Elizabeth Gava

Experience

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  Alden Electronics

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1997

  Meteorological Service Coordinator Intern
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  Allmerica Financial

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Project Assistant

  • Provided administrative support for the Consolidated Account Billing and Commissioning Project.• Completed administrative responsibilities including coordination of Year 2000 test plans and system implementation.• Assisted with daily accounting activities for the personal insurance team.

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  Automotive Information Center

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Project Configurator

  Coordinated internal resources and external client contacts to deliver internet based automotive products, utilizing Microsoft Project to organize resources and project schedules.• Updated automotive manufacturers’ vehicle information biweekly for their competitive comparisons biweekly on their existing web products. Assisted with quality assurance of new and existing products before client delivery.• Created product requirement documents for proprietary tools by gathering client requirements and working with developers to create the resulting products. Show less

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  Valco Data Systems

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2007

  Delivery Project Coordinator

  Established and managed the schedule for Systems Engineers consisting of customer installations, software upgrades and support of electronic medical software systems.• Communicated relevant information across the team to Project Managers and System Engineers to ensure successful installations and satisfied customers.• Gathered status of projects and identified problematic accounts and situations for Vice President of Professional Services.• Led efforts to review existing processes and implement improvements as products evolved. Show less

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  Fidelity Investments

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  Associate Program Analyst – Veritude Contract Position

  Facilitated external Portfolio Status meetings with clients and internal team meetings.• Provided analysis for project managers of bimonthly budget reports.• Maintained staffing profiles to reflect project resource allocations.• Assisted with gathering information and producing presentations for senior management to transition project between phases according to company guidelines.

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  Burt's Bees

  Jan 2009 - Nov 2020

  Served as Global Stewardship representative on new innovation projects for both domestic and international markets. Develop ingredient listings according to global standards. Ensure product graphics adhere to required criteria including domestic FDA and international IFRA standards.• Named primary business contact for Latin American, Southeast Asian and South African markets. Confirmed new innovation products included international feedback early on for formula claims and impact to markets. Prepared and submitted new and renovated product registration documents to target markets.• As international markets liaison, ensured domestically developed gifts and globally developed gifts for annual Holiday program met global regulations. Connected both programs to optimize resources across multiple functions and business units by coordinating product and package offerings.• Validated and maintained regulated data across multiple disjointed applications throughout the business. • Selected as a member of the Personal Care Product Council, a national organization that represents the industry for scientific, legal and legislative issues. Utilized their resources to remain aware of possible upcoming regulation changes and existing challenges. Show less Led cross-functional teams to execute strategic or business critical work. This includes Product Implementation, Legal/Regulatory Compliance and Supply Assurance projects. • Worked directly with Product Supply, Global Stewardship and Legal to understand global challenges, risk to the business and determine how to best implement modifications. Ensured product changes were fully rolled out worldwide including new product artwork, sales and marketing support materials and domestic and global websites.• Provided regular updates to senior leadership on progress of projects. Met with senior leadership as a team or individually as challenges/major developments arise.• Managed multiple cross-functional teams simultaneously to commercialize key Core Growth innovation within budget and scope. Led project stage gate discussions with business leadership team, providing financial summary, risks, and business recommendations. Influenced leadership to make clear decisions.• Influenced teams to overcome hurdles to keep business objectives moving in a timely manner. Bridged communication gaps between multiple functions from senior to lower levels and developed new processes where needed.• Acted as process champion for stage gate processes, including training and ongoing team development to enforce these processes.• Developed launch timelines and worked with New Market Launch Manager as the business expanded to new countries. Show less Coordinated and maintained portfolio and product database to support Director of Portfolio Management in delivery of the Burt's Bees growth strategy and business plan.• Gathered and analyzed data, providing information, charts and data point highlights in support of portfolio analysis discussions and recommendations.• Developed resource model to track ongoing projects. Tool allowed for situational analysis to assist leadership team in understanding the resource impact of future innovation projects on the strategic product portfolio plan. • Managed project teams for lower complexity, cross-category projects including line extensions and select customization displays for key accounts. Show less

  • Senior Regulatory Specialist

    Feb 2018 - Nov 2020

  • Project Manager

    Sept 2010 - Feb 2018

  • Product Portfolio Coordinator

    Jan 2009 - Sept 2010
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  MicroMass, an Ashfield Health Company

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  Project Manager II

  Led the execution of projects with a portfolio ranging from $1.5M to $2.5M. Project teams are primarily comprised of behaviorists, strategists, account managers, creative developers, copywriters, finance, studio developers and outside contractors as needed. • Played a fundamental role in decisions regarding process, resources, budgets, and schedules for my projects. • Managed teams to deliver marketing programs for pharmaceutical corporations according to the approved scope and their desired launch timeframes; this included resource and cost estimates during contract development phase.• Along with Account Manager, led the project kickoff with the team. Reviewed project timeline. Discussed feasibility as scoped and captured all functional concerns.• Ongoing management of scope, budget and resources throughout the life of the project. Alerted account management when project approached or reached scope limits.• Identified risks that may affect project completion date. Worked with project team to develop solutions to course-correct and deliver projects on time and in full.• Maintained current project status and details to be able to provide and update leadership internally and externally at all times.• Managed the relationship with outside vendors/agency partners necessary to complete project deliverables.• Regularly led internal project status meetings; scheduled additional discussions as necessary to address irregularities that may affect completion date. Show less

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  Alliance Pharmaceuticals Limited

  Dec 2022 - now

  Innovation Project Manager

  Drive cross-functional teams locally and internationally to deliver short- and long-term growth projects for the North American business. Participate in continual process review, working to implement enhancements learned during each product launch.• Joined the company as innovation processes and core competencies were being built. With my vast CPG experience, helped in their development to support fast-growing North American brands.• Leading innovation and growth projects through the global gate approval process with leadership; collaborating with the Marketing, R&D, Scientific Affairs and Supply Chain leads to gather required information.• Daily responsibilities include managing project scope and requirements; developing and maintaining timelines; efficiently leading regular project team and ad hoc meetings; identifying risks and driving project teams and leadership to resolution. • Ongoing training of project teams to follow approved innovation processes to keep projects running effectively and on-time with clear communication across the team.• Serving as the project management expert within the North American team to lead operational and technical transfer projects, beyond product innovation, as needed to drive business growth.• Completed GS1 Foundations training. Representative for the North American business for bar code management and adherence to industry best practices, as well as GTIN Management Standard. Show less