Christopher Call has joined BlackFin Group, a management consulting firm serving the banking and mortgage industries, as principal consultant to run the firm’s professional services team.
Call is a 30-year veteran of the mortgage, mortgage technology, and financial services industry. He has been recognized and applauded nationwide by both lenders and top tier technology vendors for his relentless commitment to helping them successfully navigate the biggest challenges of day-to-day technology implementations and utilization, BlackFin says in a release.
Previously, Call has served in similar roles while at Mortgage Cadence, Source Point Mortgage Solutions, and Argent Mortgage.
He has been certified in QA Testing and perfectly aligns with BlackFin’s culture and it’s highly sought after testing services.
“We are especially excited to have Christopher join the team and run our new Professional Services division as he is truly a seasoned mortgage banking executive and consultant who understands the careful balance between output and results while leveraging long-standing models and frameworks for efficient delivery of professional services support,” says Keith Kemph, CEO of BlackFin. “I’m excited to now know that our clients will be in great hands with a seasoned professional who is committed to their success.”
In his new role, Call will lead the growing professional services team at BlackFin which focuses on assisting lenders and mortgage technology vendors with the implementation of new systems, quality assurance testing, requirements gathering training, change management, configurations, system administration, integrations, and custom development work.
“As lenders look to both maximize ROI of today’s technology and prepare to launch significant projects in the last half of 2023, it’s critical that lenders and vendors have a professional services team that can both scale to their needs and be confident in the efficient delivery of their professional service’s needs,“ Call says. “I look forward to serving our clients with what I do best, delivering on their critical business needs.”