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Mary Ellen Forster is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in marketing, project management, and team leadership. She has held various roles at IBM, including Program Manager, Business Operations Manager, and Worldwide Communications Manager. Mary Ellen has also worked in the healthcare industry as a Health Coach and Wellness Chef. She holds an MBA from Simmons College School of Management and certifications in Digital Marketing and Health Coaching.

Credentials

  • Digital Marketing: Customer Engagement, Social Media, Planning & Analytics
    Columbia Business School
    Dec, 2017
    - May, 2026
  • Certified Health Coach
    Institute for Integrative Nutrition
    Oct, 2008
    - May, 2026

Experience

  • Uvida PBC
    • Maynard, MA
    • Business Project Manager
      • 2010 - Present
      • Maynard, MA

      Uvida is a broad spectrum online education service for consumers currently in development. Uvida also provides contract business consulting and services to emerging businesses. Services I have provided include: ⇨ Strategic consulting including business plan and sales & marketing strategy deve...

    • Health Coach/Wellness Chef
      • 2009 - Present
      • Old Saybrook, CT

      ► Design customized wellness programs to educate clients on a wide range of wellness and nutrition topics.► Coach clients to successfully transition to a whole foods diet, healthier behaviors, and achieve their wellness goals.► Prepare healthy meals for clients based on their specific needs.

    • Program Manager
      • 2007 - 2009
      • Cambridge, MA

      Planned and executed complex sales education "Signature Events" and other key training activities.► Orchestrated cross-functional teams to successfully plan and deliver a $2.8M sales conference event for 6,000 employees in 16 U.S., Canadian, and South American locations. Honored with a...

    • Program Manager
      • 2006 - 2007

      Increased Technical Sales participation in software beta programs by 50% to prepare the sales team for upcoming product launches.► Represented Americas Technical Sales on a task force charged with obtaining beta program consistency across IBM Software division.► Centralized global technical sales team beta program activity to leverage resources, share best practices and maximize knowledge transfer to the sales community.► Achieved technical sales participation in 22 beta programs and exceeded knowledge transfer goals.

    • Program Manager
      • 2005 - 2006

      Oversaw the implementation of 15 technical services programs designed to increase customer success.► Conducted workshops with 5 software brand sales and services leadership teams to determine strategy, plan, and create services programs.► Coordinated all operational areas of the business necessary for staffing, billing, analysis, executive reporting, and communications.► Surpassed 1st year program targets with 27% software sales opportunities closed with services.

    • Worldwide Communications Manager
      • 2002 - 2004
      • Cambridge, MA

      Planned and executed a global communications strategy to raise the visibility of the Software Services organization. Managed a team of 2, plus contractors.► Cultivated relationships with internal organizations necessary for successful implementation of an integrated communications strategy. Bo...

    • Business Operations Manager
      • 1999 - 2001
      • Cambridge, MA

      Managed business operations for a 100 employee, $26M custom consulting and software development organization. Supervised a team of 6.► Implemented systems and processes that supported recruiting, staffing, professional development, subcontractor management, forecasting, financial analysis and re...

    • Project Manager
      • 1997 - 1998
      • Cambridge, MA

      Oversaw the development and delivery of large-scale software solutions to the food retail and energy industries. ► Unified the client and development teams to resolve scope creep and successfully deliver a $1.2M category management solution. Managed a team of 13.► Revitalized stalled developmen...

Education

  • Simmons College School of Management
  • Bentley University
  • Columbia Business School
  • Institute for Integrative Nutrition
  • Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts

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