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Kirkland, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

• Senior Portfolio leader for a Project Management Office (PMO) at a Fortune 500 company that drives 80+ projects with a $60M budget; Led development of PMO governance and achievement of strategic direction, including.
• Chief of Staff to the Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity. Advised and supported client through strategic planning, portfolio management, executive reporting, risk management, communications
• Oversaw 3 Program Managers, collaborated with 12 Project Managers, and liaised with other Portfolio leaders and executive stakeholders to drive portfolio alignment and project oversight in support of PMO strategy
• Developed PMO executive reporting materials for Steering Committee, Chief Information Officer (CIO), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on PMO priorities and progress
• Managed a $1M federally grant program for a professional healthcare association, driving the multi-workstream program with 30+ stakeholders from 3 organizations towards training 350 health centers on blood pressure.
• Developed a customized Project Management Playbook for a client’s department of 50 as their master guide to standardize processes, tools and templates from project initiation to close-out, and trained a group of 12.

Seattle, WA, US

• Assessed the technology capabilities of 4 Healthcare Analytics platforms for a healthcare payer and rationalized their applicability to the most impactful and high value reporting requirements, while developing a.
• Led the client's Clinical Research Training workstream by implementing a robust, phased training approach and managing the deployment of 80+ instructor-led training sessions to 400+ end-users from 60 departments
• Developed and operationalized a 6-part training framework based on a comprehensive training needs analysis to enhance client's future training workplan and processes for its Clinical Trial Management System

Seattle, WA, US

• Drove the success of key functional areas for a global $10M Oracle Revenue Management & Billing implementation through project management support, system integration testing, SOX control roadmap creation, future state.
• Conducted a global ServiceNow business assessment by identifying and prioritizing the top 7 Finance functional areas for implementation based on volume of transactions, manual intensity, and criticality of.
• Created and defined the standardized methodology for the client to plan and execute future cloud platform opportunities
• Held multiple internal operational positions, supporting organizational culture and experience, recruiting, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), business development

• Travelled to 34 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia to learn about and experience different cultures

London, GB

• Managed and executed risk management and risk assessment assignments to assist Fortune 500 clients to better identify, evaluate, manage and monitor key risks
• Performed internal audits of financial and operational processes, and provided recommendations for improvement to align future process with organizational objectives
• Assessed and validated the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR) and entity level controls (ELC) to ensure compliance with SOX and NI 52-109
• Selectively chosen to represent EY Canada in the Americas People Advisory Forum, a multinational 26-member group that worked with the firm’s global senior executives in promoting corporate culture and initiatives