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Chandler, AZ, US

Mesa, Arizona, United States

• Ran all projects/initiatives for the President’s office
• Responsible for the successful launch of brand-new bachelor’s degree offerings
• Implemented all project execution processes to Agile methodology and oversee all transitions and change management
• Oversaw all day-to-day department operations, agile processes, and management of PMO
• Primary decision maker on: Project planning, resourcing, scheduling, and vendor management

Ojai, CA

• Took over all operations for a startup environment, which included a complete rebranding and full new website integration
• Migrated all project execution processes to Agile methodology and oversaw all transitions and change management
• Oversaw all day-to-day department operations, agile processes, and management of PMO
• Also oversaw all department change management, software integration/decisions, and agile execution on all projects, with an annual project budget of $150 million
• Primary decision maker on: Project planning, resourcing, scheduling, and vendor management

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Oversaw the day-to-day department function, processes and enhancement of those processes
• Responsible for implementing and transitioning entire department to agile execution methodologies
• Oversaw all department change management, software integration/decisions, and agile execution on all projects, with an annual project budget of $300 million
• Additionally, I was also the primary decision maker on: Project planning, resourcing, and scheduling. I was also responsible for leading the marketing PMO, along with (directly/indirectly) managing a team of 20.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Responsible for implementing and transitioning entire department to agile execution methodologies
• Directly responsible for $180 million-dollar annual project budget
• Lead PMO responsible for all cross-functional agile project efforts
• Managed university marketing PMO with six direct reporting project managers
• Indirectly manages a team of 20 marketing professionals
• Responsible for all final decisions regarding project planning, resourcing, scheduling, and execution within marketing

Scottsdale, AZ

• Responsible for implementing and transitioning entire organization to agile execution methodologies
• Lead team of agile project managers within PMO responsible for all cross-functional project efforts
• Responsible for creating all project WBS and agile project lifecycle design
• Presided over all agile project mapping, project scrums, and executive update meetings
• Worked directly with business leadership to create and implement foundational operational processes throughout the business including GDPR compliance

Phoenix, Arizona Area

• Managed and oversee PMO for Office of Institutional Effectiveness
• Responsible for creating all project WBS and project lifecycle design
• Ran all major project scrums and executive project update meetings
• Responsible for decision making in project budgetary consent and negotiations
• Worked directly with the Department of Education and Senior University leadership to develop the University's first Competency Based Education learning platform
• Worked directly with the Department of Education and Senior University leadership on all experimental sites programs, which offer new learning avenues for students to earn their degrees

Chandler, AZ

• Assisted COO with managing all quarterly interdepartmental projects and initiatives
• Responsible for running PMO for business
• Responsible for creating all project WBS and project lifecycle design
• Ran all major project scrums and executive project update meetings
• Responsible for decision making in project budgetary consent and negotiations
• Utilized my comprehensive understanding of agile development, waterfall, Six Sigma ideologies, NPI, and Kanban to ensure all company initiatives come to fruition

Phoenix, Arizona

• Responsible for ensuring daily department operations run efficient, while being under budget, and effectively accomplish daily, monthly, and quarterly goals for all 2010
• Responsible for interviewing, on boarding, and termination process
• Hand chosen to assist in creating new processes within department to complement business growth and increase revenue
• Responsible for developing processes, which removed $300,000 of the 2011 budget expenses.

• Tasked with examining University wide retention needs and making developmental decisions based on what type of retention projects are needed
• Responsible for creating training processes with no set deadlines, but expectations of rapid results
• Charged with maintaining a continuations stream of University income through sustained student attendance

• In charge of facilitating internal training and weekly meetings to update faculty and employees on new policy and policy implementation
• Managed a team of 90 faculty trainers
• Formal policy author and executer for university
• Advanced knowledge of organizational policy and how to address policy concerns with faculty members through written and verbal communication
• Developed and implemented new processes that increased client satisfaction, and stream-lined revenue flow for the company
• Utilized extensive knowledge of State and Federal education and employment laws

Master’S Degree, Project Management (Pgcpm)

Graduate Level Project Management Certification

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business

Activities and Societies: Maintained at 3.9 GPA

• Bachelor Of Science In Business/Management, Business

Activities and Societies: • Instructor lead training courses in Effective Writing: Style and Structure, Company diversity, Microsoft Word.