Cali Grimes, PMP

Experience

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  Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2017

  Head Recreation Leader

  - Supported in the search, hire, and training of other recreation leaders - Resolved conflicts with camp members, staff, and parents daily

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  Athleta

  Dec 2017 - Jan 2019

  Sales Associate
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  Corsair

  May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Human Resources Intern

  - Assisted with activities within the employee lifecycle such as onboarding and payroll assistance- Facilitated the recruitment process including search and interviewing- Prepared employee compensation packages and analyzed proposals for approval- Supported the Sr. Director, Human Resources with intern program

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  Cisco

  May 2020 - May 2021

  - Increased productivity and streamlined information by creating a central dashboard to easily find, collect, and report data for America Operations- Organized and ran a volunteer event with 70 employees that raised $2,500 for Direct Relief while increasing employee engagement during the Pandemic- Created SharePoint pages to organize valuable information for teams and their stakeholders - Analyzes feedback and creates data-driven decisions on how to improve an employee development programs under the Chief of Staff of America Operations - Business Strategy- Helps exceed organization's 85% participation in community impact goal by organizing employee give-back events

  • Business Analyst Intern

    Aug 2020 - May 2021

  • Business Analyst Intern

    May 2020 - Aug 2020
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  Alpha Kappa Psi - Mu Sigma Chapter

  Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

  VP of Professional Development

  - Lead transition of chapter-wide communication platforms - Provided transformational resources for members such as informational workshops to increase usability and efficiency- Current new platform adoption rate of 82% after 2 months of transitioning- Governed and weighed in on sensitive chapter issues involving internal disputes

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  Cisco

  Aug 2021 - now

  Managing transformational IT projects for State & Local Government Clients. Drove programmatic software product adoption and value realization for $48M ARR of US Public Sector customers.Managed strategic IT projects/program with revenue over $48M for one of Cisco’s largest enterprise customersLead global internal teams of 3-10 engineers/architects and 5-10 vendor project managers/engineersWorked closely with customer to understand and advocate for their needs to improve overall experience and trustPartners with cross-functional stakeholders in sales, operations, engineering product management, legal, and customer success to manage expectations against SOW and improve future customer engagements Show less - Manages top priorities of Cisco’s largest B2B partner ($5B/yr) by engaging external and internal cross-functional teams in global manufacturing, hardware compliance engineering, and product management- Simplifies complex multi-functional partner requests into consumable actionable items- Maintains a global whole portfolio agreement dashboard with combined data from SFDC, Tableau, and smartsheet reports to align top sales and operations leaders on $3.5B of upcoming deals- Developed a Global Customer Support Process playbook to guide Operations Managers supporting global partners- Analyzed customer booking delays data and identified standards for investgation based on timeframes falling outside control limits for acceptable variation Show less

  • Customer Project Manager (Global Enterprise Premier, US Public Sector)

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Business Operations Analyst

    Aug 2021 - Oct 2022