Experience

Eight Bit Studios

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jul 2021 - Present

• Managing Partner

  • Jan 2018 - Present

  Eight Bit Studios has been involved in viral marketing, enterprise web applications and the mobile space since December of 2008. High profile clients to date include Trident, Groupon, New Balance, and Hasbro. Work has been featured in The USA Today, BrandWeek, The Daily Beast, NYTimes tech blog, and multiple CSS design blogs. Mobile apps have been featured as "New & Noteworthy" in the Apple iTunes App Store.As a Managing Partner, I work with the Executive Management team to: define and lead strategic financial planning and goal setting initiatives, establish success metrics, and line up business partnerships to help achieve them.

• Director of Project Management

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2021

  As Eight Bit's first Director of Project Management, I worked with leadership to define and build out the Project Management discipline. As part of the overall delivery team, our focus is always on how we can deliver the best products and results to our clients to help them achieve their business goals and push their strategy forward. I worked with our awesome project management team over the years to hone our project management skills, implement processes and remain agile in our thinking to be able to quickly adapt to a project's changing needs.

• Project Manager

  • Oct 2012 - Dec 2016

  I began as the only project manager and helped build the project management team from the ground-up. I managed projects large and small, including working with startups to help identify their MVP, roadmapping and strategies.



Bughouse

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Co-Founder

  • Oct 2013 - Present

  From the Kingdom of the Midwest, we are producing the next generation of children's books, apps, toys, and games. From the Kingdom of the Midwest, we are producing the next generation of children's books, apps, toys, and games.



Earlybird Creative

• United States

• Project Manager

  • Feb 2011 - Sep 2012

  As the only Project Manager at Earlybird, I oversaw all the ongoing projects with our clients. I worked closely with our internal and client teams to keep the digital projects on-time and within budget. * Developed risk management plans to foresee project risks as soon as possible and identify contingency plans with our teams and the clients * Created and maintained budget reporting at the project-level * Led and facilitated client meetings, including presentations, status calls and general client health checkins * Communicated project statistics with the Partner-team, including overall health of projects, status, strategies looking to be implemented and long-term roadmapping



Designkitchen

• Austria
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2008 - Feb 2011

  Project management for website redesigns, microsites, video, consumer website promotions, print collateral for clients such as Motorola, Oprah's Angel Network, Butterball, Kraft, Sears, Craftsman, Masterbrand and University of Chicago. • Created and maintained project documentation including MS project plans and status reports • Collaborated with and managed different project teams, including strategists, user experience designers, web designers, frontend and backend web developers and third party vendors • Led and defined project scope, goals and deliverables that support client’s goals in collaboration with senior management • Facilitated client meetings to discuss current activities, upcoming milestones/deliverables, project issues and risk mitigation



Northwestern University

• Philippines
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Assistant

  • Sep 2007 - Apr 2008

  • Assisted the Center Manager with event and meeting logistics by setting goals, developing strategies, and executing ideas • Managed Constant Contact creation and distribution of email newsletters and analyzed on-click events from emails • Researched and selected relevant websites to advertise faculty jobs to increase visibility • Assisted the Center Manager with event and meeting logistics by setting goals, developing strategies, and executing ideas • Managed Constant Contact creation and distribution of email newsletters and analyzed on-click events from emails • Researched and selected relevant websites to advertise faculty jobs to increase visibility


Stereotaxis
• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Marketing Intern

  • May 2007 - Aug 2007

Webster University
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Senior Writing Center Assistant

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2007

SSM St. Joseph Hospital West
• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Public Relations and Marketing Intern

  • May 2006 - Aug 2006