Brian Don

About

With an MBA in Strategy and IS from Drucker School of Management and a BS in Management and Organization from USC Marshall School of Business, this professional has a strong educational background. They have held various leadership roles, including Senior Director Program Management at Robosoft Technologies, Director Program Management at BORN Group, and Senior Program Manager at LiveArea. Their experience also includes roles at Slalom Consulting, Crownpeak, and Guthy-Renker, where they demonstrated expertise in program management, agile coaching, and technical project management. They have a proven track record of successfully leading large multi-disciplinary teams and managing individual projects with budgets ranging from $1-5M. Their background showcases a strong focus on strategy, execution, and delivery leadership.

Experience

• Senior Director Program Management · Robosoft Technologies02-01-2022

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• Director Program Management · BORN Group10-01-2020 – 01-01-2022

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• Senior Program Manager · LiveArea07-01-2018 – 03-01-2020

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• Program Manager / Agile Coach · Slalom Consulting03-01-2017 – 06-01-2018

  Responsibilities include management consulting, technical project management, and delivery leadership.

• Senior Engagement Manager · Crownpeak12-01-2013 – 03-01-2017

  CrownPeak is the market leader in Web Content Management and Optimization solutions delivered as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Offering the first on-demand Web Content Management (WCM) product on the market, CrownPeaks SaaS WCM solution is built for marketers by marketers and enables marketers and non-technical users alike to create web content and support their campaigns with little to no technical assistance.

• Project Management Consultant · Independent Consultant01-01-2013 – 12-01-2013

  - Phenomenon: Led redesign of VikingCruises.com aligned with migration to new CMS (SDL Tridion), including management of external vendor responsible for back-end development. Owned program analysis, risk management, resource modeling and communication of program status to stakeholders. Implemented Agile methodology and rolled out a Scrum team structure for faster and higher quality delivery - DirecTV: Managed EPMO execution and monitoring control processes to ensure timely delivery of projects for DirecTV software engineering. Owned communication between technical teams, product and business owners and executive leadership

• Technical Program Manager / Scrum Master · Guthy-Renker10-01-2011 – 01-01-2013

  - Led multi-disciplinary team and multiple external vendors in strategy, execution and replatform of over 15 websites/webstores from a legacy platform into Demandware, a cloud based e-commerce platform

• Senior Consultant · Cognizant05-01-2011 – 09-01-2011

  - Led development teams in the support of a digital asset management system and workflow for Fox Studios. Acted as liaison between content providers, business groups, and development teams. Educated, trained and promoted the use of the DAM and ensured enforcement of studio security policies, rights and DRM

• Senior Project Manager · BLITZ04-01-2010 – 04-01-2011

  - Led large multi-discipline teams including both creative and development work from discovery and design through technical development and implementation. Defined and prepared scope and estimates. Monitored and tracked program progress in the areas of scope, schedule and budget. Reviewed/approved all creative work against client goals, strategy and feedback - Projects included site redesigns of WB Games Mortal Kombat, THQ Saints Row and Gaikai and multiple product launches associated with Halo Reach launch

• Manager, Program Management · SapientRazorfish10-01-2007 – 03-01-2010

  - Managed individual projects with budgets ranging from $1-5M, 10-25 resources - Partnered with client services team and key project team members to define and prioritize scope and write SOWs - Created detailed project plans working closely with project team to ensure commitment and compliance. Established project budgets and reported weekly burn and project progress to client sponsors as well as detailed tracking of risks, issues, dependencies and mitigation strategies - Projects included creative redesign and CMS implementation of truTV.com, creative redesign and technical implementation of Crystal Cruises, rebranding and localization of Webex aligned with migration to Typo3 CMS, and discovery workshops for Toshiba and NFL Network.

Education

• Drucker School of ManagementMBA, Strategy and IS
• USC Marshall School of BusinessBS, Management and Organization

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