PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. Business Analyst

• CMS/WOMS Healthcare.gov Project
• CMS/Medicaid Project
• Developing a Health Risk Assessment HRA Application using the Agile methodology for managing Business Analysis activities within the Veterans Affairs VA at this CMMI level-3 Federal Confidential.Performs increment iteration/sprint planning, daily scrum team meetings, and Agile business analysis tasks in the burn-down list as assigned.
• Develops security Assessment Authorization A A documentation for the Health Risk Assessment HRA Application and HRA Pre-Implementation and Production FISMA-High Cloud-based environments. The A A includes 369 NIST SP800-53 Rev4 compliant security controls in 19 families, and 8 System Security Plan SSP documents for each of 3 environments.
• Develops 4 use case specifications User Registration, Print/Save, Full Report, and Summary Report to support new iterative development for the HRA Core Application.
• Resolves > 12 defects as assigned using the IBM Rational JAZZ Suite within one sprint.
• Completes 27 system test cases in a 4-day time period for the HRA testing.
• Conducted business analysis, utilizing JIRA to track Agile epics, stories and tasks.
• Reviewed all Medicaid requirements documents and formulated spreadsheet to consolidate all requirement in one spreadsheet for easy requirements management and future reference.
• Developed test cases and test plans for Waivers on the Web Phase 2.
• Completed developing WOW Phase 2 RTM.
• Created general requirements document template for repetitive content boilerplate .
• Conducted business analysis tasks as assigned, utilizing JIRA to develop and track Agile epics, stories and tasks.
• Provided JIRA support to help manage tickets for Application 2.0.
• Developed assigned MPL XLC, SLS, and Application 2.0 security documentation for the CMS.
• Developed global alert SOP, Governance, and User Management Guide documentation, managed JIRA tickets and requirements for Alerts, Survey, Dashboard, participated in client meetings for the Qualtrics project.

Sr. Requirements Analyst

• Managing enterprise cross-cutting requirement management solutions for the organizations within the Veterans Affairs VA at this CMMI level-3 technology service provider.
• Lead the development of 500 requirements, 4 configuration management templates, processes/procedures, health care standards at the enterprise and project levels
• Interfaced with 10 VA departments, 40 multi-level stakeholders to collaborate and educate them on requirements processes/allocations, agile/scrum, and CM best practices.
• Facilitated 2 steering committees to elicit 200 cross-cutting requirements e.g., Security, Section 508, HL7, HIPAA , conducted 50 peer reviews with stakeholders, and worked with 5 agile project teams.
• Developed RM and CM artifacts generated requirements/use cases traceability implemented configuration management plan, configuration/change management processes and procedures, managed Rational ClearCase/ClearQuest schemas and CM reports.
• Utilized the IBM Rational RequisitePro suite to produce RM CM deliverables/artifacts including traceability matrices by modeling processes, defining procedures and templates, appraising process implementation, and championed best practices.
• Developed and implemented System Requirements Review SRR processes and artifacts CM QA planning and training including version control artifacts for both programmatic and technical areas educated 50 users on requirements analysis best practices.
• Upgraded 25 VA Security Control Assessment test plans and associated test cases from NIST 800-53 ver. 2.0 to 3.0 to support the VA Office of Cyber Security in one month.
• Contributed to achieve the highest rating 10 with the VA's assessment of contract performance.

Sr. Business Analyst

• Supported the State of Georgia Vital Records project providing information technology IT and business process outsourcing solutions to federal, state and local government.
• Facilitated 10 formal client meetings to elicit requirements and developed business processes including Birth/Death/Marriage Record use cases, flowcharts and other UML diagrams.
• Assisted in the development of the business analysis phase of the effort, and both planned for and conducted 5 joint application development JAD sessions to capture over 15 use cases and 115 requirements for the Georgia Vital Records effort.
• Developed, documented, and facilitated CM, Quality Assurance QA planning processes and procedures to include version control artifacts and training.
• Developed RM, CM and QA standards processes for business analysis and requirements development in support of the CMMI program within CNSI.

Sr. Systems Analyst

• Participated in System Architect training, learning the C4ISR architectural framework standard.
• Analyzed 10 treaty systems in the development of requirement specification and CM documents using the IEEE 1233 standards and best practices for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
• Developed and managed 2000 product requirements using Caliber RM in support of a large, Defense Travel System with over 2 million users. Used iterative development, delivered requirement specifications following agile methodology, IEEE, CMMI standards. Performed version control, facilitated internal/external peer reviews and collaboration.
• Developed project-level requirement specifications for DoD clients at this CMMI level-5 technology services provider using SDLC and agile methodologies.
• Assisted project managers in the development of planning documents using M/S Project and Visio.
• Managed requirements using the RTM Requirements tool and agile methodology to develop a CMMI level-5 consolidated system that tracked 2400 requirements for disparate industrial hygiene and military health systems.
• Managed 3000 requirements utilizing IBM Rational's RequisitePro for a large proposal for the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System Personnel and Pay DIMHRS Program.

