I help business owners and professionals communicate their message with power and persuasion. How?* Voice coaching* Presentation skills - podcasting, video, webinars* Speech and presentation writing* Effective PowerPointMy experience:* 35 years of voice training and live performance* 5 years of podcasting* 20 years of executive presentations, both live and virtualYou can find me at http://kathleenannthompson.com

From 2004 - 2014, led a diverse team to design and implement Asset-Based Loan System modifications to aid effectiveness of Asset-Based Lending (ABL) business and Operations group. From 2015 - 2017, led a technology team in Wholesale Credit Transformation. A multi-year initiative to reinvent the Wholesale Credit process through developing a comprehensive technology solution. Annual budget: $38MWholesale Credit Highlights - on leadership team to decision system and vendor. Led design team for collateral capabilities. Transitioned process without disruption to existing process. ABL Highlights: Performance-driven and business-focused Technology Executive. Proven ability to deliver technology solutions that drive business growth, improve data quality, reduce process time and cost, and minimize credit losses. Experienced at building and leading top-performing teams - successfully navigating through cultural, economic, and technological change. Background in financial sector, with concentration in Asset-Based Lending, Secured Lending, and Wholesale Credit. Select accomplishments: Led technology and process transition for $11B business through three mergers  500% growth in international business from new globally-deployed product Transaction costs reduced 57% through automation and self-service Low credit losses supported by real-time borrower performance informationSelected for intensive Emerging Leader Training .Participated in Credit Technology Strategy development..

Managed the loan and collateral application used by the Asset-Based Lending unit of Fleet Bank. Worked with the vendor and development team members to provide continuous improvement to the business through technology. Chief designer and manager of the system changes.Major Initiatives:1. LIBOR Automation, including Participants' Shares. Reduced input time by 50%.2. Intra-day interface from Letter of Credit System. Reduced manual input by 70%3. Lending in Precious Metals. Provided employees and borrowers holistic view of metals and dollar collateral and loan balances.4. Flexible Interest and Fee Charging automation. Reduced manual input by 50% and error rate by 80%.Steering Committee Member for six mergers and acquisitions, leading the ABL Technology Conversion, and working with Operations Team on process improvements.

Part of a team to transition the Asset-Based Lending portion of Barclays Business Credit to Shawmut Capital and then Fleet Capital. Accomplishments included:1. Led team to identify and implement independent General Ledger application2. Led team to streamline expense processing and implement a new T&E application.3. Name Change Committee Member - signs, cards, logo, communications, and more.4. Financial Statement Carve-out Team Member. Developed Loan Premium Amortization spreadsheet.5. Led Benefits Communication TeamManaged project to migrate Barclays Bank of New York Real Estate portfolio from manual ledger cards to a loan system. Reduced write-offs and prevented borrower lawsuits.Developed Loan and Credit Review procedures for Barclays' Factoring division.

Managed a team who analyzed Asset-Based Loans in two divisions: Commercial Finance and Specialty Lending. Analysis included Financial, Cash Flow, Collateral Performance, Collateral Reporting, and Rating of individual credits.The review also included an analysis of an office's effectiveness in these important functions: Operations, Loan Monitoring, Intra-Office Communication, Legal, Systems and Process. The team also provided reporting to Senior Management and bank regulators.Major accomplishments:1. Automation of some of the mechanical tasks to create more time for true analysis.2. Radical modification to the Specialty Lending review process, which uncovered serious legal and communication flaws.3. Borrower fraud detection