Senior Program Manager
CurrentHead of Ekahau Certified Solutions Engineer (ECSE) Team: Coordinated seamless registration for classes and Video-on-Demand (VoD) series.Ensured student records were accurate and up-to-date in Salesforce and with certification management vendors. Facilitated communication between management and vendors to ensure successful outcomes. Monitored student attendance and classes to meet monthly and quarterly targets by region. Identified sales opportunities for the training program and responded to inquiries from customers, the sales team, and partners. Collaborated with partners, instructors, vendors, and contractors to manage all aspects of each ECSE class lifecycle. Created, sent, and tracked ECSE marketing communications to prospective students. Identified areas for growth and process improvements.Program Manager for Mobile World Congress (MWC) and GITEX:Primary POC and project manager for MWC (2019-2024) and GITEX (2022). Managed all aspects of MWC 2023, resulting in over 300 scanned badge leads, 150 on-site meetings, and 19 closed deals worth over $6 million. Oversaw weekly stand-ups with Executive Leadership, Marketing, Sales, Operations, Design, and Brand Licensing. Provided direct feedback on booth design to support meetings, demos, and presentations. Delivered status updates to Executive Leadership on event progress, budget compliance, and tracking. Coordinated with internal IT for technical specs and hardware procurement. Managed product-specific open-door sessions and show-specific training.Handled post-show surveys to track feedback for future events.Key Achievements:Winner of the 2021 Ookla Achievement Award for Achievement in Leadership.Increased the number of Global Index Market Analysis reports produced by over 100% through process and system automation.Successfully managed the site migration to a CMS and website redesign, launching Ookla.com on WordPress in February 2022 and updating the careers page in October 2022.