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Larry McKenney

Project & Program Management
Conyers,GA

Summary

  • Dynamic Project & Program Management Leader with 12+ years of designing & implementing impactful program strategy in large enterprise environments. Perfectly suited for a Senior level role at any organization, small or large.
  • Collaborated with project & product leaders, coordinating programs & streamlining workflows, resulting in a 30% increase in project efficiency & improved team performance on average.
  • Former Division I & professional basketball athlete, with strong sense of discipline, perfectionist- level work ethic & impeccable time management.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
2
2

Certifications

Work History

Associate Program Manager

AKQA
Washington, DC (Remote)
09.2022 - Current
  • Identifies program gaps & generates innovative plans to expand market share, resulting in improved customer experience and drive growth for program by 62%
  • Optimizes processes to maximize benefits & business metrics & roadmaps for future projects, culminating in 45% increased downstream efficiency
  • Oversees & leads development of go-to-market strategies, programs action plans while aligning efforts of the Client with other key stakeholders

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 market segment strategy by partnering with colleagues & clients to craft high-impact market campaigns & support new product launches, increasing go to market velocity by 33%
  • Partnered with Marketing & Creative Services departments to create strategy & implement brand-appropriate content to drive digital audience & user engagement, increasing engagement and visibility by 67%
  • 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 promo campaigns- from strategy & conceptualization to deployment to customer base of over 151.48 million people via Adobe Campaign
  • Partnered in creation & selection of marketing collateral to be produced for public & client partner consumption
  • 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
01.2018 - 06.2018
  • Lead development & delivery of industry changing SaaS multi-tenant software platform from conception through first implementation with Scrum/Agile methodology
  • Oversaw product backlog, backlog grooming, updating business requirements documentation & functional requirements as the clients' needs changed and shifted while increasing operational efficiency by 57%
  • Worked with end users, tech professionals & testers to review requirements, conduct tests & implement solutions, producing 42% increased product efficiency

Account Executive/ Project Manager

CREATIVE JUICE, INC
Atlanta, GA
02.2013 - 12.2017
  • Partnered with the CEO to define project scopes, acquired & allocated resources and delegated assignments to larger 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

Bachelor of Arts - Advertising

Iona College
New Rochelle, NY

Skills

  • Project and Program Management
  • Strategy
  • Social Media Management
  • Brand Management
  • Business Development
  • Requirements Definition

Competitive Athletic Experience

Collegiate- Iona College (Division 1- Basketball), University of Hartford (Division 1- Basketball)

Professional- Maine Red Claws, New York Lightning, Atlanta Wildcats, New York Patriots 

Timeline

Associate Program Manager

AKQA
09.2022 - Current

Sr. Project Manager & Strategist

DRAGON ARMY
09.2021 - 09.2022

Digital Project Manager, Ecomm & Delivery

MOXIE
06.2018 - 09.2021

Technical Project Manager

PURERED
01.2018 - 06.2018

Account Executive/ Project Manager

CREATIVE JUICE, INC
02.2013 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Advertising

Iona College
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