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Damien McKenna

A excellent project manager who gets on really well with clients and coworkers alike.

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Experience

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Jan 2023 - Present
    • United States
    • Design Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • May 2021 - Nov 2022
    • Project Manager
      • Apr 2018 - Nov 2020

      - Managed websites and web application projects for private and government agency clients: New York City Department of Sanitation, FDNY, Grand Central Partnership, CUNY BMCC, Philadelphia Department of Revenue, NYS DMV - Worked with industry leading web platforms and CMS including Drupal, WordPress, and WebFlow - Led proposal development, including high-level implementation planning, platform recommendations, resource planning, and pitching creative and technical ideas/solutions - Drafted and supported negotiation of Statements of Work and Managed Change Control processes - Led Discovery phase, including translation of client needs to personas, user journeys, and success metrics - Spearheaded design phases, including coordination of input from clients, designers, and developers to support selection of design aesthetic, creation of detailed designs, and functional and technical specifications - Managed development cycles and client expectations via distribution of weekly and ad-hoc status updates, coordination of regular and ad-hoc meetings, leading prototype walkthroughs, and P&L tracking - Owned the scope, budget, and timeline in order to ensure projects were delivered successfully - Supported Quality Assurance and User Acceptance Testing processes, including refinement of test scripts and use/test cases - Managed Production Launch/Go Live including coordination of production and lower environments (staging, testing) - Managed cross-functional teams including third-party resources.

    • United States
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Aug 2015 - Jan 2018

      • As a project lead, managed mobile site projects and releases for major National clients such as Chanel, Norwegian Cruise Line, The Container Store, Uline, McKesson, Express Scripts, AvMed Health, Mutual of America, Dressbarn, Advance Auto Parts, among several others • Leveraged Agile and Waterfall methodologies on large complex projects • Drove projects from kickoff through launch, managing development and QA teams and owning scope, budget, and timeline to deliver projects on budget and on time. • Created business requirement documents and performed risk assessments based on project scope and deliverables • Created and lead kickoff presentation with client • Lead (UAT) User Acceptance testing phases with client stakeholders • Cultivated and maintained strong and productive client relationships throughout the project lifecycle • Developed and leveraged expertise on each client’s site and brand to help guide mobile site design, development, and enhancements -On-Site Project Manager for Advance Auto Parts during a six-month period while managing all other accounts • Managed the client’s move to a new content management system (created business requirements documents and worked with outside vendors) • Responsible for the client’s tag management system working with client’s marketing team, as well as Tealium and Google Analytics • Oversaw the analytics analyses performed by our internal technical engineering team in order to provide client with guidance on improving SEO

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Account / Project Manager
      • Dec 2014 - Aug 2015

      • Sent proposals to clients • Coordinated the buying of TV and Radio airtime for major clients • Worked directly with Account Director to evaluate client specifications and analyzed budgets • Collaborated with account team leaders in order to ensure that client expectations were being met in regards to budgets, campaign schedules, and deadlines•Created & monitored P&L Reports to keep track of internal budgets & account profitability•Pulled posting reports and analyzed data for assigned clients on a weekly basis to verify that schedules are performing to client guidelines•Assembled quarterly client post analyses detailing results of campaign & explanation of deliverables

    • Assistant Media Buyer
      • Aug 2011 - Dec 2014

      • Managed over 60 million dollars worth of campaigns on a National level for Volvo, Reckitt Benckiser, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Scott’s Miracle-Gro, Transitions Lenses, Phillips-Van Heusen, SDI Technologies, Sonic and Chili’s • Collaborated closely with buyers and managed GRPs and dollars throughout the flight on various cable networks • Worked with television networks to ensure that all campaigns air in accordance with media specifications and maintain the integrity of the buy • Supported deliveries of buys through monitoring and accepting ADU weight in order to report a post analysis to the client • Reconciled media invoices that come through from the networks

    • United States
    • Renewables & Environment
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Inside Sales Representative
      • Sep 2009 - Jun 2011

      Interacted with various clients daily, sharing product knowledge and personal guidance. Assisted with business development and marketing efforts to expand client base and introduced products into specialty markets. Responsible for qualifying over a million dollars worth of leads that have turned into sales. __________________________________________________________________________________ Receptionist / Administrative Assistant (September 2009 - March 2010) Handled heavy call volume and customer queries Greet visitors, ascertain the nature of their business, and refer them to appropriate staff members. Provide high level administrative support to staff across all departments in a fast pace environment

    • Freelance Production Assistant
      • May 2009 - May 2009

      Supported and worked closely with the producer, director and production team. Participated in interviews conducted by production team Compiled and reviewed information obtained during interview process Assisted with production related activities Supported and worked closely with the producer, director and production team. Participated in interviews conducted by production team Compiled and reviewed information obtained during interview process Assisted with production related activities

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Programming Intern
      • Jan 2009 - May 2009

      Coordinated the creation and scheduling of original programming Created ON DEMAND episode descriptions Generated music cue sheets Offered support with production duties Coordinated the creation and scheduling of original programming Created ON DEMAND episode descriptions Generated music cue sheets Offered support with production duties

    • United States
    • Production and Development Intern
      • Jan 2009 - May 2009

      Assisted with research and development of Royal Inquest Post production duties including media logging, transcribing, conforming scripts Assisted with research and development of Royal Inquest Post production duties including media logging, transcribing, conforming scripts

    • Producer/Reporter/Camera Operator
      • Sep 2004 - Dec 2008

      Produced, wrote and directed segments for "The Hot Spot," an entertainment news show Conducted on air-personality news reporting Produced, wrote and directed segments for "The Hot Spot," an entertainment news show Conducted on air-personality news reporting

    • Production Intern
      • May 2008 - Aug 2008

      Viewed and logged the time codes of clips and whole television episodes Created episode summaries and selected clips for Nickelodeon.com Viewed and logged the time codes of clips and whole television episodes Created episode summaries and selected clips for Nickelodeon.com

    • United States
    • Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Curatorial Intern
      • May 2008 - Aug 2008

      Viewed and researched past and present television programs Wrote reviews for various television shows Compiled and edited video clips for future presentations Created montages for various company events Viewed and researched past and present television programs Wrote reviews for various television shows Compiled and edited video clips for future presentations Created montages for various company events

Education

  • State University of New York at Cortland
    Bachelor of Arts
    2004 - 2009

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