• Proactively identify potential issues and provide feedback to Government steak holders.• Translate business requirements and technical information into non-technical terms for communication and collaboration with development, operations, and leadership groups.• Serve as first line of support for certain program issues and data subject matter expert (SME) for client.• Produced technical requirements and user stories for FIRST project to accommodate enterprise solutions; topics included improving legacy processes, adding new functionality to existing system, leading new system from scratch.• Collect, analyze, develop, document and communicate business strategy requirements on a regular cadence schedule.• Contribute to the business short-and long-term planning sessions and provided input (from a business and IT perspective) to ensure understanding of business goals and direction.

Created project plans to fit stakeholder and customer needs and deliver with-in budget on desired outcomes.• Ensured project roles and responsibilities were being met, working in close collaboration with the Customer, including project scope and objectives were met.• Prioritized and managed RDSO project within specifications and budget restrictions.• Effectively created a standard operating procedure repository for day-to-day tasks of a RDSO project manager.• Worked with developers to create a project specific JIRA Board that captured employee/contractor specifics such as team, charge code, timesheet approver, skill sets, etc... for easy tracking functionality.• Learned from Project and Program Manager to identify and recommend program improvements, cost saving initiatives, and substitutions to positively impact current and future project budget and contracts.

•Weekly create, teach and implement STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) activities to elementary aged students, grades K-5, on a weekly basis. •Create lesson plans using Schoology and Google Platforms, with hands on training to over 750 students in a computer lab setting on chrome books. •Serve as In-house help desk support for parents and students needing assistance on their Chromebooks.

Senior Product Manager: Worship Supplies/Social Media, January 2007 - November 2007•Managed $7 million profit center, responsible for 10% of company profits.•Facilitated, provided project leadership to a staff of 6 employees including budget control, product production, status reporting, and quality assurance. •Responsible for increasing customer awareness and sales of a traditional product line reluctant to change.•Outstanding success in building and growing a business-to-consumer site generating online sales to over $3.2 million over a four year period. •Facilitated the development of 30 additional product websites using Jira to support marketing department’s goals in achieving additional product exposure and sales growth goals.Senior Marketing Manager: Worship Bulletins/Envelopes/Social Media, January 2005 - December 2006•In addition to existing product line, acquired core product group responsible for $5 million of corporate sales and managed staff of 5.•Responsible for increasing product sales by $150,000 of a fairly stagnate product group.•Successfully lead project on revamping product line that has not changed in over 25 years without losing existing customer base.•Achieved $2.5 million in websales, first time in company history and managed team building additional 20 sites to support marketing efforts.•Used Jira as main software tracking tool for corporate websites.Marketing Manager: Worship Bulletins/Social Media, October 2002 – December 2004•Managed $3 million dollar product group, responsible for administrating monthly budget spreads, advertising and promotional dollars, product conception and product delivery.•Formed relationships with key bookstores across the US to grow worship bulletin product line.•Instrumental in designing first B2C website for company.•Achieved $1 million in websales, first time in company history. •Managed in-house web design firm building & creating promotional websites, correlating with direct mail campaigns.

•Hired and managed outside advertising agencies, design firms and print companies establishing a solid brand and corporate identity, which facilitated company expansion from local to national markets.•Illustrated an ability to understand sales needs by assisting, creating, and developing the appropriate tools necessary to achieve phase one of the sales process - getting the appointment.•Actively drove new business development for outsourcing information technology professionals helping sales team achieve quarterly goals and quotas. •Planed and organized company events including: employee holiday parties, employee orientations, tradeshows, open houses and annual meetings.

•Worked exclusively with various business partners in developing direct mail campaigns using co-op funds to promote and brand the company in new geographical regions.•Project leader on redesigning company website, responsibilities included coordinating efforts with graphics design firm to incorporate all ideas from a focus group of 20 employees.•Planned and organized company events including: employee holiday parties, employee orientations, tradeshows, open houses and annual meetings.•Managed outside advertising agencies, design firms and print companies to ensure corporate identity across all marketplaces.

•Facilitated and worked with over 650 technology professionals to come together in an effort to stimulate the development of the technology economy in the St. Louis region.•Planned, organized, and facilitated all monthly volunteer meetings, responsibilities included preparation of staff reports and meeting agendas, coordination with meeting leaders, and assisted in obtaining speakers and presenters.•Raised over $60,000 in sponsorships to host the first annual volunteer appreciation celebration for over 650 volunteers.•Coordinated and solicited regional publications for in-kind advertisements and cover stories.•Supervised a variety of Tech Gateway publicity including development of monthly newsletters, advertisements, member brochures and all sales collateral.•Prepared all monthly Tech Gateway financial reports and first line of approval on all bills and personnel payments.

•Actively participated on a 7 person consulting team that led a middle-market manufacturing client through a strategic planning & future state design project, responsibilities included facilitating and leading the client’s sales and marketing team to create a five year strategy plan.•Gathered leading practice data and created value propositions for quick hits in the supply chain area of a middle market manufacturer company.•Facilitated session leader for Sales Visioning Group for two Fortune 500 Manufacturing Clients; activities and deliverables included research and application of leading practices, overall business definition, process decomposition, process flows, organizational design including roles, responsibilities and job descriptions.•Demand Flow Technology team lead for a Fortune 500 Manufacturing Client ‘s FTE’s focusing on strategic sourcing and overall supply chain management.

•Created, designed and implemented Demand Flow Technology visual aids plant-wide to increase efficiency of operators.•Worked in-conjunction with headquarters systems information and technology team to create, develop and implement web pages plant-wide.•Facilitated plant wide training for employees and staff.•Designed and improved quality visual aid procedures for implementation to ease operator usage of machinery.•Assisted in helping plant become ISO 9000 Certified, updated company procedures/manuals.•Verified capital assets, updated corporate database, disposed of obsolete equipment and assisted with maintaining company database to ensure supplies and equipment was ordered and in-stock for employee use.