A bit about me:
- Currently Vice President of Retail Bank Strategy at Scottrade Bank sitting on the Bank Leadership Team and responsible for the vision and implementation of the Retail Bank's evolution at Scottrade.
- Often leveraged by Executive Leadership at Scottrade for special projects that need quick turnaround or of a sensitive nature.
- As a technologist with a formal degree in Computer Science is able to talk bits and bytes, especially useful when trying to drive the common purpose and vision down to the all-important developer and programmer level, where the rubber meets the road.
- Entrepreneurial in nature, looks at every role as an opportunity to rally the team around a vision for how to win in the marketplace which often includes the need to disrupt and be different, that we cannot do what we've always done.
In Other News:
- Led the analysis for a direct to consumer, online direct mortgage lending platform and operations and currently leads the request for proposal for a new banking core system.
- Had the privilege to lead the team tasked with analysis and implementation of Scottrade Bank's original retail deposit platform.
- Started my own technology consulting business in 2001 while studying at the University of Missouri and won the College of Business Entrepreneur of the Year 2002.
- Successfully built a technology support team in Mumbai, India from the ground up.
- Successfully turned around a BPO operation with 100+ teammates spread across Mumbai, Bangalore, and Manila.
- Continually strives to bridge technology and business.
- Life long student of the differences between leadership and management, leader and follower, and when to play which role.