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Olympia, Washington, United States

• Conduct business process analysis to align business process with system functionality• Identify opportunities for system improvements, enhancements, and automations to streamline business processes• Assist with the planning, testing, and implementation of system updates and releases• Lead and assist with the planning and development of new projects and systems• Create and maintain written procedures for end user reference• Configure business rules, parameters, input forms, and workflows in core banking and loan origination systems• Provide end-user support and guidance• Conduct user management, including user creation and deletion as well as password resets and unlocks • Collaborate with third party technology partners in analyzing, planning, designing, and configuring new software, integrations, and other technologies• Serve as liaison between business departments and the Information Technology team• Report regularly on business systems project statuses • Collaborate to prepare budget projections related to the addition of new software, integrations, and other technology related expenses

Olympia, Washington, United States

• Maintained Encompass Administrator certification• Acted as project manager for various projects such as eClosing and implementing middleware between core system and third-party applications • Lead implementation of new consumer loan origination system• Prepared instructional material for operations and users • Designed, developed, tested, refined, and deployed system enhancements such as business rules, custom input forms, workflows, and third-party integrations• Performed support functions to debug and troubleshoot • Documented existing business rules to improve user experience and ensure compliance • Lead meetings with managers and end-users to generate requirements• Wrote, tested, and deployed PowerShell scripts to automate processes • Acted as liaison between training, retail, servicing, and IT to define and follow through on project requirements

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Integrated dozens of technologies to create 20 deployed applications, including 5+ fullstack apps• Exemplified teamwork and leadership as project manager• Excelled in meeting strict deadlines with a quick turn-around time • Awarded Best Functionality and People's Choice for Project: RocketList

Carthage College - Writing Center

• Participated in a semester-long training program and annual retreats• Mentored students in various parts of the writing process with one-on-one instruction• Coached students in building skills necessary for collegiate writing• Lead tutor training sessions through performing presentations and designing group activities• Collaborated with other fellows to perform informational presentations in the classroom• Demonstrated commitment to working with diverse populations such as English language learners and Adult Education students

Olympia, Washington

• Coordinated with external companies in order to produce timely and accurate results• Managed a high volume of internal and external confidential communications through mediums such as email, phone, and post• Created and maintained loan files for dozens of customers per month• Performed employment/income verifications and background checks on customers• Adapted to meet the needs of miscellaneous projects within the association

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, 3.98 Gpa

B.A. English Creative Writing Emphasis Great Ideas Minor Computer Science Minor Activities/Societies: • Entomology Club - Communications.

Certificate, Encompass

Demonstrated proficiency in: • Advanced user access • Dynamic data management • Custom fields and calculations • Expert business rules •.

Certificate, Fullstack Web Development, A+

• Languages learned: JavaScript, HTML, CSS • Frameworks/Libraries: React, Bootstrap, Materiaize, Tailwind, Handelbars.js, Express.