AI Innovation Manager - Sabey Corporation - Tukwila, WA
(2024-03)
- Drove enterprise AI adoption to 95% across Data Centers, Construction, and Corporate divisions by building enablement programs, removing adoption barriers, and embedding AI into daily operating rhythms.
- Lead a portfolio of 50+ automation and agentic AI initiatives, partnering across technical and business teams to move ideas from experimentation into measurable operational impact.
- Built scalable AI enablement practices including pilot programs, executive demos, feedback loops, governance processes, and community-driven adoption mechanisms.
- Partner with CIO, CTO, Cybersecurity, and operational leaders to balance rapid AI experimentation with secure-by-design governance and risk reduction in a highly regulated environment.
- Directly manage Technology Solution Managers and an AI Architect while influencing cross-functional stakeholders across a matrixed organization without direct authority.
- Dotted-line program lead for the enterprise Citizen Development initiative, scaling secure low-code automation to non-technical staff across the organization.
- Established adoption metrics, reporting frameworks, and quarterly business reviews to surface blockers, measure progress, and continuously improve AI program effectiveness.
- Maintain hands-on fluency with Cursor, Azure AI, OpenAI Codex, and AWS to stay close to engineering and workflow realities.
Senior Program Manager, AI and Cloud (Contract via Allegis) - Microsoft - Cloud for Industry - Remote
(2023-06 - 2024-05)
- Led AI and cloud delivery programs within Microsoft's Cloud for Industry organization, aligning strategy with execution across engineering and business units serving enterprise and government verticals.
- Orchestrated cross-functional workstreams across matrixed teams in a high-ambiguity environment, maintaining stakeholder alignment and delivery momentum across concurrent programs.
- Built and maintained C-Suite relationships across the Microsoft Industry Clouds ecosystem, translating technical realities into business language and steering decisions in both directions.
- Leveraged Microsoft BI and automation to streamline program tracking and improve executive visibility across a complex, multi-workstream portfolio.
Senior Program Manager / Astronaut Training Center Lead - Blue Origin - Kent, WA and Van Horn, TX
(2016-11 - 2023-03)
Previously held TS/SCI Security Clearance (SSBI) | New Shepard and New Glenn Programs | Promoted through three roles over 6.5 years
- Built and operationalized the astronaut training environment supporting Jeff Bezos's first human spaceflight, leading systems readiness, simulation infrastructure, and mission-critical operational coordination under compressed timelines and zero-failure expectations.
- Transitioned into mission management support for New Glenn and national security space launch initiatives, coordinating across engineering and operational teams under TS/SCI clearance in a highly regulated government environment.
- Led employee engagement and experience programs supporting thousands of employees across multiple U.S. locations, building communication forums, feedback loops, and operational rhythms that strengthened mission alignment and organizational culture.
- Managed programs focused on continuous improvement, operational readiness, and risk reduction across rapidly scaling teams and evolving operational environments.
- Influenced cross-functional engineering, operations, and executive stakeholders without direct authority across high-ambiguity, fast-moving programs.
- Led customer and astronaut experience operations during launch campaigns, serving as trusted liaison during high-visibility mission events and national media engagement.
- Built reporting and labor-tracking systems using MySQL and operational metrics to improve executive visibility and decision-making.
Executive Business Administrator - Microsoft - Seattle, WA
(2004-10 - 2016-11)
- Supported senior Microsoft leaders across global engineering and business organizations, managing executive operations, organizational rhythms, communications, and cross-functional coordination across a 12-year tenure through significant organizational change.
- Developed and delivered training and adoption support as new internal tools and operational processes rolled out across large, matrixed teams.
- Led large-scale leadership events, offsites, and engagement initiatives designed to strengthen organizational alignment and culture.
- Managed complex operational and budget processes including $1M+ quarterly budgets across rapidly changing organizations spanning multiple international teams.
Creative Director - Ellie Kay Photo - Kent, WA
(2009-06)
- Own all web, print, and digital marketing strategy including content creation, brand design, budget management, and vendor collaboration.