Sr. Information Analyst

• Managed the data and business process migration of the Clarify CRM legacy system to Siebel CRM.
• Performed RM activities for this managed Web and Application hosting service provider.
• Analyzed, consolidated, and developed requirement documents and design UI/DBMS mapping in support of the infrastructure Siebel Customer Relationship Management CRM and PeopleSoft HR systems, utilized the Rational Developer's Suite, Oracle.
• Adopted and refined the Texel/Williams Rational Unified Process applied UML methodologies and document IEEE standards to departmental business processes.
• Facilitated end-user interviews, requirements, JAD design sessions with all 12 Digex business units, adhered to project schedules and deadlines during iterative software releases.

Sr. Business Analyst

• Developed Business-to-Business interface standards for this retail, foodservice and hospitality Confidential company.
• Performed requirements analysis utilized UML and XML design on server-level message modeling for the Confidential Technology Integration Standards HITIS initiative.
• Defined e-commerce interface standards for Point-of-Sale POS , Property Management System PMS and Central Reservation System CRS systems.
• Conducted JAD and iterative requirements/design sessions using Paradigm Plus, Rational Rose, and agile methodology with technical evangelists and industry users/owners. Managed technical sessions to ensure interface standards deliverables completed on time within budget. Merged into the Open Travel Alliance OTA specifications, and are currently operating successfully.
• Conducted presentations promoting the HITIS standards to the National Golf Course Owners Association. Developed UML/XML e-commerce tee time reservation interface standards for golf vendors and owners.
• Performed requirements analysis, enterprise level conceptual design and POS application selection through RFP process for a 4B retail fuel distributor/ 26B grocery store chain.

Sr. Product Analyst

• Performed visual modeling, OOA D and iterative prototype development of a client/server injury claim-processing product for a commercial health care management firm with sales over 30 million.
• Developed analytic requirements design specifications using Rational Rose, Access RDBMS to migrate a healthcare claims processing system from OS/2 to WinNT, on Windows NT server.
• Conducted mini-JAD sessions using agile methodology with stakeholder participation to gather functional requirements and design graphical user interface GUI screens in Access, enabling developers to accurately and rapidly develop system iteration prototypes, saving weeks of developer coding and testing time.
• Performed analysis on over 300 Business Rules to evaluate and streamline claim audit process.
• Developed test plans and test cases, executing test scenarios for OS/2 product block point releases.

Project Manager

Supervised 6-member team in developing a grant tracking system for small government contracting firm. Managed system development including implementing accessibility standards using Microsoft Project, Access in a Novell LAN environment.

Business Systems Analyst

Redesigned network billing system to a real-time interface, developed requirement specifications using IDEF0 data modeling methodology for migrating mainframe provisioning system to a client/server Executive Information System.

Sr. Systems Analyst

• Performed data modeling, OOA D, and RAD prototype development of a Decision Support System DSS client/server product for a commercial health care management firm with sales in excess of 20 million.
• Business Process Re-engineered BPR a health care management system developed functional design specifications using a CASE tool and OMT modeling methodology .
• Conducted 20 JAD sessions with client collaboration using agile methodology to design graphical user interface GUI screens prototype in Visual Basic, enabling developers to iteratively develop the windows-based medical reporting system. Completed project 5 months early.
• Developed conducted formal training for 30 sales support staff in a 3-week timeframe.
• Developed Test QA specifications, established 5 department standards for streamlining system production.

Sr. Systems Analyst

Performed full-system life cycle requirements, data modeling, design using IEW CASE tool, Visual Basic of a client/server image processing system, integrated with enforcement systems in distributed Novell LAN environments linked to an IBM Mainframe. Prototyped 8 GUI screens increased productivity 20 .

TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE:

• Hardware: Intel, IBM, Dell
• Software/Tools: IBM Rational Developer's JAZZ Suites RTC, RRC, and CCM JIRA, Confluence, UML XML HTML Oracle PL/SQL PVCS/Tracker Microsoft Project, Office 2013, Visio, Lync, SharePoint
• Databases: Oracle Access FoxPro
• Operating Systems: Windows 7, XP, NT