Work is not a place you go, it's a thing you do. Hybrid is here to stay. Responsible for:- Managing the global campaign team workstream leads- Quarterly planning- Weekly updates to leadership- Regional interlock and alignment- Launching and managing the Hybrid Work Speakers' Bureau- Organic Marketing planning and execution- Monthly Showcase- Stakeholder communication

Being selected as a Cisco Culture Ambassador is one of the highlights of my career. About 15 of us were chosen to meet with Cisco's leadership teams - from ELT all the way down to People Leader - to talk about corporate culture and represent the Cisco Employee.Chuck Robbins and Fran Katsoudas were sponsors of this program and sat down and listened to direct feedback from employees on how to improve the culture at Cisco. As a global company, it is critical that everyone's lives are… Show more Being selected as a Cisco Culture Ambassador is one of the highlights of my career. About 15 of us were chosen to meet with Cisco's leadership teams - from ELT all the way down to People Leader - to talk about corporate culture and represent the Cisco Employee.Chuck Robbins and Fran Katsoudas were sponsors of this program and sat down and listened to direct feedback from employees on how to improve the culture at Cisco. As a global company, it is critical that everyone's lives are respected. That is the only way to achieve success.We held focus groups and Q&A sessions. We acted as consultants when people had hard stories to share. We shared hard truths with Cisco's leadership team and we really felt like we made a difference. Show less

- Create and manage the OCID Governance Board, to bring consistency to tagging content so we are able to track performance - Change management - change the behavior across marketing to include tagging and tracking as part of the content creation and maintenance process-Assign and work with ID approvers across the globe- Hold Monthly Governance Meetings_- Train team on new processes

Marketing Manager III, Communications, Enterprise NetworksProvide overall communications and program management support for Cisco's top product families: Mobility and Wireless, Switching, and Routing. Responsible for:• Editor in Chief for Enterprise Networks Customer newsletter (monthly, 70,000 subscribers)• Editor in Chief for Enterprise Networks Internal Business, Sales and Marketing Update (monthly)• Editorial support for Internet of Things Internal Newsletter… Show more Marketing Manager III, Communications, Enterprise NetworksProvide overall communications and program management support for Cisco's top product families: Mobility and Wireless, Switching, and Routing. Responsible for:• Editor in Chief for Enterprise Networks Customer newsletter (monthly, 70,000 subscribers)• Editor in Chief for Enterprise Networks Internal Business, Sales and Marketing Update (monthly)• Editorial support for Internet of Things Internal Newsletter (monthly)• General communications support for Enterprise Networks Marketing team including: - Maintaining editorial calendar for team - Providing writing and editorial support for announcements, blogs, customer invitations, presentations, etc. - Provide interlock with communications professionals across the larger Enterprise Networking Engineering and Product teams to streamline overall EN and ENG communications - Update Enterprise Networks News feed consistently to continuously promote and evangelize the EN brand - Work with internal Intranet team to pitch feature stories on Cisco Intranet to promote and evangelize EN brand• Create, deliver, and maintain effective online strategy - Internal Marketing Web sites - Internal Intranet sites• Lead cross-functional EN Steering Committee monthly strategy meetings - Set priorities - Align marketing strategy to overall business strategy Show less

Program Manager, Communications and Change Management, Services Academy, Human ResourcesProvide overall program, change, and communications management for Cisco Services talent management team, Services Academy.Responsible for:• Defining, creating and managing online presence for Services Academy (website, social networking intranet(s), newsletters)• Defining, managing, and executing on executive editorial calendar• Working with Services Academy leadership to… Show more Program Manager, Communications and Change Management, Services Academy, Human ResourcesProvide overall program, change, and communications management for Cisco Services talent management team, Services Academy.Responsible for:• Defining, creating and managing online presence for Services Academy (website, social networking intranet(s), newsletters)• Defining, managing, and executing on executive editorial calendar• Working with Services Academy leadership to write and distribute executive communications • Defining, managing, and executing on Change Management plan and activities for Services Academy adoption by 12,000+ Services employees• Defining and evangelizing overall Services Academy brand and messaging • Showcasing employee career "success stories" by soliciting, writing, publishing, and evangelizing these stories to help employees navigate and manage their careers in Cisco Services• Developing and implementing Change Management plan • Develop and implement Communications plan for Services Academy, including newsletters, social media, high-touch executive forums• Developing and refining overall messaging for Services Academy Show less

