Sand Cherry

Program Manager

• Lead and manage multiple network technology programs and projects simultaneously, ensuring successful delivery against scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive program plans, project schedules, risk registers, and status reporting.
• Collaborate with engineering, operations, product, construction, vendors, and executive stakeholders to drive program execution and alignment.
• Manage the deployment, upgrade, and optimization of network infrastructure, broadband technologies, and related systems.
• Identify project risks, dependencies, and issues, proactively developing mitigation and contingency plans.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, governance reviews, and executive-level status updates.
• Coordinate vendor and third-party partner activities to ensure deliverables meet contractual and operational requirements.
• Track program performance metrics and provide data-driven recommendations to improve execution and operational efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with organizational standards, industry regulations, and project management best practices.
• Support strategic planning and roadmap development for network and broadband technology initiatives.

Program Manager, Network Technology

Manager

• Negotiate, plan, and manage all release activities
• Coordinate release content and efforts based on the service request backlog, pending service requests, third party applications, or operating system updates
• Conduct Release Readiness reviews, Milestone Reviews, and Business Go/No-Go reviews
• Produce Deployment, Run Books, and Implementation Plans
• Weekly Release Reporting and communication of release details and schedules
• Develop scripts and automation tools used to build, integrate, and deploy software releases to various platforms
• Provide tools and services to help product management and project teams manage and deploy releases into production
• Attends daily stand-ups with Development Teams
• Act as pseudo–Scrum Master, running and managing daily standups and sprint planning
• Act as point of contact for ticket blockers, and de-conflicts release timing
• Monitor and report out on status and prioritization of development tickets
• Follow up with Development teams on Status if not being applied in a timely fashion to Jira tickets
• Handles all escalations from Development teams to ensure development impacts do not delay or impact larger program timelines
• Communicate all key project plans, commitments, and changes including requirements, QA plans, schedule, and scope changes
• Manage relationships and coordinate work between different teams at different locations
• Communicate development status on a regular basis to program and project managers
• Defect remediation during testing – coordinating calls and driving for solution
• Prepare roadmap and forward plan the release windows and cycles across a portfolio
• Manage risks and resolve issues that affect release scope, schedule and quality
• Measure and monitor release progress to ensure application releases are delivered on time and within budget, and that they meet or exceed expectations
• Strong cross functional abilities between Development and Business teams
• Implement and manage release processes for code through development, test, and production environments.
• Collaborate with all participants in software development projects and support developers and testers as they set up their build dev/test environments
• Improve the software engineering processes and practices associated with continuously building, deploying, and updating software and environments
• Build the release calendar in working closely with the Release Managers from different portfolios and centralizing view of all releases. Leads the effort of defining the strategic direction for release management tools to ensure the process requirements of release management are built in

Release Train Manager

Recruitment

• Partner with HR leaders and members of the company's leadership hiring teams to source, interview and recommend qualified candidates to align with business needs and expectations.
• Help to develop and execute comprehensive and creative sourcing strategies.
• Source and screen talent through passive and active candidate resourcing including building and editing job descriptions, sourcing and filtering aligned candidates and utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, social media, networking, AI tools, and other strategies to successfully fill resource needs.
• Manage and own assigned recruiting efforts for high priority, complex searches- full life cycle recruiting efforts.
• Maintain a high-volume interview schedule weekly through video interviews.
• Assess candidate qualifications aligned with resource requirements across experience, including technical skill sets, brand and culture fit, and compensation requirements, utilizing standardized questions and behavioral-based interview questions.
• Organize interviews for candidates including coordinating schedules with internal hiring teams ensuring a seamless and exceptional candidate experience.
• Manage candidate pipeline activity and proactively share key updates with internal stakeholders on status.
• Clearly communicate company values, culture, goals, and benefits to candidates.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) principles and actively incorporate recruitment strategies aligned with these efforts.
• Maintain high level of detail in utilization of the company's Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Scale and maximize candidate pipelines maintaining relationships with both passive and active candidates.
• Proactively assist in the success rate of increased hiring, maintaining retention, reducing company turnover and providing qualified and aligned resourcing.
• Act as a liaison with candidates and hiring managers to drive transparency and provide regular contact.
• Maintain exceptional professionalism and a client facing presence as an internal and external representative of Sand Cherry.
• Abide by and uphold all legal statues of HR compliance, representation and documentation.

