VERONICA PAYNE
Aceolution | Waymo
Alexandria,VA
1
Certification
8
years of professional experience
Building structure behind innovation through AI, operations, and project management.
Work History
Senior Autonomous Operations Lead
1 Year 6 Months- Coordinate autonomous vehicle operations supporting AI-powered testing initiatives across engineering, safety, and operations teams.
- Partner with software engineers and technical stakeholders to execute testing initiatives and resolve operational challenges.
- Identified operational bottlenecks through data analysis and implemented process improvements, enhancing workflow efficiency across teams.
- Tracked project timelines, staffing, milestones, and operational KPIs, providing leadership with weekly performance updates to inform decision-making.
- Manage training initiatives for 50+ autonomous vehicle operators while coordinating trainers, schedules, and resource allocation.
- Develop project documentation including SOPs, status reports, dashboards, operational trackers, and implementation plans.
- Facilitate cross-functional meetings to communicate project progress, identify risks, and assign action items.
- Functioned as the primary liaison between leadership, engineering, and field operations to promote project alignment and enhance communication.
Senior Media Planner
1 Year 7 Months- Coordinated integrated marketing projects across 6+ enterprise client accounts from planning through launch, enhancing campaign alignment and client satisfaction.
- Managed project timelines, deliverables, budgets exceeding $500K, and stakeholder communications.
- Facilitated collaboration between creative, analytics, media buying, and client teams to ensure successful project delivery.
- Prepared executive-level reports summarizing project performance, campaign metrics, risks, and optimization opportunities.
- Maintained project documentation including budgets, flowcharts, schedules, and campaign trackers utilizing tools like Salesforce, Monday.com , Asana and Slack.
- Monitored and optimized digital ad spend exceeding $500K, improving key performance metrics like CTR and CPC.
- Trafficked 20+ creative assets daily and maintained detailed records, reducing reporting errors and streamlining workflows.
- Managed flowcharts, insertion orders, and budgets for media buys, ensuring strategic allocation and adherence to financial targets.
- Collaborated with internal teams and vendors to ensure campaigns were executed on time and within budget.
Marketing Coordinator
2 Months- Coordinated around 8 marketing initiatives and project workflows per month, aligning efforts across multiple departments to enhance collaboration.
- Managed project calendars and communications, streamlining monthly reporting processes to support timely campaign execution.
Marketing & PR Intern
8 Months- Acted as a liaison between the student body of over 600 students and the Office of Integrated Communications, facilitating effective messaging.
- Developed campus-wide event marketing strategies twice a month, increasing student engagement and participation.
- Managed daily email and newsletter communications, keeping the campus community informed on key initiatives.
Exec Officer of Integrated Communications
2 Years 7 Months- Acted as liaison between four other student organizations and university leadership.
- Coordinated campus-wide marketing initiatives to promote events and increase student engagement.
Education
BA - Marketing & Communications
Skills
Dashboard Development
SOP Creation
Stakeholder Management
Risk Management
Vendor Collaboration
AI Tool Management
Autonomous Systems
KPI Reporting
Project Planning
Certification
- PMP (in progress) - Project Management Institute
- Project Management Foundations - LinkedIn Learning
- Data analytics - Coursera
- Email Marketing - Hubspot Academy
- SEO - Hubspot Academy
Timeline
Senior Autonomous Operations Lead
Aceolution | Waymo
01.2025 - CurrentRead More
Senior Media Planner
Bully Pulpit International
03.2023 - 10.2024Read More
Marketing Coordinator
American Academy of Otolaryngology
01.2023 - 03.2023Read More
Marketing & PR Intern
Mary Baldwin University
08.2021 - 04.2022Read More
Exec Officer of Integrated Communications
Mary Baldwin University
10.2018 - 05.2021Read More
Mary Baldwin University
BA from Marketing & Communications
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