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Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

Dedicated resource leading Power Platform business process improvement solutions and governance for Talent Development. Partners with departmental clients while serving as consultant, project manager, and Power Platform engineer. • Achieved MS PL-900 certification - Resulted in a broad understanding of Power Platform to aid in risk management strategies when innovating and proposing solutions.• Supporting a department transformation, created an intake Power App to collect and align new offers and projects, govern existing projects by editing and adding resourcing, and automate communications with Power Automate. - Developed MVP in 6 weeks and vetted production version in less than 12 weeks. - Resulted in 100 Talent Development Crew using this app daily to manage their work and align it to departmental offers projecting a clear and analytical picture of business health. - Eliminated the need for 3rd party project management and timesheet software eliminating licensing costs estimated 150K annually. • Chosen as one of the ten members to participate in the Vanguard Power Platform Champions program - Maintains office hours to mentor and coach in Power Apps, Power Automate, and SharePoint• Created a DEI Sponsorship Power App to match sponsee's and sponsor's and project manage the program - Leveraged Power Automate to reduce each round of email communications from three weeks to three minutes • Led a team to create EVP Attendance Tracker Power App - Attendance Excel spreadsheets are uploaded into the app creating standardized analytics of attendance - Power Automate sends follow-up assessment after 30 days

Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States

Led innovative and learning strategies for new technology, serving as consultant, trainer, and mentor to business partners/peers. • Mentored/coached team in development of skill assessment app to support retail business partners. Trained peers in mobile development skills and testing strategies. Positive feedback from business partners resulted in dedicated partnerships and increased team engagement• Partnered with Personal Advisor Services SMEs to build a mobile PowerApp to streamline the internal candidate recruiting process, quickly demonstrating an increase in ROI. App revolutionized how leaders and crew assess calibrated results, consolidated into one dashboard, for best selection.o Product was delivered on time, under budget with stellar feedback from sr. management, leaders and crew. Used quarterly by 40 senior leaders cutting each calibration session from 24 to 12 hours, saving $115k per year. • Selected by Senior Leaders to partner on highly confidential project to create user specific training portal

United States

Project managed the full life cycle of learning solutions from conceptualization to implementation; embedded in business to consult and support partnersLeadership Development• With enterprise migration from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint on-line, lead the research, recreation, implementation of new site, including merger of leader content. Collaborated with team of 20 cross-divisional members to recommend technology, design, test and build new site while facilitating scripting writing and shooting video for marketing campaign used on Intranet and Yammer channel. • In support of Vanguards DEI program, Women’s Initiative in Leadership Success (WILS), partnered with colleague to procure equipment and create process for video recording of meetings via MS Streams for on-going viewing. Process was interactive allowing for comments/questions. Empowered women to make improved decisions and enhance careers to support Vanguard.

Malvern, Pa

Assisted and facilitated the technical development and implementation of learning strategies to our business partners • Recognizing the need to clarify roles and improve perception of department’s value, proactively initiated departmental case study to improve L&D brand with enterprise. Interviewed 25 client and stakeholders; identified four areas of focus; prioritize gaps; built 2-year roadmap to resolve challenges. Instituted series of learning opportunities for team to set standards, role-play, share skills, grow teambuilding, and improve relationships with clients. - Resulted in L&D team’s ability to provide better client solutions and gain trust to deliver superior solutions. Led to sustained client partnerships with annual scores increasing from 28 percent to 77 percent in one year.

Exton Pa

Web Developer/ Lead Programmer Partnered with marketing to facilitate implementation of new ecommerce website using variety of graphic design tools and programming languages. • Led team in the design, proposal, and build of new website layout incorporating PayPal to support Company’s transition to importing overseas products and online sales. Utilized SQL, ASP, HTML, and CSS. Procured contracts, facilitated integration of FoxPro, Brio, and MOM to run queries on warehouse inventory and forecast products to be purchased.- Increased holiday sales by approximately 10 percent; led to more accurate forecasting/purchasing process and success of Presidential Coin campaign. - Project success led to promotion from programmer to lead programmer.

Philadelphia, Pa

• Designed Graphics such as logos, advertisements, and pictures for the Flyers, Phantoms, Skatezone, and Comcast-Spectator’s web pages mainly using Adobe Photoshop.• Used Adobe Flash for advertising banners. Edited Video Highlights for Flyers and Phantoms using Adobe Premiere.• Trouble shot Kiosk systems in the First Union Center and worked with their registry. Worked with SMS and Avid.

Master’S Degree, Creativity And Innovation, A

This degree explores the definition of creativity to become aware of creative strengths and weaknesses, build strategies to enhance.

Bachelor’S Degree, Web Page, Digital/Multimedia And Information Resources Design, B

Explored the diverse fields of graphic design, video production, photography, web design, programming and multimedia design. Hands.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Cross-country and track