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Brenda Bruzdewicz

Macomb,MI

Summary

Experienced product management professional with expertise in project coordination and proposal development. Improved financial tracking and streamlined processes, enhancing client satisfaction and efficiency. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, leveraging analytical skills to deliver results in fast-paced environments.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Management & Support- Global Data Connectivity Automotive Business Unit

TE CONNECTIVITY
Troy, USA
02.2022 - 03.2026
  • Managed lifecycle of differential products from development through launch, aligning cross-functional teams to achieve sales and margin targets.
  • Led quoting, capacity planning, and product strategy execution; maintained sales/PM tracking dashboards and reporting.
  • Enhanced financial tracking models and built dashboards that enabled management to effectively monitor revenue and margin performance.
  • Developed marketing materials and sample kits for customer-facing demos and technical events to enhance product visibility.

Sales and Marketing Support - Global Data Connectivity Automotive Business Unit

TE CONNECTIVITY
Troy, USA
02.2022 - 04.2024
  • Managed OEM product approvals and global sample distribution, ensuring timely delivery across multiple regions.
  • Developed and implemented streamlined process for global sample coordination, enhancing efficiency across regions.
  • Supported product launches through SAP setup, pricing, quoting, and cross-regional collaboration.
  • Coordinated prototype builds, ensuring timely delivery and alignment among engineering, sales, operations teams.

Project Deployment Coordinator for Virtual Desktop Integration (VDI) project

CORETEK SERVICES
Farmington Hills, USA
02.2017 - 04.2017
  • Ensured proper setup and completion of initialization files, applications, and processes for deployment.
  • Coordinated Virtual Desktop deployment, enhancing user adoption and operational continuity.

Pre-Sales and Operational Support

CORETEK SERVICES
Farmington Hills, USA
07.2016 - 02.2017
  • Scrubbed pre-Sales board and tickets, developed custom monthly reports, coordinated status meetings with sales representatives and consulting staff to improve communication and project alignment.
  • Collaborated with the finance team to design and implement automated financial reporting processes and tracking pre-Sales opportunities.
  • Created standardized SOW templates using Microsoft Word, reducing turnaround time by 30%.
  • Assisted enterprise architects and consultants, developed template standard documents for all types of SOWs, reducing document turnaround time and enabling faster project initiation and improved client satisfaction.

Analyst/Proposal Developer

CORETEK SERVICES
Warren, USA
11.2015 - 07.2016
  • Executed Intake phase tasks for PMO, resulting in creation of Charters, Total Cost of Orders (TCOs), and resource planning for upcoming projects.
  • Assisted the PMO’s Intake division in recovering from six-month backlog in charter creation, processing all new incoming projects efficiently.
  • Presented project information to Service Lines and facilitated cross-functional meetings to gather estimates of effort, identify equipment and software, and outline project infrastructure, costs, assumptions, and risks associated with the overall project.

Senior Business Consultant/Analyst

SYMCON
Detroit, USA
01.2007 - 01.2012
  • Delivered business consulting services to facilitate organizational restructuring efforts.
  • Executed Quality Assurance Reviews and supported all deliverables and proposals to ensure alignment with project standards.
  • Developed project acceptance and SOW documents which included the project methodology, scope of work, work plans with tasks and associated hours, deliverables, project assumptions, billing data and roll out/transition plans.
  • Conducted research and analysis to inform decision-making and enhance employee project development.

Senior Consultant

SYMCON
Detroit, USA
01.1994 - 01.2007
  • Managed end-to-end consulting projects, overseeing timelines, budgets, deliverables, and client relationships while ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Led master plan development, telecommunications, and business planning initiatives, including needs assessments, systems design, RFP/proposal development, and technical documentation to support project funding and implementation.
  • Increased contract renewals by successfully managing telecommunications and technology projects while consistently meeting client objectives and service expectations.
  • Led diverse client initiatives including fiber optic and enhanced 9-1-1 systems, PBX/Centrex transitions, software needs assessments, and development of training materials and user documentation for government systems.

Staff Consultant

SYMCON
Detroit, USA
01.1992 - 01.1994

Associate Consultant

SYMCON
Detroit, USA
01.1989 - 01.1992

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Computer Information Systems, Finance

Walsh College
Troy, MI

Skills

  • Project management, coordination & support
  • Process Improvement
  • Financial modeling
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Team leadership & communication
  • Business Planning
  • Proposal development
  • Systems assessment
  • Requirements analysis
  • RFP evaluation & response formulation
  • Organizational assessment
  • Software evaluation & selection
  • Testing methodologies
  • Technical documentation
  • Training

Timeline

Product Management & Support- Global Data Connectivity Automotive Business Unit

TE CONNECTIVITY
02.2022 - 03.2026

Sales and Marketing Support - Global Data Connectivity Automotive Business Unit

TE CONNECTIVITY
02.2022 - 04.2024

Project Deployment Coordinator for Virtual Desktop Integration (VDI) project

CORETEK SERVICES
02.2017 - 04.2017

Pre-Sales and Operational Support

CORETEK SERVICES
07.2016 - 02.2017

Analyst/Proposal Developer

CORETEK SERVICES
11.2015 - 07.2016

Senior Business Consultant/Analyst

SYMCON
01.2007 - 01.2012

Senior Consultant

SYMCON
01.1994 - 01.2007

Staff Consultant

SYMCON
01.1992 - 01.1994

Associate Consultant

SYMCON
01.1989 - 01.1992

Bachelor of Business Administration - Computer Information Systems, Finance

Walsh College

Technical Skills

MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, One Note, Access, MS Project, SharePoint, SAP

Brenda Bruzdewicz