JENNIFER M SORIA
**** ****** ***** ****, #*** * McKinney, TX 75070 * 817-***-****
mailto:abk43a@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
Strategically focused, results driven achiever and effective leader
with exceptional interpersonal skills.
Highly flexible and adaptable performer; adept at multi-tasking and
thriving in a fast-paced environment while coordinating numerous
time sensitive projects.
Exceptionally motivated self-starter and creative problem solver who
works hard and loves a challenge.
Ability to effectively communicate with, negotiate with, and
influence a broad range of individuals, spanning from operational
process owners to Executive Team members.
Proven ability to manage multiple, diverse priorities, achieving
desired objective within deadline.
20 Years of Banking and Finance Industry experience.
EDUCATION:
University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance - December 99
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Business Strategy and Analytical Skills
Conduct value-added deep-dive analysis of performance data
integrating financial and non-financial (operational, competitive,
customer, etc) data to determine underlying drivers and root causes
of business performance by developing and presenting statistical
graphical analysis.
Provide strategic analysis using customer behavioral data integrating
statistical tools for correlation and regression studies. In addition
providing reporting and making recommendations to executive team
members.
Key Leader in developing FICO and Product Based Pricing Model for the
Servicing and Credit Auto Line of Business. This data is used
monthly for charging our different Product Groups and Pricing our
Auto Loans.
Interacting with Clients to provide Analysis on Sales Programs to
gauge success.
Proven ability to develop solutions to complex problems that are
analytical, process, and/or data driven in nature.
Key Performance Indicator Analysis
Drive performance improvement (KPIs, operational efficiencies,
improved service delivery, customer satisfaction, productivity,
revenue generation, etc.) by producing monthly business review for
executive team members.
Lead voice of the customer survey process for auto servicing
division; maintaining and reporting off survey results on a monthly
basis. Also organized the 2007 JD Power Consumer Finance
Satisfaction study for Chase Auto Finance working with JD Power to
provide recommendations for areas of improvement.
Administrated employee incentive plan for loan servicing division of
approximately 350 employees.
Provide full breadth of KPM Reporting to Client on a month to month
basis.
Managerial and Teamwork Skills
Manage staff of three employees; facilitating performance reviews and
development plans on an annual basis ensuring that team goals are in
line with line of business objectives.
Currently mentoring one employee through company mentoring program.
Assisting in career mobility planning by creating action plans to
help mentee achieve their goals.
Charter Member of the cross-functional Talent Development Team for
Auto Finance. Created recommendations to executive management team
on increasing our used car market share by using statistical, root
cause, and data mining analyses.
Project Management
Key Leader in a project to create a combined version of the Servicing
Executive Business Review for our Operations Group and our Call
Center Customer Service Team.
Co-leading Repeat Call Project within our customer service call
center with ultimate goal being to decrease repeat call volume by 25
percent and costs by $130,000.
Lead project to create capacity staffing and cost models for our
direct auto business. Presented recommendations to direct LOB head
and made strategic changes within the group to create a more
efficient workflow process and hired more staff to meet needs.
Participant in Chase to Chase Refinance Project creating data mining
analysis for metrics indicators and histograms to enable executive
team to create a plan for a new auto refinance product making the
product more profitable.
Business Lead on creating Design for Dealer Incentive Program working
with IT and maintaining Program on a month to month basis.
Computer Skills
Expert in data-mining and report writing in a data warehouse and DB2
environment
Expert in using Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and
Project.
Expert in graphical analysis with advanced Excel skills, intermediate
knowledge of SAS.
Expert user of Oracle SQL using Quest TOAD for Oracle software.
ASSOCIATIONS / ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
Women's Network Group (WIN)
SAS Programming Training
Project Management Training
Member of Chase Mentoring Group
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY:
Chase Consumer & Credit Banking Business Analyst III - VP
Dallas, TX 2008 - Present
Responsible for the key performance and statistical information
analysis needs of Auto Private Label Clients
Chase Auto Finance MIS Manager - VP Arlington,
TX 2004 - 2008
Responsible for the key performance and statistical information
analysis needs of Auto Servicing and Credit
Bank One Information Analyst - Officer Arlington, TX
2000 - 2004
Responsible for the key performance and statistical information
analysis needs of Loan Servicing
American International Group Associate Underwriter
Dallas, TX 1997 - 2000
Responsible for underwriting accounts and developing department
budgets for Oil and Gas Division