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LenderClose Names Three New Additions to Its Team

Mar 31, 2020
LenderClose has announced the addition of Data Analyst Kamal Sager, Product Manager Tabitha Rice and Project Manager Christina Woods to its team

LenderClose has announced the addition of Data Analyst Kamal Sager, Product Manager Tabitha Rice and Project Manager Christina Woods to its team.
 
LenderClose has announced the addition of Software Engineers Steven Krossner and Justin Oglesby to its expanding team in Des Moines, IowaSager joins LenderClose from Microsoft, where he most recently provided data center IT technical support, performing system and network installation, configuration and troubleshooting to ensure optimum operations. His background consists of positions as an assistant professor and a consulting advisor to the U.S. government. Sager founded and served as executive director and CEO of Orbit Axis Company for Pro-AV & IT Solutions based in Iraq. He is also an accomplished writer, having co-authored a book on fractal geometry analysis and written numerous articles published in scholarly journals. For LenderClose, Sager will apply his more than 15 years of scientific research and data analytics expertise to enhance reporting and modeling for the company, its clients and strategic partners. The company’s various business unit leaders will rely on for robust business intelligence reporting, as well as distribution strategy development and data model creation.
 
Rice most recently held a product manager position at Equifax, where she was promoted from entry level processor to operations manager in less than a year. For LenderClose, Rice will use her expertise in managing teams spanning multiple states, improving product development processes and building client and vendor relationships to deliver solutions with quick time-to-market.
 
Woods brings nearly a decade of experience to LenderClose, including quality assurance and regulatory audits for a multi-national company. She is also trained in real estate customer service and advanced technical support, which she provided for the Dallas County, Iowa, Assessor’s Office. In her most recent role, she served as the managed services project coordinator for Associated Computer Systems where she managed relationships with clients, assessing needs and facilitating timely solutions. For LenderClose, Woods will collaborate with stakeholders to continually set the bar higher in product and process quality to enhance the client experience. Woods will prioritize projects that give community financial institutions the means to successfully compete with national lending brands.

 
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