Meeral Patel

About Meeral Patel

Expert at Improving Organizational Efficiencies by Streamlining Systems and ProcessesDriven, results-oriented Manager and Six Sigma Green Belt with 20+ years of experience leading and developing high-performing project management teams, overseeing multiple projects simultaneously, and monitoring operations to ensure optimal productivity. Results-driven strategic thinker and change agent adept at directing profit improvement/cost reduction strategies for diverse industries and corporations. Analytical team leader seeking to leverage a background in projects, risk management, and operations into an IT Manager role focused on supporting the company’ growth and planning by driving resources and logistics, ROI, client relations, team synergies, corporate governance, and overall financial stability. Core Competencies include:Driving Operational Excellence | Maximizing ROI & Reducing Cost | Corporate Strategy | Prioritizing Multiple Projects Finance Planning & Analysis | Performance Measurement | Risk Management | Operational Restructuring Collaborating with Top Executives | Cash Flow Improvement | Project Management | Controls & Compliance P&L Oversight | Process Re-engineering | Corporate Governance | Resource Management | Logistics Management Policy, Process, & Procedure Implementation | Continuous Improvement Practice | Business Model Development

Experience

1. Senior Program Manager- Portfolio and Program Management

   Foundation Medicine

   Apr 2020 — Present

   Leading and supporting development, implementation, roll-out and commercialization of a New Product.Leading and supporting the multi-year enterprise level program- Ground up buildout and commercializing of sister lab site.Leading and supporting enterprise level rollout and adoption of Program Manager tools and templates.Led and supported multi-year enterprise level program- rollout of Salesforce, Veeva CRM and Veeva CTMS across major/multiple business units BioPharma, ClinOps, Commercial and Revenue and Access). Program manager for Return to Office and Covid Task Force.

Education

• University of South Florida

  Bachelor of Science, Management of Information Systems

• University of South Florida

  eMBA, Executive Master’s in Business Administration

Skills

• Six Sigma
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Databases
• Project Management
• Systems Analysis
• User Acceptance Testing
• Requirements Gathering
• Integration
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Requirements Analysis
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Agile Methodologies
• Business Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Sql
• Visio
• Process Improvement
• Xml
• Testing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Telecommunications