Edna Awosika

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City: Milwaukee

State: WI

Zip: 53201

Country: USA

Phone: 414-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $70,000

Willing to Relocate

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EDNA M. AWOSIKA

4706 N. 80th Street Home Phone: 414-***-****

Milwaukee, WI. 53218 Cell: 414-***-****

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Talented and accomplished IT project manager with proven ability to successfully direct information technology, telecommunications and support services and business operations. Expertise in overseeing technological improvement initiatives and aligning technology services with corporate goals. Developed experience leading enterprise-wide implementations displaying strong background as a consultant, business analyst and Quality Assurance specialist with excellent problem-solving and leadership abilities.

SUMMARY OF LEADERSHIP ABILITES

Retail Banking PMO project manager=>IT systems & programming=>IT Operations=> Strategic Planning=> Business Process Automation

Business Continuity =>Solution Development =>Compliance Process Improvement

Data Warehousing =>System Development=> Cost Control Budget Admin

Leadership =>Long Tern Planning=> IT Security=>Scrum Project Development

Ten Years Retail Experience

JC Pennys Catalog Division System Analysis & Team Lead (Backorders & Accounting)

Boston Store (Bon Ton Stores) Team Lead (Order processing)

Ameritech Project Manager/Team Lead (New Business & Compliance)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associated Bank NA Milwaukee, Wisconsin

VP Sr. Project Manager Retail PMO (January 2012 to present)

Specialty Leading high performing Teams which provides inherence to and support of the compliance and best practice policies set forth by the company to govern the performance of the Program management within Associated Banks Retail PMO.

As a Sr. Project Manager, within Associated Bank Retail PMO, my goal was to champion the benefits received from standardizing and following project management policies, processes and methods. The Retail PMO was the source for guidance, documentation, and metrics related to the practices involved in managing and implementing projects within Associated Bank Retail Sales, Services and Administration Department. As a Sr. project manager, within the Retail PMO, I managed project-related tasks and follow-up on project activities through completion. I reported on project activities, problems and requirements to executive management as a strategic tool in keeping implementers and decision makers moving toward consistent, business- or mission-focused goals and objectives. The Retail PMO methodology was based on PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) and PRINCE2 (Project in Controlled Environments). These two approaches were used to be consistent with the requirements related government regulatory requirements programs.

Projects:

Colleague On Boarding Played a key role in the development of processes & procedure for On Boarding New Retail banking Colleagues

PCIS Private Client Investment Services Facilitated a Customer Satisfaction survey to 5000+ Investment Services Clients

Complaint Management OCC compliance project to ensure the Customer Call Center was in compliance with documentation retention & storage.

PCI-DSS Compliance Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards: Facilitated a Self Assessment for Associated Bank Corp. with Fishnet Security A third part vendor consulting security services.

Speed Pay A joint venture with Western Union to provide a web based payment application for Associated Residential Lending Mortgage Loan Application Fee(s).

UDAAP Unfair Deceptive Abusive Acts & Practices Project Manager for the creation of a UDAAP policy within Retail Banking which will later be modified and distributed enterprise wide. The UDAAP policy created focused on actions involved in sales practices and marketing strategies.

Regulation -E Compliance Implementation of a process to ensure USD & Foreign Dollar wire transfers are in compliance with the CFPB issued rule to amend Regulation E, which implements the Electronic Fund Transfer Act.

Customer Value Statement (CVS) Played a key role in the creation of a Customer value statement which expressed Associates Bank core beliefs toward the value of the Customer. The customer value statement will be used to identify and connect with the consumer. Additionally, the CVS allows for Associates Bank Colleagues to be aware of the priorities and goals of the company.

Nautilus Systems Played a key role in data mining and data warehousing which led to the creation of workflows within Nautilus for Default Services. Creation of the workflows will allow automated analysis of large volumes of data generated within the Default servicing department.

TenA Mortgage Quality Control - Loan Audit Software Assisted with defining the requirements needed to convert from four (4) documents types to 180 document types. This conversion was part of the Nautilus Systems enhancements for Default Services.

Ten Steps (Project Management Process) Part of the Project team that created the Ten Step" project management process for the PMOs within Associated Bank. This process was incorporated within to help project managers successfully manage projects of all kinds. The Ten Step Project Management Process was selected as the methodology of choice for managing projects because of its flexibility and scalable approach.

