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Michelle Cox

Michelle Cox

Actuarial Analyst II

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Product Manager at U.S. Bank

  • Education

    • Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

      2000 - 2003
      Master's degree Management Information Systems, General 3.91

      Activities and Societies: N/A Courses included Accounting and Finance, Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management of Technology, Database Applications, Managing Software Development Projects, Visual Basic, Java Programming, Database Concepts, Networking Concepts, Systems Analysis, Contract and Procurement Management, Information Systems Capstone

    • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

      1990 - 1993
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Major: Mathematics, Minor: German 3.84

      Activities and Societies: Project Assist (Mathematics Tutor for students with learning disabilities), Student Foundation (campus organization), Student Mathematics Association of America, Honors Student Association (Charter Board Member), Residence Hall Floor Government (Representative) Emphasis on Actuarial course work.

    • Waukesha County Technical College

      2016 - 2016
      Small Business Certficate Courses

      Attended courses to learn more about starting a small business. Courses completed include:FaSTart Workshop, Organize Business Finances, Understanding Business Taxes, Business Tax Deductions, Business Plan Development, Small Business Insurance, Law for Business Owners, Marketing for Small Business

  • Experience

    • WPS Health Insurance

      Mar 1994 - Oct 1998
      Actuarial Analyst II

      Priced new health insurance products and benefit factorsFiled rate increases and new product rate filings with state government agenciesMonitored small group reform complianceWrote Lotus programs for Underwriting and Sales DepartmentsTested and updated existing computer rating programsForecasted health experience and financial resultsDeveloped competitor studies and analysesOther positions held at WPS: Actuarial Analyst I

    • Provantage

      Oct 1998 - Sept 1999
      Consultative Services Actuarial Analyst (student)

      Analyzed prescription data for numerous clientsAutomated book of business financial reports and ran database queries for clientsDeveloped computer model for products with pricing parityWrote visual basic macros in Excel to automate savings reports

    • Assurant Health

      Sept 1999 - Aug 2015
      Director Business Analysis | Requirements (Quoting Solutions)

      Managed quarterly product and compliance software and website releasesSupported Health Care Reform product introductions and changesWrote business requirements, updated system tables, wrote HMTL code, and tested system functionalityPerformed User Acceptance TestingPrioritized workload of staff (three to ten employees)Managed multiple projects for releasesWrote performance reviewsHired staffCreated EstimatesManaged ProjectsOther positions held at Assurant Health: Manager, Software and Web Development; Actuarial Analyst IV, Actuarial Analyst III, Actuarial Assistant IITested rating software, wrote training documentation and trained new team members, recommended process improvements, automated financial reports, wrote and ran SAS programs, and forecasted business results. Show less

    • U.S. Bank

      Dec 2016 - now

      Wrote capabilities and features as Product Manager for Credit Partner Development journey. Managed and wrote user stories for scrum team supporting credit card systems as a Product Owner. Prioritized user stories and worked with scrum team to allocate to sprints. Participated in Program Increment Planning Events. Wrote epics, capabilities, features as a Product Manager. Performed research on systems. Modified system interactive diagrams. Participated in requirement refinement and analyzed changes needed for systems. Served as part of the Program Triad in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology. Created as-is and to-be process flows. Peer reviewed Epics, Capabilities, Features, and User Stories. Participated in requirement refinement. Updated Epics, Capabilities, Features, and User Stories in Version One. Peer reviewed wireframes and use cases. Researched as-is system functionality. Served as Requirements Lead. Wrote requirements, created estimates, and supported multiple system projects. Created process flows, requirements documentation, provided feedback for test cases, and researched system functionality. Participated in feasibility studies.

      • Senior Product Manager 5

        Nov 2021 - now

      • Senior Product Manager 4 (Product Manager / Product Owner)

        Jul 2020 - Nov 2021

      • Solution Architect

        May 2020 - Jul 2020

      • Business Systems Analyst Senior / Technical Product Manager

        Feb 2019 - May 2020

      • Business Systems Analyst III

        Dec 2016 - Feb 2019

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Michelle Cox
      Societies and Awards - Golden Key National Honor SocietyPhi Kappa PhiMarian Baldwin Schlicher Mathematics Scholarship

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Student Foundation (Board of Directors, Treasurer)

      Issued by University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
      University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterAssociated with Michelle Cox

    • Daycare Focus Group Financial Spreadsheet Maintenance

      Issued by St. Matthews Lutheran School on Mar 2016
      St. Matthews Lutheran SchoolAssociated with Michelle Cox