Jaydene O'Donoghue has over 20 years of experience in education and business. She holds an MBA and BA in Art History and is licensed to teach visual arts at the secondary level. She has taught at both the high school and university levels since 2007. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in project management and regulatory compliance roles at an insurance company, where she helped save the company over $600,000. She is passionate about continuous improvement and an effective communicator.
1. Jaydene O’Donoghue
222 Heritage Lane Tel: 001 (317) 379-4797
Carmel, Indiana 46032 USA jaydene.odonoghue@ymail.com
Profile Passionate about corporate processes and continuous improvement efforts.
Results driven and goal focused. Dynamic & phenomenal team player.
Professional and highly skilled communicator.
Education
MBA (Masters, Business Administration) IN State University (2000)
BA, Art History. Indiana University, Indianapolis (1996)
Education License (Visual Arts, Secondary). Indiana Wesleyan University (2010)
Experience
2007– May2016 HighSchool/UniversityEducator(MasterTeacher)
2014– 2016Teacher, Bishop Chatard High School(Indiana, USA.)
2007to 2014Teacher, Eastern HancockHigh School(Indiana USA).
1997 – 2007ProjectAssistant& Manager, GovernmentRelations,
Compliance & RegulatoryAffairs. Conseco. (Carmel, IN USA)
Managed and assisted with projects of priority as delegated by
the Senior Vice President, Government Relations and the Chief
Compliance Officer.
Built exceptional relationships with a very wide range of internal
and external ‘customers’ including all internal departments and
their staff, executives, vendors, local and national legislators.
Tracked and compiled related federal and state reporting.
Assisted with annual million-dollar budget process forseveral
departments as well as monthly budget and forecasting reports.
Addressed and assisted with modifying enterprise wide
processes. Both assisted and lead efforts to improve and
integrate them.
Involved in the screening, interviewing and recruitment process.
Trained new hires and existing staff.
Assisted with marketing projects for corporate branding.
Aligned, created and implemented systems for follow up and
monitoring requirements.
Additional Accomplishment
2000 Saved Conseco more than $600,000 after taking the initiative to address and then re-negotiate
what I observed to be redundancy in contracts. Was awarded a $10,000 bonus in recognition
thereof.
International Experiences:
1991 to present Relocated from South Africa – reside in Indiana, USA.
Have lead educational experiences in France, Italy and Spain.
12/90 – 3/91 Selected by Rotary International to represent my country of origin
(South Africa) on a short term exchange program to Brazil, South America.
I am a particularly well-rounded, dynamic and industrious individual who takes
responsibility and efficiency seriously. I am very capable and am relied upon for my
excellent written and spoken abilities. I have a professional, assertive manner with a
particularly pleasant and positive disposition. I enjoy and pride myself in fostering
environments of outstanding morale.