Media Continuity Manager
Greater New York City Area
Managed Developers & Multimedia Production Specialists; coordinated w/Product Owners, Business Analysts, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Instructional Designers, Project Managers, UX/UI Designers & key stakeholders in pilot program to adopt Agile/Scrum methodologies as part of initiative to instill customer centric philosophy within the organization; provided leadership & guidance for transition of cultural shift leading to transformation of IT group representing over 25% of the organization; advocated for & assisted w/realization of Agile across entire organization of over 250 employees.Led team through complete Software Development Lifecycle to overhaul flagship mobile app (iOS) for distance learning targeting Legal (CLE) & Accounting (CPE) professionals; developed business requirements & product roadmap, implemented 3 week sprint cycles, released Minimally Viable Product (MVP) by target release date of 6 months; created User Stories & advanced feature enhancements from ideation through implementation as dictated by product vision, analysis of emerging technologies, usability studies, KPI metrics & direct customer feedback; conducted bi-weekly demos of product development for stakeholders & Executive Management group; increased user sessions 35%, reduced app crashes 50% in first year of releasing version 2.x.Ensured consistent performance of multimedia products by creating daily customer outreach program for Sales Support & Customer Services teams; identified & analyzed KPIs of customer experience & vendor performance, provided early indication of possible issues & concerns; addressed issues proactively, engaged vendors & clients in collaboration to address gaps in service levels; increased customer satisfaction level from 95% to 98% of more than 1,000 daily user sessions as indicated by KPIs; issues ranged from mitigating enterprise security for successful delivery & usage tracking of content to supporting individual workstation & mobile device configurations.