Founder, Digital Project Management Certificate Program
2017 - PRESENTBoulder Digital Arts- Founded the Digital Project Management (DPM) Certificate Program. The two-day course provides aspiring digital project managers with real-world skills and knowledge to manage world-class digital projects such as websites and mobile applications. The class covers the processes to build a digital application with a heavy focus on the deliverables and disciplines needed to bring a digital vision into reality.
- Functioned as a trainer and course developer.
Principal Consultant and Owner, Project Manager, Program Management, Digital Transformation, Agile Coach
2014 - PRESENTCorvus3- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, scrum master, agile coach, operations consultant, or other flexible roles as needed by clients.
- Improved the operations of digital agencies and consultancies through the implementation of tools and processes such as resource management and statement of work writing.
- Designed a proprietary process improvement methodology based in agile principles that enables teams and organizations to see operational improvements in three weeks or less.
- Provided recommendations for the eCommerce replatform of backcountryaccess.com to WooCommerce.
- Delivered the redesign and replatform of mwhglobal.com to WordPress.
- Oversaw #justgotjingled campaign for JCPenny during the Christmas holiday, leveraging social media channels such as Twitter and Instagram.
- Configured and administered Jira and Confluence for several customers.
Director of Professional Services and Customer Success
2018 - 2019Zingfit, LLC.- Spearheaded professional services and customer success at this boutique fitness studio software platform company. Responsible for all initial and continuing customer support.
- Managed three teams that included over a dozen direct reports, including developers, project managers, and onboarding coaches.
- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, Scrum Master, Agile coach, operations consultant, and other flexible roles as needed by the company.
- Elevated the quality and throughput of the team by defining organization hierarchy, processes, metrics, and toolsets.
- Rolled out a successful white-label mobile app.
- Increased onboarding velocity by 100%, reduced project overages by 200% and saw the net promoter (NPS) score increase to above the industry average.
- Became an integral part of the management team that helped to set company-wide objectives and goals.
- Took a leadership role in establishing a long-range operational vision for this high-growth software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. Helped establish, amongst other initiatives, the need for the rigor of product management.
- Configured and administered Jira and Confluence.
Director of Platform (Consulting) Services, Program Manager, Project Manager
2016 - 2018Crispin Porter + Bogusky- Led the practice that supported customers’ large, mission-critical, revenue-generating digital properties for multi-billion dollar, multinational brands.
- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, scrum master, agile coach, operations consultant, and other flexible roles as needed by clients.
- Liaised and bridged the gap between customer brand marketing teams and their own internal IT by providing a full suite of digital services, including user experience, analytics, and development.
- Responsible for a retainer of over $2 million for the digital program of AspenDental, the largest retail dentistry chain in the United States.
- Led the agile transformation for AspenDental that enabled their flagship website to put in improvements with scheduling, customer management, and user experience that realized 25% year-over-year gains in conversion yielding over $200 million in revenue.
- Led the redesign of AspenDental.com as part of the migration to Sitecore.
- Led the nearly $1 million redesign of rentals.ryder.com that completely overhauled the user experience of the site built on top of Sitecore, and that also interfaced with decades-old back-end legacy systems. Besides being the primary client interface for IT, product, and marketing teams, I managed a 12-person development team that included an off-shore development partner and outside QA.
- Configured and administered Jira and Confluence.
Global Director of eCommerce Operations and Production, Program Manager, Project Manager
2011 - 2014Crocs- Oversaw operations and program management for Crocs' global eCommerce team that supports over $100 million in annual revenue across 21 sites around the globe.
- Established new processes including project lifecycle, program management, resource allocation, and new product introduction to improve communication, increase task visibility, and reduce rework amongst a 30+ person geographically dispersed team.
- Spearheaded many new initiatives, including the global omnichannel strategy, global mobile commerce rollout, and PayPal integration.
- Led a corporate-wide initiative to improve project management processes and establish company operation standards and guidelines.
- Oversaw the redesign of crocs.com, a 12-month initiative that included a complete rethinking of the user experience and improved conversion through the implementation of tools such as a recommendation engine.
- Ran five direct reports, in addition to several contractors, provided coaching, mentorship, and direction.
- Configured and administered Jira and Confluence.
- Functioned as a project manager, scrum master, agile coach, operations change agent, and other flexible roles as needed by the client.
Director of Project Management, Program Manager, Project Management
2006 - 2011Texturemedia: Crispin Porter + Bogusky- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, scrum master, operations consultant, mentor, and other flexible roles as needed by client.
- Led over $2 million of digital projects for Volkswagen of America’s flagship website including Nav Companion, a Google Maps city guide mash-up that integrated with VW’s navigation system and TDI Truth or Dare, a customized WordPress blog that featured a Tank Wars competition for diesel enthusiasts to compete for the most mileage achieved from a gallon of gas.
