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Summary

  • Results oriented data driven product manager focused on using Customer Experience tools to inform product strategy and measure product success.
  • 19 years of product management, consulting, project management, and program management experience with large enterprises and startups.
  • Broad analytical background including financial analysis and budgeting experience - prepared $13M annual operating budget and $80M annual capital budget.
  • Strong communication skills including ability to build relationships, assess individual's skill sets, and build a cohesive team.

Professional Experience

McKesson Corp., U.S. Pharma, San Francisco, CA
McKesson U.S. Pharma, a $96B business unit of McKesson, supplies pharmaceuticals to more than 40,000 customers spanning retail chains, independent community pharmacies, and institutional providers.
U.S. Pharma eCommerce Marketing
2008 - present
Director, Customer Portal Product Management

Product Management

  • Responsible for the McKesson Connect Portal and Content Management System (CMS).
  • Prepare product strategy and funding requests for Portal and CMS, communicate and refine requirements, prioritize product backlog, and guide design, user stories, and implementation.
  • Planned and managed launch and rollout strategy of McKesson Connect customer portal to 45,000 active users, including Sales Team presentations and customer communications.
  • Led strategy, business case creation, and execution for McKesson Connect Community, a Jive Software powered external community for McKesson Connect users.
  • Led strategy and business case creation for McKesson Connect Single Sign On (SSO).
  • Organize presence at annual McKesson Tradeshow including customer communications, training courses, demo stations, and customer surveys.

Analytics and Customer Experience

  • Lead customer experience team responsible for web analytics, optimization, and customer experience monitoring.
  • Led analysis and assessment of RxOwnership.com to increase site conversions. Increased leads 91% using SEO improvements and AdWords campaigns. Site optimization is ongoing.
  • Utilize Tealeaf Customer Experience management solution to identify product opportunities, quantify impacts, measure success, and proactively monitor customer experience.

Content Management and Editorial

  • Manage 3-person content team responsible for content standards and content creation.
  • Create eCommerce Marketing content for sales team collateral, press releases, and training.
Pharma Business and Technology Solutions (BTS)
2001 - 2008
Solutions Business Manager (2006-2008), Program Manager (2003-2006), McKesson Managed Inventory (2002-2003), Project Manager (2001-2002)
Pharma BTS delivers solutions that support all business units of McKesson.

Project and Product Management

  • Recommended and implemented program and project management best practices and procedures for the Project Management Office (PMO) of a multi-release SAP implementation for McKesson Pharmaceutical; 4+ years, $150M project.
  • Prepared monthly executive level presentations and reports for Operating Committee.
  • Led cross-functional team (Marketing, Development, Sales) to design a new Vendor Managed Inventory product and service offering for McKesson U.S. Pharmaceutical.

Analytical and Financial Management

  • Prepared annual $80M capital and $13M operating budgets for the BTS Solutions department, consisting of 7 senior leaders, 18 cost centers, and 225 employees and contractors.
  • Developed processes and tools to track project-level financial forecasts for 7 projects with a peak level of 100 resources and $1.5M per month capital expenses.
  • Integrated project-level forecasts to obtain program-level financial forecasts used to identify problems, recommend corrective actions, and inform senior leaders.
Scient, San Francisco, CA
1999 - 2001
Project Manager (1999-2001), Business Analyst (1999)
Scient was a professional services firm providing eBusiness strategy and system integration services to startup and enterprise clients.
  • Managed the strategy and design phases of a consumer-focused portal to expand Wells Fargo Bank's existing home equity and mortgage offerings.
    • Managed a team of 13 (system architects, visual designers, content strategists, creative director, business analysts, and strategists) that generated ~$3.5M in revenue over 7 months.
  • Collaborated with Hewitt Associates, a global HR consulting firm, on the ideation of new online/internet businesses.
    • Resulted in Sageo, an online business created to provide quality healthcare/welfare coverage to employees and retirees.
    • Focused on industry research, competitive analysis, and secondary market research.
    • Managed a team of 10 colleagues to support and maintain the website for Sageo.
    • Designed and implemented a structured process for the weekly refresh of the Sageo website, resulting in a 50% reduction in outstanding issues over an 8-week period.
Plural, Inc., San Francisco, CA
1998 - 1999
Sr. Project Manager
Plural, acquired by Dell in 2002, was a 280 person professional services firm that developed custom applications for Fortune 1000 companies using Microsoft technology (Microsoft Solution Provider Partner).
  • Coordinated the project management responsibilities for the San Francisco office. Partnered with account executives and technical leads to prepare and present project proposals.
  • Performed day-to-day management of multiple projects and managed key client relationships (3-4 concurrent projects, 10-12 team members).
American Management Systems, Inc., Fairfax, VA
1991 - 1998
Principal, Healthcare Systems and Technology Group
  • Performed engagement and project manager duties for implementations of AMS' workflow and document management systems for hospital networks.

Education

Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, CA

MBA, General Management and Entrepreneurship, 2007

Columbia Business School, Columbia University, New York, NY

MBA, General Management and Strategy, 2007

James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) in Physics, Minor in Mathematics, 1991

 

Pragmatic Marketing Certified (PMC) and Project Management Institute (PMI) PMP certified