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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Lead Global Strategy and Planning for the Services Sales Business

New York, United States

Global Strategy and Operations supporting the Services Sales Business

Greater New York City Area

- Managed the end-to-end implementation and service launch of the fastest dedicated high-speed research (computer) network in higher education (4.8 Tbs backbone with dual 400Gbps connections to buildings). ★ Received IT Excellence Awards and Innovation Honor for exceptional leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and budget management that led to the project saving $8 Million.- Successfully spearheaded the University’s first 10-year IT partnership with an external research institute by facilitating design sessions, creating the 10-year financial model, and developing the overall proposal and guidelines for the MoU.- Managed the buildout of NYU’s largest Optical Transport Network by ensuring completion of an intricate set of tasks.- Led the installation of a $5M new data center network to aid in migration and decommissioning efforts.- Developed and presented comprehensive capital and operational budgets for the network and infrastructure buildout projects (~$30M) to senior leadership including VP and C-level executives.- Proactively identified risks and implemented mitigation strategies which proved critical especially for schedule delays during a pandemic. Facilitated conflict resolution among cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.- Created and maintained roadmaps for multi-year projects by identifying interdependencies and removing roadblocks.- Negotiated and secured procurement bids to ensure projects remain within budget. Managed multi-city end-to-end logistics while coordinating on-site resource work during a pandemic.

Greater New York City Area

Contract with New York University IT via Providge Consulting- Successfully managed 8 IT-focused projects simultaneously in four different portfolios including Research Technology, Service Operations, Public Safety, and Strategy, Planning & Engagement.- Responsible for the entire project life cycle from documenting business cases, gathering and analyzing requirements, prioritization, budget estimation, design, implementation, testing, change management, and service transition.- Oversaw the assessment of needs for building a dedicated High-Speed Research Network by coordinating the interviews of top 60 researchers at NYU and developing the strategic solution and budget forecast.- Developed comprehensive plans and risk mitigation strategies to enhance security compliance for 3000+ Public Safety cameras across 100+ buildings by successfully migrating 8 virtual machines onto a new network.- Collaborated with global teams to determine an enhanced refresh strategy to improve utilization by conducting detailed analysis of computer lab usage for 250+ devices in 6 global sites and produced cost savings of 20%.

Greater New York City Area

- Managed 22 different service operations portfolio projects including server relocation, equipment refreshes, virtual learning, customer service chat, etc. as well as any ad-hoc projects.- Planned and executed the pilot to production effort for the Virtual Computer Lab deployment across all 14 NYU global campuses resulting in 64% increased utilization.- Developed detailed project artifacts and communicated status reports to project stakeholders and senior leadership.- Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams and clients at various levels of the organization to monitor progress against project plans.

Greater New York City Area

- Created an agency-wide process guide by collaborating with various departments to improve efficiency by 60%- Lead requirements gathering sessions with the assigned NYPD task force to design and document processes- Conducted detailed analysis of current business processes to enable project sponsor to eliminate processes- Collaborated with project team members to determine the scope, develop project plans, estimate work effort, plan activities, track progress and complete deliverables

Greater Chicago Area

- Managed end-to-end logistics for 50+ game days/events by collaborating with Match Operations, Teams, Broadcast, and Officials to create the best immersive match day experience.- Maintained a 98% on-time execution of matches by planning detailed timelines, equipment logistics, staffing, and minute-by-minute scripts.- Coordinated on-field activations and stadium entertainment, including Halftime Shows, Music, Public Address, and Ribbon/Video Board Graphics.- Supervised a team of 30 part-time staff including security personnel, game-day volunteers, and interns.

Mumbai Area, India

Greater Chicago Area

Greater New York City Area

Master Of Science - Ms, Project Management, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Student Leadership Activity: Project Management Student Network – Chair: Professional Development (Fall 2017).

Core: Credential Of Readiness, Pass

HBX CORe (Credential of Readiness) is a 120-150 hour certificate program on the fundamentals of business from Harvard Business School..

Bachelor Of Arts, Sport Management

B.A., Business Management

Activities and Societies: President of the International Students Club; Peer Math Tutor;

High School, Commerce