ACCOMPLISHED PROJECT/PROGRAM MANAGER

A detail-oriented, dynamic, efficient, and creative technology professional with over 18 years of project management, content management, and marketing experience. Accomplished in both profit and non-profit; industry expertise includes technology, finance, publishing, event planning, fundraising, design, and hospitality.

MICROSOFT CONSULTANT 2007-2023

•Win Loss Program Manager, Security Managed the Win Loss database for customer interaction for 5 separate security competitors. Increased customer response by 30% and ensured the quarterly newsletter reflected the increase in customer interaction,

•Readiness Manager, Microsoft M365 SCI; Organized and managed FY22/23 Readiness and Skilling activities for all departments of the SCI (Security) team. Coordinated the successful SCI-M Product Technology Field Community Call and served as the admin proactively managing and updating key Event sites, including:

•Security SME and Speaker Bureau - Power Apps

•SCIM EventsPortal

•Senior Program Manager, Microsoft; Executed content and coordinated and ran communications with the Advanced eDiscovery Team.

•Senior Consultant, Microsoft GDC; Owned communications with all stakeholders, Content Studio, and Web Engineering to ensure that requests for content updates were processed and completed within a tight timeframe. Drove team projects in Azure Dev Ops and Workfront, including website updates moving towards Microsoft Ignite.

•Senior Project Manager, Microsoft GDC-Azure; Responsible for maintaining Azure Free Trials, including research and competitive analysis against AWS and Google Cloud (GCP). Also had ownership of stakeholder commitments, including reports on updates and changes.

•Senior Project Manager, Microsoft M&O-Azure; Ran complex aspects of the MSUS Azure team within the Marketing and Operations team with responsibilities including event management and PMO program creation.

•Manager, Microsoft Services Team; Supported all Service Sales engagements with the US Sub/Azure for Cloud Modernization, CCOE, and Cyber Security. Completed customer research and monitored engagement through use of Azure DevOps.

•Program Manager, Microsoft Worldwide Incentive Team; Worked closely with program/process owners, stakeholders, and business partners to identify business change and drive the consensus necessary to adopt a manageable change strategy.

•Sr. Content Project Manager, C+E Azure Marketing; Created content for marketing comms for the Azure platform with a focus on ASOM/ASOS/Pricing/New naming meters for a cross-section of the Azure team Cosmos, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Database, and Azure DMS.

•Sr. Project Manager, C+E Events Team Microsoft; Collected, defined & managed project requirements, scope, strategy, and success metrics. Programmed and edited web pages through internal Microsoft tools and HTML and WordPress.

•Sr. Consultant, Open Source Project Manager, Microsoft; Participated in the launch of Open Source Solutions (now Azure) by creating sales marketing materials and event coordination for the Global Sales Team.

•Sr. Consultant, Microsoft MSIT Elite Project Manager, Microsoft; Focused on the Microsoft Elite Dogfood program (a high-level internal program built for product groups to create programs and scenarios to highlight the latest and most innovative) and updated products specifically for Microsoft internal to evaluate the next new generation technology before public launch.

•Sr. Consultant, Partner Channel Marketing-Lync, Microsoft; Supported the Partner Alliance Program for Lync leading up to the pending Skype for Business Launch. Ensured there was funding for Business Partner events, solved Alliance issues, created a new Partner program (Skype for Business Partner Initiative) that focused on broadening the scope of Partners worldwide and partnered with the worldwide Partner Sales teams to nominate new viable Partners.

•Sr. Consultant, EPG Worldwide Solutions, Project Manager, Microsoft; Served as content manager for the Windows 8 Solution Catalog App, providing MS sellers with a central location to find selling solutions by product, resolution, and audience. Collaborated with solution owners to ensure content was aligned to Microsoft taxonomy of sale and ran a detailed editorial calendar leading towards an on-time launch.

•Sr. Consultant, DPE, Project Manager, Microsoft; Held the multi-faceted content manager position, ensuring academic content was published for global and localized websites for the Faculty Connection program. Communicated with international DPE Field contacts to ensure that the content was current and that the Academic Azure program was in sync with global campaigns.

•Marketing Manager, Digital Events, Microsoft US M&O; Led the Digital Events program for the Midmarket and

Small Business audience featuring products such as Office, Dynamics, and SQL, and assisted stakeholders (product managers and senior marketing managers) with production, demand generation, content structure, and campaign alignment digital events.

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Early Career

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES. • Coordinating Advisor

TECHNOLOGY ACCESS FOUNDATION (TAF). • Development and Executive Coordinator MCGRAW-HILL F.W. DODGE • Regional Editorial Coordinator