Paula Williams, PMP

Current

Marketing Consulting at Aviation Business Consultants International
Host at Ravenwerks

Past

Product Marketing Manager at Edustructures, a Pearson Company
Business Systems Consultant at Wells Fargo
Web Developer at Wells Fargo

Web Services Team Lead at First Security Information Technology
Project Office Coordinator at First Security Information Technology
Consultant at Franklin Quest Consulting Group

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Education

University of Phoenix
University of Utah

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12 people have recommended Paula

Connections

251 connections

Industry

Airlines/Aviation

Websites

Paula Williams, PMP’s Summary

I design marketing campaigns for the aviation industry including social media and search engine optimization (SEO).

I also write great online content (web pages, landing pages, emails, autoresponders, blog posts, and so on) about aviation products and services.

Paula Williams, PMP’s Specialties:

Effective Product Management
Clean, professional Project Management (PMP)
Communication and information systems
Adult education
Distance and E-Learning
Capturing knowledge in useable vehicles including internet, intranet, and documentation solutions
Remote and virtual collaboration

Paula Williams, PMP’s Experience

Marketing Consulting

Aviation Business Consultants International

(Writing and Editing industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)

I develop web marketing plans, design campaigns and write copy for aviation industry web sites.
Host

Ravenwerks

(Privately Held; Executive Office industry)

August 1999 — Present (10 years 4 months)
Product Marketing Manager

Edustructures, a Pearson Company

(Education Management industry)

November 2007 — March 2008 (5 months)
Business Systems Consultant

Wells Fargo

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WFC; Banking industry)

March 2004 — June 2007 (3 years 4 months)

Specializing in standards, processes and metrics, managing workflows among diverse teams, including offshore workgroups.

Accomplishments
Composed standards and processes required to bring the work into compliance with OCC and other regulatory requirements.
Design and deliver training programs for developers, architects, systems analysts, and management.
Manage professional development and certification programs for department.
Developed and maintain an intranet site for department communications.
Manage department communications using the Intranet, broadcast email, and other tools.
Managed projects including implementation of new software, tools and processes.
Web Developer

Wells Fargo

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WFC; Banking industry)

November 2000 — March 2004 (3 years 5 months)

Specializing in automated content management, separation of code and content, and accessibility of online material to diverse constituencies.

Accomplishments
Managed a project that enabled business people to edit online content by separating code from content
Led the technical/development team that made Wells Fargo the first financial institution certified by the National Federation for the Blind as an Accessible Web Site. (Complying with ADA requirements in a 185-page pilot, putting standards in place to make the rest of the site compliant over time.)
Project Manager for conversion of electronic products for wholesale and commercial banking. (Transition- First Security Bank to Wells Fargo systems following the acquisition.)
Information Architect for retrieval system of mission-critical support documentation. (Wells Fargo Production Support Group - PSG)
Web Services Team Lead

First Security Information Technology

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Banking industry)

November 1998 — November 2000 (2 years 1 month)

Introduced Senior Management to Intranet concepts, which were new to this company and culture.
Managed team of 3 responsible for Internet and Intranet presences. (Internet site was outsourced.) (http://www.firstsecuritybank.com)
Researched, developed and presented business cases and research materials for business decisions.
Designed and implemented processes for ongoing Intranet growth and maintenance.
Project Office Coordinator

First Security Information Technology

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Banking industry)

May 1997 — November 1998 (1 year 7 months)

Created a high-performance, cross-functional team of 10, including employees from technology and business backgrounds, consultants, and temporary workers.
Implemented project management methodology
Designed and implemented a system for measuring progress online (Intranet.)
Provided project management and process improvement assistance to teams renovating mainframe, midrange, client/server, facilities/buildings, and new acquisitions/subsidiaries for Year 2000 compliance.
Consultant

Franklin Quest Consulting Group

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

November 1995 — November 1997 (2 years 1 month)

Developed and deployed a Proof of Concept Intranet site for client.
Assisted in developing and synchronizing Development Life Cycle methodologies and processes based on Project Management Institute (PMI) Model.
Project Manager on two major projects- developed repeatable processes which are still in use.
Provided assistance to other project leads by applying Gantt charts, process maps and ther project management tools.
Provided on-site information design and strategic communication training and support for client's employees and contractors.

Paula Williams, PMP’s Education

University of Phoenix

MAED , Adult Education & Distance Learning , 2002 — 2005
University of Utah

BA , Mass Communication , 1987 — 1991

Activities and Societies:

Honors at Entrance and Leadership Scholarships

Additional Information

Paula Williams, PMP’s Websites:

Paula Williams, PMP’s Interests:

Product Management, Remote and virtual collaboration, Remote team management, Helping new and small businesses, Mentoring young professionals, Business etiquette, teamwork, best practices,