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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Leader accountable for bringing together multiple market-level visions and goals into an integrated account vision, executing those goals, expanding client relationships, and bringing transformational work to our clients. Responsible for account revenue, margin, customer satisfaction, people satisfaction, partner-enabled delivery, and transformational work (impact on customer or customer’s customer and amount of cross-practice work.My teams grew revenue by 25% over 2 years to $50MM+400+ team members contributing to our success across accounts Teams averaged +70 client NPS

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

In these consecutive roles, I was responsible for strategic leadership over developing and implementing highly specialized practices focused on capabilities in analytics, automation, AI, big data, and network edge. Responsible for team development, innovation strategy, business development, solution offerings/delivery, and global technology partnerships. I successfully developed and sustained strategic relationships with key TME clients to help companies grow their businesses and IBM’s innovation eminence.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, Us

• Was asked by my Verizon client and colleagues to move from the consulting side to join the company and help get VDMS launched• Built a team of up to 40+ sales, sales engineering, and professional services staff developing and managing Verizon Media‘s relationships with a broad range of leading brands, including Viacom, Disney/ESPN, CBS, NFL Media, and Bloomberg• Responsible for identifying and seizing revenue growth opportunities for DTC content distribution, ad-tech products, and services• Involved in due diligence and integrating AOL, Yahoo!, EdgeCast, and upLynk sales/delivery teams into Verizon Key Achievements:• Grew current account portfolio of $60MM by 5-10% YoY, minimized churn to <2%, and increased YoY revenue by 20% each year; (annualized revenue $250MM by 2014).• Qualified sales pipeline of $1B+ TCV• Selected to manage Verizon Leadership University executive development program, 2012-2014.

Worldwide, Oo

Worldwide, Oo

Mediacom Park, Ny, Us

・Reported to the COO with responsibility for the development and execution of the company’s customer strategy and operations. ・ Led the transformation of the customer care organization, managing the design and implementation of the first-ever virtual call center within the cable industry. The initiative included consolidating 40 call centers into 21 centers located around the U.S. ・Oversaw the development of customer care tools including quality assurance monitoring, real time network reliability data, and request fulfillment automation.

• Advised the governor on telecommunications, natural resources, and economic development.• Successfully managed the governor’s initiative to overhaul telecommunications policy, which included: > Divesting the local phone monopoly of its long-distance operations (~100K access lines, $90M revenue) and establishing a competitive telecom market in the NMI 55,000 residents > Integration into the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for domestic toll rate and LATA treatment; > Drafting U.S. Congressional legislation for inclusion in the U.S. Telecommunications Act of 1996 addressing the essential universal service fund (USF) requirements of the American Flag Pacific Islands; and > Drafting local legislation that resulted in the establishment of the islands’ first public utilities regulatory commission • Represented the Governor in negotiations between NMI and GTE/Hawaiian Tel to land and operate trans-Pacific fiber facilities in the NMI for public telecommunications service• Developed regulatory and technical framework for, and managed the worldwide RFP and selection for firms to construct and operate Saipan-Guam submarine fiber optic gateway facility as a “carriers’ carrier”co-ownership model to stimulate competition and economic development

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Finance

Ba, Political Economics