DanTruax.com

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Daniel Truax

Location: New York, NY
Email: dan @ dantruax.com


Education

Columbia University,​ New York, NY
Masters of Science Degree in Sports Management

University of Rochester,​ Rochester, NY
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and English


Skills

Expertise in;​ Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet,Adobe Photoshop/CS, HTML, CSS, XML/XSLPowerPoint, Trello, Slack, MS Teams, Hipchat,Scrum, Kanban and other agile methodologies
Experience with;​ Google Analytics, Javascript, JSON, JQuery,iOS and Android application delivery, API integrations,responsive web frameworks, CCPA, GDPR


Experience

Barnes and Noble
Project Manager Mobile

January 2019 – Present
[New York, NY]

  • Monitor and facilitate mobile/eCommerce projects in B&N’s Digital Project Portfolio implementing PMO best practices
  • Oversee onshore and offshore development teams; coordinate resource prioritization for multiple programs/initiatives
  • Manage third-party vendor relationships to ensure timelines, budget and product quality goals are met
  • Create and maintain executive dashboards to provide leadership with critical project insight and visibility to risks
  • Draft and review SOWs while coordinating with legal team to comply with regulations (CCPA, GDPR and local regulations)

Omnigon Communications
Project Manager / Project Owner

April 2018 – December 2018
[New York, NY]

  • Led and supervised a team of 10 developers for custom web and native applications (iOS and Android)
  • Oversaw all aspects of project planning including budget, timelines, deliverables, scheduling and resource planning
  • Managed relationships with clients and vendors; wrote proposals and kept stakeholders informed on project status
  • Implemented agile methodologies (Scrum and Kanban) for planning throughout the SDLC
  • Member of internal ​Center of Excellence​ group to propose and implement PMO best practices across the organization

Sports Systems Solutions
Program Manager

June 2014 – April 2018
[New York, NY]

  • Led bespoke technical projects for web and mobile applications (iOS and Android) using agile and waterfall methodologies
  • Controlled project planning including requirements, discovery/scoping, budget, timelines/delivery and SLAs
  • Developed documentation, wireframes, system architectures, and flow charts for client systems and new features
  • Oversaw projects through the full SDLC for PepsiCo, Nissan, Vodafone, ABInbev, NFL, Mastercard, HTC, WANDA and others
  • Managed client and vendor relationships and planned onboarding, training and ongoing operations to ensure success

Mention Solutions
Client Success and Sales Manager, North America

Contract Position
March 2014 – June 2014 [Paris, France and New York, NY]

  • Analyzed and made recommendations for SAAS sales strategy in North America
  • Coordinated with product and development teams to identify new features and improve services and offerings
  • Composed contracts, supported onboarding and served as primary contact for Enterprise clients

Columbia University Athletics
Athletics Ticket Manager / Ticket Operations Coordinator

• Promoted to Athletics Ticket Manager in April 2011

​September 2008 – July 2013
[New York, NY]

  • Managed daily box office operations and events for a 17,000 seat football stadium and 3,400 capacity gymnasium
  • Developed marketing strategy and detailed inside sales campaign to retain season ticket holders and generate new sales
  • Key Results: ​Increased Football revenue 52.16% from FY 2009 to FY 2013, Increased department revenue 15.20% in FY2013

MLB Advanced Media
Graphic Design Intern

June 2008 – August 2008
[New York, NY]

  • Crafted creative content and advertisements featured on MLB.com and MiLB.com
  • Composed marketing graphics and coordinated with sponsorship team on proposals to major corporations