Sandy Wagnon
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Stephanie Loesche
I am amazed by the way that Sandy accomplishes whatever task is put before her. I have seen her grow in many different ways, and there is no challenge that she cannot tackle. Sandy also has the drive that most people dream of. Sandy is the type of person that drives for results!
Karen Lewis - SPC 6, RTE, SDP, LPM,POPM, CSM, CSPO, ICP-ACC
March 2012 Redmond, WA. To Whom It May Concern: In my role as Sr. Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, I was tasked with leveraging Enterprise level Data Mart for Business reporting capabilities. The project budget was approximately $3 million and consisted of over 15 developers both on-shore & off-shore with a duration of twenty four months. Sandy quickly emerged as a leader among her peer group. She was highly successful in her role as Program Manager driving all our UAT test efforts. Excellent communication and leadership skills created a highly functional team who accomplished a tremendous amount of quality work in very short timelines. Her experience and expertise was instrumental to the successful completion of very difficult tasks. I depended on her for managing/coaching the QA test team, driving entire UAT efforts, her communication skills as well as strategy and vision creation. The project had a large impact to the business. Therefore, there was pressure from multiple stakeholders to implement quickly. Her ability to deep dive into anomalies, perform root cause analysis then meet with the developers to quickly implement the necessary code fixes which allowed the QA teams to quickly run regression and end to end testing. Her efforts enabled the team’s cadence to deliver consistently on-time. Sandy has the ability to transition from a technical role to a management role where appropriate. The skill to "bridge the gap" between the technical and the functional make her an excellent facilitator between IT and the business. Rarely does a person possess this exceptional talent. Overall, Sandy was a tremendous contributor to the success of the Business Enterprise Reporting Services. She successfully completes work either through individual effort or through the leadership of others. She works with the highest level of honesty and integrity, a company fortunate enough to have her should be grateful. The quality of her work consistently exceeds expectations. I highly recommend her and any resource that she endorses. Karen Lewis Sr. Program Manager Coinstar/Redbox Bellevue, WA.
Stephanie Loesche
I am amazed by the way that Sandy accomplishes whatever task is put before her. I have seen her grow in many different ways, and there is no challenge that she cannot tackle. Sandy also has the drive that most people dream of. Sandy is the type of person that drives for results!
Karen Lewis - SPC 6, RTE, SDP, LPM,POPM, CSM, CSPO, ICP-ACC
March 2012 Redmond, WA. To Whom It May Concern: In my role as Sr. Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, I was tasked with leveraging Enterprise level Data Mart for Business reporting capabilities. The project budget was approximately $3 million and consisted of over 15 developers both on-shore & off-shore with a duration of twenty four months. Sandy quickly emerged as a leader among her peer group. She was highly successful in her role as Program Manager driving all our UAT test efforts. Excellent communication and leadership skills created a highly functional team who accomplished a tremendous amount of quality work in very short timelines. Her experience and expertise was instrumental to the successful completion of very difficult tasks. I depended on her for managing/coaching the QA test team, driving entire UAT efforts, her communication skills as well as strategy and vision creation. The project had a large impact to the business. Therefore, there was pressure from multiple stakeholders to implement quickly. Her ability to deep dive into anomalies, perform root cause analysis then meet with the developers to quickly implement the necessary code fixes which allowed the QA teams to quickly run regression and end to end testing. Her efforts enabled the team’s cadence to deliver consistently on-time. Sandy has the ability to transition from a technical role to a management role where appropriate. The skill to "bridge the gap" between the technical and the functional make her an excellent facilitator between IT and the business. Rarely does a person possess this exceptional talent. Overall, Sandy was a tremendous contributor to the success of the Business Enterprise Reporting Services. She successfully completes work either through individual effort or through the leadership of others. She works with the highest level of honesty and integrity, a company fortunate enough to have her should be grateful. The quality of her work consistently exceeds expectations. I highly recommend her and any resource that she endorses. Karen Lewis Sr. Program Manager Coinstar/Redbox Bellevue, WA.
Stephanie Loesche
I am amazed by the way that Sandy accomplishes whatever task is put before her. I have seen her grow in many different ways, and there is no challenge that she cannot tackle. Sandy also has the drive that most people dream of. Sandy is the type of person that drives for results!
