About

18 years leading technology implementations, benefits programs, and insurance operations — directing product teams and coordinating 20+ program managers across complex, regulated environments in healthcare, insurance, and enterprise SaaS.

Skills

Program & Portfolio Governance Team Leadership & Coaching Budget & Vendor Management Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management Regulated / Compliance-Driven Delivery Benefits & Insurance Operations AI-Enabled Program Delivery Risk & Escalation Management Agile / Scrum AI & Healthcare Technology Jira & Azure DevOps SharePoint, ServiceNow & NetSuite AI Vibe-Coding (Figma Make, Claude Code, Codex) Website Development & Design

Technical Foundation

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

3 yrs 1 mo · Remote
Senior Product Owner (Excellus)
Jan 2024 — Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Owned product strategy for an AI-driven Pega benefits platform and led website development and design work, using Figma Make, Claude Code, and Codex to vibe-code and prototype front-end experiences directly. Managed four cross-functional teams spanning 30+ people and delivered a consent management governance platform serving 10,000+ employees ahead of schedule with zero compliance gaps.

Project Manager (Elevance)
Jan 2023 — Jan 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

Owned budget management and executive reporting across a cross-functional marketing and digital product portfolio, including state regulatory approval for TV commercial content and BCBS website copy. Led AI feature and mobile app testing cycles and participated in PI Planning as part of SAFe Agile delivery.

Agile Program Manager

IBM / Apptio · 2022

Managed distributed and offshore teams across four global regions, onboarding external customers and partners while launching an AI-driven knowledge center achieving 92% engagement.

Senior Project Manager

Carewell · 2021 — 2022

Led website design changes and cross-functional delivery of an e-commerce platform transformation as founding PM, managing vendor and implementation-partner relationships and onboarding external partners.

Project Manager, Application Delivery

MJHS Elderplan · 2019 — 2021

Managed a 55-person team and multiple external software vendor relationships across three concurrent enterprise implementations, onboarding each vendor with zero missed CMS and Medicaid regulatory milestones.

Project Manager

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center · 2018 — 2019

Managed 20+ program managers and workstream leads plus external vendor and contractor teams, owning vendor contracts and budget for the first New York State full deployment of the Allscripts Sunrise EHR platform across 1,000+ staff and 4 clinical sites.

Computer Analyst III

New York-Presbyterian Hospital · 2016 — 2018

Hands-on implementation configurator on a Cerner Millennium EHR go-live, authoring UAT test scripts across 6+ modules for a migration of 300+ users.

Earlier Career

AON · HCSC · Chamberlain College of Nursing · 2008 — 2013

Health & Welfare Benefits Analyst administering defined contribution plans — annuity plan enrollment, benefit calculations, and beneficiary elections — plus Medicare Insurance Agent and Admissions Advisor & Student Support Coach roles, 18 years of progressive experience spanning benefits, insurance, and healthcare operations.

Education

Southern New Hampshire University

Master of Science, Health Administration (in progress)

DeVry University

B.S. Business Administration — Sales & Marketing

Columbia University

Certified Fullstack Developer

Licenses & Certifications

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) · Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) · Leading SAFe · Licensed Life, Accident & Health Insurance Agent · Licensed Property & Casualty (P&C) Insurance Agent