Drea DeFord
Orange,CA
Summary
- Dynamic and results-oriented project coordinator with experience driving organizational success through strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and innovative project management styles.
- Proven track record of establishing and pioneering new roles, developing methodologies, and mentoring new team members in such roles. Adept at seeing implementation from start to finish, building out role requirements with little direction, and delivering transformative services that provide provide cross selling initiatives.
- Recognized flexibility and adaptability in the workplace by always taking on the unknown, pursuing new department initiatives, and creating unique solutions to abstract situations in the both the business analyst and project management space.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Experienced Business Analyst/Project Coordinator
BDO Digital
Oak Brook, IL
09.2022 - Current
- Supported all project phases from initiation to completion, generating detailed status reports, and managing schedules across multiple workstreams to ensure timely delivery and alignment with objectives.
- Managed and led meetings and status updates with multiple clients and departments to keep in line with project timelines and objectives.
- Pioneered the implementation of the project coordinator role in the Client Experience department, successfully using the role in large-scale projects, and enhancing cross-functional collaboration.
- Conducted project planning and scheduling, including resource allocation, task duration estimates, and risk management.
- Onboarded offshore resources to take over and continue developing budget management systems, piloting new roles, and integrating into department best practices.
- Facilitated the creation and implementation of a project coordinator curriculum, facilitating the use of the role across a multitude of projects and developing multiple team members skills in the project management space.
Undergraduate Instructor
Indiana University
Bloomington, USA
08.2021 - 05.2023
- Instructing a 30-student lab section twice a week, expanding students' coding skills in Python, HTML, CSS, Adobe, and Excel.
- Leading office hours to answer students' questions and to provide support for course assignments, which supplemented the learning of over 20 students.
- Participating in faculty meetings to collaborate on course agendas and work on a weekly basis.
- Grading all students' lab coursework and providing feedback to enhance student learning.
- Encouraged students to pursue the informatics major and student teaching to develop a multitude of skills.
Communications Intern
North American Forest Foundation
Collierville, USA
02.2020 - 02.2023
- Executing admin research, database management, social media campaigns, and fundraising to expand the mission of the organization to education youth on the importance of preserving forests
- Developed social media initiatives and created and scheduled posts to increase distribution of educational kits for elementary students across North America
- Fundraising initiatives such as Giving Tuesday in order to boost sponsorship and donations to be able to distribute foundation resources
- Coordinated and ran trade show booths to present the Foundation's mission and resources to current and potential sponsors and supporters
Education
Bachelor of Science - Informatics
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN05-2022
Skills
- Work flow planning
- Customer relations
- Project planning
- Budget management
- Resource and timeline management
- Agile and Waterfall methodologies
- Scheduling expertise
- Project coordination
Certification
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Timeline
Experienced Business Analyst/Project Coordinator
BDO Digital
09.2022 - Current
Undergraduate Instructor
Indiana University
08.2021 - 05.2023
Communications Intern
North American Forest Foundation
02.2020 - 02.2023
Bachelor of Science - Informatics
Indiana University
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