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Orlando, FL, US

New York City, NY, US

London, GB

Program Manager for Marketing & Learner Acquisition departments of Pearson Online Learning Services (POLS) as POLS implements significant changes to reposition itself as the industry leader.

London, GB

Program management and operations leader for Pearson Pathways, an education marketplace platform and recommendation engine.

London, GB

Reestablished Pearson’s Online Learning Service PMO as a team of Project Managers focused on delivering strategic, high-priority projects with high visibility and impact. Manage leadership level programs while overseeing a team of project and program managers

London, GB

• Managed a full suite of cross-functional projects and initiatives and provided consultation to operational teams and management as they built out business cases for new projects/programs.
• Created the framework and governance for the Student Acquisition Project Portfolio Management.
• Led strategic, cross-functional projects from initiation to closing.
• Served as Project Management & Consulting Team’s Agile expert, facilitating training and consultation for Agile project teams within Marketing and Recruitment departments.
• Managed a team of 3-4 Project Managers.

Orlando, FL, US

• Worked in a dual role at a boutique professional employer organization (PEO) headquartered in Orlando, but serving clients nationwide.As a Senior Project Manager I was responsible for process documentation and.
• Coordinated efforts to document departmental processes and identify areas for improvement and automation
• Worked with product owners and development team to automate billing processes, employer assignments, employee terminations, workers’ compensation fees, and other internal processes.
• Go-to expert in client service agreements.
• Documented terms and conditions of over a dozen separate client service agreement types
• Led re-pricing project that reviewed entire book of business and increased revenue by $1.25 million annualized

Winter Park, FL, US

• Served as a Project Management Consultant with experience in technology development, deployment, and implementation in an array of industries, including utilities, professional employer organizations, education, and.
• Performed contract audit of over 150 contracts to identify intricacies of terms and conditions
• Led re-contracting effort of over 40 clients to bring clients to current contract versions
• Analyzed billing rates to ensure clients were being billed correctly and margins were being met
• Identified billing errors that would have resulted in over $250,000 in lost revenue annually
• Collected and updated information on over 6,000 worksite employees for a Professional Employer Organization in preparation for a Benefits Open Enrollment period

San Jose, California, US

• Program- Florida Power & LightCustomer facing Project Manager responsible for deployment and optimization of all telecommunication network gear, totaling over $5M, across all projects of the Florida Power and Light.
• Provided overall project facilitation and support for projects ranging from $100k to $2M.
• Managed all project phases, including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closure
• Engaged and worked collaboratively with various internal teams, contractors, and customer teams impacting project, including but not limited to field (RF) engineers, IT staff, network staff, supply chain, and finance.
• Managed third party contractor installations to ensure project deployment timeliness, quality, and safety in order to meet milestone schedules and deliverables.
• Verified and approved all third party contractor invoices.

San Jose, California, US

• Program- Duke EnergyProvided support to the Project Management Office (PMO) Lead in order to successfully complete all PMO deliverables related to the project planning, project controls, contract administration and the.
• Created Work Breakdown Structure for multiple projects across the program.
• Maintained overarching project schedule.
• Coordinated all material activities internally across several teams from order processing to delivery and invoicing.
• Served as primary Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) Contact for customer.
• Created and implemented approved change orders.

Tampa, FL, US

As an Application Evaluator for Undergraduate Admissions, I assisted the Chief Application Evaluator and the Director of Enrollment Management in evaluating incoming applications to The University of Tampa. I made undergraduate admissions decisions by analyzing GPAs, standardized test scores, essays and other supporting application documents.

Assisted in development of ongoing national projects, as well as day to day activities of national consultancy with expertise in sports/entertainment/Latino marketing, all aspects of corporate sponsorship – venue naming, electronic media, events, ticketing strategies, community outreach, advertising and promotions.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelors Of Science, Dual Major: Marketing; Management