Recruiter, Talent Consultant

Digital Marketing

• Concept, pitch, and write high-converting copy for paid social campaigns across platforms including Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and emerging digital channels.
• Develop compelling digital advertising copy for Responsive Display Ads, Google Ads, native advertising networks, and other performance marketing initiatives.
• Create messaging that drives engagement, lead generation, brand awareness, and customer acquisition while maintaining brand consistency.
• Script, storyboard, and ideate concepts for short-form video content across YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and other social platforms.
• Develop high-retention hooks, compelling narratives, and strong calls-to-action designed to maximize audience engagement and conversion.
• Collaborate closely with video editors and creative teams to bring concepts to life.
• Write and edit high-impact marketing and sales assets including flyers, brochures, signage, pitch decks, presentations, newsletters, landing pages, and promotional materials.
• Ensure consistent brand messaging and voice across all customer-facing communications.
• Support broader marketing initiatives through strategic content development and campaign messaging.
• Brainstorm and develop concise, attention-grabbing copy for billboards, transit advertising, experiential marketing, and physical brand activations.
• Create memorable messaging that effectively communicates value propositions in limited-space environments.
• Monitor social channels to identify opportunities for audience engagement and community management.
• Craft witty, relevant, and on-brand responses to customer interactions and trending conversations.
• Participate in real-time marketing opportunities that increase brand visibility and audience engagement.
• Partner closely with designers, video editors, growth marketers, and other stakeholders to develop integrated marketing campaigns.
• Contribute creative ideas during brainstorming sessions and campaign planning.
• Incorporate feedback efficiently while maintaining creative quality and strategic alignment.

Senior Copywriter, Marketing Communications, Digital Marketing

Technical Program Manager

• Program Leadership: Drive end-to-end program delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring scope, schedule, and quality targets are met.
• Project Management: Facilitate cross-functional meetings, document solutions and critical decisions, create action plans and project plans that are driven to completion. Develop best practice project artifacts for the highest level of organization and accountability.
• Roadmap Development: Develop strategic iterative roadmaps to show critical upcoming activities and sequencing at the executive level.
• Systems Expertise: Quickly assess and understand complex ecosystems, including data flows, integrations, and dependencies.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with system architects, 3rd-party vendors, and business operations teams to align priorities, resolve issues, and ensure seamless execution.
• Strategic Communication: Synthesize complex technical information into clear, actionable plans and updates for executive and operational audiences.
• Governance & Reporting: Establish program governance, risk management frameworks, and executive reporting mechanisms to ensure transparency and control.

Technical Program Manager – New Product Engineering

Product Designer

• Provide detailed interface design, including designing usable web/mobile layout, navigation, and content writing elements while maximizing system performance
• Define and implement product vision and design strategy to build experiences for users
• Gather and translate business requirements and user needs into hi-fidelity prototypes and UI designs
• Collaborate with cross-departmental teams, business leaders and stakeholders
• Understand every aspect of the user's experience and business goals to coordinate and deliver designs, prototypes, and documentation to high standards
• Analyze data and user feedback to make critical design decisions and continually improve the user experience
• Present design solutions to senior management, project teams, partners, and stakeholders
• Recommend improvements in UI design elements that enable internal business partners to achieve their goals
• Utilize technical knowledge to produce achievable and efficient solutions
• Test UI design as it's developed to ensure pages project desired look and feel
• Recommend improvements in web functionality, navigation, and UI design elements
• Serve as an informal functional tester for web UI design projects

