Janey Osterlind's Resume (Last updated November 15th 2009)

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JANE C. OSTERLIND

Columbia, Missouri 65203 - USA

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OBJECTIVE 
To find a job in management consulting where I am able to help clients be more profitable by improving processes, managing change and developing strategy.

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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 Strategic Communications

 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Central Bancompany, Jefferson City, Missouri

June 2008 - Present

Loan Review Analyst
  • Analyze borrowers' financial statements to determine past performance and draw conclusions about likely future performance. Reports allow banks to effectively manage change in each individual borrowing relationship and the overall bank commercial loan portfolio.
  • Improved the Loan Review process by creating a spreadsheet for the department that details how to analyze financial statements in a standardized way.

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University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate School, Columbia, Missouri

September 2006 - May 2008

Graduate Assistant
  • Worked with a team to develop strategy for marketing Graduate Education Week in 2007 and 2008. Generated press releases, fliers, invitations and advertisements for the week's events.
  • Generated goodwill for the Graduate School by designing a ten-year update report for a program aimed at preparing minority students for entry into graduate programs.

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University of Missouri-Columbia Biological Engineering Department, Columbia, Missouri

June 2006 - September 2006

Communications Specialist
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 grant) in South Carolina to formulate strategy for the future of the initiative.

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Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri

January 2006 - May 2006

Corporate Communications Intern
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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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ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS 
  • January 2009 - Present Treasurer, Heart of Missouri CASA (Columbia, MO): Keep financial records for the organization and use information to develop strategy for the future of the organization. Helped coordinate the non-profit's first annual speed dating fundraiser by building the event web site, organizing registration and payment information and acting as the organization's main contact for participants both before and after the event.
  • 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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CERTIFICATIONS 
  • Six Sigma Black Belt Certified
  • Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making (PSDM) Certified
  • Kepner-Tregoe Project Management Certified

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INTERESTS 
  • Trained for and completed two half marathons
  • Enjoy international travel; most recently Ireland. South America planned for 2010.
  • Web site and print design

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