Cody Connors

Cody Connors

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Owner & Founder of Humble House

  • Education

    • Paul VI Catholic High School

      2003 - 2007

      Activities and Societies: Lacrosse, Football High School Student

    • James Madison University

      2007 - 2011
      Bachelors of Business Adminstration Major: Management, Minor: Music Industry

      Activities and Societies: Completed COB Institute of Certified Professional Managers Program, JMU Tae Kwon Do Club - Member, Madison Liberty Club – Member, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) – Member, Institute of Humane Studies seminar on Liberty & Society at Wake Forest

  • Experience

    • WB&A Market Research

      May 2008 - Jul 2008
      Research Assistant

      Researched use of D.C. metro area bus linesConducted Market Research through use of PDAs

    • CGI

      May 2008 - Jul 2008
      Clerical Assistant

      Assisted with the facilitation of the office location moveOrganized past files and recordsHelped Employees get accustomed to the new building and located critical documents

    • James Madison University

      Aug 2009 - May 2011
      Micro computing Lab Assistant

      Assisted students with computing issues Kept campus computer labs operating and efficient Solved software and hardware issues that arise around campus

    • Capital One

      Jul 2011 - Jan 2017

      Updated and managed data mapping documentation for the Capital One Basel Program to provide an accurate risk view delivering hundreds of features for the Risk Weighted Assets Calculation Tool which analyzed billions of dollars in capital and provided the necessary capital reserve amount to remain in compliance.Facilitated PI Planning sessions and got team work planned for the PI and kept the requirement work on track.Cross training of senior System Integrators to allow for a more flexible team and delivery of scopeRepresented System Integrators of the RWA Train during S2s.Incident Manager for Commercial Bank data defects as they related to Basel. Review and implementation of opportunities with Big Data and Amazon Web Services for Basel Program.Acting Scrum Master as needed across multiple Agile teams to ensure smooth software delivery.Completed the A Cloud Guru AWS Developer Certification Course. Show less • Successfully established The Ohio State University’s position as a new core school for recruiting into the Capital One Technology Development and Internship Programs• Managed and developed recruiting track team of newer associates, built and maintained strong relationships with student organizations, and organized and attended Career Fairs and promotional events on campus • Aforementioned efforts and individualized communication with candidates yielded increasingly successful results including 2 hires in 2012-2013 season, 4 hires in 2013-2014 season, 11 hires in 2014-2015, 19 hires in the 2015 – 2016 season, and 22 hires through the 2016 portion of the 2016- 2017 season. Show less • Business Systems Analyst for the multiple sprint teams • Used agile software development methodologies to create Intellix, the Commercial Bank single sign-on portal• Created, updated, and closed out User Stories and Acceptance Criteria for Intellix, resulting in the successful release to thousands of production users.• Implemented and continued support of Content Management system, ContentOne, for Intellix which allows for a reduction in code change and a more flexible content distribution to users.• Managed the User Interface for the redesigned Commercial Bank Portal site, creating a better overall user experience and customer satisfaction.• Lead stand-ups, tracked stories and impediments, updated team capacity, and performed other scrum activities • Supported Quality Assurance team in pre-release test case execution to ensure timely completion and sign-off Show less • Test Lead for the Sales and Relationship (SRM) and Wholesale Customer Information System (WCIS) platforms which provide internal Commercial Sales agents the tools to manage customer data.• Rolled out the use of Enterprise Regression Testing for the Sales and Relationship Management (SRM) project, implementing regular execution status meetings, managing Regression Work Orders, an issue tracker, daily metrics, and billing tools resulting in Commercial cost savings.• Created, reviewed and executed test scenarios/test cases based on business requirements for project releases contributing to several successful SRM releases.• Managed and monitored Commercial Bank Quality Optimizations for multiple projects – tracking, monitoring, and the optimizations, streamlining cost-saving activities across Quality Services (QS). • Facilitated the Commercial Bank Project weekly status review – tracking multiple projects’ status, following up on outstanding project details, and creating a consistent picture of Commercial QS. Show less

      • Systems Integrator / Product Owner

        Feb 2015 - Jan 2017
      • Campus Recruiting Technology Track Lead

        Jan 2012 - Jan 2017
      • Business Systems Analyst / Product Owner

        Aug 2012 - Feb 2015
      • Software Test Lead

        Jul 2011 - Aug 2012
    • Humble House

      Apr 2016 - now
      Owner & Founder

      Humble House is an American brand aimed at promoting the ideals of simple living through the development and distribution of relevant products and digital content. Simple living means a lot of things to a lot of people, but to us it means making intentional choices with our time and money that help us to lead an independent lifestyle. Through the practices of self-sufficiency, minimalism, and frugality, you can improve your health, happiness, and environmental impact. From urban homesteading to food fermentation, Humble House is here to help you adopt and find joy in the journey that is simple living. Show less

    • Hallertau Holdings

      Jan 2018 - now
      Owner & Founder
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Manager

      Institute of Certified Professional Managers
      Apr 2011
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    • SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner

      Scaled Agile, Inc.
      Feb 2015
    • Certified Scrum Master

      Scrum Alliance
      Mar 2014
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Cody Connors
      Top 10% of IT Recruiters Capital One Dec 2012 In the top 10% for hours logged recruiting IT candidates for 2012.
    • Awarded to Cody Connors
      President's List JMU May 2011 Spring 2011
    • Awarded to Cody Connors
      Dean's List JMU Spring 2010, Fall 2008, Spring 2008