UX Designer

3D Artist

• Develop compelling and innovative motion graphics and animations tailored for web, mobile, and social media platforms.
• Collaborate closely with UX designers, marketing teams, and product managers to translate concepts into dynamic visual content.
• Create storyboards, prototypes, and 3 D animation and motion graphics via planning, designing and collaborating on digital content ideas and solutions.
• Ensure consistency and approvals with brand guidelines and overall product vision.
• Incorporate feedback from stakeholders to refine and enhance animations.
• Optimize animations for performance and user experience across various devices and platforms.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and techniques in motion graphics and digital animation.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions to contribute innovative ideas for digital content.

Digital Motion Graphics Animator

• Ability to execute an end-to-end test strategy across multiple legacy and acquired systems.
• Data Reconciliation & Validation Expertise: Strong skills in validating data from different teams across the organization. This includes mapping, transformation logic, reconciliation reports, and ensuring data integrity between legacy and new platforms.
• System Integration Testing: Deep understanding of integration testing across APIs, middleware, and interfaces between HRIS, ERP, finance, and identity management systems.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Experience collaborating with HR, IT, Finance, Security, and external vendors to ensure testing alignment across business processes, data governance, and system dependencies.
• Defect and Issue Management: Advanced proficiency in managing complex defect cycles, root-cause analysis, and resolution tracking using enterprise tools.
• Change & Cutover Readiness Testing: Ability to simulate post-integration scenarios and validate readiness for go-live across multiple business units.
• Automation and Regression Testing Design: Proficiency in building automated regression suites to support ongoing releases and platform stabilization post-merger.
• Compliance and Security Testing: Knowledge of compliance concerns and experience validating access controls, PII security, and audit readiness.
• Reporting and Analytics Validation: Capability to test analytics, dashboards, and KPI accuracy across integrated data warehouses and business intelligence tools.
• Executive-Level Communication and Risk Reporting: Proven ability to summarize test progress, quality metrics, risks, and mitigation plans for a large team of executive stakeholders and program governance teams.
• Define and document test approach and delivery plan for multiple workstreams of a large program
• Ensure all test phases have appropriate entry / exit criteria and clearly defined expectations for obtaining sign-off against these prior to Go Live
• Monitor and report the status and progress of each test phase to stakeholders across the organization, including senior executive leadership
• Implement a well-structured approach to test defect management and incident reporting, including standardization of defect logging procedures and deriving metrics/KPIs
• Facilitate defect triage calls when required.

Program Manager, Testing Lead

Administration

• In partnership with internal and external stakeholders, prepare and submit grant applications to federal, state and local agencies
• Manage existing grants from the Department of Energy (DOE)
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and funding requirements throughout the entire lifecycle of the grants
• Accurately record all grant-related activities, including application submission, approvals, expenditures, and reports
• Audit grant budgets to ensure funds are allocated according to grant guideline
• Produce regular communications and status updates as required by various audiences

Project Manager, Federal Grant Administrator

Project Manager

• Daily program/project management throughout the program life cycle.
• Manage cross-functional resources, ensuring on-time delivery, meeting budgetary demands, and achievement of business goals.
• Work with management to review, optimize and document effective solutions.
• Proficient with Smartsheet and SharePoint tools to provide tracking, updates and advanced reporting.
• Liaison between cross functional teams such as product development, IT, engineering, operations, data teams, etc.
• Build program documentation such as Program Charter, Risk Log, Trackability Matrix, Status Reports, Project Plans, Budget/Forecast or KPI Dashboard.
• Integrate business policies and governance processes into project planning.
• Manage risks and issues and taking corrective measurements.
• Identify, track and report program KPIs to assess impact.
• Coordinate, manage and monitor workflow of the cross-functional teams.
• Facilitate and lead project meetings and discussions with stakeholders at all levels.

