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Tara Block

Tara Block

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Product Manager at Best Buy

  • Education

    • University of St. Thomas

      2014 - 2014
      Mini Masters in Project Management

    • Gustavus Adolphus College

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelors International Business Management, French Studies

      Activities and Societies: 2010 Class Agent, Delta Phi Omega Sorority, Lambda Alpha Nu Business Fraternity, Pi Delta Phi French Honor Society, Inter-Greek Senate, La Sociète Française, Women's Rugby January Interim Study Abroad Programs: Upper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education- European Union & Gustavus Adolphus College- Buddhist India

  • Experience

    • Genesis10

      Jun 2010 - Jul 2011
      Consultant

      Primary objective was to support the implementation of a strategic initiative to align WF Home Mortgage business operations on a system workflow. Performed multiple roles as a Project Controller, Business Analyst, and UAT Test Support throughout the duration of multiple system releases. As a Project Controller, I managed documentation and meeting facilitations. As a Business Analyst I worked to document and assess new functionality that would leverage daily business operations as well as adhere to compliance. As a UAT Test Support I helped with coordinating with SMEs to accomplish business approval. Show less

    • Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

      Aug 2011 - Apr 2013
      Business System Consultant

      As a Technology Co-Delivery Lead, I assist in coordination efforts to achieve release milestones through internal tracking sources and regularly scheduled touch points. Concurrently, I provide guidance and support to implementation team members and business partners through an internal servicing-wide change management process. Primary objectives are: defining scope of release which meet strategic-level needs, assuring release is on track for deployment, managing change requests, aiding in resolution of escalated issues, assisting with production validation, monitoring post-production defect resolution, and ensuring communication is spread to appropriate audiences. Show less

    • Daugherty Business Solutions

      Apr 2013 - Mar 2015

      • Consultant

        Mar 2014 - Mar 2015

      • Associate Consultant

        Apr 2013 - Mar 2014

    • Daugherty Business Solutions

      Mar 2016 - Apr 2021

      Program Business Analyst within Geek Squad Services at Best Buy

      • Principal Consultant

        Mar 2019 - Apr 2021

      • Senior Consultant

        Mar 2016 - Apr 2021

    • Best Buy

      Apr 2021 - now
      Senior Product Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications