Summary
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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Responsibilities
References
Awards
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Amy Richards

Avon,IN

Summary

  • Consulting Operations Manager and Project Manager for a Marketing Consulting Firm with a bachelor's degree in education. (9 years)
  • Background includes strong operations, customer service, training, on boarding, project management and management experience indicating highly developed communications skills, including empathy, patience, politeness, persuasion
  • 10 years of management experience shows experience with deadlines, multitasking, and establishing ongoing relationships with all stakeholders
  • 9+ years working in a virtual environment shows a high degree of independence and self-motivation with projects and tasks without daily oversight
  • 7 years Workfront Experience including implementation, system admin and Product Management
  • Remote Project Management Software System Admin Contractor-Workfront UpWork/Stream Companies-(5/19/23-present)

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Management Tool (Workfront) System Admin

UpWork/Stream Companies
05.2023 - 09.2023

3 month contract-15 hours a week Workfront Support-Projects determined by client included: user support requests, adding new users, reports, custom forms, system audits and clean up, building of request queues.

Workfront Product Manager

MJH Life Sciences
06.2023 - 08.2023

Responsible for defining Adobe Workfront product strategy, developing, and executing the product roadmap. An entrepreneurial product leader responsible for defining, developing, and leading how MJH delivered Adobe Workfront functionality to internal MJH stakeholders and customers.

Consulting Operations Manager

The Pedowitz Group-Digital Marketing Consulting Firm
12.2013 - 03.2023

Direct Manager for Operations Coordinator and all Sub-Contractors

Worked with cross-functional teams and leadership to create operational efficiencies in processes, provide strategic planning guidance, spearhead special projects, and evaluate business performance reporting.

Workfront Tool Selection Committee Member, Implementation and System Admin

Implemented Workfront by documenting all current workflows and processes and built them out in Workfront; designed training, cutover and rollout process.

Customized Workfront to accommodate the workflows we designed by creating project templates, creating custom fields and forms, reports and dashboards.

Responsible for user profile management, license audits and training documents.

Participated in client meetings, provided demos, troubleshoot issues, and deliver training
sessions to clients and users.

Responsible for company-wide adoption plan and reporting on progress of companywide adoption to the partners.

On going support for Clients and Internal Teams (all levels of employees) using Workfront. Support included: resourcing, resourcing pools, project management, project templates, request queues and building reports and dashboards as requested.


Other Operations Processes under my purview, including but not limited to:

Project Resourcing/Staffing- Owner of the resourcing process and tool; Coordinate with the management team on resourcing for projects and planning for future projects.

Tools/System Administration and Support- System Admin for Services Delivery tools; Onboard and train users from most of the systems used in TPG; audit usage and licenses; supporting users with issues, troubleshooting problems, and providing solutions.


Contractor Management and Reporting- Developed and own of the Contractor Process for the company (onshore and offshore); Onboarding of contractors to the business; reviewing monthly invoices and comparing them to the hours and documentation to ensure accurate billing; approving and sending to CFO to be paid; reporting to CFO on monthly contractor costs; Monthly call with CFO to true up all invoices for the month.


Monthly Services KPI Reporting- Responsible for creating revenue, PTO, and customer satisfaction and various employee reports and dashboards that help the leadership team run the business on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.

Director of Day Services

Meaningful Day Services
01.2008 - 01.2013

Oversight of the daily operations of two programs for people with Developmental Disabilities, responsible for growth and development of both programs from human resources to financial stability.

New Hire Orientation for all company new hires on a rotation with other Directors.


Support 28-30 Direct Support Staff and up to 4 Administrative staff, troubleshooting issues and coming up with resolutions.


Training staff on changes in guidelines, policies and procedures on a daily basis and in staff meetings twice a month.


Training staff on each client’s specific needs, program and company policies and procedures, documentation and billing software.

Participating in community events, vendor fairs and other opportunities to reach out to families in need of services.

Education

Skills

  • Workfront System Admin (7 years)
  • Significant experience with Outlook, Word, Excel, Jive, Teams, Slack, GoToMeeting, Zoom and PowerPoint
  • Some Experience with Salesforce CRM-Opportunity Records and some internal reporting
  • Organization and Time Management
  • Training and Development
  • Multitasking Abilities
  • Good Telephone Etiquette
  • Planning and Coordination

Accomplishments

  • Earned the Integrity Award in 2018 for being recognized by peers as a person who does what they say and takes accountability.

Responsibilities

  • Worked with cross-functional teams and leadership to create operational efficiencies in processes, provide strategic planning guidance, spearhead special projects, and evaluate business performance reporting
  • Workfront Tool Selection Committee Member, Implementation and System Admin
  • Participated in client meetings, provided demos, troubleshoot issues, and deliver training sessions to clients and users
  • Responsible for company-wide adoption plan and reporting on progress of companywide adoption to the partners
  • On going support for Clients and Internal Teams (all levels of employees) using Workfront. Support included: resourcing, resourcing pools, project management, project templates, request queues and building reports and dashboards as requested.
  • Project Resourcing/Staffing- Owner of the resourcing process and tool; Coordinate with the management team on resourcing for projects and planning for future projects
  • Tools/System Administration and Support- System Admin for Services Delivery tools; Onboard and train users from most of the systems used in TPG; audit usage and licenses; supporting users with issues, troubleshooting problems, and providing solutions
  • Contractor Management and Reporting- Developed and own of the Contractor Process for the company (onshore and offshore); Onboarding of contractors to the business; reviewing monthly invoices and comparing them to the hours and documentation to ensure accurate billing; approving and sending to CFO to be paid; reporting to CFO on monthly contractor costs; Monthly call with CFO to true up all invoices for the month
  • Monthly Services KPI Reporting- Responsible for creating revenue, PTO, and customer satisfaction and various employee reports and dashboards that help the leadership team run the business on a daily, weekly, monthly basis
  • Worked with a cross-functional team which included the Chief Services Officer, VP of Strategic Services and Manager of Value Engineering to develop a process for innovating, developing and deploying new solution offerings for the company
  • Worked with the Chief Strategy Officer, VP of Client Management and Director of Learning Development to support New Hire Training and onboarding for the business
  • Meeting with each new hire to review the tools and systems used in their daily jobs.
  • Leading NEO weekly check-in meetings for the new hires for the first 90 days, giving them support, guidance and helping them with roadblocks as they navigate through a new work environment and culture
  • Responsible for the maintenance of, and reporting on the progress of the new hire's playbooks.
  • Project Management
  • Utilizing concise time management and task prioritization to manage multiple simultaneous projects
  • Coordinating project teams by promoting teamwork, delegating tasks, resolving conflict and setting goals
  • Scheduling meetings, setting priorities and agendas, tracking action items and next steps
  • Establishing and maintaining relationships with clients to ensure quality service, delivering value, and meeting expectations
  • Ensuring delivery of services within required time frames to maintain customer satisfaction

References

Reference Available Upon Request

Awards

2018 Integrity Award Winner

Timeline

Workfront Product Manager

MJH Life Sciences
06.2023 - 08.2023

Project Management Tool (Workfront) System Admin

UpWork/Stream Companies
05.2023 - 09.2023

Consulting Operations Manager

The Pedowitz Group-Digital Marketing Consulting Firm
12.2013 - 03.2023

Director of Day Services

Meaningful Day Services
01.2008 - 01.2013

Amy Richards