Team of industry professionals advising the JMU College of Business Marketing Department Academic Unit Head and faculty on curriculum, strategy, and industry engagement, and creating additional opportunities for students through mentorship and class projects. The JMU Department of Marketing Executive Advisory Board has raised over $50,000 through the Mark-It-Forward Scholarship to provide two students per year scholarships and created the MKTG498 senior level capstone class for students to learn directly from and connect with industry professionals.Supporter Member: 2018 - 2020Vice Chair: 2020- 2024Advisor Member 2020- Present

Workday expert leading global HR initiatives, transformation, process improvement and operations through the use of HR technology across the companies 35+ countries and full utilization of workday module areas. Lead the HR technology area through the organization's fast-paced growth, implementation of multiple new Workday modules, IPO (initial public offering and stock purchase plan), acquisitions, new country entity roll outs, and process changes. Responsible for the administration and roadmap of all modules including HCM, Advanced Compensation, Merit & Performance, Talent Management, Benefits, Learning, Time and Absence, Integrations, Reporting, Business Processes, Request Framework, Tenant Set-up, and Security. Liaison with all external downstream vendors and workday consulting post production support contract and consultants.

*** Workday HCM, Security, and Compensation Lead - Large Global Corporation (35k EEs)Defined global design and cross-company standards for a European headquartered company through leading a mix of 50+ participant design sessions, individualized meetings with the HR Organization Director, and cross-functional meetings with Project Leads. Transformed client requirements to design recommendations and configured Workday to fulfill their needs. Aligned all process areas to ensure full streamlined and harmonized processes. Mentored consultants from the newly-formed IBM Workday France Practice on methodology, best practices, and implementation techniques. ****Workday HCM Lead – Asia Pacific Release – Large Global Corporation (~450k EEs)HCM lead for the multi-wave Asia Pacific release of Workday for a 400k employee company. Took 5 countries (15k employees) from design to production in 4 months. Lead the Onboarding, Off-boarding, Global Movement, Data and Organization Management, Contracts, and Diversity process areas through requirements gathering, design workshops, process area alignments, business process system demonstrations and system solutions. Implemented local legal legislation and harmonized countries to a global standard.****Workday Benefits Lead – United States Release – Large Global Corporation (~450k EEs)Lead the benefits process area for the 110k employee US release. Gathered business requirements in order to configure workday benefits plans, complex eligibility rules, enrollment rules, service dates, custom ids, and business processes. Coordinated interlocks with business counterparts, integration and data conversion teams, and 3rd party vendors. Provided system demos and technical analysis and resolutions for executives and project leadership. Supported through the full design, testing, defect resolution, go-live and post-production activities. Mentored business side production resources on global benefits topics and solutions.

****Workday Reporting Lead / Post Production Technical AnalystEnhanced configuration and business processes in a post-production environment while providing technical expertise and solutions. Created and enhanced Workday reports for Central HR, Benefits, Payroll, and Campus users to assist with business functions, auditing tasks, and compliance activities. Organized, tracked, and prioritized Phase 2 reporting activities in coordination with campus requests and users.

****Workday Conversion and Validation LeadLead conversion design decisions, mappings, and cut-over activities with the input of Project Management, Functional, Technical, and Change Management Leads. Presented conversion logic and validation findings to the Steering Committee, Campus Team Leads, Academic Leadership Group, and Project Team Leads. Utilized 45 iLoad specifications to map legacy data fields to Workday Business Objects with a focus on Benefits, Payroll, Leave of Absence, and HCM for the 15,000 employee population. Built and executed 50+ Pre-Conversion and Post-Conversion validation tools that completed a field by field, record by record validation comparing converted Workday Report values to legacy data elements

-Created a year-end marketing analysis from 9,000 survey results-Improved annual consumer response surveys used to increase marketing efforts-Assisted in the Season Ticket Holder seat relocation process for the opening of the new arena-Performed data validation and cleansing activties-Wrote and edited Winter Classic correspondence for Season Ticket Holders and the public

-Analyzed the CRM system data to determine effectiveness of current marketing efforts-Researched youth baseball programs to create a directory of contacts and generate leads-Developed and distributed marketing print materials to potential customers-Supported the sales department to prepare for and execute special events

-Assisted in marketing, planning, and executing the annual charity golf tournament-Contacted participants and corporate sponsors to coordinate event details-Created event day activities and print materials-Assisted at UPMC Passavant Hospital special events

-Assisted in planning and organizing marketing events including the MLB All-Star FanFest weekend -Acted as a liaison between venues, agencies, and organizations to plan trips and events-Used social media as a means of connecting with the public -Tracked the impact of Twitter and Facebook marketing campaigns

One-on-one goal oriented support services for children with autism

Teamed with a sports psychologist to edit and create personalized movies from video footage in order to increase athletic performance