Rod Ehmen

Experience

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  Citibank

  Apr 1986 - Dec 1994

  Group Manager Consumer Credit Card - VP

  CITIBANK – SIOUX FALLS, SD 1986-1994Group Manager of Accounts Receivable Credit Card Services, VP 1993 – 1994Senior manager in support of Credit Card Services. Responsible for five teams consisting of thirty-five Systems Development staff for number one credit card issuer.• Supported all new development and modifications for domestic and international credit card projects impacting Accounts Receivable.• Responsible for financial software maintenance to a portfolio of 25 million active accounts.• Accounts Receivable Requirements Systems Manager in coordination with Business Management.• Transformed delivery processes. Participated in achieving a CMMI Level 2 certification.• Teams achieved an ongoing Delivery Quality score of 105%.• Multi-site coordination of projects involving significant change control numbers. Program Manager / Project Leader / Senior Programmer Analyst, VP 1986 - 1993Directly led all phases of the project life cycle in implementing cross-site projects. Highlights include multiple bank acquisitions/conversions, Photocard, multiple repricings, Fastcard, balance consolidations, secured card, and numerous sub-system rewrites. Management style evolved to an emphasis on managing many projects simultaneously, with a focus on hands-on work with the staff in utilizing an appropriate measure of methodology to ensure success, while not crossing the line of too much process. Show less

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  Wachovia, A Wells Fargo Company

  Jan 1995 - Dec 2001

  Group Delivery Manager - SVP

  WACHOVIA BANK – Atlanta, GA 1995-2001Group Manager/Senior Vice President of Bankcard Systems Development, SVP 1999- 2001Remote-site Group Manager responsible for all credit card development and support for Wachovia Bank. Direct report to the Systems Development Group executive with dotted-line report to the Business President of BankCard Services.• Managed 75 staff with an annual budget of $10MM.• Reorganized the development team with a focus on customer service, and delivering projects on time, on budget, with high quality.• Transformed a strained relationship with the line of business to a trusted partner.• Provided oversight and leadership in the deconversion of the BankCard portfolio to an outside purchaser. Conversion was managed by the Wachovia team and delivered on-time with high quality.• Provided leadership in helping the team through a massive reduction in force.Application Delivery Manager/Vice President of Bankcard Systems Development, VP 1995- 1998Managed very large, highly visible projects.• Program manager for the complete re-install of the First BankCard Systems credit card software package. This represented five million change units with all components of credit card processing installed with 65 gaps from the base product. Provided oversight to 150 IT and business staff.• Program manager for online replacement, TRIAD risk systems and Y2K.• Managed the Testing Model Office with complete reorganization of testing processes. Show less

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  SunTrust Bank

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2006

  Executive Delivery Manager - SVP

  Held senior level positions leading the Delivery Organization in technology solutions for the Wholesale Application Suite and line of business; IT transformation for continuous process improvement, and oversight of all Delivery External Labor, including Global Resourcing. Leader of Enterprise Delivery Services External Labor, SVP 2006Managed global resource staffing pool as well as contractor and consulting labor force. Integrated transformation process improvements with GR ramp-up strategy. Developed process to engage and deploy all external labor.• Sponsored Credit Card implementation with FDR through Inficorp.• Developed GR adoption and process improvements to facilitate ramp-up and mobilization of resources.• Reduced annual contractor spend by $20MM.• Established Financial Controls to balance significant division budget deficit and developed ongoing enhanced reporting to provide line-of-sight into project financials to minimize future overages.Delivery Manager of Wholesale Systems, SVP 2003-2006 Led delivery team in support of all Wholesale Banking Delivery systems, including Treasury Management, Commercial Loans, Credit Applications, Leasing, HR, Payroll, Financial Systems, Wealth & Investment Management and Risk Systems.• Member of CIO Senior Leadership Team.• Responsible for 850 staff within flexible staffing pools. Managed $85MM budget within a .5% variance.• Assisted with selection of Transformation and Global Resourcing partners. Visited four companies utilizing Transformation best practices. Met with partners in India to better understand Global Resourcing and develop a game plan for execution and ramp-up.IT Director of Treasury Management, SVP 2002Provided leadership of technology groups for all Treasury Management products including Wire, ACH, Information Reporting, Account Reconciliation, Control Pay, Lockbox applications, Payment Systems and Electronic Disbursements. Show less

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  Ehmen Consulting

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  IT Transformation Consultant

  Provide consulting for IT Transformation, Leadership, Delivery and Global Outsourcing.INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD, GLOBAL OUTSOURCING 2007 - 2008Exclusive contract as an external consultant with a leading Global Outsourcing organization to provide expertise in Global Off Shoring and IT Transformation. Work closely with Sales and Leadership teams in evaluating product proposals, sales strategies, calling on prospective clients and providing the executive client view based on extensive experience. Apply established Global Outsourcing success story and IT Transformation background to assist clients with establishing a global outsourcing strategy and execution plan. Show less

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  WellPoint

  May 2010 - Dec 2016

  Enterprise Executive Release Manager
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  Retired

  Jan 2017 - now

  Retired