Business Systems Consultant Resume Profile
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
- 15 years of Banner experience.
- Business System Analyst with 12 years of diverse experience in Information Technology with focus on Business Analysis, Business Modeling, Requirement Gathering, Technical Documentation, Software Validation and Web Application Services.
- Project Management services, three separate full cycle implementations over a 6 year period.
- More than 8 years of successful, progressive experience in all phases of the iterative Software Development Life Cycle SDLC .
- 4 years of Kenexa Brassring experience. Did a complete implementation and a Re-engineer of the communication system with applicants.
- Highly organized and motivated team player with excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer relational skills.
- o Possess strong leadership qualities and analytical skills.
- Experience in Project Scoping, Planning, Estimating, Scheduling, Organizing, Directing, Controlling, Budgeting and Drafting Remedy Procedures.
- Documented and delivered Functional Specification Document to the project team.
- Proven ability to interface with clients from Operations, Marketing, Sales, Technologies, and Outside Vendors as well as act as their customer interface point in the role as Lead of Projects.
- Unified Modeling Language UML diagrams such as Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Class Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.
- 3 years of implementation PeopleSoft system.
- Capable of conducting User Acceptance Testing UAT and documentation of Test Cases expertise in designing and developing Test Plans and Test Scripts.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential
Business Systems Consultant 5
- Provides technical consultation and support in the development of computer applications and programs. Write technical specifications to design or redesign computer solutions.
- Leads and/or performs modeling, simulations and analysis efforts.
- Participates in overall systems testing.
- Leads the migration of applications to production
- As an escalation point for application support and troubleshooting
- Assures quality, security and compliance requirements are met for supported area and oversees updating and testing of the business continuation plan.
- Analyzes business requirements, designs and
Confidential
Senior Banner Developer
- Provide Application development for the Banner system.
- Travel to campuses in NC to work with functional teams to help install, implement, and train users on Banner systems.
- Project/Upgrade management: Key participant in initial set-up, testing, training and deployment of new system enhancements Point of contact between GA teams and on-campus team.
- Supervise data analyst provide SQL and Unix help to resolve issues with data
- Deploy pl/sql views for the new state wide data system.
Confidential
Director, Administrative Systems
- Manage Senior Systems Analyst and both System Analysts in the continued maintenance and growth of the campus enterprise systems
- Manage data center support up to 8 windows server, 4 Unix servers and 2 Linux servers
- Lead the upgrade of the Banner system using UML and Requirements Traceability Matrix
- Develop and sets the budget for projects and expenditures related to administrative systems
- Prioritize and manage administrative system projects in line with campus needs
- Supervise data analyst provide SQL and Unix help to resolve issues with data
- Coordinate with administrative system vendors to ensure that professional staff training needs are met
- Lead the role of education and information sharing among departments on campus.
- Serve as liaison to the campus regarding enterprise system offerings
- Ensure the administrative IT department's goals, projects, and objectives are in line and fulfill the educational mission of the college
- Analyze professional staff requirements, procedures, and problems to automate or improve existing system, and assigns these projects to the Systems Analysts as required
- Responsible for the ERP Banner system including the databases, applications, user accounts, security, web, and graphical user interfaces, coordinating all system patches and upgrades
- Assist help desk with issues relating to administrative systems
Confidential
Interim Dir. Application Support and Project Manager
- Provided Project Management and technical support for the upgrade of the SunGard HE student system
- Point of contact between applications teams and infrastructure teams
- Provided Unix System Admin. support for the Banner system
- Installed and configured any third party system to ensure their processes align with the business objectives of VSU.
- Provided test scripts and mapped business process using BPM
- Demonstrated knowledge of the student related processes, academic policies and procedures
- Provided direction on developing test methodologies and test scripts to ensure thorough integration testing
- Assisted in development and maintaining end-user documentations
- Create and modify Unix Perl and Shell scripting
- Participated in IT project planning meetings
Confidential
HRIS System Administrator
- Certified Kenexa Brassring Workbench Tier-5
- Provide all technical resources for the improvement of the Kenexa Brassring system.
- Formed triggered communications set-up maintenance
- Managed security provision/de-provision user access
- Served as liaison to First Data's IT/Interface for infrastructure monitoring/maintenance and related issues
- Served as liaison to vendor for system set-up, maintenance, troubleshooting issue resolution
- Project/Upgrade/Release management: Key participant in initial set-up, testing, training and deployment of new system enhancements
- Assisted in ongoing system upgrade/release management related implementation activities
- Work collaboratively with internal/external support teams to resolve issues
- Tracked, monitored and responded to end-user questions/issues according to defined service level agreements
- Managed issues and related communication through resolution
- To drive consistency/discipline across the organization and cost-effectively attract, source and interview the best candidates
- Supported/promoted the adoption and ongoing use of the system and adherence to Company's policy and standards
Confidential
Senior Business / System Analyst
- Certified Kenexa Brassring Workbench
- Part of the software engineering group responsible for design, development, implementation and maintenance of reliable and highly scalable web applications of the Kenexa Brassring system.
