Andrew Ross Email & Phone Number

Auburn, Ca, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Technology manager leading a development team responsible for building vital components in a system-to-system conversion of over 140k loans in servicing, representing $105 billion in volume. • Direct manager for over 40 onshore and offshore contractors and FTEs to provide top-notch level 2 system support while collaborating on the data retention and decommissioning activities of the First Republic Bank acquisition.• Technical owner for over 130 residential and commercial lending products and integrations developed in-house or via vendor solutions.• SME for information security assessments acting as principal resource responsible for security and system architecture reviews and, when necessary, to remediate threat assessments promptly to solve any vulnerabilities.• Lead Data Analyst delivering extracts and reports to satisfy audits, exams, and general data requests from internal company resources and federal agencies such as the CFPB, OCC, and FDIC.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

• Key technology driver in strategic planning to support growth and compliance initiatives related to the Bank's commercial and residential loan origination and servicing systems. Partnered and collaborated with various lines of business to execute a common technology roadmap.• Core Banking System Replacement: Managed core banking API and services development using Agile methodology with modern stack and BPM workflows. Technical Project Managersuccessfully integrating the Bank's loan origination and servicing systems using in-house developed APIs, services, and Python ETL scripts. • Loan Origination System (LOS) Replacement: Team Lead in developing APIs, ETL, and vendor data extracts and providing L2 support for our LOS replacement project. Drove data mapping effort to post merged data from two live LOS systems into our operational data store, saving hundreds of resource hours.• Software Engineering Manager supervising onshore and offshore resources, including development, QA, production support, and data analysts to improve efficiencies in loan origination, lending operations, lending compliance, and loan servicing, saving the Bank over $2MM annually through automation. Adopted a NoOps "you build it, you run it" team structure for modern stack development.• Partnered with testing engineers, architects, business analysts, systems analysts, information security engineers, and support teams to ensure proper delivery execution and adherence to SDLC guidelines.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Loan Origination System developer and analyst supporting the Banks Lending Services and Lending Strategy teams. Drove integration initiatives and spearheaded design for continuous process improvement and zero-defect implementations.

• Primary developer of flagship loan origination systems, including point-of-sale, processing, underwriting, closing, post-closing, tracking, and reporting functionality.• Deep analysis and research into Local, State, and Federal regulatory compliance issues affecting mortgage banking operations, financial calculations, and policy implementation into our flagship software application.• Developed FannieMae and Freddie Mac Automated Underwriting integration and maintained required certifications and upgrades.• Successfully migrated 100% of our customers from non-revenue-generating service interfaces to paid transactional interfaces.• Authored user’s guide, technical white papers, and training manuals• Managed help desk staff.• Hosted dozens of onsite and webinar-based training sessions.• Primary speaker at the Company's emerging technology and training seminars.

• Created in-house IT department and completely overhauled company accounting systems and procedures• Successfully developed and deployed company-wide loan origination software systems, including point-of-sale loan processing and closing document preparation systems• Procured, installed and maintained computer networking hardware and software applications, including accounting systems• Increased efficiencies in payroll, mortgage processing and futures hedging department• Acted as a liaison with CFO to meet internal audit deadlines, industry-required audits and quality control audits• Managed accounting staff, prepared tax and financial statements, supervised payroll for 80+ employees and maintained borrower trust accounts per California DRE guidelines

Bs, Business Administration, Finance

Aa, Business Administration