Real Estate Program Manager
Resume:
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LISA MESZAROS
CONTACT
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SKILLS
• Agile, scrum, waterfall, hybrid
methodologies
• Attention to Detail
• Business Analysis
• Fintech, Real Estate
• Product Management, Ownership
• Project Management
• Relationship Building
• Requirements Gathering
• Software Development / SDLC
• Stakeholder Relations
• Strategic Planning
• Vendor Selection
• Accounting
• Real Estate
• Healthcare
TOOLS & SYSTEMS
• Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps
• Aha!
• MS & Google Suite
• Sharepoint
• AWS, Cloud
• ServiceNow
• Smartsheet
• LOS
• POS
• ERP
• CRM
• HRIS
• SQL
CAREER SUMMARY
Articulate, curious professional with a passion for driving meaningful software and product development. Possess a strong ability to foster relationships and connect with all levels of stakeholders, with a unique blend of technical, business, and leadership skills, to help ensure successful product delivery. EXPERIENCE
July 2023 – March 2024
Product Manager (consultant)
Rencata, Aliso Viejo, CA
• Product lead for the build out of a start-up mobile real estate application in preparation for Go To Market
• Create and manage product and Jira/Confluence processes
• Manage product team, run daily standups, manage product roadmap, backlog grooming, task creation, status updates
• Business, tech and UI/UX requirements reviews and development
• Liaison between CEO, development and product in various capacities Accomplishments:
• Delivered a new product process, project and roadmap for current and future development
• Delivered fixes for several ‘No Go’ issues for market readiness November 2021 - April 2023
Agile Delivery / Sr Project Manager (consultant)
Ntersol, Irvine, CA
• Manage core development team, run daily standups, product roadmap, backlog grooming, planning, pre-planning, monitor burn down and allocation of work/capacity, task creation, SoS, hold retrospectives, reporting, status updates
• Resource management, planning, budgeting, SOW, contracts
• Work within Agile, waterfall and hybrid methodologies, depending on client Accomplishments:
• High visibility project, reporting to executive and C-level
• Led team of 12-16 engineers
• Delivered newly architected payment platform for a major mortgage servicing client
November 2020 - November 2021
Product Manager
Carrington Mortgage Services, Aliso Viejo, CA
• Manage requirements, product and tech teams, business stakeholders, vendors and services to migrate the enterprise from one LOS to another
• Work closely with executives, business SME's, tech teams and vendors to decipher current logic and functionality, in order to communicate requirements
• Work in Agile and Waterfall methodologies to accommodate different teams; Jira, Sharepoint and other product management tools
• Navigating and managing change going from delivering an MVP, to recreating all of current custom logic
• Participate in daily stand ups, vendor meetings, review open items, blockers, requirement updates
Accomplishments:
• Complex, high visibility project, delivered MVP of new LOS
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March 2020 - November 2020
Product Manager
Loanpal, Aliso Viejo, CA
• Created and managed project and product timelines, roadmap, requirements with business, tech and product teams
• Agile environment with daily stand ups, discuss open items, blockers, requirement updates, write user stories, grooming, backlog, planning and retrospectives
• Worked closely with stakeholders and vendors to define requirements and integrate solutions with the LOS
Accomplishments:
• Delivered a compliance workflow tool, saving millions of dollars and hundreds of hours spent on regulatory issues
January 2019 - March 2020
Product Owner (consultant)
Rencata / CU Direct, Irvine, CA
• Design and built out of a proprietary mortgage LOS product (Origence)
• VoC in defining requirements and customizations
• Work in Agile environment, participate in daily standup, sprint planning, elaboration, grooming and retrospectives
• Define requirements, write user stories, break down tasks, vendor integrations, UI/UX enhancements, backlog/priority mgmt.
Accomplishments:
• Delivered Origence MVP for a major mortgage lender, and several credit unions
o The company changed it name from CU Direct to Origence September 2015 - November 2018
Sr Business Systems Analyst / Product Owner
loanDepot, Irvine, CA
• Business process review and requirements gathering with product, tech and business for compliance and regulatory updates, vendor upgrades, urgent business needs, hot fixes, etc.
