Taylor Earnest Email & Phone Number

Carmel, IN, US

Lead data and technology initiatives to transform Market Risk Analysis team operations with focus on automation and scalable statistical analysis. Coordinate and partner with broader Finance and IT Technology teams to deliver strategic technology solutions. Analyze ALM impact of interest rate changes on a $70B portfolio.- Lead strategic data analysis.

• Leverage operational data to foster a risk-based approach to decision making across the organization & C-suite management. Design & implement ‘Operational Excellence’ initiatives targeted at reducing risk & increasing.
• 1000+ annual personnel operating hours recouped & redeployed by » Implementing Python scripting to automate operations from MS Excel & Access» Lead 20+ cross-department staff in developing & applying Python methods to.
• Transforming root cause analysis & understanding of operational controls by » Use Python to conduct new data analysis on panel and time series datasets» Creating cross-department, operational flow charts of key.
• Promote Operational Excellence & risk-aware decision making by conducting:» Bank-wide Risk & Control Self Assessments to assess macro risks to a department » Special Risk Assessments to assess long term impacts of a.
• Own & maintain enterprise policies, exceptions, & other governance documents, as needed

Carmel, IN

• Aid CNO organization achieve its fiduciary and regulatory objectives through evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, controls and governance processes.
• Mitigated regulatory fines of $24M by » Performing walkthroughs of business and current SOP materials » Reviewing current regulatory rules and by laws governing business » Substantive detailed testing of current.
• Developed and managed project milestones and budgets
• Assisted in developing audit scope, evaluating risks, and planning testing procedures
• Performed Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) testing

• Respond to corporation's needs with unique services that cannot be addressed by normal operations
• Analyze business issues & develop viable solutions to remediate moderate to complex riskso Networking with management of legal, claims, actuary and accounting to research and administrate benefits of $8.6 million of.
• Provide oversight for implementation of process improvement programs
• Collaborate with peers & project custodian to perform analysis & remediation related activities
• Perform active quality assessments during development to ensure minimal negative downstream impact to other departments and operations
• Organize & prioritize multiple tasks & assignments in order to meet deadlines

Carmel, IN

• Manage teams averaging 13 employees with duties including o Formulating and tracking statistical performance on a daily, monthly and annual basis o Leading monthly one on ones in addition to monthly team meetings o.
• Liaison to sales force for urgent escalations regarding o Underwriting guidelines, decisions and processes o Claims submissions, requirements and processing o Commission accounting, payouts and tracking o State.
• Drove overall team performance improvement by 22%
• Organize and lead small to medium scale root cause analysis projects monitoring existing trends with focus on process improvement
• Overtook work force management role for department assuming responsibilities of forecasting and staff scheduling for over 60 employees

-Prioritize, manage and resolve escalated inquiries-Coach team members-Lead development one on ones with new hires

- Train and assimilate new hires and internal transfers- Prior to one-year anniversary in entry level position, selected to create and update training practices and documentation- Focus on solutions to apparent and underlying issues through root cause analysis

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Applied Economics

Bachelor'S Of Science, Management, Finance

Activities and Societies: I.D.E.A.S. Learning CommunityAcademic Honors - Three semesters