Farah McNeel

About Farah McNeel

Experienced Organizational Change Management (OCM) professional skilled in identifying and implementing change strategies and plans tailored to the organizational environment, change scope, and the groups impacted by the change. Extensive business transformation experience across complex, enterprise-wide IT projects (e.g. Global SAP) as well as non-technology-related business improvement initiatives (e.g. implementation of best practices). Key strength in translating big picture strategy to actionable activities and deliverables. Adept at establishing in-house change management capability by designing practices that are compatible with the organization’s level of change maturity. Experienced with multiple change management models including Prosci/ADKAR, Kotter and LEAN. KEY SKILLSChange ManagementStrategic PlanningBusiness Systems AnalysisGSAP Implementation Business Process DesignCross-Functional ManagementProject Management Continuous Process ImprovementBest PracticesClient Relationship Management Public Speaking / PresentationNew Product/Business DevelopmentProduct Strategy Marketing Research & AnalyticsCompetitive Analysis

Experience

1. Senior Transformational Change Manager (Director Level Externally)

   Shell

   Jan 2017 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Enabled adoption of digital technologies, processes and behaviors for multiple business units and programs.• IT Engineering: Assessed AI suitability to expedite work processes, estimating >$100MM annual cost savings. • Exploration LoB: Initiated technology portfolio optimization to increase user adoption through process simplification.• IT Engineering: Implemented new organization structure and updated ways-of-working to improve product delivery.• IT Connected Worker Program: Transitioned workers to mobile technologies, delivering $104MM business value.• [Contractor] IT Identity & Access Management Program: Implemented enterprise-wide Ping ID authentication system.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing

Skills

• Market Research
• • Marketing Management
• • Operational Streamlining
• • Budget Administration / P&L Management
• Market Planning
• • Visionary Leadership
• B2b
• Business Process Improvement
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• • Alliance Development / Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Planning
• Integrated Marketing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• • Cross-Functional Project Leadership
• Marketing Strategy
• Change Management
• New Business Development
• Forecasting
• Product Innovation
• • Strategic Opportunity Identification
• Strategy
• Pricing
• • Business Improvement Expertise
• Budgets
• Product Development
• Crm
• Management
• Project Management
• Marketing Research
• Innovation Management
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Business Development
• • New Product Development Expertise
• Marketing Management
• Market Analysis
• Product Management