patt chowdhury

* August 2018-present: Leader of monthly professional development and networking event over lunch in Plano and Dallas. * March 2019-present: Facilitator Panel Member of quarterly PMP Exam Review training * March 2019-present: Manager of Speaker Bureau for Chapter events

* Patt Chowdhury Advisors specializes in marketing, program and project planning * business research for marketing strategy and sales enablement * and corporate training delivery and development. We enhance businesses' experience with our insights and expertise to help make the most of their capabilities. We write marketing plans or coach their team * do custom business research to help sales teams focus on the right opportunities, and develop and deliver marketing and management training.

* Set direction for the HP Enterprise Services business unit's sales information portal * Conducted focus groups with users and analyzed site usage statistics and user surveys to develop business requirements for a new sales portal. Organized and executed the successful transition of content from the old to new system. * Trained new content developers on system use and sales teams on features and use of the new system. Promoted the new system. Prepared user documentation. * Governed the naming of service offerings to ensure compliance with brand standards and inclusion in the sales and financial systems for sales and revenue tracking.

* Governed the new product introduction process for the infrastructure portfolio; coached product managers in business plan, marketing plan and other process deliverable preparation. * Initiated process execution improvement initiatives using Six Sigma techniques. * Reduced planned product development process execution time by 65%.

* Established and managed client profile research and deal consulting program to better qualify prospective EDS clients, increasing revenue and improving win rate. * Assisted deals closed at twice the rate of others.

* Coached 20 product teams in a product development and product lifecycle management process. * Consulted teams and senior management on process mechanics, team formation and governance.

* Led 11 analysts and project managers in the technical support of the mobile 900-member Sabre sales force. * Managed help desk, tech support, Internet/intranet and remote systems access support. Negotiated hardware and software discounts in excess of $1 million on a notebook computer buy for sales.

* P & L and product management responsibility for custom data networks, LAN and desktop services, and wireless network services (Sabre Wireless). * Introduced product management concepts to AA/Sabre and trained more than 100 managers and engineers. (Division became Sabre, Inc. in 1996)

* Led 16 analysts on three teams in the Applications Development organization: * Preparing operating and capital budgets, spending forecasts and variance explanations * Conducting Sabre system and commercial systems software acceptance testing for Marketing * Managing the Technical library, including research and analyst subscriptions.

* Co-chair for Enterprise Services' presence at HP's signature event, HP Discover. Program management and cross-functional team leader for speaking session selection and content development and management. * Brand champion and leader for Enterprise Services' offering naming. Ensured brand compliance and coordinated with Legal for trademark clearance. Maintained the offering taxonomy. * Program leader for Enterprise Services' Editorial Board which ensures that Sales has the most appropriate and highest quality digital and print content for each stage of the sales cycle. * Led Enterprise Services' cross-functional teams in six quarterly pan-HP product launch announcements. Topics covered business issues for Cloud, Big Data, Mobility and Security. * Developed processes and operating procedures for the successful development, execution and measurement of the launch announcements, worldwide and regional sales and marketing growth campaigns and the Editorial Board.

* Teaches Value Based Marketing, Foundations of Marketing, Managing Complex Organizations, Business & Society, Strategic Global Marketing, Global Practicum in the MBA and MS programs as needed by the university, in the classroom and online. * Awarded the 2018-2019 Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award for consistently placing in the top percentile in the college for student evaluations of the courses they take. * Taught Marketing Management, Project & Team Management, Process Mapping & Management, and Telecommunications courses as needed. Developed classroom and online course materials. * Member of UD team that pioneered, designed and implemented the Internet MBA, including the user interface, capabilities and course content. * Recognized with Adjunct Faculty Achievement Award of 2006 for excellence in teaching and online course development.

* HP acquired EDS, now HP Enterprise Services, in May 2008 * Managed, edited and published the EDS Playbook, gold source for offering content for sales enablement. * EDS leader for the project to integrate EDS sales/marketing content systems into the HP systems.

* Led 8 project analysts in cost estimation and initial risk assessment of large voice and data managed network services projects for the Bank of America. * Reduced cost estimate cycle time by 50% in less than 6 months through process improvement using Six Sigma techniques. * Earned Six Sigma Green Belt and Six Sigma Black Belt certifications

Directed 22 business systems analysts and programmer/analysts in project management, business systems consulting, and system design and applications programming for American Airlines’ Marketing department, including the AAdvantage Frequent Flyer Loyalty Program and applications for the SABRE computerized reservation system. Major implementations: AAdvantage mileage summary system; Dial-AA-Flight interactive voice response system for flight information; eAAsy Sabre, the first industry consumer PC reservations system; major improvements in AA/Sabre reservation system's pricing and yield management, STARS, pre-reserved seats, hotel and car systems.

* Led team of 9 marketing services professionals in development of marketing communications and sales collateral, web content, and events for the world’s largest defense industry information technology outsourcing contract: Navy and Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI). * Obtained Department of Defense clearance.

Global Program Leader and Strategist for Transformation Workshops, one-day consulting engagements focused on one company’s business issues and how HPE can guide them on an IT transformation journey to achieve their business goals. Program generated more than $1B in revenue annually. Established strategy, processes and program guidelines. A coordinated network of 600 consultants around the global delivering 20+ workshop topics. Managed team of four regional leads who handled workshop reservations, materials update, global logistics and storage. Formulated the strategy and framework, and selected content that brought HPE’s differentiating capabilities into focus for customers through storytelling and Tier 1 event marketing. HPE Discover - ~ 12,000 attendees. Collaborated with vendors, global branding, communications, business units and agencies to maximize production and promotion of content across all major channels including digital, social media, collateral.

Attended NYIT-Manhattan Campus, New York, NY"]