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Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Direct the Company's governance activities for both the Board of Directors and Management. This includes establishing committees, policies, and standards. Additionally, work cross-functionally on strategic initiatives that propel the Company to deliver on its goals.

Established methodology and managed enterprise BPI team- executing 40+ initiatives bringing efficiency gains to every division within the organization. Implemented and facilitated organizational change protocols and cross-functional committee for the organization.

Greater Omaha Area

Charged with managing large IT initiatives, including integration of M&A systems.

Directed client conversion programs including the coordination of application development, infrastructure, testing and conversion support activities, representing over ~4 million accounts; ~20,000 hours of development and ~100,000 hours for conversion team

First Data is held by KKR, a Fortune 500 Company that provides information commerce for merchants and financial institutions globally. Governance and Process lead to launch an Enterprise Portfolio Management office;Responsible for the development and implementation of portfolio management globally, including integration with each division's process engagements;Direct the Enterprise Portfolio Management System implementation program for 6,500 employees worldwide;Coordinate strategic planning efforts for the organization serving as liaison between organizational leads, executive leadership, and finance to develop executable three-year strategies;Operationalized a global financial tracking mechanism used to review all savings initiatives representing $200 million within the organization, insuring financial targets realized;Facilitated interlock strategy sessions enterprise wide, insuring all organizations had awareness of key initiatives and resource impacts to facilitate the execution.

Omaha, Ne

Coordinate strategic planning efforts for the organization serving as liaison between organizational leads, executive leadership, and finance to develop executable three-year strategies.

Mutual of Omaha is a Fortune 500 Company and leading provider of life insurance, Medicare supplement insurance, disability insurance products and annuities.Implemented a claims tracking system for short-term disability division to interface with legal, finance, and regulatory divisions;Prioritized all changes developed for the system for user efficiency with the least amount of change management impact;Served as senior interviewer for all new hire candidates for the organization.

Developed and instituted the Project Management Office for the company's largest division by piloting with a $100 million program; which included standardization of project management activities, quality assurance, and financial reporting; andDirected, in collaboration with other divisions, the enterprise rollout of a portfolio management system impacting 6,500 employees and contractors.

Programmatically directed client conversions to First Data system coordinating application development, infrastructure, testing and conversion support activities

was founded as an investment banking firm and has raised, financed and managed assets of nearly $4 billion with holdings both nationally and internationally. Designed and maintained a working contact software database spanning five business divisions, cross-referencing each division's relationship and communications;Collaborated with an interdisciplinary group of real estate developers to create a national hospital network for small rural municipalities, including financials and design-build; Managed all real estate assets for a publicly traded tax exempt fund insuring investors were able to continue receiving the fund's quarterly dividends based on profit margins; Managed all aspects of communication for 10,000 investors in four publicly traded funds, including all regulatory filings, print and web marketing, incorporating all SEC requirements; Developed successful marketing and communication strategies, facilitating the merger of two public funds via a proxy vote representing $10 million dollars in assets; and Served on the firm's strategic planning committee approving the investments that supported the realization of the company's strategic growth plan.

a privately held multi-million dollar distribution company of computer memory and peripherals. Prepared an IPO filing for the SEC with financial suitability and regulatory requirements; Negotiated all operating contracts ultimately reducing operating expenses increasing profit margins by 5-10%; annually Controlled all liquid assets, totaling seven-figures, with a monthly variance less than .25%.

Bachelor Of Science, Business Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.78 Gpa