Kara Wray Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Serve as Project Manager to the Risk Organization

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Marietta, GA

• Spearheaded initiatives to analyze operational data, identifying cost-saving opportunities and enhancing profit margins
• Led the transformation of health benefits to lower business and individual premiums
• Negotiated contracts, fostered positive vendor relations, supervising the Admin Director

Greater Atlanta Area

• Served as "right hand" to Sr. VP of Operations in program management area for Fleet Card Processing company
• Managed CRM implementation, from business case development to rollout, including proposal to CEO for $50K capital expense approval
• Led rollout of CRM software to 100+ users including Operations and Sales, optimizing customer call tracking and data analysis
• Directed and managed consulting engagement to customize CRM application while staying within $20K budget
• Created RFP for outsourced print and fulfillment services, managed vendor selection, developed project timeline and managed transition to outsourced vendor
• Developed financial basis for outsourcing card production cutting costs by 50%, sold concept to senior management and obtained project approval, negotiated contract agreement with awarded vendor and managed rollout

Greater Atlanta Area

• Served as Business Analyst on multiple improvement projects:
• Enhanced operational processes, focusing on controls and efficiency in COBRA benefits administration
• Conducted current state assessment of processes impacted by planned financial system implementation, identified areas of improvement, and presented to executive sponsor
• Identified process and system functionality gaps through process documentation and user interviews

Greater Atlanta Area

• Led supply chain diagnostic of the materiel planning area in the Aircraft Operations Division for a major package delivery company
• Analyzed the current planning functionality and educated team on the conceptual design of the future state, performed gap analysis and estimated benefits
• Performed inventory modeling exercises to prove the preliminary benefits, developed ROI analysis and presented diagnostic results to executive management
• Directed and managed APS software selection
• Performed current state assessment of spare parts planning processes and designed and implemented enhanced processes to support the inventory management system
• Developed new process workflows and facilitated user training for all materiel planners

• Led team of Associates focused on information systems audit fieldwork, overseeing budget development and team performance evaluations

Mba, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Chamber Singers, Tennessee Organization of MBAs

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration, Accounting

Activities and Societies: UB Choir, UB Accounting Association