Create floating ecosystems (artificial floating wetlands) to reduce harmful algal blooms (HABS), improve water quality and environments and create new habitat, increase pollinators and pollination.Provide consulting services for Green Infrastructure practices and solutions.• Built entire website and communication platform via WIX and Go Daddy.• Independently established partnerships and joint ventures with Rutgers University, University of Delaware, DEP, Raritan Headwater Association, Municipalities and Subject Matter Experts (SME).• Created student program that is part of the formal STEM curriculum for West Orange High school.• Business profitable within first year.Partnered with Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Management Program and The University of Delaware.

Responsible for expansion into NJ State for Field Goods, a rapidly growing E-commerce company selling sustainable produce and products.• Reverse engineered and resolved issues with the Data Warehouse interface to the AWS SQL server.• Improved Data Warehouse. Added reporting functionality and data to improve accuracy and measures for logistics, financials and logistics.• Performed front end QA to ensure customer ease of use and adherence to requirements.• Increased total customer base 20% through new account acquisitions including UPS, Nestle, BASF, Toys R Us, Atlantic Health Services, Realogy, Delta Dental and multiple Northern NJ Municipalities. Optimized Snapforce CRM to manage communication with existing customers and customer opportunities.• Established working relationships with Community and State Environmental Organizations, Sustainable NJ, County Municipalities, and Essex County Parks and Recreation Department.

Consultant in new product/business development, project management, technology applications, branding and sustainability. Created strategic advertising/marketing plans focusing on the consumer experience. Determined brand identity, new products and brand extensions.Episcopal Social Services ($100 million NGO)• Supported the Development & Communications Department of ESS with database management, fundraising and grant proposals. Assisted in creation of reports to the Board of Directors.• Assisted in maintaining Raiser’s Edge and additional databases to collect, input, organize, track and analyze data to help increase donations, donors and support fundraising department. • Used the Raiser’s Edge database capabilities to execute fundraising campaigns, individual and corporate donor communications, pledge drives, and to organize the planning of events and annual programs.Western Union• New product analysis as well as focus group facilitator to assess new product concepts incorporating smart card technologies for international consumer financial transfers. • Scope of work included 12 bi-coastal dual-language focus group moderation, product concept, pricing, distribution strategy and recommendations. American Express● Managed qualitative research project for new credit card features and systems requirements. Allianz Insurance • International Project Management Team Member for the Allianz brand entry into the American financial marketplace.• Explored consumers’ attitudes and behaviors towards investing and investment products. Determined awareness of the Allianz brand name/identity and brand imagery of competitive financial institutions. Johnson & Johnson• Conduct product placement research and analysis for new products for Johnson & Johnson. • Identified market and consumer trends in women’s health care and natural products for new product concepts.

Project/Product Manager for Passlogix’s single sign-on, secure financial data transfer software and e-wallet application (company purchased by Oracle). Laid off due to 9/11.● Led joint development team for First Data Corporation (FDC). Facilitated Joint Application Design (JAD) with cross-functional groups, and stakeholders. Determined scope, requirements, deliverables, time frame and funding.● Developed prototype for Smart Card technology. Successfully executed secure financial electronic data transfers for Chase Bank. Met 100% of data integrity, identity management and security requirements.● Saved American Express account by identifying and rectifying “bug” in backend critical software component. Managed QA efforts and technical team “fix”. Rolled out “fix” in three days meeting client deadline for software live deployment.● Improved software development life-cycle for usability improvements, custom product enhancements and new features. Decreased development and deployment time 15% by re- engineering requirements and flow chart development process.● Joint Venture with Visa, Mastercard and American Express to developed a data warehouse incorporating credit card processing data, new security protocols, and fraud prevention through one universal interface.

Led Project/Product Development team for an e-commerce startup company. One of the original team of 12 which grew to 116 employees with revenues of $52 million in less than two years. Doubled compensation within one year of hiring.• Managed documentation department• Slashed fulfillment costs obtaining 100% reimbursement for vendor shipping and fulfillment errors. Saved $675K renegotiating vendor contract by discovering errors in fulfillment vendor transaction data.• Performed audits of multiple database systems to streamline processes and improve reporting quality and accuracy leading to 10% increase in margins. • Reduced fraudulent transactions from 12% to .001% by analyzing financial data and detecting security weaknesses. Responsible for selection and management of new vendors, contract negotiations, and design of key operational systems.• Reduced credit card processing costs 10% and increased customer purchases 12% by a detailed review of the credit card processing system. Identified areas of transaction life cycle losses and opportunities for financial improvements.