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Boston, Ma, Us

Oversee all operations to advance Ascendle's mission and strategic objectives and to promote revenue, profitability, and growth as an organization. Serve as Integrator for the company within the Entrepreneurial Operating System.

North Hampton, Nh

As Chief of Staff, I supervise day-to-day activities, attending to minute details while staying attuned to the vision of the CEO's strategic objectives.My specific responsibilities in this role are to:· Work with the CEO to facilitate effective execution of strategic initiatives.· Ensure effective communication between the team members, vendors and clients.· Understand what's really going on in the business, internally and externally, and facilitate the resolution of issues across departments.

North Hampton, Nh

As Agile Coach, I work with companies of all sizes to implement Agile Scrum software development methodology within their organization. Together with my team we assess, design and execute a custom training solution tailored to the specific size and needs of the organization. This includes every stage of adoption, from the introduction of Agile and employee education, to fostering teams and cultures that practice Agile, to sustaining Agile methodologies and continually offering strategies for improvement. My specific responsibilities in this role are to:• Provide group and one-on-one coaching sessions to support the organization-wide adoption of Agile Scrum methodologies. • Educate employees at all levels, from senior executives to developers, on Agile principles, providing them with tools for implementing the process in their own work. • Mentor teams to guide them into the Agile methodology, providing team members with feedback, suggestions for improvement, and answering questions.• Provide support and paths to resolution for inter-personal conflicts within an organization.• Increase collaboration and self-organization among the teams and inspire a culture of accountability and innovation.

As Product Owner, my responsibilities are to execute our client's vision for their software development project and act as an in-house "client proxy," ensuring the team delivers on the vision. I collaborate with stakeholders to establish product release strategy, and orchestrate the daily work of software development teams using Ascendle's finely tuned Agile Scrum methodology. My specific responsibilities in this role are to:• Gather and assess business goals, stakeholder and customer feedback to write user stories.• Continuously groom and prioritize the backlog to plan the product releases most valuable to the client’s strategic objectives.• Participate in planning and execution of user acceptance testing, triage issues and work with development teams to resolve.• Responsible for defining, refining and communicating vision, scope to the team and drive solutions to completion.• Ensure the internal wiki is maintained with relevant and updated documentation.

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Portsmouth, Nh

I am proud to be a member of the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra, an organization committed to community outreach and education. I have studied classical violin since the age of 7, and it has become a lifelong hobby that has afforded a unique opportunity to not only support but be an engaged member of our local arts community.

Tuftonboro, Nh

I have volunteered on the Y Camping Board of Managers since 2003, and have been chair since 2008. I have a longtime connection to all three resident camps in NH, owned and operated by the Boston YMCA. My father Nate was director of North Woods Camp from 1960 to 1982, and Director of Sandy Island Camp from 1983 until his passing in 1993. While spending the first sixteen summers of my life at North Woods, I attended Pleasant Valley Camp for three years then went on to work as a staff member at Sandy Island for three years. I have a deep love of Camp, both for its physical beauty as well as the invaluable experience that it offers. I serve on the board as a way of staying connected to a place that was incredibly influential in my life, and want to insure that camp as we know it continues to thrive.

Newington, Nh

I was the co-owner and manager of this full-service sign company. I oversaw all aspects of the business, including finance, sales, customer service, production and human resources.

Greenland, Nh

As the President of this fast-paced digital marketing agency, I managed all facets of the business, from operations to finance to human resources. I lead the executive team to set strategic objectives and implemented plans for fast growth. I was responsible for all employee recruiting, interviewing, hiring and benefits management. I was also the Account Manager and primary point of contact for the agency’s biggest clients. As the liaison between the client and the creative team, I wrote design briefs, presented campaign ideas and creative work and completed projects under tight deadlines and within budget. While under my leadership, the company grew from a bootstrapped startup to a profitable multi-million dollar company, and was eventually sold to an international ad agency.