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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

I manage large-scale implementations of SaaS and PaaS solutions (including CRM, Sales, Service, Portal, and Call Center) at public sector agencies, leading functional, technical, and delivery teams. From early discovery sessions through Go Live and ongoing innovation, I am passionate about bringing organizations on a journey to adopt cloud-based solutions and process improvements -- with user experience at the heart of every decision.

I led the development of consulting communities of practice for the IBM Salesforce Practice. - Aligned Bluewolf's growth with Salesforce's market expansion trajectory- Enabled knowledge sharing for internal and external audiences via customer stories, web content, global collaboration, and partner alliances.- Promoted and deepened Subject Matter Expertise among and within Bluewolf's and IBM's consulting organizations- Diversity & Inclusion Lead and Corporate Social Responsibility Liaison for IBM ES&iX

Salt Lake City, Ut

I directed client engagement for Bluewolf's enterprise and commercial customers in the Western United States, overseeing client transformations for distribution, travel and transportation, electronics, and health & life science organizations. Highlights include:- Cultivated a team of 10 motivated and high-performing Engagement Managers, resulting in more than $30M in revenue over two years- Directed global Salesforce transformations in Service, Sales, and Marketing Clouds for 5+ Fortune 500 corporations

As an Engagement Manager, I:• Developed project scopes, defined requirements and success criteria, developed project resource plans, and served as a single point of continuity between our public sector clients and delivery teams.• Led planning engagements and business process reviews to ensure alignment between the clients’ project objectives and solution design.• Was responsible for overall project quality and client satisfaction.• Brought more than $2 million in new accounts in 2016.

San Francisco, Ca

The SFPUC provides water to more than 2.6 million Bay Area residents and operates municipal power and sewer services in the city of San Francisco. As part of the SFPUC's Community Benefits program, which ensures that the SFPUC acts as a good neighbor in all communities where we operate and serve, I oversee the agency's investments in education, arts, and culture.Highlights: * Manage more than $1.3M in annual investments in education, including grants to nonprofits, special projects, school district facilities, and environmental education programming * Lead the development of an educational framework to develop the next generation of environmental stewards and prepare students to enter the workforce with expertise in STEM subjects* Leverage more than $500k in financial and volunteer support from corporate partners including AECOM, Parsons, and MWH Global to strengthen high-need schools and communities* Manage special projects such as Drink Tap, a public-private partnership to install water bottle filling stations in schools and public spaces, to promote tap water consumption* Guide the agency's "2% for Arts" commitments, averaging $700k per year, for public art and community arts programs in San Francisco and throughout the SFPUC's service region* Facilitate the City's Civic Design Review process for SFPUC construction projects* Serve as project manager, change manager, and principal Salesforce.com system administrator for the External Affairs Bureau's CRM platform

San Francisco, Ca

As Deputy Director of Center for Music National Service (MNS), which engages musicians as volunteers, instructors, and mentors in public schools, children's hospitals, and long-term care facilities for veterans, I managed day-to-day operations as well as strategic initiatives, including:- Program development and planning for growth of the MusicianCorps brand and program beyond the San Francisco Bay Area into new markets in Los Angeles and North Carolina- Budgeting and fiscal management of $720K nonprofit organization, including tax preparation support, program budgets, staffing, and fund development- Data and constituent management via Salesforce.com, creation of a new grants management protocol within Salesforce, and system administration- Supervision of 14 direct reports, including administrative program managers, AmeriCorps members, staff musicians and music therapists- Individual donor and grant cultivation

Chicago, Il

• Recommended and led procurement of Salesforce.com CRM service to maximize ability to serve constituents. Served as system administrator, and trained 40 employees.• Created and directed statewide financial services program, Bank On Illinois. Built public-private coalitions to promote new financial products for underserved communities. Managed four regional program coordinators, serving more than 1200 Illinois families. • Oversaw all aspects of fundraising, recruitment of partners, and reporting. Led development of program website and marketing materials.• Designed Illinois microloan program to supplant predatory products in Illinois. Conducted quarterly internal evaluations of programs created to reduce poverty in alignment with federal Community Reinvestment Act goals, and presented results to State Treasurer. Findings and recommendations resulted in improved outcomes of linked-deposit loans, home mortgage guarantees, and college savings programs.

Chicago, Il

• Benchmarked financial and mission performance of community development banks with assets exceeding $100M. Identified new metrics, and presented findings and recommendations to the CEO, CFO, and Vice Chairman. Trained employees to use database designed to track social, environmental, and financial outcomes of loans.• Built shared services financial model to streamline IT and HR across 13 affiliated companies.• Developed a $15M green energy project budget as part of a new framework for investment in low-income communities in Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit.

Chicago, Il

Co-edited research publication and published chapter in "Antiquities Under Siege: Cultural Heritage Protection after the Iraq War," AltaMira Press, 2008.