Carolyn Tanaka is a strategic operations executive with 15+ years driving technology transformation and program management excellence for Fortune 500 companies including Estée Lauder Companies, Creative Artists Agency, TelePacific Communications, and UCLA.

As Executive Director at Estée Lauder, she led the operational re-engineering of a global $6B brand, spearheaded a $300M modernization initiative that earned a CEO Equity Award, and architected enterprise PMO frameworks that accelerated program delivery by 30% across top revenue-generating portfolios.

A PMP-certified leader with deep expertise in Agile and Lean methodologies, Carolyn currently serves as Board Member and Vice President of Strategy, Data Analytics & Internal Consulting for the Project Management Institute's NYC Chapter, where she leads strategic planning and data-driven decision-making for 4,000+ members.

Through JPaxi Consulting, LLC she brings this Fortune 500 rigor to small and medium-sized businesses, delivering the decisive leadership, operational frameworks, and marketing sophistication that transform ambitious growth plans into measurable results.