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ANA M. CARDENAS West Hills, CA 91307 818-751-9922 [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/acardenas1 P ROJECT M ANAGEMENT P ROFESSIONAL A highly motivated, results-producing, bilingual project management professional with a proven record of accomplishments in leading complex business and technology projects in support of business goals and objectives. Highly organized leader and team player with demonstrated talent for internal and external relationship building and cross-functional collaboration across all levels of small business and corporate global companies. S ELECTED H IGHLIGHTS Led project management efforts for Amplio Premium Website and Integrated Solutions programs including defining scope of projects, creating and managing budgets and schedules, monitoring and tracking program progress and performance throughout development lifecycle to ensure on-time, on budget, implementation and optimization resulting in 98% of retailer sites with 1st page rankings on major search engines and a 600% growth in traffic to deliver an aggregate total of over 26,000 leads and calls to retailer clients. Created and implemented technology-based strategies for retailer/wholesaler of unlocked mobile phones and accessories resulting in increased site traffic of over 300% and sales growth of over 450%. Collaborated with Lead Architect on development, launch and management of proprietary marketing automation and lead management systems that allowed company to successfully establish new service offerings and profit centers. Initiated operational improvements that cultivated significant revenue gains allowing the company, within 1 year, to establish itself as a competitive industry leader. Managed business strategy, transformation and change management projects consistently positioning PricewaterhouseCoopers as thought leaders to deliver client and project wins of over $20 million. C ORE C OMPETENCIES Project and Product Management Strategic Development Change Management Quality Assurance Cooperative Negotiation Cross-Functional Team Leadership Scrum, Agile, Kanban Metholology Customer Acquisition / Retention Coaching / Training Budget Creation/Analysis Value Proposition Development Workflow Processes Marketing Automation Software Development Lifecycle Presentations / Webinars P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE ACLB2B / National Satellite Systems (NSS) & Amplio Technologies Agoura Hills, CA 2009 – 2015 AVP Operations and Project Management at Amplio Technologies 2011 - 2015 Collaborated with CEO to acquire DISH and HughesNet preferred website vendor contracts and led project and product management efforts once contracts were signed including defining scope of projects, creating and managing budgets and schedules, monitoring and tracking program progress and performance throughout development lifecycle to ensure on-time, on budget, implementation and optimization. Managed key stakeholder relationships at every level and served as main point of contact for internal and client local and off- shore Engineering and Quality Assurance teams Led Amplio Premium Website and Integrated Solutions program optimization efforts resulting in 98% of client sites with 1st page rankings on major search engines, a 600% growth in traffic to deliver an aggregate total of over 26, 000 leads and calls to retailer clients. Created and managed new workflow processes to create synergies which greatly improved products, new customer acquisition, retention and overall corporate efficiency. Collaborated with Lead Architect on development and launch and led management of proprietary marketing automation and lead management systems that allowed company to successfully establish new service offerings and profit centers. Played a key role in the early-stage strategic development of Amplio Farmers Insurance program, which provides websites to over 15K of their agents. Director of Strategic Development at National Satellite Systems (NSS) 2009 – 2011 Created requirements and collaborated with offshore teams to develop and launch of proprietary co-registration lead capture and management system, which allowed NSS to grow their DISH Network online business and expand into new product lines resulting in lead generation increase of over 200% and sales increases of over 300% in first six months.

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ANA M. CARDENAS West Hills, CA 91307 818-751-9922 [email protected]

www.linkedin.com/in/acardenas1

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFE SSIO NAL

A highly motivated, results-producing, bilingual project management professional with a proven record of accomplishments in leading complex business and technology projects in support of business goals and objectives. Highly organized leader and team player with demonstrated talent for internal and external relationship building and cross-functional collaboration across all levels of small business and corporate global companies.

SELECTE D H I GHL IGH T S

Led project management efforts for Amplio Premium Website and Integrated Solutions programs including defining scope of projects, creating and managing budgets and schedules, monitoring and tracking program progress and performance throughout development lifecycle to ensure on-time, on budget, implementation and optimization resulting in 98% of retailer sites with 1st page rankings on major search engines and a 600% growth in traffic to deliver an aggregate total of over 26,000 leads and calls to retailer clients.

Created and implemented technology-based strategies for retailer/wholesaler of unlocked mobile phones and accessories resulting in increased site traffic of over 300% and sales growth of over 450%.

Collaborated with Lead Architect on development, launch and management of proprietary marketing automation and lead management systems that allowed company to successfully establish new service offerings and profit centers.

Initiated operational improvements that cultivated significant revenue gains allowing the company, within 1 year, to establish itself as a competitive industry leader.

Managed business strategy, transformation and change management projects consistently positioning PricewaterhouseCoopers as thought leaders to deliver client and project wins of over $20 million.