Project Manager – Integration Management

• Lead day-to-day project coordination activities across engineering and technical initiatives.
• Facilitate cross-functional working sessions with engineering, operations, field services, provisioning, inventory, and technical teams.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, risks, dependencies, action logs, status reporting, and implementation tracking.
• Document current-state and future-state processes, workflows, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and operational requirements.
• Gather, document, and manage business requirements, functional requirements, process flows, use cases, and implementation requirements.
• Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, manual activities, and workflow improvement opportunities.
• Support initiatives focused on streamlining and automating provisioning, deployment, configuration, and installation workflows.
• Assist in developing scalable processes that enable field technicians to provision and activate devices onsite rather than relying on pre-configured inventory or staging activities.
• Coordinate with teams supporting provisioning systems, workflow automation tools, systems integration efforts, and operational platforms.
• Prepare project updates, implementation plans, process documentation, meeting materials, and operational recommendations.
• Drive follow-up actions, stakeholder alignment, issue resolution, and implementation coordination across multiple workstreams.
• Communicate project status, process updates, risks, dependencies, and operational impacts to client stakeholders and leadership teams.

Project Manager, Process Operations

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Perform account audits, reconciliation activities, and revenue recognition efforts
• Manage and support end-to-end billing processes and payment methodologies
• Handle invoicing activities and track payment receipts and account statuses
• Support vendor management and purchasing operations across internal and external stakeholders
• Assist with financial operations tied to procurement, expense management, and payment processing systems
• Support help desk and operational support functions related to vendor systems, invoicing platforms, purchasing tools, and payment inquiries
• Collaborate cross-functionally with finance, operations, procurement, accounting, and technology teams
• Ensure accuracy, compliance, and operational efficiency across financial workflows and reporting processes
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and operational optimization
• Maintain strong documentation, reporting, and organizational practices within enterprise systems

Financial Operations Consultant

• Drive end-to-end program delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring scope, schedule, and quality targets are met.
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings, document solutions and critical decisions, create action plans and project plans that are driven to completion. Develop best practice project artifacts for the highest level of organization and accountability.
• Develop strategic iterative roadmaps to show critical upcoming activities and sequencing at the executive level.
• Quickly assess and understand complex ecosystems, including data flows, integrations, and dependencies.
• Lead planning and execution of data migration activities from legacy systems to new platforms; apply data migration best practices to ensure accuracy, integrity, and minimal disruption.
• Partner closely with system architects, 3rd-party vendors, and business operations teams to align priorities, resolve issues, and ensure seamless execution.
• Synthesize complex technical information into clear, actionable plans and updates for executive and operational audiences.
• Establish program governance, risk management frameworks, and executive reporting mechanisms to ensure transparency and control.

• Perform advanced financial analytics to support business decisions
• Create and maintain advanced Excel models for forecasting and reporting
• Build and evaluate business cases and scenario analyses
• Work with relational databases to extract, manipulate, and analyze data
• Develop and maintain SQL queries for data analysis and reporting
• Utilize scripting where needed to automate processes and enhance data workflows
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate data into actionable insights
• Perform ad-hoc dashboard reporting as needed

Financial Analytics Consultant

• Daily program/project management throughout the program life cycle
• Own overall project plan and manage cross-functional resources, ensuring on-time delivery, meeting of budgetary demands, and achievement of business goals.
• Work with management to review, optimize and document effective solutions
• Work with Smartsheet and SharePoint tools to provide tracking, updates and advanced reporting
• Liaison between cross functional teams such as product development, IT, engineering, operations, data teams, etc
• Build program documentation such as Program Charter, Risk Log, Trackability Matrix, Status Reports, Project Plans, Budget/Forecast or KPI Dashboard
• Integrate business policies and governance processes into project planning
• Manage the program’s budget and forecast
• Manage risks and issues and taking corrective measurements
• Identify, track and report program KPIs to assess impact
• Coordinate, manage and monitor workflow of the cross-functional teams
• Facilitate and lead project meetings and discussions with stakeholders at all levels