Susan Lacis - Senior Manager / Lead, Global Events, Marvell

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Work Background

Marvell TechnologySenior Manager, Internal Events

Apr. 2023 - Sep. 2024• Orchestrated worldwide internal and external events with expert collaboration and influence, curating exceptional stakeholder experiences and engagement. • Successfully led operations for large matrixed and multi-layered conference on a global scale. • Managed high-profile events such as the Global Sales Conference, Analyst Day, Investor Day, Leadership Conference and the Global Engineering Conference enabled for 8,000+ invitees. • Implemented the Employee Event Committee, establishing a standardized best practices across all sites at Marvell. • Provided specialized support for internal and external projects, enhancing organizational effectiveness. • Led overall budget strategy and maintenance for Global Events, aligning expenditures with strategic goals to optimize budgets. • Artificial Intelligence Steering Committee member.

Marvell SemiconductorSenior Staff Professional

Sep. 2019 - Apr. 2023• Event management for high-touch events such as the Global Sales Conference, Analyst Day, the Global Engineering Conference, company Picnics and our Sr. Technology Leadership Conference. • Provided specialized support for internal and external projects, enhancing organizational effectiveness. • Led overall budget strategy and maintenance for Corporate Marketing, aligning expenditures with strategic goals to optimize budgets. • Spearheaded high-level marketing communication efforts to amplify the strategic impact of events. • Played a pivotal role in onboarding a global brand store, oversaw the management and maintenance of the employee store, and facilitated the sampling and vetting of gear company wide. • Implemented a global collaboration calendar to align all work sites globally worldwide calendar.

Rivet Athletic ClubFounder & Co-Owner

May. 2016 - Dec. 2021Portland, Oregon AreaStarting a gym that directly impacts people's lives has been a most rewarding step in my career. My vision is to bring fitness and wellness programs in the Pacific Northwest to generations both young and old. Having done everything from building out a 6,300 square foot facility, structuring the business, marketing, accounting, coaching and member engagement took perseverance and has given me the experience to build a relationship business. COVID forced us to close like many other small gyms in the US.

Marvell SemiconductorInternal Events Specialist

May. 2018 - Sep. 2019• Special project support for Internal and External Events. • Overall budget support and maintenance. • High-level communications on marketing material for events. • Tool expert for team.

Maxim Integrated ProductsProgram Manager

Aug. 2011 - Jan. 2017• Drove the adoption of critical tools such as Salesforce Chatter, Evernote Business, SharePoint, and Atlassian Confluence. • Optimized communication and information sharing by launching internal intranets' development and strategic maintenance. • Provided project management leadership, managing strategic projects for business units within various groups and aligning them with the company's strategic goals. • Coordinated cross-functional events, both physical and virtual, ensuring that they were aligned with the company's mission. • Launched strategic communications for critical initiatives, such as cultural projects and recognition programs. • Strategically managed the $10M worldwide marketing budget, ensuring that resource allocation aligned with strategic priorities.

CiscoPartner Program, Project Manager

Jan. 2011 - Feb. 2014• Streamlined the order processing for Cisco Unified Workspace Products, resulting in improved partner relationships. • Fostered relationships with global partners by interacting with them directly, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. • Meticulously tracked and managed the sales order database, providing valuable insights through quarterly executive metrics packages.

CiscoEnterprise Social Platform Community Manager

Mar. 2009 - Jul. 2011• Strategically managed 500 social enterprise communities, aligning them with the required strategic metrics and objectives. • Partnered with the EVP of Emerging Marketing group, supporting requirements gathering and adoption metrics. • Delivered live training and impactful demos to drive alignment with strategic initiatives and provided strategic documentation to support this. • Proactively managed client outreach and recognition programs to address issues and meet strategic objectives.

CiscoOperations Project Manager

Sep. 2007 - Mar. 2009• Expert in collaboration and enterprise social tools. • Delivered in-person and virtual demos to large and small audiences, regularly achieving "Top 5" presenter recognition. • Maintained departmental outside services budget, including events, contingent staff support, and infrastructure. • Generated reports for various technical sales organizations. • Subject matter expert and administrator for multiple database systems. • Researched and tested new productivity tools for planning and logistics. • Maintained outside services project budget.

CiscoOperations Project Manager

Mar. 2002 - Sep. 2007• Subject Matter Expert and lead role for Management of System Engineer Specialization (MOSES) Database. • Engagement with the Senior Management for maintaining the only pure SE hierarchy at Cisco and Q&A for MOSES, VT, Certification Manager System and GSES. • Research and test new tools for VT management, ensuring productivity and efficiency for VT planning and logistics. • Demonstrations at SE Manager meetings, Resource Fairs and SE New Hire Training. • Maintained outside services project budget dollars. • Partnered on a regular basis with Global SE Directors, Senior SE Managers and SE Managers on requests for updates to team structure. • Playing a key role in developing and building an effective logistical support team for Cisco’s Technology Leadership Program (TLP) and Virtual Team (VT) Programs. • Managing and mentoring a team of 20 Project Specialists including training and regular face-to-face meetings. • Generate reports for Global SE Specialization (GSES), Virtual Teams (SEVT, PSSVT, PVT), CMO Enterprise Marketing, Theater specific requests and Worldwide Technical Operations.