Ali Schumacher
PM at Microsoft
7.3
Years of Experience
Education
university of virginia darden school of business, uva school of education and human development, the american university of rome, university of maryland
Companies
microsoft, ministry of research technology and higher education indonesia, microsoft, deloitte, deloitte, deloitte, hillel, kollegebound learning, university of maryland institute for advanced computer studies, university of maryland
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Experience
2021 - Present
microsoft
Program Manager
2020 - 2021
ministry of research technology and higher education indonesia
Student Consultant
2020 - 2020
microsoft
Program Manager Intern, Student Developer Advocacy
2018 - 2019
deloitte
Senior Consultant
- Built a mobile application with a multidisciplinary team of 18 peers, including designers and engineers, as a Deloitte Digital Product Management Fellow; created product vision, maintained product roadmap, and led all scrum ceremonies - Redesigned IT strategy for a large, public, research university to analyze and disposition 800+ current state systems, identifying overlapping functionality to rationalize technology spend and application support - Mentored two junior practitioners in spearheading the wireframing and development of a Tableau dashboard to analyze system data, directly resulting in C-Suite clients’ support of follow-on work for unprecedented IT transformation efforts - Developed strategic recommendations enabling Department of Transportation to more efficiently comply with Federally mandated DATA Act submissions, resulting in development of additional client visualizations and $300K of net new work - Coached 250+ junior practitioners, including intern, analyst, and consultant-level, on analytical and problem-solving skills through case simulations and team-building exercises; provided feedback on strengths and development areas - Drove strategy and content development of transition-in approach, one of five major sections of a $430M must-win proposal awarded to Deloitte, as the only non-Senior Manager section lead while managing three junior practitioners
2016 - 2018
deloitte
Consultant
- Led an 11-person development team based in India to consolidate transactional systems into a data hub using Amazon Web Services as the local functional lead, gathering user stories and conveying feedback from two product owners - Pioneered performance test automation and agile practices, reducing time required to complete quality assurance activities by 80% and introduced daily monitoring of application performance throughout development - Orchestrated all quality assurance activities to assess system performance and interoperability of 9 systems while liaising with a new application development team, resulting in follow-on performance test support for client’s application - Engineered 17 Tableau visualizations with a team of 8 junior practitioners, providing new, quick insights into the experience of 1000+ analysts nationwide to firm leadership - Designed and executed a curriculum for a Leadership Development Program to empower junior female practitioners
2014 - 2016
deloitte
Business Technology Analyst
- Executed turnaround effort of a failing testing team of 7 federal employees by revising the test strategy, managing to execution, and tracking defect fixes and code builds, achieving an on-time deployment for a high-profile IRS IT program - Presented required code changes to senior developers and validated functionality of 45+ systems, which conduct data cleansing processes on 300+ million health coverage information returns, resulting in a $22M contract extension
2013 - 2013
hillel
Communications Intern
- Identified media opportunities tracked social media trends to increase brand recognition - Designed graphics for website and marketing materials using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator - Balanced several projects on tight deadlines and communication with local Hillel staff - Collaborated with the Marketing and Communications and Development departments to support story development, outreach and fundraising campaigns
2012 - 2012
kollegebound learning
Marketing/PR Specialist
- Initiated social media presence and cultivated relationships with over 40 potential clients - Evaluated target area demographics and marketing channel options - Integrated Every Door Direct Mail service from concept to delivery to reach 200 potential clients - Crafted marketing plan and strategy, press releases and company profile
2012 - 2012
university of maryland institute for advanced computer studies
Research Assistant
- Analyzed data in Microsoft Excel to create social network analysis of a terrorist group - Collected data on leaders and members of the group through open source media online
2011 - 2014
university of maryland
Public Inquiry Student Representative, Office of Undergraduate Admissions
- Corresponded with prospective students and multiple university functions through ebbs and flows of entire admissions process - Operated student information systems (SIS, Optix, RecruitmentPlus) to confirm admissions packet completion, troubleshooted and routed technical issues, and hosted campus visitors to fill a class of 30,000+ students
Experience
77 Skills
Access
Agile & Waterfall Methodologies
Agile Software Development
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Application Rationalization
Azure
Azure DevOps
Business Development
Business Intelligence (BI)
Cloud Development
Community Outreach
Confluence
Customer Experience
Customer Service
Data Analysis
Data Collection
Data Modeling
Data Visualization
Design
Design Thinking
Design Thinking
DevOps
Education
Event Planning
Functional Testing
Higher Education
IBM Rational Tools
IT Consulting
IT Strategy
Java
Java
JIRA
Jira
Leadership
Lean Startup
Management Consulting
Market Research
Marketing Communications
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Nonprofits
Performance Testing
Power BI
Product Management
product manager
Project Estimation
Project Management
Public Speaking
Python
Rapid Prototyping
sas
Scaled Agile Framework
Scrum
sharepoint
Social Media Marketing
Software Engineer
Software Testing
SQL
SQL
Startup Marketing
strategy
System Integration Testing
Systems Engineering
Tableau
Tableau
Technical Product Management
Technology Change Management
test
Test Automation
Test Cases
Test Execution
Test Planning
Test Preparation
testing
Visio
Visual Basic
Education
2019 - 2021
university of virginia darden school of business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2019 - 2021
uva school of education and human development
Master of Education - MEd
Innovation in Education, Higher Education
2013 - 2013
the american university of rome
2010 - 2014
university of maryland
Bachelor of Science - BS
Information Systems and Marketing
