Tamara Jones Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

New York, New York, US

• Adept at translating complex technical concepts into accessible content for diverse audiences with a strong focus on compliance and regulations.
• Gather data from business subject matter experts to facilitate the design of improved business workflows.
• Liaison between Global PMO team, third-party vendors (Orange Cloud, WIPRO, Accenture) and project managers to track KPI metrics, steering committees, and workshop training.
• Coordinate the project lifecycle from initiation to closure, gathering feedback from clients to improve project execution to ensure deliverables are achieved on-time.
• Communicated effectively with clients at all levels to ensure project expectations are understood and met while successfully executing the project.
• Monitored the development effort against the workload breakdown structure and the project plan.

• Updated security team policies and procedures were compliant to standard cyber security best practices (familiarity with NIST 800-series, ISO 27000-series, PCI DSS, HIPAA, FISMA security control frameworks) to increase.
• Facilitated time-boxed scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-ups and sprint retrospectives.
• Utilized project management tracking tools (Jira & ServiceNow) in sprint planning and sprint review meetings to calculate story points/work effort and refinements required based on product backlogs.
• Worked closely with Product owners and other stakeholders to understand the business requirements in detail.
• Directed resources on assigned projects and ensured clarity of project roles and responsibilities.

• Awarded corporate “Above and Beyond” trophy for outstanding teamwork within 90 days of hire date.
• Devised an effective inventory control system which ensured no supply issues or shortages reducing waste by 30% for Sales and Brand Management teams.
• Accelerated deliverables with an increased 5 -10% bottom-line through cross-functional team leadership with Warehouse, Sales team and Beverage clients per festival.
• Registered licensed festivals with ABRA law and regulation offices while remaining compliant with OSHA laws.
• Executed over 75 events with suppliers, clients and in-house departments such as: RFP contracts, BEO management and a ROI summary.
• Spearheaded detailed project plans, action item registers, and major milestone timelines for all internal and external events.

• Managed all phases of the sales cycle for supplies, equipment (non-capital) and consumables required by events and experiences.
• Performed pipeline product reviews and accurately forecasted sales which saved over $2000.00.
• Processed over $30k in payments, settled credit card disputes and issued refunds weekly.
• Assisted Senior Leadership and created an in-office administrative system such as a repository for meeting minutes, SOP’s and receipts.
• Part of the main team that organized stakeholder meetings and prepared necessary presentation materials for Golden Triangle businesses.
• Planned weekly internal and external social events with the Events Manager within scope and under budget.