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Cork, Ie

Cork, Ie

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Leading Operations & Product Specialists for the global Google Play Growth Marketing and Loyalty programs, focusing on both strategic improvements to processes as well as day-to-day execution. Responsibilities include: ● Manage global production activities for all Google Play email and push notification marketing campaigns● Own team production tools & processes and program management workflows● Manage multiple, concurrent projects with stakeholders in regions across the globe, closely tracking cross-team dependencies to ensure on-time launches● Resource Management● Risk and Change Management● Compliance (Internal, Legal, Brand)● Run QA & Testing across entire program● Vendor Management● OpEx/Finance Management● Identify and implement scalable business operations improvements● Develop and maintain best practices, documentation and new team member onboarding● Global Lead of Play Growth Marketing Program Management and Operations teamSenior lead on Google Play EMEA Leadership team

Worked on a number of projects within Acorn where responsibilities included:● Developing common processes and templates across the organisation to facilitate the smooth running of projects.● Scheduling jobs within the creative studio on a daily basis and weekly/monthly forecasting.● Assist accounts team with planning and implementation of future projects and identifying resource requirements.● Ensuring continuity between jobs, meeting deadlines and planning briefing and brainstorm sessions.● Ensure project documents are complete, current, and stored appropriately.● Training staff on new tools and processes.● Main IT point of contact and made a significant update to internal systems (servers, software, processes, etc.) over 2013.

Project Manager on the GeoCommerce l10n team, with responsibility for Google Shopping/Product Search. Working with Engineers, Product Managers, Content Authors, Language Specialists, and Marketing Managers to deliver on time and with high quality.

Looking after all aspects of the technical team - from both a technical and managerial perspective. Leading and organising the IT team in close collaboration with the Directors of IT and Marketing and the CEO. Responsibilities include: * the management of projects related to the development of online properties and software; * stakeholder liaison; * ensuring all products and product development are functional to the needs of the marketing team and are provided on schedule; * the creation of specifications and proposals for the technical realisation of commercial concepts; * the documentation of projects and processes and their improvement over time; * carrying out quarterly reviews; * setting up and applying a new bonus scheme within the IT team; * intra- and inter-team communication;Rolled out an Agile/Scrum approach within the development team, improving morale, efficiency and turn-around-times. Worked as Line Manager for the IT team (e.g. planning work, hiring, performance, benefits, bonus schemes, quarterly reviews, etc.) as well as Content Development Team.

Responsible for the localization of one of Google's flagship products into aprox. 40 locales, coordinating language launch schedules with the main stakeholders. Work with Engineers, Product Managers, Content Authors, Language Specialists, and Marketing Managers to deliver on time and with high linguistic quality. Drive localization project management for my products, including resource allocation, scheduling, budgeting, and quality, stakeholder, and risk management.Manage product localization finances, including budget and forecasting analysis.Maintaining and updating localization procedures and processes, carrying out localization evangelization & training as well as building strong internal/external stakeholder relationships.

Waltham, Massachusetts, Us

Worked on projects for Fortune 1000 companies, large Irish firms and multinationals active in a range of verticals, ensuring that their localisation projects were delivered on time and on budget. Responsible for the margin on these projects, while on the other hand working to provide my clients with quality deliverables. Also ran PMP certification training internally.

Casalecchio Di Reno, Bologna, It

Project Management of large-scale, national, Government Ministry Projects (including for example: analysis & drafting of objectives, risk management, estimating and allocating resources, assigning tasks, directing activities, tracking and reporting progress, controlling budget, managing client relationships, quality control, etc.); Information Architecture; Accessibility & Usability; Preparation of Promotional Materials; Marketing and representation of my company in European contexts (EU, EC).

Database programming; Developing websites; Graphic design; Site architecture; Accessibility Compliance & Usability. Consultancy on Internet applications, database development.Project Management.

Chêne-Bourg, Geneva, Ch

Policing adherence to the HON Code of Conduct (HONcode) for medical and health Web sites. Web design, Database organisation and data entry.Development of information sections on www.hon.ch, translation and proofreading of scientific and technical texts.

Geneva, Ch

Worked on a number of initiatives, papers and events as well as developing sections of the UNECE website. The overall theme was trade development in transition economies, specifically the knowledge economy and possible benefits to transition economies. - Planning and development of a section of the UNECE website dedicated to trade development in transition economies. - Planning a conference “Electronic Commerce for Transition Economies in the Digital Age”.

Professional Certificate In Executive Coaching

Diplôme De Spécialisation, Cognitive Neuropsychology

Ba, Psychology