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Nine years of increasing responsibility managing strategic, multi-million dollar projects and programs to completion on time and within budget. Specialties: - Strategic Program and Project Management - Supervising and Facilitation of Cross-Functional Teams - Relationship Building - Service/Client Facing - Customer Experience/Trust and Safety - Engineering and Technical Solutions - Logistics - Budget Development and Tracking - Continuous Process Improvement Masters in Business Administration - Pepperdine University I live to network.

Project Manager @ - Planning and execution of global operations projects within the Trust and Safety organization to promote efficiency and quality of experience for Airbnb hosts and guests - Planning, coordination and execution of IT-related systems and tools for customer support and Trust and Safety organization - Cross-functional coordination of Trust and Safety initiatives to other parts of Airbnb's organization From August 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) San Francisco Bay AreaSenior Program Manager @ Senior program management for commercial and residential customer solar and renewable energy programs. Focus is on solar and renewable energy interconnecting to PG&E’s electric grid to drive adoption of new energy sources. - Program management and administration of New Solar Homes Partnership (NSHP) program - Improving customer experience in partnership with various teams across the company - Evangelize internally and externally the company's renewable and solar energy programs - Engage and provide communication and training to teams supporting the customer programs - Execute key projects to improve customer engagement and satisfaction - Direct communication and marketing for customer outreach and program changes From January 2014 to August 2014 (8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaSupervising Program Manager @ Program manager and operations lead for execution of $25 million program involving over 300 projects per year with strict compliance deadlines, restrictions and budgets - Matrix management of cross-functional team of engineers, consultants, contractors and inspectors - Identify and facilitate initiatives to lower costs and increase efficiencies. Lowered project costs 15 – 25% - Identify internal and external large scale program issues and design solutions using iterative processes - Create and manage project and program level budgets and forecasts - Develop and prepare detailed and high-level reports to monitor and summarize work and communicate status and health of the program From April 2013 to December 2013 (9 months) San Ramon, CAProject Manager @ Calleguas Municipal Water District, a California municipal water district, provides quality supplemental water through the acquisition and distribution of both regional and locally developed water in an environmentally and economically responsible manner. Promoted to manage design and construction of water transmission projects up to $25 million from inception to delivery. - Supervised cross-functional teams of consultants, engineers, designers, contractors, inspectors and other technical and business personnel - Managed up to 15 multi-year projects per year in various phases with strict deadlines, budgets and regulations - Established and maintained relationships with external businesses, suppliers, vendors and the public - Prepared and negotiated contracts, agreements, budgets, programs, schedules and critical deadlines resulting in 30% average costs savings and on-time projects - Reviewed technical information to verify completeness and accuracy - Conducted daily communication with team to ensure quality, timeliness and cost effectiveness - Technical writing and public presentations - Implemented and improved design, engineering, administrative, business and operations processes From June 2010 to March 2013 (2 years 10 months) Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaAssociate Project Manager @ Promoted to manage design and construction of water transmission projects up to $10 million. - Developed and designed strategies for major projects and processes - Prepared and delivered technical and non-technical presentations to a wide range of audiences internally and externally From July 2008 to June 2010 (2 years) Thousand Oaks, CAAssistant Project Manager @ - Managed evaluation and management of two major emergency pipeline repairs - Provided project management support to peer Project Managers during their extended leaves From August 2006 to July 2008 (2 years) Thousand Oaks, CA

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management and Leadership @ Pepperdine University, The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management From 2009 to 2012 Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering @ University of California, Santa Barbara From 2002 to 2006 Shonna Sommer, MBA is skilled in: Project Management, Management, Leadership, Engineering, Networking, Project Planning, Program Management, Cross-functional Team..., Environmental..., Technical Writing, Energetic team player, Technical Translation, Microsoft Office, Highly Dedicated, Setting Priorities, PowerPoint, Summarizing Information, Public Speaking, Negotiation, Project Coordination, Strategic Planning, Time Management, Technical Presentations, Outstanding..., Facilitations, Highly motivated..., Business Understanding, Presenter, Creative Solutions, Easy to Talk to, Problem Solving, Delegation, Organization, Accountability, Team-oriented, Motivational Speaking, Coordination, Communication, Facilitation