Director
Lead for execution, thought leadership, and business development for the commercial market segment. Member of the business analysis practice.
Jan 2015 - Jun 2018
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Sandra Sears, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number
“Autism is not a disease. It’s more like a trait that may or may not translate to a disability. Whether or not it translates to a disability is within our power to influence.” Ami Klin, PhD Emory Univ School of Medicine
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@cornell.edu
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“Autism is not a disease. It’s more like a trait that may or may not translate to a disability. Whether or not it translates to a disability is within our power to influence.” Ami Klin, PhD Emory Univ School of Medicine
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Manchester, Connecticut, United States
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Sandra Sears, Ph.D. is listed as “Autism is not a disease. It’s more like a trait that may or may not translate to a disability. Whether or not it translates to a disability is within our power to influence.” Ami Klin, PhD Emory Univ School of Medicine based in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at cornell.edu, phone signal with area code 860, 703, and a matched LinkedIn profile for Sandra Sears, Ph.D..
Sandra Sears, Ph.D. previously worked as Director at Rg and AVP, IT Process & Practice Development at Massmutual Financial Group. Sandra Sears, Ph.D. holds Ph.D., Educational Psychology / Special Education from University Of Connecticut.
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About Sandra Sears, Ph.D.
Those who work with me describe me as a strong, compassionate, visionary leader capable of delivering a clear and compelling vision while articulating and executing on details. The foundation of my success rests on my ability to build a cohesive, effective team as I leverage the diverse talents and perspectives of my team members. As one individual put it, "Sandy has the ability to see the good in me despite my own self-doubt and is skillful in raising my confidence; she empowers her team to be the best they can be, sharing the spotlight and letting others express points of view and rallying behind them; she spots opportunities for herself and others and works diligently to seek success." Another shared "Sandy can work with lots of different types of people. She encourages diversity of style and encourages the debate to create a better outcome. Everyone feels valued with the end product." How do I do this? I don't let my people fall; I have their backs, and they know it. I do hold people accountable, which is easy to do when your team knows that you care for them. It is a gift that they give freely.My passion is to share what I have learned and experienced by speaking, writing, coaching, mentoring, and consulting. Making a living can and should be a joyful, fulfilling, enriching experience. That's good business!
Listed skills include Program Management, Project Portfolio Management, Business Analysis, Vendor Management, and 46 others.
8 roles · 35 years
Sandra Sears, Ph.D. work experience
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Avp, It Process & Practice Development
Strategic player in process and practice development and improvement (waterfall, agile, IT financial, and governance); IT Effectiveness transformation leader; practice lead for PM, BA, and testing disciplines; project sponsor for PM, BA, and testing tooling; vendor management and negotiation; successful in troubled program analysis and course correction.
2009 - 2014
~5 yrs
Program Director
Drove all aspects of the development and implementation of a unique, ground-breaking product which offers a defined benefit within the scope of defined contribution plans. Areas operating under the auspices of the program included product development, pricing, marketing, sales, record keeper and plan sponsor relationship management, vendor management.
2003 - 2009
~6 yrs
Principal
Preceptor Group, Llc
Company founder. Responsible for delivery of strategic consulting services to Fortune 500 clients in the financial services, health care, and insurance industries. Services offered included development and implementation of strategy, program management, project management, development and implementation of methodologies, facilitation, web architecture.
2001 - 2003
~2 yrs
Senior Manager
- Member of the practice leadership team. Responsible for business development and consulting engagements. Accomplishments included:
- Won engagements with Fortune 1000 clients with whom the company had not previously or had not recently done business; several client engagements resulted in multi-million dollar repeat business.
- Won and provided engagement management for repeated contracts for a very satisfied client whose Steering Committee voted payment of an unplanned bonus to KPMG Consulting for the timely and high-quality project.
- Brought best of breed solutions to clients nationwide, including planning, implementation and execution of program management functions, data warehouse development, systems architecture, systems integration, business.
1999 - 2001
~2 yrs
Practice Director, Data Warehousing And Knowledge Management
Responsible for business development, staff selection, sales, marketing, and delivery for CMM Level 3 organization. Grew practice from start-up to profitability in thirteen months.
1997 - 1999
~2 yrs
Director Of Information Architecture And Data Warehousing
Cigna
Responsible for the development and implementation of strategies for information architecture and data warehousing. Developed framework to address issues of distributed client/server development, package acquisition, integration and retirement of legacy systems, as well as issues of data quality, redundancy, sharing, flexibility, and distribution.
1996 - 1997
~1 yr
Managing Associate
Responsible for consulting and practice development. Presented with Coopers & Lybrand LLP Solutions Thru Technology Outstanding Achievement Award. Recipient of several client awards (which had never before been presented to an outside consultant) for outstanding service and performance.
1991 - 1996
~5 yrs
3 education records
Sandra Sears, Ph.D. education
Ph.D., Educational Psychology / Special Education
Ab, Mathematics & Psychology
Ma, Psychology
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Sandra Sears, Ph.D. is listed as “Autism is not a disease. It’s more like a trait that may or may not translate to a disability. Whether or not it translates to a disability is within our power to influence.” Ami Klin, PhD Emory Univ School of Medicine.
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Where is Sandra Sears, Ph.D. based?
Sandra Sears, Ph.D. is based in Manchester, Connecticut, United States.
What companies has Sandra Sears, Ph.D. worked for?
Sandra Sears, Ph.D. has worked for Rg, Massmutual Financial Group, Hartford Technology Services Co., Preceptor Group, Llc, and Kpmg Consulting.
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Sandra Sears, Ph.D. holds Ph.D., Educational Psychology / Special Education from University Of Connecticut.
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Sandra Sears, Ph.D. is listed with skills including Program Management, Project Portfolio Management, Business Analysis, Vendor Management, Sdlc, Pmp, Project Management, and Process Improvement.
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