O B J E C T I V E

As an experienced Project Leader/Business Systems Analyst/Software Engineer and Agile proponent my objective is to thoroughly understand the client's business processes, capture their true business needs and drive the discovery of innovative solutions while promoting the Agile methodology to maximize ROI.

S U M M A R Y

Certified Scrum Master

• Enrolled in a Business Intelligence Analyst Certificate Program
• Strong understanding of Data Warehousing concepts
• Experience leading JAD sessions
• Data Modeling, Business Process Modeling and Application Modeling: Class Diagrams, Entity-Relationship Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, State Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, GUI Wire-frames and prototypes
• Ability to engage participants in creative problem solving
• Exceptional interpersonal and analytical skills
• User Stories that are easily understood by stakeholders
• Comprehensive specifications which are complete, consistent and understandable by both the business and the technical teams
• Experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle SDLC : FSDM, RUP and Chaos methodologies
• Deep software engineering background with experience in a multitude of languages, tools and environments: UML, SQL, Java, Ruby Python, Javascript, Objective-C, XML, J2EE/JMS, CORBA, MS Word, Visio, Snagit, Excel, MS Project, Eclipse, Rapid SQL, TOAD, Enterprise Architecture, WebLogic, Oracle, OBIEE, Sybase, MS Access, Quality Center, ClearQuest, Windows and Unix

W O R K H I S T O R Y

Business Analyst

As part of the Reporting Data Platform team, my role is to create business requirements for our data warehouse and investigate issues stemming from changes in upstream source systems. Using Ruby as a data analysis tool to dig into complex data issues.

Confidential

Business Systems Analyst

• Responsible for bringing the power of business intelligence to the business by designing dashboards, training users, writing user guides and testing implementations. Primary focus was the quick adoption of the technology as well as:
• Modeling business processes with activity diagrams
• In-depth testing by writing Python scripts to compare DWS extracts to extracts from the OLTP
• Using Javascript to extend OBIEE dashboards beyond the general functionality most Business Analysts are not capable of providing
• Exploring the possibility of using the cloud for some of our data processing needs

Confidential

Business Analyst

• As part of the IS Rx Strategy and Innovation team, I was involved in improving the Pharmacy voice mail and faxed prescription work flows. Responsibilities included:
• Using Snagit, Visio, PowerPoint and MS Word to document and present proposed solutions
• Meeting with vendors and technical staff to establish the feasibility of proposed solutions
• Meeting with the data warehouse team to discuss new metrics coming out of the project

Confidential

Systems Analyst

• Responsible for the systems data analysis of corporate-wide applications that support the enforcement of Ethics Office policies. Responsibilities included:
• Understanding business processes by observing key players at work as well as meeting with the stakeholders to see how those processes can be improved
• Managing the analysis phase by planning the work and tracking progress in MS Project for myself and analysts reporting to me
• Leading the project by being the single point of contact for the business and technology teams in regards to requirements resolution
• Conducting JAD sessions with the stakeholders
• Designing xml schemas for web service communication
• Discovering artifacts by reading Sybase and Oracle procedures
• Using software tools for data visualization of trees and directed graphs
• Using SQL to determine cardinality of key table columns and perform gap analysis
• Using SQL to establish usage patterns of existing systems and reveal hidden relationships within the data
• Driving the prototyping phase
• Participating in UML design sessions and, capturing those designs in Visio and Enterprise Architecture
• Modeling data, defining data feed formats and designing user interfaces
• Capturing requirements and the design in the System Design Specification
• Conducting System Design Specification walk-through sessions with the stakeholders
• Reviewing technical system design documents
• Supporting offshore development teams
• Reviewing SIT and UAT test plans and cases
• Participating in SIT as well as smoke testing releases and running daily triage meetings
• Testing cases that are too technical for the QA team to do. Typically requires modifying the data through SQL as part of test case preparation
• Capturing bugs and enhancements in Quality Center ClearQuest

Confidential

Business Analyst

• Member of the Merger Integration Office which was charged with integrating transaction reporting systems acquired through mergers and acquisitions. Nine database systems were being consolidated into one. Responsibilities included:
• Doing gap analysis on databases and functional features across redundant product lines in an effort to move the best product forward
• Writing Business Requirements in MS Word from interviews with subject matter experts SME
• Analyzing metric data with SQL and Excel to determine SLAs for client reporting response times

Confidential

Loan Originator

Originated loans primarily for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Realtor offices.

Confidential

Loan Originator Business Analyst

Originated loans and oversaw the development and deployment of their Loan Origination Web site.

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