Responsible for overall communications strategy and implementation for Cisco global Advanced Services organization•Defined and executed global communication, Web and Webex Social (intranet) strategy for Advanced Services organization•Established regular communication/collaboration between global AS communications team (Webex Social sandbox, bi-weekly round table)•Launched Services’ first Webex social (intranet)-based newsletter•Updated and streamlined AS home page and AS… Show more Responsible for overall communications strategy and implementation for Cisco global Advanced Services organization•Defined and executed global communication, Web and Webex Social (intranet) strategy for Advanced Services organization•Established regular communication/collaboration between global AS communications team (Webex Social sandbox, bi-weekly round table)•Launched Services’ first Webex social (intranet)-based newsletter•Updated and streamlined AS home page and AS News feed•Provided Webex social consultation to Services organization (Why Webex social, How to get started, Benefits)•Provided social media consultation to organizational communications, executive communications and strategy communications teams•Developed and implemented process to gather and deliver quarterly earnings information, delivering one, cohesive, global AS earnings and state-of-the-business report to Services leadership team•Provided communications, Web, and Webex social support for Global PM team•Provided communications support for Services Career Central team Show less

Marketing Programs Manager, Borderless Networks Channels Solutions Go-To-MarketProgram and launch management for Cisco Borderless Networks Channels go to market• Re-defined Channels communications plan for Borderless Networks • Launched Borderless Networks Webex series for Cisco partners • Borderless Networks Channels lead for theatre collaboration• Re-defined channels launch process for Borderless Networks team

Provided launch project management for Cisco Empowered Branch and Borderless Networks product and solutions launches• Managed 50+ person, virtual, global, team and worked effectively to coordinate all sub-teams participating in launch, including: marcom, web team, channel team, field marketing, product business units, press and analyst teams, theatres (non-U.S. countries)• Created, updated, and communicated launch plans to virtual team• Conducted weekly virtual, global team… Show more Provided launch project management for Cisco Empowered Branch and Borderless Networks product and solutions launches• Managed 50+ person, virtual, global, team and worked effectively to coordinate all sub-teams participating in launch, including: marcom, web team, channel team, field marketing, product business units, press and analyst teams, theatres (non-U.S. countries)• Created, updated, and communicated launch plans to virtual team• Conducted weekly virtual, global team meetings• Created and implemented internal field and marketing communications and Web site plans• Determined post-launch metrics of success • Conducted post-launch analysis to determine lessons learned and best practicesDemonstrated Leadership and Expertise:• Created and defined social media go to market strategy and best practices for Borderless Networks marketing team, including components such as Facebook, Twitter, blogging, etc. • Created Borderless Networks Facebook page and achieved 1,000 fans in 2 months• Achieved highest launch event registration ever for Borderless Networks 3 launch/Borderless Challenge by leveraging social media • Contributed to new company-wide launch strategy by sharing best practices and defining standards based on the success of Borderless Networks launches Show less

