Kate Marrington

About Kate Marrington

Masters Degree in Global Business & Entrepreneurial Leadership from University of Chester, UK, with International Work-Study experience• Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood and Adolescent Education from The Pennsylvania State University• Business experience includes: Project Management, Implementation, CRM Software-Usage, Client Success, Data Collection, Event Management, communications with senior management, analyzing feedback data, working in a fast-paced global environment.• Teaching experience includes: lesson planning and instruction, classroom management, leadership, and data analysis. Proven expertise in creating and analyzing unit plans and grading spread sheets, managing student behavior and classroom environment, teaching common core curriculum. • Key strengths include strong written & verbal communication, leadership, time management, attention to detail, flexibility, and the ability to establish relationships and communicate effectively within all levels of an organization.

Experience

1. Senior Project Manager

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   Feb 2023 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Serves as an Senior Project Manager for the post-sales customer journey• Manages projects end-to-end, which includes scoping, planning, solution design, execution, risk/issue mitigation and stakeholder management with ownership of success• Gathers information from customers to evaluate their needs and create tailored implementation plans that support business objectives• Identify, monitor and communicate project risks and scope changes that may arise during the implementation• Executes client implementation projects with sole responsibility for deliverables, overall project success, exceptional customer experience• Builds strong relationships with all internal and external project stakeholders, up to and including customer executives• Manages resource planning and utilization to drive project progress and achieve Classy and customer milestones• Owns and drives process improvements, internal projects, implementation success, and software documentation• Makes meaningful contributions and/or own team and department goals• Serves as a mentor for junior team members• Develops Classy product and non-profit industry subject matter expertise

Education

• University of Chester

  Master’s Degree, Entrepreneurship and Global Business

  2015 — 2016

• Penn State University

  Elementary Education and Teaching

  2014 — 2014

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Elementary Education and Teaching

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Classroom Management
• Hri
• Salesforce.com
• Teaching
• Coaching
• Microsoft Outlook
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Classroom Instruction
• Presentation Skills
• Salesforce.com Administration
• Retail Sales
• Data Analysis
• Program Management
• Training Facilitation
• Microsoft Office
• Project Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Fundraising
• Educational Leadership
• Program Evaluation
• Microsoft Word
• Event Management
• Lesson Planning
• Sharepoint