Rush Blevins

As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Flagship Credit, my role involved leading the company's technology strategy and ensuring the alignment of IT initiatives with business goals. This included managing the IT and Information Security department, overseeing the implementation of critical technologies, and ensuring the security and reliability of the company’s information systems. I was responsible for driving digital transformation, optimizing operational efficiency, and enhancing customer experiences through innovative solutions. Flagship Credit is a Financial Services company, specializing in Auto Finance.

Led strategy and execution for Santander's IT Project Delivery function consisting of 15+ software development teams including Software Engineers, Data Engineers, IT Quality Assurance, IT Business Systems Analyst and IT Project Managers. Implemented Scaled Agile Framework (SAF 4.0) to enhance program delivery.

Headed up the IT function to start-up two new Lines of Businesses for Santander Consumer: Credit Card & Unsecured Personal Lending , which which grew to $2.4 billion in receivables in 3 years. Performed dual role as head of business development for 6 months. Negotiated and closed contract with big name retailers and set program strategy.

Led Product Management Department within Santander/Chrysler Capital that included Indirect/Direct Lending and the Chrysler OEM Relationship. Set the loan originations operational strategy, managed all vendor relationships, drove project strategy and provided 1st line of production support. Key Accomplishment: Responsible for building out the Leasing functionality (strategies, systems, processes, policies) for Originations in support of our Chrysler Capital nationwide launch in record time.

Subject Matter Expert for the loan originations systems, which included scoring, credit, funding and dealer database systems. Managed IT project pipeline and relationship with business partners. Worked with Business Owners to understand business objectives and develop technical solutions.

Managed the Direct-to-Consumer Internet Channel for auto loan originations. This included all customer communication channels, operational processes/policies and product offerings.

Learned and documented Process flows for each process with IT. Subsequently recommended and implemented process improvements and monitoring controls for each process to increase the maturity of the organization. Learned, taught and implemented ITIL within the IT organization.