Director of Site Monetization and Analytics at CoolHotNot Corporation
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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- Director of Site Monetization and Analytics at CoolHotNot Corporation
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- University of South Florida - College of Business Administration
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Allen Stalvey’s Summary
◊ STRATEGY AND INNOVATION MANAGER / LEADER ◊
Proven manager / leader with a 20+ year career at IBM, experienced in product management, business process transformation, software development, and product sales and support.
◘ Highly skilled in developing and maintaining a high-performance organization and delighted customers.
◘ Expert in developing key partnerships and promoting constructive changes which enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
◘ Catalyst for restoring / enhancing morale and instituting honest and open communication that builds and sustains trust.
Core competencies in High Performance Team Leadership, Relationship Management, Partner & Client Services, $MM Project & Program Management, Business Process Reengineering, Cross-Functional Collaboration.
Career highlights include:
◘ 2008 - Drove $8M worth of sales monitoring enhancements in U.S., Europe, and Asia, and managed content development for IBM's first online marketplace website (http://ibm.com/smartmarket).
◘ 2007 - Laid the foundation for payouts targeted at $50M+ through the on-time and under budget deployment of a new business partner incentive program serving partners across all IBM brands, worldwide.
◘ 2006 - Led an initiative that reduced Web-based application hosting costs for business partner applications by $4M.
◘ 2005 - Envisioned, launched and led 1000+ member organization of technical support professionals which aided in driving a global customer support transformation initiative.
◘ 2004 - Received major corporate award for personally reengineering the IBM Academy of Technology’s technical agenda management system.
◘ 2003 - Designed an internal rotational assignment program, allowing early-tenure employees from around the world to gain first-hand experience in corporate HQ.
◘ 2002 - Drove 40% cost reduction and reduced time-to-deploy Web-based applications by 50% by reengineering IBM's Web hosting infrastructure and standards.
Allen Stalvey’s Specialties:
I am most energized when leading a broad team that is focused on tackling a difficult problem which requires solid leadership and negotiation skills, a flexible and comfortable social style, and well-developed executive-level organizational and communication skills.
Allen Stalvey’s Experience
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Director of Site Monetization and Analytics
CoolHotNot Corporation
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2009 — Present (6 months)
Aiding in the development of plans for Beta launch, consulting on Web site design, assisting in Quality Assurance testing, and focusing on controlled traffic growth and monetization.
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Global Strategy & Planning Program Manager, IBM General Business
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — February 2009 (9 months)
Selected to lead a new and challenging initiative to develop the Web-based content and user experience strategy and manage the online content for a first-of-a-kind IBM program which provides IBM small and medium-sized businesses with the ability to identify and purchase business solutions from an online marketplace, known as the IBM Smart Market.
Designed a highly efficient and effective management system for logging, tracking, and resolving marketplace-related issues, defects, and requirements – a system that became the model for the overall IBM Smart Business program. -
Manager, Business Partner Process Transformation
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 3 months)
Charged with transforming business partner-focused processes and tools – with a focus on maximizing sales productivity, operational efficiency, business value, and partner satisfaction across all IBM brands worldwide. Develop and nurture strong relationships with internal and partner stakeholders, gaining insights to unique business and technical needs. Collaborate with internal consultants and third-party vendors to design and deliver streamlined, global programs.
Reduced incentive payment cycle times by over 30%. Aligned disparate sales reporting processes across key high-growth markets in Korea, China, and India, enhancing strategic management oversight and reporting times. Developed new internal investment policy to drive the highest possible ROI on business process transformation and human resource investments. -
Project Executive, Worldwide Technical Support Transformation
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2005 — April 2006 (11 months)
Created vision for and launched a new organization which revolutionized communication among IBM’s global technical support professionals -- empowering them to aid executives in shaping IBM’s internal technical support transformation. Formed and directed a 30 member executive-appointed Network Leader steering committee and facilitated monthly meetings of technical support transformation executives.
