Luisa Begani, Pmp, Csm Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Integrated delivery of key programs by leading internal and external stakeholders through all stages of the program lifecycle. Clients include AstraZeneca, Novartis, Hologic, and Dove.
• Effective planning and day-to-day management to lead and enable program teams
• Act as global PM Lead for Novartis. Responsible for integrating global strategy, planning and delivery of projects in key markets.
• Agility to meet the changing needs of the organization in a fast-paced environment
• High engagement and active contribution to the PMO Team, working together to share and build our team’s knowledge, skills, and sense of community

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Manage mid-to-large integrated projects – across geographies and within the digital, experiential and communications space. Clients include BASF Ag Solutions, Becel, Sanofi, The Ministry of Finance, and The Vector.
• Work in partnership with the account lead and clients to onboard new projects, clarify scope and identify appropriate resources
• Ensure projects are tracking on time, within scope and on budget. Report on project financials to account lead and senior leadership
• Develop project status reports and workbacks. Run status report meetings with the team.
• Identify areas of potential risk and implement risk mitigation strategies on all assigned projects.
• Work with project teams to understand and manage expectations of both internal and external clients. Communicate potential variances upstream through senior team in timely fashion.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Manage the end-to-end delivery of multiple, concurrent projects of varying complexity for a roster of clients including: Church & Dwight, Unilever, LG, BMO Bank of Montreal, Ontario Power Generation, ACE Bakery, and.
• Lead digital projects from brief to launch, including project scoping, resourcing, planning and execution, delivering on time and on budget.
• Manage multiple project teams, consisting of developers, UX, creatives, strategists, account service and related vendors.
• Quickly and efficiently produce estimates and timelines in a fast-paced environment; manage and monitor project financials and reporting
• Effectively communicate with stakeholders to ensure all project requirements and milestones are understood and delivered according to the project plan.
• Proactively participate in project resourcing and process improvement.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Planned, scheduled, booked, and coordinated internal production and technology resources to produce various email marketing, advertising, and web campaigns.
• Built and cultivated a positive and effective relationship with clients as their primary point of contact.
• Managed the digital production schedule and workflow, communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Liaised with design, editorial, and development staff to meet specifications for digital properties.
• Built and managed advertiser stats reports and analytical reviews of digital publications and email campaigns, providing insight and recommendations.
• Identified opportunities to increase effectiveness and efficiency in practices and processes.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Developed and managed new digital products, specifically multimedia university-level learning courses, for the Canadian market, overseeing the entire product life cycle.
• Worked as a product and project manager, which involved collaborating with vendors and freelancers to ensure cost, quality, and schedules across projects.
• Worked with authors, subject matter experts, editors, media producers, and developers to ensure projects were completed in full.
• Drove efficiencies and optimized timelines and development throughout the life of projects.
• Coordinated offshore teams to successfully meet project objectives on time, to specification, and on budget.
• Led daily development tasks such as scheduling, resourcing, asset deliveries, QA, and approvals.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Provided overall support to the Editorial Manager including planning for revisions.
• Liaised with US counterparts, sales, and marketing groups to both source and provide key information.
• Conducted project management regarding university textbooks and correlated multimedia resources from initial manuscript to published book.
• Assisted Developmental and Media Editors on an on-going basis, including reviewing, copy editing, proofreading, and website maintenance.
• Requested permissions from copyright holders to use images, excerpts, graphs, etc. in products.
• Had a hand in the management and sales of Canadian textbooks.

Master Of Publishing Program, Publishing

SFU Graduate Fellowship award (2011)

M.A., Multimedia And Mass Communication

Communications

B.A., Communication Sciences