Janey Osterlind's Resume (Last updated May 13th 2009)

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JANE C. OSTERLIND

Columbia, Missouri 65203 - USA

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EDUCATION
University of Missouri-Columbia , Columbia, Missouri, August 2006 - May 2008
Masters of Business Administration in Management
University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, August 2002 - December 2005
Bachelors of Journalism in Advertising

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
June 2008 - Present	Jefferson City, Missouri
Loan Review Analyst, Central Bancompany
Assess commercial loans for a bank holding company to determine the financial health of a borrower and the likely risk of default. Analyze borrowers' financial statements to determine past performance and draw conclusions about likely future performance. Write insightful reports summarizing findings and conclusions that are used by banks to determine whether to continue lending to the borrower or to move them out of the bank. Took the initiative to create a spreadsheet for the department that details how to analyze business and personal tax returns, as well as personal financial statements. -
September 2006 - May 2008	Columbia, Missouri
Graduate Assistant, University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate School
Created the Graduate School Admissions Flier, an informational handout sent to 1,500 newly-admitted students each semester Designed Ten-Year Report for the Louis Stokes Missouri Alliance for Minority Participation (LS-MoAMP), sent to administrators at the 15 members schools and stakeholders at the National Science Foundation Marketed annual Graduate Education Week through press releases, fliers, invitations and advertisements -
June 2006 - September 2006	Columbia, Missouri
Communications Specialist, University of Missouri-Columbia Biological Engineering Department
Created brochures aimed at six demographics (Consumer Health Profiles) for a grant that encourages women to be screened for cancer Consulted with other Missouri team members at the National Team-Up Conference (initiating body for the project) in South Carolina to formulate strategy for the future of the initiative -
January 2006 - May 2006	St. Louis, Missouri
Corporate Communications Intern, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.
Created content for a flier regarding Abbott Laboratories' new employee benefits Web site Aggregated news from 20 sources about the client and its competitors into summaries for United Parcel Service and AT&T. Used at daily executive briefings Expanded Fleishman-Hillard's innovative grassroots marketing network by identifying "Influencers", or well-known members of a community who would be instrumental in expanding the reach of clients' products. -

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CERTIFICATIONS
Six Sigma Black Belt Certified Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making (PSDM) Certified Kepner-Tregoe Project Management Certified

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ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS

December 2007 Winner; $5000 Eldridge Award in the Show-Me Business Plan Competition: Created a strategic business plan with a team to launch a new cancer-detection system developed by a university researcher.

March 2008 Divisional Runner Up; Center for Economic Development, Innovation and Commercialization New Venture Championship: The winner of the Eldridge Award (above) attends this competition judged by experienced venture capitalists. Three angel investment groups and venture capital firms plan on funding the venture, VeraPulse, based on the group's plan.

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KEY COURSE WORK

May - June 2007 International Process Consulting (Consortium of International MBAs; Asolo, Italy): Served as project manager for a team of five that used Six Sigma tools to design a more efficient new business development process for an Italian paper company, Favini. Implementation of proposed improvements would translate into a $152,000 annual revenue increase for the company.

August - December 2005 Strategic Campaigns (Capstone Project): Developed a strategic communications campaign to promote awareness of Whole Foods Market's partnership with Costa Rican-based EARTH University on initiatives to support education, entrepreneurship and sustainable development in the tropics.

May - June 2004 University of Missouri Study Abroad (San Jose and Monteverde, Costa Rica): Studied advanced Spanish at the Costa Rican Language Academy in San Jose; studied Spanish and sustainable development at the Monteverde Institute. Also consulted with the Santa Elena Coffee Cooperative to assess the cooperative's relationship with the community and propose improvements.

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INTERESTS
Trained for and completed two half marathons Enjoy international travel; most recently Ireland Web site and print design

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