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Carrollton, Tx (Remote Worker)

Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) is a leading provider of business information services. Our products include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news service – Reuters. For more information on Thomson Reuters, visit tr.com and for the latest world news, reuters.com.Primary focus was responsibility for managing external client projects of various size/complexity with a matrixed project team for the TRTA Government business unit. Planned, directed and coordinated project activities assigned together with the Program Managers and Senior Project Managers. Ensured project deliverables, timelines and budgets were met with a high level of quality and external customer satisfaction from project kick-off up to implementation. Established external Government client relations and became a trusted advisor throughout an assigned software upgrade project.Managed project plans that encompassed data conversion, product customization/software releases, environment preparation, and production deployment including training, configuration, testing, and rollout. Worked with Business Analysts, Product Owners and other teams performing systems analysis to identify and detail unique requirements or functional gaps, tracking them against contracted terms and through to engineering cycles to customer delivery and testing.

Greater New York City Area

r4 is an artificial intelligence company driving profit growth for its global clients. The company is headquartered in the US in Connecticut, with operations in New York, San Francisco, Boston, Miami and Washington DC, and European operations in Munich, Dublin and London. r4’s partner network extends across North America, Europe and Latin America.Primary focus was on developing project plans with the CIO, CTO, and VP of Technical Implementation that tracked the delivery of proprietary software releases to Fortune 500 companies by partnering with software developers and architects, data scientists, and DBAs, (database administrators), and leveraging agile and scrum software development methodologies.Strong focus on SaaS, (Software as a Service), Cloud Data integration, Big Data, and IoT, (Internet of Things).Presented project status reports to senior management, facilitated UI/UX, DBA, and Q/A multi-time zone reviews, tracked developer deliverables, and ensured client product requirements were met.

New England, Ny, Nj, Pa

PromoMark, Inc., a start-up business no longer in operation, was a technology company that delivered mobile marketing solutions by engaging consumers while developing customer profiles so clients could market more effectively. Primary focus was on revenue generation for the publishing industry vertical.

Wilton, Ct

Cotiviti helps clients unlock value through the unique insights found in the intricate streams of data and other information relevant to their business relationships. Analytic capabilities are a fusion of specialized industry and technical knowledge with creative thinking, enabling technologies and a collaborative approach to understanding a client's business. Through Cotiviti Healthcare and Connolly, Cotiviti provides services to 20 of the top 25 U.S. healthcare payers and eight of the top 10 U.S. retailers, respectively.Primary focus was on creating strategic product marketing plans with tactics relevant to specific global regions. This included promotions and campaigns with Fortune 500 prospects and clients that generated leads and cross-sold new and existing services, resulting in new revenue generation.

White Plains, Ny, Dallas, Tx, Melbourne, Fl, Largo Fl

Nokia creates the technology to connect the world. Powered by the research and innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, Nokia serves communications service providers, governments, large enterprises and consumers, with the industry's most complete, end-to-end portfolio of products, services and licensing. From the enabling infrastructure for 5G and the Internet of Things, to emerging applications in virtual reality and digital health, Nokia is shaping the future of technology to transform the human experience. Nokia is a global company with 160 nationalities working in more than 100 countries.Primary focus was on creating and implementing both web-based and mobile digital marketing campaigns.Launched Nokia's first email campaign via SMS with the Global Head of Digital Marketing that proved to be exponentially more cost effective than traditional print campaigns and instantly touched the mobile consumer product base.

White Plains, Ny, Dallas, Tx, Melbourne, Fl, Largo, Fl

Primary focus was on driving all efforts in the value chain in a newly formed business segment in order to bring new products to market with the Head of Sales.Managed a product marketing team that contributed to obtaining sales revenue in excess of $200M and was one of the most profitable areas within the company, in less than two years.Managed a multi-million-dollar budget, global contractors and vendors, and was accountable for launching new products on schedule that adhered to customer requirements in a matrix-driven, cross-functional work environment. Consistently managed budget to +/- 5% of target.

White Plains, Ny, Dallas, Tx, Melbourne, Fl, Largo, Fl

Primary focus was on global marketing development for Nokia's enterprise business with the Director of Global Marketing Services.Defined key success criteria for new hardware, software, services, and applications launched globally; including schedules, key milestones and reviews, budget allocation, and resource requirements that contributed to decreased product launch costs and improved time-to-market by 30%.Managed a multi-million-dollar budget and a global team of 10 people in addition to numerous contractors and vendors in a matrix-driven work environment. Consistently managed budget to +/- 5% of target.

Mba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Obtained degree while working full time at Nokia, Inc. Waco, Texas

B.A., Communications And English

Activities and Societies: Alpha Xi Delta Sorority, UNH newspaper journalist, UNH librarian, Q-106 radio station, news department.

Diploma, Ap, (Advanced Placement) Classes/College Prep Coursework

Activities and Societies: Field Hockey, Yearbook contributor Claremont, New Hampshire