NATHAN RUSINKO
(612) 910-1762
Email: nrusinko@gmail.com
EDUCATION
· Capella University – MBA Project Management
· Economics / Business and History, St Olaf College: Northfield, MN
· Moderate skill with Italian and Spanish
TECHNICAL SKILLS
· Microsoft family of programs including Outlook, Excel, Access, Project and
Word
· Proficient in both Windows and Mac OS
· Web Based: Mavent, AppIntell Fraud Tool, Safecheck v2.1 and
AppIntelligence, Inc.
· GMAC RESCAP Specific: IMSR; NCAS; Café 2.2; F status database
· Fluent in OMNI and Lotus Notes
· QA programs: Exact Target, WinMerge, Ingeniux
· QA Waterfall protocol
· SQL
EXPERIENCE
Home Services Lending
June 2015 - Current
Deficiency Remediation Analyst
· Responded to, researched and resolved escalated loan deficiencies requiring
special handling , forwarded by agencies, investors and/or internal company
employees to ensure timely purchase advice is issued by the investor.
· Review of in-progress, closed or cancelled single loan/credit exceptions,
applications, claims, files etc., individually or in aggregate, to determine if
processes and documentation are in compliance with internal company
requirements, contractual terms/conditions, insurer guidelines, investor
requirements and/or government regulations or to perform remediation
activities.
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Determined the appropriate course of action, conducting investigative steps to
· Communicated with others including customers, internal company employees,
investors, authorities, executives and/pr agencies) to ensure resolution/
negotiation of sensitive and/or time-critical matters.
fully identify the issues, researching product information, terms , conditions,
contracts, etc, creating correspondence as needed, processing complex and/
or corrective actions on-line, in person and via email.
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· Refers recommendations exceeding authority levels and/or times unable to
meet resolution to management for review.
Initiated new standards, policies, and./or procedures to correct deficiencies.
Identified risks and/or problems and then clearly documented these changes.
· Participate in project work to identify/implement procedure, policy and system
enhancements to reduce future deficiencies.
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· Generate reports and summarize results.
· Evaluated deficiencies in Underwriting, Closing, Post-Closing, Processing and
also Regulatory compliance
TLG (Formerly The Lacek Group
November 2013 - February 2015
Junior QA
· Chaired QA brief meetings which outlined campaigns, data needs and
deployment objectives.
· Designed, built and implemented test plans not only for my accounts but for
many others.
· Extensive work with email generating program Exact Target.
· Extensive work with copy managing program Ingeniux.
· Mobile QA testing experience
· Familiarity with SQL Server
· Familiarity with query language
· Waterfall review technique experience
· QA Testing for both web sites and emails.
· Websites were both singular landing pages as well as interlocking networks of
pages.
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Single email testing using dynamic modules so each email was unique to the
recipient.
· Recurring emails included a “memory” of previous client contact which would
then alter future emails. Such as if a customer signed up for a promotion.
The next email would relate to the promotion rather than an invitation for
joining.
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· Testing process includes copy deck, URL, vdata and image testing.
“eStatement” campaigns which were similar to a monthly ledger, showing the
individual’s achievements.
Military Family Home Loans: Joint Venture of Wells Fargo St Louis Park, MN
2013 – September 2013
Human Resources Site Work Director
· Directed the site and team managers on the process of on-boarding newly
hired employees so that there was no time or revenue wasted.
· Worked with the senior leadership to develop, build and improve the new onboarding
process to expedite productivity.
· Managed the resources for the new hires including computers, phones, and
blackberries to maintain a constant contact steam between the managers and
their teams.
· Created new accounts such as instant messaging, computer systems access
and all human resources logins for faster training and production
implementation.
· Ordered appraisals and began the loan process which required a high level of
accuracy to prevent problems at loan closing.
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage: Joint Venture Division
2012 – February 2013
Eden Prairie, MN
Work Director: JV Dedicated Fulfillment
Joint Venture was a business arrangement between Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. In
this case, there were 6 businesses in all. Some were USAA, DE Capital, Colorado
Mortgage (CMA) and Premia.
· Directed underwriting and processing teams to properly make deadlines and
maintain a high level of accuracy. This meant overseeing accounts and, if
necessary, to implement projects.
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· Daily production management including inventory management and priority
ranking which helped the individual underwriters manage their pipelines which,
in turn, allowed the processors and the closers hit the closing dates. This
saved in extension fees, wasted time and bad press from angry borrowers.
The average loan was $200,000 and was the result of 3 weeks’ of work
between three different teams. Saving even 5 loans in a month is a million
dollars of recouped revenue.
In total, my overall loan account management was valued at $40,000,000.
· Created new databases and reporting tools which dropped the overdue
number of files by 50% by using my spreadsheets, reports and “thinking”
spreadsheets in my first month alone.
US Bank
Minneapolis, MN
2008-2012
Lender Support Services Business Analyst
Business Analyst for the Lending Support Services (LSS) team. My primary roles
were the daily maintenance of the Priority Log and the creation of new Change
Requests (CRs) for system updates.
