Jason D. Harris, Mba Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Rockville, Md, Us

As Chief Operating Officer, I am accountable for leading a 150-member team to manage all aspects of day-to-day operations for a mortgage company with $1B+ in annual transactions. To carry out my mandate, I develop key strategies to penetrate new markets, optimize the product portfolio, enhance productivity, mitigate operating expenditures, and deliver a white glove customer experience.➥ Developed routine budgets with forecasted sales, revenue, and expenses; achieved 98% forecast accuracy through tenure.➥ Established financial and operational controls to strengthen risk and compliance posture.➥ Conducted deep dives to identify gaps and capitalize on improvement opportunities; transitioned the management organization from a centralized into a matrixed model.➥ Using Lean Six Sigma methodology. reduced cycle times by 33% and defect rates from 4/400 to 1/400. ➥ Renegotiated credit facilities to reduce interest expense by over 200 basis points (66% reduction)➥ Insourced compliance, audit, and quality control to improve throughput while reducing expense by $300k (90% reduction)➥ Transitioned to a mobile first and paperless service delivery model to optimize the consumer experience.

Huntsville, Alabama, Us

As Executive Vice President of Production, I was tasked with developing and scaling a newly formed $5MM+ division to provide comprehensive production and operational support across all levels of the organization.'➥ Leveraged data modeling and regression analyses to develop annual budgets and optimize the operating strategy.➥ Developed a fulfillment ecosystem with associated workflows to reduce overall cycle times to just 50% of parent company averages. ➥ Deployed excess labor capacity to generate an additional $400K in YoY revenue with zero overtime.➥ Eliminated bottlenecks in operations, removed obstacles to team performance, and led a suite of automation initiatives to maximize output.

Downers Grove, Illinois, Us

As Regional Vice President of Operations, I was responsible for directing day-to-day operations for a newly established Southwestern territory with 60+ employees and over $7MM in AR.➥ Supported regional audits to strengthen compliance and risk posture.➥ Oversaw the launch of a new office at the leanest possible cost.➥ Sourced, qualified, recruited, coached, and retained a highly qualified team of top talent.➥ Ensured managers were fully trained, supported, and optimally positioned to deliver against KPI goals.➥ Served as primary contact for the Western region regarding all credit-related, regulatory, and investor audit matters.

Iselin, New Jersey, Us

I joined HomeBridge Financial in 2012, where I led a team of five Regional Managers to manage and optimize all aspects of day-to-day credit operations for the Western region (encompassing 60 locations, 500+ employees, and $150MM+ in annual revenue). ➥ Employed root cause analyses to continually identify and resolve operational challenges.➥ Developed a training program to facilitate vertical career mobility and enable successive promotions for 50+ Operations/Credit leaders as well as hundreds of sales associates. ➥ Streamlined cycle times by 20%, scaled average net promoter score (NPS) to >80, and maintained 99.75%+ prevention of significant defects.➥ Eliminated duplicated work, reduced inefficiencies, and minimized variability in all corporate initiatives.➥ Drove M&A due diligence operations to support high-level acquisitions, transformation, and integration. ➥ Created three new territories to drive regional expansion.

Mclean, Va, Us

Onboarded as a contractor then hired FT then promoted to Private Wealth then Team Lead /Coach.• Most productive underwriter throughout tenure at approximately 300% median, double the runner-up, with maximum credit authority at $2.5mm

Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, De

VP and Sales Manager of Distressed Asset Acquisition (2008-2009)• Identified, developed, and executed a strategy with team of executives to acquire mortgage-backed-assets and produced over $25BN worth < 6 months. Regional Manager Mid-Atlantic B2B Sales (2007-2008)• 2008 President's club• Managed the production of an area spanning multiple states with 35 accomplished salespersons with a client base of approximately 200 Tier 1 and 3000 lower-tier business partners through the business cycle from one product mix to the polar opposite during the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) Sr. Account Executive B2B Sales (2006-2007)• 2006 Rookie of the year and President's Club• 2007 President's ClubProduction Supervisor (2004-2005)• Critical to the growth of a new territory from zero to over $2billion sales with with 30 Account Executives and 100 employees in under 16 months• Using six-sigma and lean methodologies, created, designed procedures, processes, and systems to address the challenges associated with rapid growth and unforeseen obstacles including checklists, worksheets, physical and information communication flow and tracking. • Created and managed a transitional training program for business partners and taught formal courses on financial, credit, and collateral analysis