Kathleen Easton
Project Manager and Consultant in Washington
Program & Project Leader that delivers successful product or services development and launch in technology- oriented organizations, R&D and IT project offices using project management standards. Expertise in: product roadmap development; business process improvement and change management; cross functional collaboration; execution of scope, resources, financials; marketing strategy and execution; translating business requirements into actionable technical specifications.
Summary
$150 million generated and $10 million saved in 12 years as a strategic change agent with a proven record of turning around 3 underperforming business units worldwide. Succeeded by implementing new business processes, fiscal management to reduce costs, collaborating with account management teams to win business.
Selected Achievements
Transformed underperforming department into a well-respected Project Management Office that saved $1 million while increasing customer satisfaction by 30%.
Secured $90M increase in direct sales and a $30M partner/distributor sales increase through product pricing, strategic promotions driven by competitive analysis, and collaboration with Strategic Account teams.
Generated $1 million with realignment of product team, gaining commitment to redefined, time-based requirements and launching product within 3 months of hire.
Led the first mainframe multiprocessor development team in delivering product 18 months ahead of schedule and to requirements.
Special Skills
Execution – 100% successful project/program manager with budgets up to $500 million.
Leadership – mentored/coached up to 23 people, managed 8 program managers; directed 3-4 consultants (per project).
Project Management – applied to product development, product launch, marketing, sales, recruiting and consulting sectors.
Marketing - Established strategy, developed and executed plans, created marketing materials and white papers
Reporting – to C-level & E/SVP's including dashboards & balanced scorecards.
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