JC De Lara
Project Manager

JC De Lara

Former project manager at Wunderman Thompson.
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About

JC De Lara is a project manager with over nine years of extensive experience in managing global, regional, and local projects for large multinational corporations. At Wunderman Thompson, he worked for brands such as AIA, Xbox, adidas, Reebok, Energizer, Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, and P&G, among others. He was also a tech lead at Microsoft, where he led the digital production for Xbox APAC, Reckitt Benckiser APAC, GSK Philippines, Microsoft Singapore, Adobe Symposium App, and other retained projects.

Employment

3 roles
Jan 2020 - Present 6 years 4 months
Project Manager
Aquient

Aquient specializes in data management, innovation, marketing strategy and execution, data science and analytics, and artificial intelligence.

  • Managed projects including Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Salesforce Audience Studio, Datorama, and Financial Force.
  • Brands: Sony, Razer, SmarTone, PLDT, MSIG, and The Potato Head.
Oct 2016 - Jan 2020 3 years 3 months
Project Manager
Wunderman Thompson Singapore
  • Identified project requirements, wrote costing exercises, and owned project timelines.
  • Managed resources across multiple project initiatives.
  • Facilitated the work and relationships between teams, finding and securing project resources to meet projects deliverable.
  • Handled the sourcing, negotiating, and managing of suppliers, vendors, and freelancers.
  • Managed multiple projects and to coordinates with people across different time zones.
  • Tracked progress on projects and ensures teams are aware of key milestone dates. Communicated issues related to staying on schedule.
  • Reviewed and scheduled progress reports to obtain personnel, material, and equipment needs in a manner consistent with requirements, budgeted costs, and timely deliveries.
  • Reviewed, assigned, and tracked change requests. Identified whether the altered requirements will involve extra time, cost, and resources.
  • Managed all aspects of the project within budgetary parameters to client’s satisfaction, while maintaining good working relationships with internal teams, vendors, and clients.
  • Identified areas for improvement within processes and recommends process optimization.
  • Projects: websites, microsites, e-commerce, CMS, mobile app, social media, video production, EDMs/newsletters, print, events, and customer experience.
  • Brands: Microsoft, Xbox, adidas, Reebok, Energizer, Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, P&G (SK-II ASEAN and Safeguard CN), Langham Hospitality Group, Republic of Singapore Navy, and AIA.
Mar 2011 - Sep 2016 5 years 6 months
Project Manager & Tech Lead
Wunderman
  • Led the digital productions for Microsoft (Global and Regional), Xbox (APAC), Reckitt Benckiser, GSK Philippines, and other retained projects and ensured high-quality service that resulted to consistent high CSAT scores.
  • Managed a team of developers and team leads and was in charge of managing the team's utilization, performance, upskilling, and professional growth.
  • Functioned as subject matter expert for Microsoft.com and Microsoft Enterprise portal.
  • Selected as part of the Microsoft.com global team and worked closely with both global and regional teams to launch the new versions of Microsoft.com in all 96 markets.
  • Sent to Wunderman India to on-board a team of digital producers and made certain that the establishment of the MSCOM centralized business in New Delhi went smoothly.
  • Helped the company surpassed its annual revenue target by supporting on a pitch which led to the first global project of Wunderman Manila.
  • Worked the way up to lead a global account of 72 markets. One of the key persons in transitioning the Microsoft Enterprise to a centralized business in Manila.
  • Represented Manila in global SME's discussions and initiatives intended to further improve internal business processes. Provided support and training to other developers from both within SMSC Manila and other SMSC centers around the globe.
  • Slashed the production time of the EDM development for 72 markets by 86.36% by leading the team in finding innovative solutions to further improve our processes and service delivery, which instigated the development of an automation tool for EDM.
  • Helped transition the production work for Xbox from Singapore to Manila office and was in charge of hiring and setting up a team of digital producers and developers to support Xbox business in Asia Pacific region. The overall rating of Wunderman Xbox team grew by 20.1 points since after the transition. Helped the team achieve this by working closely with the accounts management team in Singapore and ensure smooth and successful campaign executions across Asia Pacific region.
  • Undergone Stretch Factor Programs and recognized as high potential staff for four consecutive years.
  • Platforms: CSP Authoring, Compass, Adobe Experience Manager, and Umbraco.
  • Brands: Microsoft (Global), Xbox (APAC), and GSK.

Education

Jun 2005 - Mar 2009 3 years 9 months
BSc, Information Technology
Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Manila

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