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Dara Simmons

Edward Jones
medora,IL
31
years of professional experience

Senior Improvements Engineer with a strong record of process improvement, data analysis, and project management. Saved over $1.1 million in CPU costs by eliminating unnecessary batch jobs and reducing manual intervention.

Work History

Sr Improvements Engineer

25 Years 3 Months
Edward Jones | 11.2000 - 02.2026

Collaborated with departments to streamline manual interventions, contributing to cost savings for the firm.

Saved the firm over 1.1 million CPU dollars by stopping unnecessary batch jobs from running daily that didn't need to be run anymore.

Led monthly improvements meeting for over 20 departments to showcase all teams' improvements.

IBM

5 Years 8 Months
System Programmer | 03.1995 - 11.2000

Self Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.

Worked in fast-paced environments to install products on Mainframe.

Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

Education

Master of Science - Management of Business

Webster University | St. Louis, MO | 05-2001

Skills

Project management
Project coordination
Technical reporting
Engineering documentation
System troubleshooting
Process optimization
Project scheduling
Critical thinking

Timeline

Sr Improvements Engineer

Edward Jones
11.2000 - 02.2026Read More

IBM

System Programmer
03.1995 - 11.2000Read More

Webster University

Master of Science from Management of Business
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