Experience

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  Naval surface warfare center port hueneme division

  Feb 2002 - Dec 2011

  Managed Navy Business Administration, Finance, Contracts, Operations, Customer Service, IT, Security, and Safety for a 760-employee department with a $ 230 M budget, 6 business units and 11 product lines; managed 2 direct report supervisors and 60 staff members. Collaborated with Navy Program Executives to translate needs into products, estimate cost and schedule, and annually negotiate and plan a $ 100M+ Engineering and Logistics budget. Senior expert in project management, budgeting, resourcing, scheduling, and program reviews. Integrated 3 teams (Networks, Software, Diagnostics) into a cohesive group of 27 employees, mentored and developed talent, while increasing tasking and revenues by 46% in one year. Guided developmental strategies as the senior technical expert.

  • Business & Operations Manager

    Aug 2010 - Dec 2011

  • Aegis Program & Project Manager

    Mar 2003 - Aug 2010

  • Network Systems & Software Manager

    Feb 2002 - Mar 2003
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  Nielsen

  Dec 2011 - now

  Strategic senior leader for the Television, Audio, Automation, and Advertising Intelligence organizations and their directors. Client-facing role focused on technology engagement. Directed the Audio Client Engineering team, providing radio encoder monitoring and support for over 5300 stations. Created the Process Solutions Automation team and strategy to automate manual operations monitoring. Program Manager for external audits and technical refresh projects. Founded the Nielsen Global Engineering Production Support organization, with 70 staff and 3 direct report managers across 7 countries. Provided 24/7/365 Level 2 technical support for 38 systems, measuring global audience viewing from television and devices in 30 countries.

  • Head of Client Engineering

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Director, Audio Client Engineering

    Aug 2018 - now

  • Director, Global Engineering Production Support

    Dec 2011 - Aug 2018