Lawrence Karr Email & Phone Number

Redmond, WA

At Slate Group, we make your priorities our priority. We focus on helping clients get the most out of their budgets, with the goal of providing savings that exceed the cost of our services. Our dedicated budgeting & financial support will help you find new ways to create value, and allow you to focus your time and bandwidth on the work that matters. We are.

Seattle, WA

Currently in my 7th year serving on The Vine Homeowners Association Board of Directors. The Vine is a 177 residential unit (with 3 commercial units) in the heart of the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, WA. I have served in numerous Board leadership roles including President (2 years), Treasurer (4th year) and Secretary (1 year). My key focus while on the.

Redmond, WA

• Responsibilities include managing the overall budgets for the Enterprise Client and Windows Server and Virtualization Teams and other business management related duties.Specific areas of responsibility included:
• Providing Budgeting Guidance and Leadership
• Creating monthly/quarterly budget status reports and executive summaries for leadership teams.
• Working with leadership teams to develop budget plans/forecasts (including OPEX, Marketing and Vendor categories).
• Managing/updating team budget forecasts via the Microsoft Business Planning Tool (MBP).
• Opening purchase orders, managing accruals, cross charges and executing internal audits.

Redmond, WA

• Responsibilities include creating monthly updates to the WSMM Evidence HeatMap, an Excel document/tool designed to provide the Field with easy access to case studies highlighting Microsoft Forefront, System Center and.
• Monthly review of new case studies to categorize by: featured products, solution set, geography, industry vertical and company size.
• Update high level Solutions and Products Scorecards format as needed.
• Manage taxonomy changes and associated updates to heatmap scorecard structure.

Redmond, WA

• Responsibilities included managing marketing projects for the Windows Server Family of products and managing the overall Windows Server Team budget.Specific areas of responsibility included:
• Project managed the development of 17 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 case studies.
• Managed logistics for Windows Essential Business Server 2008 bi weekly ROB meetings.
• Project managing the development of a Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation resource CD for Microsoft Partners.
• Managing/updating team budget via the Microsoft Business Planning Tool (MBP).
• Opening purchase orders, managing accruals, cross charges and internal audits.

Redmond, WA

• Responsibilities included managing the creation of an updated Field Playbook and new content in preparation for FY10.Specific areas of responsibility included:
• Working with EPG scorecard metric and role owners to consolidate/develop new content their respective sections of the FY10 Field Playbook.
• Publishing up to 41 sales role specific versions of the FY10 Field Playbook (adapted for users of both the CE and GSX CRM sales tools).
• Coordinating the updating of content across e360 (internal MSFT website) for FY10.

Redmond, WA

• Responsibilities included managing the team budget, creating executive presentations and providing logistical support where needed. Specific areas of responsibility included:
• Managing/updating team budget via the Microsoft Business Planning Tool (MBP).
• Creating monthly/quarterly budget status reports and executive summaries for the leadership team.
• Working with executive directs on management of their quarterly budgets.
• Creating executive presentations for potential UPG partners.
• Managing team SharePoint site.

Redmond, WA

• Responsibilities included managing team budget and driving monthly communications vehicles for WW EPG Sales Model.Specific areas of responsibility included:
• Advising senior leadership on budgetary spend, strategy and the financial planning process.
• Creating monthly/quarterly budget status reports and executive summaries for the leadership team.
• Managing accruals, cross charges and internal audits.
• Serving as a liaison to WW EPG Finance Team, researching outstanding budget related issues.
• Facilitating and hosting monthly WW Business Architecture (RM/OM/BM) Con Calls.

Redmond, WA

• Responsibilities included managing field and corporate facing communications vehicles for WW SMS&P and SB Teams and assisting the WW SB General Manager with operational/logistical aspects of managing WW SMS&P SB.
• Driving SB tracks at 2006 Extended Leadership Team Meetings
• Co-owning the SB track for the 2006 Microsoft Global Exchange (MGX).
• Serving as the WW SMS&P Vice President Appointed Lead (VPAL) for Microsoft 2006 Give Campaign (Developed campaign plan & coordinated activities raising over 200K for non-profit organizations.)
• Developing Internal Communications (IC) Plan for Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting (SBA/SBME) product launch.
• Designing a WW SB Centralized SharePoint Team Site (reducing 42 SharePoint Sites into one collaborative portal).

Redmond, WA

• Responsibilities included product managing 4e program used to train WW SMS&P employees on Customer and Partner Experience (CPE) related issues. Specific areas of responsibility included:
• Coordinating CPE related events and developing monthly status reports for senior management.
• Creating website content for SMSPCPE (online training tool).
• Tracking 4e group projects and training employees in seven step problem solving methodology used to complete 4e projects.
• Managing relationship with outside agency contracted to create 4e marketing vehicles.
• Leading 4e Virtual Team Leader Community and helping develop second year of 4e program.

Seattle, WA

E-Commerce lead responsible for developing business model to support site specific commerce offerings for 600+ websites on Rivals Network (Including 29 Rivals’ Team Stores and approximately 120 Rivals Publisher Stores.). Member of leadership team and one of five direct reports to company president. Managed the following E-Commerce teams: Marketing.

Seattle, WA

Lead team of 14 members. Served as E-Commerce representative to Rivals Technology Group and member of E-Commerce Business Development Team. Liaison with Legal Department (Tracked status of pending contracts and reconciled outstanding legal issues). Owned E-Commerce operations plan and budget. Nurtured relationships between E-Commerce clients and.

Seattle, WA

Founded department that grew to over two hundred annual events including: The Seattle To Portland Bicycle Classic (STP), The Seattle Marathon, Bloomsday, Washington and Oregon High School State Championships and athletic events for the University of Washington, University of Colorado and Washington State University Athletic Departments. Maintained.

• Warner Brothers Worldwide Retail, Burbank CA - Distributor, 1993 - 1994
• Team Spirit, Inc., Seattle WA - Manager, Custom Sportswear, 1991 - 1993
• Transamerica Insurance Group, Woodland Hills CA - International Business Analyst Intern, 1990
• Pepperdine University, Malibu CA - Graduate Assistant, 1989 - 1990
• Washington State Senate, Olympia WA - Senatorial Staff Intern, 1988

Mba, Finance

Ba, Economics

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