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Summary of Qualifications

• Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver new products and solutions.
• Performed product evaluations, usability research, and competitive analysis.
• 16 years of 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.
• Development experience ensures ability to work effectively with technical teams.

Professional Experience

Pharma Business and Technology Solutions (BTS)

Solutions Business Manager (2006-present), Program Manager (2003-2006), McKesson Managed Inventory (2002 - 2003), Project Manager (2001 - 2002)

McKesson U.S. Pharma is an $83B business unit of McKesson Corp. Pharma BTS delivers solutions that support all business units of the McKesson Corp.

Analytical and Financial Management

• Prepared annual capital and expense budgets for the Solutions department of the newly formed Business and Technology Solutions group, consisting of 7 senior leaders, 18 cost centers, $13M annual operating budget, $80M annual capital budget, and 225 employees and contractors.
• Developed processes and tools to create, update, and 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.

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.
• Member of 8-person cross-company team to perform a product evaluation of Portfolio Management software solutions. Created requirements, evaluated products, and recommended a solution for McKesson Corp, resulting in the selection of PlanView, a project portfolio management product with a contract for 500 users.
• Led cross-functional team (Marketing, IT Development, Sales) to design a new Vendor Managed Inventory product and service offering for McKesson Pharmaceutical.
• Partnered with McKesson marketing team to prepare and present presentations on our proposed Vendor Managed Inventory product to key National Accounts customers.
• Prepared monthly executive level presentations and summary reports for Operating Committee.
• Designed, developed and executed a process for monthly Scorecard reporting which reduced monthly production effort by more than 50%.
• Presented proposal and received approval for the development of a web-based application to gather the monthly metrics for the Operations & Technology Plan Business Initiatives. Defined business requirements, designed solution, and managed the development of the application - resulted in zero defects after launch.

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. Scient grew organically to over 2000 colleagues and grew quarterly revenue from $9M to $102M.

• Managed the strategy and design phases of a consumer-focused home portal to expand Wells Fargo Bank's existing home equity and mortgage offerings.
  • Managed a cross-functional team of 13 (system architects, visual designers, content strategists, creative director, business analysts, and strategists) that generated ~ $3.5M in revenue over 7 months.
  • Strategy was developed through market research and interviews of key executives.
  • Designed and evaluated usability studies to test website designs.
• Collaborated with Hewitt Associates, a global management 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, increased client and team buy-in, and improved communication with the team and client.

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).
• Served as a champion of Plural's development methodology, known as the Solutions Development Framework.

Principal, Healthcare Systems and Technology Group

• Project and engagement manager for implementations of RecordLink and AccountLink products, document management and workflow systems for large hospital networks.