- Responsible for developing/enhancing web based applications using ASP.Net, C , SQL Server, AJAX , XML, XSD and SQL Server 2008
- Provided resolution of support issues by having a strong understanding of the 2xB application
- Program integrations with various 3rd party vendors
- Provided code deployed for use in a web application with many concurrent users and very high transaction rate
- Demonstrated ability to understand business requirements and design solutions based on those requirements
Confidential
Programmer Analyst III and Project Manager
- Provided Project management services for the implementation of the Banner system and the Data Center
- Analyzed, designed, and developed new Banner interfaces
- Created Unified Modeling Language UML diagrams such as Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Class Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.
- Designed and modified forms using Toad SQL to make changes or build new forms on a Unix system for the Banner Finance and Student system
- Create and modify Unix Perl and Shell scripting
- Provided best practice consultation to clients throughout the project life cycle discovery, implementation production
- Adhered to and provided input to SunGard Higher Education project methodology, application configuration and program development standards
- Collaborated with SunGard Higher Education product development and customer support teams to identify standard and funded product enhancement opportunities
- Assisted in development of enhancement and reporting specifications for client requests, in coordination with Technical Services and Product Development teams
- Served as primary point of contact for selected clients, post-implementation, to establish ongoing communication to assess needs and opportunities
- Participated with the Engagement Manager and Operations Manager to help secure client commitments for product implementation and professional services
Confidential
Senior System Analyst and Project Manager
- Project Manager for the conversation from Banner to Power campus Data systems.
- Collaborated with installers on setting-up the new network system from a 10-base to a 100-base system
- Managed 12 server with windows 2000/3 and two with Windows NT
- Provided Unix support for the conversation from Banner Unix to PowerCampus SQL server
- Interfaced with ITC Banner end users and IT team of the AUC
- Supported Banner networks, software and banner printing operations
- Consulted with various ITC departments to recommend and make changes to current business processes
- Identified opportunities to improve reporting processes and providing recommendations to management
- Project leader in transition from the AUC Data Center to ITC Data center
- Troubleshoot, upgraded, and maintained the current data system
Confidential
System Analyst
- Reviewed, analyzed, and upgraded systems and processes related to client operations
- Analyzed current operational procedures, identified problems, and learned about and gathered specific requirements
- Worked with client to design new and improved existing procedures used SQL in support of operations
- Wrote detailed description of user needs, program functions, and steps required to develop or modify computer program
- Evaluated requests from users for hardware, software, and problem-solving activities.
- Conducted studies and user training and recommends development of new information systems to meet current and projected needs
- Prepared technical reports, memoranda, and instructional manuals as documentation of program development
- Assisted Computer Programmers in resolution of work problems related to project specifications or programming
Confidential
PeopleSoft: Business / System Analyst
- Technical Lead for the implementation of PeopleSoft 7x
- Analyzed, designed, constructed, and supported, PeopleSoft HR, and Payroll applications
- Analyzed, designed, and developed enhancements to existing interfaces
- Facilitated the selection, testing, and implementation of PeopleSoft-provided application and tools
- Determined enterprise configurations coordinating desktop software installations
- Established project support technology standards
- Ensured technical environment was in place
- Assisted with data conversion strategies
- Set up and maintained Application Security and Process Scheduler
Confidential
- Consulted with clients to gather information about program needs, objectives, functions, features, and input and output requirements
- Analyzed, defined, and documented requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment
- Interfaced with other systems, internal and external checks and controls, and outputs
- Developed and maintained plans outlining steps and timetables for developing programs
- Customized and coded screen layouts, graphical user interfaces, printed outputs
- Converted designs and specifications into computer codes
- Wrote and maintained documentation to describe program development, logic, coding SQL , testing, changes, and corrections
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
MS Office 7 | SQL Server |
Hobsons' Education CRM | Oracle 11g Server |
Banner 8x | PeopleSoft 9x |
Crystal Reports 7/8 | Oracle Developer 2000 |
PLSQL Developer | PeopleTools |
PeopleCode | SQRs |
Nvision | Workflow object security |
Exchange Server 2000 2003 | Vista Views |
Great Plains 8 | Power Campus 6 |
FRX | Form Fusions |
Intellcheck | Web Focus |
TOAD 10.5 | UML |
Data MatForms Development | ETL Tools |
Oracle SQL Plus | RTM |
Terminal Services | Kenexa Brassring |
Telnet: UNIX | ODBC |
Test Script | Oracle stored procedures |
FTP | Visual C |
Webtailor | Adirondack Housing Director |
Cisco Routers and Switches | Watchguard Fire Wall |
Windows 2000, XP, 2003, 7 | Unix |
Red Hat/Linux |