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Boston, MA, US

Wakefield, MA

• Project management of Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SaaS) e-commerce implementations for new storefronts, including significant customizations and extensive integrations (APIs). Oversaw projects from initial kickoff.
• Owned sprint planning / backlog grooming and supervision of front and back-end development and QA teams (domestic and offshore resources)
• Liaison with client for day-to-day communication, sprint demos and retrospectives, overall project scope and direction, and critical team member for change request / change order procedures
• Facilitated flow of all project communication, managed risks and deadlines, controlled budget
• Proposed technical solutions; documented requirements, process / user guides, and statements of work
• Selected by management to deliver a critical, complex, and at-risk implementation that was fraught with challenges under previous project management leadership. The re-platforming was put back on track and delivered.

Woburn, MA

Engaged to handle Project Management at this insurance-centric technology consulting firm. As part of a focused team, delivered a new business system installation for a longstanding and prominent independent New England underwriter.

Lowell, MA

• Led development initiatives, including new features and functional enhancements, for this $70M (annual revenue) white-label technical support service provider’s high-availability custom CRM / service delivery platform.
• Delivered on-time and on budget a high-profile (C-level) business system consolidation from three distinct platforms to one on an aggressive deadline. Successfully managed the merger of two discreet development teams.
• Managed internal and outsourced (offshore) engineering teams; planned, scheduled, and directed software releases
• Worked cross-functionally with stakeholders (account management, clients, operations) to define, document, schedule, prioritize, and deliver process and workflow optimizations to platform, including integrations with.
• Assessed, outlined, documented, and proposed technical solutions, including requirements writing, process definition, wireframing, resource planning, statements of work, and LOE / ROI / cost analysis.
• Owned and managed solutions and implementation of next-generation core business platform (CRM / service delivery, remote device access, IVR), as well as integrations and operational improvements on business system

Boston, MA

• Course syllabus covered strategic approaches to developing artist and release-driven sales and marketing plans that integrate traditional and new media, and direct-to-consumer channels.
• Included lessons on publicity / public relations; online and terrestrial radio; print and online advertising; leveraging SEO, e-mail marketing, social networks, and digital media); merchandising, retail and.

Palo Alto, CA

• [Project Playlist acquired TotalMusic's custom content management technology assets in May 2009.]Product Management: Defined software system functionality; wrote product requirement documents; formulated and executed.
• Managed and worked closely with clients and technical development teams to define back-end software product direction and provided detailed guidance, metadata management, and testing of its functionality.Label.
• Day-to-day label/client relations and oversight of business, technical, and marketing aspects of their interests, music licensing and contract administration, integration, royalty reporting, and marketing and.

Herndon, VA / New York, NY

• [TotalMusic, a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group, acquired Ruckus in May 2008.]Product Management: Defined software system functionality; wrote product requirement documents.
• Managed technical development teams and worked closely with clients to define and document back-end software product direction. Provided detailed guidance, metadata management, and testing of its functionality.Client.
• Defined and developed creative in-platform and cross-platform marketing opportunities for clients to drive user registration, engagement, and loyalty.

Boston, MA / Herndon, VA

[See TotalMusic above for description of responsibilities; TotalMusic acquired Ruckus in May 2008.]

Gloucester, MA

• Responsible for managing overall product development and marketing efforts for this international recording company. Provided project structure, daily and long-term marketing direction, and budget management, as well.
• Effectively directed a staff of five high-performing product managers to meet critical quality, time, and budget goals.
• Successfully shepherded top-tier initiatives through entire life cycle to achieve six figure sales goals. Process encompassed development and execution of integrated marketing campaign, product/collateral design and.

Boston, MA

• Established and maintained record label, artist, and other industry contracts for this music technology company whose "MusicTeller" product aimed to sell and deliver direct-to-device digital music via a network of.
• Developed and oversaw editorial content for the Music Teller product and its supporting website. Formulated the framework for presentation of music within the kiosk’s user interface.

Boston, MA

Responsible for the all site content for this internet radio start-up. Defined and implemented content workflow, and coordinated and oversaw integration of all content generated by the music services, business development, marketing and public relations departments. Served as liaison between these constituents and the technical development staff. Wrote and.

Salem, MA

[See Rykodisc above; responsibilities same as 2001-2003 tenure.]

New York, NY

Daily and long-term product management/planning, as well as coordination and creation of marketing plans, budgeting, and artist development/relations for this UK-based record label. Served as primary contact with the company’s major label marketing and distribution partners, RCA Records/BMG Distribution and Atlantic Records/WEA distribution.