Nick Keating Email & Phone Number

Lagrange, Ga, Us

Columbus, Georgia, United States

Columbus, Georgia, United States

Synovus Financial Corporation (Innovation & Disruption Catalyst I) - Columbus, GA 08/2021—Presento Assist Synovus in the industry through fostering partnerships by researching efficient innovation lab activities to organize & plan fintech-collaboration summits, speaking engagements, and create strategic alliances.o Act as the lead for all Innovation Department initiatives by organizing & planning weekly scrum meetings and standups utilizing AzureDevOps to track progress and activities.o Assist the Head of Innovation with input, design, and execution of digital asset initiatives for the bank and its customers.o The design and creation of all Synovus-branded Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs).o Contribute to the conceptualization & creation of a Synovus employee-recognition rewards system by leveraging digital tokens as a means of an award currency that can be redeemed for company ‘swag’ along with other prizes for the sole intent to improve the Synovus employee experience and attract high-quality talent.o Key contributor to the design and creation of an internal, permissioned website that is the central source of prospective fintechs for Synovus LOB executives to access and find opportunities for collaboration on new products.o Educate on innovation process, tools, and methods across the enterprise as well as assist with the development of key processes, tools and artifacts, and methods to evaluate ideas and identify opportunities for Synovus to pursue.o Assist the Head of Innovation with building and maintaining a constantly evolving portfolio of ideas and opportunities to evaluate by creating repeatable management process from scratch.o Present new and industry-disruptive opportunities by defining metrics and program guidelines, creation of executive presentations, as well as data & visual preparation.

Cary, North Carolina, United States

Analyst Intern, IT Vendor Management Operations • Created a 10-page playbook for VMO practices to train and educate future incoming team members• Worked with a legal team to assist with internal auditing for the Global Technology Operations division• Utilized Microsoft Excel to record annual compliance tracking and contract governance with vendors• Scheduled and organized meetings with major vendors to discuss supply level agreements and service issuesTeam Member, MetLife Technical University intern program • Collaborated with a team of four interns to compete in the Sustainability Project Competition • Designed and developed a safe carpooling app to be used as an insurance tool for MetLife-insured employees to incentivize sustainable practices through discount rewards• Took part in MetLife’s online training courses to become efficiently educated in Agile methodology