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Hartford, Ct, Us

Hartford, Ct, Us

United States

I work with organizations to revive troubled strategy, execution, and projects.

Springfield, Massachusetts Area

Strategy execution and transformation leader. Topics through August 2024 were governance, risk, and audit/compliance with a focus on driving awareness and desire for the change to a controls-conscious culture, communicating knowledge of MassMutual audit policies, standards, controls, and best practices, coaching/mentoring to improve ability to execute, and reinforcement of new practices. Drove development and delivery of pioneering digital compliance learning, communications, and organizational change materials for audit mitigations. This education program enabled delivery leaders and teams to fulfill the mitigation objectives in their programs, projects, and teams.Previously product owner of the Agile Enablement program, which delivers agile planning, delivery, and release management capabilities to our technology and business teams. The program delivered the process, content, and resources to transform ~100 work cells from traditional to agile ways of work. In 2017, delivered the Brand Refresh conversion program—which updated the MassMutual visual and brand identity—on time and 30 percent below budget. Primary point of accountability to business sponsors and other parties for planning, day-to-day execution, management, implementation and reporting of multiple large and complex projects and programs.

Worldwide

Strategy execution solutions and consulting firm helping PMO, project, and business executives apply project and portfolio management practices to achieve performance and operational efficiency, including enterprise PMO transformation, resources, training, and competency development.Chief product owner for the design, implementation, and communication of organizational transformation, agile and traditional PMO structures, project portfolio management (PPM) processes and structures, portfolio governance, and supporting methodology, metrics, processes, and practices.PRACTICE DIRECTOR – TRAINING AND TALENTDirect the training and talent management services division of PM Solutions, with full P&L accountability for business and account development, training, and promotion/customer reference operations, reporting to the President. Delivered on mandate to drive transformation of PM College to a focus on strategy execution, initiative leadership, and digital learning delivery. Provide industry-leading insight and advice to clients in talent and PMO challenges, matching consulting offerings to identified needs or gaps.Propose, design, and deliver the digital learning platform and content for a global food safety, production, and certification organization. Provide day-to-day management and business direction for the training and talent management services division of PM Solutions, with full P&L accountability for business and account development, training practice operations, and promotion/customer reference operations, reporting to the President. Analyze and deliver industry-leading research on project, portfolio, and talent management, building internal capabilities and performance, advancing PM College’s industry presence, and ensuring strong client partnerships and account references.Featured speaker and participant in global clients’ project management forums, regularly presenting on talent and learning strategies.

Enfield, Connecticut

Recruited by CEO to lead acquisition integration efforts and unite IT organization value delivery across all IT functions. Built a cohesive culture focused on business process, service, and cost improvements.Selected to head Americas IT operations, in a regional Chief Information Officer role reporting to Eppendorf Inc. CEO and Eppendorf AG VP and CIO. Lead five direct reports and team of 19 in business relationship management, application services (ERP, CRM, eBusiness, production, R&D), and infrastructure operations, including data center, network, and telecom, ensuring excellence in the delivery of IT services to 600+ employees. Control $10M budget.Eppendorf is a $700M (2013) life science development company selling instruments, consumables, and services to laboratories in pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, and food industries through subsidiaries in 25 countries and an international distributor network. Employs 2,800+ internationally.

Tapped to structure and direct global digital transformation function leading $200M+ post-IPO organizational transition and transformation program and executing new IT paradigm that delivered a 78% reduction in legacy applications and installed a disciplined ITIL-compliant process structure driving further cost reductions. Defined process and governance structure for standalone IT department, leading a global three-year program, and execution of all portfolio deliverables for separation of IT organization and operations from parent company. Managed 8 direct reports and 18-member team, directing contract, $100M+ budget, process, enterprise PMO, and learning operations. Reported to Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Provided direct leadership of program office directing program management, technology, and contract negotiations. Provided hands-on leadership of program office directing program management, technology, organizational change, and contract management.

Peer-elected leader of Project Management Institute's working group that connects large multinational and government organizations that are using project, program and portfolio management to achieve competitive advantage. By networking with other industry-leading decision makers, Council members can identify opportunities for process improvements, exchange best practices and increase the percentage of successful project-related investments within their own organizations. I also served as Vice Chair from 2007-2008, and represented SAP to the council from 2006 though 2009.

Global owner of enterprise PMO. Led an 11-person global team, a 12-person development team in India, along with dotted line reporting of 7 regional delivery and project management operations groups, 1300 program / project managers world-wide, wider PM community of 4500+ team leads, and allied IT, finance, and operations resources.Previous roles included Fellow, Portfolio Strategy Group (Office of the CEO), Director, Global PMO (SAP Global Consulting), and various engagement leadership and consulting roles for SAP America.

Mba, Entrepreneurship

Won Douglass Business Plan Competition

Ba, Economics, History

Certificate, Strategy And Knowledge Management