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Deanna Waddell

Flower Mound,TX

Summary

Experienced Contract Specialist with over 11 years of experience in contract administration and management. Proficient in monitoring contractor's performance with contract requirements and contract funding and expenditures. Detail-oriented in planning and managing procurement programs and contracting activities. Thorough in administering contract processes and ensuring policy and regulatory compliance. Committed to resolving contractor performance issues by devising solutions.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Corporate Legal Specialist

Risk Theory, LLC
09.2022 - Current
  • Third person on the two-person legal team managing twenty-one insurance entities under one umbrella company.
  • Creation and negotiation of vendor contracts.
  • Preparation of Merger and Acquisition documents.
  • Creation of responses to all fifty Department of Insurance.
  • Management of federal and state filings with SOS Offices.
  • Review, edit, and red-line contracts for new and existing vendors.
  • Managing corporate flow charts of entity changes.
  • Review of finalized annual filings and maintenance of same.
  • Preparation of employment agreements and offers of employment.
  • Preparation of and presentation of PowerPoint of perspective growth.
  • Review of and edit of international/global vendor contracts.
  • Assist in all confidential HR matters as necessary.

Product Analyst

GloriFi Insurance
11.2021 - 06.2022
  • Creation of policy forms and new product initiatives for new start up company
  • Review of first 40 state roll out and jurisdictional challenges with regard to licensing and approvals
  • Creation of and review of all policy forms
  • Review of legislation for compliance
  • Review of Ams Best updates and information
  • Creation of business mapping in Lucidchart
  • Operational improvements from for mapping and streamline all processes
  • Prioritizing objectives and proposing multiple solutions in Agile environment
  • Creation of training materials with regard to Product for all agents
  • Generated test cases and QC for applications and completed UAT testing
  • QC for all agents regarding questions as to products with GloriFi.

Product Analyst

Homeowners of America Insurance Company
04.2018 - 11.2021
  • Review of current policy forms and new product initiatives for newly licensed states
  • Utilized Tableau in creation of data regarding product lines
  • Creation of and review of policy forms
  • Risk management
  • Review of legislation with regard to compliance
  • Research of competitors
  • Market analysis
  • Team projects and presentations to key stakeholders
  • Electronic filing of forms and ongoing communication with states' Departments of Insurance.
  • Developed detailed product roadmaps, aligning team efforts towards achieving milestone goals and objectives.
  • Researched and evaluated potential new markets and products.
  • Supported development team in generation of technical requirements and product documentation to achieve process commonality.
  • Interacted with internal partners to track development progress and address non-conforming issues to avoid negative impacts on completion timelines.

Intern

Dallas County Department of Homeland Security and Office of Emergency Management
12.2017 - 04.2018
  • Intern with the County of Dallas's Department of Homeland Security and Office of Emergency Management, assigned to various projects on nationwide research and tracking data.
  • Prepared spreadsheet and presented recommendations for improvement to the website to Director.
  • Collaborated with staff and interns regarding updated data management.
  • Attendance at the City of Dallas, State of Texas, and county meetings with key stakeholders such as first responders, law enforcement, utility companies, hospitals, & FEMA.
  • Assisted in the City of Dallas tabletop functional exercise regarding patient tracking relating to mass casualty incidents.
  • Revised Dallas County EOC Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Assisted with the City of Dallas live mass casualty incident regarding reunification processes.

Education

Master of Science - Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
12.2018

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Studies

Lincoln College
Lincoln, IL
05.2015

Paralegal Certificate - Paralegal Certificate

(ABA Accredited) Illinois Central College
East Peoria, IL
05.2006

Skills

  • Agile
  • MS Office
  • SQL
  • Emergency Response
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Issue Research
  • Data Analysis
  • Project Planning
  • Organization
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Excellent Communication
  • Attention to Detail
  • Data Management
  • Multitasking

Certification

  • FEMA Certification IS-242 Effective Communications
  • FEMA Certification IS-800.b, National Response Framework
  • FEMA Certification IS-802, Emergency Support Function (ESF) #2 -Communications

Apt

Apt. 832

Awards

  • ASU School of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Israel: Counter Terrorism Study, Summer 2018
  • Certified by TAM-C Solutions in Counter Terrorism, Summer 2018
  • Honor Society 2016-2018
  • Registered Paralegal Texas State Bar

References

References Available Upon Request

Affiliations

  • Texas State Bar
  • State of Texas Notary

Timeline

Corporate Legal Specialist

Risk Theory, LLC
09.2022 - Current

Product Analyst

GloriFi Insurance
11.2021 - 06.2022

Product Analyst

Homeowners of America Insurance Company
04.2018 - 11.2021

Intern

Dallas County Department of Homeland Security and Office of Emergency Management
12.2017 - 04.2018

Master of Science - Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

Arizona State University

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice Studies

Lincoln College

Paralegal Certificate - Paralegal Certificate

(ABA Accredited) Illinois Central College

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