Michael Ruel Email & Phone Number

Sussex, Nj, Us

Greater New York City Area

i-Path Media helps the marketing departments of pharmaceutical companies target their market messaging and content to physicians. A nationally certified Woman-Owned Business, i-Path is revolutionizing the pharmaceutical selling model with measurable, non-personal promotion strategies that build brand awareness, grow market share and increase revenue. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Doctors have tight schedules and no time to see sales representatives. I-Path’s print and digital delivery methods help… Show more i-Path Media helps the marketing departments of pharmaceutical companies target their market messaging and content to physicians. A nationally certified Woman-Owned Business, i-Path is revolutionizing the pharmaceutical selling model with measurable, non-personal promotion strategies that build brand awareness, grow market share and increase revenue. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Doctors have tight schedules and no time to see sales representatives. I-Path’s print and digital delivery methods help pharmaceutical companies get their product information in front of the physicians at the right place and right time, cutting through desk clutter.As the Project Manager for i-Path Media, my role is to lead the project management process and work closely with our creative team of sales professionals in delivery management— ensuring efficiencies in production and operations. With a passion for innovation in pharmaceutical marketing, I provide dynamic multimedia to help companies execute their strategies into media project reality. I’ve been a trusted Project Manager with the company since 2010, propelling our mission as a Center of Excellence. With an unparalleled attention to detail and a fierce commitment to actual results, I help our clients boost their engagement with healthcare providers, grow revenue and reduce costs through customized, targeted marketing solutions.Leveraging the best talent possible, we’ve built the most passionate, energetic, enthusiastic and knowledgeable customer team in the industry. Show less

• Experience:o Lead and manage a team of 6 project managers, and 1 contracts coordinator in support of a $23M special projects goal in e-media, web apps, software dev, multimedia, print, and live events categories.o Support sales force of ~30 reps actively prospecting new opportunities within Pharma clients and agencieso Constant focus on continuous process improvemento Simultaneously held position of Sales Director for Primary Care e-Media Projects: Develop sales… Show more • Experience:o Lead and manage a team of 6 project managers, and 1 contracts coordinator in support of a $23M special projects goal in e-media, web apps, software dev, multimedia, print, and live events categories.o Support sales force of ~30 reps actively prospecting new opportunities within Pharma clients and agencieso Constant focus on continuous process improvemento Simultaneously held position of Sales Director for Primary Care e-Media Projects: Develop sales materials, presentations Client presentations Sales engineering Proposal creation and contract exeuction• Accomplishments:o Streamlined the risk management process to manage $3M of at-risk projects for delivery in 2007.o Launched Microsoft Project 2003 as the PMO tool for schedulingo Trained department on Microsoft Projecto Trained Sales Representatives in Project Management Basics at monthly sales meetingso Worked hand-in-hand with Finance to reduce bad data by 35% in month-end reporting Show less

• Experience:o Daily lead and manage cross-departmental internal team members and external vendors to produce high quality, successful custom software, multimedia, web, print, and live meeting projects in support of current publishing programs and new sales opportunities, adhering to the Project Management Institute methodology.o Work very closely with sales and marketing to identify and solidify new opportunity areas and design and execute promotional and audience generation… Show more • Experience:o Daily lead and manage cross-departmental internal team members and external vendors to produce high quality, successful custom software, multimedia, web, print, and live meeting projects in support of current publishing programs and new sales opportunities, adhering to the Project Management Institute methodology.o Work very closely with sales and marketing to identify and solidify new opportunity areas and design and execute promotional and audience generation programso Drive internal process development and improvement by leading departmental meetings• Accomplishments:o Mentored Associate Project Manager and assisted in coaching for promotion to Project Managero Recruited and qualified a new primary vendor and standardized departmental procurement process resulting in a 36% reduction in product cost year to dateo Simultaneously managed an average of 42 projects totaling $2.53 million in revenue for 2006o Instituted new quality control initiatives: create vehicles to obtain end-user feedback directly and reduce errors in package copy and printing via in-house routing formo Identified opportunity to add $202,000 revenue on a recent project and negotiated scope addition directly with client o Created risk management reporting procedure that provided executive leadership 100% visibility of at-risk projects, resulting in more effective financial forecasting, and communicated these reports directly with corporate officers.o Presented 3-1 hr sessions titled “Project Management and Pricing Processes” at regional sales meetings October 2006. Show less

-Project Manager on the GO! Series – Prentice Hall’s book of the year for 2004. -Work daily with authors in developing content to adhere to style and series guidelines, to meet schedule and budget targets.-Seek and hire freelance technical editors, content reviewers (industry and academic), and other outside developmental personnel to ensure high quality of products.-Travel to and train selected authors in the processes and procedures of the Series, including software… Show more -Project Manager on the GO! Series – Prentice Hall’s book of the year for 2004. -Work daily with authors in developing content to adhere to style and series guidelines, to meet schedule and budget targets.-Seek and hire freelance technical editors, content reviewers (industry and academic), and other outside developmental personnel to ensure high quality of products.-Travel to and train selected authors in the processes and procedures of the Series, including software training.-Work closely with sales and marketing by aiding in product and information flow for sales presentations, meetings, and key account strategies.-Coordinate development of supplemental media products (both CD-ROM and Internet based) by working closely with multimedia editors and project managers.-Experience includes working on high profile first edition books and new product launches, as well as revisions of existing series books. Show less

-Simultaneously managed several software development teams on multiple Web-based and CD-based training products to meet schedule, budget and project scope requirements determined by senior management. Teams reporting to me included:-Outside software developers-In-house and outside graphic designers-In-house manufacturing, print buying, and inventory departments.-Outside audio and video producers & engineers.-Outside copywriters, editors, copyeditors, developmental… Show more -Simultaneously managed several software development teams on multiple Web-based and CD-based training products to meet schedule, budget and project scope requirements determined by senior management. Teams reporting to me included:-Outside software developers-In-house and outside graphic designers-In-house manufacturing, print buying, and inventory departments.-Outside audio and video producers & engineers.-Outside copywriters, editors, copyeditors, developmental editors.-Conducted training seminars of published training courses to clients, vendors, and internal customers.-Worked closely with Instructional Designer and Editors in developing proper pedagogy to ensure optimum learning experience for end user. -Communicated frequently with high-level authors and their teams to track their deliverables and milestones. Communicated project status with senior management. Show less

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