
Sunny Hutchinson
Communications and Business Management
Engaging. Collaborative. Dependable.
Biography
Hi there! My name is Sunny and I am a perpetually positive Neurodivergent rockstar who has a passion for business management, communications, DE&I initiatives, and Disney! I received my Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications (Journalism) from Winthrop University and am a full time remote employee with ability to travel.
My professional philosophy
I strive to maintain a positive and courteous attitude, personal accountability, strong attention to detail, poised communications style and a dedication to producing exceptional work both individually and through collaboration with multiple stakeholders.
Charlotte, N.C. and Orlando, F.L.
My strong time-management skills have been vital to successfully working remotely while maintaining engaging collaboration with my teammates and business partners across globally dispersed office locations and time zones.
I prefer remote based roles that allow me to travel between office locations for in person collaboration within internationally based teams.
I am located in Charlotte, N.C. and frequently travel to visit family in Orlando, F.L.
Core Professional Skills
- Professional demeanor reflective of company culture
- Complete reliability handling confidential information
- A friendly face and valued resource to partnerships
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Highly collaborative team player that goes the extra mile
- Outstanding organizational skills and high attention to detail
- Experienced communications specialist
- Life-long learner eager to continually improve
Platform and Software Knowledge
- Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, ThinkCell, PowerPoint, Visio, Project, Access, OneNote
- Presentation and Communications: PowerPoint, Adobe Creative Suite ( Lightroom, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat Pro) Keynote, Canva, Zoom, Symphony, Skype, Microsoft Teams
- Collaboration: Microsoft Teams OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Asana, Trello, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Confluence, DocuSign, shared network drives, cloud-based software
- Expenses and Travel: SAP, Workday, Computershare, Concur, HRG, TripIt, Turbo Tax
- Human resources and Recruiting: Workday, Kenexa, Beeline (CRS), Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Workforce Analytics, PeopleSoft
- Social Media and Marketing: Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, SnapChat, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, Google Analytics, Mailchimp, Wordpress
Professional Experience Highlights
Business Execution Consultant
Wells Fargo CIB COO Client Support & Transformation | July 2022 - Present
- Communications and Business Management team member assigned to a variety of both ad-hoc and ongoing initiatives that drive performance, implement critical organizational/operational business decisions, and enhance the employee experience for Wells Fargo CIB COO Client Support & Transformation’s globally dispersed team of over 600+ employees.
- Owner of communications strategy for team as well as the development of employee resource and educational guides.
- Responsible for developing compelling content for presentations and reports used by key stakeholders, senior executives, internal communications, and all-hands meetings that translate high level business goals and often highly confidential data.
- Established regional level engagement forums that foster a positive and inclusive workforce through various DE&I initiatives for a global team.
- Monitor shared mailboxes and respond to employee inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
- Serve as go-to resource for team communication needs, senior leadership, onboarding team members, and people enablement activities while collaborating with senior level peers to drive the organization's success.
- Trusted resource for leadership to discuss and plan for enterprise expense policies, long-term incentive programs, deferred compensation plans, long-term cash awards, monetary recognition awards, and department budgets for various business management needs.
- Work alongside executive level employees to proactively identify emerging issues and mitigate potential impacts while providing analytical and creative resolutions.
- Support business stakeholders on initiatives by performing research, analyzing data, developing processes, documenting requirements, managing daily activities, monitoring progress, ensuring execution against milestones, and communicating status updates.
- Comfortable working in fast-paced environment with shifting priorities that are communicated effectively.
Business Execution Associate
Wells Fargo CIB Control Program Implementation | May 2019 - July 2022
- Provided strategic business support by utilizing creative and methodical skills in identifying, developing, and implementing strategies to advance business metrics for a globally dispersed team of 200+ employees.
- Leveraged extensive support experience to bring forth organization, structure, and collaborative tools to execute detailed project work supporting the growth strategy and transformation of the risk and control organization.
- Designed and implemented compelling intellectual collateral for employees including onboarding toolkits, organizational charts, travel and expense quick reference guides, and lifecycle development kits while using AP writing style, ADA approved colors, icons, and typography in alignment with company brand standards.
- Contributed to department talent acquisition, onboarding, team member experience, and communications strategies.
- Proactively automated workflows, analyze efficiency gaps, and develop roadmaps to help improve efficiencies and identify risks throughout business operations and initiatives supporting multiple executive level stakeholders across various lines of business.
- Served as a go-to resource for onboarding team members, building content for internal communications, coordinating/ moderating multiple recurring meetings, and empowering the team with applicable resources to succeed within the enterprise and Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Control Business.
Executive Assistant
Wells Fargo Internal Audit | August 2015 - May 2019
- Supported multiple levels of executive leadership (Vice President, Director, Senior Director, Executive Vice President, Executive Director) in managing calendars, business travel, expenses, agendas, presentations, meetings, off-sites events, technology, talent acquisition, and other key events to meet department’s strategic objectives.
- Developed ticketing tool utilized by 500+ employees to ensure department’s administrative needs efficiently completed.
- Established and maintained strategic tracking solutions that helped decrease department expenses, more efficiently coordinate talent acquisition, and certified new employees received a consistent onboarding experience.
- Company brand ambassador responsible for the redesign of department floor plan and the creation of quick reference guides using the core design principles of the Wells Fargo Masterbrand.
- Processed confidential human resources data such as compensation adjustments, promotions, and terminations.
