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• Led the operational readiness workstream during the creation of the PNC Mobile Accept product, driving the development of underwriting, customer service, and risk monitoring capabilities• Coordinated collaboration among over 250 stakeholders across multiple lines of business, subsidiaries, and vendors to ensure effective project execution and delivery• Valued for exceptional listening and problem-solving abilities, consistently understanding complex issues and facilitating consensus… Show more • Led the operational readiness workstream during the creation of the PNC Mobile Accept product, driving the development of underwriting, customer service, and risk monitoring capabilities• Coordinated collaboration among over 250 stakeholders across multiple lines of business, subsidiaries, and vendors to ensure effective project execution and delivery• Valued for exceptional listening and problem-solving abilities, consistently understanding complex issues and facilitating consensus among diverse stakeholder groups, earning a reputation as a trusted mediator Show less

• Managed the end-to-end Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan review team of more than 800 individuals across multiple workstreams that reviewed over 119,000 loans totaling more than $17 billion in originations• Analyzed loan data to create daily program reporting for KPIs then partnered with Tableau specialists to automate the reporting as dashboards

• Designed and owned the Quality Assurance workflow for Round 1 of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)• Led an organization of 400+ individuals to complete 72,000 quality reviews of Round 1 PPP loans• Developed an excel tool to drive consistent reviews and increase efficiency which led to a 25% reduction in review time, saving a minimum of 3,000 hours of labor while reducing errors• Led an organization of 800+ individuals through a highly variable environment after being promoted… Show more • Designed and owned the Quality Assurance workflow for Round 1 of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)• Led an organization of 400+ individuals to complete 72,000 quality reviews of Round 1 PPP loans• Developed an excel tool to drive consistent reviews and increase efficiency which led to a 25% reduction in review time, saving a minimum of 3,000 hours of labor while reducing errors• Led an organization of 800+ individuals through a highly variable environment after being promoted to Operations Lead for the 2021 round of PPP loan originations• Created a complex excel tool with built in controls used for PPP Forgiveness eligibility reviews while a long-term web application was developed Show less

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Provided project status updates on priority issues to Executive VPs and COO on a bi-weekly basis• Coordinated project groups across operations, product management, and technology to implement business loan real-time booking, which improved data integrity and shortened time to book by one business day• Consistently managed 50% more projects of similar scope than peers while exceeding performance expectations

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Organize project groups across operations, product management, and technology to improve existing processes or develop new, long-term solutions• Drive the creation of business requirements to address specific technology or process changes• Present escalations of key decisions to C-Suite members and Senior Executives• Manage up to 30 projects concurrently, prioritizing my efforts and those of partners across the Bank based on each project’s criticality to the… Show more • Organize project groups across operations, product management, and technology to improve existing processes or develop new, long-term solutions• Drive the creation of business requirements to address specific technology or process changes• Present escalations of key decisions to C-Suite members and Senior Executives• Manage up to 30 projects concurrently, prioritizing my efforts and those of partners across the Bank based on each project’s criticality to the organization• Develop enhancements to procedures to contain risk across the Bank’s products and operations• Provide subject matter expertise on PNC Issues Management processes Show less

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Communicate high level challenges to Directors and VPs of PAR and MerchandisingPartner with cross-functional team members to address product or market specific needsDeveloped inventory reduction strategy that eliminated $150,000 in sales risk while reducing inventory needs by $500,000 in one of my departments. The strategy has been implemented in other departments with similar results.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Manage over $100 million in inventory annually to maximize sales and minimize working capitalIdentify macro sales opportunities and inventory risks through analysis of sales trendsCommunicate with over 650 stores to address market specific opportunities

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Created an advertising price elasticity model to identify the equilibrium between sales and marginIdentified a 30% growth opportunity in an under-invested category to which the company is now reactingReduced unproductive inventory in a negatively trending product utilizing consumer-basket research

Berkeley, California

Update and analyze standard reports ensuring accuracy and transparency in financial information.Utilize Siemen's proprietary tools to determine the profitability of a deal.Access SAP systems to gather data and create presentations of information in a clear format.