KATIA ALEXANDER

SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER / PROJECT MANAGER

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WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA (OPEN TO RELOCATION) LINKEDIN.COM/in/KATIAALEXANDER

SUMMARY

Versatile and accountable Senior Program and Project Manager with a 10+ year proven track record for successfully directing the development and execution of $MM technology, cybersecurity, and infrastructure deployments, software implementations, and systems integrations for globally renowned asset management firm and iconic entertainment brands. Depth of experience building, aligning, and leading diverse cross-functional teams to provide cost-effective solutions that increase collaboration and optimize efficiency. A proven champion of change who expertly manages and delivers complex, high-impact programs and projects that transform business operations and improve quality of service.

EXPERIENCE

EXPERTISE

- Program Management

- Project Management

- Waterfall & Agile

Methodologies

- Strategic Planning

- Team Leadership &

Development

- Cross-Functional

Collaboration

- Risk Assessment &

Mitigation

- GRC

- Process Improvement

- Budget Management

- Vendor Management

- Software Development

Life Cycle (SDLC)

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management

Professional (PMP)

Expected May 2023

Software Development

Life Cycle (SDLC)

License #SAI-7921

TECHNICAL SKILLS

- MS Project

- JIRA + Confluence

- MS SharePoint

- MS CRM Dynamics

- MS Office Suite

- PC + Windows

- Salesforce

- Relational Databases

- Visio

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science

Business Management

UNC - Charlotte

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT – PROGRAM MANAGER, CYBERSECURITY

DECEMBER 2022 - PRESENT

ARES Management, LLC - Century City, Los Angeles, CA

Work closely with the CISO and leadership team to build and execute a portfolio of 30 Cybersecurity projects on a $15MM budget; report on progress and ensure compliance with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, regulatory requirements, and best practice guidelines.

Program Leader of a suite of strategic initiatives to support a roadmap of business transformation efforts, enhance service quality, and strengthen organizational compliance posture.

Develop remedial plans to address CSF audit deficiencies, to mature and optimize tactical workstreams for a projected 75% improvement over baseline in 1 year.

Project Manage five major security tool implementations on a $3MM budget.

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, CYBERSECURITY

JUNE 2018 – DECEMBER 2022

ARES Management, LLC - Century City, Los Angeles, CA

Provided leadership, oversight, and strategic direction for teams of up to 15 project personnel: managed

a portfolio of complex Cybersecurity programs encompassing 25 concurrent projects at any given time.

Owned all aspects of the project lifecycle – from business and technical requirements gathering and strategic road mapping through resource management, quality assurance, monitoring, and execution.

Drove the development and deployment of leading-edge cybersecurity solutions that mitigate risk, remediate audit findings, and incorporate evolving cybersecurity regulations and best practices.

Developed key strategies, initiatives, and resource plans that ensured portfolio health and addressed significant Risk Register Items.

Managed a range of cross-functional projects encompassing Micro-Segmentation, CASB, MSSP, SIEM, LogBus, SSO, Cybersecurity Asset Management, Insider Threat, Ransomware, and End Point Security projects.

Led a 6-member team of Cybersecurity Engineers through agile scrum stand-ups, bi-weekly sprint planning sessions, and retrospectives.

Conducted deep dives to analyze 200+ PwC audit findings, map them to the Risk Register, and lead 30+ stakeholders to design remedial strategies and close gaps in security or GRC.

Developed a vision and three-year cybersecurity roadmap to resolve all audit findings; led multiple infrastructure and software development teams to strengthen security posture by 85%.

Established a cadence of weekly team meetings to align strategies and priorities.

Provided security engineering management support on an interim basis; reviewed, edited, and approved vendor contracts while providing 360-degree oversight and managerial support to the engineering team.

Developed lean and efficient processes governing resource management, workflow allocation, and project intake for a 20-member engineering team; adopted as company standard throughout the entire organization.

TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

FEB. 2016 – JUNE 2018

RealD, Inc. - Beverly Hills, CA

Conducted technological and financial due diligence to evaluate risk and return to inform private equity investors decision to complete $550M private equity acquisition of largest global 3D cinema platform leader.

Introduced change management efforts that overhauled RealD’s 10 years of legacy technology infrastructure, IT budget and workflows within less than 3 months to align with private equity’s current investment architecture, ensuring a seamless transition and global integration.

IT PROJECT MANAGER

NOV. 2013 – JUNE 2018

PLBY Group - Beverly Hills, CA

Developed and executed strategic technology and digital media centric projects through full project life cycle

for iconic and prominent consumer brand.

Project managed 15+ large infrastructure deployments and network upgrades during historic companywide

rebrand initiative that led to 1B+ global media impressions and 20M+ unique online visitors.

Supervised tech ops, product management, and design teams for production of company’s global Extranet

and ecommerce site.

Directed all UX / UI design, quality assurance (QA) testing, user acceptance testing (UAT) and reporting

across multiple $MM software implementations that significantly increased operational efficiency.

Leveraged mastery of Agile and Scrum methodologies and creative problem-solving skills to direct

15-person multidisciplinary technology and digital teams, establish scope of work, lessons learned,

and issue resolution.

Led scrum meetings as Scrum Master, sprint sessions and training rollout during massive digital asset management system upgrade that housed 1PB+ of historical digital assets from the past 63 years.

Administered project budgets of up to $8M and maintained sole responsibility for annual IT budget of $16M; expertly allocated internal and outside resources to complete critical projects on time and under budget.

Engaged full project life cycle of Microsoft CRM Dynamics implementation for NY Ad Sales Team, resulting

in a 50% increase in Ad Sales within first 3 months following the roll-out.

Headed $3.5M Microsoft SharePoint implementation that established company’s first global Intranet and Licensee Extranet that facilitated improved companywide communication and strengthened business relations.

CORPORATE SOFTWARE TRAINER

MAY 2012 – NOV. 2013

ICM Partners, Inc. (Acquired by Creative Artists Agency – CAA) Century City – Los Angeles, CA

Directed and project managed the launch and application support of renowned talent agency’s first mobile

app utilizing proprietary entertainment agency software developed and managed in-house.

Trained all levels of agency personnel to operate exclusive business management software.

Produced training materials, collaborated with key global stakeholders and web developers to research

complex business questions, data issues and identify bug fixes and solutions.

HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATE

NOV. 2011 – MAY 2012

Constituency Management Group - West Hollywood, CA

Provided strategic and administrative support while influencing all stages of the employee life cycle for

four award-winning integrated marketing communications agencies.

Managed employee recruitment, on-boarding, and exit interviews while ensuring the ongoing enforcement

of key employee policies and procedures.

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