KATHLEEN STECHER
Kathleen S. Stecher
29 West 138th Street, New York, NY 10037
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Professional Experience and Achievements
2013 – Present Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY
Project Manager/Special Projects Producer (2019 – present)
Oversee and manage budget of $600K+, responsible for expending project plans to facilitate collaboration between leading scientific healthcare researchers and the Lyme disease community
• Conceptualized and produced Mount Sinai’s LymeMIND Virtual Conference in partnership with the Alexander and Steven Cohen Lyme Initiative, which included 60 speakers and virtual audience of 23,000+
• Planned and executed launch event for the Hasso Plattner Institute-Mount Sinai of Digital Health which included devising the program for the day’s event; signing ceremony, liaison with PR and press, VIP presentations, tour of digital health Lab100 and breakout sessions.
• Responsible for event logistics, venue selection, vendor negotiation, and external marketing and collaborating with cross functional team of PR, web design, and event coordinators
• Designed LymeMIND interactive microsite and LymeMIND Virtual Conference 2020 program brochure. Planned and coordinated the LymeMIND Story Booth to record patient’s, doctor’s, and researcher’s personal stories with Lyme disease
• Designed, managed, updated the LymeMIND website
Chief of Staff – Dr. Joel Dudley Lab/The Institute for Next Generation Healthcare (2013 – 2019)
Oversaw all operations of the Dudley Lab and The Institute for Next Generation Healthcare with staff of 30+
• Developed operating expense budgets for the Dudley Lab and INGH
• Created processes, guidelines, and itineraries for all international travel for speaking and research engagements
• Created new processes for new employee orientation to more efficiently onboard staff in collaboration with human resources and IT
• Initiated the Lyme patient art gallery for the LymeMIND Conference 2019
• Oversaw special projects for the Institute including scientific retreats and “shark tank” programs, resulting in a startup company for a home ovulation kit
2007 – 2013 Sneakers Software, Inc./DVMAX New York, NY
Co-Founder and COO
Oversaw strategy and operations for veterinary electronic medical records software system with revenue of 3M+,scaling to 700+ clinics with staff of 25
• Directed business operations, human resources, legal, finance, customer service, physical plant, and sales
• Initiated long term visionary and financial goals, by reviewing overhead needs, personnel, and the development of a 401K and healthcare programs
• Planned and executed budgeting and finance goals, mapping out sales strategy and volume targets
• Responsible for all recruitment, hiring, and training of employees nationwide for sales, customer service, IT, and administrative positions
• Negotiated and drafted company’s customer and vendor contracts in conjunction with legal team
• Developed and streamlined office procedures including software upgrades, trade shows, customer and vendor payments
Education
SUNY Empire State College, New York, NY – Bachelor of Science – Business Management
Proficient platforms
HopIn, Miro, Basecamp, Trello, WordPress, QuickBooks, Microsoft Suite
Kathleen S. Stecher
29 West 138th Street, New York, NY 10037
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Professional Experience and Achievements
2013 – Present Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY
Project Manager/Special Projects Producer (2019 – present)
Oversee and manage budget of $600K+, responsible for expending project plans to facilitate collaboration between leading scientific healthcare researchers and the Lyme disease community
• Conceptualized and produced Mount Sinai’s LymeMIND Virtual Conference in partnership with the Alexander and Steven Cohen Lyme Initiative, which included 60 speakers and virtual audience of 23,000+
• Planned and executed launch event for the Hasso Plattner Institute-Mount Sinai of Digital Health which included devising the program for the day’s event; signing ceremony, liaison with PR and press, VIP presentations, tour of digital health Lab100 and breakout sessions.
• Responsible for event logistics, venue selection, vendor negotiation, and external marketing and collaborating with cross functional team of PR, web design, and event coordinators
• Designed LymeMIND interactive microsite and LymeMIND Virtual Conference 2020 program brochure. Planned and coordinated the LymeMIND Story Booth to record patient’s, doctor’s, and researcher’s personal stories with Lyme disease
• Designed, managed, updated the LymeMIND website
Chief of Staff – Dr. Joel Dudley Lab/The Institute for Next Generation Healthcare (2013 – 2019)
Oversaw all operations of the Dudley Lab and The Institute for Next Generation Healthcare with staff of 30+
• Developed operating expense budgets for the Dudley Lab and INGH
• Created processes, guidelines, and itineraries for all international travel for speaking and research engagements
• Created new processes for new employee orientation to more efficiently onboard staff in collaboration with human resources and IT
• Initiated the Lyme patient art gallery for the LymeMIND Conference 2019
• Oversaw special projects for the Institute including scientific retreats and “shark tank” programs, resulting in a startup company for a home ovulation kit
2007 – 2013 Sneakers Software, Inc./DVMAX New York, NY
Co-Founder and COO
Oversaw strategy and operations for veterinary electronic medical records software system with revenue of 3M+,scaling to 700+ clinics with staff of 25
• Directed business operations, human resources, legal, finance, customer service, physical plant, and sales
• Initiated long term visionary and financial goals, by reviewing overhead needs, personnel, and the development of a 401K and healthcare programs
• Planned and executed budgeting and finance goals, mapping out sales strategy and volume targets
• Responsible for all recruitment, hiring, and training of employees nationwide for sales, customer service, IT, and administrative positions
• Negotiated and drafted company’s customer and vendor contracts in conjunction with legal team
• Developed and streamlined office procedures including software upgrades, trade shows, customer and vendor payments
Education
SUNY Empire State College, New York, NY – Bachelor of Science – Business Management
Proficient platforms
HopIn, Miro, Basecamp, Trello, WordPress, QuickBooks, Microsoft Suite