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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

• Lead high visibility M&A integration programs while navigating technical complexity of large-scale, cross-team, cross functional initiatives from planning to execution• Assemble and manage cross-organizational high-performance project teams, creating a collaborative environment and executing with a sense of urgency• Relentlessly drive for accountability by tracking progress, resolving dependencies, identifying issues, evaluating risks, and communicating status to executive leadership and program stakeholders, to ensure that the committed timelines and key program KPIs are successfully met• Develop meaningful effective program KPIs to drive program success, back-up assumptions, recommendations, and help executive leadership team drive decisions• Lead boldly and utilize hard/ soft skills/ sense of humor to identify impacts, stakeholders and authorities and influence participants of all levels towards the common goal• Drive the day-to-day aspects of key programs, including overall management of scope, schedule, and financial aspects of the program• Ensure alignment of integration activities among executive team, key stakeholders, and cross-functional teams through structured program communication• Partner with key Technology and cross-functional stakeholders to drive key program activities, to identify and proactively mitigate risks and issues impacting the implementation plans• Provide oversight to the cross-functional team leads including program-level guidance and direction• Use influencing abilities to drive productivity and promote operational excellence and evidencing best practices• Represent the organization in acceptance of the ‘2022 Utah Best Companies to work for in Utah’ Award

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

• Ruthlessly prioritized, deftly managed stakeholder expectations, and ensure all key objectives and timelines are met• Owned, drove, and affected change management plans with various divisions, develop advocates and champions, build long term, trusted relationships with key executives and influencers across the organization to ensure each division achieves its greatest possible business transformation and success• Developed a trusted advisory relationship as a consultant to business partners to understand business processes and needs• Leveraged business knowledge and expertise to prepare analysis and recommendations for strategic decision making, ultimately drive business process improvements• Worked cross-functionally with Business Partners, Product and Engineering to ensure all customer requirements are scoped and delivered; hold stakeholders accountable for execution in an agreed-upon timeline• Led end to end large-scale enterprise-application implementation planning including project management, risk management, communication and change management• Managed UAT with end users including coordination and user acceptance sign-off• Drove adoption by sharing insights which thoughtfully represent business partners' needs, wants, and desires, alongside the context of their business, their personas, and their culture to showcase the compelling impact on business made possible by the implemented solutions• Created, captured, and shared best practices across use cases and verticals to support continuous improvement of implemented solutions and to further increase adoption• Developed a standardized development lifecycle methodology for all projects, and a consistent project management governance framework throughout the organization• Ensured that project gates and governance are properly adhered to during the execution of the project

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Led, mentored, and developed a distributed team of PgMs to deliver at the highest quality and intended customer value• Built partnerships with internal and external customers and bridge areas of needed engagement• Designed and deployed strategic operating model to support division and portfolio goals and business model• Strategized and implemented department-forecasting model to help assess spending trends, staff capacity and portfolio workload• Managed portfolio operating, overhead and project accounts and resolve variance and/or irregularities• Oversaw development and facilitate delivery of the portfolio annual plan• Collaborated with resource divisions, and initiate department partners to identify and facilitate resource planning• Reviewed and approved all new project requests and project change orders to ensure alignment with approved product plans• Supported meaningful decision-making by ensuring data in project and financial systems is accurate and readily available• Designed strategy for salary and level progression for team and individual employees• Held regular one-on-ones to provide meaningful performance feedback and hold employees accountable for their performance• Evaluated employees' performance and career development with Resources Manager and HR for salary and level progression• Collaborated with process owners, facilitate ongoing training on all business processes and business systems for the portfolio as change occurs or as recurrent training is needed

