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WILLIE C. BASS

WILLIE C. BASS

Business Transformation
Rockville Centre,NY

Summary

Structured Lead Consultant with excellent troubleshooting, issue resolution and [Type] skills. Dependable and driven with record seeing complex projects through to completion. Thorough Senior Consultant professional with competency in developing project and implementation plans. Gifted with strong analytical and project management skills. Successful in meeting new challenges and finding effective solutions. Driven Senior Consultant with [Number] years' experience in the [Consulting Field Name] consulting field. Adept in collaborative problem solving, risk management and creative solutions. Passionate about bringing changes in businesses. Proficient in conducting primary and secondary research. Industrious Senior Consultant with excellent critical thinking and team-building talents. Familiar with the policies and procedures of product development and operations. Competent in staff management, data modeling and proposal development. Creative Senior Program Manager with exceptional background in [Type] industry. Proven success building and motivating program teams to meet project goals. Demonstrated leadership in systems implementation, program execution and process improvement engagements. [Job Title] utilizing quantitative analysis tools to investigate problems thoroughly before developing comprehensive solutions, tailored specifically to each individual business need. Excels at presenting complex information in easy-to-digest format, allowing clients to make informed decisions quickly. Experienced and enthusiastic Consultant with track record of success across wide range of industries. Possesses exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving and analytical skills to provide advice and expertise to client organizations improving business performance. Experienced in all aspects of operations, strategy and finance. Effective advisor communicates well with people of all ages and backgrounds. Excellent eye for detail enabling quick identification of areas for improvement and suggesting strategies to help businesses reach goals. Focused on introducing efficient systems and processes. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

EXPERIENCED SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER Business, Senior Consultant

  • Director of Operations
  • Strategic Planning Process Architecture
  • Process Mapping
  • Developed Key Relations
  • Performance Improvement Grew Revenue
  • Streamlined Processes
  • Lean Six Sigma Belt
  • Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Six Sigma Black Belt
  • Project Mobilization
  • Venture Capital

Managing Partner and Founder

W.C. Bass Enterprises, LLC
12.2019 - Current
  • Led Trucking Company in Birmingham to make series A investments in B2B startup
  • Responsible for building and mentoring the team to include strategic relationship management and development of corporate governance structure
  • Helped develop investment strategy and all aspects of sourcing, evaluating, and negotiating deals as well as adding value post-investment from an operational excellence perspective
  • Spearheaded creation of business strategy and business models for GenerateBid and another Birmingham Based Startup with provisional strategic advisory and Board of Director set up
  • Managed innovation program management: led innovation initiatives across ideation, concept development
  • Established relationships and interface with 3rd parties including corporates, to understand and prospect on sales and partnerships
  • Lead new company formations, business development and negotiations efforts to attract strategic partnerships and fundraising for 4 companies
  • Provided strategic financial introductions and due diligence requirements for ScanTech IBS and WonderHealth LLC
  • Led program management efforts throughout governmental contracting process from project development to contract bidding process.

Program Manager

BNY Mellon
New York, NY
09.2018 - Current
  • Grew revenue above 500% of existing revenue by providing program management to Alternative Investment Services for 2 of the bank's largest Private Equity & Hedge Fund clients
  • Served as PMO support for 36 critical business service process mapping workstreams linking related technologies, policies, and procedures across multiple systems of record
  • Directed the conversion from a legacy fund accounting system to Geneva for 8 clients and from PE waterfalls to Cascade for Blackrock, Goldman Sachs, and Franklin Templeton
  • Facilitated technological improvements for fund accounting and trade platforms to increase automation and eliminate operational risks and user-defined technologies
  • Spearheaded the Bank’s business resiliency and continuity group to deliver an aggressive response to Fed letters ahead of schedule
  • Provided PMO support for efforts to assess negative interest rate impact on banking systems
  • Drove the mobilization of projects to remediate system deficiencies.

Consultant

KPMG
Charlotte, NC
11.2015 - 09.2018
  • Advised clients on retail banking strategy with an emphasis on project management
  • Performed modeling, gap analysis, retail banking channel strategy, and KYC automation
  • Drove development of client proposal materials for Client Onboarding Platform and ATM Strategy leading to greater automation and optimal channel integration
  • Served as Project Management lead for multi-year engagement
  • Revised KPMG Audit method in response to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
  • Directed the process for identifying metrics and methodologies from leading global financial institutions for changing trends in digital adoption.

