Description
I?m a Project Director with 20 years of experience in product positioning and messaging that can be consumed by a variety of audiences. Partnering with cross functional team leads on product pricing, packaging and demand generation investments. I have worked with major clients such as AT&T, Omnicom Group and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Expedia. I have been recognized with several awards during my career. I currently lead US Supply operations for all of rental cars for Hotwire and CarRentals.com, both an Expedia Inc. company. In this role I am focused on supplying the sites with "every car in the world". I have done extensive work in multiple brands for Expedia. I was hired to run Air for all of Hotwire.com. After that, I was in charge Hotel Product Management and Senior Product manager for Air. Using SABRE, SABRE Dev Studio, and SABRE Web Services along with a host of other GDS tools. I have lead my product teams to excel and be recognized by our TLT! Collaborating closely with customers and vendors and upper management (TLT) to determine best standards. I am an exceptional product advocate and extensive experience in enterprise product marketing as well as proven success in scaling product teams. By developing strategic and innovative programs for B2B technology on 4 of Expedia?s sites around the world. I have launched over 6 products and successfully handed them over the team for global deployment. Working as a key operations expert in account management, I have found that integrity and honesty are the most important attributes to have. I manage people and projects with success and a proven track record. Reducing turnover and creating a ?productive? work environment is also a key to success. Partnering with agents and clients for the future needs and expenditures based on travel budget and needs with the goal of reducing costs. Training new agents and coaching agents on errors and new enhancements is vital to a solid travel program. Creating successful reviews and identifying key performance enhancements for all agents that tie in closely with they work. My solid background in managing the talent and creating opportunities for the team to win and overcome division.