Karen Lewis - SPC 6, RTE, SDP, LPM,POPM, CSM, CSPO, ICP-ACC
March 2012 Redmond, WA. To Whom It May Concern: In my role as Sr. Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, I was tasked with leveraging Enterprise level Data Mart for Business reporting capabilities. The project budget was approximately $3 million and consisted of over 15 developers both on-shore & off-shore with a duration of twenty four months. Sandy quickly emerged as a leader among her peer group. She was highly successful in her role as Program Manager driving all our UAT test efforts. Excellent communication and leadership skills created a highly functional team who accomplished a tremendous amount of quality work in very short timelines. Her experience and expertise was instrumental to the successful completion of very difficult tasks. I depended on her for managing/coaching the QA test team, driving entire UAT efforts, her communication skills as well as strategy and vision creation. The project had a large impact to the business. Therefore, there was pressure from multiple stakeholders to implement quickly. Her ability to deep dive into anomalies, perform root cause analysis then meet with the developers to quickly implement the necessary code fixes which allowed the QA teams to quickly run regression and end to end testing. Her efforts enabled the team’s cadence to deliver consistently on-time. Sandy has the ability to transition from a technical role to a management role where appropriate. The skill to "bridge the gap" between the technical and the functional make her an excellent facilitator between IT and the business. Rarely does a person possess this exceptional talent. Overall, Sandy was a tremendous contributor to the success of the Business Enterprise Reporting Services. She successfully completes work either through individual effort or through the leadership of others. She works with the highest level of honesty and integrity, a company fortunate enough to have her should be grateful. The quality of her work consistently exceeds expectations. I highly recommend her and any resource that she endorses. Karen Lewis Sr. Program Manager Coinstar/Redbox Bellevue, WA.
Stephanie Loesche
I am amazed by the way that Sandy accomplishes whatever task is put before her. I have seen her grow in many different ways, and there is no challenge that she cannot tackle. Sandy also has the drive that most people dream of. Sandy is the type of person that drives for results!
Karen Lewis - SPC 6, RTE, SDP, LPM,POPM, CSM, CSPO, ICP-ACC
March 2012 Redmond, WA. To Whom It May Concern: In my role as Sr. Technical Program Manager at Microsoft, I was tasked with leveraging Enterprise level Data Mart for Business reporting capabilities. The project budget was approximately $3 million and consisted of over 15 developers both on-shore & off-shore with a duration of twenty four months. Sandy quickly emerged as a leader among her peer group. She was highly successful in her role as Program Manager driving all our UAT test efforts. Excellent communication and leadership skills created a highly functional team who accomplished a tremendous amount of quality work in very short timelines. Her experience and expertise was instrumental to the successful completion of very difficult tasks. I depended on her for managing/coaching the QA test team, driving entire UAT efforts, her communication skills as well as strategy and vision creation. The project had a large impact to the business. Therefore, there was pressure from multiple stakeholders to implement quickly. Her ability to deep dive into anomalies, perform root cause analysis then meet with the developers to quickly implement the necessary code fixes which allowed the QA teams to quickly run regression and end to end testing. Her efforts enabled the team’s cadence to deliver consistently on-time. Sandy has the ability to transition from a technical role to a management role where appropriate. The skill to "bridge the gap" between the technical and the functional make her an excellent facilitator between IT and the business. Rarely does a person possess this exceptional talent. Overall, Sandy was a tremendous contributor to the success of the Business Enterprise Reporting Services. She successfully completes work either through individual effort or through the leadership of others. She works with the highest level of honesty and integrity, a company fortunate enough to have her should be grateful. The quality of her work consistently exceeds expectations. I highly recommend her and any resource that she endorses. Karen Lewis Sr. Program Manager Coinstar/Redbox Bellevue, WA.
Experience
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Society Consulting
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sr. Consultant
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Jul 2015 - Present
Provide BI and Analytics around Customer Partner Experience (CPE) metrics for Microsoft Azure Commerce team. Provide BI and Analytics around Customer Partner Experience (CPE) metrics for Microsoft Azure Commerce team.
