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North Carolina, United States

Manage two Agile project teams, totaling 13 engineer technology leads and software engineer developers across four locations in the U.S. and India. Support the IT application project roadmap for two Cisco Finance organizations.• Lead adoption of Cisco’s Agile methodology and best practices for software development and delivery. Make decisions to ensure both teams have the right skillsets, resources, and subject-matter expertise to perform autonomously.• As an IT Manager, lead teams to… Show more Manage two Agile project teams, totaling 13 engineer technology leads and software engineer developers across four locations in the U.S. and India. Support the IT application project roadmap for two Cisco Finance organizations.• Lead adoption of Cisco’s Agile methodology and best practices for software development and delivery. Make decisions to ensure both teams have the right skillsets, resources, and subject-matter expertise to perform autonomously.• As an IT Manager, lead teams to complete application enhancement projects for ~20 systems. Delegate assignments, provide career development guidance, complete weekly team space check-ins, and assess employee performance. • Hold accountability for production support service metrics and implement strategies to improve those metrics.• Regularly meet with business stakeholders to strategize, review priorities, and foster a trusted business partnership. Show less

North Carolina, United States

Leveraging expertise in finance, served as a trusted IT advisor to business stakeholders in the following functions: cash management, investments, foreign exchange management, and global insurance risk management. Managed an 11-person, multisite DevSecOps project team that supported the daily treasury systems used to process $120M in daily transactions and a range of financial reports.• As the service lead for treasury and cash management, performed business service reviews and supported… Show more Leveraging expertise in finance, served as a trusted IT advisor to business stakeholders in the following functions: cash management, investments, foreign exchange management, and global insurance risk management. Managed an 11-person, multisite DevSecOps project team that supported the daily treasury systems used to process $120M in daily transactions and a range of financial reports.• As the service lead for treasury and cash management, performed business service reviews and supported the treasury production systems, which were critical for successful completion of the month-end and quarter-end close process.• Delivered an automated cash positioning tool, which was used to ensure liquidity and optimize investment income for approximately $100M in funds each day. The tool automated a tedious manual process, enabled a more consistent and repeatable process, and reduced errors. • Created an insurance analytics tool to track and report on insurance policies, vendor costs, and ~45K insurance claims.• Mentored two early-career Cisco professionals: facilitated one-on-one meetings every three weeks to offer expert advice on navigating Cisco’s culture, learning new processes and skills, and expanding their professional networks. Show less

San Jose, California, United States

Achieved promotion to a leadership role overseeing a nine-person team of tech leads, IT analysts, and software developers who completed multiple IT projects. Enforced compliance with SOX best practices in all deployments and ensured high code quality.• Upgraded Cisco’s asset management system (AMS) from TAMIT version 7.2 to Smart Cloud Control Desk version 7.5. Then, led the multi-phased global expansion of the AMS to India, China, Amsterdam, and Brazil.• Managed the team budget:… Show more Achieved promotion to a leadership role overseeing a nine-person team of tech leads, IT analysts, and software developers who completed multiple IT projects. Enforced compliance with SOX best practices in all deployments and ensured high code quality.• Upgraded Cisco’s asset management system (AMS) from TAMIT version 7.2 to Smart Cloud Control Desk version 7.5. Then, led the multi-phased global expansion of the AMS to India, China, Amsterdam, and Brazil.• Managed the team budget: created quarterly SOWs, negotiated billable rates, tracked purchase requisitions and purchase orders, and closely controlled direct reports’ billing and utilization.• Additional assignments: Travel IT Project Manager; WebEx Social IT Project Manager. Show less

San Jose, California, United States

Served as the primary analyst for Canada payroll applications and co-primary for employee stock applications. Executed multiple upgrade, testing, migration, and implementation projects to strengthen IT infrastructure for these core functions.• Led adoption and implementation of a new IT Portfolio Management tool: gathered business requirements, then collaborated with the development team to update the user guide and facilitate user training.• Contributed to the migration of six… Show more Served as the primary analyst for Canada payroll applications and co-primary for employee stock applications. Executed multiple upgrade, testing, migration, and implementation projects to strengthen IT infrastructure for these core functions.• Led adoption and implementation of a new IT Portfolio Management tool: gathered business requirements, then collaborated with the development team to update the user guide and facilitate user training.• Contributed to the migration of six applications from Mountain View, CA, to Richardson, TX as part of the global data center consolidation program.• Performed testing for Windows OS and Internet Explorer upgrades with regard to payroll and stock applications. Show less

San Jose, California, United States

Provided accurate financial analysis and reporting for eight finance organizations with ~$235M combined annual spend and 589 staff. Engaged closely with VP- and director-level leaders regarding annual and quarterly financial planning for five consecutive fiscal years.

San Jose, California, United States

Executed 400+ contracts for various commodities, including consulting services agreements, software license agreements, and contractor agreements. Responsible for the marketing services desk and consultant services desk. Managed the RFP/RFI process, authorized purchase orders, wrote statements of work (SOWs), and mentored junior buyers.