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Madison, Ms, Us

Glenwood Digital is a forward-thinking consulting firm specializing in the design and development of custom software solutions using cutting-edge no-code platforms like Bubble.io. We empower businesses to innovate quickly and efficiently by providing tailor-made solutions that meet their unique needs. Our expertise lies in translating complex ideas into user-friendly applications, enabling our clients to scale and adapt in a rapidly changing digital landscape. At Glenwood Digital, we are committed to delivering high-quality, scalable software that drives business growth and maximizes value for our clients.

I lead teams at mid-sized to global manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and construction companies through the design and development of custom software applications, utilizing Tulip's no-code platform for frontline operations. These applications drive productivity gains, improve production visibility, and deliver better quality, safety and efficiency.Oversee client delivery services including project scoping and contracting, client onboarding, project oversight for global clients, and end user training. I've systematized key client delivery and onboarding processes to drive internal efficiencies and scale.

Annapolis, Md

Established and grew U.S. business unit of global SaaS e-procurement company from start-up to over 6-figures in MRR.Hired and cultivated an exceptional cross-functional team of 12 focused on sales, implementation and support of North American clients. Assisted CEO in efforts to raise $3.5 million from angel investment group. Directed day-to-day operations while clearly communicating company vision, goals and results to internal and external stakeholders, including company investors.Built culture focused on optimizing customer experience.Held P&L responsibility for U.S., including budgeting and forecasting for both the buy-side and sell-side of the business.Managed projects for key accounts and ran a rapidly growing professional services organization.Optimized SaaS product functionality by liaising with higher-education CFOs to understand key business requirements and coordinating with development team to incorporate those needs.Led all aspects of Business Development and Partner Management, including but not limited to: o Identification of key strategic partners.o Fostering of positive working relationships.o Oversight of training/certification of partners’ staff. o Key Partnerships: Dell, Office Depot, Staples, NACUBO and Banner Education.

Led professional services team at FrontEdge, a custom software design, development and implementation firm. Responsible for strategic solution design and development for FrontEdge’s clients. Led the selection and implementation of both traditional perpetual license software solutions as well as SaaS (cloud-based) solutions. Assisted clients in the integration of third-party or custom-built solutions and the related process redesign and automation.Supported sales efforts of company's large, complex software development and software implementation engagements.Hired and led high-performing, cross functional implementation teams.Clients included Acushnet Golf (Titleist Ball Manufacturing), UbiSoft Entertainment, Digex and Time Warner Book Group among others.

Initially led team of Project Delivery Managers, with responsibility for delivering concurrent multi-million dollar PeopleSoft ERP managed services implementations on-time and on-budget. Team was responsible for delivery of both the application and hosted technical infrastructure components of the solution.Grew and led team of Solution Engineers focused on USi's Enterprise Application product lines (Ariba, PeopleSoft, Oracle). This Business Development team was responsible for supporting Account Executives by providing subject matter expertise around both application functionality as well as the remotely managed technical infrastructure design.USinternetworking (USi), one of the original Application Service Providers (ASP’s), utilized a highly automated, systematic approach to delivering managed hosting and application management services to more than 150 enterprise-level organizations in over 30 countries. Pioneering the concept of delivering enterprise applications as a fully-integrated service, the company was ultimately acquired by AT&T.

Senior Consultant in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) consulting practice. Focused on business process re-engineering and PeopleSoft ERP system implementation in the areas of Procurement, Manufacturing, Inventory Management and Cost Accounting.Led professional service teams at enterprise clients such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland, Aramark, and Brown & Sharpe.

B.S., Industrial & Systems Engineering

--> Intern: United Parcel Service (UPS)

M.S., Industrial & Systems Engineering

--> Consultant, Virginia Productivity Center --> Master thesis focused on strategic planning effectiveness and large-scale organizational.