Experience

Brokers International

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Owner

  • Sep 2022 - Present



Spinutech

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Project Manager, Team Lead

  • Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

  - Led a team of 4 Project Managers in the development and facilitation of complex website and digital marketing projects, while managing diverse deliverables, timelines, and budgets. - Developed and managed project requirements and objectives from inception to launch - including all facets of digital marketing and website content management system (CMS) integration projects.- Responsible for onboarding team members to a new ERP and led the charge to optimize performance throughout the Project Management and other teams.- Specialized and tenured knowledge across multiple industries: agriculture, healthcare, insurance, travel/entertainment, and financial institutions. - Active utilization of the Team Lead role to mentor, coach and support the growth and development of junior team members, in addition to strategic hiring and onboarding with company expansion.- Extensive experience and mastery of key programs: Workfront, Google Suite, Adobe Suite, MS Word + Excel, Spinternet (proprietary CMS), Trello, Basecamp, Campaign Monitor, and FunctionPoint.

• Project Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Jun 2021

  - Simultaneously led end-to-end custom website development projects for a variety of clients/industries with scopes ranging up to 1,000+ hours and teams of 6-10 individuals.- Collaborated with cross-functional team contributors including project managers, web designers, developers, and specialists in SEO, Content, UX, and Analytics to define key deliverables to support budget, project scope, and delivery through launch.- Creation or validation of scope as a result of sales and/or client discussions and ability to identify/mitigate risks and assumptions for all projects.- Led/facilitated project kickoffs, discovery, and status meetings - disseminating comprehensive recaps and action items to applicable team members, client stakeholders, and third-party contacts.

• Web Support Specialist

  • Feb 2014 - Jan 2020

  - Established and maintained working relationships with in-house technical teams to further develop the CMS to ensure the best-in-class service delivery to all client partners.- Supervised client feature requests and optimizations/improvements to the CMS on an ongoing basis, including requirement collection, scope and estimate creation including QA and training.- Regularly collaborated with third-party vendors to complete detailed client-requested software integration requests. - Strategic agency communication lead for client teams, guiding all aspects of training and onboarding within proprietary CMS.- Provided new business sales support in the form of CMS functionality demonstrations and participation in discovery sessions.



Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc.

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Retail and Marketing Coordinator

  • Aug 2011 - Feb 2014

  - Supervised a diverse set of marketing responsibilities including fundraising events, pet adoption programs, educational seminars, facility rental management, and community education presentations through coordinated website, e-newsletter, social media, radio/television appearances, print advertising and other distribution methods. - Orchestrated all essential retail functions companywide: staffing, inventory, financial reporting, off-site sales events, and marketing promotions. - Supervised a diverse set of marketing responsibilities including fundraising events, pet adoption programs, educational seminars, facility rental management, and community education presentations through coordinated website, e-newsletter, social media, radio/television appearances, print advertising and other distribution methods. - Orchestrated all essential retail functions companywide: staffing, inventory, financial reporting, off-site sales events, and marketing promotions.



Smith Mills Law

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Human Resource & Community Relations Manager

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2011

  - Directed and executed extensive HR functions across the law firm, including but not limited to hiring, payroll, employee benefits, performance reviews, and personnel record maintenance. - Accountable to and oversaw all firm marketing and branding efforts - newsletters, direct mailings, website, and social media. - Coordinated all client development events, staff development events, and firm educational seminars. Tasks included scheduling, promotional efforts, organization of materials, event logistics, coordinating technology needs, tracking attendance, and appropriate post-event follow-up.



Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Manager

  • Jul 2009 - Aug 2010

  - Fully planned, executed, and exceeded goals for numerous events (Bowl-4-Education, JA Titan Challenge, Jeans-4-JA, and Volley-4-Education) raising funds to support local student programming. - Responsible for the management of all strategic marketing initiatives across the JA website, annual reports, and newsletters. - Developed and implemented presentations for prospective firms; served as liaison for key corporate partnerships and the Board of Directors. - Managed annual appeal fundraising efforts for the Cedar Rapids Area including special projects and grants as assigned and assisted with budget creation for all marketing and funding-related activities. - Taught multiple JA classroom programs (K-12) to become ingrained in the mission while also practicing presentation and classroom management skills.



Center for Social and Behavioral Research, University of Northern Iowa

• Cedar Falls, Iowa Area

• Lab Facilitator

  • Mar 2007 - May 2009

  - Supervised, trained, monitored and developed interviewers on various research studies. - Maintained efficient communication with supervisors, facilitators, and interviewers. - Gathered scientific survey research data for various health-related organizations. - Polished professional speaking skills and learned how to most efficiently communicate with a variety of respondents. - Supervised, trained, monitored and developed interviewers on various research studies. - Maintained efficient communication with supervisors, facilitators, and interviewers. - Gathered scientific survey research data for various health-related organizations. - Polished professional speaking skills and learned how to most efficiently communicate with a variety of respondents.