Rob Kohler

Experience

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  The Village Bank, St. George, UT

  Jul 1996 - Jun 1997

  Bank Teller

  Customer Service

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  Orem Community Bank

  Jun 1997 - Apr 1999

  Managed general ledger account reconciliationParticipated with internal audit Tracked fixed asset accounting Customer Service

  • Staff Accountant

    Dec 1998 - Apr 1999

  • Bank Teller

    Jun 1997 - Dec 1998
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  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  Apr 1999 - Jun 2004

  Ensured daily settlement of investment securities traded by Ensign Peak Advisors (the church's investment arm).Provided safekeeping and deposit functions for donated securitiesTracked repayment of defalcations Lead donations-in-kind teamTrained team members on how to instruct donors on donation process Liquidated donated securities through various methods Performed policy review of local unit expendituresHelped local units find resolutions to banking problems

  • Sr. Accountant

    Jul 2001 - Jun 2004

  • Donations-in-Kind Officer

    Oct 1999 - Jul 2001

  • Level I Accountant

    Apr 1999 - Oct 1999
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  The Village Bank, St. George, UT

  Jun 2004 - Mar 2011

  Chaired Asset/Liability and Investment Committee for $300 Million Community BankCreated process that improved earnings by 15% on a $60 million Fixed Income portfolioAchieved 100% on-time deliver of all government reportsCut annual budget preparation by 50% by removing waste and adding automation Chairman of ALCO and Investment CommitteeAssist CFO in preparation of annual budget and present monthly financial reports to boardPrepared quarterly Call report and quarterly reports for boardPerformed quarterly audit of branches

  • Chief Financial Officer

    Jan 2006 - Mar 2011

  • Assistant CFO

    Jun 2004 - Dec 2005
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  K7 Consulting, LLC

  Mar 2011 - Aug 2012

  Consultant

  Consulted with distressed banking clients on branch-sell transactions.Created multi-variant excel spreadsheets for decision makers trying to raise capital.Created Pro Forma Financials for client to include in package sent to FDIC for approval.

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  Zions Bank

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2014

  Commercial Relationship Manager

  Used Value Stream mapping to create plan that would cut loan turnaround by 60 percent. Used Kaizen to reduce a client’s product launch time by 27 percent. Increased loan portfolio by 125 percent. Took regional top-ten prospect from zero to $7.5MM in loans.

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  Zions Bancorporation

  Dec 2014 - now

  Promoted Lean-Agile Mindset within DepartmentProject Lead for Small Business Lending Customer Experience Journey Mapping to reduce processing time:-Tested Work Cells Proof of Concept to identify issues before implementation-Identified 11 focus areas where ambiguity was creating friction-Implemented plan that reduced incomplete packages from the field by 50%Streamlined process to create Adverse Action Notices and reduce time involved by 15%.Created a Visual Management Tool that helped reduce Loan QC review time from 6 weeks to 4 weeks improving feedback to management. Show less

  • VP Banking Transformation Manager (Release Train Engineer)

    Apr 2020 - now

  • Scrum Master

    Mar 2019 - Apr 2020

  • Senior Business Analyst

    Nov 2016 - Mar 2019

  • Lending Operations Manager - Small Business

    Dec 2014 - Nov 2016