Technology Operations Enablement Program Mgr within Allstate Technology Solutions Tech Ops & PMO aligned with the Protection Products and Services Technology (PPST) Organization.

Curate lineups and produce music and literary events with clients including National Queer Arts Festival, AMERICANAFEST, Country Queer, OUTlaw Pride, SF Pride, Frameline, and more.

Role: Oversee multiple related projects, coordinating resources, budgets, timelines, and activities, while managing risks and stakeholders to ensure alignment with the company's strategic goals. Responsibilities:- Lead corporate integration initiatives to improve unit economics via increased efficacy and innovation- Manage software projects and B2B programs for an organization valued at $51B in annual revenue, deploying a $20MM budget, and supporting a staff of 30+- PMO Lead for enacting dynamic strategic plan, including marketing initiatives, and data-driven solutions, resulting in 60% in marketing spend and a 1600% user conversation rate (from 2 to 35 per day).- Manage 500+ engineering projects for the organization, coordinating the full product development lifecycle, completing 14 projects per month on average, and successfully generating $500MM in revenue.- Manage the overall coordination, resources, timelines, status reporting, financials, and stability of project-oriented work efforts at the executive level, ensuring that OKR’s and KPI’s are met within agreed upon time, scope and resource requirements. - Develop metrics and reporting cadence to manage and ensure projects meet deadlines / KPIs.

Role: Own the entire development process: manage timelines, resources, ensure stakeholder alignment, and set expectations across internal and external teams. I work within the Technology Org to ensure alignment and efficiency with Developers, DevOps, Design and Product.Responsibilities:- Scrum Master for between 2-3 software development teams, holding regular scrum ceremonies and guiding the team in their self-inspection and adaptation.- Unblock project timelines to ensure timely delivery- Work with internal stakeholders to align timelines- Identify and resolve process gaps which impede team efficiency- Support the training and development of new employees through the company’s induction program over a 12 month period- Work with engineers, identify deliverables, and ensuring on-time delivery- Work with the engineering team to shepherd the technical design and report on progress of project- Plan and coordinate project schedules, goals and milestones and make project assignments- Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities, while ensuring that timelines are understood by all team members and stakeholders

Role: Curate, plan, and host an international radio program with a focus on progressive and inclusive country, western, and americana music.Responsibilities:- Curated and hosted progressive country, western, and americana music radio program for streaming radio station.- Created and Hosted radio shows of Americana/AAA programming - Created and Posted all social media for ‘Emchy’s Outlaw Americana’ shows- Secured and conducted interviews with artists by working with management, labels, radio promoters, PR representatives and other artist stakeholders

- Managed and developed production schedules, effectively shifting priorities and making judgment calls quickly to ensure deadlines are met- Managed project health, timelines, details, resourcing, issues, and action items while communicating project status, and issue tracking information to key Wholesale stakeholders

- Managed multiple simultaneous content projects to on-time, within-budget completion by solving for inefficiencies and facilitating discussion between development and curation teams to develop a working solution- Provided concept through execution guidance for an internal, web-based interface solution for a complex data management system- Expedite, process and validate album releases through Pandora’s content ecosystem - from initial ingestion to product ready- Correct content metadata as it’s imported in Pandora’s curated library - verifying the accuracy of automated imports and validation and edit artist, label, and track information as needed - Maintain the integrity, and key functions of the metadata in the curated music library by updating and resolving issues caused by incorrect, or inconsistent metadata.

- Built taxonomy and enforced internal standards to inform personalized music recommendation algorithm. - Expedited, processed, and validated system data throughout the Pandora content ecosystem.- Matched and reconciled existing library data with incoming content, controlling for legitimate artist updates, remasters, and reissues, as well as the elimination of false, duplicative, or imposter content.

- Managed / curated video destination site with 400k+ pieces of content, including promotional calendars, editorial partnerships, and marketing strategies.- Produced the editorial style, voice, and plan for Yahoo’s video site, Yahoo Screen- Built, managed, and socially amplified live online entertainment events for millions of viewers, as well as developed editorial partnerships and pitched content to increase off-site referral traffic. - Managed product launches, web series premieres, and tentpole initiatives for Yahoo Music, including B2B partnerships with LiveNation, Vevo, Voodoo Festival, Global Citizen Festival, and more.- Analyzed internal site traffic / usage patterns and social media campaigns to enable 150% YoY growth in social engagement for three consecutive years, with one event breaking the corporate record by 500% with 12M user engagements over a 12 hour period.- Led CMS metadata / media migration initiative to onboard 100k+ content library from enterprise-level partner.- Maintained an editorial style, voice, curatorial direction, and content calendar for video destination site, selecting entertainment, news, music, and other videos for an audience of over 30 million unique users per month on our website, apps, and social channels.- Directed content programs and initiatives, sponsored takeovers, and micro-sites, and managed relationships with content partners including Saturday Night Live, MTV, and VEVO.

- Built three-year multi-platform marketing strategy incorporating grassroots, educational, consumer, and viral efforts to grow brand loyalty.- Managed social media campaigns, publicity timelines, and asset creation for editorial tone and branding.

The Editorial Manager at Jaman was responsible for all communications to customers and clients including the maintenance and growth of the sites community initiatives and the construction of site branding and UI guidelines.Position Specifics Included:- Leading brand strategy and managing / creating the execution of tone and language across all three of Jaman’s consumer entertainment platforms- Community management, customer service and communication- Managing editorial team of full-time freelance writers - Partnering with Content Acquisitions team to provide programming strategy for video content that spoke to Jaman’s international and domestic audience viewing habits. - Working with media team to set timelines and deliverables for encoding, uploading, metadata and other time sensitive materials- Responsible for editing all copy (marketing and on-site), spearheading weekly email campaigns, AB testing marketing initiatives and developing promotional copy for seasonal and price sensitive promotions.

Community Manager- Propose new ways to acquire and retain new community members and work to strengthen our relationships with top Online fans for short form media website. - Post information to the community through the site when new product information is available. - Manage content, promotions and communites on AtomUploads.comDistribution Manager- Primary point of contact for distribution affiliates (cable operators, Internet services and mobile carriers). - Primary point of contact with marketing team to coordinate marketing programs with distribution affiliates. - Participate in the development of marketing strategies to build brand awareness and excitement for Atom.com in local markets to drive transactions, subscriptions and overall usage. - Facilitate local marketing/promotional initiatives in partnership with any distribution affiliate across cable, Internet and mobile. - Ensure the timely delivery of film, television and music content to all points of distribution.Programming / Curatorial Manager- Manage editorial placement of short form media across two of the leading industry film & video websites.- Manage creative assets / copy production for film promotion and ensure that assets are integrated with marketing initiatives.- Work with technical and legal teams to ensure usability and compliance of UGC media site.- Source and manage content acquisitions.- Produce weekly promotional newsletter to highlight and showcase content to our diverse consumer base. - Execute online / viral marketing of select films- Manage scheduling pipeline of content for onsite and syndication partners.- Provide programmatic support for sales initiatives.- Create tailored programmatic packages for partners.

Research, consult, outreach, and acquistion for comedic / narrative short film website.- Review content submitted by filmmakers and animators- Update and maintain content calendar / release schedule - Source new content via film festivals, exhibitions, online, and student showcases- Interface directly with content creators- Manage the distribution of AtomFilms content, information, and materials to online and offline partners - Create / execute online / viral marketing campaigns including street team coordination and social media campaigns- Create marketing collateral- Monitor / analyze site traffic, creating metrics for top line visibility and trends - Identify and recommend new marketing opportunities

Plan, organize and publicize spiritual health and renewal retreat for people living with AIDS and HIV. 150+ attendees and 30+ workshops offered over a 3 day weekend.

Primary support / calendar management for Executive Director of $20M+ community non-profit org with national visibility / impact including managing / coordinating press and public appearances.

Programmatic ResponsibilitiesWrote film program notes and promotionsFact checked / proofread festival catalog for film titles and information Researched films and solicited entries Assisted journalists / academics with research and fact checking via film archive (6500+ files)Assisted with programmatic and curatorial decisionsIntroduced filmmakers, sponsors, and pertinent guests prior to film screeningsFestival Operations ResponsibilitiesWrote and designed 250+ page San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (SFILGFF) daily operations manualDesigned and distributed guest accreditation form to participating filmmakers and film industry professionals Advised Operations, Events, Hospitality and Volunteer departments

Outreach ResponsibilitiesConducted outreach to grow pool of Festival / Grant applicantsCreated partnerships with community organizations to enable group exposure and outreach via the SFILGFF Targeted diverse local organizations and provide them with co-presenting opportunities and/or complimentary tickets to specific screenings (6000-10,000 tickets donated annually)Researched and presented 1-3 minute introductions about participating organizations prior to screeningsRepresentative for SFILGFF at film festivals, media arts organizations and professional organizations through the year

Managed accounts receivable / payable, account collections, confidential employee records, office structure / functionality, and consulted interdepartmentally to implement efficient and organized content management systems.