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Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Area

Chsrlotte, Nc

Facilitated planning, execution and completion of large program deliverablesCollaborated with partners to identify underlying issues and bugs necessitating process, risk, and/or control improvementsOversaw development and execution of proposed solutions for control gaps to strengthen risk controls within processes and systemsCommunicated expected deliverables and timelines to key stakeholders and control partnersReviewed updated Front Line Units/Control Functions-owned policies to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks were appropriately addressed by recommended remediation

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Facilitated discovery sessions with product owners to evaluate customers’ business needs and objectivesConducted sessions for outlining project scopes involving migration and deployment of systems from on premise to the cloud using Microsoft products, while establishing a strong zero trust foundationCultivated strong relationships with customers via PowerPoint presentations; served as key liaison between professional services and customers in the execution of project requirements and user-education and adoption

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Worked with leadership to identify improvement opportunities of antiquated processes and created a prioritized backlog and user stories, and implemented solutions to achieve higher performanceWorked to remove impediments and made relevant improvements that resulted in savings of $200K+ annually, and increased efficiency by 150% with automation of 75% of processes Analyzed data for 7 units and liaised with the HR to update the organization chart, as well as employee position descriptions and titlesModernized the temporary employee hiring process which increased retention by 25% and decreased the overall recruitment period by 14 days

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Assisted leadership teams in development and implementation of initiatives, targeting key community and stakeholders, military installations, and universitiesEngaged with customers, answered questions, and resolved problems Managed the partner outreach database, community calendar of events, presentations, partner campaigns and events to build strong relationships throughout the stateIncreased renewals by 33% within one year ahead of the estimated deadline

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Collaborated with leadership to identify areas for process improvements of health information technology and systemsIntegrated technical acumen with problem resolution and resource management to create optimal running conditions for mission-critical IT network infrastructure: mainframes, platforms, and serversServed as a team player who effectively partnered with different functional groups and customersRemained instrumental in team/end-user training and development in system procedures to assure adherence to HIPAA/HL7 privacy standards

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Achieved success with political campaigns and initiatives for 3 consecutive election cyclesRan campaign functions: fundraising, advertising, scheduling, volunteer training, and polling tasksAnalyzed voter data from previous elections to increase candidate notoriety in previously excluded areas of the districtWon the first election with 80% of popular vote, defeated 3 challengers by utilizing unconventional strategies and keen knowledge of Agile and Jira methodology