- Managed a $1 million retainer for American Express’ OPEN Forum small business social networking website that has thousands of registered subscribers and 1.5 million visitors a month. The 10+ person team consisted of developers, designers, user experience leads, and quality assurance.
- Oversaw the initial planning for the complete redesign of volkswagen.com; worked with customer brand marketing, IT teams, outside vendors to derive a product backlog, a roadmap, and updated design and user experience.
- Managed American Express’ OPEN Forum small business social networking website that has thousands of registered subscribers and 1.5 million visitors a month.
- Oversaw the Agile transformation of the American Express OPEN Forum, which allowed for greater synergies between customer brand marketing, IT teams, and the project delivery teams.
- Spearheaded the planning of the redesign and replatform of American Express’ OPEN Forum including a budget, scope, and timeline.
- Led the redesign of steamboat.com v2.0, a ski resort website, with the first iteration to include a content management system.
- Implemented a comprehensive agency management system consolidating several business processes, including project management, resource management, billing, accounting, and sales.
Web Producer, PMO Task Force Leader, Project Manager, Program Manager
2004 - 2006Maxtor, Inc.- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, operations consultant, mentor, and other flexible roles as needed by the client.
- Managed all aspects of the public-facing website (Maxtor.com) for this $2 billion global hard-drive manufacturer.
- Oversaw transition to the latest version of Vignette StoryServer to enable end users more freedom to update content.
- Bridged gap between marketing, product, and IT through the rigor of project and program management.
- Led task force to instill a Project Management Organization (PMO) within the web group and the larger IT organization to improve project management methods and processes.
- Implemented Microsoft Office Project Server.
Director of Project Management
2003 - 2004Creation Chamber- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, Scrum Master, operations consultant, and mentor as needed by the client.
- Managed over 25 projects simultaneously, valued at nearly $1 million for an award-winning web development consultancy including the Denver Broncos, Einstein Brothers Bagels, MapQuest, and the Denver Public School System.
- Implemented trafficking and time management system to enable expense tracking and predictable results.
Project Management Consultant
2002 - 2003Federal Reserve Bank- Functioned as a project management operations consultant and other flexible roles as needed by the client and organization.
- Consulted on a $250+ million Information technology (IT) initiative to improve the project management practices of a 90-person team that supported branches through a massive technology conversion.
- Provided analysis and reporting that assured that the project was running effectively and efficiently.
Senior Digital Project Manager
2000 - 2001The Designory- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, and other flexible roles as needed by the client.
- Provided strategy, branding, and technology services to corporate clients, including Incyte Genomics, the first-ever eCommerce site for genetic sequences.
Digital Project Manager
1999 - 2000Organic, Inc.- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, operations consultant, and other flexible roles as needed by the client.
- Managed the $2 million Awards.com project: one of the first eCommerce sites featuring customizable products. Managed a 15-person team of developers, designers, user experience designers, and quality assurance professionals. Delivered a complete site experience within seven months.
- Managed the construction of eCommerce sporting goods sites for two nationally recognized brands, The Athlete’s Foot and Dunham’s Sports. The project required managing two ten-person technology teams simultaneously.
- Liaised and bridged the gap between customer brand marketing, product teams, and their own internal IT.
- Established a new agile project management methodology that became the foundation for a regular cadence of planning deliverables (product backlog, wireframes, designs), while enabling development to start in less than six weeks from project kickoff. Highly recognized by the leadership team for this project management innovation.
Digital Project Manager, Program Manager
1998 - 1999Bowne, Inc.- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, operations consultant, and other flexible roles as needed by the client.
- Convinced the executive team of this billion-dollar publicly traded financial services organization to spend a $1 million+ technology investment for the re-launch of Bowne.com.
- Oversaw implementation of bowne.com, a site that was translated into six languages (including Japanese). Bowne.com used one of the first web-based translation content management systems.
Digital Producer
1995 - 1996Micro Interactive, Inc.- Functioned as a project manager, program manager, operations consultant, and other flexible roles as needed by the client.
- Established the role of this multimedia pioneer by delivering projects faster, with less effort, and greater quality as the company's first digital producer.
- Responsible for the delivery of over $3 million in project revenues.
- Built several generations of in-store/retail demos for IBM’s Aptiva brand of high-end home computer that including translated into over a dozen languages.
- Worked closely with IBM’s marketing, IT, and product to deliver the product on its corporate build.
- Delivered, in four months, the first-ever DVD-quality video-based sales system for CBS Sports. Helped CBS Sports sales team sell national television advertising space in record time.
- Established agile processes to enable building a proprietary multimedia development framework/platform while delivering client projects.