CORE COMPETE NCIE S

Project and Product Management Strategic Development Change Management

Quality Assurance Cooperative Negotiation Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Scrum, Agile, Kanban Metholology Customer Acquisition / Retention Coaching / Training

Budget Creation/Analysis Value Proposition Development Workflow Processes

Marketing Automation Software Development Lifecycle Presentations / Webinars

PRO FESSIO NAL EXPE RIE NCE

ACLB2B / National Satellite Systems (NSS) & Amplio Technologies Agoura Hills, CA 2009 – 2015

AVP Operations and Project Management at Amplio Technologies 2011 - 2015

Collaborated with CEO to acquire DISH and HughesNet preferred website vendor contracts and led project and product management efforts once contracts were signed including defining scope of projects, creating and managing budgets and schedules, monitoring and tracking program progress and performance throughout development lifecycle to ensure on-time, on budget, implementation and optimization.

Managed key stakeholder relationships at every level and served as main point of contact for internal and client local and off-shore Engineering and Quality Assurance teams

Led Amplio Premium Website and Integrated Solutions program optimization efforts resulting in 98% of client sites with 1st page rankings on major search engines, a 600% growth in traffic to deliver an aggregate total of over 26, 000 leads and calls to retailer clients.

Created and managed new workflow processes to create synergies which greatly improved products, new customer acquisition, retention and overall corporate efficiency.

Collaborated with Lead Architect on development and launch and led management of proprietary marketing automation and lead management systems that allowed company to successfully establish new service offerings and profit centers.

Played a key role in the early-stage strategic development of Amplio Farmers Insurance program, which provides websites to over 15K of their agents.

Director of Strategic Development at National Satellite Systems (NSS) 2009 – 2011

Created requirements and collaborated with offshore teams to develop and launch of proprietary co-registration lead capture and management system, which allowed NSS to grow their DISH Network online business and expand into new product lines resulting in lead generation increase of over 200% and sales increases of over 300% in first six months.

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ANA M . CARDENAS

PRO FESSIO NAL EXPE RIE NCE (CONT INUED )

Director at C3 Entertainment, Inc. Glendale, CA 2008 – 2009

Developed, implemented and managed optimization across corporate and ecommerce websites through development, design and production of new online features and implementation of SEO best practices for diversified entertainment company involved in television and motion picture production, retail sales and the licensing and merchandising of The Three Stooges®.

V.P. Business Development at Wildcat Communications Agoura Hills, CA 2006 – 2007

Led efforts to develop and implement winning online strategies for retailer and wholesaler of unlocked mobile phones and accessories resulting in increased site traffic of over 300%, improvement of retention and lifetime value of existing customers and sales growth of over 450%.

Publisher Development Manager at ValueClick Media Westlake Village, CA 2005 – 2006

Collaborated with senior management and other stakeholders to scope, document and implement systems integration processes to facilitate efficient and easy adoption of newly acquired technology.

Publisher / Advertiser Operations Manager at WorldAvenue Boca Raton, FL 2004 – 2005

Introduced operational improvements that cultivated significant revenue gains allowing the company, within 1 year, to establish itself as a competitive industry leader.

Developed and implemented new workflow processes for cross-function teams increasing quality, speed and effectiveness of output.

Created technical manual then trained and managed publishers and advertiser operations staff on newly acquired ad-serving technology.

Tracked, monitored and analyzed program results and provided recommendations to sales, marketing, creative services, media buyers and their publishers to improve performance.

Provided first point-of-contact support to internal staff and external customers for proprietary as well as third party ad-serving technologies.

Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers New York, NY 1994 – 2003

Managed business strategy, transformation and change management projects for PwC’s Global Change Management Strategy Practice, Global Technology Center and other groups consistently positioning PricewaterhouseCoopers as thought leaders to deliver client and project wins of over $20 million.

Creative Services Project Manager ●The WhiteWolf Group ● New York, NY ● 1987 – 2001

Led the marketing and PR development of multi-million dollar entertainment project, which included books, websites, television shows, theatrical properties, and creation of a theme park / performing arts center slated to be a major travel / tourism destination in Central Florida.

Provided marketing, PR and creative services management for live stage shows, films and video promotional, documentary, musical and theatrical family entertainment productions.

Managed media, vendor, major corporation and non-profit strategic partner relationships to raise awareness and secure funds for cause-related organizations including the Department of Education and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

RELEVANT TECH NIC AL SK I LLS

Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access; Outlook Basecamp Team Foundation Server Google Analytics, KissMetrics Salesforce, Capsule CRM, Zoho Smartsheets, Wrike, Yammer Visio, Lucid Charts, Balsamiq

EDUC AT ION

Western Governors University, Bachelors of Science, Business Management Program (Expected May 2017)