Objective

To secure a Business Analyst Manager or Lead position within an organization that will effectively utilize my accounting, information systems, and leadership experience. I am looking to contribute significantly to a team's successful implementation and administration of IT projects and successfully support an organization's operational success.

Work History

Business Analyst

Confidential

• Analyze, document, and implement Requirements Management Approach and Plan to improve the quality of the team's requirements analysis, elicitation, and documentation efforts of client deliverables
• Establish and implement a requirements Quality Assurance process and a metrics tracking process to monitor and quantify requirements quality efforts
• Train and mentor team Business Analysts on various BA skills and techniques to improve individual performance
• Configure and document HP Application Lifecycle Management ALM for the program efforts
• Analyze CGI Federal, Momentum version 6.4 to 7.01, upgrade scripts for system performance and accuracy during pre-conversion analysis activities
• Prepare financial system data and reporting validation plan and SQL Scripts to ensure the client that all post upgrade data and reporting were unaffected by the successful upgrade process
• Analyze technical and functional issues identified during pre-conversion testing and reported incidents and bugs to the CGI Federal Technical Support team for corrective action

Business Analyst

• Lead Analyst for the Washington Headquarters Service WHS financial Systems Migration effort to merge WHS financial transaction activity into the existing Joint Staff, Comptrollers Financial Accounting System CFAS
• Manage team of 8 Functional Analysts and 1 Trainer performing business process analysis, functional systems analysis and solution training activities for ongoing migration effort
• Analyze and recommend Requirements Management and Documentation processes for the CFAS program
• Provide training and guidance on various Requirements Management tasks to support the WHS Migration effort
• Developed Access Databases to support project management activities to include Requirements Management, Quality Assurance Auditing, and Deliverable Tacking
• Develop and document the initial structure of the CFAS Configuration Management Plan supporting over 10 software solutions, containing numerous Configuration Items within those solutions

Confidential

• Financial Systems Analyst for the National Science Foundation's core financial accounting system FAS and the Federal Personnel and Payroll System FPPS
• Designed, upgraded and managed User Access Analysis Tool which identified user access issues in the core Financial Accounting System FAS
• Analyzed and documented As-Is and To-Be Business processes for technical system design and/or modification
• Recommended process improvements to improve work flow efficiencies and minimize software development re-work
• Mentored group of 25, Business/Systems Analyst, serving as the subject matter expert in Business Analyst activities in all phases of requirement gathering, analysis and documentation
• Re-organized and managed system requirements in IBM RequisitePro improving analyst workflow for the financial accounting solution and other applications

Confidential

Senior Technology Consultant,

• MS Access, VBA Developer and Technical Subject Matter Expert for various MS Access database systems throughout the Department of Justice DOJ
• Developed and maintained the DOJ Grants Assessment Tool GAT and the Grant Data Analysis Tool, MS Access client/server applications
• Developed and successfully implemented a multi-tier Customer Tracking Tool for GSA with a custom user login and security module
• Performed data mining for advanced analysis of data presented in reports and/ or auditing tools for DOJ agencies
• Prepared and conducted System Tests and User Acceptance Tests for multiple system implementation efforts
• Developed training and conducted training sessions for users utilizing select DOJ database systems and Microsoft applications

Consultant - Financial Systems

• Lead Consultant over Accounts Receivable, Momentum 5.3 Financial System upgrade and data cleanup for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC
• Provided Momentum Financial System user support and business process analysis for the SEC on Accounting, Accounts Receivables A/R activities addressing Office of Enforcement Penalty actions
• Developed MS Access application to perform data conversion, batch upload conversion files and to validate conversion efforts for the Momentum upgrade
• Effectively managed multiple data clean-up projects, leading various Functional Analysts and Technical Team members
• Performed system maintenance and user support for day to day financial system operation
• Analyzed General Ledger transactions and activity for discrepancies and perform ad-hoc reconciliations
• Performed Systems Test on upgrade activities and configured/re-configured system design based on organization requirements and business rules
• Significantly contribute to the SEC's successful Unqualified Audit, Year End 2008, in A/R activities

Senior Consultant

• Developed and maintain various MS Access client/server database systems which managed operational activities
• Significantly improved reporting and accountability throughout Defense Manpower Data Center DMDC operations with various information system solutions improving overall project efficiency
• Conducted assessments Common Access Cards CAC issuance facilities ensuring Department of Defense DoD issuance policies were adhered to and met quality standards
• Conducted Quality Assurance inspections on information systems and technical hardware
• Awarded 2nd Quarter, 2007, Beacon Award Silver for outstanding performance

Lead Accountant-Accounts Payable

• Accounts Payable Lead for KBR overseeing bi-weekly payments of over 5 million in Sub-Contracts and Purchase Orders for Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Developed local MS Access database solutions to improve accountability and tracking of financial activities under the government contract
• Designed and maintain KBR Employee Banking tool MS Access to efficiently coordinate the opening of over 5,000 employee accounts to meet Kuwaiti, Third Country National labor requirements
• Managed 10 person Accounting Section of U.S. Expatriates and Third Country Nationals ensuring KBR policies and GAAP guidelines were adhered to
• Implemented policy to effectively reduce the Aged Invoice value by approximately 1.5 million per cycle
• Researched, analyzed and resolved payment issues and discrepancies with clients and Contract Administrators by researching accounts and transactions in SAP Financials

Confidential

• Prepare/Coordinate III Corp Artillery Staff Briefing in support of G3 Operations analysis
• Maintain and configure SATS database MS Access to track soldier training and prepare reports for Commander Training Briefs
• Design and maintain various training tracking tools MS Access which tracked and reported soldier performance in basic skills and readiness training
• Plan the use and safe operation of various weapon ranges for over 300 soldiers
• Develop and monitor the compliance of a unit safety plan for a 150 soldier unit
• Plan and manage unit deployment and redeployment for Operation Iraqi Freedom
• Military Veteran Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Storm/Shield