Mara Finkelstein

Consultant/Project Manager @Mara Finkelstein Consulting

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Mara Finkelstein is a highly experienced Project Manager & Consultant currently leading her own consulting firm. Mara has a proven track record in delivering successful projects, leading diverse teams, and driving business growth. She is an expert in business strategy, operations, project management, and change management. Mara is a Certified Project Manager, holds Masters degrees in both International Business and Disruptive Innovation. She is known for her strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills. Mara is dedicated to providing top-notch consulting services to her clients, helping them to improve their operations and overall business performance.

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Work Background

SyattProject Manager

Jan. 2022 - Feb. 2024Toronto, Ontario, CanadaLeading more than 5 ongoing projects, including ongoing client work, building new product features, and full ecommerce system launches. Regularly working with fully remote and distributed teams. - Managing a diverse team of designers, developers and client stakeholders to solve technical problems quickly and efficiently. - Balancing client needs, budget and timeline to find appropriate solutions and resourcing to help provide a better shopping experience for their consumers. - Strengthening client relationships to ensure continued value provided. Tools & Skills: Jira, Notion, Miro, Baymard Ecommerce UX Tools, Google Suite, Slack

FoodmaestroTechnical Project Manager

Apr. 2021 - Dec. 2021Toronto, Ontario, Canada- Led team through multiple concurrent data-focused client implementations and product development activities. - Identified bottlenecks, effectively managed risks, and provided regular status reports to multiple stakeholders. - Managed resource allocation for a diverse portfolio comprising more than 10 projects. - Increased efficiency by improving process and scaleability.

Mara Finkelstein ConsultingConsultant

Jan. 2019Helping companies with their Digital Transformation, Strategy and Project Management needs. - Managed project and product support for four clients (3-18 month engagements) and launched 4 MVPs. - Led market assessments and product feature implementation with a team of six developers. - Analyzed product performance and developed a strategic roadmap for future improvements. - Spearheaded digital transformation for 2 clients, integrating modern technologies and enhancing communication practices. Some of my clients include: - SwiftRide https://swiftride.co - EduShare http://edushare.ca/ - 845 St Clair https://www.845stclair.com - 10X (Atomley) https://atomley.com/

KennaAccount Coordinator, Digital

Aug. 2017 - Jul. 2018Led digital teams that highlighted technology, creativity and innovation to solve problems for clients. • Applied client’s corporate updates to all platforms and managed a cross-discipline team ensuring changes across +1000 pages. Led design change meetings. • Executed creative, 25 digital projects with tight timelines and lack of resources, sustaining the client’s brand and storytelling online. • Standardized 15 campaign sites, providing superior user experience, updated visuals and strong messaging guiding users to streamline the work. Tools & Skills: IBM Notes, JIRA, SaaS system, Design, UX Testing, QA, Process creation, Client management, Team management, Project planning

Club CoffeeJunior Project Manager; Strategy, Innovation & Marketing (Co-op)

Jun. 2016 - Aug. 2016Toronto, Canada AreaUtilized project management tools in competitor research to assist sales and marketing teams with strategy. • Identified and assessed price, position and promotion of 1000s of SKUs (stock keeping unit) in single-serve market, highlighting key strategic opportunities. • Designed, managed and delivered social media training sessions to 50 staff, raising knowledge and understanding of social media in current market place. • Conducted an in-depth SWOT Analysis, whose findings guided sales and marketing strategies.

ImpakterColumnist

Apr. 2015 - May. 2016OnlineResearched and collaborated with professionals world-wide to write a 4-artile series on landscapes.

NCSY CanadaAlumni Social Media Coordinator

Oct. 2013 - Jun. 2015Toronto, Canada AreaCreated online community for non-profit organization’s alumni. • Discovered overlooked potential in alumni and created strategy to prove their value to non-profit organization. • Generated social media campaign gathering 400 alumni, securing future programming.