ADRIAN NELSON

** *. ***** ******, ***. *N ● New York, NY 10037 ● 917- 257- 4216 ● ad3kh6@r.postjobfree.com Skills:

• Leadership, Crisis/Stress Management; Relationship building, Team Growth Development

• Operations, Process Development/Training to ensure efficiencies &productivity

• Yearly Scope planning &Development

Proficiencies:

• Agile/Scrum methodology

• Workday, Work front/Proof HQ, Smart sheet, Excel, Veeva Platform, Resource Management tools

• Oversaw/Managed large portfolios

Accomplishments:

• Oversaw New Business Pitches and wins, collaborating with creative and strategy

• Oversaw a team of up to 15 Project Managers ranging from PC, PM, GPM AD. DPM

• Manage/Oversaw multiple launches, label updates including digital, social and print

• Oversaw/Managed large portfolios

Experience

FREELANCE CONSULTANT 08/23- Present

VP,GROUP PROJECT DIRECTOR PMO/Delivery 7/22- 7/23

WUNDERMAN THOMPSON HEALTH NY

• Oversaw one of the agencies biggest brands (10 million) to build a better team dynamic that included: o Partner with Executive Creative Director, Strategy lead in managing workload/resource across 3 brands O Partner with Account (SVP) in strengthening client relations that includes attending client progress meeting to discuss: improving agency process, managing the finances, collaborative and efficiency solution o Developed/ Update existing process based on business/brand needs o Development/review of Staffing plans, project scopes, running financial reports complex timelines done by PM team to ensure efficiency in the success of all deliverables such as large scale projects from conceptual to completion o Partner with finance in leading biweekly financial meetings to ensure projects are on track, provide solution/recommendations with (ex: overages, reallocations)

• Leadership

o Providing guidance to brand team to include: problem solving with project risk, better collaboration, communicating effectively with solutions

O Leadership team member in the improvement of agency process culture, training classes/workshop O Led a (6- member team) of Project Managers ranging from Associate Director, Seniors to Junior ensure development and growth

FREELANCE CONSULTANT 10/2021- 6/22

Agencies: BGB, DIGITAS, EVOKE

VP, DIRECTOR OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT/OPERATIONS

Arnold NY 9/2020- 9/2021

• Leadership

o Built up a team of 12 Project Managers for success with continuous training in prep of next level o Lead weekly resource meeting with Creative Director’s/PM for creative needs o Assign Newly Awarded business to PMs

O Led Financial meetings with Account, Business lead (Staff plans Budget Tracker, Reallocations, incremental etc.) O Lead weekly meetings with Broadcast producers to manage workload and needed resources O Oversaw development of Staffing Plan, Project scope, Estimates and complex timelines done by PM team to ensure efficiency and projects deliverable

O Lead workshops on Project experience and best practices O Implement and Improve agency process to include onboarding and training of new employees O Mentor Project Management team based on their various levels ranging from Associate Director to Junior ensure development and growth

O Monthly meeting with Account team’s SVP to ensure team efficiencies, address concerns with solutions

• Operations

o Partnered with operations lead with agency process to ensure efficiencies for all departments o Partnered with network Ops lead to ensure client compliance o Partner with department heads in an effort of building a better collaborative relationship o Update/improve existing process based on business/brand needs O Partner with Managing Director to manage creative resourcing and workload DIRECTOR OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Arnold NY 1/2019- 9/2020

• Leadership

• Oversee Project Management team of 12 across 10 brands worth 40 Million in business

• 1 Project director, 1 Associate Director, 2 Group Project. 8 Projects Manager

• Lead monthly meetings with department head to ensure efficiencies with workflow

• Manage New Business Pitches including SOW development and implementing efficiency processes

• Assign Newly Awarded business to PMs

• Review and approved all scoping documents, estimates and timelines done by PM team to ensure efficiency and projects deliverable

• Lead workshops on Project experience and best practices

• Implement and Improve agency process to include onboarding and training of new employees

• Mentor Project Management team based on their various levels ranging from Associate to senior to ensure development and growth ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF INTEGRATED PRODUCTION

Neon (An FCB Company) 1/2016 – 1/2018

• Oversee day to day operations of 25 Million in business across 18 brands

• Direct and assign New Business Pitches, Awarded brands and team coverage to IP’s

• Develop new and existing staffing plan and workload projection

• Weekly meeting with team’s ACD’s to discuss creative resourcing and efficiencies

• Review and approved all scoping documents, estimates and timelines done by IP team to ensure efficiency and projects deliverable

• Lead workshops on Project experience and best practices

• Implement and Improve agency process with Management team

• Mentor IP team based on their various levels ranging from Associate to senior to ensure development and growth DIRECTOR OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Print/Digital)

McCann Health (Pharmaceutical Advertising Agency) 1/2012 – 11/2016

• Manage day to day operations, building and improving of the Project Management department

• Direct and assign Pitches, launches and Label update to Project Management team

• Work closely with director of creative operations on staffing plan and workload projection, creative resourcing

• Review and approved all scoping documents, estimates and timelines done by Project management team to ensure efficiency and projects deliverable

• Lead workshops on project management, best practices on large digital and Print Projects

• Train all new employees on Agency Process

Education

Baruch College BA Business, 1990

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