Derek Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

Simi Valley, CA, US

Thousand Oaks, CA, US

• Provide project management support for complex operational efficiency or innovation projects within AMGEN's Research and Development, Global Regulatory Affairs & Safety function. Responsible to translate strategy into.
• Lead cross-functional project teams to deliver results and attain departmental goals/targets.
• Deliver project goals on budget and on schedule.
• Develop, evaluate, and manage business case and cost/benefit analysis.
• Develop and use project plans to coordinate and report progress.
• Communicate proactively with stakeholders and sponsors regarding project progress, issues, and plans for resolution.

Woodland Hills, CA, US

• Directed the successful execution of the commercial division portfolio of projects. Led team of project managers and specialists managing projects and programs from initiation and business case development through.
• Vetted and prioritized more than 100 strategic initiatives for the Executive Investment Review Board.
• Collaborated with more than 155 executive sponsors and managers from diverse disciplines in identifying the investment opportunities with the highest ROI potential.
• Revised initiative intake process, eliminating project gridlock and reducing implementation time by 50% while exceeding portfolio financial plans by 5.6%.
• Redesigned and implemented project portfolio reporting, providing real-time access to project information and effective accountability.
• Urgently collaborated with Division Vice President and IT, revamping within three months the unprofitable Commercial Auto business model that improved year-end profitability by 6%.

Woodland Hills, CA, US

• Directed the coordination, control, completion and implementation of strategic projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. Collaborated with multiple departments including IT, marketing.
• Collaborated with multiple disciplines in creating Cyber Liability product, generating an annual $3 million in new premiums with an initial investment of $500,000.
• Created and launched Habitational business owner’s policy for a newly acquired company, generating $38 million in premium the first year, exceeding our growth target by $7 million.
• Designed and launched seven companywide promotions for commercial lines, each launch generating more than $20 million in revenue.
• Redesigned nationwide Workers Compensation product and online application system, increasing agent submissions by 20%.

Woodland Hills, CA, US

• Directed the commercial sales and marketing efforts for the Northwest Territory, supervising 12 states and 13 commercial field representatives.
• Collaborated in the curriculum design of small business training programs for 500 district managers and select agents, resulting in a 9% increase in new business and 17.7% more agents writing small business premiums in.
• Collaborated and led the curriculum design for 500 district managers resulting in a 9% increase in new business and 17.7% more agents writing commercial business.
• Built and implemented companywide new agent commercial training program, doubling the average number of policies sold by new agents. Two consecutive years of record growth of 109% and generating an increase of $35.
• Built and implemented companywide new agent commercial training program, doubling the number of new agents involved in commercial and generating $35 million annually in premium.

Woodland Hills, CA, US

• Directed all California field training programs for 4,000 agents and 146 district managers, supervising a field staff of 12 employees.
• Integrated the training of all business lines into one program.
• Initiated and implemented project to move paper-based system to web-based distribution application.

Woodland Hills, CA, US

• Directed corporate-wide development and implementation of agent and district manager training and education in the areas of product knowledge, sales skills, marketing, and business skills.
• Installed learning management system (LMS) to monitor training and tie training to results.
• Developed Farmers first automated marketing campaign system and built electronic knowledge-based system for company manuals.

Woodland Hills, CA, US

Developed and wrote curriculums to meet the training and education needs for a field force of over 14,000 agents and district managers.