Linda Johnson Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Fl, Us

OPERATIONS• Interact regularly with executive leadership and provide strategic leadership on multiple levels. • Monitor, manage and report on project health.• Identify and communicate risks and mitigation plans identified for a particular program or project.• Collaborate with finance for accurate revenue recognition, and on utilization and profitability reporting.• Research, analyze and recommend solutions to meet business and IT needs.• Identify, prioritize, structure, and solve complex business problems, using analytics and business judgment.• Enforce proper adherence to established processes and usage of company tools.• Apply learnings and best practices from projects across the Company.• Work closely with department leads to identify issues with their processes and come up with solutions to increase efficiency and accuracy, enabling stable operations.PROJECTS• Lead all projects successfully and in a timely manner from inception and planning through development, control and close-out.• Work with TPMs and the department managers for project resourcing.• Apply risk management assessment and resolve issues and conflicts.• Drive continuous improvement in process.• Manage diverse requirements, negotiate, and effectively articulate rationale behind technical decisions.• Ensure client satisfaction by monitoring the relationship, delivery, effective communication, and expectations’ management.PEOPLE• Lead, direct and held accountable for the overall performance of the Technical Project Management team in the delivery of projects. • Supervise, direct and held accountable for the overall performance of the Quality Assurance and Authoring team, in the roles they play within project teams and the company. • Establish and facilitate project management governance, oversight, and prioritization in support of the organization's objectives.• Hire and retain top talent; recruit, manage, mentor, and professionally develop a team of technical project managers.

Panama

Highlights and accomplishments:- Provided strategic leadership and management in an office of 40+ employees, managing project workflow through UX/UI creative, web development, QA testing, and UAT phases. - Actively participated in team resource planning, providing recommendations that increased efficiencies, performance, and overall profitability. - Served as direct supervisor to the Project Managers, QA team and Authoring team; acting as first contact in escalation process for both internal mediation and client facing problems. - Drove continuous improvement in production by identifying, prioritizing, and driving cost saving opportunities. - Trained 10+ new project managers. - Coordinated the establishment of a new department, that then rolled under my supervision.

Panama

I started project managing interactive digital experiences in May 2011, right after receiving my MBA in Project Direction and Evaluation. Projects ranged from Single Page Microsites to AEM powered Corporate Sites, Massive Media Buys, Custom Game Hubs, Social Videos, and more.Since then, I went from managing small projects, to crazy high risk projects, to then guiding other PMs on their projects.Responsibilities included:Manage High Profile Accounts and ProjectsResource Planning & SchedulingPerform ongoing Risk Assessment and MitigationHold daily Scrums with internal teamPresent progress reports to clients and directivesFacilitate training for new hires and refreshers for full teamCourse correct deviations and curve balls as neededTools used:Agile MethodologyAtlassian Jira Atlassian ConfluenceInVisionAEMSmartsheet10k FT for BusinessWordPressMicrosoft OfficeBasecampSkypeSlackHipchatOutlook

Panama

Represented CIDES within the City of Knowledge Foundation management team, providing timely communication with member organizations, and scientific committee. Effectively organized and maintained an accurate database of the member organizations. Actively participated in brainstorming sessions, business meetings and in the cultural activities committee. Managed all of the logistics for Cides events, along with our ongoing newsletter publication and website updates.@cidesnet

Panama

Owned a handmade fine jewelry business; managed web purchasing & imports, international shipping, and inventory. Served as creative director in product sessions, designed and held direct sales through catalogue, online, and via representatives. Managed and organized online blog, jewelry parties, and promotional events such as, Fashion Week Panama. Trained and supervised assistants in the use of small hand tools and handicraft, using Adobe Illustrator and hand sketches to design original and custom pieces.

Leading Organizations And Change, Organizational Leadership

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Project Evaluation And Direction

Specialized in Project Management using PMI principles

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Theatre/Theater