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Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Architected and developed a web-based claims management system for one of the largest auto insurers in Australia.
• Incorporated patent submitted processes to accurately and effectively determine cost of damage.
• Integrated claims processing for job tracking, technician tracking, dispatching and invoicing.
• Extensive real-time executive level management reporting and analysis.
• Comprehensive back office system integration via web services.
• Annual operational savings of $14 million.

Slater, Iowa

• Designed and developed a worldwide data management system to centralize historical soybean research trial data. Facilitate and manage support data requests from research staff.
• Database design, administration, data staging, data analysis and reporting.
• Develop strategies to integrate and incorporate legacy research trial data.
• Design ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) system to merge corporate research data with historical.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Design and develop web-based applications to interface with legacy policy, claims and billing systems. Provide leadership, direction and support to incorporate new information technologies within architectural.
• Design and develop injury evaluation system to assist adjusters in documenting and evaluating major bodily injury claims.
• Claim acknowledgement system to automatically notify insurance agencies of recent claims.
• Design and build web services to interface with corporate data warehouses.
• Develop web-based portal to electronic document management system.

Greater Omaha Area

• Designed and developed a system to enhance the individual corn breeder’s ability to maximize data analysis time. Summarizing the data in a consistent standardized format to be efficient, timely and accurate which.
• In-depth statistical analysis utilizing a server based software package.
• Extensive database design and modeling to manage large volumes of data.
• Defined and implemented a job scheduling system to optimize server resources in a distributed environment.
• Comprehensive reporting with Microsoft Excel via automation.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Develop information technology strategies to improve creation and deployment of reports to business units by Human Resources Information Delivery team. Recommend technological infrastructure and reporting tool.
• Design a report request system to facilitate the selection of HR information by business units, manage report request assignments to HRID staff, and establish security measures and approval processes for confidential.
• Direct development of time tracking system to insure staffing capacity and utilization goals are achieved.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Designed, developed and implemented a web-based back office system to manage real estate business. Incorporated key components of the business: agents, listings, clients and transactions under one cohesive enterprise.
• Integrated systems to manage all aspects of sales transaction; commission calculations, client trust accounts, closing documentation and executive reporting.
• Interactive agent site eliminated support requirements by providing detailed listing management and financial progress.
• Developed data strategies and architectures that provided seamless migration to accounting system and external web sites.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

• Designed, developed and implemented a web-based system to manage the creation, authorization and dissemination of purchase orders. Stringent security and approval mechanisms were developed to insure proper enforcement.
• Designed user interface to intuitively navigate the system based on business processes minimizing training and support.
• Vendor management system to identify and track preferred standing to expedite processing.
• Integrated document management allows approvers to review supporting documentation online.
• Incorporated with Microsoft Great Plains accounting system for proper account assignment.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer And Information Sciences, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General