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United States

United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Led strategic initiatives and design solutions enhancing overall line of business performance. Drove team success by providing excellent guidance and leadership through recommendations for initiatives, deliverables and technology. Took complex concepts and summarized them concisely and creatively for senior audiences. Effectively liaisons across and within business functions by communicating, influencing and building partnerships with multiple levels of the organization. Excels at strategic thinking to recognize the most salient information quickly, and creatively displays this information delivering the best insights in a visually pleasing, impactful, and innovative way. Key Accomplishments: •Agile Product Owner for a Financial Crimes System.• Earned multiple awards for work on various initiatives.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed multiple projects enhancing team member engagement, customer experience and business performance. Drove team success by collaborating and influencing key stakeholders across the organization. Established and structured complex initiatives by applying metrics analysis and evaluation to risk management business practices recommending the most effective integration strategies that enhance team member engagement. Continuous improvement to project cycle time and methodology reduces time to market for projects, taking advantage of technology synergies resulting in added value to the organization. Provided comprehensive recommendations and project updates to senior level executives and leadership groups through professional and informative presentations. Key Accomplishments: • Designed and implemented the Capability & Application Self-Assessment Forms and the Project Framework & Assessments; providing data analysis to quantify the business capabilities of each Risk Organization to formulate investment decisions.• Developed the Capability & Reporting Tool prototype housing the reporting, data analysis and documentation.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Managed multiple initiatives across the organization. Drove team success by presenting initiative recommendations to the leadership team. Established and structured complex initiatives to address communications planning, stakeholder analysis and management, integrated project schedules, benefit objectives and issue management. Evaluated current business practices and policies to produce recommendations for the most effective integration strategies. Completed new hire trainings to implement and streamline expected processes. Demonstrated project updates through professional and informative presentations to senior level executives and leadership groups.Key Accomplishments:• Recognized as a top performer by earning multiple awards • Saved $639K by implementing the first Voice Process in the Philippines by partnering with Global Solutions Program Office.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Coordinated and monitored the full project life cycle, including initiation planning, execution and controlling and closing. Provided effective solutions and avoided project delays by identifying project and production issues and resources. Developed and implemented standardized processes around critical business functions. Managed a project team that organized and implemented SharePoint team sub sites. Presented professional, executive-level final reports to senior management.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Assessed client requirements and established working goals. Presented personalized solutions to strategically address individual needs. Adhered to budgets and schedules as required by each client, carried through implementation and business closing for each account. Established and maintained client relationships while managing the client portfolio, including timelines, budgets, risk management and tracking. Key Accomplishments:• Awarded the AFLAC Triple Crown Sales Award in 2012 for New Annualized Premium of more than $80K in 9 months. • Earned the #1 Rookie of the Quarter Award and the Third Quarter 2011 Annualized Premium of $45K.

Minnetonka, Mn

Completed monthly reconciliations of partner invoices, investigated statement discrepancies and handled partner issues. Facilitated key business decisions by developing positive client rapport and leading strategic negotiations. Collaborated with businesses to troubleshoot and identify process problems, researched possible solutions, recommended solutions and implemented new processes. Key Accomplishments:• Saved the company 16 hours/month by altering the media reconciliation process to be more operationally efficient.

Minneapolis, Mn

Managed and implemented upgraded audit procedures based on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Identified and implemented audit best practices on new client engagements. Gained support and cooperation from clients during high-stress assignments. Key Accomplishment:• Selected as the winner of the Bravo Award for strong contribution on an audit engagement project.

Bachelor Of Science In Business, Accounting And Finance With An Emphasis On Leadership

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi

Education record

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi