Management Project

Deborah Ducoff-Barone

Change Agent, Cigna Information Management and Analytics

West Hartford, CT

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Versatile hands-on Organizational Development expert with deep experience delivering impactful solutions in change management and organizational design and effectiveness. Proven track record of partnering collaboratively at all levels of organizations in Fortune 500 companies and in the non-profit sector. Excel at organizational transformation by elevating strategic and tactical thinking to create action oriented business results. Core competencies include:

• Leadership • Change Management • Employee Surveys

• Coaching/Development • Organizational Structure • Diagnosis and Assessment

• Customer Centric • Project Management • Intervention Design/Delivery

• Cross-Functional Teams • Process Improvement • Flexible/Adaptable Analytical Thinker WORK EXPERIENCE

Change Agent, Cigna Information Management and Analytics Cigna - Bloomfield, CT - 2013 to 2016

Drove change partnering with senior staff using change management and organizational effectiveness methodologies.

• Completed comprehensive change management plan for unit restructuring. Priority activities included 1:1 coaching, diagnostic assessment and resistance management.

• Led early change management efforts for project sun setting legacy technologies. Active member of Agile Team, authoring initial communications for change readiness. Change Manager, Reimbursement and Collaborative Care Domain, Total Health and Network Operating Effectiveness

Provided change management and organizational development leadership to improve operations.

• Led work stream redirecting tasks of two organizations resulting in role clarity, elimination of redundancies and process redesign.

• Coached leadership team on change communications, management practices and organizational design enabling them to unify on strategic direction. Deborah Ducoff-Barone, Ph.D. *******.******.******@*****.*** 860-***-**** Strategic Planner

Capital Workforce Partners - Hartford, CT - 2012 to 2013 Grant writing and researched and wrote policy documents. Change agent for organizational efficiency.

• Blended strategic planning and performance management cycle improving organizational alignment.

• Created grant writing project management structure cross-functional roles and responsibilities. Director of Organizational Effectiveness, Enterprise Operations The Hartford - Windsor, CT - 2007 to 2011

Provided Organizational Development leadership and expertise to large-scale projects.

• Partnered with seven Six Sigma leads emphasizing people side of change to facilitate ideation and adoption of process improvements with significant savings expected.

• Directed team centralizing Process Owner function by creating new job family, establishing standardized definitions and responsibilities; initiative impacted 100 people. HR Strategic Business Partner, Wealth Management Operations, eBusiness and Shared Services

Strategic business partner for six senior executives and 250 employees, also directed large-scale projects.

• Led change management during initial phase of outsourcing project; retained 100% of key talent.

• Created compensation calendar and process covering 6,400 employees advancing the "pay for performance" philosophy.

• Partnered with HR Business Partners compiling and analyzing data on talent. Participant in talent reviews and succession planning discussions.

Director, Organizational Effectiveness, Life Company Collaborated with HR and executives on change management and organizational design.

• Organizational design expert and in-house consultant on comprehensive Information Technology centralization that simplified matrix, created career paths, clarified roles and streamlined decision making. Three hundred people impacted.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in American Studies

University of Pennsylvania

BA in American Studies

Bard College

Advanced Organizational Design

University of Southern California

Nonprofit Leadership and Management

University of Connecticut

SKILLS

Organizational Development (10+ years)

LINKS

http://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahducoffbarone

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