Michael Johnson Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

St. Louis Park

Minneapolis

Managed SharePoint migration project for National Office of Risk Management.•Collaborated with cross functional groups to elicit requirements and understand business needs•Designed web pages using agile project methodology•Identified high risk configurations in SharePoint and implemented processes to ensure permissions were secure•Converted paper forms into SharePoint InfoPath forms to improve tracking for regulatory requirements•Tested InfoPath forms to ensure solutions delivered met business requirements•Managed enterprise policy governance council in collaboration with general counsel, employee relations, finance, IT and risk management to create consistency in policy documents

Mineapolis

Supported National Office of Risk Management on strategic initiatives and projects.•Coordinated meeting logistics for management team which included pre-read material distribution, meeting minutes and action item follow up•Collaborated with cross lines of business to implement Administrative Inspection Program for Consulting•Partnered with Thomson Reuters to implement new adverse data search process for engagement teams and internal partner monitoring•Prepared written documentation according to project management methodology including project plans, flow charts and status reports•Defined responsibilities, assigned tasks and target dates, tracked progress and coordinated assignment dependencies within the team•Communicated business impacts and system changes to team members, business partners, sponsors and executive leadership team

Minneapolis, Mn

Supported Distribution Network as Testing Lead for Kronos Timekeeping System through defect resolution, technology liaison and future facing enhancements.• Developed close partnerships with IT engineers and developers which reduced turnaround time on solutions delivered by five business days• Collaborated with external partners to prioritize change requests• Identified root cause for defects with corrective action and productivity reports• Coordinated reporting solution for downstream reports within Teradata and MicroStrategy leveraging SCRUM methodology while working with off shore teams• Designed multiple custom solutions within Kronos to meet Target specific business requirements - Holiday Pay, Group Leader Dashboard, Absence Reporting, Daily Performance Reporting and Historical Edit Reporting Solutions• Conducted time study testing to ensure system was meeting non-functional requirements• Influenced without authority by challenging IT project managers & Kronos vendor representatives on solutions delivered to ensure they met business requirements

Richfield, Mn

Managed store level P&L wage allocations in excess of $1.5B annually, implemented enterprise business strategies in alignment with corporate and cross functional leadership groups.• Consolidated training and special projects databases resulting in $6 million in annualized savings• Conducted Enterprise Call Center labor enhancement cost/benefit analysis for leadership resulting in $1.2 million in annualized savings• Led Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project around company overspend in inventory labor department resulting in $5 million in annualized savings• Collaborated with IT to proactively identify defects to ensure Time and Labor Center properly scheduled labor with new operating model• Reviewed administrative expenses with leaders and developed a consistent travel plan for all groups which reduced cost by $7,000 per month • Developed survey questions which reduced data analysis by 15%• Launched a new Learning Management System to over 100,000 hourly employees which increased eLearning completion percent by 30%

Minneapolis

Reviewed bulk pools of loans and provided credit analysis to leadership.• Programmed underwriting guidelines into decision engine which reduced review time by 10 hours per week• Reviewed and approved waiver requests from lenders which expedited approvals by 10%• Partnered with Lean Six Sigma team which reduced time spent researching files by 30 minutes per day