Project and Program Management ▪ Mergers and Acquisitions ▪ Business Operations

Planning & Budgeting ▪ Strategic Business Communications

Extensive background in the following professional competencies:

·          Project and Program Management:   Over 10 years of experience leading complex projects and programs, including management of a company-wide project to create a project management methodology and governance model used by over 600 project professionals and executives to prioritize and manage strategic investments. 

·          Cross-Boundary Collaboration:    Managed the merger of Dime Savings ($27 billion in assets) into Washington Mutual operations, which required collaboration and oversight across 100 distributed project teams.  

·          People Development Excellence:    Ability to identify talent and provide coaching, specific feedback and freedom to foster excellence.  Individuals on my team went on to hold leadership positions across the company.

·          Adaptability:    Intelligent and able to quickly grasp and process new ideas in a fast-paced environment.  Repeatedly called on by executives to manage programs across diverse functions and disciplines such as: mergers and acquisitions, procurement, real estate, operations, legal services and technology.