Brian Kuning
Columbia, Md. 21046
Home 301-***-****
Cell 301-***-****
**********@*****.***
Professional Summary:
A dedicated and experienced financial professional, with strong
communication skills, and a high closing ratio who is looking to reach
full earnings potential as a sales professional.
Employment History:
Care One Credit, Columbia Md. 12/04 to 4/1/14
Credit Counselor
Provide emotional support and guidance to help clients resolve the
financial issues they are having. Guidance starts with understanding
the clients issues, detailed budget review, and providing solutions
including debt management programs, settlement programs, and also ways
for clients to enhance their credit.
I have reached the Circle of Excellence goal 17 times during my time
with Care One based on number of clients enrolled in programs.
Home Depot At-Home Services, Columbia Md. 10/03 to 11/04
Sales Consultant - Roofing
Sell roofing installations to retail customers through in-home
presentations. Develop leads from in home customer solicitation, cross-
selling, training of Home Depot employees, door knocking, and leads
generated from corporate sponsored advertising. With results
verifiable, I ranked number one in sales for the Baltimore office for
Year-to-Date 2004, and have ranked number 2 in sales for the Southeast
Region for April 2004, and number 3 in sales for the Southeast Region
for June 2004.
Sandy Spring Bank., Olney, Md. - 9/2002 - 4/03
Data Warehouse Manager
Manage the processes related to meeting the management information
requirements of the bank currently including:
Conversion of all recurring production reports from FOCUS to
Business Objects
o Defined scope and contractual terms of the project pilot with
the company that maintains the Oracle based data warehouse for
Sandy Spring Bank (Metavante')
o Performed the requirements analysis with in-house users to
determine priorities and bind scope of pilot
o Developed project plan detailing tasks, assignments, and time-
line for the pilot
o Manage weekly status meetings with both Metavante' and in-house
clients to ensure project is meeting budget, timeliness, and
scope goals.
o Serve as the in-house Business Objects expert to internal
developers as well as end-users
. Manage the timely production of existing recurring reports -
approximately 1,100 reports in total
o Resolve issues
o Identify opportunities to improve efficiency
. Manage the timely, accurate creation of ad hoc reports
o Serve as primary point of contact
o Ascertain requirements
o Assign task
o Monitor development and communicate with users
. Serve on the Metavante' Data Warehouse Steering Committee
T. Rowe Price Inc., Owings Mills, Md. - 2000 - 2001
Project Lead
Managed multiple development efforts including:
. Implementation of ongoing enhancements to the quarterly mutual fund
statements including Personal Rate of Return and Account Growth Charting.
. Converting the MIS reporting function for the International Division
to Business Objects reports.
. Creating multiple interfaces for external vendors as part of the
fulfillment process.
Served as the primary point of contact for in house clients. Managed
a team of up to three business analysts and up to seven developers to
accomplish these tasks. A structured, full-life cycle approach was
utilized to implement these projects.
Credit Management Solutions, Inc., Columbia Md. - 1996 - 2000
Senior Project Manager
Managed the process of customization and installation of software
designed to facilitate the Credit Processing and Loan Administration
functions related to the consumer lending function of financial
institutions. The process included:
. workflow analysis
. development of functional design documents
. facilitatation of technical design
. facilitation of test plan development
. development of the project plan
. budgeting
. proprosal development and project cost estimates
. status reports both internally and to the client
. managed in a matrixed environment
The project team consisted of ten employees including developers, a
team lead, and training, quality assurance, and hardware installation
and networking professionals. Responsibilities included a high
degree of customer interaction and guidance during the project life
cycle. Have managed successful product installations for clients
including Ford Motor, First Union, Compass Bank, Sovereign Bank,
Mercury Finance, and First Merchants Acceptance. Was promoted from
Project Manager to Senior Project Manager during my time with CMSI.
NationsBank/Maryland National Bank, Baltimore Md. - 1981 - 1996
MIS Project Manager (1981 - Jan 1996)
Managed conversion of the Credit Card divisions' Sales Management
database (Oracle) from an outside vendor to an in-house Oracle
application. Realized annual savings of over $800,000 as well as
achieved data consistency and schema integrity.
Served as Team Leader for Systems Integration Testing and User
Acceptance Testing for the successful conversion of the Funds
Management, Brokerage, and Capital Markets applications from MNC to
Nations Bank.
Served as Team Leader for testing required in the conversion of MNC's
Commercial Loan
application (Shaw) to Nations Bank's (DB2) Balance Sheet Management
financial forecasting
database. Performed the data sourcing and associated documentation
to facilitate the development effort.
Managed successful conversion of MNC's Balance Sheet Forecasting data
base (VAX application) to
Nations Bank's PC based Balance Sheet forecasting database. (Sendero)
Managed the automation of the manual processes associated with the
monthly updating of the
Balance Sheet Management Division's balance sheet forecasting
database.
Served as Lead Programmer in development of Nations Bank's sales
management reporting
system utilized in monitoring branch sales performance. (Focus with
DB2 as database)
Developed the project plan, budgeting, requirements analysis, and the
programming required to convert multiple applications from the
divisional Prime Computer. Programmed the divisions' MIS reporting in Focus
on IBM mainframe. Programmed the divisions' loan review system on the
VAX using MAPS (4GL developed in BASIC). Programmed the divisions'
appraisal/credit report status system in an IBM LAN configuration using
DBASE IV. Managed programming efforts required to develop a COBOL
application designed to track receipt of loan
security documents for specific loan applications.
Key Savings Bank, Randallstown Md. - 1977 - 1981
Loan Officer
Worked as a Construction Loan Officer. Solicited and serviced
construction loans working directly with builders. Provided permanent
financing for the builders' clients.
Education:
University of Baltimore - M.B.A Finance
University of Maryland - B.S. Finance
Seminars and Training:
Certified Professional Landlord with the Prince Georges County
Property Owners Association