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Chicago, Illinois, United States

I work with executives in the higher education space to drive institutional transformation through strategic analysis and proper implementation of people, processes, and technology. Bring innovative ideas and solutions that can positively enhance the student experience and overall operations.

Providing guidance, support, and leadership to Colleges and Universities in need.

Global

Boca Raton, FL

Oracle Practice - Higher Education

Senior Client Partner responsible for leading sales strategies for Oracle solutions to serve higher education. Key services include consulting, implementation, mobile applications, business solutions, hosting and managed services. Supporting Oracle's PeopleSoft ERP, E-Business Suite, Hyperion, OBIEE, OBIA.With more than 25 years working with and within.

Greater Atlanta Area

Consulting with higher education clients to assist with implementation readiness assessments, software selection, services engagements, and project management services.

Greater Atlanta Area

This position provides leadership for the various customer-focused services provided by the University System of Georgia's Information Technology Services (ITS). These services include division financial management, campus engagement, IT procurement services, community of practice development, project management, portfolio management, relationship.

Malvern, PA

• Reporting to the SVP & Chief Services Officer, directed the Regional Project Manager and a regional team of ten project management professionals focused on enterprise software implementations
• Delivered executive presentations to support software and professional services sales for multimillion dollar purchases by colleges and universities
• Developed and fostered executive relationships with key clients in post-secondary education community
• Conducted quarterly reviews of territory relationship management plans and customer specific value propositions
• Reviewed services solutions with sales management team to finalize strategy
• Provided financial management for professional services delivered by the regional project management team and product consultants from a national resource pool

• Responsible to the Region Vice President for professional services delivered to clients
• Provided sales support to Sales Account Executives to assure proper staffing and project timing; as well as development and first level approval of services proposal
• Delivered presentations about professional services proposed with the software solution and participated in new business planning
• Prepared services revenue and sales forecasting for a four state territory
• Attained annual revenue and services sales goals
• Resolved client issues escalated by the Account Management Team

Malvern, PA

Assisted the General Manager for the region in management of strategic client relationships and oversight of specific Account Consultants

Malvern, PA

Managed client relationship during ERP Software Implementations for colleges and universities

Malvern, PA

Provided Project Management for ERP Software implementations for Colleges and Universities

Clarkston, Georgia

• Reporting to the Vice President for Student Affairs, directed six professional and up to 25 support staff positions for direct service to students in the areas of admissions application and official records management
• Supervised the admissions application processing area and the associated evaluation of documents submitted for file completion
• Supervised the issuance of academic transcripts and the process by which they are released
• Maintained and expanded computer operations in the student information system including the implementation of the Banner Student Information System

Clarkston, GA

Master Of Science, Human Resource Development

Activities and Societies: Kappa Signma

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Business Management

Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma