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San Francisco, California, Us

Presently, seeking contracting opportunities.

New York, Ny, Us

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESLead the execution of key initiatives in the Media Supply Chain project portfolio to digitally transform and automate workflows across the non-linear delivery ecosystem. Responsibilities included Program Management of third-party onshore and offshore resources, Scrum Master of the agile development team, Budget Management, and Change Management.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Standardized and streamlined the resource capacity planning processes thereby improving the project budget accuracy by more than 20%.● Automated non-linear delivery workflows to increase business efficiency by over 30%.● Developed and promulgated program management best practices across the organization and amongst project teams to increase knowledge and resource sharing between initiatives.

New York, New York, Us

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESLead the top strategic initiatives of GSUSA to digitally transform business processes across the Girl Scouts Movement. Responsibilities included Program Management of third-party onshore and offshore resources, Scrum Master of the agile development team, Product Management of digital solutions, Budget Management, and Vendor Management (RFP and Contract Negotiations).KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Spearheaded the transformation of the membership and merchandise business workflows of 110 Girl Scout councils in the United States by streamlining their business processes using Salesforce CRM technology to future-proof their technology infrastructure.● Standardized and streamlined the agile and SDLC development processes thereby improving the project delivery efficiency by more than 30%.● Developed and promulgated program management best practices across the organization and amongst project teams to increase knowledge and resource sharing between initiatives.● Led the Girl Scouts Alum and Lifetime Membership team to create new products that resulted in the growth of membership sales of over 20%.● Strategized and executed major marketing campaigns to identify, engage, and activate Girl Scouts alum to donate their time and resources to help the movement● Oversaw the development and implementation of major RFPs for the Program Management Office.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

A leading provider of cloud-based content management and ad-tech solutions to media companies that deliver news and breaking news content across all of their ad-supported platforms, i.e., web, tablet, smartphone, and Smart TV.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESLed the Project Management Office for the firm. Responsibilities included Product Management and Innovation (products included Video, Ad-Tech, Mobile Apps, and Desktop platforms), Agile Scrum Master, JIRA/Confluence Administration, and Workflow Development, and Client RFP responses.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Standardized and streamlined the agile development process thereby improving the project delivery efficiency by more than 50%.● Directed a team of onshore and offshore development/QA resources to achieve continuous deployment of our major products, which cut our TTM by 30%.● Orchestrated a team of product managers, developers, designers, and external consultants to re-envision our product’s UX/UI that incorporated state-of-the-art technology and Open Source software stacks.● Led the development of product roadmaps for Video, IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, and B2C platforms. Product features were based on business case analysis and A|B testing. Owned the creation of epics, user stories, and feature backlog.

New York, Ny, Us

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESOwned and operated the Project Management Office within the Media Technology Operations division. Responsibilities included Program Management, Project Management (SDLC, Agile Methodology), Budget Planning & Administration, Vendor Management (RFI, RFP, RFQ, Contract Negotiations), and Statement of Work Execution.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Executed the planning and delivery of a US$10 Million Media Asset Management (MAM) platform that included a change program, which transformed the internal studio process from videotape-based to file-based workflows. The MAM solution was installed on schedule and under budget.● Applied Agile Methodology to develop, test, and rollout (vis a vis sprints) file-based workflows as part of the digital transformation of HBO Studio business processes. Over 30% of the video ingest operational procedures were automated via this change program.● Developed an encoder capacity forecast model that predicted the monthly system resource demands of the video transcoder farms; custom-designed a monthly capacity dashboard for executive stakeholders to make timely business decisions.● Established and led a cross-functional team from engineering, operations, and business support to implement a Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity solution for HBO linear channels. Overcame organizational conflicts and competing priorities to deliver this effort on-time and under budget.● Led the implementation of video encoding systems for HBO GO services, including deployments for desktop, mobile, and IPTV platforms. This project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.● Worked in collaboration with the HBO GO scrum teams to develop apps for smartphone and tablet devices, i.e., iPhone, iPad, Android). Owned the product roadmap and delivery of video assets for all mobile platforms. HBO GO was launched on-time and within budget.

Zurich, Ch

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESHead of Business Process Management initiatives for Client Service and Home Office support. Responsibilities included Business Case Development, Program Management, SDLC, Business Process Re-Engineering, Workflow Automation, Product Management, Client Experience, ROI Analysis, Software Development, and Release Management.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Developed the business case and ROI for investing in the development of an app that front-ends all legacy mainframe applications and obtained executive sponsorship for this initiative.● Implemented ServiceWorks, firm-wide workflow engine that improved Client Support Staff (CSS) efficiency by over 30%.● Designed and delivered on an e-delivery strategy that eliminated paperwork from business workflows which translated to close to US$1 Million savings per annum.

Burbank, Ca, Us

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESOversaw the national launch of MovieBeam® services in the United States. Responsibilities included Program Management, Project Management, Vendor Management, Vendor and Supplier Contract Negotiations, Budget Planning, Statement of Work Execution, Product Management, Embedded System App Design & Development, Set-Top-Box Production Forecast and Manufacture Planning, Product Marketing, software, and Content Release Management for the MovieBeam® home movie rental business.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Administered the US$30 Million program budget for MovieBeam® Services, which included monthly budget reviews and forecast of product development/manufacturing spends versus projected product and services revenues● Program-managed the product development of MovieBeam® Services, from its product and services inception to the 2006 national launch with Circuit City.● Led the development of the Embedded System app for Set-Top-Boxes (STBs). The app was delivered on schedule and within budget.● Launched the US$30 Million program for MovieBeam® services on time and within budget.

Oakland, California, Us

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESLed the delivery of Human Resources/Payroll Shared Services for the Kaiser Program Office. Responsibilities included Program Management, Project Management, Budget Planning & Administration, Vendor Contract Negotiations, Consulting Engagements, Application Development, Infrastructure Design and Deployment, Technology Architecture, Quality Assurance, Offshore Development, and Statement of Work Execution.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Owned a portfolio of Human Resource/Payroll programs totaling over US$ 20 Million.● Attained PMP Certification from Kaiser Permanente’s (KP’s) internal training program.● Promulgated a common PM methodology and deliverable templates across the KP IT enterprise.● Delivered a portfolio of Human Resources/Payroll projects on time and within budget.

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At the time, a leading provider of comprehensive software platform for delivering Internet-enhanced content and apps to a broad range of information appliances, e.g., Set-Top-Boxes, smart phones, gaming consoles.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESOwned the responsibility for Asia Pacific sales, including Client Acquisition, Professional Services Sales, RFP, Consulting Engagement in the areas of Digital TV App development and Infrastructure Design, Program Management, Technology Architecture, and Offshore Development.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Covered the Asia Pacific Region for client acquisition, professional services sales, and consulting engagement execution in the areas of Digital TV application development.● Generated over US$1 Million sales revenue in China by winning a major RFP issued by Guangdong Cable Network.

A prior leader in the dot-com world of healthcare service startups. First to market with a HIPAA compliant service that delivered patient blood test results over the Internet along with a consumer friendly companion health assessment report.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESHead of technology group. Responsibilities included Business Development, User Experience Design, Infrastructure Development, Quality Assurance, Release Management, Technical Operation of TheDailyApple® website, Offshore & Onshore Development.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Ran the technical operations of TheDailyApple® website and managed both on-shore and offshore development teams for the construction of Caresoft services.● Won a major web development and hosting contract from LifeScan, a division of Johnson & Johnson, which generated over US$1 Million in sales revenue.

Toronto, On, Ca

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESWorked in the strategic planning arm of Reuters Group PLC. Responsibilities included Strategic Planning, Business Development, Vendor Management, Venture Capital Investment, Program Management, and Project Management.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Liaised with Reuters’ Global CTO Office, based in London, to (1) develop a technology vision for the networking infrastructure owned and operated by Reuters and its wholly owned subsidiaries, e.g., Instinet, and (2) monetize the value of Reuters’ networking assets, ranging from human resources to telecommunication gear and data centers.● Played a major role in the formation and launch of Radianz, a joint venture company between Equant and Reuters Group, PLC, that was one of the first financial extranet services on Wall Street.

New York, Ny, Us

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESOwned the responsibility to catapult Instinet’s network infrastructure into the 21st century. Responsibilities included Infrastructure Design & Development, Vendor Management, Budget Planning & Administration, Contract Negotiations, Program Management, and Project Management.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Directed the tendering process for an ATM network that saved the firm over US$5 Million on leased line costs. ● Migrated a proprietary nationwide network (etherspine) to a standards based TCP/IP network using off-the-shelf products from companies such as Cisco, HP, and Nortel which saved the company over US$10 Million over 5 years.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIESManaged client engagements in the IT Practice. The types of engagements included Business Process Re-Engineering, Workflow Automation, and Organizational Effectiveness. Other responsibilities included Project Management, Consulting Engagement, and Client Management.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS● Modernized the McKinsey Global Network to an outsourced TCP/IP network from AT&T.● Managed the development and deployment of PeopleNet, a proprietary application that streamlined the consulting engagement process by 10%.● Worked with major telecom clients, e.g., AT&T and NTT, on strategic planning and process re-engineering engagements.