Barbara Sullivan Email & Phone Number

West Palm Beach, Florida

* Created a standardized product development process optimized for maximum efficiency by collaborating with the Engineering and Program Management departments as well as upper management* Generated new reporting and first-time visibility into key metrics providing a solid foundation for business decisions by consolidating data from over 100 internal SharePoint subsites and 600 products* Led a multidepartment team on a project to optimize the product development process by identifying efficiencies, removing roadblocks, improving communication and increasing speed to market

* Led project team preparing for the acquisition of the Saxon Mortgage portfolio containing more than 80,000 loans* Managed preparations for acquisition of the Litton loan portfolio including third party vendor coordination* Introduced the discipline of Project Management and created custom tracking and reporting templates

* Optimized BankAtlantic system environment for an estimated annual savings approaching $250,000* Developed custom database for the Project Management Office, reducing reporting effort by 60%* Created a stoplight report capturing deviation to baseline schedule and budget

* Facilitated implementation of $56.5 million in cost reductions in 2003* Key member in developing a database to track cost reduction projects more efficiently* Achieved 126% of the 2003 budget target for material usage savings* Supported value engineering workshops resulting in $821,000 of material savings* Optimized structure of key meetings to increase efficiency and drive open issues to closure* Managed cost reduction program for product development engineering department* Developed strategy to target high potential products for cost reduction design changes* Rolled out new process for tracking status to ensure launches occurred on schedule* Organized and facilitated cost reduction workshops, which identified $6.724 million in material savings* Initiated and facilitated brainstorming sessions with cross-functional team members* Acted as QS9000 Champion overseeing my group and assisting with quality audit preparation