Lead Senior Business Analyst Resume

SUMMARY:

Seasoned Business Analyst leader with 12+ years guiding functional and non - functional business requirements development and process engineering/reengineering initiatives based on exceptional decision-making, critical thinking, business acumen, Agile fundamentals, and superior analytical skills
Authored User Stories, turned-out product backlogs, created acceptance criteria, and produced test plans/cases
Skilled at discovering and converging strategic business objectives with technical groups and team capabilities
Expert directing Waterfall and Agile projects to develop project artifacts to include Project Management Plans (PMPs), Business Requirements, Functional Requirements and Solutions Requirements
Able to communicate effectively with superiors, peers, and subordinates
Write in a clear, concise, and consistent manner to ensure readability with an emphasis on meaningful action words
Able to effectively translate complex technical information into common terms
Punctual and efficient with time management
Highly detail-oriented; Proven track record of developing creative strategies
Excel in analyzing and adjusting work procedures for maximum efficiency
Able to effectively cope with accelerating changes
Able to recognize the need to concentrate on people rather than tasks
Record of successfully handling multiple projects at the same time
Thrives in collaborative environments
Ability to analyze and document complex business processes and work flows, and propose areas for improvement
Delivers high quality requirement specifications to support functional and non-functional design developments
Application development skills (13 years) aid in well-rounded business analyst and requirements development skills

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EXPERIENCE:

Lead Senior Business Analyst

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

Directed elicitation meetings and system stakeholder interviews to generate user requirements for As-Is and To-Be for Human Resources - PeopleSoft, SharePoint On-Prem to Office 365 transition, payroll, and information technology systems
Wrote User Stories, turned-out product backlogs, created acceptance criteria, and produced test plans/cases using Jira
Identify business process improvement in collaboration with the affected business/system owners related to on-boarding, off-boarding, data maintenance, and transfer of employees and non-employees so that PeopleSoft is the authoritative data source for the downstream systems.
Steered business analysis, business process re-engineering, gap analysis, risk analysis, disaster recovery planning, testing, and project planning
Developed Visio business process models (BPMN) for complex PeopleSoft human resources, accounting, and web systems
Designed, reviewed, and edited Business Requirements, Functional Requirements Documents (FRD), Solution/System Requirements Documents (SRD), Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) and other project artifacts
Developed, analyzed, and documented test models, test scenarios, and test conditions
Liaised with product owners and development teams to accomplish client goals
Designed Confluence business analyst templates for business and solution requirements documents (BRD, SRD) normalizing business analyst functions in the project management office (PMO)

Senior Business Analyst/Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

Wrote, archived, and distributed feature statements, business requirement, system requirements, user needs/cases, and design documents.
Employed Jira to document and direct team efforts for next generation applications
Directed Agile-Scrum Ceremonies for four (4) IT investments
Directed Requirements Management & Development (RDM) for six (6) Agile Scrum Patent and Trademark system projects, and four Waterfall-Agile Patent systems
Re-engineered business process for IT systems with interfaces to 27 financial and human resources sub-systems
Conducted gap analysis, business rule, and process synchronization for nine (9) systems
Researched, analyzed, and endorsed enhancement and reconfiguration of policies, procedures, life-cycle adherence, and strategic planning
Delivered Axure RP wireframes and prototypes for six (6) IT systems, on-time and under budget
Generated Visio process mapping to transition six (6) systems to future state systems
Developed and sanctioned changes to Information Technology governance
Coordinated and instructed six (6) technical programs
Established and implemented network performance and operating standards
Designed and delivered six (6) face-to-face technical programs and supporting documents

Senior Business Analyst/Senior Project Manager

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

Directed the software update of the Confidential Applications for Permit to Drill Module saving $3 million monthly
Coordinated national project teams consisting of two (2) to 35 business analysts and project managers
Presented seven (7) complex business cases to BLM Information Technology Investment Board
Delivered twenty-two (22) project presentations to Directors, Assistant Directors, and State Directors on a quarterly basis
Applied PMBOK methodology and full project life cycle plans for 22 small and large IT enterprise projects
Increased the usage of Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs) from 13% to 100% BLM-wide by law enforcement
Developed the SharePoint Automated Correspondence System ( Confidential )
Engineered Agile SDLC to code the SharePoint Automated Correspondence Systems ( Confidential ) using .Net, JavaScript, SQL, and SharePoint to eliminate systemic problems
Employed enterprise architecture framework (TOGAF) and re-engineered the BLM Land Mobile Radio program affecting 13,000 employees
Evaluated 42 COTS application for business compliance with Cadastral Surveyors, oil and gas, law enforcement, fire, aviation, wild life protection, geospatial, mobility, fluid and minerals mission area
Authored an 87-page operations document for computer aided dispatch and mobile data terminal
Performed business requirements gap analysis via Stakeholders, SME interviews, and SharePoint surveys
Authored 124 pages in the Integrated Lifecycle Management (ILM) Handbook

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