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Shoreview, Mn, Us

Shoreview, Mn, Us

Suburban East Conference (SEC) MSHSL Section 4 (Mounds View) & Section 5 (Irondale)Lead and develop a team of over 30 plus coaching staff to advance each athlete to the best of their ability.Convey and demonstrate the importance of accountability, etiquette, and relationship building while promoting competition and sportsmanship.Advanced two athletes to the 2018 state meet with successful finishes.Advanced one athlete to the 2019 state meet in which he won and is the 2019 alpine ski state champion.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Strengthening the bond between IT and the business by focusing on people, process, and technology. Demonstrate and lead the team in providing 1:1, business level, and organization level support as it relates to technology and business goals. Helping to re-define the business analyst role in the automotive industry by developing talent, forging new processes, and establishing protocol. System administrator for proprietary and vendor-owned applications and technology including DMS, CRM, and telephony which include CDK, Mitel and eLead.Successfully led the deployment, of Microsoft Office 365 to 800 users, all-new telephony to 600 users across 12 locations, and migrated shared folders to SharePoint Online. I provided timely communication, training, and post go-live support to ensure adoption and a positive experience.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Lead and support IT projects within Carousel Motor Group as a Project Manager / Business Analyst. Build relationships with dealership network and key individuals within. Grow current vendor connections and seek out new industry technologies and identify trends. Drive departmental and organization priorities while aligning to strategic road map in advancing vision to achieve $1 Billion in annual revenue.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Consulted as a Business Systems Analyst at Ameriprise in the Service Delivery business area for the $4.1 billion asset class / JHS Capital Advisors acquisition and integration project.Developed and wrote test cases.Executed multi-step if/then test cases to completion.Logged defects in Quality Center.Worked with IT developers to understand and resolve defects.Performed regression testing of large sample size.Provided daily communication to Project Manager and Stakeholders of progress and roadblocks.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Supported Target as a Payments Lead working on both credit authorization and settlement for 3rd party tender and REDcards. Advanced projects between the business, Target technical teams and vendors by fostering a collaborative environment as well as manage incidents that impacted guests and Target teams.Served as a project manager in partnership with key stakeholders through risk identification and issue management, through all phases of the project/development life cycle including negotiating mutually beneficial solutions with vendor and client partners and prioritize involvement in decisions.Led enterprise-wide software integrations including consulting, documentation, testing (SIT, PIT, UAT) and operational finance and accounting business planning for implementation of the $100M EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) initiative.Provided in-the-moment and ongoing audit support across numerous channels including SOX, PCI, internal and compliance.Co-authored a “Playbook” for use by operations department to support Target’s Point of Sale system in critical downtime periods which resulted in increased recovery time and decreased loss of sales.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

As a system administrator, promoted the use and development of RSA's Archer eGRC software (SaaS) across the enterprise. Worked as project manager between Target's business units with on boarding and using Archer and three offshore configuration resources to build and enhance the program.Successfully integrated legacy security event monitoring application into Archer to enhance reporting, incident management response times and manual intervention.Performed intake, requirement gathering and oversight while advancing projects and adhering to strict deadlines. Effectively managed change requests and project scope.Successfully transitioned Archer from one configuration team to another resulting in cost savings of more than $100k annually.

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Led two cross-functional operations teams on daily basis. Coached, developed and retained top talent, led organizational vision and promoted team working environment.Ushered medium and large scaled projects from scoping to implementation by consulting with and coordinating vendors, collaborating with multiple clients, testing, and communicating new product to stakeholders and employees such as new Instance Issuance machines.Supported launch of Instant Issuance credit/debit card machines to 27 branches, which included installation, testing and maintenance.Successfully implemented state-of-the-art Bill Pay software with legacy CRM application including full conversion and decommission.Identified risks and interdependencies in projects, such as new check-scanning ATM rollouts, including scheduling of four vendors sequentially and safeguarding company assets.Led rollout of PIN debit cards and network conversion for 75K cardholders, which resulted in larger network availability, increased transaction security and a lift in income for the organization.Analyzed member trends, ensuring adequate product supply.Planned, prepared, and executed three annual audits in Card Services and Operations departments, reducing findings and increasing organizational security.Launched online bill pay for 125K members which resulted in a 70% adoption rate.

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Assisted membership of 135,000 with banking and consumer lending needs. Managed numerous files simultaneously, decisioned credit reporting and scheduled and conducted mortgage closings.Remained current with lending trends, ensuring adherence to regulations and compliance risks.Analyzed and made recommendations on investments and retirement planning.Created framework for continuous partnership with members by actively listening and setting clear next steps for achieving goals.Individualized services to members, tailoring products to exceed expectations.

Shoreview, Mn, Us

Demonstrated technique and form while promoting team unity, individual development and sportsmanship.Took teams and individuals to state tournament each season with successful finishes.

B.A., Communications, Communications/P.R., Meteorology, Geography

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