Vanessa Walker

Experience

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  State Farm ®

  Oct 1994 - now

  Program Director with responsibility for the effective management of business product budgets with a high degree of customer and organizational impact. Provided leadership, planning, direction, support and vision. Key role is to communicate, collaborate, confront business realities, influence, and serve as a change agent to drive customer solutions. Resulted in successful agile and waterfall implementations of enterprise-wide as well as product applications deploying for customers and sales associates. Show less Responsible for managing a team of Auditors overseeing internal operating controls, processes, and practices. Conducted presentations enterprise-wide on the new IT Process audits using the COBIT approach. Educated business partners and provided consulting services around the approach and developed recommendations and reports based on audits, presenting ideas to leadership. Provided help with professional development and educational plans for team members, and allocated resources and individuals in accordance with skills and schedules. Show less

  • Director Integrated Solutions Department: Acquisition/Service, Billing/Payments

    Sept 2011 - now

  • Leadership Development Associate/Director Enterprise Services

    Jan 2010 - Sept 2011

  • Audit Manager

    Jul 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Insurance Agent

    Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  • Director - Business & Technology Integration Office

    Feb 2002 - Dec 2006

  • IT Manager, IT Analyst, various IT roles

    Oct 1994 - Feb 2006