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I am a strategic and results-driven marketing leader with a strong focus on driving partner alliances for global organizations. I have a proven track record in spearheading end-to-end marketing and communications strategies for a diverse portfolio of priority partners, including renowned companies such as Dell Technologies, EY, Accenture, Rogers Communications, Verizon and others. Experienced in identifying strategic marketing opportunities, developing comprehensive campaign plans, and executing high-impact initiatives across various channels.Key Achievements:➺ Successfully emphasized Go-to-Market campaign development, execution, and ROI, resulting in effective partner engagement and significant market impact.➺ Demonstrated expertise in managing partner budgets of up to $2M, skillfully allocating resources to achieve optimal results and maximize return on investment.➺ Orchestrated end-to-end event, social media, and marketing plans, driving thought leadership, market awareness, and generating high levels of interest and demand. Positioned the organization as a prominent industry player.➺ Cultivated and nurtured strong relationships with key business leaders, showcasing exceptional interpersonal skills and adaptability in navigating complex and ambiguous environments.➺ Proactively developed and implemented innovative project tools and templates to support teams and enhance collaboration with cross-functional partners. Streamlined processes and optimized efficiency across marketing operations.

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Spearheaded end-to-end project management operations for employee communications efforts and ensured communicators and creators have access to a digital space and opportunities to connect and deliver impactful stories. Actively worked on digital transformation, forward looking projects while helping keep projects on track and ensuring alignment with the company vision and what’s fueling the business. Developed tools and templates as well as create, edit, and update project artifacts. Developed a workback plan and brought transparency to all workstream leads. Facilitated in bringing cross-functional teams together, resulting in alignment and agreement on key initiatives or requirements. Key Achievements: • Fostered profitable partnerships with key stakeholders to increase engagement and reduce risks as well as established strong working relationships to ensure project success. • Supported key engagements with executive leaders at LinkedIn. • Onboarded and partnered with contractors to develop workstreams. • Introduced new ways of working at LinkedIn by creating and managing repositories for tracking key artifacts and reusable templates. • Ensured project success by establishing standards and controls, steering process improvements, and completing all assigned deliverables.

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During this tenure, I spearheaded end-to-end management of multiple projects for the Accenture Google Cloud Business Group. Acted as the single point of contact for teams with multiple stakeholders to ensure deliverables met deadlines. Ensured internal joint Accenture and Google Cloud wins, reflected the partner role in the win. Collaborated with Accenture and Google Cloud Stakeholders to update Industry Solution Tracker with assets for each solution.List of my key achievements:➺ Successfully executed scorecard metrics for strategic initiatives at the partnership level.➺ Managed $1M in alliance funding to drive the development and execution of contractual obligations following financial structures and guidelines.➺ Managed the content process for industry playbooks and monitored assigned websites for updates.➺ Successfully managed the operational performance dashboard and submitted forms for the purpose of tracking $1.5M in Google Cloud partner credits.

As a VMware User Group (VMUG) Program Manager, I utilized my industry knowledge and program oversight abilities to steer operations. I regularly collaborated with VMware Directors, Program Managers, and the Headquarters team. This was necessary to facilitate diverse events throughout the development lifecycle.Collaborating in this way allowed me to provide better process management, as well as, organizational support. I served in a leadership role and was the spearhead for 80+ UserCons, Webcasts, and Global Virtual Events annually. With my experience in these activities, I functioned as a subject matter expert and architect behind successful event planning and execution goals. I participated in leading various aspects of event preparation, including building the agenda, recruitment of skilled speakers, attendee registration, and securing booth staff. It was also my responsibility to ensure clarity by communicating expectations, aligned to planning visions. I developed post-events metrics to verify goal accomplishments. My efforts resulted in the participation of 14K attendees annually at Roadshows, Webinars, and diverse Virtual Events.

I served in a key leadership role as the Senior Content Manager, and was responsible for all aspects of content. This required managing both development and its implementation, which focused on steering productivity. I oversaw the execution of the Google Cloud Next portfolio of events. These included the Next ‘18, Next London ‘18, Next ‘19, Next London ‘19, and Next OnAir ’20.I was able to successfully enhance relations with Google Partners by monitoring content specifics. I directed the alignment of objectives, involving content meetings with key decision-makers. Using my industry experience, I provided thorough organization and planning for Spotlight, which are mini-keynote sessions.My skills in this area allowed me to evaluate and analyze content to ensure company compliance objectives were adhered to. This was done by collaborating with the Google Legal and Brand department. It was my responsibility also, to prepare and complete accurate post-event reporting.

In my role as VMware User Group (VMUG) Program Manager, I exhibited my proficiency with both leadership and management. I was responsible for the thorough provision of event support. While in these roles, I capitalized on my experience, which resulted in the generation of 4.5K attendance leads per individual quarters. I worked to successfully plan and execute 40+ User Conferences on an annual basis. Through these efforts, I achieved events’ goals by recruiting speakers and staff effectively. These objectives accommodated 133+K IT practitioners/members with eight monthly VMUG webcasts. I participated in all aspects of scheduling and planning these activities.The results of my work were a significant boost in overall participation by presenting a variety of topics. Included in these topics, were presentations on Network & Security (NSX), Storage and Availability (vSAN), and End User Computing (EUC). My accomplishments here brought in 2.4K attendance leads per quarter.

San Jose

During my time with this company, I managed the planning and development of compelling programs and key support initiatives; partnered with 200+ Cisco Data Center members to ensure compliance with best practices and standards. I organized and collaborated with cross-functional marketing teams tasked to execute, promote, and measure events; including board and online meetings, and social media forums for Cisco stakeholders. And, I managed activities required to stage industry-leading events including VMworld, Cisco Live Milan, and Cisco Live San Diego; implemented essential procedures to recruit Cisco employees, along with partners and customers.

Coursework

Associate Of Science - As