TRACI M. GUIDRY, M.S.

Senior Project Manager

SUMMARY

Thriving in results-driven, collaborative environments, I am a multi-lingual project management professional experienced in leading diverse, high-exposure project and program management efforts ranging from mergers & acquisitions to non-profit education. My strengths are forging strategic partnerships, enhancing client/customer relationships, and balancing multiple stakeholder groups while driving communication, synthesizing operational efforts, managing risk, and establishing best practices along the way. If there’s an issue to be solved, I’m on the frontlines finding the right solution with, and for, my teams. Core competencies include:

Project Management

Program Management

Relationship Management

Learning & Development

Business Strategy

Business Development

Marketing Strategy

Team Building & Leadership

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Independently established, staffed, and managed all operations/programs of the first-ever remote Duke TIP office whose successful growth under my leadership resulted in the addition, and my supervision of, a second office (in FL).

Co-founder of the International Center of Austin which addressed the capital city’s burgeoning international economic and infrastructure development interests.

Held leadership positions (Chair or Vice Chair) on several Austin-area boards of directors.

Expert presenter and liaison representative at high-level foreign and domestic colloquia with audiences from 1 to 1000. Special attention given to international language, protocol, and cultural nuances.

Distinguished writer having received commendations for multiple papers and publications, notably “International Austin: The Importance of Globalization,” a white paper commissioned by the Austin Chamber of Commerce.

Earned Master of Science degree in business administration and project management. Honors graduate.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bullhorn, Inc.

April 2022 – Feb 2024 Remote

Senior Project Manager NA PMO

Build and motivate cross-departmental teams (and external clients) to successfully implement complex enterprise IT projects with budgets up to $1M. Develop and refine PMO best practices. Collaborate with stakeholders of all levels to understand customer requirements and provide expertise to define and develop appropriate solutions, manage expectations, and deliver an incredible customer experience.

Symphony Talent

Jul 2021 – April 2022 Remote

Program Manager Implementation

Working collaboratively, I managed global, cross-functional teams in the creative and technical implementation of full-spectrum recruitment marketing solutions, including career websites, CRM, ATS, media, content strategy, advocacy programs, and analytics. Balancing a portfolio of more than a dozen complex software projects at a time, I owned the full project life cycle from discovery and scoping through design, build, and execution. I demanded high-quality deliverables for the ultimate client experience, and enjoyed developing guidelines and best practices for continuous process improvement that also advanced the Project Management discipline.

Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP)

Apr 2005 – Jan 2021 Texas Satellite Office, Austin, TX

Senior Program Manager National (promotion)

Apr 2019 – Jan 2021

As remote PM of TIP’s inaugural satellite office, I maximized client engagement and the short and long-term growth of multiple projects, programs, and partnerships from strategy to implementation. Through focused, program-based initiatives and adroit relationship management I developed and matured in/external stakeholder communication (especially between executive, IT, finance, and marketing functional teams)

TRACI M. GUIDRY, M.S.

ensuring quality project deliverables and enabling national level program expansion and achievement of strategic objectives.

oInnovate and enhance project team expertise, productivity, and confidence through continuous process improvement and training my team in more highly developed levels of technology and programs.

oDevelop project team data analytic strategies for more immediate data capture and analysis of quantifiable program and project success criteria (milestones, deliverables, risks, issues) and market trends, as well as more visually appealing status reporting (e.g., heat maps) to communicate across leadership and other stakeholders.

Senior Program Manager Southwest (promotion)

Apr 2008 - Apr 2019

Expanded portfolio management responsibilities to include a stronger focus on greater southwest regional projects and partnerships (TX, NM, OK, LA, AR, KS, and NE), and direct resource management of the Florida satellite office.

oEstablished best practices, assets (templates, policies, tools), and SOPs to advance organizational capabilities.

oUtilized bilingual talents (Spanish) and cultural familiarity to exceed client expectations in my presentations, asset translations, and communications.

oIncreased target demographic participation by 19% in my region, while all other TIP markets declined. This

represented over $250K in additional program revenue.

Program Manager South

Apr 2005 – 2008

Full project lifecycle ownership: Simultaneously planned and managed all aspects of highly complex summer educational programs at the University of Kansas and Texas A&M University from pre-kick-off to project close-out.

oDeveloped detailed operational plans for every program phase, including: costing; budget ($2.5M)/close-out; stage-gate/waterfall procurement of all resources, such as facilities, logistics, and full cycle staffing (recruiting, assessment, hiring, training, discipline, performance reviews); vendor contract negotiation; and stakeholder management (communications, change, risks, issues, and disputes).

oProvided on-site and remote leadership for project teams by building and motivating team members to meet project goals/individual responsibilities, exceed TIP quality standards, and celebrate collective milestones.

Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH)

Apr 2019 – Jan 2020 Remote

Project Manager PMO

Led cross-functional project teams representing various high exposure industries (e.g., finance, media, healthcare). Avoided scope creep by maintaining all tasks central to project progress including effective team reporting, tracking, scheduling, budgeting, and resource management. Strong, client-facing roles utilized my executive communication and management skills to perform needs analysis and project scoping through to project/product deployment.

oIdentified a WBS technical infrastructure component risk with the potential to derail a crucial project milestone and severely dent the budget saving the client $45K.

oEnsured adherence to quality standards by reviewing all (if not producing most) client/project deliverables.

oEstablished and improved assets (charter, risk register, WBS, RACI, team file repository) and efficiencies.

oStreamlined and mechanized communications at varying stakeholder levels—from C-suite to entry-level.

oAnalyzed performance metrics to assess effectiveness of learning and professional development campaigns.

Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT)

Jul 2003 – Apr 2005

Director Public Affairs

Directed, managed, and produced public relations, project, and marketing activities for daily operations and events.

oRaised $30K+ surplus revenue by securing sponsorships, recruiting exhibitors, and soliciting advertisers for the statewide annual professional development conference of 4,200+ attendees.

oIncreased gifted education awareness in desirable demographics (Hispanics/parents/underserved) by developing and targeting promotional opportunities and marketing materials. Utilized bilingual skills (Spanish) regularly.

oMaximized organization visibility/brand awareness with new marketing strategies (e.g., HTML email comms, publication advertisements, public presentations, media interviews, press releases, and website updates).

oLeveraged media relationships for positive exposure, resulting in national/international news and TV coverage.

TRACI M. GUIDRY, M.S.

Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

Economic Development Program Manager International

Planned and managed awareness-building projects, public relations activities, networking events, and promotional programs to foster economic development initiatives relating to issues of human capital recruitment, public policy, and international business advocacy. Conducted business development needs analyses by designing and disseminating international trade surveys, maintaining active CRM database, and conceiving, producing, and publishing the International Resource Guide of 2K+ international trade industries.

CAREER NOTE

Additional tenure as Case Team Coordinator at Bain & Company (Dallas/Austin/MEXICO CITY), as Public & Investor Relationship Manager at Citizens, Inc. (Austin), and as Advertising Account Project Manager at Courtney & Co (Austin).

Details available upon request.

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, & BOARDS

ACE Academy (Austin’s only school for gifted youth) Dec 2006 – 2012

Board President (2010-12) and Marketing Communications Chair.

Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association Jul 1998 – 2006

Austin-Oita Sister City Committee Mar 2002 – 2004

Board Vice-Chair representing the international business element of Austin’s sister-city relationship with Oita, Japan.

Greater Austin International Coalition Jan 2000 - 2004

Board Vice President who led the organization into its fourth year as Austin’s founding force behind international infrastructure initiatives. Chaired Conference Planning Committee for three international conferences.

International Partnership of Greater Austin / International Center of Austin Aug 2000 – 2005

Appointed to Board by former Mayor Kirk Watson to implement the strategic direction of international infrastructure development issues. Based off my Chamber white paper, co-wrote official recommendations and findings report presented to Mayor on how best to develop the Capital City’s global competitive edge.

Westlake Rotary Club

Nominated for the highly selective honor of representing Austin civil and commercial interests as international liaison to Germany for six-week mission in May 2001.

EDUCATION

M.S. Management & Administrative Sciences

The University of Texas at Dallas

in conjunction with SKEMA Business School

Lille, FRANCE

Certificate Project Management

Graduated with Distinction (3.838 GPA)

B.A. Political Science / Spanish

The University of the South Sewanee

in conjunction with International Institute for Spanish Studies

Valencia, SPAIN

Latin American Studies concentration

Order of the Gownsmen (honors society)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

LinkedIn Learning

Courses in Agile, Scrum, Waterfall; Advanced Excel; MS Project; Jira; PMO.

Franklin Covey Workshops, Fred Pryor Seminars, AT&T Online Courses, and Rockhurst University Continuing Education

Courses in Professional Project Management, Supervising & People Management, and Business Management.

High Impact, Low Cost Marketing course and Creative Marketing Conference .

The University of Texas at Austin, U.S. Department of Commerce Export Fellows Program

International business plan and export certificate course.

TRACI M. GUIDRY, M.S.

Austin Community College

International shipping, documentation, trade regulations, & resources certificate course.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce, TradeRoots Program, Washington, D.C.

International trade leadership conference on U.S. trade policies, country agreements, and foreign policy initiatives.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Native English Fluent Spanish Elementary Portuguese Elementary French Beginning German & Mandarin Chinese

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Asana Camtasia Clarizen Confluence Google Suite Jira MS Office MS Project MS Teams Salesforce Smartsheet Visio

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