Salt Lake City

• Led and directed a global team consisting of over 20 analysts to develop and improve process as well as to integrate client relationship management initiative• Supported businesses globally with a focus on efficiency, control, and enhancing the client experience• Analyzed business processes using analytics tools to identify root cause of problems, opportunities for automation and develop recommendations• Developed BPM models to describe current state as well as target state design including Business Decision Modeling requirements• Presented management reporting, trend analysis, and recommendations with a focus on communicating ideas and designs for process improvement • Performed client due diligence reviews for institutional clients utilizing a variety of research sources including internal, external databases, third party vendors, and government regulatory websites (NFA, SEC)• Acted as liaison with individuals and groups both inside and outside an organization regarding administrative and/or organizational matters for Credit Review purposes• Reviewed and audited the adequacy of internal controls/procedures, and determine the existence of unsafe and unsound practices to design practice to compliance with new laws and regulations such as Dodd Frank Act and FATCA Act for FX, Hong Kong Shorting and Securities Lending products• Implemented the firm’s regulatory obligations and ensure Institutional & PWM client compliance with government regulations for trading restricted securities (Rule 144a, Regulation S) and IPO• Analyzed and reported daily risk factors for deal settlements, validate client's authorization over large transactions

Laie, Hawaii

• Conducted qualitative operational research to formulate solutions that improve the learning environment and foster creative thinking • Streamlined the learning process to improve teaching experience and promoted end-user learning experience • Created training contents and standardized the training procedure to best capture faculty engagement • Developed and implemented assessment metrics to measure the effectiveness of training content once delivered • Translated technical information for a faculty audience and academic information for a technical audience

School Of Business

• Developed instructional materials and design syllabus for intermediate and upper level economics classes• Designed class curriculum on Blackboard and Canvas Learning System to maximize students’ engagement• Assisted program faculty members with ongoing research projects.• Provided assistance in planning and preparation for professional conferences.• Conducted review sessions to prepare students for test and exams.

North Shore, Hawaii

• Designed quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and analyze critical research, including structure in-depth interviews with North Shore business owners and consumer quantitative survey questionnaire, to assess North Shore’s position in domestic and international markets• Directed a group of 13 students to analyze secondary qualitative & quantitative data conduct interviews and pass out surveys through various mediums of communication• Performed Statistical analysis and presented research results to high-level corporate executives and decision makers

Laie, Hawaii

• Developed marketing materials including commercials, bulletins, and display booths, resulting in 70% increased outreach and participation of students, alumni and faculty of the university• Maintained current information on occupational and labor markets, as well as collaborate with other departments to organize career fairs and information sessions• Advised over 1900 undergraduate students on maximizing the potential of their resumes per academic year• Assisted students in planning for career placement through hands-on training, MBTI & STRONG assessment, and Internship utilizing application software

Laie, Hawaii

Hanoi, Vietnam

• Planned and supervised annual marketing budgets and marketing strategies, as well as monitored competitors activity• Sourced advertising opportunities and placed adverts in the press (local, regional, national, and specialist publications) on the radio and media mediums for effective distribution of marketing materials to target audiences• Managed the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters, flyers, newsletters and e-newsletters and DVDs, as well as organized photo shoots and video productions – resulted in a decrease in production cost by 30% • Evaluated the effectiveness of marketing campaigns quarterly through quantitative & qualitative market research

Hanoi, Vietnam

• Created and executed strategic business plans valued at $800,000 USD and revised as appropriate to meet changing needs resulting in a 1 month early completion• Designed market research & analyzed collected data to formulate innovative solutions to meet customer needs• Developed and implemented cost reduction/cost avoidance programs- resulted in deliver at 90% budget• Standardized the Operating Procedure and Customer Service Management software requirements• Collaborated with the HR department to recruit staffs that meet specific requirements for the business

Hanoi, Vietnam

• Established brand identity for the cosmeceutical brand ‘Sothys Paris’ in Indochina Markets (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia)• Created and directed leadership training programs for upper-level management, staff and sale representatives• Secured a $612,000 USD project for the company within the first 2 months through “Competitive New Product Solution”• Developed “Management Training” and “CRM Mystique Training” Programs exclusively for account holders, resulted in 60% reported improved end-users’ experience and added value to Sothys Paris brand identity• Assisted business owners and key accounts in the region with business development and marketing strategy segments

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), 4.0

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, 3.84

Activities and Societies: Member of Phi Kappa Phi, Member of Brigham Young University-Hawaii Psychology Club. Recipient of ThanksUSA.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Marketing, 3.96

Activities and Societies: Member of Phi Kappa Phi, Member of AMPS- Alliance of Marketing Professionals and Students, Member of SIFE.