SUMMARY:

• Strong Technical Analyst/Logical Data Modeler as part of an Agile team.
• Familiar working with a Hadoop technology stack.
• Strong with SQL statement development for both Access, Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server.
• Strong data analysis experience using statistical analysis and Excel macros.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Highly Proficient in using Visio and MS Office Products.
• Excellent knowledge of SQL for data analysis and or testing validation.
• Applicable understanding of relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server.
• Experience using a requirement document management systems (IBM DOORs, ReqPro).
• Excellent at problem solving with a strong attention to detail and ability to recognize logical patterns for design formulation.
• Ability to multi - task and adhere to project schedule and scope.
• Highly motivated to learn and grasp complex software.
• Tactful in discussions and communicating with people in a professional manner.
• Strong team player with willingness to collaborate.
• Understand and translate business needs into data models supporting long-term solutions.
• Self-motivated and self-starting individual.
• Works equally well independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to think at varying levels, from high-level concepts to low-level details.
• 12+ years writing functional and technical requirements.
• Experience developing a requirements traceability matrix, use-case based requirements, application/process flows, creating mockups, wireframes and performing gap analysis.
• Experience maintaining and centralizing living application/system documentation for use through the entire software development cycle.
• Experienced in gathering requirements for reporting for Cognos and Crystal Reports.
• Facilitated exercise to ensure UX/UI experience meets requirements.
• Coordinated the documentation of test scripts with a QA team.
• Worked through completion to deliver projects with successful automation testing.
• Possesses strong business analysis and data analysis skills with attention to detail.
• Create logical data model on emerging technologies using best practice.
• Ability to understand data models, working with developers and architects through web changes and table design to assure requirement are met.
• Eliciting requirements and working with stakeholders to develop use cases.
• Ability to facilitate workshops with business analysts, development and QA team.
• Work with project managers to document requirements for change orders. Analyze and understand how those requirements align with other current projects for upcoming releases.
• Ability to understand the architecture and design of web applications.
• Complete documentation according to Federal, Military and Confidential standards.
• Demonstrated clarity, conciseness, style and terminology that is technically savvy and accurate.
• Experience building, implementing and using requirements management and defect tracking tools.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Senior Technical Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed end-to-end automated solutions to aid in the facilitation of existing processes using VBA, VB Script, Python, Perl and DOS batch files.
• Developed custom business capacity and staffing planning solutions tools.
• Worked with the Application Development team to implement data strategies, build data flows and develop conceptual data models
• Worked across multiple business internal sales and marketing teams in multiple regions to develop an automated solution for enrolling MediGap customers.
• Organized teams of 2 to 6 people to define, develop and meet government enrollment project requirements.
• Performed quantitative and qualitative data analysis to identify fault trends.
• Understand and translate business needs into data models supporting long-term solutions.
• Developed requirements for multiple business operations automation tools.
• Tracked all requirements in a custom-made Excel requirements traceability matrix.
• Developed SQL solutions for large and small data mining solutions.
• Worked with internal DB administrators to generate automated SQL-based reports.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Senior Technical Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Contracted to Confidential to aid in the facilitation and automation of existing processes using SQL, VBA, Python, Perl and DOS batch files.
• Developed custom business capacity and staffing planning solutions tools in Excel.

Confidential, Fairmont, West Virginia

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Systems Engineer worked on contract with Confidential performing IV&V work for space missions
• Analyzed the MAVEN spacecraft (mission that went to Mars in November 2013)
• Thermal systems controls, software and software test analysis (250+ requirements)
• Uplink and Downlink systems controls, software and software test analysis (350+ requirements)
• Analyzed flight software test scripts relative to design requirements.
• Developed tools to analyze data (text and output reports of markers) with key values within documentation sets.
• Analyzed the Space Network Ground Segment Sustainment (SGSS) enterprise wide infrastructure architecture upgrade. (3,750+ requirements in DOORS)
• Analyzed Design to Requirements Traceability for adherence to Confidential Standards by creating custom scripts in DOORS.
• Developed string matching algorithms using Python and Perl scripts in conjunction with VBA and DOS batch files to identify gaps in design documents.
• Performed full-lifecycle (i.e., Concept to Deployment) Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) analyses to ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical constraints.
• Performed IV&V analysis of spacecraft systems and software architecture, system and software requirements, software design, source code, and the developer’s unit, build, and systems integration test products.
• Performed functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, and requirements allocation and interface definition studies to evaluate compliance of software specifications with customer requirements.
• Analyzed effectiveness/efficiency of Confidential program procedures and processes and developed/recommended improvements.
• Prepared presentations, reports, research and other contract deliverables related to IV&V analyses performed.
• Developed custom-built solutions in Python, Perl, VBA and Batch to make the process of spacecraft flight software analysis more efficient and purposeful for analysts.
• Analyzed data-related system integration challenges and proposed appropriate solutions.
• Analyzed Java, C and C++ source code to verify correct, complete and consistent implementation of software requirements and behaviors.

