NostraNova Consulting was founded in 2023 with a simple focus: bring real value and hard-won expertise to every client. Working inside credit unions and banks, and later as a consultant, Ron saw too many projects stall or fall short of what was promised. Having lived in those shoes, he started NostraNova to help organizations get the results they're investing in.
Our North Star is constant improvement. It's a personal ethos for Ron, and it's the spirit we bring to every organization that's ready to realize its potential. It's even in the name: NostraNova means our new star.
What you can expect from us.
We've done the work, not just advised on it
We've held the accountability ourselves, inside financial institutions, on the kinds of projects we now lead for clients.
We protect your budget like our own
From $50K engagements to multi-million-dollar programs, you hear what a project actually requires before a dollar is committed.
We stay until it's realized
Go-live isn't the finish line. We measure success by adoption and the outcomes your board cares about.
Ron LongFounder & Principal Consultant
About Ron
I've sat where you sit.
I bring 15 years of corporate and consulting experience helping mid-sized and enterprise organizations improve the systems and processes their staff, members and customers rely on every day.
When I recommend an approach, it's because I've worked there: inside institutions like yours, with the same vendors, core systems and regulatory pressure.
I'm a neurodivergent transformation technologist and a relentless tinkerer. I take things apart to see how they really work, put them back together better, and keep at a problem until it's solved. I figure it out so you don't have to.
Financial institutions are our core. We also help small and mid-sized businesses with process improvement, operational efficiency and their websites. Filter by the area that matters most to you.
Lending
Loan origination platform implementation
Full platform deployment from requirements through go-live, on time and on budget with minimal disruption to daily lending.
Lending
Loan origination platform upgrade
Version upgrade coordinated across loan operations, IT and member services, with full lending continuity throughout.
Lending · AI & data
AI underwriting platform implementation
End-to-end deployment of AI underwriting to reduce bias in credit decisions and expand responsible lending to underserved members.
Lending · Org transformation
Loan administration coaching
Turned around a department with low morale, performance and attendance through coaching, process redesign and rebuilt leadership trust.
Lending
Green lending program (State of CT)
Designed and launched a green lending product aligned with state sustainability initiatives: program rules, configuration and staff readiness.
Lending
Small-dollar lending program
Operational and technology framework for a small-dollar loan serving members with limited credit history, expanding mission without adding risk.
Digital & mobile
Mobile remote deposit capture
Server hardware, firewall changes, configuration and full user training to add a high-value digital channel.
Digital & mobile
Digital helpdesk implementation
A modern helpdesk platform that streamlined internal IT support, cut resolution time and improved the staff experience.
Digital & mobile
Collaboration platform advisory
Adoption strategy, governance and rollout sequencing for collaboration and document management across departments.
Core & compliance
Enterprise content management, multi-branch
Server build-out, legacy database migration, integrations, installation and cross-department training across branches.
Core & compliance
Invoice automation
Electronic invoice capture, indexing and retention that cut paper storage, waste and compliance exposure.
Core & compliance
RFP: enterprise content management
A full vendor RFP, from requirements and market evaluation through vendor selection and contract negotiation.
Core & compliance
Enterprise QA and compliance software
An enterprise quality assurance and compliance platform supporting regulatory readiness and lower operational risk.
Core & compliance
User access management
A role-based access control framework for security compliance, lower access risk and audit readiness across systems.
AI & data
Generative AI reporting
A generative AI reporting solution that reduced manual reporting and gave leadership faster access to operational data.
Lending · AI & data
AI loan origination reporting integration
Integrated consumer and mortgage loan data into generative AI reporting, through regulatory, compliance and operational requirements, on schedule.
AI & data · Org transformation
Systems architecture, global financial analytics firm
Global stakeholder interviews that surfaced technical debt and produced the current-state foundation for a modernization roadmap.
Org transformation
ERP modernization, major US transit authority
Six concurrent workstreams and 500+ requirements for an ERP migration off a legacy mainframe.
Org transformation
Digital platform delivery, national logistics enterprise
Proxy product owner and agile business analyst for a cross-functional team building client mobile and web apps.
Org transformation
Bench management initiative
Scrum master for a team building data collection and reporting that increased operational visibility.
Small businessIn progress
Website rebuild for a service-industry small business
A ground-up rebuild of a local service company’s website: clearer messaging, easier navigation, and a simpler path from visitor to customer.
Small business
Process and operations advisory for small and mid-sized businesses
Advisory on process improvement and operational efficiency, helping owners remove friction, cut rework and get more from the tools they already pay for.
Contact
A focused conversation costs nothing.
Tell me about your institution and the initiative on your radar. Discovery call or specific engagement, I'll come prepared.
