Rebecca Sowers Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, MO, US

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

Leawood, KS

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

• Managed ad hoc programs for leadership including: townhalls, roadmap reviews, quarterly business reviews, etc.
• Managed daily scrum of scrum calls to track progress, issues, and risks on high priority programs that span several organizations.
• Maintained and tracked status of programs and helped teams define a manageable scope to meet aggressive timelines
• Worked across a large stakeholder group to define and track Objectives & Key Results (OKRs)
• Lead the implementation of a first-of-a-kind AWS Private Local Zone which required coordination of multiple teams at Cerner and AWS.
• Created associate engagement activities (social, learning, networking) for 1,200+ associates across the globe.

• Drove the deployment of multiple strategic programs that improved the monitoring, and security posture of Cerner’s expansive, global data center footprint.
• Identified operational issues or other risks and worked across multiple organizations to implement improved changes.
• Created an internal program that expanded traditional infrastructure associate’s skillets into infrastructure automation.
• Implemented a new project and portfolio management solution that allowed our organization to track projects more efficiently and manage resourcing allocation.
• Partnered closely with strategic vendors who were core to Cerner’s technology footprint to decrease incidents and improve communication

Kansas City Metropolitan Area

• I was core member of the organizing committee that hosted a multi-day conferences in 2017-2019 that focused on DevOps.
• Drove the relationships and communication with all outside parties (venue, catering, sponsors, equipment rental, etc).
• Read and ranked all talk submissions and engaged in dialogue with other organizers to select speakers for each event.
• Helped create the themes for each year, selected pre & post event networking events.

Business Relationship Managers (BRM) are responsible for aligning with the respective business unit & the IT organization in order to develop, understand, and communicate strategic roadmaps. As a BRM some key responsibilities are:Identifying and breaking down barriers between IT and the business unit to better facilitate communications or drive programs.

• Developed a deep understanding of multiple Corporate IT applications, both third party and custom solutions to effectively consult with business units and other internal IT teams.
• Worked with multiple business units to understand problems, design appropriate solutions, and document requirements for multiple Corporate IT solutions.
• Gained experience working with development teams with different types of development methodologies (scrum, agile, waterfall).
• Created and maintained a central online group for 2,000+ end users to collaborate, ask questions and consume important information for a corporate service management tool.
• Lead a service management tool migration prior to an acquisition for 200+ associates across 7 different European countries.
• Prepared, compiled, and taught on training material that was used to train over 300 associates.

Employed as a student assistantHost for coaches of visiting football teamSet up and preparation for all major intercollegiate sporting events Manage credentials of persons on football sidelinesPreparation, creation, and distribution of all intercollegiate athletic credentialsProgram distribution and set up of suites in football stadium

During my time at Gateway, a construction company, my level of responsibility has increased steadily. Some of my tasks and accomplishments while I have worked at Gateway include:Manage accounts receivable and payable Assist with purchasing, perform cost analysis, select suppliersCommunicate effectively with customers, resolve concerns as.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Omega, International BuddiesGraduated Cum Laude

Certificate, International Business

International Business

Study Abroad