Senior Agile Project Manager, Higher Education

• Feb 2017 - Present

Agile Project Manager, IT

• Jul 2015 - Jan 2017

• Scrum master of cross-enterprise team responsible for building a set of REST APIs using AWS infrastructure toolset. Includes planning and facilitating scrum events, backlog management, release planning and continuous improvement of team practices to deliver business value.• Agile coach for Kanban teams - stand up team, facilitate retrospectives, work with team to improve processes, manage work in process, remove impediments, communicate with business stakeholders.• Implement end-to-end automated content publishing process. Required working with internal team, external vendors and business stakeholders to identify and deliver business value.• Manage internal team to implement cloud storage solution for the enterprise.• Pursued professional development goals to become an expert in Agile methodologies and practices. Earned Scrum Master, Product Owner, Agile facilitation, coaching, and PMI-ACP certifications. Show less

Manager, IT Systems Analysis

• Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

• Managed team of functional analysts responsible for analysis, management, and delivery of system enhancements and projects across all enterprise content management solutions. • Supported Oracle Endeca search engine, Alfresco document repository, product metadata management solution, Kaltura video, and taxonomies.• Responsible for selection and management of external vendors utilized to deliver enhancements and projects.• Managed implementation of automated xml production workflow to reduce time to market and enable sale of new digital products for Higher Education customers.• Recognized expert and consultant to organization in website search and subject taxonomy subject areas. Show less

Manager, IT Content Systems

• Nov 2011 - Aug 2014

• Managed team of functional analysts responsible for analysis, management, and delivery of system enhancements and projects across all enterprise content management solutions. • Supported Oracle Endeca search engine, Alfresco document repository, product metadata management solution, Kaltura video, and taxonomies.• Responsible for selection and management of external vendors utilized to deliver enhancements and projects.• Managed implementation of automated xml production workflow to reduce time to market and enable sale of new digital products for Higher Education customers.• Recognized expert and consultant to organization in website search and subject taxonomy subject areas. Show less

Business Analyst/Project Manager, IT

• Oct 2007 - Nov 2011

• Managed implementation of enterprise taxonomy management solutions. Responsible for analysis, project management, vendor management, QA, and technical implementation. • Managed upgrade and implementation of Endeca search for hbr.org. Responsible for analysis, project management, vendor management, QA, and deployment of solution. • Managed implementation of video conferencing solution. Included construction, installation, and training of high-end video conferencing solution for global content delivery. Show less

Manager, Production Editorial

• Sep 2003 - Oct 2007

• Managed five-person team of Production Editors and print manufacturing specialists responsible for book, article, and newsletter digital production and print manufacturing for Harvard Business Review.• Responsible for working with external authors, editorial and design consultants to produce printed and digital materials to meet standards of quality expected by publishing group.

Editorial and Design Specialist

• 1998 - Sep 2003