Senior Project Manager Adrina Sealey joined EQIS in 2021 with 23 years of financial services industry experience.
We caught up with Adrina to find out more about her and how her work is valuable in helping EQIS advisors.
Describe your day-to-day role here at EQIS.
I am in the Project Management Office (PMO) and work with the investment management team maintaining the extensive library of pre-built and advisor-built models along with the underlying money manager strategies and pooled vehicles. Whenever changes or additions are made to the library, I lead and manage that effort to ensure the many processes are completed accurately, on schedule and all stakeholders are involved and informed. I also work on special projects within the company, so every day is pretty much different.
What is the PMO and what does it do?
The Project Management Office is responsible for overseeing and tracking all initiatives we have underway or are planning here at EQIS. We track to ensure all processes we have in place are followed and communication is flowing freely between our departments.
What do you love about what you do?
Every day is different and there is never a dull moment. My background is varied, and I have worked in just about every part of financial services from trading and operations, platform development, to business analysis and project management. This allows me to approach challenges from different perspectives to solve the problem, which is something I enjoy.
Does the role fit your personality?
Yes, absolutely! I crave structure and a process that I can follow. I enjoy analyzing how something works, poking holes, testing processes, and implementing improvements.
What is the most often-asked question you get?
“What do you do?”, is asked quite often. I typically wear many hats, so people see me involved in different initiatives and doing many different things.
What is one interesting thing that no one knows about you?
I love doing and exploring different forms of art; it is my therapy. Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of digital art, glass bottle and resin designs.
What is the best advice you ever received?
I would say it was from my dad and I am much like him. He told me you don’t have to be the loudest person in the room or in a meeting; it’s okay to be quiet. Those that appreciate that understand the payoff is your loud mind. My goal is always to listen to understand, not to interject or to speak, unless I have something to offer. I am always the quiet one in a room; listening and trying to put the pieces together.
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