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The Home DepotManaged multiple scrum teams for redesigning and building mobile applications for migration to the cloud. Worked with UX Designers and developers to design applications that allowed for modern and substantial functionality (scanning, printing, verification, etc.), while adhering to current business flows for easy adoption. Negotiated shared deliverables and timelines across multiple teams and integration points. Administered the mediation of competing business initiatives and stakeholder approvals to promote strategic pilot releases and obtain official sign off with leadership.Georgia PacificConverted divisions into full agile trains by implementing scaled agile methodology and planning practices through on-hands training, coaching, and workshops. Collaborated with IT, business and leadership to ensure consistency in agile practices across the organization. Outlined roles and responsibilities to foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning.

My role was to lead and cultivate a multi-disciplined product team of Product Owners and Business Analysts while collaborating with over 50 national business units, corporate IT and multiple upstream/downstream dependencies. The key was to develop a culture of cross-communication and self-organization for product team to not only have accountability but be empowered with decision making autonomy. In my tenure, I implemented best practices such as communication plans, feature writing templates, sprint reviews, SAFe PI planning, etc. This allowed the team to develop a product delivery process from ideation to launch.

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater St. Louis Area

It's my role to improve our products' features and user experience for Fortune 500 companies by developing true KPI’s and synthesizing user feedback. Our 150+ clients include Consumer & B2B Loyalty brands such as American Express, Fifth Third Bank and PenFed, Sony and Panasonic.My primary tasks include but are not limited to:-Develop low fidelity A/B testing methods to improve Task Success Rates-Improve UX measures and develop future Products via Ideation Workshops, Brainstorming Sessions, Prototyping, Data Models, Design Sprints, etc.-Establish Product standards via User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Sprint Planning, Journey Mapping, Marketing Rollout Plans, Pricing Models, etc.-Implement Agile Development Process with App Development, IT, Account Management and Leadership teams-Supporting a Collaborative Consultant model that improves ROI and business model for partners and Meridian a like-Managing 3rd party integration and marketing solutions for our business teams and sister companies.

Greater St. Louis Area

XTRA Lease is the leading and most technologically advanced company in tractor trailer Leasing . My mission statement was simple in theory: give the Marketing and Sales teams the right technology and tools to spread their messaging and gain insight on their customers. This included but wasn't limited to the following:-Increased User Adoption of Enterprise Support Systems by establishing a Nationwide wide survey and user feedback system-Managed 6 figure budget projects and maintained team budget of $1M-Remapped User Journeys and made mobile friendly to reduce Time on Task while increasing User Adoption-Removed workflow obstacles and improved communication across Operations, IT, Marketing and Sales -Coordinated schedules and delivery dates of software upgrades with 400+ nationwide sales force and across 50+ officesEnterprise Systems included:-Marketing Leads & Forms system-Marketing Email System-CRM Platform-Sales Merchandise Warehousing System-Content Marketing Blog

Greater St. Louis Area

On a daily basis, I worked with Second Street Media's 2900+ partners and provided best practices for online promotions, sales, and marketing. This included working with numerous newspaper, magazine, television, and radio station chains to convert their brands from traditional media into a digital product for new business ventures and increased revenue.The heart of my work involved helping our partners build an audience and then convert this audience into a significant database and new earnings. My day-to-day work included optimizing our partner's strategies for online promotions, social media and email marketing. Then, it was my job to consult our clients on how to adapt their current business model and provide custom proposals.Subject matters included yearly promotional calendars, sales initiatives, staff training, content integration, and advertiser acquisition. In house duties included training and managing Second Street's customer service staff to work with our partners for continued success and technical support. For retention efforts, I completed the following:-Constructed client grading system based off multiple Error Opportunities for core Promotions product-Targeted clients with large Error Rates and facilitated over 100 in-person and web-ex based user interviews-Developed a System Usability Scale for key features using a 1-5 scale survey & Provided Qualitative KPIs to product and design team for feature enhancements -Resolved conflicts between Development and Customer Service teams and lead initiatives to achieve team objectives

Greater St. Louis Area

The goal of this talk show was simple in theory but never in practice. We set out every day to provide the latest political insight, local headlines, and entertainment.Content was never lacking with gathering 30 stories a day, booking 40 guests a week, and producing over 10 audio segments per show. The conversation never died off the air, as our web content and text campaigns drove listeners to the site for extended content.Besides crafting The Mindset, my job included developing weekend programming, training new hosts, and managing an internship program. As an Account Executive, it was my job to sign new clients, develop their marketing plans, produce their advertising packages and schedule their advertisements to increase a return on investment..

Greater St. Louis Area

Created and ran graphics during Saint Louis University Sporting events. Content included line ups, stat updates, kiss cams, half time events, and fan giveaways.

Greater St. Louis Area

As an Event Coordinator, my job was to boost public relations for radio stations and customer outreach for advertisers. These goals were accomplished by making a grand but tasteful presence at local events in the way of crafting booths, using proper banner placement, and MC techniques.Our presence was needed to drive sales and create an enjoyable atmosphere for a wide range of clientele. After gathering sales information and marketing keywords from the client, Voice Talents were coached and set up for broadcast. At a typical event, I led a team of 3-10 people by assigning their tasks and schedule for best exposure.

Greater St. Louis Area

Fanball was a not only a leading fantasy sports games provider, but a front runner in fantasy coverage, guides, and editorials. My job was to translate this content from a traditional medium to new media. This involved creating a video department from scratch, ordering equipment, creating a chroma key studio, and managing talent.Besides creating daily video content for the website, it was my job to produce a fantasy sports radio podcast. This included hiring voice talents, managing hosts, and handling distribution channels.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communications

B.A., English

Activities and Societies: Tigers Lair, Zou Crew

Radio Broadcast, Radio Production And Voice Training