Northwestern Mutual Milwaukee, Wisconsin

IT Project Manager (August 2000 to January 2011)

Oversee IT system projects for 180 billion dollars in total assets Insurance Company with over 800 IT professionals. Administer 2.5 million dollar technology budget. Supervised a staff of 30 plus onshore and offshore consultants. Developed and implemented corporate IT strategy, a three year system maintenance plans with processes and procedures. Manage multiple IT project portfolios concurrently. Initiate and maintains partner relations with offshore global counterparts.

Specialty Leading high performing IT Teams which provides inherence to and support of the Compliance and Best Practice policies set forth by the company to govern the performance and present of FRS (Field Representatives) selling Northwestern Mutual products and Services.

Played an active role in corporate operations management and development of new products and services - developed and interpreted organizational goals, policies and procedures

Save $150,000 by introducing a new HR time reporting infrastructure and payroll tracking system

Assigned and reviewed the work of systems analysts, programmers and other computer-related workers

Improved Quality Assurance testing by 25% for the field sales agents by implementing virtual testing PCs

Played a key role in the implementation and management of the regulatory and compliance requirement of Sarbanes

Managed a Security Monitoring and reporting tool to track questionable activities occurring in the field

Designed and implemented a Security Tracking user guild for the service reps. This user guild increase performance of the sales reps by 10% when reviewing and closing out Security reports

Partnered with the VP-Technological services to manage technology asset investments and amortization

Formulated an IT project operating planed and a three year system maintenance plan to reduce the overall in-house QA testing five hundred thousand testing budget by 25%.

Oversaw offshore application development

Negotiated vendor contract and license/maintenance agreements

Planned and led on-site and off-site support team infrastructure and project implementations

Coordinated the development and implementation of SharePoint for the QA Testing team

Developed the QA team first business continuity plan

Led the re-branding effort for the team website and re-engineered the customer portal

Delivered $50,000 in annual savings by negotiating offshore development agreements

Implementation a system integration project for financial rep dividend and bonus pay system.

Re-engineered a in-house grow data warehousing platform from a hierarchical data base to a DB2 database structure which saved the company an annual $250,000 maintains cost

Served as Team leader for Information warehouse design and development project

Oversaw the development and implementation of the Security Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART). This tool is used by financial representatives to ensure security trades are administrated in accordance with the rules and regulations set by the company.

CAREER NOTES: Previous held Project Management IT positions in Retail Banking, Retail (JC Pennys) and Security Clearing house (BETA Systems), IT Business Analyst in Manufacturing (JI Case), QA Specialist in Banking (M&I Bank) and a Technical Specialist in Medical Systems (GE Medical Systems)

EDUCATION

Jones International University (Online) Denver, Colorado (2010 2012)

Master Business Communication G.P.A of 4.0

University of Wisconsin Madison Madison, Wisconsin

Master of Science in Mathematics G.P.A of 3.750

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems G.P.A 3.500

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Word>> Microsoft Excel>> Microsoft Power Point>> Microsoft Project>>Technical Business Writing>>Creation of Crisis Communication Plans>>Budget Reporting>>Team Building (Collaboration)

CERTIFICATES & CERTIFICATIONS

Special Recognition Award Project Management for Colleague On Boarding project (Associated Bank February 2012)

Special Recognition Award Project Management for Private Client Investment Services project (Associated Bank June 2012)

Certificate of Completion Project Management workshop (Northwestern Mutual September 2004)

Certification in How to Perform a System Study

Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding performance and lasting contribution to the Mantis Migration Project (October 2006)

Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding performance 2003 DB2 Conversions (November 2003)

Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding performance 2006 DB2 Conversions (November 2006)

Certificate of Completion of The Professional Development Workshop: Consulting Skills for the IT Professional at Northwestern Mutual (Ouellette & Associates 2004)

Certificate of Special Recognition In appreciation for your valuable contributions to the DI Product Enhancement project (September 2009)

Certificate of Special Recognition Northwestern Mutual Award Winning Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Team (2003 2000)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Salary open, based on position responsibilities and potential

Personal and professional references will be furnished upon request

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