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
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