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Malmö, Se

Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden

Connect our people across the office in service of creating a culture of engaging with openness, inclusive collaboration, learning mindset, partnering for impact, embracing the future, and respect for each other.

Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden

Nordics product management co-lead.Product management lead on various international retail client engagements with inter-disciplinary digital business transformation teams.

Munich Area, Germany

Create vision and strategy for Diversity and Inclusion amongst the PRIDE chapters in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific regions. Expand presence of the affinity group globally and set budget with senior executives for PRIDE activities. Connect people across geographies with the issues facing the LGBTQ+ community and develop strategies to raise awareness and continuously build an inclusive corporate culture

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Munich Area, Germany

Convert strategic business objectives into actionable work packages by managing the functional requirements elicitation process. Design and facilitate focus groups, workshops, and documentation of business requirements for various stakeholders at multiple client organizations. Monitor achievements and impacts against program- and business goals. Coordinate with multiple client- and delivery team stakeholders to deliver results and exceed expectations.Selected Projects* Industry-leading international retailer's global rollout of an e-commerce platform and inRiver iPMC PIM, based in Switzerland* Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) platform integration for a large German adhesives manufacturer* International rollout of point-of-sale (POS) tablet app for a prominent German retail chain* Digital transformation and consolidation of a commerce, support, and marketing platform for a leading German B2B supplierAuthored winning application section for Great Places to Work (Germany), Special Prize for Diversity (2016)

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Washington, Dc

Led 5-member Requirements team assigned to long-term enterprise architecture software project for a client agency in the federal government. Drove requirements gathering from client subject matter experts by facilitating working-group meetings and documenting outcomes. Communicate specifications to technical groups and coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT). • Delivered comprehensive business requirements for software application, consisting of 18,000 lines, to meet client specifications. • Guided agile software development team to successfully deploy 2 new modules and subsequent releases of software system for use in agency offices nationwide.• Recommended process improvement to manage documentation of tens of thousands of business requirements.• Nominated for multiple awards: Strategic Context Award in 2008, 2009, and 2010 for exceptional leadership and for 2008 Rookie of the Year for service delivery and for ability to manage the full requirements documentation process for a key project.• Selected to lead 2 Sapient committees: Project Onboarding Committee charged with developing a training program to accelerate productivity of new project members; and LGBT Affinity Group to develop community –building programs for LGBT-ally community.

Remote

Qualitative data collection, analysis, and reporting for small to mid-size organizations. Organizational assessments; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); organization development (OD) consulting; meeting facilitation; research; and executive reports.

International

Advised clients through leadership development and organization development engagements, with client base including an international gay & lesbian non-profit organization (board development using Appreciate Inquiry approach); a government agency in Trinidad & Tobago (action planning session); and a non-profit athletic organization in Washington, DC (strategic analysis and audit of board activities).Corvis Group, Inc. provides Organization Development (OD) services to individuals and team, including individual and team coaching.Our goals are to provide you with quality service, superior customer service, and delivery within your budget and deadlines.

OrgDev Jobs is a boutique job service for organization development (OD) consultants and firms seeking their talent.Co-designed and launched the website and branding, focused on connecting OD practitioners with OD recruiters and business leaders.

Washington, Dc

Championed organizational improvements that boosted employee satisfaction and set a foundation for quality work. Engaged in meeting planning and facilitation and pre-screened applicants for Auditor and Program Analyst positions in headquarters and field offices for a Department agency. • Designed and launched agency’s first orientation program for new hires to ensure strong understanding of office’s purpose, goals, policies, and procedures. • Developed the agency’s first comprehensive resource for career path training opportunities for Auditors and Program Analysts, identifying relevant courses and vendors. • Facilitated design and execution of a strategic planning meeting, receiving 4.5/5.0 rating for a smoothly run meeting that enabled senior managers to develop an audit plan for the year.• Received awards for performance: on-the-spot cash award for teamwork, initiative, and project management (2007); on-the-spot cash award for chairing special event planning committee, increasing staff participation by 45% (2007); and performance award in 2007.

Performed development activities to raise funds for $20M capital campaign, $125K annual campaign, and other initiatives. Updated alumni and donor database, developed and disseminated campus newsletter, and communicated with donors. Orchestrated annual silent auction and alumni events. Prepared fundraising reports for President, Development Director, and Financial Officer.• Upgraded donor database from Excel spreadsheet to Raiser’s Edge, enabling sophisticated tracking of donations and communication with prospective and actual donors. • Increased readership of monthly campus newsletter from 200 households to 800 households and businesses by improving article content quality with relevant and positive information.• Published an electronic newsletter for alumni to strengthen connections and involvement, resulting in new donations to various fundraising campaigns and participation in alumni reunion nights.• Facilitated raising of $550K in annual fund and athletic fund donations during tenure, enabling a high-level of education to more students.

Manager of the student-run Volunteer Network, part of the federally-funded campus work-study program. Matched student volunteers with community service organization and projects.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Aviation

Capstone Project: American Express: Analysis of Corporate Strategies

Master Of Science (Ms), Organization Development, Completed With Distinction

Practicum Project (London, UK and Berlin, Germany): International Organization Development (OD) Consulting Recipient: Segal-Seashore.

Certificate, Organization Development

Master Of Science (Ms), Management

Capstone Project: Understanding the Importance of Cultural Training Needs in the International Airline Industry

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Aerospace Studies (Business)

Activities and Societies: Founding Vice President National Society of Collegiate Scholars