• Established and led the Project Management Office (PMO) including objectives, methods, standards, policies, tools and infrastructure to support and enhance the business strategy.• Created and managed a Project Portfolio Management System (PPMS) in Smartsheet to prioritize and manage all cross-functional projects within the Wyld Cannabis, Wyld CBD, and Wyld Canada portfolios; within six weeks of implementation, the CEO and CFO noted they had 100% more visibility to the portfolio of work than before the PPMS.• Managed the cross-functional portfolio of 35-50 active projects (business footprint expansion, product development and launch, business transformation and continuous improvement).• Initiated, facilitated and participated in the Portfolio Governance Team.• Directed and managed the company migration from Monday.com to Smartsheet (change management) and sponsored the implementation of the tool across the business.• Trained and mentored business members and leaders in project management; developed project management tools and process and portfolio utilization curriculum, partnering with an instructional designer to develop training courses.• Leveled-up business function by facilitating the definition of projects’ scope, goals and deliverables, and constructing executable timelines and work-plans for all cross-functional projects for implementation by myself or other business leaders and project managers.• Oversaw cross-functional projects’ lifecycle with project reviews, quality checks, and issue resolution support.• Directly project managed PMO projects and select (urgent, floundering) cross-functional projects.• Produced system, tools, and training for departments' project portfolio management (non-cross functional projects).

• Planned, executed and controlled business critical projects for multi-million dollar product launches including software and hardware installation to fill Data Integrity gaps; updated cell processing suites to double capacity including EMPQ execution; created and managed Out of Specification process for commercial product; managed labels and material release projects for commercial launch of Breyanzi; and created, updated and managed business and leadership processes and materials.• Created and maintained detailed, hybrid (waterfall-agile), executable project management plans compliant with regulatory and GMP requirements with schedules of 100-1500+ individual tasks; managed team to plan with flexibility for adaptive updates to execution strategy as identified throughout project lifecycle.• Aligned with regulatory and legal teams on trademarked drug product labeling and packaging to bring to market.• Managed diverse, cross-functional teams of 5-30 within a complex matrixed organization throughout projects’ lifecycle; utilizing meeting, workshop, small group and 1:1 meeting facilitation and problem-solving skills.• Worked with global partners across 5 countries (in Europe and Asia) ensuring alignment on timelines and requirements. • Identified risks and roadblocks; drove creative issue resolution and mitigation planning; worked with project team and leadership to minimize effects of changes on project timeline and resources; and escalated issues as necessary.• Communicated accurate, timely and appropriate updates on project progress and Key Performance Indicators to project Sponsor, site leadership, and global stakeholders with weekly, monthly, and ad hoc updates as appropriate.• Restructured and managed the Site Leadership Team (SLT) Program; created SLT business rhythms; created and facilitated all-day workshops with excellent pace, flow, engagement and flexibility; and managed SLT’s site strategic visioning and implementation process.

Project Manager for business improvement projects for the Research and Education sections of the Department of Family Medicine, OHSU. Mentor senior leadership, faculty, and other staff in project management skills; and manage workgroups to create new processes, procedures and documentation for department activities.Faculty Database Project: Lead the creation of a Faculty Database to track academic output and information for 170+ faculty members; manage database team and project; develop project scope, timeline, meeting agendas, and follow-up actions; create user interface of the database and work directly with database architect to develop appropriate database functionality given department needs; create process charts, and educational materials for end users.

Communications Project Manager directing dissemination activities and supporting all logistical (business) functions of the ESCALATES project, a $14 million national evaluation sponsored by AHRQ, under oversight from the Project Director and Principal Investigator. Manage the development and maintenance of the project website; direct non-traditional dissemination packages for published academic papers and other website assets; manage publication process including forecasting content, managing creation timeline, editing, and final approval; coordinate complex communications and study logistics between study partners, multiple national study sites, participating study clinics, external stakeholders, consultants, vendors, and study team members; facilitate contracting (including scoping and budgets) with consultants, vendors, and freelancers; monitor billed hours and address inconsistencies or issues with billing; design, create custom graphics, edit, and format dissemination products; develop and manage external stakeholder outreach process and relationships, including developing communication pathways, creating tracking processes, manage follow-up plans and timelines, and facilitating dissemination content to meet stakeholders’ interests.

Research Assistant and Associate (promoted three times over five years) supporting all functions of the Research Section of the Department of Family Medicine, OHSU. Responsibilities included but were not limited to: managing interview and site visit recruiting, scheduling, and follow-up for multiple qualitative and quantitative studies; creating and maintaining custom, detailed EndNote libraries for career databases of articles and abstracts; managing CVs, BioSketches, regulatory documents, calendars, scheduling, and meetings for multiple teams and PIs; assisting with project management activities for multiple studies with tasks including planning weekly meeting agendas, managing decision logs, taking meeting minutes, scheduling meetings and events, creating project management workflows and submitting regulatory documents; maintaining communication and logistics for research teams including scheduling meetings and events for 2-25 participants.

Project Manager supporting multiple federally funded research projects. Responsible for managing team meeting agendas, tracking action items and decisions, maintaining project timelines, and communication with Project Director for $1-3 million grants. Maintained communications (email, wiki, Smartsheet, meetings) and scheduling within the project team, and completed time sensitive tasks for two teams including grant proposals and progress reports.

Student Worker responsible for independently learning methods for systematic review, utilizing both medical and education literature databases to conduct literature extraction for planned review. Manually reviewed over 5,000 titles resulting in approximately 130 kept for completion of systematic review on behavioral science curriculum in medical schools; designed and implemented literature search and organizational method for 10 weeks of literature collection.Resulting Citation: Carney PA, Palmer RT, Miller MF, Thayer ET, et al. Tools to Assess Behavioral and Social Science Competencies in Medical Education: A Systematic Review. Academic Medicine. 2016, January 19.

Undergraduate Researcher in Northern India studying health literacy. Independently designed, implemented, and qualitatively evaluated 10 interviews with public school employees in English and Hindi; took fieldnotes, managed project budget and maintained project timeline; partnered with a state NGO as a local resource for school navigation, communication, and aid in research; worked with the Joint Director of Elementary Education for school access and information. Research discovery included that although the Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) Public School System had both educated teachers and students desperately in need of health education, the lack of mandated curriculum and school board support resulted in little to no health education for elementary school children in Shimla, India.“Education, a Means to Health Literacy? A Case Study of Public Elementary Schools in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh”

• Went door-to-door to introduce the cause (deforestation) and gather contributions in support of Environment Oregon's work.• Memorized and enthusiastically recited scripts and statements prepared and provided by the Environment Oregon.• Confidently answered questions and rebuffed excuses.• Demonstrated vast knowledge of the work of Environment Oregon to convince people to contribute.• Gathered personal information, such as contact details, payment information, and signatures.• Trained, onboarded and mentored new Canvassers.• Consistently met daily and weekly quotas for contributions gathered.

Research Internship working in a team to design analysis methodology for audio data from Standardized Patients’ clinic visits for the Rural Oregon Cancer Screening Study – An Examination of Cancer Screening in Conjunction with Insurance and Risk. Trained three Standardized Patients for the continuation of the ongoing cancer screening research and assisted additional research studies in the Department of Family Medicine, OHSU by conducting follow-up phone calls to cancer research study participants.