Experience

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  Knight Coaching

  • Certified Life Coach

    • 2014 - Present

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  Market Data Group

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Senior Market Research Analyst and Project Manager

    • 1993 - 2015
    • Greater Boston Area

    Conducted primary market research by performing in-depth qualitative interviews with senior IT managers and executives, worldwide. Current areas of research include High Performance Computing, SaaS, Cloud Computing, Big Data, and Virtualization. Analyzed and summarized qualitative and quantitative data. Managed, tracked, and reported on multiple projects. Conducted in-depth customer satisfaction interviews within the construction, automotive, and computer software industries.

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  Progress Software

  • Project Specialist/Project Coordinator

    • 2012 - 2013

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  Various

  • Greater Boston Area

  • Education Sector: Adjunct Faculty, Supervisor, Project Manager, Curriculum Designer, Trainer

    • 1991 - 2009
    • Greater Boston Area

    Supervised and mentored students at Simmons College Graduate School of Education in Science. Managed a project where I was solely responsible for the design, implementation and training of a cohesive standards-based curriculum in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) across a six-school district and fourteen grade levels. Awarded a grant from Intel to design and train professionals in the delivery of an integrated science and math curriculum. Analyzed and reported performance scores and variances to senior management and made recommendations for teaching improvements.Selected by Boston College and Weston Observatory to spearhead efforts to bring the Educational Seismology Project into a school district. Made budget recommendations for major capital purchases. Selected by the government of New South Wales, Australia to be a master teacher and trainer in their public schools.

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  Various

  • Boston, MA

  • Financial Sector: Financial and Cost Analyst, Project Manager, Lending and Leasing Officer

    • 1981 - 1988
    • Boston, MA

    Developed and managed a multi-million dollar portfolio of high technology leases for Bank of Boston as an Officer and was trained in their Loan Officer Development Program. Provided short and long-term financial forecasting, analyses, annual budgets and variances across all functional areas for senior management at Hewlett Packard Medical Products Group. Developed and implemented an inventory control system. Customized and implemented a corporate-wide forecasting and budgeting system for two divisions. Produced a computer-based time-motion study to analyze costs and develop a pricing model for the Institutional Investments Group at Fidelity Investments. Business and financial manager of the 375th Anniversary celebration of First Parish Church.