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02.f Whitney - Tourism Committee Application Sandra Whitney • SANDRA WHITNEY 16160 199th Street N Scandia, Minnesota www.linkedin.com/pub/sandra-whitney-mba/5/305/b03/ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A unique digital innovation leader with a business education focused on transforming technologies, delightfully curious and a relentless critical thinker. Driving ideation and leading others to always pursue what is next and never be content with status quo. Connecting people, process and technology in a unified manner to confidently deliver centered on customer needs. •Product Owner with a focus on prioritization and results, through an empathetic leadership style •Director of Product Manager of business operations redesign resulting in a 50% red uction in operational expenses while allowing the business to competitively enter into new markets with the platform capabilities •Led innovative new product development from ideation through implementation for digital/software products •Experience leading agile teams through scrum of scrums, including the training and iterations to build an effective delivery structure •Articulate and influential communication skills with all levels in the organization, including executive s •Led 3M R&D digital initiatives, including IoT, Data Exchange, Mobile Applications, Cloud Infrastructure EXPERTISE ▪ People Leader/Coach ▪ Program Management ▪ Product Management ▪ Organizational Change Management ▪ Strategy & Planning ▪ Vendor Governance ▪ Process Engineering ▪ Six Sigma Black Belt ▪ Compliance and Regulatory programs ▪ Cloud Technologies- AWS and Azure ▪ Leading Cross-Functional Teams ▪ Financial Acumen ▪ Interactive Marketing Solutions ▪ Business Architecture ▪ Quality Assurance ▪ Release Management ▪ Agile (Scrum) Certified ▪ Risk Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 3M | DIGITAL PLATFORM MANAGER January 2019-Current Consumer Business Group *Technical Product Manager -Azure platform, Data Science, Mobile Applications, Microsoft Teams App *Software Manager leading team of software engineers and data/algorithm experts *Platform Leader for digital transformation within Consumer Divisions , a trusted partner and consult on digital product delivery Corporate Research Systems Lab | Software Systems Manager *Product Owner Material Informatics and Digital Services, including deep learning and IoT services *Global Corporate Research champion for 3M Employee Resource Networks (DE&I Team) *Led New Employee Orientation (NEON) Mid-Career Team to deliver programming events to accelerate orientation to 3M globally *Cloud and Data Solutions Lead for Commercialization *Chief Scrum Master for Cloud Digital Platforms *Chief Product Owner for Cloud Digital Support Team and Client Onboarding Teams *CRSL liaison with corporate IT teams *Co-Created CRSL Women’s Interest Group, Leadership Team for 3M Commercialization Tech Forum, CRD DE&I Committee, 3M Women Leadership Forum, 3M’s High Performing Leadership Program WHITNEY CONSULTING LLC Management Consultant January 2018-December 2018 • Provide consulting services to local clients involving business growth strategies and IT services. MEDTRONIC • Provide consulting services for the Information Management Services (BI/MDM/Data Core) to deliver a centralized product data Sandra Whitney • store to address global compliance AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL February 2015-December 2017 Director Technology Delivery -Technology Infrastructure • Program director for Technology Operations Uplift to address maturity of technology and information security policies, standa rds and controls to improve audit and risk effectiveness • Presented program updates to CIO, SVPs and Technology leaders • Produced program delivery plans, personally led multiple work streams of deliverables within program • Led the updated security and risk policies, standards and control documents • Led the change control for the significant impacts to both technology delivery and audit responsiveness • Governance leadership of relationship, financial and contractual vendor governance for Telecom, Hosting and Software vendors • Redesigned Technology and procurement priority and delivery processes • Led strategic contract negotiations, resulting in exceeding our targeted cost savings Director Interactive Marketing • Led team of Website Developers, Release Management and Quality Assurance Teams for Public & Client Secure Sites • Product owner for website content management tool • Led Client Secure website operations and implemented operational readiness for new website platform LAKE LOCK LLC Co-Owner of Locksmith Business October 2014-Current • Serving residential and commercial clients. Provide financial and operations support, while my husband has the technical expertise to servicing our clients. We continue to grow year over year! We are the most referred locksmiths in the St. Croix Valley. WHITNEY CONSULTING LLC Management Consultant 1. HealthPartners March 2014-October 2014 Product Manager to implement new sales and service capabilities for new product offering to external clients. Leverage existing HP capabilities while designing solutions that meet external client’s needs in new health care markets. Responsible for execution of project portfolio to meet small group and individual renewals. Deliverables included website, operations, sales support and service model. 