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Experienced business planner and project/program manager with demonstrated ability to own and manage multiple projects of varying complexity. Experience leading and working with cross-functional teams, with a proven ability to build and develop relationships and influence without authority. Excellent communicator and collaborator that is trusted, reliable, and flexible to changing business needs. 
Strong passion for improving operations, event management, executive engagement and employee experience.

University of California

University of Sussex

Business Planning Manager External Executive

Sara Sabino

Business Planning Manager

• Manage customer/partner engagements for the President of Personal Systems, responsible for the global facilitation and coordination of all major external interactions and experiences. 
• Tier 1 Events management: Effectively program manage internal/external events on behalf of Personal Systems. 

Lead & support programs that drive the $33+billion Personal Systems (PS) business, its WW organization, and its employees:
•  Supporting the Office of the PS President: Manage various aspects of key business & staff operations to deliver operational excellence: meeting management (QBRs, planning meetings, portfolio reviews, customer/partner visits), agenda creation, action tracking. 
•  Support Chief of Staff through virtual leadership to + through direct and extended team members
•  Lead/own employee engagement for 250+ local employees: lead a team of 15 cross-functional volunteers to manage events and activities, ensuring alignment with overall employee engagement strategy, which has led to increase in engagement scores YoY. Act as key Employee Engagement lead for worldwide PS organization (2500+), providing guidance on strategy, budget, communications, and best practices. 
•  Successfully led a company-wide, large scale Tier-1 external event through planning, development, & execution, resulting in one of the highest employee feedback ratings for similar events (Grace Hopper Conference 2017).
•  Business lead for Global Real Estate activities: Manage local site plan, coordinate moves/relocations, liaise with global teams to facilitate site needs to improve workplace/space experience. 

AWARDS:
Leading the Way Award 2015, 2016, 2017 recipient (Category: Highly capable & Innovative)

Personal Systems HQ Program Manager

 . Project managed and coordinated workflows between DII and its client, 
 Hewlett Packard, for the design and deployment of HP.com homepage 
 banners. 
 . Monitor client deliverables, ensure efficient workflow progress, create and communicate schedules and deadlines and provide timely reminders to team.

Direct Images Interactive

Production Coordinator

San Francisco Bay Area 
 . Led and executed release plan and marketing strategies for 300 new 
 products into US market. 
 . Managed launch of 2 website redesigns, adhering to project timelines and budgets. 
 . Managed advertising calendar, oversaw design process and deadlines for product branding & collateral.

Cerebellum Corporation

Marketing Project Manager

San Jose, CA 
 Worked 1 : 1 with speech and social delayed children ages 1-3 years old, addressing areas of developmental need.

Stepping Stones Center for Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Program Assistant

Santa Clara, CA 
 Researched & analyzed financial data needed to direct sales & expenditures to account managers worldwide.

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