• Agile methodology, working in sprint teams, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming and prioritization, task breakdown, sprint planning, story points/LOE, retrospectives
• Work closely with PM's, stakeholders, executives, users, QA and UAT teams during all phases of the project from inception, scope definition and requirements, throughout the development lifecycle, testing and delivery
• Data analysis and mapping for new projects and integrations
• Production escalation support team member
• Release management and triage environments
• Vendor Management
Accomplishments:
• Completed TRID compliance, huge regulatory update for mortgage industry
• Delivered an enterprise document solution (Docutech) o 2015 largest deliverable; received bonus, accolades, swag
• Delivered a Treasury tool for investor reporting
• Delivered broker and agent portals for Wholesale business unit o Happy customers and huge gains in productivity
February 2015 - May 2016
Sr Business Systems Analyst (consultant)
CoreIP Solutions Consulting, Irvine, CA
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(Note: consultant at loanDepot from 9/15 - 5/16)
• Wore several hats as business analyst, developer and QA in business process review and requirements gathering to implement Empower LOS
• Documentation of client business process, workflow, documents, interfaces, reports and guidelines
• Work in an Agile environment, daily stand-ups and collaborative development
• Coordinate with PM's, stakeholders, business users, developers, QA and UAT teams, etc.
• Change and release management, manage implementation efforts to ensure quality product
Accomplishments:
• Delivered an LOS MVP for a major lending and servicing client July 2014 – February 2015
Sr. Business Consultant
Black Knight Financial Services, Aliso Viejo, CA
• Wore several hats as analyst, developer and QA in business process review and requirements gathering to implement Empower LOS
• Documentation of client business process, workflow, documents, interfaces, reports, configurations and guidelines
• Work in an Agile environment, daily stand-ups and collaborative development
• Coordinate with PM's, product, business users, SME's and QA/UAT May 2008 – July 2014
Realtor, REO Partner
Evergreen Realty, Irvine, CA
• Work closely with asset management clients to manage and sell their REO
(foreclosed) residential properties, from eviction/pre-marketing through close of escrow
• Risk management, perform valuations and inspections to effectively value, price and sell properties
• Project managed remodel/renovation of distressed properties, construction, utilities, landscaping, staging, etc.
• Receive and present offers, work with investors to negotiate price and contingencies, due diligence in all aspects of the process to close deals
• Retail sales, marketing, reporting, data analysis, prospecting, lead generation, networking, neighborhood outreach, open houses, etc. Accomplishments:
• Top Performer Orange County recognition, top selling REO Realtor January 2005 - January 2008
Product Manager
Aurora Loan Services / Lehman Brothers, Lone Tree, CO & Irvine, CA
• Collaborate with tech, product, business and vendors to develop requirements and drive improved, more efficient business processes
• Liaison between executives, PMO and IT in communicating issues and process improvements up to Lehman tech and business leaders
• Serve as a SME to drive process reengineering and gap analysis to create a baseline system and demonstrate the value of more unified future state business process model to Lehman business and executive sponsors
• Change management coordinator for testing, migrations, integrations
• Provided training and support for business units; collaborated on corporate training initiatives
Accomplishments:
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• High visibility Lehman Brothers initiative ($15mm), worked with all levels of stakeholders to sell and gain approval to replace old mortgage platform
• Delivered new mortgage platform; Lehman filed BK before it went live EDUCATION
January 1996
Bachelor of Science
Humboldt State University
CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Rational Unified Process software methodology
• CA Real Estate License
• Foreclosure and Short Sale expert
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
IT professional with 20+ years of experience in fintech and digital transformations, and 12+ years in real estate sales and asset management. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
July 2020 - Present
Parent Volunteer
ANHS Pep Squad, Aliso Viejo, California
June 2015 - March 2020
Girl Scout Co-Leader
Girl Scouts of America (OC), Lake Forest, California June 2009 - December 2015
Parent Volunteer
Anneliese Schools, Laguna Beach, California
AWARDS
2011
Top Producer, Real Estate Sales
Evergreen Realty
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