- Leading program management in partnership with Executive Leadership to strategically manage NM's Technology Strategy, implementing critical capabilities in AI, Engineering, Data, Cloud, and Cybersecurity.- Acting as a strategic partner to technology and business leadership, enabling our vision, solving complex problems, and identifying growth opportunities for faster results and measurable value.- Developed and implemented an enterprise-wide model for a $457m technology and business transformation portfolio, facilitating long-term financial and resource planning for strategic priorities.- Standardized Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) for the enterprise to improve transparency, prioritization, and alignment of critical outcomes within the transformation portfolio, working closely with executive leaders from Digital Product, Engineering, HR, and other departments.- Led company-wide efforts to estimate the transformation portfolio, balance resource supply and demand, and implement resource mitigation strategies with executive leaders.- Collaborated with Tech and HR to develop a strategic workforce plan for attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing Technology talent.

- Achieved remarkable success as the program lead for the award-winning Tech Internship Program, overseeing the successful hiring of 170 tech interns in 2022 with an impressive 70% conversion rate. Received a high NPS score of 64 from interns and 79 from intern managers.- Established the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition (MKEtech.org) non-profit organization and served as a valuable member of the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition Advisory Team.- Pioneered the establishment of MKEtech.org and the #MKEtech social identity. Served as the web Product Director until transitioning it to the Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition.- Spearheaded the organization and leadership of the Revel in Tech Conference, a large-scale internal tech conference that engaged and aligned over 2,000 individuals within our Tech function with our multi-year strategy.- Founded Fall Experiment, one of the largest technology gatherings ever held in Milwaukee. Fall X facilitated meaningful connections and thought leadership for changemakers in building the products and services of the future. * Attracted an impressive attendance of 2,500 individuals over two days. * Generated a substantial $1.4 million in new startup investment.

- Led many ground breaking efforts of the acquisition and merger between Northwestern Mutual (parent) and LearnVest (wholly-owned subsidiary); enabling us to deliver on our primary goals of creating an industry-leading planning platform for our Financial Representatives and a distinctive client experience for our Clients- Led many high impact efforts that accelerated our Digital Transformation, working as both Product and Program Manager, that spanned a wide scope of our business, including IT, HR, Finance, Law, Compliance, Security & Information Risk Management, Marketing and Communications. The common thread was to get our two organizations (parent and subsidiary) in a high-performing operational state to deliver on our strategy to be at the center of our Clients’ financial lives.

- Co-founded an internal startup that proactively tackled the student loan debt crisis. - Brought on 2,000+ high school students and parents through our Progressive Web App which enabled them to easily understand the long-term financial impact of their college decision.- Constructed a pipeline of prospective college students in partnership with Marquette University and UW-Milwaukee- Developed a scalable, revenue-generating growth strategy for our executive team

- Led engineering team of 40+ responsible for the systems that enable input, processing and underwriting of our Life Insurance Risk products- Managed a $5.5 million operational budget and staffed resources to exceed business needs - Fostered an energetic, engaging, trusting and collaborative work environment where teams could do what they do best- Strengthened and evolved enterprise tech capabilities and systems- Directed team members in their operational day-to-day support efforts and project delivery- Mentored individuals and support team members in their career development- Ensured staff had soft skills and tech skills to develop and support the portfolio

- Coordinated, supervised, coached and mentored the daily activities of developers, engineers, and business consultants- Implemented short to long-term strategic goals and plans- Cultivated relationships with tech and business partners to deliver successful enterprise business outcomes

Developed and delivered solutions for enterprise systems

- Led onsite and offshore teams in packaging large-scale code deploys to stabilize systems- Accountable for training of new team members

Founder of a web services company. Handled every end of the business ranging from:- Client acquisition- Contracts- Coding, design, engineering and product roadmaps of websites- Technology support- Data analytics- Digital marketing

Software developer and project manager assistant