Lina Calin

As a dig­i­tal project man­ag­er, I apply my pas­sions for psy­chol­o­gy, empa­thy, and the human side of project man­age­ment to dri­ve my suc­cess as a project lead. Whether lead­ing design projects, web­site builds, dig­i­tal mar­ket­ing projects, or cus­tom appli­ca­tion builds, I believe that empow­er­ing my team with effec­tive work­flow process­es, devel­op­ing pow­er­ful con­nec­tions with project stake­hold­ers, and com­mu­ni­cat­ing with hon­esty and com­pas­sion help direct project suc­cess that lasts well beyond prod­uct launch. 

I believe that project man­age­ment is a lead­er­ship role, and as lead­ers we should first and fore­most be good ser­vants and great lis­ten­ers. I love to embar­rass my team with exu­ber­ant affir­ma­tion and I am firm­ly in the camp of ​“Uses Too Many Excla­ma­tion Points.”

Out­side of work, I love explor­ing every­thing culi­nary! I author a food blog, cook for my com­mu­ni­ty, enjoy good bour­bon and red wine, and spend as much time as I can in my city’s bur­geon­ing restau­rant scene. I also love sun­ny days on Vir­gini­a’s gor­geous James Riv­er, dab­bling in home crafts, and snug­gling with my spoiled kit­ten, Ava.

Skills

• Empa­thet­ic peo­ple management
• Draft­ing and imple­ment­ing improved project man­age­ment processes
• Cul­ti­vat­ing rela­tion­ships with cross-func­tion­al project stakeholders
• Time man­age­ment and prioritization
• De-esca­lat­ing cri­sis situations
• Resource man­age­ment
• Risk man­age­ment
• Atten­tion to detail

Experience

• Project Man­ag­er, Sparkbox
  March 2019 — present

• Dig­i­tal Project Man­ag­er, Fos­ter Made
  Decem­ber 2015 — March 2019

• Account & Project Man­ag­er, Whit­ting­ton Consulting
  June 2013 — Decem­ber 2015

• Account & Project Man­ag­er, Micheal Sparks Design
  May 2012 — June 2013