ELLEN POESCHEL
Milwaukee
Summary
Experienced program management professional prepared for this role. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Highly adaptable with skills in project management, stakeholder communication, and resource allocation. Valued for reliability and ability to meet changing needs. Articulate communicator with keen bottom-line focus and a proven ability to enhance operations through the delivery of value-added programs, systems, and procedures. Proven ability to build organizations from the ground up while managing personnel, administrative, and training requirements.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Program Coordinator II
ACT
10.2022 - Current
- Serves as a primary point of contact between key internal teams and stakeholders participating in high school state assessments.
- Provides exceptional customer service to program participants through prompt response times and attentive assistance with inquiries or concerns.
- Creates comprehensive reports on program progress, presenting findings to stakeholders and adjusting strategies as needed.
- Develops content, conducted training sessions and provided solutions to challenges for schools and districts.
Director of Mobilization
United States Army Reserve
08.2020 - 10.2022
- Served as a mobilization coordinator and oversaw daily operations, logistical coordination, and training for three companies.
- Established strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment of objectives throughout the mobilization process.
- Supervised five personnel and planned daily operations and training to support over 130 members within the organization.
- Maintained 100% accountability of assigned engineering equipment and critical resources valued at $3M+ for a headquarters company.
Operations Manager
United States Army Reserve
01.2019 - 06.2019
- Effectively managed operational planning to support six construction projects completed by nine rotational companies and 600+ members of various organizations in Poland.
- Established effective communication among nine team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
- Developed strong working relationships with host nation and civilian organizations to ensure common understanding, address issues and deliver quality deliverables.
- Provided detailed project status updates to stakeholders and executive management.
Project Officer
United States Army Reserve
01.2017 - 12.2017
- Coordinated daily logistical and construction operations for over 15 projects with a cost estimate of $2M+, completed by 40 members.
- Developed and deepened relationships with key stakeholders.
- Facilitated successful project outcomes by maintaining open lines of communication among four team members, stakeholders, and senior management.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Political Science & Spanish
University of Wisconsin
La Crosse, WI01.2011
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Program management
- Proactive mindset
- Process improvements
- Research & Analysis
- Training & Development
- Problem-solving
- Customer service experience
- Decision-making
Accomplishments
- Conceptualized and developed a training curriculum to improve user knowledge for a new administrative platform available to over 900 organizations.
- Collaborated with a team of five to establish a program to track key deliverables and provide support to over 300,000 students participating in three state high school assessments.
- Managed and successfully delivered over 20 construction projects and improvements in challenging environments with limited resources and guidance.
Training And Professional Development
- Strategic Broadening Seminar, University of Kentucky, Louisville, 01/01/20
- Engineering Captain's Career Course, United States Army, 01/01/17
- Master Resilience Trainer Course, United States Army, 01/01/16
Certification
Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) - April 2024
Project Management Professional (PMP) - April 2023
Timeline
Program Coordinator II
ACT
10.2022 - Current
Director of Mobilization
United States Army Reserve
08.2020 - 10.2022
Operations Manager
United States Army Reserve
01.2019 - 06.2019
Project Officer
United States Army Reserve
01.2017 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Science - Political Science & Spanish
University of Wisconsin
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