· Wrote detailed change requests including documentation, prototypes, and
process flows to aid our development contractor
· Wrote several spreadsheet formulas that cross referenced both type and age
of the file such as an ARM loan or an FHA loan. Then, these sheets would
generate reports, and handed out to the managers.
· When the correction / update was completed, the testing phase began where I
would input several test files and document the results.
· Testing was documented on a special database grid with type of file and data
being tested with detailed notes showing why the correction was either
working or not.
· This was all done in accordance with a current standard of testing to assure
commonality of the work (no false positives or fails)
· Worked with the LSS Content Management System when planning changes,
knowing the impact of the change to each existing field and existing system
processes
Home Mortgage Compliance Review Department Team Lead
Team Lead for the Table and CUSB channels for the Quality Assurance team.
Managed the training and quality of my team’s work.
· Developed trainings for compliance department staff for industry changes
such as broker compensation, RESPA, and MDIA guidelines
· My training manuals and resources were posted by the compliance and
training departments for overall use within US Bank.
· Trained classes ranging from 15 to 50 employees over the course of my time
as Team Lead.
· Created interactive Excel worksheets with calculating capabilities to ensure
accuracy of financial documents. These worksheets were then posted on the
intranet for use throughout the company.
Home Mortgage Loan Purchase Specialist
The Wholesale Quality Assurance Team’s primary goal is to ensure loans purchased
and closed by US Bank follow federal, state and US Bank guidelines. This includes
client interaction for documents, monies and follow-up for outstanding issues.
· Completed assorted compliance tests, including “Test A,” “Test B” including
TIL fee disclosure testing, and “Mavent” high level web-based compliance test
· Performed TIL verification including APR review and payment stream review
· Trained new team members
· Audited reviewed files monthly to ensure reviewed files met 100% of US Bank
standards and requirements
Target Corporation Minneapolis, MN
2007-2008
Guest Services: Escalated Calls
Managed escalated guest complaints. This included emails and phone calls.
· Phone calls and emails.
· Escalated “manager” level of customer contact which means I could issue
refunds in the way of gift cards as well as give advice to the store located
guest services.
GMAC Rescap (GMAC RFC) Richfield, MN
2001-2007
Unsaleable Loans Managing Specialist
Created and managed a new team responsible for reviewing and correcting files
containing post funding errors resulting in an unsaleble loan status in investor pools.
· Over 250 new files managed per month, with clearances of up to 100 files per
week worth $50 million.
· Managed the backlog from over 1200 files to less than 300
· Reorganized the outdated monthly report, making it more fluid and intuitive.
· Led a customer service driven team that partnered with clients and internal
teams under difficult circumstances. Trained the clients on the errors to
prevent future issues.
· Cleared $511,000,000 worth of resolved inventory in 2006, consisting of 2500
cleared files and $209,000,000 in 2007, consisting of nearly 1000 files
Senior Operations Associate / 2nds Bulk
Managed the Encore Bank account, the largest Second Lien client for GMAC
RESCAP
· Funded files in bulks of excess of $23,000,000 per month with over 1,200 files.
· Constructed a database that allowed for bulk file management
· Monitored and supervised the client and trade desk contacts throughout the
· Bulk process and final wire
Senior Operations Associate
Management of file review, client service and daily wiring of funds
· Coordinated with other teams to facilitate timely file review and wiring funds to
clients.
· Led special projects including new database setup and training which added
to company efficiency and updated processes
Commitment Specialist
Maintained locking in and funding within trade desk commitments implemented by the
client with RESCAP
· Confirmed incoming commitment issue files and client communication
· Monitored the incoming issues When this project began, there were as many
as 500 compliance issue files in house. Within two months, this number was
below 30 with a rotating inventory and a 30 day time limit.
Operations Associate/1st Flow Team
Managed small clients including single file funding and file review. Performed pre-fund
reviews including Legal Documents, Servicing Documents and the Appraisal
AMEX Financial Advisors: Payroll Associate Minneapolis, MN
2000-2001
Payroll Associate
Managed employee timecards, W2s and separation processes as well as
maintenance of the customer hotline.
· Audited and input timecards for 12,000 AMEX employees with special
instructions for late or special cases
· Processed separations and accurately prepared final paychecks
· Balanced payroll numbers bi-weekly for employee paychecks
HMN Mortgage Services Maple Grove, MN
1998-1999
Operations Assistant and Intern
Managed the Datatrak computer setup and built filing parameters for the electronic
files. Worked extensively to establish a new Final Documents department and
processes.
· Worked online on applications for FHA Insurance and Flood Certification.
· Developed of the final documents process including clearing the backlog of
files and tracking of new files. Six month turn time was corrected to a three
week turn time.
· Audited files in post closing reviews for investor sales.
VOLUNTEER WORK
· Work with Eastside Neighborhood Services since 2003, aiding with food and
clothing drives
· Children’s Theater Volunteer
· CDLC-Child Development Learning Center's annual Carnival fundraiser