Senior Consultant

Ernst & Young
Charlotte, NC
06.2012 - 11.2015
  • Drove $1.2M valued control assessment projects in the budget, risks, and quality assessments
  • Redesigned a consumer Center of Excellence that would manage, train, and assess the risk of over 100 vendors across 20 lines of business for a regional bank
  • Directed a team of 13 Business units through the reengineering of marketing and compliance processes for a large retail financial institution
  • Drove consumer engagements with operations improvement, strategic assessments, target state planning, program management, business design, and third-party risk
  • Performed process reengineering of Common Securitization Platform for large GSE by assessing current state business assignments and process architecture validation with SMEs
  • Facilitated business transformation effort for an end-to-end process facilitating an efficient review of marketing collateral in alignment with vendor SLAs.

Team Leader

Campbells Snacks
Charlotte, NC
07.2011 - 06.2012
  • Directed production activities and projects for 18 team members at the process manager level
  • Spearheaded a team of 18 by coordinating activities of the bakery in product manufacturing
  • Coordinated quality improvement & safety initiatives while exceeding operational requirements
  • Mentored personnel on methods to obtain high performance thus meeting company goals.

Fire Support Mentor

Military Professional Resources Institute
Kabul
12.2009 - 04.2011
  • Provided direct training to over 500 personnel on intelligence activities and field artillery support planning using targeting methodology
  • Advised on all activities of the Afghan Commando Forces field artillery unit
  • Contributed to the development of Special Forces capability in the Afghanistan National Army
  • Integrated field artillery planning with the employment of their direct support artillery systems.

Operations Manager

RoadSafe Traffic Systems
Miami, FL
12.2008 - 07.2009
  • Reduced direct costs by 19% and achieved total revenue of over $2M by implementing controls around spending, increasing site inspections, & reducing non-productive inventory/personnel
  • Directed the profit/loss of a $5.8MM branch in 2008 with a projected growth of $1.2M in 2009
  • Won additional projects upwards of $100,000 by improving client relations in 3 lines of business
  • Exceeded profit projections by 38%, increased gross profit 120%, and grew net income 115%
  • Directed daily business and operational activity for 40+ staff within the Miami – Dade market
  • Developed strategic business planning, budgeting, and forecasting with senior management to deliver substantial YoY revenue growth.

Operations Officer

United States Army
Killeen, TX
02.2002 - 12.2008
  • Organized $7M equipment, training, and maintenance for the health and welfare of the Platoon
  • Directed Rocket Platoon of 17 Soldiers enlisted in prep for potential North Korean aggression
  • Directed operational and strategic planning, logistics and technology, and project management
  • Advised leaders in the 800-man Iraqi Army Light Infantry Unit on combat enablement as well as personnel and finance systems architecture development during the 2nd Iraq War
  • Managed roles generally required the rapid analysis of complex problems, and implementation of practical solutions to successfully further organizational objectives.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

New York University, Stern School of Business, New York, NY

Bachelor of Science - undefined

United States Military Academy, West Point, NY

Skills

General Management

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Accomplishments

  • Certifications: Lean Six Sigma Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt

Certification

Technologies: Adobe

Timeline

Managing Partner and Founder - W.C. Bass Enterprises, LLC
12.2019 - Current
Program Manager - BNY Mellon
09.2018 - Current
Consultant - KPMG
11.2015 - 09.2018
Senior Consultant - Ernst & Young
06.2012 - 11.2015
Team Leader - Campbells Snacks
07.2011 - 06.2012
Fire Support Mentor - Military Professional Resources Institute
12.2009 - 04.2011
Operations Manager - RoadSafe Traffic Systems
12.2008 - 07.2009
Operations Officer - United States Army
02.2002 - 12.2008
EXPERIENCED SENIOR PROGRAM MANAGER Business, Senior Consultant -
New York University, Stern School of Business - Master of Business Administration,
United States Military Academy - Bachelor of Science,
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