Project Manager

Provided comprehensive product onboarding and educational support to media, technology, and entertainment clients, ensuring optimal utilization of product features and benefits

Conducted the ongoing monitoring and tracking of project progress status and project timeline, as well as addressing and mitigating risks, assuring quality adherence, and successfully meeting key milestones

Collaborated closely with senior leadership and engineering teams to enhance workflow reports, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and streamlined processes

Led the creation and development of requirements and project plans for the development of multiple applications

Successfully generated a robust pipeline of high-potential customer leads, playing a pivotal role in driving sales growth and closing deals

Increased deal flow by licensing studio’s pre-existing IP in standard and mixed reality formats for distribution including Eric Oh’s 2022 Oscar shortlisted animated film NAMOO to HBOMax and COSM and virtual reality game Galactic Catch to PICO’s HMD in China

Expanded business development operations by building an international co production strategy for transmedia franchises across film, television, and interactive to maximize ownership

Collaborated with stakeholders to analyze requirements to generate and evaluate multiple solution options, ultimately selecting the most suitable ones for business needs and enterprise frameworks

Orchestrated the successful deployment of projects and maintained dashboards using Airtable as a PM tool
Engaged with team and business leaders to understand the project environment, and project and discover cover primary business objectives or needs of the organization

Handled sprint planning, sprint review and retrospective, agile health assessment, project metrics, project, and financial risk management

Facilitated discussions with senior leadership, filmmakers, and producers to develop and define early vision of animated projects, and actively shape concepts and storylines through development and production

Developed and led strategies of creative programs for features and scripted television under Global Talent Development & Inclusion

Drove and led department goals with various stakeholders including content, legal, marketing, and finance to understand and influence program strategy and roadmaps, aggregate ideas for enhancing performance and achieving success/KPIs

Implemented release planning and coordination activities, including risk assessment, dependency management, and communication with stakeholders

Worked and managed AirTable dashboard, JIRA Dashboard, risk roam board
Used airtable to track and create dashboards to measure progress of deliverables for animated short films to HBOMax

Used Asana to manage workflow for International Film Acquisition progress and deliverables, this tool allowed flexibility to launch titles on service and meet deadlines accordingly in an agile environment

Managed quarterly planning, managing velocity and capacity, sprint report , burn up and burn down report for the scrum

Assisted team coordination for development, documentation of the test cases testing, resolving dependencies, risks, and release, assisting in assuring effective transition, coordinating with release management for production release into production as appropriate

Established and spearheaded the pioneering Animation Writers Program, a dynamic collaboration with DreamWorks and Illumination Entertainment, to drive strategic content initiatives

Served as a buyer on all active projects during development, production, and acquisition stages for Europe, Latin America, Middle-East, and Sub-Saharan Africa up to $10MM

Pioneered the successful execution of business process transformation initiatives, leading to improved efficiency, cost savings, and significant impact on productivity and communications

Directed all elements of project from inception to completion to institute improvements in and consolidate end-to-end service

Led cross-functional teams across various departments, including Global TV, Original Studio Film, Legal, Finance, Production, Post-Production, Title Operations, Product, Marketing, and Publicity, to negotiate and execute four productions and seven acquisitions

Curated award-winning and genre-driven content, such as I LOST MY BODY, THE PLATFORM, WASP NETWORK, 37 SECONDS, and SYSTEM CRASHER, for program inclusion on the Netflix service
Increased operational efficiency by identifying priorities, building systems, and streamlining communication

Evaluated applications to assemble writing teams and engage directors for successful scripted series productions

Facilitated productive collaboration through organizing and leading production meetings with internal and external partners