Mikey Deanna Combe Email & Phone Number

Denver, Colorado

Hired to create the first Resource Director position for the company, going strong.Created the first Project Management team for the company in year 3, grew group to seven and also going strong.Collaborate with Project Worldwide intra-agency resource leads on capacity.Using knowledge of all skills, interests and goals of every creative team member to assign teams to all incoming client work alongside the creative leadership team.Forecast workload and needed freelance support across four offices.Create and review timelines as needed to align with current shop capacity.Analyze creative hours reports.Lead weekly agency-director status.Regularly review current workflow for efficiency or gaps. Develop and socialize new processes.Directly oversee proofreader.Handle performance reviews and all tasks related to building and inspiring an effective team.Manage freelancers including their estimates, time, paperwork and payment terms.

Established the traffic department / process for the agency in my first year.Recruit, negotiate, hire and manage the freelance creative team.Focus on staffing efficiencies by overseeing the workload of the Creative team.Collaborate with other departments to resolve higher level threats to the process.Mobilize creative teams for new business and incremental (out of scope) opportunities.Work with Finance and HR on hours reporting and freelance budgets.Monitor team morale. Reward and rally the team as needed.Part of the What The Fun culture club, leading programs to strengthen culture.Develop and lead the training program for new hires.Assign employees to projects based upon their skills, abilities, availability.Collaborate with additional traffic staff to ensure efficient utilization of resources.Counselor for anyone at the agency needing some advice and support. Be adept and able to solve multiple problems simultaneously.Work with VPs to determine and coordinate career development opportunities for employees.Clients: P&G National, P&G Global, P&G Customers/Retailers, Bissell, MillerCoors, Kellogg's, Polaris, Starbucks, Seattle’s Best, Red Robin, Mars, Wrigley’s, Johnson & Johnson, Crispin Peroni, Naked Juice, Izze, ONE Coconut Water, KevitaMedia: in-store, TV, radio, print, OOH, eCommerce, iMedia, static banners, mobile, social, desktop, sales collateral, events and promotions

Co-managed a team of about 30 Project Managers.Maintained outside client relationship with P&G Procurement Department.Addressed issues and educated clients on their complex processes.Created the PM Innovation team to encourage problem solving and forward thinking.Interviewed, hired, and trained new Project Managers.Mentored Senior Project Managers and Supervisors.Ambassador for the department inside the agency.Focused on efficiencies, and evolving processes.Developed new workflow processes for evolving clients.Developed agency training materials and led classes. Managed agency internal budgets.Managed internal and client year end finance processes.Clients: P&G, Polaris, Kellogg's, Johnson & Johnson, Pro-bono (Alzheimer's Association)Media: in-store, TV, radio, print, OOH, static banners, traditional web, sales collateral, events and promotions

Co-managed a team of about 30 Project Managers.Interviewed, hired, and trained new Project Managers.Mentore Senior Project Managers.Helped drive the department as leaders in the agency.Ambassador to other department heads.Focused on efficiencies, and evolving the agency process.Clients: P&G, Polaris, WhiteWave Foods, DexMedia: in-store, OOH, TV, radio, print, traditional web, direct mail, sales collateral, events and promotions

Managed large budget projects from start to finish on-time and on-budget.Held team members accountable for deliverables.Managed monthly financial reports.Ran weekly team status meetings.Mentored and trained new Project ManagersManaged budgets in excess of a million dollars.Clients: Coors, Blue Moon, Visa, WhiteWave Foods, Molson, Denver Art Museum, Pro-bono (Alzheimer's Association)Media: in-store, OOH, print, traditional web, direct mail, sales collateral, events and promotions