Lisbeth Immel

Immel Technology Advisors, Virtual Organization 09/23 – Present Owner and CEO  Independent consultant specializing in client-side services including project management, change management, testing support, communication & training execution, planning for production transition and process optimization. 

CrossVue, Virtual Organization 06/17 – 06/23 Partner, 01/20 – 06/23 Director, 06/17 – 12/19  Served as key member of the Executive Leadership Team, guiding a successful consulting firm.  Managed, developed, coached, and led a team of 150 consultants as part of Implementation Services product line, which achieved Workday recognition of 3 Innovation Awards.  Expanded a Workday professional services practice from 14 to over 230 professionals with consistent YOY sales growth of 25-30% through expansion of clients and market presence.  Led successful delivery of over 90 Workday Implementations over a 6-year period including Platform, HCM, FINs, in various business entities.  Charged with customer satisfaction of implementations, served as an escalation point, and accountable for internal metrics for utilization, retention, and project margin  Implemented people, process, and technology changes based on strategic roadmaps which increased efficiencies, improved SOX controls, and increased business value.  Oversaw Center of Excellence, across both functional and technical disciplines, and ensured projects completed on time and on budget.  Collaborated with other key team members regarding hiring strategy and execution, staffing and load balancing, performance management, sales demand, and workforce planning.   Hired and onboarded over 80 new team members in the second half of 2022 to address rapid expansion of business opportunities.  Collaborated with sales team on new sales opportunities as a practice leader and PMO/Financials SME.  Served as Executive Sponsor for internal Diversity and Inclusion Council. 

Freddie Mac, McLean, VA 08/03 – 05/17 Business Analysis Director/Business Initiatives Director, 03/08 – 05/17 Business Projects Director, 09/04 – 02/08 Senior Business Projects Manager, 08/03 – 08/04  Directed and mentored a team of 85 professionals which provided reporting capabilities, change management, and production support for Finance division business applications.  Managed Finance Program Management Office responsible for initiative budgets up to $32M and ensured portfolio objectives were achieved within scope, schedule, and budget.  Provided monthly portfolio status updates to CFO and key Finance division executives.  Managed SOX compliance processes and ensured deployments to SOX applications met control standards and mitigated risk to Financial close.  Directed strategic initiatives, tactical enhancements, and break fixes regarding business operational readiness, and change management compliance for multiple applications.  Supervised third party vendor scope and deliverables for large initiatives, ensured contractual obligations were met within initiative timeline and budget.  Served as Finance representative on Enterprise level working groups for policy development related to Information Risk, Privacy, Data Governance, Information Security, and RIM.  Led cross-functional teams established to successfully remediate audit findings identified by internal audit team.  Established internal organization which supported Finance division by developing high performing teams skilled in reporting tools, change management methodologies, and controls.  Supported applications from project inception through baseline support and controlled execution for more than 50 applications, through use of technical expertise and teams.  Led numerous cross-divisional technology efforts, successfully migrated over 500 users to new platforms, and technologies. 

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., McLean, VA and Miami, FL 04/00 – 08/03 Associate, 09/02 – 08/03, Senior Consultant, 09/01 – 08/02 Consultant, 04/00 – 08/01 Freddie Mac, McLean, VA 05/94 – 03/00 Business Analyst II

George Washington University - Masters in Information Technology

George Mason University - Bachelors in Finance