Project Manager Marketing

MICHAL PAUL (ALLEN)

Phone: 678-***-**** E-Mail: ******.****@*****.***

CAREER FOCUS

Focused strategic project-driven professional with broad experience in

structuring, implementing, managing, and measuring business development

programs and projects. Strong leader with track record of delivering

superior results. Over 15 years experience as a Project Manager, Project

Coordinator, Marketing Projects Manager, and Training Lead at major

corporations.

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS

o Masters of Project Management (MPM) Keller Graduate School of Management

o Masters of Business Admin/ Marketing Keller Graduate School of Management

BS, Marketing, Devry University

o BS,Marketing, University of Georgia

Project Management Institute, Member

o 30+ Professional Management & Systems Development Courses

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

Project Manager Role

Defined projects goals, schedule, scope / deliverables, and budget with values

to $12 million

Responsible for maintaining all PMO documentation associated with the Program

and served as the back-up resource for most PMO duties during the absence of the

Program Manager or assigned tasks based on project need

Coordinated cross-functional teams up to a size of 15 in acquiring software and

hardware resources, monitoring status, and managing multiple project changes

Marketing and Vendor Management; as well as Contract Negotiation

Project experience controlling analysis, financial standing, design,

development, testing, and implementation phases

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Turner Broadcasting System- Atlanta, GA December 2006-

Present

Project Manager-Strategy and Corporate Development

November 2011- Present

o Global,Technology, & Operations (GTO) Multicultural Advisory Council

Marketing Lead. Managed rebranding projects that included marketing

strategy, web site development, graphic design and production and

marketing collateral for the GTO organization. Produced communication

materials, including brochures, proposals, presentations, newsletters,

e-newsletters, success stories, and training manuals that improved

company and divisional exposure. Developed innovation action plans,

analyzed analyst reports, and presented findings for executive decision-

making and buy-in. Directly responsible for graphics production team

performance

o Researched, designed, implemented, and evaluated training program and

requirements for the Turner Associate Program for the

Global,Technology, & Operations (GTO) Division. Also showcased the

professional talents of Turner employees worldwide for the Turner

Summer Series and aired findings company-wide. Rewarded for creation,

creativity, management, and successes of the programs

o Managed project activities related to Turner's and Time Warner

Corporate Acquisition Strategy. These include onsite and remote due

diligence, secure document collection and distribution; project status

update report; maintaining and tracking in Microsoft Project.

Responsible for ccoordinating components of the sourcing process,

complete logistics, and collaborate on cross functional reviews with

Legal, Data Privacy, IT Security, Risk Management, and internal clients

throughout the sourcing and contracting process for more complex

sourcing initiatives while maintaining efficient working relationships.

Project procurement, tracking and management responsibility

Project Manager-Turner New Products Group July

2008- November 2011

o Established standardized project management methodology including use

of project software and senior management reporting. Methodology

improved the Team's ability to allocate workload and to map, review

and document processes. New approach received favorable recognition

from bank leadership

o Managed external communications including e-newsletter, wrote press

releases, and prepared presentations. Initiated, designed, and

implemented internal employee newsletter that improved internal

communication efforts for the New Products Group

o Coordinated the development of several internal/external web sites and

databases for the New Products Group tracking each project progress

using Microsoft Project or Clarity. Projects included: MAM,

Medisource, CNNGo, and The Frisky.com. Created, edited, maintained and

presented multiple project schedules. Generated project updates,

created, and maintained web site content and SharePoint sites for

several internal projects within assigned business units

Marketing Project Coordinator-Turner Entertainment/Cartoon Network

December 2006- July 2008

Managed television, radio, print, and grassroots marketing campaigns

with multiple agencies that reached a record-breaking 3 million

viewers for the test of Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Led a cross-divisional teams in the execution of the "Black in

America" and "Latino in America" marketing campaigns

Reviewed pitches for several reality TV series and aided in production

of sizzle reels

Responsible for supporting creation and execution of kid-focused

promotions and sponsorships

Developed and implemented consumer marketing strategies for the

network's top performing Monday night comedy block: Adventure Time,

Regular Show & MAD Contract Work

Lufthansa Airlines

Logistics Manager-Cargo Shipping Logistics

September 2006-January 2007

o Negotiated logistic contracts and service level agreements with both

national and global suppliers. Served as liaison between supplier and

internal clients. Executed competitive sourcing, bids, RFQ's,

negotiated purchase requests, contract renewals, and new projects

o Coordinated with vendors on outstanding requests, open purchase

orders, and any invoice/payment issues. Executed and facilitated

requisition-to-pay process for products and services. Met with

vendors on periodic basis to discuss relationship, issues, and

reviewed performance against any formal service level agreements

Contract Work

Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA March

2003-August 2006

Project Coordinator-Marketing, HR-Projects

July 2004-August 2006

o Defined customer objectives, business needs and scope, and systems

requirements for marketing and material management. Provided work

schedules for project. Documented project risks and issues.

Communicated project status and made corrections where effort was off-

track

o Provided marketing and human resource support to plants, mills, and

division leadership including staffing and coordination of trade

shows, processing of timesheets, and other items requiring

confidential handling.

o Coordinated and arranged logistics for company-wide meetings

consisting of 300+ attendees including travel arrangements, planned

team building events and logistics for international and national

sales meetings. Managed vendor interaction, prepared presentations and

proposals

Sr. Marketing Administrator March 2003-July 2004

o Assisted with the preparation of proposals and deliverables. Prepared

internal documents for client engagement acceptance. Created flyers,

brochures, and marketing packages to include graphics, photos, and

marketing information

o Assembled job proposals, marketing presentations, statements of

qualification (SOQs), profiles, project descriptions, and related

marketing materials

Michal has also been associated with Bellsouth Communication Systems,

Motorola, and other companies as a Contracts Manager and Marketing Lead.

APPLICATION SOFTWARE EXPOSURE

Microsoft Project Microsoft SharePoint Clarity Planview

2010 User/Dev 2010

SAP Adobe Microsoft Access Open-Air

Suite/Dreamweaver 2010

GFS (Global Web-Ex Microsoft SQL Social Media

Financial Systems), Microsoft Visio 2010 Server Microsoft

PowerPoint 2010

CORE COMPETENCIES

Cost Reduction and Avoidance Creative, analytic problem solver that

Operations Management views issues from multiple angles

Staff, Mentenioring and Training Multi-site, Multi Business Unit

Development Program/Project Management

Ability to deal with either high-level Ability to understand and acknowledge

business issues or technical details overall strategic positioning

Active explorer of alternatives and Customer service-oriented

improviser when faced with project

challenges

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