Project Manager

PROJECT MANAGER

Sales & Marketing Project Management

As a specialized insightful Business Analyst and Project Manager skilled in Agile methodologies. Known for enhancing sales and marketing team performance, increasing efficiency, and achieving project goals, with a track record of successful results. Extensive experience in equity research systems implementation, ensuring quality and accuracy, and providing client-centered service. Combining market, qualitative, and quantitative research methods in a strategic leadership style. Consultative support for leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partners in communicating goals, expectations, and metrics to ensure successful and on-time delivery of high-quality deliverables. Implementing complex business reconfigurations and working cross-functionally with stakeholders, vendors, and partner teams.

Signature Strengths:

Expertise in Agile development methodologies, enabling faster delivery of projects and increased adaptability to changing business needs.

Demonstrated success in enhancing sales and marketing team performance, efficiencies, and goal attainment through effective project management strategies.

Experienced in complex, matrix project management, including program and project reporting and managing large-scale projects that cross multiple business lines.

Skilled at managing sales, marketing, and IT projects for large and complex business lines, with a focus on CRM, customer experience, social media marketing, and sales and marketing support.

Strong background in change management and continuous improvement, ensuring that projects are aligned with business objectives and deliver measurable results.

Exceptional communication skills, including active listening, meeting facilitation, and coaching, enable effective collaboration and achieve buy-in from all backgrounds and organizational levels.

Expertise in budget management, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget, while maximizing value for the organization.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Analytical Thinker Problem Solver Self-starter Quick to Learn Product Knowledge

Metrics Reporting Resourceful Investigation Research

Ambiguity Conflict Resolution Strong Leadership Skills Effective Communication

Cross-Functional Team Collaboration Coaching Mentoring

Internal Stakeholder External Relationship Builder Project Implementation Management

Data Storyteller Communicator Active Listening

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

B&G AUCTIONS 2010 - Present

Social Media Marketing Manager

Key Contributions:

Developed and implemented the company's social media strategy, developing brand awareness, generating inbound traffic, and cultivating sales by increasing the number of customers.

·Manage all content strategy, design, blogging, micro-blogging, and community engagement initiatives for a family-owned auction business and all aspects of its website and Facebook page.

JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL (JDF) 2008- 2020

Marketing & Sales Project Coordinator 2018 - 2020

Key Position Contributions:

Developed, implemented, and administered new marketing & sales employee orientation program, making a positive impact with onboarding initiatives for the Marketing & Sales Teams.

Developed forms and processes in SharePoint (converting from Excel) to manage marketing budgets, track expenses, and track the statuses of marketing activities, giving the team real-time insight into the status of marketing activities more efficiently.

Awarded (3) John Deere “Own the Moment” Bronze Awards” and (2) “Own the Moment” Silver Awards for Dealer Commitment.

Promoted 10 times within JDF to roles with increasing leadership responsibilities due to proven work ethic and expertise.

·Captured and documented existing processes, identified, and implemented process and system improvements.

·Fostered adoption, greater utilization, and higher proficiency by employees regarding new ways of operating as a result of process changes.

·Provided ongoing support of Marketing and Sales initiatives and activities, including SharePoint development, system security administration, and management of employee orientation process.

Training Project Manager 2013 - 2018

Key Position Contribution:

Led the research and implementation of Agile methodologies, principles, and frameworks within the training team to more efficiently manage workstreams, resulting in improved productivity and a reduction in training delivery time to dealers and sales personnel.

·Collaborated with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to assist in developing business and technological initiatives, as well as process improvements for sales, marketing, and products.

·Implemented innovative projects that assisted in the analysis, marketing, measurement, and support of tactics enabling team to achieve their strategic initiatives, goals, and timelines

Marketing Business Analyst 2011 - 2013

Key Position Contribution:

Served as Key Member of a CRM Project to identify a replacement to the current CRM solution; completed project on a small budget and helped to justify a large investment of resources into a new CRM solution.

·Worked with business partners to gather, define, evaluate, and document business requirements for assigned projects to better understand the needs of customers, channel partners, and stakeholders.

·Led project teams, directing work, and facilitating needs analysis, requirements documentation, and business initiative implementation.

·Managed multiple, simultaneous project timelines, resources, and budgets giving timely communication and feedback to project sponsors, managers, project team members, and stakeholders.

Marketing Application Specialist 2008 - 2011

·Provided application development and support to business partners in the planning, delivery, and support of business processes utilizing IT and business practices for strategic business units.

·Collaborated with and held responsibility to multiple departments and functional operations.

·Applied information analyses to assist in the effective implementation and integration of business processes, participating in creation of project plans and schedules to meet business requirements.

STATE BALDRIGE 2014 - 2015

Examiner

·Evaluated and provided Bronze, Silver, or Gold-level designations for organizations.

·Provided leadership with assessments and actionable feedback to improve organizational performance based on the Baldridge framework for performance excellence.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL (JDF)

IT Analyst

·Provided application development and support to business partners in the planning, delivery and support of business processes utilizing IT and business practices for strategic business units.

·Supported, evaluated, and continuously improved information technology and business processes to maintain alignment with business plans, performing activities according to project plans and schedules.

Market Systems Support Analyst

Senior Data Coordinator

Data Coordinator

Marketing Data Coordinator

Credit Assistant

Wholesale Records Clerk

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

M.L. B. (Master’s in Business Leadership) WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY

B.A. in Business Management w/HR Management & Marketing Specializations SIMPSON COLLEGE

A.S. in Business Administration & General Accounting AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS

George Washington University School of Business Managing Projects Seminar

John Deere Certificate of Achievement

Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITES

John Deere Employee Support Group Organizations

Served on multiple, diverse ERGs such as Voice of Employee, EDU Business Development Committee, and Knowledge Management Committee/Employee Survey. Ankeny Schools, Technology Taskforce Volunteer

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office Suite Expert (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint, OneNote, Teams, Project, Visio) Yammer Facebook GoDaddy Website Tools

VOLUNTEERING

Habitat for Humanity Freedom Youth Ministries Make-A-Wish Foundation

Wildwood Hills Ranch of Iowa YESS (Youth Emergency Services & Shelter of Iowa)

Meals From the Heartland

BRYAN L. WALKER

Ankeny, IA 50021 ************@******.*** 515-***-**** www.linkedin.com/in/bryanlwalker

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