Director of Network Management, BCBSNC @ From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Mgr. Planning & Reimbursement @ I am currently responsible for building and directing an effective business analysis, program management, and system configuration team charged with end-to-end management of assigned delivery and maintenance processes within Network Management. I am ultimately responsible for the overall execution of key departmental initiatives related to reimbursement system implementation as well as ongoing maintenance, including directing requirements analysis, project planning, budget management, communication, and implementation. From April 2013 to September 2014 (1 year 6 months) Enterprise Portfolio Delivery Manager @ I currently have overall responsibility for planning and managing activities pertaining to corporate project delivery for the Sales & Marketing division. I ensure that project goals are accomplished and in line with business objectives. I am familiar with enterprise goals and ensure that project deliverables are aligned. I foster partnerships with other project delivery functional areas to ensure effective collaboration and project delivery. I also manage a team of Scrum Masters responsbile for delivering Sales & Marketing new product initiatives in an Agile environment. From April 2011 to August 2013 (2 years 5 months) Mgr., Financial Systems @ I was in this position BCBSNC for about 5 1/2 years managing a Team responsible for supporting various Financial Applications including Lawson and SAS. This includes application security and functional support. I also manage the vendor relationship with Lawson and am responsible for project portfolio management of our Finance Division's system related projects. From July 2005 to April 2011 (5 years 10 months) Internal Consultant @ I worked in a few different capacities at Sara Lee including Lawson Application Consultant, Project Manager, and Process Improvement Consultant. I became a Certified Project Management Professional while employeed at Sara Lee. (Certified since June 2005). From 2002 to 2005 (3 years) Internal Consultant @ From 2000 to 2005 (5 years) Consultant @ I was a Lawson consultant specializing in AR, Procurement, Crystal Report Development, and Batch/RF handheld devices. From 2000 to 2002 (2 years)

MBA, Finance, IS @ East Carolina University From 1995 to 1998 Bachelor, Communications @ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill From 1989 to 1993 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jake Yount is skilled in: Process Improvement, Business Analysis, Business Process Improvement, Vendor Management, Change Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Program Management, Strategic Planning, SDLC, Project Management, SharePoint, PMP