Yasheka Williams, Popm®️ Email & Phone Number

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Maintained conceptual and technical integrity of the features or enhancements for which the Order Trade & Compliance Team is responsible on the Manufacturing Train. Coordinated with multiple Business Stakeholders to define and prioritize the product backlog in order to streamline the execution of business priorities of the Agile Release Train. Facilitated the capture and prioritization of multiple business enhancement requests and led the group review with four key business partner areas and I/T. Supports the Manufacturing Train and Product Managers in all agile ceremonies including PI planning, daily standups, backlog refinement and demos.

Kansas City, Missouri

Managed the development and documentation of user stories and acceptance criteria from multiple business stakeholders and Product Managers.Identified interdependencies between projects and overall business strategies and facilitates aligning them towards the common goal.Actively encouraged collaboration and professionalism in a team environment.Managed the team work priorities through maintaining and prioritizing the team backlog.Aided the team in grooming the work and clarifying acceptance criteria.Actively communicated team status to key stakeholders.Collaborated with key business partners to provide detailed analysis of their business needs to identify and document key requirements for technology systems and their success.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Provided data stewardship over the quality, accuracy and timeliness of all investment management data. Led tasks to ensure the accuracy of this data, and assists the Investment Data Management Team Lead & Manager with oversight and review of the work done by Data Management Specialists. Led special projects and research involving investment data and participates as an investment data subject matter expert in larger department or corporate projects. Dedicated time to enhancing the data and/or quality assurance and reconciliation processes of the team.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Analyzed, reviewed and updated investment security and portfolio data. Reviewed and validated security reference, fundamental earnings and revenue data. Monitored the quality, accuracy and timeliness of the data. Communicated with customers throughout the company from departments including Investment Management, IT, Compliance, Investment Operations, and other external technical data service providers. Evaluated data reconciliations to identify any needed changes or processes to improve the investment management data maintenance.

Investment Project Manager provided project management leadership to Front Office Enhancements and Release Testing, Vendor Enhancements and Problem Request Management. Perfomed full lifecycle project management for Investment Operations and Investment Management teams. Established and retained effective working relationships with project sponsor, business owner, team members, and stakeholders. Interfaced with all levels of the business, including executive management and portfolio managers, to gain alignment and buy-in for the direction of projects.

Managed the development and implementation processes in the 911 area that were focused on the delivery of new or existing projects. Maintained and fostered internal and external client relationships with major cable partners. Project Manager of major project to replace outsourced vendor application with internally developed software application as well as leadership and oversight of multiple data reconciliation initiatives.

Managed the development and implementation processes in the 911 area that are focused on the delivery of new or existing projects. Maintained and fostered internal and external client relationships with major cable partners. Established, maintained, and supported the PM best practices and standards within IT, enabling the PMs to effectively manage the time, cost, and quality of projects delivered by the IT organization.Championed the use of the standardized Enterprise Development Process, tools, and methodologies in the overall Project Management and reporting of IT and Network Projects. Utilized a combination of project management and reporting analysis to ensure the organization met its project commitments and deliverables to the project sponsors.

Represented Network Management Solutions Development in the financial management, department leadership and compliance of standard financial processes, including the overall financial management of the fiscal year budget in excess of $20M

As systems administrator for plant-wide Tandem System, monitored system and applications for performance and user availability. Performed system upgrades and routine maintenance activities to ensure system availability and functionality.

Master'S Certificate, Project Management

Master Of Arts, Computer Resources And Information Management

Bachelor Of Science, Electrical Engineering