Riley Burns, Csm Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Some of my most recent roles on local clients:- Engagement Lead- Scrum Master- Agile Coach- Business Analyst

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Taking quality pictures for engagements, weddings, senior pictures, family pictures, cake smashes, and much more. www.rileyburns.com• Engaging with freelance clients in professional and personal manners.• Shooting, editing, and packing all final products (photos) to client in timely, efficient, and clean manor.

Minneapolis

•Led the company’s first two Sitecore e-commerce implementation projects.•Managed upwards of $3M in budget across two client projects.•Created development/creative project plans and oversaw from estimation to completion.•Guided Salesforce, Sitecore, and creative projects with confidence.•Fostered positive and collaborative client relationships.•Provided valuable insight and data to inform strategic decision-making.•Identified and eliminated possible risks that threaten project health before they arise.•Analyzed, protected, and reported on the projects budget, timeline, and scope.•Determined feasibility of change and make recommendations to properly pivot projects. •Trained coworkers on utilization of Agile methodologies, Confluence, and JIRA.•Served as member of Horizontal Cares, an internal team focused on philanthropic and community efforts. •Acted as a mentor to new employees through the company's mentorship program, Horizontal Sidekicks.

•Serve as photo/video producer for various projects including internal, client facing, and community initiatives.• Shoot internal promotion videos, client testimonial videos, and B-roll.• Set up equipment and shoot/edit employee headshots for use on social media and internal programs.• Utilize several Adobe programs to create internal office promotional videos (Premiere, Photoshop, Lightroom, and After Effects).

Minneapolis, Minnesota

•Led multi-disciplinary teams to ensure efficient execution within client’s budget, timeline, and scope.•Balanced and prioritized the competing needs of 5+ projects at one time.•Identified growth opportunities for existing clients. Independently grew one client’s annual budget from $160K to $600K over the course of two years. •Obtained Certified ScrumMaster certification through Scrum Alliance•Presented weekly status updates to leadership team and consistently advocated for resourcing.•Led teammates and clients on Agile and waterfall best practices.•Brought new technology to the organization, including Concur, Zoom, Mevo, and Livestream.•Collaborated with internal teams to host the first annual R&D weekend event, Horizontal Hackathon.•Developed strong interpersonal skills to understand multiple viewpoints, work styles, and motivating factors.

Richfield Minnesota

•Processed B2B and B2C orders, returns, and exchanges via e-commerce and in-store retail, while maintaining customer relationships.•Ensured cohesion of website by uploading new products, maintaining current products, and updating inventory details.

Richfield

•Managed data entry for 700+ product details each week while adhering to marketing and creative standards set forth by Wunderman’s primary client, Best Buy.•Effectively balanced the competing needs of 5+ digital weekly ads for Best Buy.•Provided strategic insight and recommendations to upper management to improve workflow processes and ultimately increase team productivity.

Winona, Minnesota

•Responsible for making continuous calls with suggested script In hopes of receiving gifts/donations from previous alumni.

Winona, Minnesota

•Developed social media content for multiple target audiences, including students, faculty, donors, millennials and boomers.

Minneapolis

•Developed content, images and photography for daily posts across multiple media platforms.Increased Facebook followers and user interaction by over 44%.

Bloomington, Minnesota

•Produced over 20,000 electronics that the company shipped all over the U.S.

Saint Mary'S University (Recreational Activity Center)

•Responsible for checking in students and guests inside the Recreational Activity Center. •Also responsible for checking up on safety precautions with students using weight lighting equipment.

Bloomington, Minnesota

•Responsible for cutting the greens, fairways, T boxes, and the rough grass.

Kodiak, Alaska

•Served on a three-crew member team responsible for set-netting and catching three salmon picks daily.•Over the three month span, the crew resulted in over 50,000 pounds of salmon.

Bloomington, Minnesota

•Produced over 20,000 electronics that the company shipped all over the U.S.

Bloomington, Minnesota

•Responsible for attending to guests in the restaurant, busing tables, & delivering food. •Assisted in weddings and special events. At the end of the shift my responsibilities included helping with dishes.

Bachelor’S Degree, Marketing, And Minor In Art (Emphasis: Photography), Graduated

Activities and Societies: •PR/Business Club. •Track and Field (Pole Vaulter & Sprinter) •Created first of kind club Bible Study •Student.

High School

Activities and Societies: •Stars Ambassadors Team •Cross Country (Captain) •Track & Field •Baseball Team