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What's your ideal work environment?

I prefer a casual yet professional work environment where team building and quality of work are valued over managerial hierarchy and quantity of work. I like variety in my daily routine and in my job responsibilities. I like to be intellectually challenged and to work in a team-oriented and supportive environment. I believe in leading by example and in building highly functional and cooperative teams by focusing on people's strengths rather than their weaknesses. I am atheletic, enjoy sports and the great outdoors, prefer limited travel, and in having a global perspective.... read more

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Work history

Microsoft August 2007 to December 2007
Project Manager (Consultant - DLI)

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How would you describe your time at Microsoft?

Consultant with Design Laboratory Inc. - Worked with Partners and Microsoft technical support team in managing Partners??? internal deployments of Office Communication Server (OCS) 2007 in conjunction with the Voice Partner Program???s (VPP) Technical Adoption Program (TAP). I interacted with the program???s UC-PAMs, MCS technical consultants, and Sr. Program Manager.
Succeed in getting 13 out of 15 partners to complete their internal deployments of OCS 2007 within the programs timeline.
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Microsoft February 2007 to July 2007
Program Manager (Consultant - DLI)

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How would you describe your time at Microsoft?

Consultant with Design Laboratory Inc. - Assisted Sr. PM in expanding awareness and sales alignment of Microsoft???s Infrastructure Optimization (IO) Initiative with worldwide sales and Services organizations. Facilitated weekly team meetings, assigned and tracked tasks, coordination resources and activities, managed the creation of a Services IO website and SharePoint site, initiated a tagging process for content sharing with EPG, and organized a 3 day global summit meeting for regional managers.... read more
Microsoft August 2005 to August 2006
Product Manager (Contractor - Aditi)

How would you describe your time at Microsoft?

Contractor with Aditi -
Managed Cross-Company Contact Preferences Initiative:
Led a 12-member team from across Microsoft in an effort to identify, prioritize and resolve customer preference issues impacting domestic and international marketing efforts, and to address changing privacy
regulatory requirements.
Identified 13 high priority issues requiring immediate resolution, and created a multifaceted CP model for managing customer preferences uniformly across the organization.
Conducted audit of MSN/WL customer database usage for adherence to privacy guidelines.
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Medtronic June 2004 to May 2005
Marketing Consultant

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How would you describe your time at Medtronic?

Conducted in-depth market research and competitive SWOT analysis for EMS electronic patient care reporting systems.
Provided strategic recommendations on how to reposition the EMS reporting system against competitors.

Planned, organized and managed a series of EMS Quality Management
seminars for professional CEU credits. Received excellent reviews on the quality, relevance and professionalism of the seminars from attendees.... read more

Education

Villanova University (online) December 2001 to February 2002
Professional Project Management

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How would you describe your time at Villanova University (online)?

Online certification course in basic project management skills and discipline.
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY January 1983 to September 1983
Management & Marketing

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How would you describe your time at Hofstra University, Hempste...?

Graduate courses in the MBA program in Management & Marketing.
SUNY at Oswego, NY January 1975 to December 1976
Biology

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How would you describe your time at SUNY at Oswego, NY?

Undergradute studies in general biology, chemistry, and ecology.

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