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Insight Global
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Manager - Microsoft Retail Stores
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Jan 2013 - Dec 2014
• Provide financial program management consulting services for the Retail Group’s OPEX and CAPEX costs • Reconciliation and analysis of costs associated with store capitalization projects • Created metric reports using Excel analytical tools (MSRA and Power Pivot) integrating hierarchal data from third party vendors • Perform quarter-end and month-end financial close and audit compliance requirements • Continuous assessment of cost-reduction opportunities • Document system… Show more • Provide financial program management consulting services for the Retail Group’s OPEX and CAPEX costs • Reconciliation and analysis of costs associated with store capitalization projects • Created metric reports using Excel analytical tools (MSRA and Power Pivot) integrating hierarchal data from third party vendors • Perform quarter-end and month-end financial close and audit compliance requirements • Continuous assessment of cost-reduction opportunities • Document system requirements for migration to SAP • Work closely with Supply Chain for oversight of Master Build of Materials (BOM) Show less • Provide financial program management consulting services for the Retail Group’s OPEX and CAPEX costs • Reconciliation and analysis of costs associated with store capitalization projects • Created metric reports using Excel analytical tools (MSRA and Power Pivot) integrating hierarchal data from third party vendors • Perform quarter-end and month-end financial close and audit compliance requirements • Continuous assessment of cost-reduction opportunities • Document system… Show more • Provide financial program management consulting services for the Retail Group’s OPEX and CAPEX costs • Reconciliation and analysis of costs associated with store capitalization projects • Created metric reports using Excel analytical tools (MSRA and Power Pivot) integrating hierarchal data from third party vendors • Perform quarter-end and month-end financial close and audit compliance requirements • Continuous assessment of cost-reduction opportunities • Document system requirements for migration to SAP • Work closely with Supply Chain for oversight of Master Build of Materials (BOM) Show less
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Microsoft
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Manager
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Sep 2009 - Sep 2012
• Product owner for multiple, complex and highly visible Enterprise Services Reporting tools which enabled the leadership team to effectively manage their business groups and facilitate business strategy discussions and decisions • Managed budget of approximately $1.7 million across 5 reporting tools • Prioritized items for scope planning while balancing business needs with cost, schedule and resource constraints • Developed and maintained risk management plan and risk register to… Show more • Product owner for multiple, complex and highly visible Enterprise Services Reporting tools which enabled the leadership team to effectively manage their business groups and facilitate business strategy discussions and decisions • Managed budget of approximately $1.7 million across 5 reporting tools • Prioritized items for scope planning while balancing business needs with cost, schedule and resource constraints • Developed and maintained risk management plan and risk register to mitigate any potential issues • Provided regular communication to stakeholders on progress against milestones and deliverables • Developed and integrated UAT Framework by creating repeatable processes to accommodate aggressive timelines • Concurrently managed both Agile and Waterfall UAT cycles • Identified UAT participants, developed test scripts, tracked issues and feedback using SharePoint and presented results to key stakeholders and business managers • Partnered with cross-functional stakeholders to incorporate business logic which increased stakeholder confidence and adoption rate to ensure alignment with project objectives • Conducted daily triage calls with IT, Solutions Delivery, Field Representatives and Leadership Team • Partnered with IT to negotiate a Service Level Agreement (SLA) to include pro-active monitoring during critical business windows resulting in decreased downtime for end users by 21% • Collaborated with off-shore support team to drive escalations to resolution • Determined root causes and identified outage trends increasing customer satisfaction and confidence • Provided training content for QRP • Increased UAT participation by 27% and decreased post-production defects
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Financial Analyst
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Nov 2006 - Dec 2009
• Managed quarterly incentive compensation payouts and quota management for Revenue Based Incentive (RBI) participants • Communicated quota setting process and provided training on plan design changes reducing compensation disputes • Ensured quota assignments were accurate and maintained in compliance with change management processes • Researched, analyzed and evaluated compensation inquiries and disputes from RBI participants • Analyzed revenue anomalies • Automated weekly data… Show more • Managed quarterly incentive compensation payouts and quota management for Revenue Based Incentive (RBI) participants • Communicated quota setting process and provided training on plan design changes reducing compensation disputes • Ensured quota assignments were accurate and maintained in compliance with change management processes • Researched, analyzed and evaluated compensation inquiries and disputes from RBI participants • Analyzed revenue anomalies • Automated weekly data integrity audit to ensure compliance with corporate policies, decreasing manual payout adjustments • Collaborated with compensation plan design team and sales managers for potential enhancements to future inventive compensation plans
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Contracts and Billing Specialist
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Oct 2001 - Nov 2006
• Managed all aspects of contractual and invoicing processes for customers and subcontractors ensuring compliance with operational, finance and legal policies and procedures. • Facilitated weekly business reviews with management team to analyze financial and operational data. • Piloted program for utilizing account profiling, marketing analysis, SWOT analysis and risk assessments to drive net-new opportunities as well as increasing return on investments (ROI). • Identified sales… Show more • Managed all aspects of contractual and invoicing processes for customers and subcontractors ensuring compliance with operational, finance and legal policies and procedures. • Facilitated weekly business reviews with management team to analyze financial and operational data. • Piloted program for utilizing account profiling, marketing analysis, SWOT analysis and risk assessments to drive net-new opportunities as well as increasing return on investments (ROI). • Identified sales opportunities for annuity based contracts and tracked opportunities through various sales stages using Siebel. • Forecasted revenue and new work sold based on sales stage, probability and account saturation with 95% accuracy and provided a gap analysis for forecast variances • Monitored business investment funds actual spend against allocated budget and redistributed funds based on potential ROI • Monitored project budgets and burn-rates • Prepared monthly subcontract revenue and expense accruals • Managed operating expenses and submitted adjusting journal entries
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VertaPort, Inc.
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Dallas, TX
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Office Manager
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Aug 1999 - Sep 2001
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Microsoft Corporation
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Dallas, TX
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Business Operations Coordinator
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Aug 1995 - Aug 1999
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Education
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The University of Texas at Arlington
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