Wendi Brazell
Consultant/Financial Edge and Raiser's Edge Subject Matter Expert at Reporting Xpress - An Information Automation Company- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Foundations of Project Management
CourseraApr, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Learning Your Nikon DSLR Camera
Lynda.comMay, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Photography Foundations: Exposure (part 1)
Lynda.comMay, 2019- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Reporting Xpress - An Information Automation Company
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant/Financial Edge and Raiser's Edge Subject Matter Expert
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May 2021 - Present
• Working closely with cross-functional team of clients, engineers, and internal team members to analyze problems and roadblocks to develop scope and roadmap to optimize and streamline processes and eliminate pain points for end users• Weekly stand-ups with stakeholders to keep open communication, actively solicit input and feedback, and adjust current sprints as needed• Weekly internal meetings to discuss which user stories are currently being prioritized and discussing upcoming product strategy• Designing and developing reports to eliminate pain points found in standard report formats allowing data to be more easily visualized• Provide graphic design services as needed such as designing the company logo, creating business cards, marketing materials, and banners used at conferences, trade shows, and seminars
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University of South Carolina
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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System Administrator
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Jan 2020 - Present
• Managing a large product initiative to launch a paperless solution to user base of hundreds from scratch • Facilitating an agile environment and collaborating cross-functionally with a team of diverse roles and skillsets to identify limitations in current Accounts Payable processes and develop a plan to address those gaps while continuing to push for a completely paperless, cloud-based vision• Leading team in planning, building, testing, and adopting use of new toolsets built from the ground up – iterative roll-out of end-to-end disbursements workflow• Driving the adoption of new features and developing training materials and procedure guides used by over 400 end users across all University campuses and departments• Working across multiple system platforms and SaaS products to constantly improve upon strategy and use A/B testing to make incremental changes to UX to aid in ease of usability• Creating cross-solution processes to optimize the efficiency of all currently vested systems and improve upon product implementation and continue to transition to a paperless, cloud-based process – develop and teach classes to train new users – develop internal best practices guides for internal staff day-to-day operations• Holding bi-weekly round table meetings with internal team members to hear feedback and concerns, troubleshoot problems, and share updates on objectives, results, and milestones from other teams• Maintaining administrative upkeep of multiple systems including but not limited to the creation of security groups, user management, documenting requirements for IT auditors, ensuring compliance, and serving as point of contact for developers and technical support staff as well as customer success• Consistently balancing competing priorities and shifting prioritizations quickly when necessary• Supervise team of student employees, scheduling around their classes and exams, delegating duties to assist in the upkeep of the electronic document management system
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Assistant Project Manager
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Jan 2014 - Jan 2020
• Creating a waterfall methodology to organize and plan the creation and upkeep of over 6,000 funds held by the Foundations• Collaborating with development officers, investment managers, and internal staff on the set-up of any new funds and making sure all approvals necessary were acquired before releasing the funds for disbursement• Making sure that all any request for change is sent through appropriate channels for necessary approvals before updating the funds with the requested changes• Decision making on requests from directors of development, escalating requests when they required an exception to policy but always working to make sure projects meet the expectations of the University donors• Performing first audit for Development Foundation accounts payable process and ensuring compliance with Foundation policies and IRS regulations to ensure timely disbursement of funds• Providing administrative support to the CFO and COO and assisting with the planning, managing, implementation, and monitoring of any special projects• Creating checklists, workflows, and procedures for processes to aid in onboarding of new staff and fostering accountability and transparency of operational staff duties
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Student Employee
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Mar 2011 - Dec 2013
Aiding in the implementation of paperless software. Going through permanent files and scanning important documentation into our digital archive.
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Education
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2009 - 2013
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
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