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Aren't we all solution architects? So far, so good: in bold text = apps utilized in blue text = skill sets 👉 It all started in college, where I built a "route manager" system to help get our trucks where they needed to be, with the right ticket, equipment, and account specifications. 🚚 👉 An early adopter of Basecamp to manage music video and commercial production ranging from 2-8 weeks. 🎸 👉 An early adopter of Smartsheet...because Google Sheets hadn't been invented yet!

Turning Confusion into Smooth Sailing …and a Little Fun When I joined Princess Cruises as a project manager, I walked into a busy creative services department that was managing hundreds of deliverables per month across print, digital and video — all tracked through endless email threads and an outdated Smartsheet list. It was overwhelming at first, juggling 10-20 requests a day for a team of 10 designers (not to mention scope creep), but I quickly got a handle on it. I ended

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I was an accidental coordinator, an accidental producer, an accidental salesperson, and finally, a more seasoned project specialist. But the career paths I wandered into – some more intentional than others – helped define, and eventually refine, a focus on specialities such as budgeting and scheduling chops, and most of all, an appreciation for smooth process with understandable moving parts. As an accidental producer, I walked into an interview where the company partners wer

A Good Brainstorming Technique Learning to think with design thinking principles in mind is a good skill to have. As a matter of fact, gone are the days of dry, dull thick books that one had to read (in large quantities) to get through college, or any program. Now, we welcome a much more visual approach that lends itself to quicker understanding, even when wading through the murky murk of project complexity. PMI's "Wicked Problem Solving" program offers just that – a chance t

These days I dream about smooth planning, and wake up with ideas for making progress. No, I'm not kidding: risk management, aka troubleshooting, is ingrained in my DNA. This trait is mostly due to many years of delivering commercial and music video productions, which operate under tight deadlines and strict budgets. The shoot date is fixed, and delays can cause costly ripple effects. Managing risks effectively is not just a skill but a necessity to ensure what we project mana