- Responsible for meeting coordination and facilitation, inbox management, travel logistics, itinerary creation, office reception, and supply ordering.
- Created multi-city travel itineraries that included transportation, reservations for events, and dinning as needed, while considering time zones, weather delays, traffic, last minute schedule updates, and fatigue levels.
- Assisted with general department tasks, including conference room requests, meetings, video-chats, ordering supplies, coordinating general maintenance and upgrades for office equipment, phones, computers, etc.
- Mentored and trained other support professionals in both hard and soft skills while building relationships across various teams.
Administrative Assistant
Wells Fargo Wholesale University | April 2014 - August 2015
- Managed contract negotiations, onboarding activities, expense reporting, supply ordering, purchase orders, travel accommodations, scheduling, large team-building events, office reception, and catering for 500+ early talent employees.
- Prioritized competing urgencies for department leadership while also managing on-site training and conference room facilities.
- Implemented reservation procedures that improved functionality and availability of facilities for over 1,000 employees.
Loan Coordinator
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage | October 2012 - April 2014
- Designed workflow and procedure maps that resulted in improved workload efficiencies and positive customer feedback scores for 100+ employees in a call center environment.
- Audited files for lending program accuracy while serving as primary communications consultant between company and customer.
- Reduced risk exposure through streamlining high volume pipelines while emphasizing lending program framework, policy, and procedure adherence.
Operations Coordinator
Bank of America | October 2009 - January 2012
- Accountable for managing the communications and day-to-day activities of 10+ customer facing employees.
- Strategically focused on anticipating foundational needs of employees while providing exceptional quality of service to customers.
- Responsible for customer service, banking center communications, optimizing employee performance, improving processes, audit preparation, and monitoring sales goals.
Other noteworthy accolades and previous experience
- Recipient of multiple top performer awards for outstanding performance, consistent positive customer engagement, and continuously delivering above and beyond expectations to exceed strategic business objectives.
- Awarded grand prize in honor of numerous high quality employee referrals to a world-renowned financial institution.
- Recipient of three Disney Institute certifications (Disney’s Approach to Quality Service, Disney’s Approach to Employee Engagement, Disney’s Approach to Leadership Excellence) with plans to complete additional courses.
- Entrepreneurial-minded small business owner with sole responsibility of 50+ wedding photography clientele.
- Experience in conceptualizing, shooting, and editing photography that stands out in the social and digital space.
- Talent booking agent accountable for performance contracts and riders, brand development, and writing press releases.
- Administrative assistant to sales and marketing director responsible for coordinating on-site photography events.
- Retail associate focused on providing exceptional service to guests and cultivating a positive shopping experience.
- Staff writer and entertainment editor at college newspaper publication with audience of 4,000+ students and staff.
- Alumni of Creative Writing Summer Program at South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities.
Education, Certifications & Awards
Bachelor of Arts
Mass Communications
(Journalism)
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, S.C.
May 2008
Wells Fargo T.O.P Awards
Truly Outstanding Performer
2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
Disney Institute
Leadership Excellence
Employee Engagement
Quality Service
September 2020
Bank of America Awards
Platinum, Silver, Bronze and My Recruit Grand Prize
2010
Professional References & Reviews
Contact information for references available upon request
"Sunny always has a smile on her face that brightens your day. Behind that smile is someone with a strong work ethic, attention to detail and passion for everything she does. It was always a pleasure to interact with Sunny, but more importantly, it was good to know you could depend on her to accomplish whatever you needed."
- Sandy McArthur (Wells Fargo, Executive Director)
"Her communication skills are excellent and her attention to detail is exemplary. She gives 110% at all times and is a pleasure to work with."
- Sherry Drescher (Wells Fargo, Senior Vice President)
"Sunny is a detailed oriented, charismatic leader. She has a gentle demeanor coupled by an unrelenting demand for operational excellence."
- Catherine Macias (Bank of America, Vice President)
"She is very passionate about her work and never meets a stranger. Sunny's warm heart and compassion for people make her the great professional that she is today."
- Keri Boyce (KB Communications, Owner)
"She has such an approachable personality and willingness to support a team without hesitation. Sunny has an ability to work in ambiguous situations and be flexible to change. Her positive approach to work and people is such an asset."
- Merna Johnson (Wells Fargo, Senior Vice President)
"There is no other person that I would recommend to execute a task with precision, passion and dedication. She cares about the work she produces"
- Daunte Bruce (Bank of America, Vice President)
"Sunny has such a jubilant personality. She handles all types of situations with the utmost care, respect and honesty. With her incredibly strong Disney brand and product knowledge, she will make an incredible Cast Member for the Disney family."
- Kayleigh Childress (Formerly of Walt Disney Imagineering)
Favorite Inspirational Quote
"It's kind of fun to do the impossible"
- Walt Disney
Personal Interests & Hobbies
How I spend my free time
Why I want to work for Disney
- I embody Disney's five key quality standards (Safety, Courtesy, Show, Efficiency and Inclusion).
- Disney's exceptional quality standards with intentionally immersive design and extraordinary attention to detail throughout their parks, products and experiences.
- Disney's goal of continually improving and re-evaluating processes to improve magic for both Cast Members and Guests.
- The commitment of the Disney conservation fund of saving wildlife and protecting the magic of nature.
Thank you!
Thank you for your time and consideration. I believe my personal and professional principles align with Disney's values, vision and common purpose. I have a genuine heart for service and a passion for relationship building. It would be my honor to help create happiness for others as a Disney Cast Member!