2. MNsure Minnesota Health Exchange-St. Paul, Minnesota August 2013-March 2014 Directed the development of the Operations and IT exchange solution for Small Business Group (SHOP), met Go Live date Designed the complete operations and IT alternative, executed delivery of complete exchange life cycle deliverables from insurance intake to carrier data files and payment reconciliation. 3. Bright Peak Financial-Minneapolis, Minnesota July 2013-September 2013 Project manager to deliver a back office underwriting solution. Delivered a solution that reduced the project budget by 40%, while maintaining operational and IT specifications. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, Eagan, Minnesota May 2013 to July 2013 Director IT Strategy & Planning ▪ Led team to implement centralized IT Strategy and designed a maturity model within BCBS technology ▪ Created a communication strategy to establish and maintain effective and timely internal communication across all IT and e xternal business stakeholders. METRO STATE UNIVERSITY, Minnesota January 2013 to May 2013 Professor of MIS ▪ Taught evening course of undergraduate MIS program, Spring Semester (Concurrent employment with Rust Consulting) RUST CONSULTING, Minneapolis, Minnesota December 2009 to May 2013 Director Product Management ▪ Led the design and delivery of new enterprise technology platform that qualified for 5 technology patents in the legal services sector ▪ Developed IT and Business Strategy including product roadmaps resulted in delivering project within annual budget constraints ▪ Led cross-organizational delivery team to implement new technology platform, effectively leading significant change to our sales, service and operations functions ▪ Reported to both CIO and CMO as the product expanded from an internally -focused technology to selling it in a SAS capacity to external clients ▪ Built the Quality Assurance Team and Process Analyst Team , resulting in a significant reduction in cost to business Sandra Whitney • ▪ Built an IT Project Management delivery team, resulting in improved business relationships and IT delivery timelines THE HARTFORD, Woodbury, Minnesota August 2005 to December 2009 IT Operations Manager/Product Manager ▪ Capability owner of compliance surveillance reporting and tools of independent broker -dealer financial advisors. Centralized processes as needed to meet compliance requirements while honoring the variable operations of each of our independent advisors. ▪ Partnered with a Big 5 Consulting firm to develop strategy for supervision and regulatory surveillance solution to comply wit h new regulations ▪ Led transformation of portfolio aggregation solution for advisors and back office operations ▪ Implemented data quality governance ▪ Selected by CTO and CAO to implement technology reorganization to achieve optimal system support and efficiency ▪ Created business intelligence team to proactively manage audit responses & data quality ▪ Business owner and strategic lead of client account replacement project ▪ Product manager of IT strategic partners including Albridge Wealth Reporting, Pershing , and SunGard AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, Minneapolis Minnesota June 2002 to July 2005 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Manager, RiverSource ▪ Project Manager and Product Owner for AnnuitNet, an integrated sales and operations web-based solution resulting in increased revenue of annuities from outside distributors ▪ Manager of project managers, EDI team members and Business Analysts ▪ Influenced ACORD data standard initiatives to resolve our business needs ▪ Developed highly responsive cross-functional product release process across Customer/Operations/IT U.S. BANCORP, St. Paul, Minnesota July 2000 to May 2002 Senior eBusiness Project Manager ▪ Led implementation of 1st generation client secure website enabling online trading, advice tools and client account information. ▪ Implemented the U.S. Bank/Piper Jaffray public website, enterprise -wide rebranding effort ▪ Product manager for client secure site, including project delivery ▪ Developed eBusiness strategy and roadmaps for Piper Jaffray and U.S. Bank Mutual Fund Operations AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, Minneapolis, Minnesota January 1998 to July 2000 ▪ Senior Financial Consultant ▪ Financial Advisor ▪ Life Insurance Underwriting Case Manager ▪ EDUCATION MBA-Information Technology Bachelor of Science-Management/Economics St. Thomas University, Minneapolis, Minnesota University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, Wisconsin PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT *Six Sigma Black Belt Certified *Project Management Certification and System Analysis courses *FINRA Licensure: 6,7,24,63 (inactive) *Executive Training and Mentor Program/Leadership Essentials Graduate *MN State Life/Health Insurance License, inactive *Active Member of 3M’s Women’s Leadership, Native American Network and Co-Chair of Commercialization Tech Forum *Scrum Inc. Product Owner and Scrum Master Certifications *AWS Certified Cloud Practioner *Pragmatic Product Management Certification Level II