Hello! My name is Warren Morrison.
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VICE PRESIDENT
Bank of America
March 2019 - Present
- #ChangeManagement
- #PortfolioManagement
- #ProgramManagement
- #StrategicPlanning
As a Vice President, I performed the tasks of a wide variety of roles, including that of a portfolio manager,
program manager, project manager, and release manager. These tasks include, but are certainly not limited
to:
- While performing as a portfolio manager, I oversaw ~15 technology programs and ~75 projects within those:
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- Developed portfolio alignment strategy
- Curated and developed relationships across all lines of business
- Continuous portfolio analysis
- Ensured adherence to change management standards
- Trained new program and project managers
- Created and presented reports to executives
- Strategic planning, negotiation, and direction
- Served as a volunteer leader for the company's work with Habitat for Humanity
- Member of the Employee Engagement Council
- Coordinator for a tool review and upgrade committee:
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- Identification of tool and process improvement opportunities and solutions
- Implementation of proofs of concept
- Management of tool implementation in production environment
- SIAI (Self-identified audit issue) identification, creation, mitigation, and compliance
- Managed the merging of two high-profile tools via a multi-LOB effort
- Participated in strategy discussions, proofs of concept, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for an internal
program and project management system of record
- Provided advisement on change management to executives
- Consistent recognition as the foremost subject matter expert on all things related to change management in a
rapidly changing regulatory environment
- Consistently received recognition for being able to successfully explain complex concepts to broad audiences
- Successfully bridged many gaps between business and technology teams
- Managed agile methodology adoption
- Managed project for data control layer development, amongst others
- Managed financial forecasts, conducted variance research, and mitigated risks
VICE PRESIDENT
Bank of America
December 2017 - March 2019
- #ChangeManagement
- #ReleaseManagement
- #ProjectManagement
- #Training
As a Vice President, I performed a wide variety of tasks including, but certainly not limited to:
- Created and maintained a technology release calendar
- Managed code deployment freeze event exceptions
- Facilitated an executive committee for change management reviews
- Project manager for Volcker rule, Regulation W, and Information Barrier
- Provided strategic advisement for release management team
- Designed and implemented reports and metrics for change and release management
- Managed agile methodology adoption
- Managed budget forecasts, variance research, and risk mitigation for multimillion-dollar projects
- SAFe Scrum Master training and observation
- Administrator of team collaboration tools
- Policy compliance enforcement
- Risk management and mitigation
- Successfully bridged many gaps between business and technology teams
- Consistently received recognition for being able to successfully explain complex concepts to broad audiences
- Initiated, designed, and presented change management training sessions to hundreds of employees across the
enterprise from a variety of backgrounds and roles
- Provided technical expertise to non-technical teams
- Created and maintained process documentation and training for technology change management
- Technical writing on a variety of topics
VICE PRESIDENT
Bank of America
September 2016 - December 2017
- #ChangeManagement
- #ReleaseManagement
- #QualityAssurance
- #Training
As a Vice President, I performed a wide variety of tasks including, but certainly not limited to:
- Coordination and approval of infrastructure, code, and other technology changes
- Streamlined code change process
- User access management
- Provided training to employees on areas of expertise
- Technical writing on a variety of topics
- Facilitator for an Executive Committee that reviewed technology changes from end to end
- Managed code deployment freeze event exceptions
- Performed QA duties for technology change deployment requests and documentation
- Risk management and mitigation
- Gathered, analyzed, and reported on data regarding the technology change process
- Ensured consistency of technology change process across all teams
- Administrator for team collaboration tools
Owner
Pens For A Cause
September 2016 - December 2017
- #SmallBusiness
- #Everything
- #InformationTechnology
- #Sales
- #Manufacturing
Sales in 22 countries across 4 continents
As the lead woodworker and business lead, I performed a variety of roles, a few highlights of which are:
- System Administrator:
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- Managed the system and optimized its performance while minimizing cost
- Custom built desktops while ensuring that the overall system design allowed for compatibility across all
devices
- Managed, maintained backups, and performed troubleshooting procedures for desktops, laptops, tablets,
smart phones, printers, and other devices
- Set up point of sale system and trained users
- Managed operating system and software selection, updates, and upgrades
- Ensured network security and efficiency utilizing both wired and wireless technologies
- Webmaster:
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- Utilized HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to design, develop, and maintain the e-commerce website
- Ensured browser compatibility to maximize the number of potential viewers
- Utilized various internet marketing techniques to drive traffic to the website
- Incorporated Google Analytics for accurate and detailed site traffic data
- Database Administrator:
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- Designed, developed, and maintained a relational database utilizing MySQL that actively kept track of
materials, products, and sales
- Designed and wrote efficient SQL queries to provide the database user with exactly the data that they
needed to maximize business value
- Maintained database security and integrity by implementing disaster management and authorization
management techniques
- Data Analyst:
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- Extracted data from multiple internal sources to gain advantageous insights for various aspects of the
business
- Compiled, organized, and modeled data and insights derived from such data in a manner that is easy to
understand for IT professionals and non-IT professionals alike