Maria Efstathiou

Experience

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  Drury Design Dynamics

  Jan 1999 - Mar 2003

  Learning and Performance - Production Manager

  - Designed, built, populated and managed physician database used for planning and executing pharma training.

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  Oil Factory and Smiletoo

  Sept 2003 - Jan 2005

  Assistant Agent and Production Manager

  Accounts: EMI, Sony, Virgin Records, Island Records, Mother, BBDO, BBH, Marc Jacobs, Fendi, Missoni, Condé Nast, Alexander McQueen - Maintained photo/video databases, clearing usage rights, curated portfolios, art buying

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  Accounts: Accenture, Diageo, Credit Suisse, Chevron Texaco, Shell, Deloitte, The Concerto Group

  Jan 2006 - Dec 2010

  Events Producer & Marketing / Communications Specialist

  - Managed 60+ staff across 10+ teams, including detailed daily schedule, planning/rundown and real-time logistics - Produced corporate parties – events attended by 14,000+ guests over 3.5 weeks- Developed client/sales databases

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  Cargill

  Jan 2011 - Sept 2015

  - Researched, tested, recommended, configured, built, launched and implemented enterprise level learning management system (SuccessFactors) serving 90K + users in 17 languages across 52 countries and 81 BUs, resulting in the first global, centralized resource for learning information, with standardized metric indicators, empowering self-service learning across the enterprise- Awarded Cargill’s HR Excellence Award for 2014. 700+ courses, 100+ curricula for 90K+ end users- Planned, built, administered, designed & maintained courses, curricula, and programs to enable effective, scale-able, and repeatable SAP deployments in Cargill globally- Designed and customized enterprise DAMS/CMS/LMS resulting in enterprise KM process requirements for CMS/DAMS procurement and CMS project charter and approach deck- Led the transfer project of LMS and CMS administration capability to offshore internal resources that enabled a multi-regional strategy through comprehensive training plan with KPIs Show less - Lead Architect/Administrator of enterprise catalog (1K+ reports) and SAP training/role mapping database; re-architected catalog for robust, searchable, and business scenario-driven collection- Designed source file management strategy for new CMS and managed migration; custom configured new CMS to accommodate new file types into education deployment strategy- Primary SharePoint business analyst/architect - configured metadata standards to support collaborative content development for instructional designers and communications specialists- SEO project for end-user focused KM approach- Planned and designed Curricula for multiple SAP solutions in tandem with end user role mapping approaches, allowing for end user targeted, effective, repeatable learning Show less

  • Knowledge Management Specialist

    May 2013 - Sept 2015

  • Knowledge Asset Manager

    Aug 2011 - Jan 2014

  • Metadata and Content Manager

    Jan 2011 - Aug 2011
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  Cargill

  Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

  Content and Learning Management Specialist

  Corporate Learning and Development / Corporate Organizational Effectiveness / Corporate Affairs- Onboarded Business Units to solution implemented and configured in previous position- Acquired over 100 knowledge assets of L&D content into program

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  Ubisoft

  Mar 2016 - Oct 2018

  RESPONSIBILITIES:- Organizing and overseeing the DAM System’s Operations on a Global scope, including strategy, product backlog, administration and support in coordination with global IT support teams and Zone Coordinators - Defining and publishing product service levels across teams, and escalating issues of non-compliance/performance ; owning quality and referential integrity of the product- Defining with business and IT partners a worldwide master plan, and short-/mid- term strategies, based on business processes, needs, and priorities ; gathering and distributing best in class DAM techniques and processes to business leaders- Identifying and executing communication strategy around the DAM system, including newsletters, SLAs, request/issue performance, and advocating for change- Participating in initiation of IT projects for evolutions of DAM system, and to their execution, as both a WW Coordinator and a DAM Subject Matter Expert- Developing and sharing excellent knowledge of business processes, fostering areas of improvement and automation with help of Zone Coordinators and IT - Organizing with Zone Coordinators the integration of DAM processes and practices into business processes, the on-boarding of user populations, and development of a user community around DAM- Establishing connections through DAM conferences, ADAM user groups, DAM organizations, and ensuring that information is shared with Zone DAM Coordinators and further to their business users- Establishing effective knowledge and information management strategies, supported by research, evaluation and analysis of business metrics and KPIs- Communicating status, issues and risks to IT management, and business executive sponsors- Integrating into a global IT team and ensuring good collaboration with partner IT teams and business teams, ensuring that DAM is a consideration in efforts- Defining and administering the training budget/schedule for DAM Coordinators and business constituents Show less

  • WW Business DAM Product Manager

    Apr 2017 - Oct 2018

  • WW Business Digital Asset Manager

    Mar 2016 - Oct 2018
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  NVIDIA

  Oct 2018 - now

  Currently Structuring Global Program for personalization of NVIDIA's web properties

  • Web Strategy Program Manager

    Oct 2021 - now

  • Personalization Program Strategist

    Jan 2020 - Oct 2021

  • WW DAM Program Manager

    Oct 2018 - Jan 2020