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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Responsible for the development and maintenance of the Enterprise Risk Management program for the YMCA. Acts as a consultant to all areas of the organization on legal, risk and insurance activities. Works closely with our insurance broker and providers on all Casualty and Executive lines of insurance. Responsible for the process improvement in areas.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Consultant with the ability to both think strategically and act tactically. I have the ability to work with all levels of an organization on small to large projects utilizing my business and technical background to drive towards positive change and solutions. I have an extensive background in all aspects of Risk Analysis, Business and Technology Disaster.

Richfield, MN

* Integrated three teams into a cohesive Business Continuity Program office. Made decisive improvements to existing response processes and raised the profile of the teams across the Enterprise. Provided end-to-end recovery plans and processes for stores, distribution centers and the Corporate office.* Led response activities for hurricanes, wildfires and.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

* Facilitated tabletop exercises* Developed Business Continuity Templates and Plans* Conducted Business Impact Analysis * Developed Facility Risk Assessment Methodology* Developed Business Continuity Strategy and Methodology

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Built a practice to provide new and existing clients with Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery and Crisis Management planning and response. Worked with several companies to conduct business impact analysis, risk analysis and to write business continuity and disaster recovery plans. Put together marketing strategies and worked with the sales force on.

Golden Valley, MN

Manager responsible for the improvement of an existing Business Resiliency program. Worked closely with Business Architects within IT to establish a comprehensive relationship between IT applications and Business processes. Led a crisis management team and worked with a large extended team of Business Continuity Coordinators to ensure consistency across.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Established a business continuity program for the Minneapolis, Chicago and Philadelphia offices. Participated in testing of the critical applications and worked with the technology teams on the reporting of the results. Identified and prioritized the most critical processes and the plans to recover them in the event of any business or technical interruption.

Worked on a variety of projects for Best Buy Corporation. Was the lead business architect on a large project to build and run a facility for returns. Documented all the processes, wrote the business requirements, and worked with the developers on the creation of the program. Also worked on projects associated with establishing a social media site and the.

Established a strong planning and response program for Pandemic situations. Facilitated large meetings with all levels of the organization (including Executives) to respond to the H1N1 virus. Provided process improvements for both Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery. Started as a consultant and was hired on as an employee.

Carlson Hotels Worldwide has a portfolio of over 1000 hotels worldwide including the brands of Regent, Radisson, Country Inns and Suites, Park inn and Park Plaza. My position was responsible for ensuring that a crisis response process was developed and in place for all hotels as well as Crisis Management and Business Continuity plans. I worked closely with.

Created and implementd a Business Resiliency (Risk Analysis, Crisis Management, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery) strategy of Carlson Companies Worldwide. Implemented a balanced scorecard process to track Business Continuity maturity and progress across all groups. Triaged all crisis calls and convened command centers as needed. Co-led a Disaster.

• Led a four-member process team responsible for the development and improvement of all processes to launch one of the first retail websiteso Collaborated and led cross functional teams to ensure maximum efficiency and.
• Wrote and presented a white paper on outsourcing of technology, HR and financial services which led to a large-scale outsourcing initiative by Best Buy
• Conducted organizational change projects focused on financial services, offshore outsourcing,… Show more
• Conducted organizational change projects focused on financial services, offshore outsourcing, and fixed assets/project accounting system
• Developed processes and sourcing strategies for a contract management office for IT resulting in the consolidation of all IT contracts
• Implemented a hardware and software IT asset management capability. Drove out costs and created efficiencies. Became CITAM certified* Obtained ITIL certification and participated in a round table to implement the.

Responsible for ensuring that all Operating Groups (except CWT and CMG) were Y2K compliant. Created a methodology, templates and an auditing process for ensuring that all IT functions were remediated and ready for the turn of the century. Facilitated and created Business Continuity templates and procedures which led to the creation of a Business Continuity.

Provided all hardware and software support for a diverse and multi-cultual pool of users. Designed and implemented a rollout of machines for 100 users. Project leader for the research and design of a new computer system for FMG's trading floor. Hired, evaluated, and motivated 7 employees responsible for the hardware and software updates and implementations.

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