Pamela Shoaf

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Pamela Y. Shoaf

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Austin Community College - Accounting


Resume

  • 2236776

    Project Management Professional

    Project Management Institute

    Automation Anywhere Advanced Certification

    Automation Anywhere

    AAADVC201707237

  • 2013

    Austin Community College

    Highland Business Center

    Teaching a series of continuing education classes (held on the weekends) including:\n\nAccounting I\nAccounting II\nFinancial Statement Analysis\nBusiness Tax Forms\nIntroduction to Quickbooks\nIntermediate Quickbooks

    Instructor

    Austin Community College

  • 2010

    Master

    Business Administration

    University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

    Plant Maintenance

    SAP Training

    LinkedIn

    Digital Transformation

    RPA Developer Foundation Diploma

    UiPath - Robotic Process Automation

    Blockchain Basics

    Z5NJCJBLYL9X

    Coursera

  • 2006

    Independent Consultant

    Austin

    Texas Area

    •\tReviewed newly acquired subsidiary’s (located in Mexico) financial reporting processes and internal controls to be congruent with parent company’s financial reporting system.‬‬\n•\tDeveloped monthly reporting package (from subsidiary to parent) to facilitate consolidation of financial statement.\n•\tPrepared written reports and presented findings and recommendations to Senior Management.\n•\t‬Managed multi-cultural teams in Suzhou

    China and Poza Rica

    Mexico.

    Independent Consultant

  • 2003

    Managed operations department of 40 people. Locked in $600M of loans a month and facilitated delivery fulfillment for all loan products.\n•\tIncreased department productivity by 50% and improved internal/external customer satisfaction by redesigning processes

    initiating system enhancements and setting minimum/stretch target goals for the department.\n•\tEstablished monthly department goals and developed management reports to track performance against key metrics and report results to Senior Management.\n•\tCultivated and maintained excellent relationships with correspondent lenders and account executives while negotiating loan pricing and exception requests.\n•\tManaged call center – increased calls answered and decreased hold times by redesigning call system to route calls based on priority and skill set required to fulfill call.\n•\tDesigned

    developed and delivered two week training program for staff resulting in improved customer service and reduced errors as measured by customer survey responses.

    First Vice President

    Loan Pricing Desk

    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Countrywide Home Loans

  • 2001

    Pamela

    Shoaf

    Countrywide Home Loans

    ISG (Information Services Group)

    •\tCollaborated in the development and deployment of the company’s Process Improvement program

    which delivered $200M in benefits and trained 560 project managers

    while earning industry-wide recognition.

\n•\tLed a team for a corporate wide initiative to restructure underwriting from a decentralized to a centralized process. Set up regional operational centers and redesigned all underwriting processing flows.\n•\tIndependently authored the training manual used to train all employees in the company’s Process Improvement methodology including manual content

    format and style development. Its completion jump-started the program

    which had been stalled for several months.

    First Vice President

    Performance Management

    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Countrywide Home Loans

    Austin

    Texas Area

    Lead automation assessments to successful completion

    resolve /escalate issues and identify opportunities for additional services.\n•\tDevelop best practice methodologies and templates utilized in the delivery of services to clients.\n•\tComplete responses to RFPs

    Statement of Work and case studies as required in support of sales efforts.\nManaged deployment of Plant Maintenance for agency’s fleet of vehicles from concept through implementation.\n•\tCompleted project planning including scheduling of milestones

    identifying resources and assigning responsibilities.\n•\tLed workshops to document “current” business processes

    define business requirements and develop “future state”\n•\tCoordinated work efforts of project team and communicated regular status updates to stakeholders\n•\tDeveloped “How to Guides” to assist in training users in the new system\nSenior Business Analyst for SAP Financial Accounting implementation. Major responsibilities included: \n•\tDocumented business processes and developed management report requirements related to grant accounting.\n•\tDeveloped “How to Guides” for training staff in grant accounting procedures.

    Senior Consultant

    ISG (Information Services Group)

  • 1999

    Global Home Loans

    Ltd

    •\tDocumented business requirements

    completed GAP analysis

    designed scripts and executed user acceptance testing and managed conversions for a two-year system implementation project.\n•\tIdentified a system deficiency for generating interest rate change notices for a subset group of customers and led a team to quickly develop a seamless workaround to create and post notices. The workaround solution kept the company in compliance with regulatory laws and avoided fines as well as embarrassment.\n•\tAssumed responsibility for underperforming department and within 3 months led the department to meeting/ exceeding service levels by mapping business processes

    cross-training employees and developing an access database to manage workflow and produce management reports.

    Vice President

    London

    United Kingdom

    Global Home Loans

    Ltd

  • 1994

    •\tManaged mortgage backed security transactions that included coordinating the efforts of the investment banker

    attorneys

    accounting firms and internal departments. Negotiated subordination levels with the rating agencies. Resolved all underwriting issues resulting from due diligence. Drafted and finalized the Prospectus and Service Agreements.\n•\tManaged whole loan sales that included optimizing the loan pool to meet the trade specifications

    resolving issues raised from due diligence to minimize fall out and re-pricing loans as necessary.

    Securities Transaction Manager

    Secondary Marketing

    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Countrywide Home Loans

  • 1993

    Countrywide Home Loans

    •\tEnsured company policies and procedures would provide for loans to be serviced in compliance with numerous private service agreements. \n•\tPerformed monthly default analysis on delinquent loans and made decisions on whether to begin foreclosure proceedings or extend forbearance.\n•\tDeveloped business requirements for and drove to completion a Foreclosure Tracking database – a state specific workflow system which allowed for more timely completions of foreclosures.

    Investor Compliance Officer

    Loan Administration

    Greater Los Angeles Area

    Countrywide Home Loans

  • 1989

    KPMG US

    Supervised and trained auditors in the field

    planned audit engagements

    presented audit results to clients and Senior Management and performed review of staff.\n•\tIndustries served include oil

    banking

    insurance and beverage.

    Senior Auditor

    Dallas/Fort Worth Area

    KPMG US

  • 1985

    Bachelor of Business Administration

    Accounting

    The University of Texas at Austin

  • Worked directly with Founder and Chairman

    Ahuma Adodoadji to draft and finalize organization's formal business plan.

    AFRILINK Entrepreneurs International

    Sarbanes-Oxley Act

    Written Communication

    Leadership

    Management

    Finance

    Consulting

    Project Management

    Financial Analysis

    Mortgage Banking

    Team Restructuring

    Operations Management

    Financial Audits

    Business Analysis

    Structured Finance

    Business Process Improvement

    Staff Development

    Strategy

    Team Leadership

    Expatriate Experience

    Internal Controls

    Shoaf