Steven Blenker

About Steven Blenker

Strong data analysis experience, math and computer skills, paired with my understanding of human psychology enables me to help organizations evaluate risks and make data driven decisions to maximize value.

Experience

1. Senior Consultant -- Financial Services Ai & Automation

   Infosys Consulting

   Aug 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Wealth Management: Product Owner for end-to-end redesign of Portfolio Rebalancing Algorithm servicing $1 billon in asset volume• Authored 100+ functional specs and mathematical models in Confluence. Defined 50+ parameters supporting 30+ use cases.• Delivered high-impact demos to key stakeholders, driving 100% adoption of the new functionality. Wealth Management: Product Owner for Financial Platform Redesign/Data Migration Initiative• Created Business Requirements Documents and wrote stories in Gitlab enabling migration to unified platform, providing 6 month lead time.• Designed scalable data hierarchies to improve accuracy and flexibility across data assets.• Enabled automation of validation processes using macros/VBA improving data integrityFinancial Institution: Business Systems Analyst for UI Modernization/Master Data Management project• Managed 200+ data elements leading to the development of 20 screens depicting financial master data• Created 100+ technical lineages enabling harmonization across 10 business applications companywide• Documented business rules across 12 consuming products ensuring 100% of ingested data passed quality standardsFinancial Institution: Business Systems Analyst, Product Owner & Scrum Master across 7 software development projects via Modernization initiatives. • Identified functional and technical requirements, resulting in implementation of 1500+ stories.• Analyzed business workflows to reduce waste and identify areas where efficiencies could be created.• Administered Agile Scrum Ceremonies, Delivered 30+ demos to key stakeholders ensuring pain points were addressed and finished product was adopted.Financial Institution: Project Manager/Business Intelligence Expert for Business Rules Management System tools evaluation.

Education

• University at Buffalo

  Bachelor's Degree, Psychology

  2008 — 2012

• University at Buffalo

  Master’s Degree, Education and Technology, EdM

  2015 — 2016

• University of Georgia - Terry College of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Analytics, Strategy

  2018 — 2020

Skills

• Research
• Customer Service
• Eclipse
• Data Analysis
• Teaching
• Statistics
• Javascript
• Microsoft Word
• Mathematics
• Psychology
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office
• Tutoring
• Apa
• Leadership
• Java
• Critical Thinking
• Educational Technology
• Higher Education