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MELISSA HARBIN

Professional Services, Sr Director
Kalispell,MT

Summary

Professional Services Executive Accomplished software industry executive with extensive experience in Professional Services of SaaS and delivered solutions. Demonstrated success in business development improvement, resource management, relationship development, and multi-project management. Disciplined leader specializing in strategic forecasting for managing high performing cross-functional teams. Expert in contract capture and negotiations, services pricing, revenue forecasting, training, process improvement, cost-reductions, and application of scalable processes. Record of accomplishment of successful private equity backed M&A acquisitions, integrations and exits. Accomplished in and enjoy organizational transformation, coaching / mentoring, business and technology alignment, and continuous process improvement. Committed to developing partnerships across organizations and with clients to achieve business goals. Enthusiastic about creating transparency. Determined and experienced in mentoring and challenging team members to meet and exceed company goals. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

DIRECTOR oF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, PRE SALES

CentralSquare
LAKE MARY, FL
09.2018 - Current
  • Responsible for creating and growing team of Solutions Architects for Professional Services Pre-Sales
  • Responsible for Contract Capture including SOW, Pricing, RFP Responses
  • Established departmental structure, goals, procedures, and KPIs
  • Led team growth and onboarding through new hires and internal transfers
  • Created pricing tools and Salesforce templates for efficiency in scoping services
  • Defined business methods and developed contract capture plans
  • Led contract negotiations and implementation process definition for Enterprise Public Safety Suite products as SaaS product offerings hosted in AWS
  • Draft and negotiate wide range of contracts including services, consulting, licensing, non-disclosure, data privacy, and other commercial and technology related agreements
  • Identify risks, develop solutions, mitigation and negotiation strategic accounts
  • Managed professional service team, celebrating milestones, supporting sales operations and determining future goals.
  • Represented professional services to external audiences through various sales and marketing avenues.
  • Aligned company goals with customer outcomes and increased satisfaction by automating contact management systems.
  • Supervised staff of 18 personnel by implementing company policies, protocols, work rules and disciplinary action.
  • Surpassed growth targets and revenue projections by coordinating and planning SaaS product sales initiatives.
  • Directed sales support staff in administrative tasks to help sales reps close deals.
  • Coordinated staff sales meetings to discuss developmental strategy, best practices and process improvements.
  • Identified prospects' needs and developed appropriate responses along with suitable information on products and services.
  • Coached and promoted high-achieving sales and account management employees to fill leadership positions with qualified staff and boost company growth.

DIRECTOR oF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

TriTech Software
San Diego, CA
03.2015 - 09.2018
  • CONSULTING: Responsible for overseeing and directing projects of 100+ staff members
  • Prioritize organizational development and protocol improvements
  • Established departmental structure, goals, procedures, and KPIs
  • Led team growth and onboarding through new hires and internal transfers
  • Directed team through transition into SaaS business model
  • Defined business methods and developed new project plan
  • Realized cost reduction KPIs that led to reduction for 25% travel and 15% LOE on projects
  • Built scalable model that allowed for small to large techniques to be applied using SaaS modeling
  • Created new performance incentives around milestones rather than direct utilization
  • Shifted team focus to shorter time, value, and product adoptability
  • Managed professional service team, celebrating milestones, supporting sales operations and determining future goals
  • Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention

SR. PROJECT MANAGER

TriTech Software
San Diego, CA
01.2011 - 02.2015
  • Specialized in establishing customer relations, software utilization for CAD, RMS, and Jail
  • Targeted tasks were extensive project assignment, customer engagement supervision, and revenue and project profitability administration
  • Implemented Public Safety projects with $7M value on time and within budget
  • Supplied project leadership and maintained key buyer relationships
  • Monitored budgeting and schedule milestones to ensure compliance
  • Supervised revenue forecasts and utilization for team members for success
  • Evaluated and conquered threats to minimize or avoid negative effects to project objectives
  • Identified and acted upon project hazards as discovered and logged risks into database
  • Communicated to executive stakeholders about any implications and mitigations
  • Developed project plans and managed project scope using methodologies to guide projects from conceptualization to implementation and maintenance.
  • Collaborated with business users, technical teams, database administrators and testing teams during kickoff meetings, joint application designing and planning sessions to validate requirements.
  • Worked with third-party vendors to streamline appropriate processes for product storage, transportation and disposal.
  • Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.

SR. BUSINESS ANALYST

TriTech Software
San Diego, CA
12.2008 - 01.2011
  • Served as primary systems expert and provided advanced-level expertise in research, analysis, application configuration, reporting, and auditing for Computer Aided Dispatch and Law Enforcement Records Management systems
  • Identified and drove business process and system improvements
  • Evaluated and audited business and security needs to improve balanced user access and security.

Education

Associate of Arts -

Valencia College
Orlando, FL
01.1992 - 01.1997

Skills

Strategic planning

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Accomplishments

  • PERFORMED BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND process mapping for future application of new software within large municipalities across US
  • Orchestrated interviews with various teams within Public Safety sector to gain understanding of implementation project
  • Utilized results to define system provisions and to complete system demonstrations and configurations
  • Initiated and conserved operational and software requirement documents for new requisites based on customer’s functional needs and scenarios
  • Innovated purposeful tests based on product performance and client’s functional RFP obligations

Affiliations

RESEARCH, COLLABORATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, OPTIMIZATION, PRESENTATION

Timeline

DIRECTOR oF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, PRE SALES

CentralSquare
09.2018 - Current

DIRECTOR oF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

TriTech Software
03.2015 - 09.2018

SR. PROJECT MANAGER

TriTech Software
01.2011 - 02.2015

SR. BUSINESS ANALYST

TriTech Software
12.2008 - 01.2011

Associate of Arts -

Valencia College
01.1992 - 01.1997
MELISSA HARBINProfessional Services, Sr Director