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Buffalo Grove, Il, Us

• Created and implemented recommendation for piloting Competitive Intelligence approach in Agency Operations which was approved by Senior Vice President. • Developed Business Insights & Storylines to better evaluate effectiveness of various Agency National Programs which was used for planning investments • Researched and evaluated capacity of sales leaders and led and co-presented key findings around agency experience to senior leadership. • Helped drive forward monthly portfolio artifacts & Strategic Business Plan to include external insights to provide awareness to leaders of key initiative status

• Developed competitive intelligence qualitative deliverables which highlighted importance of key concepts to Product Operations leadership. • Developed regular leadership updates highlighting competitive advantages for major competitors as well as key industry trends. • Developed primary research process by partnering with HR and legal to interview new hires with competitor experiences to supplement secondary research. • Significantly enhanced quantitative process in developing price competitiveness by leveraging nontraditional methodologies to improve a directional dataset. • Created competitive analysis with dataset above and storyline which is utilized by Executive Vice President for conversations with the CEO on a quarterly basis.

• Developed a process to help facilitate regional pricing decisions with the implementation of a Homeowner’s cost component tool, to ensure rate competitiveness with release in market. • Developed measurement for Homeowner’s cost component tool which also helped evaluate the impact of pricing decisions. • Developed retention monitoring tool to alert leadership of any key changes by segment. • Developed cost component triggers around Homeowner’s components blending the pricing/risk management objectives in order to evaluate the effectiveness of new rating plans. • Developed Homeowner’s measurement which alerted leadership of indications of loss early warnings.

• Developed state-by-state profit and loss statements by detailed program group to enable management to focus efforts on non-profitable segments of the business. • Developed premium analysis, retention analysis, and new business analysis by detailed program group in order to capture business trends on National Alliance’s book of business. • Partnered with the marketing department to develop external/internal cost breakdown by marketing channel for various marketing functions (Sales, Retail, Direct). • Developed premium budget model, which phases in planned tiered ratings for states, and accounts for renewals and new business for all states National Alliance writes in.

• Audited financial statements of major corporations, including General American Life Insurance Company, Watlow Electric, and Jefferson Heritage Bank (now Union Planters Bank).• Reviewed and provided recommendations to companies regarding their internal control structure.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance, General, A

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting And Economics