Acted as launch project management lead for Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) product launches• Managed virtual, global, team and work effectively across and coordinate all sub-teams participating in launch, including: marcom, web team, channel team, field marketing, product business units, press and analyst teams, theatres (non-U.S. countries)• Created, updated, and communicate launch plans to virtual team• Conducted weekly virtual, global team meetings• Created and… Show more Acted as launch project management lead for Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR) product launches• Managed virtual, global, team and work effectively across and coordinate all sub-teams participating in launch, including: marcom, web team, channel team, field marketing, product business units, press and analyst teams, theatres (non-U.S. countries)• Created, updated, and communicate launch plans to virtual team• Conducted weekly virtual, global team meetings• Created and implemented internal field and marketing communications and Web site plans• Determined post-launch metrics of success Demonstrated Leadership and Expertise: • Defined and documented overall launch project management process for the team and implemented within larger marketing team• Defined and documented best practices for global integration into corporate product launches and implemented within larger marketing team• Acted as mentor for other launch project managers and conduct weekly meetings to advise on launch project management Theatre integration lead for entire Network Systems Marketing team• Conducted monthly virtual team meetings with Europe, Emerging Markets, Asia Pacific, and Japan theatres• Facilitated launch and program integration within other countries including launch and program implementation and roll out, and content review• Created and distributed monthly email newsletterDemonstrated Leadership and Expertise:• Defined, standardized, and documented theatre outreach program for Network Systems Marketing team• Defined, documented, and implemented theatre integration into the overall launch process• Improved non-U.S. participation in programs and launches Show less

Responsible for Switching Sales and Marketing ProgramsActed as Technology Migration and Competitive Technology Migration Program Manager for Cisco routing and switching products. Overhauled international, multi-million dollar, Cisco-to-Cisco and competitive product migration programs for Cisco routing and switching products portfolios.• Created and presented business case to global stakeholders for program approval• Defined program scope and deliverables• Managed virtual… Show more Responsible for Switching Sales and Marketing ProgramsActed as Technology Migration and Competitive Technology Migration Program Manager for Cisco routing and switching products. Overhauled international, multi-million dollar, Cisco-to-Cisco and competitive product migration programs for Cisco routing and switching products portfolios.• Created and presented business case to global stakeholders for program approval• Defined program scope and deliverables• Managed virtual implementation team and conducted weekly meetings from program inception to implementation• Created program bulletins and Intranet Web sites• Evangelized and communicated program throughout Cisco Systems, Inc.Demonstrated Leadership and Expertise:• Increased program revenue from $880M to $1.5B in FY05• Increased overall technology migration program revenue from $1.5B to $2B in FY06; Program represented 5% of total router bookings and approximately 10% of total switching bookings. • Defined, documented and delivered technology migration program best practices to other teams inside Cisco including Telephony, Security, Web acceleration, and Wireless teams• Implemented first, and largest, competitive technology migration program inside Cisco Systems, Inc. Customer Reference Program Manager• Created and managed customer reference program which included development of success stories and video testimonials for lead generation and press/analyst activities.• Wrote program customer “win stories” and drove field-focused broadcast to evangelize real-life benefits of Cisco marketing programsDemonstrated Leadership and Expertise• Customer Reference Program has become model for many teams at Cisco. • Created 8 stories and 2 videos per quarter which were integrated into at least 3 external lead generation or press activities. Stories and videos average 800 web hits per month. Show less

Provided overall marketing support for Content Networking technologies• Developed and managed Content Networking customer reference program.• Drove field awareness of content networking emerging technology through white papers and internally distributed customer win stories.• Wrote internal and external customer case studies including, setting up and interviewing customers and writing, reviewing, and editing case studies• Wrote white papers for content delivery… Show more Provided overall marketing support for Content Networking technologies• Developed and managed Content Networking customer reference program.• Drove field awareness of content networking emerging technology through white papers and internally distributed customer win stories.• Wrote internal and external customer case studies including, setting up and interviewing customers and writing, reviewing, and editing case studies• Wrote white papers for content delivery networks.• Managed Web site program content Show less

Provided RFP and sales overlay support for Content Networking technologies.• Created RFP proposal generator for ArrowPoint Communications and Cisco CDN overlay sales force.• Provided bid and RFP support for Cisco Content Services Switch and CDN overlay sales team, including, researching and answering technical RFP questions, researching and writing boilerplate RFP responses for Proposal Generator

Responsible for working with Sales and Engineering to answer RFP and RFQ documents while creating and building proposal boilerplate.• Provided RFP and RFQ support for Nortel sales force• Researched, wrote, and maintained proposal boilerplate for network management technologies.

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