Greg Karch
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Jodi Matthies
I was privileged to have worked with Greg at Thrivent. He is a hard worker, willing to challenge the norm in order to get the best results for his business partners. He takes the necessary steps to gather all information needed, asks questions to understand, and creates a product that enables his customers to be successful. Greg has a tremendous work ethic and great attention to detail. Anyone would be lucky to have him on their team!
Benjamin Saine
I had the privilege of working with Greg for two years on several long-term projects for work in the heavily-regulated, mutual fund industry. Greg's attention to detail, industry knowledge, and strong work ethic make him a valuable asset to any team that is lucky enough to have him. Greg is transparent in what he is working on and challenges the teams he works on to be open about their work. He speaks up when he needs more information. Once he has the information he needs, he is able to quickly apply the information and produce a quality product. Employers who need help building, maintaining, and testing complex systems should not hesitate to consider Greg as a part of their team.
Jodi Matthies
I was privileged to have worked with Greg at Thrivent. He is a hard worker, willing to challenge the norm in order to get the best results for his business partners. He takes the necessary steps to gather all information needed, asks questions to understand, and creates a product that enables his customers to be successful. Greg has a tremendous work ethic and great attention to detail. Anyone would be lucky to have him on their team!
Benjamin Saine
I had the privilege of working with Greg for two years on several long-term projects for work in the heavily-regulated, mutual fund industry. Greg's attention to detail, industry knowledge, and strong work ethic make him a valuable asset to any team that is lucky enough to have him. Greg is transparent in what he is working on and challenges the teams he works on to be open about their work. He speaks up when he needs more information. Once he has the information he needs, he is able to quickly apply the information and produce a quality product. Employers who need help building, maintaining, and testing complex systems should not hesitate to consider Greg as a part of their team.
Jodi Matthies
I was privileged to have worked with Greg at Thrivent. He is a hard worker, willing to challenge the norm in order to get the best results for his business partners. He takes the necessary steps to gather all information needed, asks questions to understand, and creates a product that enables his customers to be successful. Greg has a tremendous work ethic and great attention to detail. Anyone would be lucky to have him on their team!
Benjamin Saine
I had the privilege of working with Greg for two years on several long-term projects for work in the heavily-regulated, mutual fund industry. Greg's attention to detail, industry knowledge, and strong work ethic make him a valuable asset to any team that is lucky enough to have him. Greg is transparent in what he is working on and challenges the teams he works on to be open about their work. He speaks up when he needs more information. Once he has the information he needs, he is able to quickly apply the information and produce a quality product. Employers who need help building, maintaining, and testing complex systems should not hesitate to consider Greg as a part of their team.
Jodi Matthies
I was privileged to have worked with Greg at Thrivent. He is a hard worker, willing to challenge the norm in order to get the best results for his business partners. He takes the necessary steps to gather all information needed, asks questions to understand, and creates a product that enables his customers to be successful. Greg has a tremendous work ethic and great attention to detail. Anyone would be lucky to have him on their team!
Benjamin Saine
I had the privilege of working with Greg for two years on several long-term projects for work in the heavily-regulated, mutual fund industry. Greg's attention to detail, industry knowledge, and strong work ethic make him a valuable asset to any team that is lucky enough to have him. Greg is transparent in what he is working on and challenges the teams he works on to be open about their work. He speaks up when he needs more information. Once he has the information he needs, he is able to quickly apply the information and produce a quality product. Employers who need help building, maintaining, and testing complex systems should not hesitate to consider Greg as a part of their team.
Experience
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Verasatile Information Technology Professional
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2019 - Present
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Thrivent
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Retired - Lead Application Engineer
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Jun 2003 - Apr 2019
Managed teams, analyzed, designed, coded, tested, and implemented solutions for Investments, Financial Reporting, Tax, Mutual Fund Accounting, and Mutual Fund Operations. Impact analysis was completed for decommissioning of servers, server replacement, directory paths, issue, and for scoping projects. Followed Agile approach keeping stakeholders updated on status of projects through daily stand-ups and solution demos. Regression tested applications for patches and upgrades. Mentored staff on applications and technologies supported in the area. Subject matter expert for Informatica PowerCenter.Analyzed and documented 1K+ data points for Financial Reporting SX and NXT Regulatory Filing. Implemented solutions to get internal and external 3rd-party data into Confluence Unity and Confluence NXT systems, utilizing Informatica PowerCenter, SQL, VBScript, SFTP, and Zena. First SX and NXT Regulatory Filing incorporated 97% of data points and were accurately reported.Implemented solution to get Thrivent Financial data from Investments and Mutual Fund Accounting systems into a Data Warehouse, enabling querying of needed data without compromising source system data and accessibility. Utilized Informatica PowerCenter, SQL, SFTP, and Zena.Built interfaces from 3rd-party external systems, such as DST, State Street Bank, Bloomberg, and Thrivent internal systems, providing needed data to FIS InvestOne. Interfaces utilized technologies of Informatica PowerCenter, SQL, Stored Procedures, SFTP and ZENA, allowing needed Mutual Fund Accounting data to be centralized within FIS InvestOne.Implemented solutions for Tax, such as Inflation Protected Securities, Rule 17A7 and Qualified Dividend Reinvestment. Conducted walkthroughs with business, business analyst, and key stakeholders to understand tax regulation and built needed solutions, ensuring Tax was in compliance with Federal Regulations. Show less
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Lead Test Analyst
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Jan 2001 - Jun 2003
Led major projects testing efforts, working with business and information technology resources through business requirements, testing, defect resolution, and implementation of projects. Built and managed test plans, and kept key stakeholders updated on status of test activities through status reports. Implemented walk through and review process for business requirements along with adopting traceability of business requirements back to test cases. Directed testing efforts for merge of customer Information of former Lutheran Brotherhood and Aid Association for Lutherans. First release had over 30 defects. Implementation of walkthroughs and reviews, along with traceability of test cases back to requirements, enabled second release to achieve zero defects in first 30 days. Show less
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Education
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1997 - 1998
Marquette University
Computer Science -
1981 - 1984
Waukesha County Technical College
Associate, Business Computer Science
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