Confidential, Bridgeport, West Virginia

Requirements Team Manager

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed, defined and documented project requirements and business processes.
• Coordinated with the Chief Data Architect to ensure requirements map to Designs and Subsequent Design Documentation.
• Worked with end-users to create wireframe diagrams for web portal and portlet designs.
• Created technical and functional user documentation such as Use Cases, Testing Plans, Plans and Administrative Guides.
• Understand and translate business needs into data models supporting long-term solutions.
• Managed a team of 5 staff interacting with the FBI.
• Worked with the Application Development team to implement data strategies, build data flows and develop conceptual data models
• Optimized and updated logical data models to support new and existing projects while maintaining high data quality and avoiding data redundancy.
• Defined, maintained and managed system requirements using IBM ReqPro.
• Managed requirements traceability and suspicion for 1,800+ requirements in ReqPro.
• Participated in the planning for system releases.
• Performed reviews of draft documentation for technical content and compliance with engineering standards.
• Analyzed data-related system integration challenges and proposed appropriate solutions.
• Provided IT and systems engineering support to analyze system problems in support of development and implementation of solutions.
• Evaluated data models and physical databases for variances and discrepancies.
• Supported the design, development, and testing activities as needed.
• Worked with IBM ClearQuest, ClearCase and ReqPro to manage requirements traceability.

Confidential, Fairmont, West Virginia

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• 3 years as a Lead Systems Engineer on the DoD Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS).
• Managed a team of 45 staff the first year until the project was firmly established.
• Coordinated with the Chief Architect to ensure requirements map to CONOPs.
• Defined, maintained and managed system requirements and use cases.
• Understand and translate business needs into data models supporting long-term solutions.
• Developed and maintained the project master schedule in Microsoft Project.
• Developed comprehensive Software tests and test plans.
• Developed new technical specifications and provided modifications to existing technical specifications.
• Optimize and update logical data models to support new and existing projects while maintaining high data quality and avoiding data redundancy.
• Worked with end-users to create wireframes for interface controls.
• Performed data analysis, fault analysis, assessments, statistical studies, predictive analysis, and other efforts sufficient to support requirements studies and analyses associated with corrective and adaptive maintenance of the DoD ABIS.
• Performed reviews of draft documentation or technical content and compliance with engineering standards.
• Evaluated data models and physical databases for variances and discrepancies.
• Worked with the Application Development team to implement data strategies, build data flows and develop conceptual data models
• Performed IT systems performance modeling and simulations in support of ABIS requirements analysis, modification planning, and cost estimations.
• Provided IT and systems engineering support to analyze system problems in support of development and implementation of solutions.

Confidential, Fairmont, West Virginia

Senior Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Elicited requirements from project stakeholders in support of transition efforts from pilot system to new system.
• Analyzed data-related system integration challenges and proposed appropriate solutions.
• Evaluated data models and physical databases for variances and discrepancies.
• Developed comprehensive software tests and test strategies based upon use cases.
• Supported the design, development, and testing activities as needed to identify the gaps between systems at all levels of difference.
• Optimize and update logical data models to support new and existing projects while maintaining high data quality and avoiding data redundancy.
• Managed and executed Customer and IV&V Test Readiness Reviews.
• Researched, designed and developed tests for computer software systems.
• Executed daily operations of testing, analysis and reporting.
• Designed, wrote and produced java applications for system testing automation.
• Evaluated interface between hardware, software, operational and performance requirements of overall system by performing transaction-based data analysis.
• Developed and directed software system testing procedures, programming and documentation.
• Developed formal use cases with stakeholders and developers.
• Developed formal validation/verification methods for software build testing.