Engagement Manager
Accenture, September 2019 to present
Manage deployment of Workday’s Financial suite for a municipal government client including all aspects of Financial Accounting, Procurement, Expenses, Grants and Projects. Lead cross-functional workstreams such as change management, integrations, data conversion and security. Promoted adherence to schedule and budget. Delivered value to the client via adoption of leading business practices and replacement of disconnected, high-maintenance legacy systems.
This role began at Sierra-Cedar in September 2019 and continued in March 2020 with Accenture's acquisition of Sierra-Cedar's Workday practice.
IT Project Manager
Academy District 20, April 2017 to August 2019
Project leader for the purchace and implementation of enterprise resource planning software (Workday), as well as numerous other IT related projects. Key accomplishments:
- Led purchase and implementation of enterprise resource planning software to manage human resources, payroll and finance. The system supports more than 3,000 employees across 35 locations.
- Managed IT hardware projects and supported IT components of building construction projects as part of the district's $230-million improvement program. Projects included extension of the district-owned fiber optic cable network, replacement of cable and networking equipment at district facilities and conversion of a paper records archive to a cloud document management system.
Application Specialist
Academy District 20, August 2014 to Present
Project leader on the Application and Data Services team. Key accomplishments:
- Lead a cross-functional team that compiles and analyzes highly complex data to satisfy federal civil rights reporting requirements. Adapted leadership style to serve team members based in at least eight administrative departments, including senior district leadership, and with a range of knowledge and skill levels.
- Created a documentation system to record critical data systems knowledge and procedures, improving the district’s resilience to personnel and technical system disruption. Coached colleagues on documentation tools and techniques.
- Played a leading role in the district’s data analytics initiatives. Projects expanded the district’s capacity to identify at-risk students, and monitor staff access to sensitive data, among many other topics. Each project accommodated evolving requirements, timelines and resources.
- Manage secure maintenance of student records. Established procedures and guide a team that responds to requests for access to private records. Set standards and tracked results on customer service, records custody and legal compliance. Achieved executive sponsorship, budget and other support to facilitate conversion of legacy student records to a digital system.
Communications Director
Colorado Center on Law and Policy, February 2010 to March 2012
Led communications at one of Colorado’s most influential policy research institutes. Key accomplishments:
- Positioned agency analysts as statewide opinion leaders via dramatically increased news media exposure.
- Designed and implemented strategy for analytical products and marketing collateral, leading to a more than tripling of the agency’s constituent audience and successful legislative initiatives.
- Supervised a website redesign including all project phases such as requirements gathering, vendor management and deployment.
- Led the Communications Committee of the Board of Directors in the creation of an agency communications plan.
Staff Writer
The Gazette, December 2002 to February 2010
News reporting projects covered subjects such as government expenditures, political contributions, crime, minority affairs and transportation.
- Successfully managed project challenges such as severe time constraints, negotiation with government and business officials and conflicting task dependencies.
- Led teams of content contributors including editors, photographers, graphic designers, software developers and other reporters.
- Led the Communications Committee of the Board of Directors in the creation of an agency communications plan.
Project Management Institute
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Issued Aug. 2019 • Expires Aug. 2022 • Credential ID: 2633219
CA Agile Academy, Denver CO
Certified ScrumMaster
Colorado State University, Pueblo CO
Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems
Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver CO
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism
