building a team while developing scalable recruiting and onboarding processes- Creating foundational core values and a psychologically safe remote workforce focused on exploratory efforts to drive innovations- Liaison for a range of external legal, scientific, and technical partners- Spearheading organizational financial reporting including the development expense approval processes, tracking and reporting on burn rate while developing burn rate optimization strategies, and the implementation of scenario planning for high-stakes financial decisions

New York, New York, Us

- Scaling agile process from siloed product teams to the full scope of the larger organization, now encompassing multiple product, creative, data engineering, and support teams- Leading Project Management Office in all decisions related to high-level cross functional projects and initiatives including compliance (i.e. sales tax collection), fraud protection (i.e. credit card tokenization, fraud tool implementation), and infrastructure initiatives (i.e. migration to Kubernetes).- Providing structured quarterly business reviews to set clear measurable team and departmental goals quarter over quarter to drive business growth and revenue optimization- Continuously developing business operations and processes to ensure that everyone from engineering to marketing has the tools they need to succeed- Regularly identify potential risks and solutions to mitigate those risks related to personnel, projects, and other resources- Main point of contact for regional and offshore team members outside of our headquarters- Primary relationship manager for third-parties in core aspects of business operations- Proficient in resource planning and allocation, project road mapping, execution, and management of direct reports

New York, New York, Us

New York, New York, Us

- Management of Project Lifecycle from scoping/kick-off, through completion and review.- Use of JIRA for Mobile/Web and Application Development- Use of Asana for Digital Marketing and SEO Project Management- Lead teams of UX/UI Designers, Front-End/Back-End Developers, and Digital Marketing Specialists- Managing enterprise clients for project and annuity based engagements- Providing monthly financial reporting to forecast and recognize revenue- Coordinate resource utilization across multiple accounts and active projects- Manage the pipeline of incoming opportunities leveraging Salesforce

Queens, Ny, Us

Optimization and management of digital writing resources.Editor-in-Chief of QC Voices Student Writing Initiative.Driving traffic and influence of new and existing online resources for Writing at Queens College.Consultation for creating digital curriculum and interactive technological pedagogy.

New York, New York, Us

Facilitate the development of competitive digital media plans for TheWeek.com and MentalFloss.comWork with Sales Team on all digital and integrated RFP'sCoordinate online advertising inventory in DoubleClick for Publishers Ensure full delivery on promised campaigns and consult on campaign optimization for best resultsDeveloped media plans for blue chip advertisers and secured online, mobile, and tablet media for both properties.Lead the team in utilizing Google Analytics, comScore, SproutSocial, and other reporting tools to ensure proper weekly, monthly, and total campaign tracking of active business.Manage digital accounts to ensure reception, trafficking, and delivery of ad creative in DoubleClick for Publishers.

Long Beach, New York, Us

Print design for clients including The Village Voice, Andrea's 25 Restaurant Group, European Auto Creations, and Don't Look: The Movie.Merchandise development and design for Taking Back Queens Productions, Windows of Opportunity and others. I created an integrated web experience for Andrea's 25 Restaurant group with unique written content, HD photography, web and mobile development, and social media implementation.I have written curated copy for multiple small local businesses and larger national clients.

New York, Ny, Us

Gathered the facts and assets needed to write in the Thrillist perspective for editorial features. Initiated new relationships with businesses for editorial feature. Created unique content by shooting photography, creating set designs for in-house shoots, shooting video for feature piecesUpdated old HTML code for Thrillist's content and gained a fluent understanding of the in-house content management system.

Masters Of Liberal Studies, Digital Humanities

Graduate Study, Interactive Journalism

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) - English, English, Business And Liberal Arts, Creative Writing, Literary Translation, Business Writing

English, Marine Biology, Geology, Art, Creative Writing

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