Met first year goal of growing the organization to over 1000 members, with global participation of employees from all IBM business units – and did so in less than 10 months. Partnered with IBM Learning Services team to launch a rotational assignment pilot which offered technical support professionals short-term assignments in their areas of interest. Developed robust intranet Vitality Network website, monthly newsletter, and global quarterly update call that kept support professionals up-to-date and involved in the transformation of technical support. -
Program Director, IBM Academy of Technology – IBM Corporate Technology
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2002 — May 2005 (2 years 7 months)
Managed $1.5M budget and 300+ member organization comprised of elected senior technical leaders from all IBM units and geographies. Academy conducted studies and conferences that provided IBM executives with key insights which enhanced IBM policies, procedures, and technologies. Oversaw planning for $3.2M annual internal Corporate Technical Recognition Event (CTRE).
Received corporate award for reengineering the Academy’s technical agenda management system, vastly improving the quality, timeliness, and volume of Academy study reports. Orchestrated the highest rated annual meeting in the Academy of Technology’s 15-year history (2004) through focused improvement of event quality and impact. Broadened the Academy’s reach and impact through creation of external Academy website, enhanced internal communications, and a unique six month Rotational Assignment program for early tenure employees (a model quickly adopted by IBM Corporate Technology). -
Manager, Global Web Architecture – IBM Office of the CIO
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1998 — November 2002 (4 years 9 months)
Promoted to establish innovative strategies, policies, and standards – ensuring a robust, scalable, cost-effective, world-class web hosting infrastructure utilized by 7 global IBM Service Delivery Centers. Catalyst for process changes, ensuring rapid introduction of leading-edge technologies.
Received Division Manager's Award for developing an innovative Web Hosting Standards Lifecycle Management Process and Web Hosting Review Board, allowing all business units a voice and a vote in the standards they live by, significantly improving satisfaction and stakeholder compliance. Developed an organizational climate that inspired solid team commitment, a sense of personal responsibility, open communication, and high standards / performance. Reduced web hosting standards and costs by 40%. Cut the required time-to-deploy new applications in half. Ensured more rapid introduction of leading-edge technologies. -
Senior Product Manager - Technical Program Manager
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1993 — March 1998 (4 years 7 months)
Served in senior management role successfully delivering 5 strategic initiatives on time and within budget with average 12-month durations.
◘ Senior Product Manager - Received corporate Excellence in Product Management Award for development and launch of a suite of applications which exceeded customer expectations. Defined product mix, features, and final ship schedule / criteria. Managed marketing strategy, coordinated worldwide product launch, and presented at major trade shows and technical conferences; Comdex, Cebit, PC Expo, etc.
◘ Program Manager, Workgroup Computing - Spearheaded IBM’s entry into the era of collaborative computing.
◘ Deployment Leader, Lotus Notes & Domino R5 - Led $1.5M global, corporate-wide deployment. Developed Early Adopter Program which became the model for all future internal deployments.
◘ Lead Strategist & Architect, e-Business Client Platform - Pioneered the development of IBM’s first standard internal desktop and ThinkPad client platform. -
Advisory Systems Engineer – IBM Sales & Distribution
IBM
(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 1984 — August 1993 (9 years 4 months)
Excelled in the development of winning marketing programs, customer proposals, and marketing presentations which led to key "wins" for IBM and enhanced customer commitment to IBM technologies.
Received major Suggestion Award for the development of a globally deployed technology that allowed IBM Systems Engineers to become immediately productive in the use of IBM’s VM-based conferencing system, a forerunner of today’s Internet newsgroups.
Allen Stalvey’s Education
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University of South Florida - College of Business Administration
Bachelors , Business Management with Information Systems , 1982 — 1984
Summa cum Laude | 4.0 GPA
1984 Outstanding Graduate
1984 Outstanding Senior Leader
1984 Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
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The Greater IBM Connection
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Center for the Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession
Allen Stalvey’s Honors:
05/04 IBM Ovation Award
09/99 IBM Division Award
09/97 IBM Excellence in Product Mgmt
11/92 IBM Suggestion Award
03/90 IBM 100% Club, San Francisco, CA
01/90 IBM Area Manager's Award
01/90 Branch Systems Engineer of the Year
03/88 1987 Systems Engineering Symposium
07/87 Branch Manager's Award
03/87 1986 Systems Engineering Symposium
09/86 Branch Manager's Award
11/85 Branch Manager's Award
