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Partner with the Executive Director, Access to Healthcare (ATH) and the Head, Global Public Health (GPH) to set organizational strategy, coordinate strategic ATH and GPH activities across Amgen, lead the financial management of ATH, provide project management leadership, and serve as the functional representative to numerous projects and initiatives. • Act as an advisor and thought partner to the ED, ATH and Head, GPH in strategy development, goal setting, development and execution of organizational plans, and implementation of functional projects. • Develop and lead financial planning and tracking in alignment with global processes, from day-to-day management through long-range scenarios. • Lead contracting process with external partners, coordinating and managing internal processes related to Compliance, Sourcing, Contracting, Finance, and Law. • Coordinate communications for the GPH function with Corporate Affairs, including narrative development and execution

Drive to completion the planning, design, and execution of Amgen's Access to Medicine programs in low- and middle-income countries, including the Blincyto Humanitarian Access Program, produce-to-give product donations, and health systems strengthening initiatives.

Lead the development of differentiated work package team strategies and executing cross-functional, integrated plans.Drive planning for key portal decision points; identify deliverables and their inter-dependencies; monitor and communicate progress and adherence to timelines; facilitate resource planning, budget, and capacity assessments; conduct risk management, contingency, and scenario planning.

Thousand Oaks, Ca

Provide product management support to Global Safety Teams for multiple therapeutic areas, including meeting facilitation, monitoring key deliverables, status reporting, and timeline management.Provide project management for several process improvement efforts including development and roll-out of SharePoint collaboration sites, improved access to therapeutic area portfolio timelines, and productivity training for cross-functional teams.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Lecturing and speaking on a variety of topics related to Project Management, productivity, and personal developmentDevelop Project Management courses for undergraduate and graduate programs

Serve on the Board of Directors, providing business continuity to the chapter and mentorship to the current President and President-Elect.

Los Angeles

Lead the Board of Directors in pursuit of strategic and operational goals; propagate the chapter vision throughout the organization.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Establish and maintain a strategic framework and multi-year strategic plan for the chapter.Oversee the Project Management Office, which handles multiple cross-functional projects that improve and support Chapter operations.Member, Board of Directors: participate in all areas of chapter governance; collaborate to set and execute strategic plan; provide decision support; represent the chapter at conferences and events.

Los Angeles

Comptroller: publish monthly and yearly financial reports; lead internal accounting and process audits; ensure annual taxes are filed.Treasurer: handle all accounting tasks associated with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable; manage investments, cash flow, and forecasting; create and monitor annual budget.Member, Board of Directors: participate in all areas of chapter governance; collaborate to set and execute strategic plan; provide decision support; represent the chapter at conferences and events.

Northridge, Ca

Course taught: 400-level Project Management available to undergraduate and graduate students.Engage students using lectures, hands-on group activities, and case studies.Develop a curriculum, syllabus, and course materials that help students achieve specific and measurable learning objectives.

Courses taught: “Crash Course in Project Management”, “Applications of Project Management within the Project Life Cycle”, and "Effective Time Management Skills".Engage students using lectures, hands-on group activities, and case studies.Develop a curriculum, syllabus, and course materials that help students achieve specific and measurable learning objectives.

Deliver complete budgeting, cost management, financial analysis, and procurement management for 17 cost centers to senior management (annual budget over $9 million).Drive process improvement and re-engineering to increase efficiency, effectiveness, and client satisfaction through initiatives such as a new department website and deployment of a task tracking system.Facilitate capital improvement projects, suite renovations, and department moves.Oversee administration and operations of 25-person department controlling 200,000 square feet of space across five locations.

Managed daily operations of 11-person unit; project manager for nine conferences; architect of program management database (front-end and back-end) still in use today.Led the change management of the Paralegal Training Program to a completely paperless program, increasing staff efficiency by 50% and reducing operating expenses by more than $400,000 (making the program profitable for the first time in over fifteen years).Provided complete budgeting for five cost centers; delivered up-to-date analysis to mid-management related to administrative, programming, and marketing efforts ($1 million annual budget).

Supervised five Assistant Managers in store operations at the company's flagship location; served as Human Resources point person for 35 employees regarding scheduling, workman’s compensation claims and disciplinary issues; implemented Safety Training Program; improved filing systems and increased workflow efficiency.Developed and maintained analysis tools to track wage budgets and incentives, manager and employee performance and store management audits.

Mali (West Africa)

Developed strategy for major health education projects that reached half a million people a year across an area of more than 55,000 square miles; coordinated international, national, and regional teams; directed budgets, procurements, schedule.Managed multiple projects for local non-profit organizations, emphasizing effective initiation, planning, and cost management.Worked with Peace Corps country staff and volunteers on a number of projects including the pre-service training program, establishing project management office best practices, editing language resources and technical manuals, and improving relations between staff and volunteers.

Mba, Organizational Dynamics, Project Management

Ba, Comparative Religious Studies

Associates, Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Anthropology Club, Inter-Club Council