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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Lead complex technical projects, driving strategic initiatives across multiple disciplines. Responsible for the full project lifecycle, from initiation to execution and closing phases, ensuring team alignment and stakeholder engagement. Foster a collaborative environment, advocating for team resources and promoting innovation.Key HighlightsCost Savings: Led the global refresh of critical components of infrastructure with minimal downtime. Saved organization over $2.8 million… Show more Lead complex technical projects, driving strategic initiatives across multiple disciplines. Responsible for the full project lifecycle, from initiation to execution and closing phases, ensuring team alignment and stakeholder engagement. Foster a collaborative environment, advocating for team resources and promoting innovation.Key HighlightsCost Savings: Led the global refresh of critical components of infrastructure with minimal downtime. Saved organization over $2.8 million annually by eliminating duplicative infrastructure, coordinating disparate resources, and managing external vendors in a complex environment with minimal operational impact across Europe, Asia and the Americas.AI Innovation: Project managed team tasked to create AI algorithm intended to automate and improve the Release on Recognizance (ROR) score produced in a criminal justice arraignment process when a suspect is arrested, interviewed and arraigned. Resulted in 11% reduction in the number of people held unnecessarily in prison waiting for backlogged court cases.Cyber Security Risk Reduction: Supported elite leadership team of cybersecurity experts to transform security strategy with data informed approach to respond to threat incidents in record time. Strengthened overall security posture and decreased cybersecurity compliance risks by 45%.Technology Advisory: Provided technology advisory and analysis to establish an operational enterprise Project Management Office, improving transparency and reporting on technology initiatives. Improved the overall IT project implementation timelines efficiency by 35% spanning over 162 projects annually.Efficiency Improvement: Implemented Grants Management System application, transitioning from manual paradigm in MS SharePoint to comprehensive digital solution. Enabled team to substantially increase grant seeking capacity managing over $500 million in grants electronically. Show less

New York, New York, United States

Managed multiple teams and advised clients on best practices to create efficiencies and reduce delivery time to market. Oversaw the entire project lifecycle, from concept to delivery, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder requirements.Key HighlightsCost Reduction: Achieved operational cost reduction over 9% annually through the digital transformation of a large application portfolio, migrating to Cloud architecture and managing the decommissioning of resources from… Show more Managed multiple teams and advised clients on best practices to create efficiencies and reduce delivery time to market. Oversaw the entire project lifecycle, from concept to delivery, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder requirements.Key HighlightsCost Reduction: Achieved operational cost reduction over 9% annually through the digital transformation of a large application portfolio, migrating to Cloud architecture and managing the decommissioning of resources from multiple enterprise data centers. Security Architecture: Streamlined security architecture and created cost savings by migrating to N-tier architecture for web-based applications, reducing publishing costs by over 30%.Legacy Support Savings: Saved over $500,000 by monitoring progress and providing oversight for additional security features, upgrading Oracle database management systems, and tracking license costs.Integration Server Solution: Led implementation of an integration server solution, assessing marketplace products against requirements, and managing resource assignments and project schedules.Office365 Implementation: Led successful complex implementation of Office365 (SaaS) in cloud, developing a systematic approach to migration and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. Show less

New York, New York, United States

Worked closely with executive management and functional business groups to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of deployed systems. Managed software development projects, utilizing strong Agile process knowledge to design solutions and meet strategic objectives.Key HighlightsDigital Transformation: Reduced application process review times over 50% through development of a responsive web application for tax exemption and abatement, eliminating manual clarification… Show more Worked closely with executive management and functional business groups to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of deployed systems. Managed software development projects, utilizing strong Agile process knowledge to design solutions and meet strategic objectives.Key HighlightsDigital Transformation: Reduced application process review times over 50% through development of a responsive web application for tax exemption and abatement, eliminating manual clarification processes.Tax Credit Reviews: Reduced time for Tax Credit eligibility reviews by 60%, leading a project team to create automated database solutions, streamlining the application process.Workflow Optimization: Streamlined workflow processes for Asset and Property Management, improving compliance monitoring for affordable unit management in NYC.Leadership: Established respectful and supportive relationships with business and implementation teams, leading agency security technology strategy focusing on single sign-on (SSO) compliance. Show less

New York, New York, United States

Managed compliance projects and global migration events, driving efficiency and quality improvements. Directed complex projects focused on security gap remediation, and global network architecture redesign. Key HighlightsSecurity Gaps: Managed evaluation outlining security gaps and remediation strategies for compliance with Federal requirements. Reduced security risk over 10%.Network Architecture: Conducted detailed reviews of global network architecture, recommending… Show more Managed compliance projects and global migration events, driving efficiency and quality improvements. Directed complex projects focused on security gap remediation, and global network architecture redesign. Key HighlightsSecurity Gaps: Managed evaluation outlining security gaps and remediation strategies for compliance with Federal requirements. Reduced security risk over 10%.Network Architecture: Conducted detailed reviews of global network architecture, recommending redesigns for security standardization.Compliance Projects: Managed compliance projects for regulatory capital planning under stress scenarios, focusing on technology strategy, data architecture, and data management. Global Migrations: Managed worldwide migration events, testing, and technical support for Equities & Fixed Income and Wealth Management groups, to drive efficiency and improve quality. Show less

Masters Of Professional Studies, Interactive Telecommunications

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History And Journalism