Kane Ferry Email & Phone Number

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Eagan, Mn

Delivered platform solutions in a complex ecosystem during greenfield projects. Owned 2 multi-product teams – Benefits & Coverage, Access & Usability. Active in Agile ceremonies - defined objectives and cross-team dependencies. Led scrum teams in feature mapping, sprint planning, backlog, user stories and acceptance criteria in a SAFe setting.- Refreshed 3 roadmaps: web-based plan submission application (React/Java), enterprise database (Mongo/SQL), automated workflow (Pega). Defined… Show more Delivered platform solutions in a complex ecosystem during greenfield projects. Owned 2 multi-product teams – Benefits & Coverage, Access & Usability. Active in Agile ceremonies - defined objectives and cross-team dependencies. Led scrum teams in feature mapping, sprint planning, backlog, user stories and acceptance criteria in a SAFe setting.- Refreshed 3 roadmaps: web-based plan submission application (React/Java), enterprise database (Mongo/SQL), automated workflow (Pega). Defined, authored, and evangelized for team, leadership, and stakeholder to secure buy-in, program investment in engineering and QA teams, and agreement on go-live timelines.- Increased sprint velocity by in one year on reduced team with thorough planning and engineer advancement.- Streamlined primitive concepts to be production ready through value priority and matrixed team coordination that reduced unfinished features for platform launch.- Successfully launched platform support team of data and function access control, seamless user journeys, and user interface enhancements to improve partner team planning and capacity management.- Headed team forming activities to revitalize team knowledge-sharing and commitment with unified strategy.- Created UI design pipeline to develop reusable off-the-shelf coded asset, starting initial sprints sooner than expected Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Governance of project portfolio program and budget consisting of client requests, product implementations, new client integrations and expansions. Organizational and client product and growth strategy alignment.Lead for project request process improvements - including discovery, estimation, approvals, delivery, and forecasting. - Designed forecast model for $10M+ budget through analysis of historical data, project backlog, and priority- Created several detailed project… Show more Governance of project portfolio program and budget consisting of client requests, product implementations, new client integrations and expansions. Organizational and client product and growth strategy alignment.Lead for project request process improvements - including discovery, estimation, approvals, delivery, and forecasting. - Designed forecast model for $10M+ budget through analysis of historical data, project backlog, and priority- Created several detailed project placeholder to enable program teams annual and cyclical capacity planning with detailed commitment needs with and work breakdown structures- Established timeline risk and financial variance tracking capabilities. Through proactive portfolio oversight, gave back the organization an average of $1.5M of annual budget in time to fulfill other enterprise initiatives.- Devised growth project pipeline by leading sessions with sales and integration teams that secured budget and commitment for upcoming work, expanding internal CRM functionality tools. Decreased large group implementation time with collected information.- Saved $300K per year on unneeded projects and pushed project activation dates up an average of three weeks by enhancing pre-activation process and crafting requirements of submission and documentation. - Transitioned project request flow, documentation, and data to Salesforce CRM clouds, expediting process and giving clients near real-time information access- Saved clients an estimated $5M-$10M in annual cost of care and strengthened client product strategy by leading client and product team discussions, creating formalized templates, and partnering with marketing and analytics teams for salability maximization. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Maintenance of client plan submission tool, process, and documentation for benefit plan build precision and speed. Completed client and enterprise projects including - system enhancements, product build, and client implementations. Identified as ops lead on client & product implementations, with system research, examination, and test case build.- Developed efficiencies and automation utilized by self, counterparts, and departmental operational processes that limited manual intervention… Show more Maintenance of client plan submission tool, process, and documentation for benefit plan build precision and speed. Completed client and enterprise projects including - system enhancements, product build, and client implementations. Identified as ops lead on client & product implementations, with system research, examination, and test case build.- Developed efficiencies and automation utilized by self, counterparts, and departmental operational processes that limited manual intervention and increased accuracy.- Executed on key software development projects – maintenance programs, accumulator functionality, managed formularies - that enhanced performance and flexibility for benefit designs, member adherence, and client savings.- Maintained benefit plan tools and documentation, supporting client and government requirements to improve to over 98% build and project accuracy.- Collaborated with clinical, IT, and operational teams to establish best measures for process outcomes and automated processes that enhanced documentation. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

– Maintained benefit plan set up tools and documentation for support of client and government requirements– Collaborated with clinical, IT, and operational teams to establish best measures for process outcomes

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Individual contribution and project management for reimbursement and revenue generation for a specialty pharmacy chain. Applied best practices and provider communication to maintain account and financial optimization.– Worked in conjunction with internal audits and finance to assure proper accounting reports and fiscal balance– Maintain updates for a portfolio of over 200 customer accounts; perform self-regulating analytical reviews to research and adjust patient and insurance… Show more Individual contribution and project management for reimbursement and revenue generation for a specialty pharmacy chain. Applied best practices and provider communication to maintain account and financial optimization.– Worked in conjunction with internal audits and finance to assure proper accounting reports and fiscal balance– Maintain updates for a portfolio of over 200 customer accounts; perform self-regulating analytical reviews to research and adjust patient and insurance balance discrepancies.– Met with a cross-section of leading insurance companies re: how to enhance claim processing efficiency and overall profitability of accounts.– Maintained communication with pharmacies to keep leaders informed about the status of accounts – including account health, projected revenue, and insurance issues. Show less