Rebecca Finke Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati, OH, US

Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

Provide IT leadership and business consulting for various strategic projects within Ameritas. Bridge communication between IT and business operations to ensure everyone is aligned in developing and implementing technical solutions for business problems. Evaluate business needs recommending process improvements and/or determining how IT can support those.

Cincinnati Area, KY

Provide IT Leadership for various strategic projects within Ameritas. Responsible for indirectly managing project resources: Business Analysts, Quality Analysts, Developers, and/ or Business SME’s. Provide IT Lead duties and back-up project management support as needed. Perform high level business architecture diagrams, data flow diagrams, requirements.

Cincinnati Area, KY

Responsible for management and delivery of technology solutions through our Packaged Systems (BPM, Agent Portal, Electronic Application Submission, Correspondence.)Additionally responsible for managing a team of 10 developers supporting both mainframe and open systems.

Cincinnati, Ohio Area

Responsible for the management and delivery of technology solutions supporting our Distribusion Business Capability. Managing a team of eight developers resposible for delivering software solutions and application support. Management functions included project management, resource demand management, performance management, budget planning and.

Feb 2011 - Mar 2013Facilitate and participate in the Annual Planning CycleProject Portfolio Management supporting the Individual Business Division.Sept 2008 - Feb 2011Participation in projects, helping to ensure continued growth towards a flexible technology architecture that is able to support the business strategies. Participation in Enterprise-level.

Defined profiles and drove a RACF role-based security project to completion for the clients mainframe policy administration system.Assisted in the developement of a high level proposal for accomplishing several key technology-related intiatives in 2009 supporting various distribution channels.Assisted in the initiation of a BPM Vendor Selection project.

Consulting engagement with ACORD (development and use of standards for the insurance, reinsurance, and related financial services industries). Assisted in the development and delivery of a proof-of-conept demonstrating the interrelationships of the components within the ACORD Insurance Standards Framework. This is a framework that consists of capability.

Consulting engagement with UNIFI Companies in a Business Systems Architect role. Responsibilities included: participating in high priority projects and ensuring that the business long term vision was being considered; researching technology and reporting back to the Vice President of Business Technology; and researching and recommending technology.

This position was responsible for providing leadership, strategic guidance, management and delivery of information technology to all areas of the business unit. It required the ability to quickly comprehend root business needs and identify opportunities for technology improvement as well as the ability to proactively drive inefficiencies out of the.

This position was responsible for managing a team of programmers which ranged from 4-8 people. I was responsible in performing all management functions, which included performance evaluations, counseling, and salary administration. I managed projects ranging in size from small production support fixes to very large projects requiring coordination among.

This position was responsible for managing 30+ consultants. I provided performance appraisals and career development with one of the highest retention rates for consultants throughout the company. In this position, I performed counseling for consultants when difficulties were encountered with clients. I communicated routinely with all clients to ensure.

In this position, I was responsible for providing COBOL/ CICS programming support for various clients. In addition I provided company leadership to a group of 6 consultants. This included providing annual performance appraisals and meeting with client managers to evaluate performance.

In this position I was responsible for COBOL/CICS programming, specifically responsible for Lockbox and Cash Online Systems. I maintained and enhanced systems per user request and year 2000 testing. I assisted in redesign of Lockbox system to improve efficiency.

Bachelor Of General Studies, Minor - Economics And Business

Computer Science