Experience

Alchemy.us

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Managing Consultant

  • May 2022 - Present

• Senior Financial Aid Consultant

  • Jul 2021 - May 2022

  - Maintained Workday Student Certifications in Recruiting and Admissions, Financial Aid, and Student Financials.- Lead Financial Aid Implementation recommending industry best practices to drive towards timely decisions taking into account Federal Financial Aid Regulations, available Workday functionality, and customer’s business requirements.- Advised key stakeholders on creative solutions to mitigate potential risks or blockers to the project.Provided client deliverables, including meeting agendas and minutes, and configuration workbooks.- Created custom reports meeting customer’s needs. This included the use of calculated fields to access information not immediately available on the business object. - Scheduled and Facilitated customer meetings both on-site and remotely, including discovery, weekly check-in meetings, and configuration turn over. Worked closely with other workstreams to facilitate cross-functional discussions that impact Financial Aid Processing. - Collaborated with the project integration team to configure and test third-party integrations, including, PowerFAIDs, state reporting, ISIR load, COD, NSLDS, and scholarship management systems. - Utilized technology such as Zoom, Slack, iMeet, LucidChart, Google Suite, and the Microsoft Office Suite to engage with both teammates and customers in a remote environment.- Collaborated in internal Alchemy start-up environment by creating methodologies and documentation and mentoring junior consultants. Show less

• Workday Financial Aid Consultant

  • May 2018 - Jul 2021



Ellucian

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Aid Consultant

  • Jul 2015 - Apr 2018

  - Consulted on the relationship between Banner Financial Aid functionality and institutional business processes and policies Provided client deliverables, including test plans, functional specifications, and training workbooks - Coordinated testing, including user acceptance testing, end-to-end system testing, and building test data - Facilitated hands-on client training for the implementation and daily use of Banner Financial Aid remotely and onsite - Supported internal Ellucian team by mentoring and training incoming consultants, creating new client deliverables, and co-founding/coordinating a volunteer program: CHASE Gives Back - Stayed up to date on system changes and Federal Student Aid Regulations. Show less