Consulting services for corporate travel programs. Diversified experience in multiple travel categories: air, hotel, car rental, sustainability, and outsourced travel management. Solid reputation for building client and supplier relationships and formulating strategies that optimize processes, savings, and performance.Long-term engagement leading air program projects for a $700M client. Global sourcing and ongoing program management have helped the client achieve millions in incremental savings and determine the best fit suppliers.In addition, for several years I have been fulfilling the role of an Outsourced Travel Manager for a US-based client. Responsibilities include program strategy, vendor management, leadership updates, and communications focused on traveler satisfaction and cost reduction.

Strategic planning and day-to-day management of client’s corporate travel program. Key responsibilities covered travel category development, supplier management, process improvement and cost reduction.Focused attention was based on specific client need and culture with actions leading to program optimization and improved traveler awareness. Main initiatives included: air/hotel/rental car contract management, lead for travel management company relationship, creation of company policy, supervision for online booking tool, and program liaison to Leadership, travelers and affiliate companies.

Led engagements with client procurement teams to identify airline program improvements. Specific focus on sourcing and compliance to achieve incremental savings of 2% - 10%. Responsibilities included program assessment, negotiations, quantifying options and managing a project team. Co-invented a simulation tool that is still used in 100% of the revenue generating engagements. The model has forecasting capabilities to support negotiation efforts and identify increased savings opportunities for a client’s airline program. Coordinated integration efforts of a new scorecard tool. Managed development team and several functional areas to ensure deliverable deadlines were met, necessary processes were in place and the end-result product met all initial requirements.

Improved automation of department’s revenue reconciliation process and trained analysts to conduct monthly audits and allocations. Team player tasked to develop new internal consulting entity, Advito. Responsibilities included conducting research to support business plan development with focus areas on competition, product categories and target segments.

Accounted for daily transactions in mutual fund accounts, communicated with reconciling bank and account traders and provided periodic reporting and audit activities.

Assisted the Director of Computer Services with a $20 million capital budget, software license management and reconciliations for accounting department requests.