Senior-level Project Manager with 15+ years experience, providing a proactive approach and proven success in foreseeing and addressing potential problems. Proven ability to target and reach high standards by being exceptionally precise in the translation of business requirements, a comprehensive thinker and a strong team player/ builder.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Manager
Merkley + Partners
01.2004 - 12.2024
Manage the full cycle of creative production for several prestigious national clients, including Mercedes-Benz, Ad Council, Ferrero, and O'Charley's. Previous accounts include Pinnacle Foods, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Fuse, TV, Smith Barney, Prevacid, BMW Motorcycle, and CitiGroup.
Forge strong relationships across internal departments, making certain all communication plans, changes, and conflicts are proactively resolved.
Review all client production briefs to ensure details are accurate, including deliverables, specs, and timing.
Work closely with senior-level creative directors on all production aspects of high-profile campaigns with 360 deliverables.
Develop an optimized workflow system for Mercedes-Benz to increase efficiency, minimize inefficiencies, and improve response time to client feedback.
Manage production studio staff to produce print work across the full roster of external clients.
Review all production estimates and final accruals to ensure accurate staffing and performance for future projects.
Skillfully negotiate and obtain quotes from print vendors based on quality control, budget, and timing while communicating all details with production managers.
Create accurate project plans and schedules for iPad, print, out-of-home, and collateral assignments.
Refine, communicate, and adjust requirements as needs change.
Senior Associate Content Delivery
Omnicom
12.2024 - Current
Streamlined operational efficiency by identifying areas for improvement and proposing actionable solutions.
Effectively managed multiple competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivering exceptional results for clients and the organization.
Implemented process improvements that led to significant time savings and increased accuracy in deliverables.
Consistently maintained strong relationships with clients, ensuring clear communication and timely updates on project progress.
Manage budgets, staff and resources to efficiently produce various printed materials such as brochures, posters, billboards, stadium signage. Working with the client and account team to understand needs ans ensur3 successful project completion.
Print Traffic Manager
SATCHI & SATCHI Healthcare
01.2001 - 01.2004
Accounts: Astelin, Optivar, Nexium, Detrol, Twinject, GlucoWatch and Berlex
Developed integrated marketing communications to reach targeted segments through appropriate media.
Traffic large volume of materials in an organized and timely manner, while maintaining production schedules, cost effective procedures and overseeing quality control.
Supervised two traffic coordinators.
Maintained ongoing research of industry trends and competitive providers.
Conducted cost analyses and develop production recommendations for clients.
Reviewed monthly billing analysis to ensure all costs for studio, engraving, art production, publication materials, medical periodicals, and messengers are complete and correctly submitted.
SR. PRINT TRAFFIC COORDINATOR
McCann-Erickson
01.1998 - 01.2001
Accounts: Gateway, MasterCard, Exxon, Microsoft Xbox, and Monistat.
Set project output schedules and coordinated all deadlines in conjunction with the project timetable.
Coordinated production, art buying, and art studio to estimated costs.
Controlled all financial matters for jobs during production.