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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington

• Edited KPMG's latest (2024) point of view on the "Future of IT"• Advise tech leaders on strategy & operating model topics• Offer end-to-end services from strategy to detailed design to implementation• Lead global community representing 1,200+ KPMG IT strategy & op. model consultants• Serve as product manager for KPMG's "Future-Ready IT Operating Model" design target• Consulted by 30+ enterprises so far across industries in public & private sectors• Found $100M+ in cumulative total cost savings for clients• Improved CMMI rating by at least 1 level in key capabilities with each operating model design• Work with leading IT management solutions from ServiceNow, Microsoft, and Apptio

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Led Agile business analysis for an eCommerce transformation program• Negotiated vendor partnerships to met business objectives• Conducted business readiness assessments to mobilize and align resources

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Minneapolis, Mn

• Managed and mentored team of four Business Analysts• Provided work direction to team of eight UAT Quality Analysts• Successfully brought seven initiatives from ideation to implementation, two at program level• Provided advice to PMO leadership to build Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE)• Introduced UML Use Case deliverable as component of program requirements gathering process• Determined and enforced requirements documentation approach for each project• Handled requirements gathering with managers and senior stakeholders in operations, customer service, policy, risk, legal and marketing• Interfaced directly with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac policy, technology, analysis and relationship managers• Directed activity between Business Analysts and their partners in technology development, testing and business operations• Led efforts to quickly evaluate timing and feasibility of policy proposals made by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac• Organized User Acceptance Testing (UAT) through HP Quality Center (QC) and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)• Produced data models to visually demonstrate requirements• Maintained analysis artifacts using Sharepoint 2007

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Organized and led group of Business Analysts that gathered requirements for retention and uplift of brokerage data warehouses for move to new broker-dealer platform• Elicited & documented requirements for: --> First Ameriprise-owned application to be integrated with new broker-dealer platform--> System to report sensitive trading data to FINRA & SEC• Presented requirements and change requests to steering committee composed of senior leadership from customer service, operations, UX/UI, legal, compliance, marketing, technology and testing• Built wireframes that functionally exhibit requirements for two application user interfaces using iRise v8.0.4 modeling software• Documented CSS and impaired user accessibility requirements from marketing group• Held focus group sessions to clarify needs from users in field• Tested non-functional requirements (page load time, usability, etc.) in simulated field environment• Designed & led User Acceptance Testing using HP Quality Center (QC)

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Successfully delivered two projects - one for critical launch and another to update key web service• Collaborated with global teams from UX/UI, tech development, operations, customer service and project management• Participated in analysis estimation at ideation• Wrote functional requirements that included screenshots and messaging from UX/UI, code samples from development and Use Cases to tie it together• Considered and authored business analysis department decisions regarding urgent, customer-facing concerns

• Wrote grant application that won $50,000 from Iowa Demonstration Fund in 1Q 2011 to market flagship touch interface technology for Windows touchscreen devices to OEMs at four industry tradeshows See Link: http://siliconprairienews.com/2011/04/buyercompass-syncbak-and-thinix-awarded-demonstration-fund-grants/• Designed and handled delivery of company’s funding request presentations to Technology and Commercialization Committees that serve the Iowa Demonstration Fund• Led efforts to coordinate business activity with Iowa Business Accelerators and state administrators• Managed recruitment activities, which included job description drafting/posting, pre-screening and interviewing to hire full-time and intern software developers• Wrote grant application to request $150,000 from the Iowa Demonstration Fund in 3Q 2010 to finalize and market software for programs at schools that provide laptops to K-12 students

Ames, Iowa

• Managed twelve officer administration that governs nationally-acclaimed ISU Greek community• Developed mechanism to track team and individual officer goals and accomplishments

Iowa State University | Ames, Iowa

Students Exchanging Resources Volunteering In Charitable Events• Created SERVICE to organize charities at College of Business at Iowa State University• Twice organized fifty+ volunteers representing seven Business Organizations to clean College of Business after building maintenance budget was cut• Led efforts to raise five hundred dollars and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis and MS Society• Raffled gift baskets for United Ames, which then used proceeds to become official non-profit organization

Iowa State University | Ames, Iowa

• Exceeded membership recruitment goal to increase Chapter’s size by twenty-four men to make for the best recruitment season in ten years• Organized celebration of Chapter’s 100th Anniversary with Alumni, resulting in $20,000 fundraising drive

Iowa State University | Ames, Iowa

• Revived leadership of more than 80 members after coordinating efforts that led to an award-winning 60% increase in Chapter membership, which overtook year’s goal in three weeks• Worked to establish marketing unit that brought membership up 50% from record in 2008

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, (Majors In Management And International Business; Minors In Finance And Spanish)

Activities and Societies: Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Psi, SERVICE, Interfraternity Council, Eller Ethics Case Competition (Lead.

Spanish Language Immersion, Spanish

Study abroad in Valencia, Spain.

High School Diploma