Kathleen Elmquist Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Product owner on a professional services software consulting team solving natural resource data management challenges. High-level roles:-Team Leader-Project Manager-Client Relationship Nurturer-Requirements Organizer & Analyzer-Product Designer-Quality and Customer Satisfaction Assurer

Portland, Oregon

Evanston, Illinois

• Vendor Management: Provided technical support to 30 external data partners by maintaining the API services portfolio SharePoint 365 wiki, testing RESTful API’s in Postman, and escalating issues to the DIS scrum team.
• Secure App Management: Consulted with project managers, product owners, and business analysts to help them make informed decisions about who can access their product in the Rotary ecosystem and how to coordinate Okta.
• Business Analysis: Documented convoluted business processes and workflows then redesigned them to improve efficiency.
• Scrum: Served as Scrum Master for a five-person offshore development team writing requirements for.NET applications with SQL databases, facilitating events, and removing impediments for five months.
• Helped launch the new Learning Center app by explaining technical steps to the project team, identifying a critical bug and workaround during launch, and assisting with stabilization efforts.

Evanston, Illinois

• Consulted on teammates business processes and documented new methods for district chair resource mailings that increased efficiency 50-80 percent.
• Managed the selection of International Service Chair Workshop participants from a pool of 400 eligible individuals. Administered an applicant survey, organized program data, and prepared reports for managers.
• Automated manual tasks to update Global Networking Groups official documents by performing a comprehensive review and implementing new business processes.
• Served as primary contact for disaster relief coordination between Rotarians, District leaders, communications staff, and the Disaster Network of Assistance Rotarian Action Group.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Updated locator services information database, coordinated with contractors to perform updates, and corresponded with member agencies. Provided technical support for Webinars in Adobe Connect, updated materials, and troubleshooted problems. Downloaded billing data from the websites, analyzed for errors, and formatted for the billing personnel.

Paraguay

Identified environmental and health needs of Paraguayan villagers then organized projects and provided education to help improve their lives in a sustainable way. Collaborated with local commissions to author and secure a $1000 grant from the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas as well as a $2200 grant crowdfunded through the Peace Corps.

Royal Oak, Michigan

Helped serve customers by taking cake orders, packaging and pricing baked goods, slicing bread, boxing cakes, and answering questions.

Ann Arbor, MI

Researched best practices, met with university operations staff, and created an action plan for the university to implement 5 food sustainability objectives.

Ann Arbor, MI

Worked on a team to provide a comprehensive Zero Waste Plan for the Michigan Union including a waste stream analysis involving Hazmat suits, research of alternative disposal methods, and development of campaign materials to increase recycling.

B.S, Environmental Science

Activities and Societies: Michigan Marching Band, Campus Band, Intramural Soccer

Environmental Resource Management

Semester Study Abroad Program facilitated by the University of New Hampshire. The program consists of four courses including a research.