Experience

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  Advice students

  Jan 2004 - Feb 2006

  - Part of a project team of 8 people- Sold event partnership packages to companies- Created sponsorship packages and participated in shaping the sales strategy of the organization- Was involved in product and event concept development

  • Sales & HR Executive

    Oct 2004 - Feb 2006

  • Sales Executive

    Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
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  Business media group

  Oct 2005 - May 2008

  Events coordinator / project manager

  - Organizeed and coordinated events (ex: "Jeffrey Gitomer – Masterclass in Sales", Zilele Biz, Retail Pro, Realty etc)- Coordinated and assisted the marketing, sales and editorial teams in creating the event concepts, promoting and selling the sponsorship privileges- Was in charge with logistics and production aspects of BMG events- Was responsible with finding and contacting speakers for our events- Supervised technical details concerning events (IT, sound, lights, new media, direct mailing, etc)- Was in charge with meeting deadlines concerning design, site maintenance and graphics for all our printed materials associated with the events- Generated follow-up reports for stakeholders after events- Recruited additional staff for major events (volunteers & collaborators)- Was in charge with site maintenance and content writing- Was part of a team of 8 people that organized over 18 conferences in 2006 alone- Helped in organizing events like EFFIE, Ad’Or, Zilele Biz, Jim Pancero, Edward de Bono, Tom Peters, J.C. Levinson etc.- Was in charge of meeting deadlines concerning Design, site actualization, DTP for all printed materials Show less

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  Finmedia

  Jun 2008 - Feb 2009

  Project manager

  - Was responsible for event production and logistics- Supervised technical details regarding the events (IT, sound, lights, new media, direct mailing, etc)- Acted as a liaison between event location staff and clients or event partners- Offered sales support for our events department- Was in charge of corporate clients relations- Was responsible for participants accommodations, transportation, facilities, catering, displays, translation etc.- Established and monitored event budgets- Designed and implemented event concepts, events programs and event marketing plans for organized events Show less

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  M&c strategy development

  Feb 2009 - May 2009

  Project manager

  - Sold events concepts to corporate clients- Supervised technical details regarding the event (IT, sound, lights, new media, direct mailing, etc)- Developed good rapport with in-house departments including content, production and experience team to work together to ensure accurate and timely launch of products- Offered sales support for our events department- Managed and directed event support staff- Designed and implemented event concepts that appeal to our corporate clients and concern fresh business topics Show less

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  P&g

  May 2010 - Oct 2016

  Project delivery manager

  - Managed development & launch of business intelligence solution involving multiple vendors & remote teams. Covered everything from customer engagement and requirements gathering to deployment/launch of the solution and transition to a support model.- Managed Share Point migration project as PM/SCRUM Master (Agile methodology, 3TB of data being migrated)- Involved in multiple regional and global IT deployment projects as project manager- Coordinated deployment and ongoing operations for internal reporting & information platform for Europe, Africa andMiddle East- Manage Monthly/Quarterly release & User Acceptance Testing (UAT) as single Point of contact between our developers and our business partners- Led deployment of media planning and approval system in various countries from Europe, Africa and Middle East- Provided both advanced and basic technical training to clients Show less

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  Dell

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2020

  Technical project manager

  - Worked closely with PO/BSA role to plan & prioritize releases and deliverables throughout the year. - Led the development and delivery of new functionalities as well as coordinated the maintenance and support activities for three Dell financial applications & led their respective teams during this time. - Ensured DevOps practices were implemented and followed/supported by our teams. - Scrum master for three different teams - facilitated team interactions, worked on identifying risks and removing impediments and fostering an improve and adapt mindset within each team. As scrum master I was also involved in training and coaching other individuals in the company in order to adhere to the agile methodologies.- Was owning the entire release management process for all my teams. Planned and communicated the releases with the team and stakeholders. Facilitated the collaboration between my teams and other internal teams (QA, Release Management, DevOps, teams supporting other apps) and ensuring releases went smoothly with our interlocks and dependencies. Also, as sole point of contact for releases I was constantly documenting our deployments and ensuring all required artefacts were provided in time to meet release management demands.- Project tracking throughout the entire process to ensure teams stay on track and deliver on commitments.- Involved in multiple local projects dedicated to organizing events and activities for the local employees (conferences, contests, awareness programs, development programs etc) Show less

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  Encora inc.

  Jan 2022 - now

  It project manager

  - Scrum Master & Project Manager for a number of external clients. - Facilitated team interactions, worked on identifying risks and removing impediments and fostering an improve and adapt mindset within each team. - Provided training and coaching for other individuals in the client’s company in order to adhere to the agile methodologies. - Ensured release management process was followed and provided release documentation. - Project tracking throughout the entire process to ensure teams stay on track and deliver on commitments. Show less