SUMMARY:
- Assisted in creation and implementation of the strategic implementation plan and upgrade paths for the migration of legacy core system to AWS (Amazon Web Services) Cloud
- Assisted in managing cloud - based projects on agile and scrum. SAAS cloud models, Virtualization of Servers and compute storage
- Designed Use Cases and built Leading Proofs of Concepts on Blockchain Technology
- Strategy Consultant for organization for cutting edge technologies/digital initiatives consisting of Ethereum, Hyperledger, and Bitcoin
- Produced a comprehensive strategy using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for implementation agency wide
- Earned a reputation for designing cloud deployment strategies that mitigate risk while meeting infrastructure, employee, customer and budgetary needs
- Wrote User Stories based on the requirements gathered from all the stake holders
- Implemented user requirements in support of the work flow and responsibilities of personnel.
- Delivered project needs on time and within the agreed acceptance criteria in an Agile Methodology
- Tested competing cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS) to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each to include impact analysis and cost benefit analysis
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
- ITIL V3
- Lean Six Sigma
- Agile
- Internet of Things
- Cloud Computing (AWS & Azure)
- Business Process Improvement
- DIACAP to RMF
- Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat, Fedora)
- CMMI
- Business Case Writing
- 508 Compliance
- SDLC Methodology
- Change Management
- Enterprise IT Governance
- SharePoint
- Prince 2
- Docker
- Blockchain Development
- DevOps
- DevSecOps
- PDM & PPMC
- Microservices
- Hadoop
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Washington, DC
Business Consultant (Cloud Migration)
- Coached Scrum Masters in conducting effective scrum ceremonies Sprint planning meetings / Sprint Review Meeting / Sprint Retrospective / Backlog grooming meetings
- Produced a comprehensive strategy using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for implementation agency wide
- Earned a reputation for designing cloud deployment strategies that mitigate risk while meeting infrastructure, employee, customer and budgetary needs
- Worked directly with agile Application Development teams to provide daily support aligned with a model of Continuous Delivery
- Developed project plans, testing plans, production deployment plans, costing and budgeting plan
- Worked on research and development of computer vision and machine learning algorithms for a mobile platform
Confidential, Washington, DC
Project Manager/Solutions Architect
- Coached Scrum Masters in conducting effective scrum ceremonies Sprint planning meetings / Sprint Review Meeting / Sprint Retrospective / Backlog grooming meetings implementation agency wide
- Designed Use Cases and built Leading Proofs of Concepts on Blockchain Technology
- Strategy Consultant for organization for cutting edge technologies/digital initiatives consisting of Ethereum, Hyperledger, and Bitcoin
- Worked directly with agile Application Development teams to provide daily support aligned with a model of Continuous Delivery
- Developed project plans, testing plans, production deployment plans, costing and budgeting plan
- Delivered project needs on time and within the agreed acceptance criteria in an Agile Methodology
Confidential, Fort Lee, VA
Project Manager
- Created a comprehensive and intensive curriculum to evolve senior leadership staff on eight main areas to include CMMI, Agile/Scrum, Cloud Computing, DevOps, DevSecOps, CIPIC, Lean Six Sigma, and Enterprise Architecture
- Lead Business Analyst on data center transformation projects to migrate client/server applications and platforms to cloud environments
- Developed cloud reference architectures, governance policies, security models, and best practices
- Optimized data center consolidation by employing various migration strategies; such as virtualization, seed swing migration, fork-lift migration and server consolidation
- Tested competing cloud platforms (Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS) to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each to include impact analysis and cost benefit analysis
- Drove DevOps model implementation
- Collaborated with corporate executives to identify needed business intelligence systems and implementation strategies
Confidential, Washington, DC
Project Manager
- Successfully completed the first of 4 migrations within project scope and budget
- Defined requirements for a new help-desk ticketing program that improved overall reporting and visibility of operational performance metric
- Wrote User Stories based on the requirements gathered from all the stake holders
- Implemented user requirements in support of the work flow and responsibilities of personnel
- Delivered project needs on time and within the agreed acceptance criteria in a hybrid methodology environment as they attempted to transition to an Agile Methodology
- Participated in IT Change Management process, including but not limited to drafting plans, system testing, and application of controls for all updates made to a test or production environment
- Successfully resolved the back log of over 1k issues related to both software and hardware problems related to the migration
Confidential, Washington, DC
Senior Business Systems Analyst
- Generated Business Requirement documents (BRD), Functional Specification design documents (FSD) and Functional Requirement Documents (FRD)
- Documented existing processes, workflow, and procedures by capturing steps, screens, forms, data fields, actions, etc. in the “As-is” state
- Delivered project needs on time and within the agreed acceptance criteria in a hybrid methodology environment as they attempted to transition to an Agile Methodology
- Implemented user requirements in support of the work flow and responsibilities of personnel at the Central Detention Facility (CDF) and the headquarters of DOC
- Wrote User Stories based on the requirements gathered from all the stake holders
- Successfully collaborated with developers, DBA's and technical team to perform root cause analysis of all issues
Confidential, Arlington, VA
Business Analyst
- Designed and managed organization’s first business strategy for Executives program
- Established a quality transformation / continuous improvement program utilizing DMAIC / Six Sigma methodology, 6S, Kaizen, Mistake Proofing, Poka Yoke, and Value Stream Mapping
- Trained internal business integration teams on the use of Lean Six Sigma techniques including RACI, SIPOC, and cross functional process diagrams
- Facilitated, compiled the data for, and authored the FFD 2013 Climate Survey which was presented WHS wide
- Prepared strategic trend reports to measure KPI, Increased leadership focus on key Performance Indicators
- Translated business user concepts and ideas into comprehensive business requirements and design documents
Confidential, Honolulu, HI
Project Manager/ Business Systems Manager
- Developed solution architecture to support Core Business Processes and Technology Transformation Program
- Facilitated the JAD sessions with SME's, senior management, product design teams, development teams to track and document the progress of the development throughout the SDLC
- Worked with COTS vendor on installations, changes, upgrades, patches and production
- Analyzed current projects portfolio and provided recommended actions for the in-flight and future planned projects as part of the transformation program planning
- Conducted Business Requirements Gathering sessions in the form of questionnaires and business scenarios with the end users, subject matter experts (SME) and the developers
Confidential, Houston, TX
Business Analyst
- Gathered, analyzed, and documented, communicated requirements in the systems including narratives, data flow diagrams and functional decomposition diagrams
- Prepared Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to comply with the triple constraint: time, cost and scope
- Gathered, analyzed, and documented, communicated requirements in the systems including narratives, data flow diagrams and functional decomposition diagrams
- Worked with COTS vendor on installations, changes, upgrades, patches and production
- Identified, evaluated, and analyzed call center processes to create efficient solutions
- Provided technical, solution development, and project management expertise to various projects throughout the organization