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Larry McKenney

Larry McKenney

Summary

  • Dynamic Project & Program Management Leader with 13+ years of designing & implementing impactful program strategy in large enterprise environments. Perfectly suited for a Senior level role at any organization, small or large.
  • Partnered with clients, project & product leaders to develop program marketing strategies, resulting in a 30% increase in project profitability on average.
  • Former Division I & professional basketball athlete, with strong sense of discipline, perfectionist- level work ethic & impeccable time management.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
2
2

Certifications

Work History

Associate Program Manager

AKQA
Washington, DC (Remote)
09.2022 - 07.2023
  • Identified client program initiative gaps & generated innovative project plans to expand market share, resulting in improved customer experience and drive growth for program by 31%
  • Optimized processes to maximize benefits & business metrics & roadmaps for future projects, culminating in 23% increased downstream efficiency
  • Product owner & lead for development of go-to-market strategies, content creation & program action plans while aligning efforts of the Client with other key stakeholders
  • Scrum master for all program sprint development cycles, for all cross department activities and milestones

Sr. Project Manager & Strategist

DRAGON ARMY
Atlanta, GA (Remote)
09.2021 - 09.2022
  • Defined requirements, feature concepts & customer journeys into prioritized product roadmaps & use cases to proactively adjust product marketing strategies
  • Created various global omni-channel segment strategy by partnering with colleagues & clients to craft high-impact market campaigns & support new product launches, increasing go to market velocity by 33%
  • Led oversight for Drupal development updates for client sites, stores & campaigns, as well as associated workflows, QA & approval processes
  • Directed social media and digital marketing strategies and initiatives to promote brand building, customer retention and revenue-focused activities.

Digital Project Manager, Ecomm & Delivery

MOXIE
Atlanta, GA
06.2018 - 09.2021

Transitioned from in-office to remote at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

  • Independently managed Verizon email D2C CRM campaigns- from strategy & conceptualization to deployment to customer base of over 151.48 million people via Adobe Campaign
  • Partnered in creation, selection & design of marketing collateral to be produced for public & client partner consumption via Adobe Experience Manager
  • Functioned as digital brand champion, delivering compelling and consistent brand narrative across channels resulting in 26% increase in revenue
  • Consistently conducted multivariate & A/B testing to determine most successful messaging to engage customer base in future campaigns

Technical Project Manager

PURERED
Atlanta, GA
01.2017 - 06.2018
  • Served as scrum master for development & delivery of industry changing SaaS multi-tenant software platform from conception through first implementation with Scrum/Agile methodology
  • Lead initiative to stand up an IT Project Management Office (PMO) from inception to ensure effective project governance, standardization of processes, and alignment with organizational goals
  • Oversaw product backlog, backlog grooming, updating business requirements documentation & functional requirements as the clients’ needs changed and shifted while increasing operational efficiency by 57%

Account Executive/ Project Manager

CREATIVE JUICE, INC
Atlanta, GA
02.2013 - 12.2016
  • Partnered with the CEO to define project scopes, acquired & allocated internal and external resources and delegated assignments to production team
  • Orchestrated creative development & cross channel technology implementation, culminating in 52% faster go-to-market efficiency for Client initiatives
  • Lead account & sales team members to drive growth & development of Client relationships & agency portfolio, growing client accounts by 47%
  • Grew profit margins by 39% by effectively managing budget and overhead, increasing closings and optimizing product turns.

Education

Field of Study - Advertising

Iona College

SKILLS

  • Project and Program Management Strategy
  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFE) Social Media Management
  • Brand Management & Development
  • Business Development Requirements Definition
  • Scrum/Agile Methodology
  • AI and Data: ChatGPT, SQL & Tableau
  • Collaboration: Miro, AirTable & Sharepoint
  • Project/Program/OKR Management: Jira, Workfront, Basecamp, Monday, Wrike, Profit & Smartsheet

Skills

  • Team leadership and direction
  • Documentation proficiency
  • Budget coordination
  • Performance monitoring
  • Program leadership
  • Property & Material Management
  • Vendor management
  • Infrastructure Development Life Cycle
  • Budgeting and Resource Management
  • Quality assurance
  • Cross functional Team Builder
  • Strategic planning
  • Software Development Life Cycle
  • Project Management
  • Partnership development
  • Data Collection & Research
  • Operations management

Certification

Project Management Essentials Certification

Issued by - Management & Strategy Institute

Date of completion - Sep 2023

Credential ID - 323543186

Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification

Issued by - Management & Strategy Institute

Date of completion - Sep 2023

Credential ID - 323674180

Software

Jira

Basecamp

ChatGPT

Smartsheets

Monday

Tableau

Miro

Airtable

Sharepoint

SQL

Wrike

Timeline

Associate Program Manager

AKQA
09.2022 - 07.2023

Sr. Project Manager & Strategist

DRAGON ARMY
09.2021 - 09.2022

Digital Project Manager, Ecomm & Delivery

MOXIE
06.2018 - 09.2021

Technical Project Manager

PURERED
01.2017 - 06.2018

Account Executive/ Project Manager

CREATIVE JUICE, INC
02.2013 - 12.2016

Field of Study - Advertising

Iona College
Larry McKenney