Jake Seneca
About Jake Seneca
Jake Seneca is the Director of Technology - Servicing at Fannie Mae in the Washington D.C. Metro Area, with extensive experience in technology and project management roles.
Current Role at Fannie Mae
Jake Seneca serves as the Director of Technology - Servicing at Fannie Mae in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. In this role, he leads various technological advancements and strategic initiatives to enhance the organization's servicing capabilities.
Past Experience
Before his current role, Jake Seneca held multiple leadership positions at Fannie Mae, including Director of Technology - Finance from 2012 to 2014 and Director of Technology - Risk Management & Pricing from 2005 to 2012. His previous experiences also include working at Dorado as Director, Projects / Senior Technical Engineer, and as a Senior Software Engineer. He has also served as a Systems Engineer Senior Staff at Lockheed Martin, a Senior Project Manager at Blacksmith, and as Principal at American Management Systems (AMS).
Educational Background
Jake Seneca holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Harvard University and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Brigham Young University. His strong educational foundation in computer science has been instrumental in his career, providing him with the expertise necessary for his leadership roles.
Technological Transformations
Jake Seneca has led significant technological transformations, including the shift from waterfall to Agile methodologies. This transition has resulted in increased quality and shorter delivery cycles. He also implemented Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) best practices within the Servicing group and developed an application consolidation strategy to reduce the application footprint.
Innovative Solutions and Emerging Technologies
Jake Seneca specializes in providing innovative solutions in areas such as loss mitigation, REO management, expense processing, and collections. He has assessed the business value of emerging technologies like AI/machine learning, Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and blockchain, defining and driving the future state solution architecture to improve customer experience and reduce costs to servicers.
Team Development and Human Capital Planning
In his leadership roles, Jake Seneca has been responsible for developing high-performing teams through strategic human capital planning and training. His focus on team development ensures that the organizations he works with have the skilled personnel needed to achieve their technological and business goals.