Director of Loan Origination Systems

• Jan 2023 - Present

Contractor

• Feb 2021 - Present

Information Technology Manager

• Dec 2014 - Feb 2021

 Collaborated with Business Partners on technical solutions and best practices.  Manage a team dedicated to implementing, maintaining, and supporting Commercial Software.  Leading and directing the vendor application migration to AWS.  Develop technical and business strategy for Commercial Software.  Managing a team of developers in .NET C# and Java development.  Applications include CRM through Salesforce, Imaging, Loan Origination, Loan Servicing, PeopleSoft, and others  Collaborate with PMO and Executive Business Partners in the strategic road maps for each business line.  Responsible for developing and improving project and development standards and processes.  Build team from 9 to 15 while developing internal talent to develop into senior roles with appropriate responsibilities and budget responsibilities.  Realigned staff around business knowledge and implemented lean methodologies for the individual applications and demand queues. Show less

IT Consultant

• Sep 2013 - Apr 2014

Vice President/Director of IT

• 1998 - Aug 2013

Lead teams supporting multiple divisions and functions, which included 30+ people, $50M+ budgets, and full P&L responsibility. - Responsible for developing application solutions that fit each division’s goals. Interact with the Executives of each division to plan and implement strategic solutions. - Monthly and Quarterly Technology reviews with senior leaders and their teams. - Road map of application solutions to meet goals and objectives. - Developed regular interactive vendor sessions to leverage solutions. - Responsible for Project Initiation, Project Management, Analysis, and Development for division projects. - Responsible for the Production Application Management group which includes: - Develop better change control processes and procedures to ensure compliance with financial and regulatory audits each year. - Develop Service Level Agreements for the 130+ applications, and present statistics to Senior Management. - Developed the Change Approval and Problem Management Resolution committees to control and enhance change approvals and problem resolution. - As a team, completed strategic projects encompassing several disciplines and divisions of the firm. These strategic projects were implemented with the intended goal of streamlining operations, generating income, and reducing costs. Some of the projects consisted of regulatory and compliance changes with short lead times and monetary fines if not completed on time or to the satisfaction of the regulatory change. - Developed the Imaging system into a cornerstone of process driven solutions. - Senior member of the Corporate Strategic Initiative Group replacing the Loan Origination System. - Responsible for Disaster Recovery planning and testing for critical Origination and Servicing systems and processes. - Coordinated the efforts of the IT PMO, and ensured communication and completion of projects was on time and within budget. Show less

Director of IT

• 1995 - 1998

Built a 30-plus person organization consisting of technical staff, operations, administrative personnel, and application programmers. Provided direction, security, and standards for effective evolution of information technology. Environment includes AS/400 Advanced Server, Banyan Servers, Novell Servers, and NT Servers utilizing a Windows 95 client in Ethernet/Token Ring switched and routed network in 15 sites. Major desktop applications supported were Lotus Notes, Lotus Smartsuite, and Microsoft Office. Application Development directed in RPG ILE IV and Lotus Notes. Show less

Application Development Manager

• 1993 - 1995

Managed staff of 4 in application development and maintenance of origination and servicing system on AS/400 utilizing an application tool kit and RPG III. Developed utilities in Visual Basic to assist in managing the origination systems. Provided support for application development for home office and 5 regional offices with emphasis on legal compliance, streamlining workflow through automation, and vendor support. Directed and implemented project to convert and upgrade origination system for entire organization to allow for improved legal compliance, streamlined user interface, and new features to ensure competitive advantage. Show less

MIS Manager

• 1988 - 1993

Managed staff of 25 Programmers, Operators, and Business Analysts. Responsibilities included support and development of Origination System on IBM token ring LAN and Servicing Systems running on AS/400. Managed Data Center operations, security aspects and Application Development. Programmed and Analyzed in RPG III when required. Interfaced with vendors to provide regional support for 4 West Coast offices. Initiated and managed upgrades to AS/400 Midrange system from B35 to dual D45 and D70 systems environment. Reduced costs of application development software through the use of better training and tools through out the development cycle. Show less