Leon Fishman

Experience

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  New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)

  Aug 2009 - Jun 2011

  Project Leader

  • Small Claims Court Counseling & closely working with Legislative Director & Counsel on lobbying local legislators against SUNY budget cuts• Assisted in fund-raising and organizational budget allocation• Released media advisories for research results: Pharmacies’ compliance with new Federal Laws on Medicine; NYC Metro System punctuality & safety reports; Banks’ average schedule of fees & hidden charges• Led other team members in the Consumer Action Project

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  Thomson Reuters

  May 2011 - Jan 2012

  Project Manager - Intern

  • Created weekly reports for upper management on the financial status of Thomson Reuter’s News Technology Division• Tracked employee timesheets, financial status of individual projects, and created project performance reviews • Worked closely with colleagues on creating a financial projection for Reuters’ resource expenditures for the following fiscal year • Developed a new financial tracking tool using Microsoft Excel for a Reuters media group based in London, UK• Converted to a Reuters part-time employee after internship and continued to provide managing products until January 2012. Show less

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  TransPerfect

  Feb 2013 - Dec 2013

  Project Manager

  - Managed the translation process of professional legal patent materials into rare foreign languages- Used strenuous attention to detail in catching typo errors to ensure legal validity of translated documents in the court of law- Managed high quantities of translation projects simultaneously while meeting strenuous deadlines- Engaged with Special Projects teams to create a new management and logging system for project managers in similar divisions- Maintained a steady revenue stream of at least $150,000 per month while achieving the highest margins throughout the division- Coordinated with other project managers to undergo enterprise negotiations with our top vendors, which resulted in substantial savings for the company- Collaborated with technical teams to upgrade and improve adoption of internal tech tools for translation project management Show less

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  Park IP Translations - a welocalize company

  Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

  Technical Analyst

  - Responsible for ensuring the financial profitability of individual translation projects and patent foreign filings- Managed side projects that facilitate project managers to deliver higher quality translations in a shorter turnaround time- Developed a series of Excel-based toolkits that merged several fragmented sources of data into a comprehensive project management suite- Spearheaded a team of two other people to restructure Park’s pricing scheme to maximize profits while offering extensive discounts to top clients- Engaged senior team members in developing a marketing strategy for Park’s E-Discovery and Machine Translation offerings Show less

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  McCann Worldgroup

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2018

  Product Director

  - Defining an integration strategy across a suite of tools that serve a different functional role - the integration strategy helps find common touch points between Project Management, Asset Management, Review and Approval, and Studio Management tools. - Spearheading and managing the full lifecycle of various business-critical features within the toolstack - including, Social Communication, A Scalable dynamic web form submission tool, Integrating various third party SaaS tools with the toolstack, Integrating with the corporate financial system of record.- Developing documentation for training and constant technical reference - The documentation aids in training users on how to use the technology within the overall process. - Deploying the toolstack and providing on-site training to teams located in Mumbai, Santiago, Mexico City, Toronto, New York, Boston, London, Budapest, and Tokyo. - Managing specialized resources that acted as on-the-ground process and technology experts - these resources assisted users and local leadership in using the tools effectively and gaining necessary intelligence to make core business decisions. - Developing an integrated analytics platform that allows local leadership teams to gain business intelligence across all tools within the toolstack. - Meeting with end-users and leadership teams to gather feedback on the toolstack and alter the overall product roadmap based on global business needs. Show less

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  LivePerson

  Aug 2018 - now

  Director of Global Technology

  - Running the back office tech stack that includes tools, infrastructure, and core computing platforms. - Leading IT Help Desk, IT Engineering, Product, and Business Operations teams. - Building IT systems that strike a balance between security and user experience. - Focusing on building stable and scalable systems that allow us to get sleep at night.