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Minnesota, 55077, Us

Responsible for strategic, financial, and operational elements of merchant payment acceptance and settlement (credit/debit cards, fleet cards prepaid cards, and ACH), POS testing and development, and private label card programs (consumer, gift, business, and fleet) for the Cenex® brand. Oversee, manage, and develop the Payment Solutions Finance, Support, Operations, and Product Management teams. Ensure least cost operations, value added marketing, market competitiveness, optimized profitability, and minimize regulatory costs of Payment Solutions. Manage relationships with cardholders, marketers, business partners, internal support staffs, and card brands. Lead technical infrastructure; hardware, software, and resources planning. Oversee and implement legal, regulatory, and industry strategies and actions. Manage strategic, capital, operational, and budget planning. Provide expertise in the decision making of rates, marketer diversification, and new products and programs. Participate in industry advocacy through Conexxus, Merchant Advisory Group (MAG), US Payments Forum (EMV Migration Forum), and Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC).

Minnesota, 55077, Us

Oversaw, managed, and developed Product Management and Marketing team. Developed, managed, and maintained products, programs, and services to a diverse customer base. Worked with vendors and manufacturers to develop and enhance retail point of sales equipment to meet the needs of the rural market place. Developed real time strategy and roadmaps for electronic payments networks, POS devices, and payment products in a rapidly changing environment, fueled by technology advances in software, systems, and hardware. Maintained a high security culture and focus on minimizing consumer and merchant fraud. Adhere to regulatory and compliance regulations and maintain compliance for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, Payment Application Data Security Standards, NACHA (National Automated Clearing House Association) Operating Rules & Guidelines, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Durbin Amendment, Gramm-Leach Bliley Act, Credit Card Act of 2009, and State Consumer and Gift Card Laws.

Minnesota, 55077, Us

Business Unit Responsibility (October 2011 to December 2013)-Energy Division: Refined Fuels Marketing and Retail Development, Payment Solutions, Petroleum Equipment, ZipTrip C-Stores (Retail), Lubricants (Manufacturing and Distribution), Renewable Fuels Marketing (Distribution), Laurel Refinery Operations, Crude Oil SupplyBusiness Unit Responsibility (August 2009 to October 2011)-Energy Division: Refined Fuels Marketing and Retail Development, Payment Solutions, Petroleum Equipment, ZipTrip C-Stores (Retail), Lubricants (Manufacturing and Distribution), Propane (Distribution), Propane Equipment, CHS Transportation (Trucking Fleet)-Business Solutions Division: CHS Insurance (Insurance and Benefits), CHS Capital (Financing), CHS Hedging (Commodity Brokerage), and Aligned Solutions Consulting

Minnesota, 55077, Us

Business Unit Responsibility (2006 to 2009)-Energy Division: Refined Fuels Marketing and Retail Development, Payment Solutions, Petroleum Equipment, ZipTrip C-Stores (Retail), Lubricants (Manufacturing and Distribution), Propane (Distribution), Propane Equipment, CHS Transportation (Trucking Fleet)Business Unit Responsibility (2004 to 2005)-Energy Division: Refined Fuels Marketing and Retail Development, Payment Solutions, Petroleum Equipment

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

The Merchant Advisory Group (MAG) plays a vital role in helping merchants and the industry shape innovative approaches to payments. Providing unparalleled collaboration and networking opportunities for merchants and sponsors, the MAG collaborates with industry stakeholders and advocates for merchants’ interests. The MAG represents over 150 U.S. merchants which account for over $4.8 Trillion in annual sales at over 580,000 locations across the U.S. and online. Roughly $3.5 Trillion of those sales and over 100 billion card payments are electronic which represents approximately 62%* of total U.S. card volume. MAG members employ over 14 million associates.*Source of Total U.S. card volumes: Federal Reserve Payments Study 2019

Completed Projects: Credit Card Processing System, Real Time Transaction Feed, Voice Response Unit, Marketing Tracking System, Integration of new credit card terminals, design and development of Prepaid and Loyalty programs, integration of a secondary front end credit card processor, acceptance of new card types, customer ACH payments, redesigned and simplified tax exempt processing for fleet customers, Y2K compliance, Positive File Authorization on proprietary credit card, and hardware/software upgrades.

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Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Computer Information Systems & Minor In Management