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Omaha, Ne, Us

Release Train Engineer for the Finance & Actuarial ART

San Francisco, California, Us

Englewood, Colorado, Us

Omaha, Ne, Us

Develop and maintain high performing agile teams that provide quality and timely delivery of new technological solutions such as Windows OS, O365, Microsoft Azure, SharePoint, Team Foundation Server, VDI and more. Develop, execute and maintain staffing and training plans to ensure the teams are appropriately staffed and able to provide the technical skills needed to support the enterprise. Facilitate Infrastructure and Operations, Manager, and Agile Project Manager “Community of Practice” that sets standards, provides shared knowledge opportunities, and oversees improvements to those specific areas of IT. Lead strategic IS objectives that drive improvements necessary to serve the enterprise. Maintain relationships across the organization to ensure consistency of practices and processes. Provide leadership and mentoring to team members on behaviors, processes and techniques required to successfully deliver value to the organization. Remove impediments, manage risks and resolve issues. Manage and balance the Infrastructure hardware/software budget and stable team budgets.

Omaha, Ne, Us

Department: Information TechnologyTeam: Flex Delivery Team & Connecture TeamIn this position I facilitate highly collaborative Information Technology teams delivering business solutions. I am an agile team leader focused on the scheduling and facilitation of Agile Ceremonies such as Daily Stand Up, Post-Stand Up, Sprint Design, Demo and Retrospectives. Additional, I partner with the Product Owner in Release Planning, Grooming, and Pre-Sprint Planning. I take responsibility for the identification, escalation and removal of Team and Enterprise impediments. Independently, I plan and hold Crucial Conversations with members of the Leadership Triangle, Team Members and Peers to address violations of Core Values and Norms. I mentor Associates and Level I Agile Project Managers to encourage growth toward high performance all while supporting and following the agile standards and best practices.

Omaha, Ne, Us

Department: IT Brawndo Delivery TeamBridges the gap between the IT and the Business Collaborates with business units, information technology teams (e.g. Systems Analyst, Developers, Data Analyst) who are responsible for providing detailed system requirements to fulfill the business unit’s needs and deliver industry market competitive analysis and performance benchmarks.Critically evaluates information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding and distinguish user requests from the underlying true need. Facilitates user story sessions with Agile Development Teams and Business units decomposing epics, themes, features, and user stories to identify tasks and level of effort associated with business requirements. Uses strong analytical and operational business process skills, including thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements. Mentors Junior Business Analysts and challenges them to develop as leaders while serving as a role model. Participates in the development and maintenance of current and future state business architectures, driven by executive management vision and strategic direction. Reviews process measurement results and makes recommendations to business units and senior management for new process improvements or business process engineering efforts. Facilitate As-Is and To-Be process session providing business process expertise to project teams and operational areas. Assists project teams with scoping of projects based on business process impact and challenging business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plan. Participates in all Agile Software Development Team meetings and ceremonies. Acts as a proxy on behalf of the Product Owner attending meetings and providing direction on the assigned initiatives.

Omaha, Ne, Us

Position: 2014 Secretary 2013 Professional Growth & Development Chair Our goal is to become a vital development resource for Mutual of Omaha as an ERG. In a way that:Provides opportunities for networking across business units Increases Mutual of Omaha involvement in the community Helps members meet and sustain personal and professional goals Prepares members for leadership positions by providing opportunities to develop and utilize leadership skills Increases program availability to associates outside of Home Office location Provides external recognition of Mutual of Omaha and associates So that: Mutual is able to attract, retain and develop diverse talent to build our team of leaders for the future.

Omaha, Ne, Us

Collaborate with customers to elicit requirements that are clear and comprehensive for assigned projects or tasks. Document current business process flows, recommending innovative possible solutions and implementing the best alternative to meet the business objectives effectively, eliminating rework, redundancy and unnecessary work. Partner with I/S analysts to define solutions and resolve technical issues. Provide estimated work effort for all tasks to be completed for a project assignment. Plan, coordinate and organize work within team and with other departments that includes developing realistic timelines through efficient preplanning and organization and monitoring tasks and deliverables to ensure deadlines are achieved. Perform requirements testing through development of thorough test plans, executing the test plan, documenting any problems encountered and approving the changes for implementation. Contribute to developing and maintaining customer relationships through positive working relationships with internal and external individuals.

Omaha, Ne, Us

Responsibilities: Analyze and review Life Insurance policies for errors in order to ensure quality standards are met and maintained. Served as the primary trainer for all new associates in the Life New Business Department. Conduct training sessions for up to 30 associates showcasing new policies or procedures. Analyze and review applications to ensure accurate information is received. Provide customer service support to clients, agents, account executives, underwriters and more. Prepare and send legal documentation to clients in regards to cancellations, reinstatements, problems and more. Utilize applications in Peoplesoft to research accounting issues and take corrective action if necessary. Create and update current policy procedures along with updated training materials. Recommended and implemented policy and procedure changes. Provide assistance with personal development in the department through mentoring and committees. Manage various projects as assigned by management.  Emerging Leaders Network Member Professional Growth & Development Committee Member Leader of Work/Life Balance Committee with a mission to increase worker retention and a positive atmosphere. Completion of LOMA 280

Omaha, Ne, Us

TRAINING AND QUALITY/ASSURANCE (2012 to PRESENT)Update Training material for Issue Analyst team, create new training material, conduct training sessions of 1-6 new assoicates, conduct one on one training sessions, act as lead issue analyst, perform quality audit checks, and perform all issue analyst duties listed below. ISSUE ANALYST 2009 to 2011Issue Life insurance policies, respond to customer inquiries via phone and email, cancel policies, prepare documents to send to clients, create and update current policy procedures, create training documentation, develop process improvements and management of various projects.

In charge of issuing, rating, endorsing and reviewing commercial auto insurance policies. Involved in many aspects of testing software programs our company created which includes creative thinking for new user friendly programs. Responsible for making sure all state specific forms in regards to cancellation have been sent out with proper advanced notice. Other various administrative duties as assigned by underwriters.

Master'S Degree, Management Information Systems, It Project Management

Masters, Human Resources Management

Bs, Business Administration

Education record

Education record

Masters, Executive Coaching