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Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Enfield, CT

Enfield, CT

• Direct oversight of $6.5 Million technology portfolio
• Frequent interactions with and presentation to senior and executive leaders
• Oversee Tactical / Core Work Programs, responsible for delivery and oversight of projects aimed to correct, enhance or maintain existing business applications in support of Retirement Services (RS)
• Responsible for managing / directing 10-12 Project Managers allocated across technology portfolio
• Responsible for estimating budgets, assembling project teams, identifying needed skills, coordinating project schedules and establishing/overseeing assignments
• Responsible for reporting of financials associated with portfolio projects

Enfield, CT

• Supported Migration track of Technology Strategy Program (transition of new RS platform)
• Led projects to build/enhance Retirement Services software applications
• Managed tactical technology work queues across pool of Project Managers
• Established process /flows for enhancement/production queues to align with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Responsibilities expanded based on success in role – despite never having been in a Technology role prior to this assignment

Services Company Large Plan SegmentDaily contact to one of Fidelity's largest Defined Contribution (DC) plan sponsorsLiaison to internal contacts and external vendors to ensure seamless delivery of world class DC servicesPrimary areas of responsibility include client management, service team management (domestic and offshore) and project managementManaged.

Directed a team of 8-10 DC Conversion Analysts (implementations, mergers and fund conversions)Managed the execution of Conversion Processing for all Large Plan Implementations and Corporate ActionsManaged the execution of all Asset Re-Allocations for DC Institutionalized plan sponsors (~6000 a year); these were highly-visible, high-dollar transactions.

Services Company Large Plan SegmentProject management and oversight of all Large Plan Asset Re-allocation activity (1469 fund re-allocations in 2004 crossing 152 plan sponsors and 207 DC plans, exceeding $21.9B dollars in aggregate value); defined the supporting processes and project flowProject managed all vendor-driven Fund Action events, e.g. fund.

Large Plan SegmentIdentified as control-focused DC technical process expert; tasked with defining or revamping existing DC processes to bring them to an improved state of controlLead participant in DC projects encompassing a high-degree of potential monetary exposure (e.g. Compliance Trading via Treasury Project; QDRO retooling exercise defining best.

Large Plan SegmentStarted as Operations Associate and was continuously promoted based on performanceManaged a DC Record Keeping Services Operations team staffed with 10-15 associatesTeam was responsible for the consistent execution of 401(k) participant transactions and reconciliation for 23 Large Plan Institutional clients, which consisted of over 400,000.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting And Business/Management

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting And Business/Management