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Tampa, FL, US

Tampa, Florida, US

• Collaborate with sales operations, marketing, networking, solutions engineering, legal, billing, product provisioning and management, as well as a variety of other operational functions to create and improve business.
• Create conceptual designs and business requirements for technology solutions to drive effective development outcomes.
• Manage and coordinate IT projects with cross functional teams.
• Seek methods to align strategic and technology/information objectives to advance the business.
• Ensure value, cost effectiveness, and operational efficiency is pursued across the organization.

Tampa, Florida, US

• Manage an external and internal technology team of developers, problem solvers, analysts, and support engineers that provide continuous improvement to our Lead to Cash business process lifecycle, as well as other.
• Explore business, process, and technology challenges with the objective of creating efficient and effective workflows for a variety of internal stakeholders.
• Manage agile development cycles, quality assurance, and implementation of new technologies that enable functional areas to perform daily business activities.

Tampa, Florida, US

• Explore opportunities to automate business processes using software solutions.
• Examine business process challenges to develop efficient workflows and decreased redundancies.
• Business process software development team lead.

Provided cleaning and maintenance services for power and sailing vessels.

US

• Recent Projects:
• Redesigned a sail manufacturer's website using WordPress, which resulted in revenue opportunities from quote completions, as well as a 70% increase in visits
• Performed a competitive analysis and executed a digital marketing strategy for a cruise parking agency

Tampa, Florida, US

• Led business analysis activities with cross-functional teams on projects specific to web and e-Commerce. Coordinated teams through the process of requirement gathering, design, prototyping, journey mapping, content.
• Managed an annual $450,000 development budget without any overruns
• Created an innovation team that analyzed business challenges and provided technology solutions
• Coordinated an organization-wide effort to develop a centralized enterprise data warehouse
• Led the creation of data and privacy policies, as well as other aspects related to GDPR compliancy
• Customized the organization’s first structured IT change management process

Tampa, Florida, US

• Collected and analyzed internal business requirements, coordinated the selection of technology systems, managed the implementation process, and provided custom training and support for end users. Accomplishments:
• Led the installation of Sitecore 6.5 and upgrade to Sitecore 7-8 (web content management system)
• Led the implementation of the organization’s first automated email systems, web analytics, and blog platform
• Managed the development of the organization’s first mobile applications

Tampa, Florida, US

• Led the design and development of digital and traditional marketing campaigns for the organization’s accreditation product, globally held conferences and seminars, data products, and thought leadership.
• Created the organization’s first employee intranet and online staff community on WordPress
• Designed and managed the development of stand-alone conference websites
• Led a global campaign to promote the value of accreditation to students, counselors, parents, and employers
• Managed a revenue generation task force that developed new digital products
• Outlined and launched the organization’s first social media communication efforts and polices

Tampa, Florida, US

• Coordinated the creation and expansion of the organization’s first centralized marketing department and brand strategy.Accomplishments:
• Implemented a global seminar product for executives that has produced more than $1 million in revenue to date
• Developed conference session proposals and delivered sales presentations at national events
• Managed a $100,000 market research project related to the true value of higher education accreditation

Tampa, Florida, US

• Researched and reported on industry challenges and trends with doctoral task forces.Accomplishments:
• Provided research and editing for industry-wide research reports and textbooks
• Authored white papers, blog articles, and magazine articles related to topics in business education
• Coordinated research task forces comprised of business school deans on challenges in business education

Developed and presented an environmental analysis and marketing plan while attending graduate school for Asociacion Borinquena de Florida Central, Inc. and PRIMO (Partnership for Research on the Influence of Multiculturalism in Organizations).

Orlando, FL, US

• Taught business finance lab with 150 undergraduate students
• Managed grades for 600 undergraduate finance students
• Provided tutoring assistance for students
• Redesigned and maintained the finance department website

Master Of Science - Ms, Information Technology

Graduate Certificate In Project Management, Project Management

Certificate In Microsoft Web Development, Web Development

Master Of Science In Entrepreneurship, Applied Technologies

Master Of Science In Management, Human Resources And Change Management

Bachelor Of Arts/Science In Business Administration, Management