Michael Deegan Email & Phone Number

New York, United States

Worldwide, Oo

SaaS Implementation project at major university system-Served as functional workstream lead, managing team of 6, collaborated with other functional workstream leads on overall strategy and approach as well as crossfunctional touchpoints -Defined workstream strategy for gathering requirements, advising, and implementing across 14 institutions simultaneously-Engaged key stakeholders and worked directly with product teams on key enhancements needed based on customer requirements -Developed assets to be used for future projectsTime and Motion Study at Federal Agency -Learned time and motion data gathering strategy -Gathered and analyzed worker processes at major federal agency Other Activities:-Written and won multi-million dollar project proposals-Co-lead recruiting efforts at major US university -Lead and mentor junior practitioners-Learned misinformation/disinformation analysis-Supported mis/dis analysis for State Government agency-Active member of LGBTQIA+ & Allies Affinity Group at Deloitte, contributing to an inclusive and supportive workplace culture.

Worldwide, Oo

SaaS Implementation at top-tier research university-Delivered project while engaging in hybrid agile methodology-Served as Scrum Master, leading team of 8-Led requirements gathering and analysis -Advised key stakeholders on configuration options with an emphasis on business process improvement -Worked directly with product team on key enhancements based on customer needs-Served as test lead, developed end-to-end test plan and bug-resolution process, escalated issues directly with product team. -Served as functional lead on data conversions, coordinated with technical team to close out over 400 reported issues, enabling the successful build out of over 28,000 student lifecycles in system

Sofia, Sofia, Bg

-Served as a member of the Board of Directors to guide management in Bulgaria, fundraise, write and review grants, and plan for future program expansion.

Sofia, Sofia, Bg

-Helped organize first English Speech and Debate tournament that ended up inspiring what now is the BEST (Bulgarian English Speech Tournament ) Foundation. -Co-founded the nonprofit in April 2014.-Worked as the Assistant Program Manager to help build and support the organization for three years.-BEST is now one of the largest youth-oriented civic organizations in Bulgaria and Eastern Europe. We reach more than 1,000 high school students each year through our speech and debate tournaments and the Student Leaders Program.

Washington, Dc, Us

-Held Secret Security Clearance for summer 2017 -Worked in the Office of the Coordinator of Assistance to Eastern Europe and Eurasia-Evaluated assistance projects in the Western Balkans-Drafted memos regarding assistance initiatives in the region-Contributed to the 2018 Congressional budget justification process-Attended meetings and communicated relevant foreign policy developments to fellow civil servants.

Austin, Texas, Us

Worked with the PIO (Public Information Officer) Team on the city’s transportation media strategy.Drafted policy developments and news via traditional and social media outlets.

Sofia, Bg

-Taught two sections of 8th grade English as a second language classes.-Taught speech and debate and video editing electives-Served as the speech and debate coach for the school-Served on the Communications Action Committee in order to help the school achieve accreditation goals. -Served on the Dean's Faculty Advisory Committee in order to handle grievances and student issues.

-Taught English as a Foreign Language to 8th, 9th, and 10th grade at the Hristo Botev Foreign Language School in Kardzhali Bulgaria.-Started and coached the school's speech and debate team-Led several "American Culture" community projects

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

-Recruited new publishers to join the Pepperjam system in order to monetize their websites with digital advertisements -Organized publisher databases to track new leads and follow up with old ones

-Assisted with various marketing initiatives for both online and television marketing. Worked primarily with the Adobe suite and enhanced skills in Adobe After Effects.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Us

-Trained in diversity, leadership and crisis management. Served weekly and weekend on-duty nights. Created programming and developed a community within the residence hall.

-Created and implemented extracurricular programming for students attending the summer program. Assisted in supervision of students, enforcement of CTY policies, and community development.

Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, Us

-Learned and assisted with essential elements required for the creation of news pieces including: videography, production, script writing, and assignment editing.

-Created and implemented extracurricular programming for students attending the summer program. Assisted in supervision of students,enforcement of CTY policies, and community development.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Global Policy Studies And Russian, Eastern European, And Eurasian Studies

Mass Communications, Marketing, International Studies

International/Global Studies