Accomplished Senior Director at BillTrust, adept in data analytics and fostering culture transformation, significantly reduced implementation time by 37.5%. With a proven track record in team management and organizational development, I excel in driving efficiency and profitability through collaborative leadership and strategic planning. Expert in technical solutions, I bring a history of innovative problem-solving and administrative oversight.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director - AST
BillTrust
Denver, CO
09.2013 - Current
Leads department including Managers of two teams
Full reporting structure includes five technical solutions architects, twenty-one application engineers, 15 offshore contract resources and their respective managers
Serves as main point of contact to address functional and technical questions for outside teams regarding product content, processes and procedures
Is the hiring decision maker
Is a resource for resolution of unique or complex implementation and support problems
Interacts with the software development, quality assurance, product, client support, sales, and project management teams to ensure they understand new product functionality/features being proposed by clients and/or internal resources
Holds weekly 1-1 meetings with managers and senior level employees and quarterly reviews with each employee to manage and track resource progress and growth
Defines process for implementations group and sets project goals and deadlines
Team has taken average implementation time down by 37.5% in the past year
Designs project work internally to help improve process and efficiency in implementing product suite
Escalation point for implementations group for both external and internal clients
Serves as product expert in developing business planning and product planning aspects
Works as a functional leader for application support organization to define metrics and determine departmental goals
Built relationships with external partners, vendors, and customers in order to foster collaboration.
Developed and implemented strategic plans to maximize organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and profitability.
Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
Manager of Technical Consulting
Catalyst Repository Systems, Inc.
Denver, CO
04.2009 - 09.2013
As the Manager of Technical Consulting developed custom solutions to client-specific needs, with a vision of being able to apply these offerings to the company’s larger client base
The Manager of Technical Consulting reports directly to the executive team and works closely with the Directors of Client Services (Project Management), Analytics, Support, and Senior Management
Provided guidance and oversight to Technical Consultants
Served as a liaison for the Client Services Group in meetings with Development, Systems Engineering, Product, Database, and Platform Groups to give technical input and business intelligence requirements on the group’s behalf
Lead the Technical Consulting Group in assisting the Client Services group by acting as advisors for work-flow and more technical processes
Worked with team to help develop custom utilities to enable non-technical users to complete technical work
Wrote T-SQL scripts, procedures and triggers with regard to both automation and streamlining of work-flow aspects
Utilized SSMS and DTS to import, export, and manipulate data effectively and efficiently
Ability to recognize SQL performance problems and isolate possible contributors
Identified work-flow bottlenecks and developed procedures and processes that will alleviate these issues
Languages/Programs utilized include SQL Server, Visual Studio 2005-2010 Professional (Integrated Languages; VB, C#, ASP), PERL, XML XHTML, AWS, Mark Logic, Caramel, FAST, MS Access, VBA and MS Office, Equivio Zoom, RazorSQL, SimpleDb, Cassandra, MySQL, AWS, S3
Data Architect / IT Systems Administrator
Pharmatech, Inc.
Denver, CO
09.2006 - 10.2008
Product Development and Support Associate
Blue Dot Solutions, Inc.
Denver, CO
02.2006 - 09.2006
Intern Promoted to Associate Consultant
Heiberg Consulting Inc.
Fort Collins, CO
03.2003 - 02.2006
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Organizational Leadership
University of Denver
Denver, CO
01-2026
Associate of Arts - CIS-115 Intro to Computer Information Systems, ACC-121 Accounting Principles, SPE-125 Inter-Personal Communications
Front Range Community College
Fort Collins, CO
01.2005
Skills
Data analytics
Culture transformation
Key performance indicators
Team management
Organizational development
Core values management
Collaborative leadership
Administrative oversight
References
Kurtis Heister, Kheister@hotmail.com, Billtrust, (303) 437-3008
Scott Claggett, saclaggett@gmail.com, Billtrust, (812) 987-3027