Business Analyst Resume Profile
IL
Summary
20 years of experience and success in:
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Experience in multiple industries and disciplines:
| Retail Direct Marketing Financial Reporting | Supply Chain Business Intelligence Consulting |
Work Experience
| Confidential |
One of the nation's largest multi-channel broadline retailer, with several major national brands and nearly 2000 stores nationwide, including Sears and Kmart
| Senior Manager, Confidential , |
- Perform analysis, reporting, and project management in support of multi-billion dollar Kmart businesses. Create reporting and manage projects to reduce expired product in Kmart stores.
- Oversee management of Pharmacy inventory and implement process improvements to reduce overall inventory exposure
| Manager, Confidential |
- Managed a team of 8 analysts supplying over 100 reports daily, weekly and monthly to the Inventory organization. Oversaw the intake process and prioritization of all requests. Established team standards for processing, quality and infrastructure to ensure continuity and quality.
- Created and implemented Aged Inventory metrics and reporting, which have resulted in reductions of over 150 million of store inventory. Defined and wrote logic, worked with users to implement requirements, and led the expansion of the reporting program throughout the entire enterprise.
- Served as first point of contact for Inventory teams needing assistance with technical and data issues. Wrote and taught MS Access and Tableau training for business users.
- Led efforts to upgrade tools and capabilities to enhance reporting effectiveness. Guided the creation of a fully scalable reporting system using SQL Server and Visual Studio.
| Manager, Confidential |
- Owned the logistics for Sears Marketplace for individual sellers using the Sears.com platform to sell their merchandise
- Owned the logistics for the launch of Sears Brands, supplying Ace Hardware, WW Grainger and other customers with Craftsman and other Sears-branded merchandise.
| Confidential | Confidential |
SAP Application Consultant BPC
Implemented SAP BPC for financial reporting at multiple clients. Worked directly with clients to establish requirements and design, created applications and reports, conducted training, and was the lead on full life-cycle implementations. Worked both on-site and remote.
| Confidential |
Manager, Direct Marketing Analytics / Manager, Logistics Analytics
Architected and developed the Multi-Channel Data Mart, used to run the entire Specialty Catalog and Credit Media businesses. Synthesized retail, online, direct mail, e-mail and demographics into one data mart to run the entire 400 million business. Project saved over 500K annually.
| Confidential | Confidential |
Manager / Project Manager / Business Analyst
- Managed a high-profile project with budget of 1.2 million and timeline of 12 months to bring new baseline facts into Red Brick data warehouses. Completed the project successfully within 5 of budget and timeline goals, enabling 37 million in new revenue over 4 years.
- Directed the entire Support and Maintenance effort for Excel-based BI tool. Managed seven concurrent projects with a total budget of 2.4 million and a team of 25, including 15 in India.
- Directed a staff of eight which performed all statistical operations in support of the 300 million Retail Measurement Services.
| Confidential |
Project Manager / Business Analyst / Sr. Analyst
- Created complete project proposals out of broad, undefined concepts created process maps, high level designs and data flows using Visio, and estimated schedules and dependencies. Used Primavera Project Planner P3 to document timelines and costs.
- Administered the Project Initiation Process from concept stage through screening, estimation and final project approval. Maintained all process documentation, including project website and customer documents. Implemented numerous process improvements to streamline the new project process.
Professional Training and Knowledge
- Obtained Project Management Professional PMP certification in 2001
- Microsoft Excel, Access, Visio
- Platforms: Teradata, Tableau, SQL Server, SSIS, SAS, DB2
