SUMMARY:

• Successfully created statistical models predicting daily ED Visits for children with Asthma, Allergies and Respiratory Illnesses based upon time of year, air quality and weather trends
• Successfully integrated SAS, JMP and Visual Analytics and demonstrated practical use of the applications through various statistical models
• Successfully created a seasonality models based upon employment trends
• Successfully managed multiple projects and resources simultaneously requiring creating new and custom software development, software enhancements, software maintenance, and software sun setting
• Successfully managed 144 projects simultaneously in a given year with an annual budget of +/ - $550Million, from inception to completion, based upon state and federal regulations, on or before time and within budget
• Successfully incorporated Enterprise Global and Companywide initiatives meeting Company Core Objectives
• Successfully created an automated reporting division within IT for multiple companies
• Successfully reverse engineered applications, streamlined and improved them for companywide usage providing substantial increases in ROI

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Core Competencies: Software Development/Enhancements, Statistical Models, Data Repositories and Data Architecture, Business Intelligence, Research and Analysis, Case Studies, Program Management, Project Management, Reporting Management, Security and Compliance, State and Federal Regulations, Budgets and Return on Investment, Application Development and Re-Engineering, Streamlining and Broadband, Back Office, PMO and Governance, Enterprise and Global initiatives, Knowledgebase, BPM, SOX Compliance, Streamlining and Process Improvement, SCRUM, Agile, Waterfall, RUP, Rapid Software Development,, Testing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Lead Technical Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Mentor BA’s - migrate from current Waterfall methodology to SCRUM, migrate from business analysts to technical analysts, introduced: Road Mapping, Story Boarding, Trace-ability Matrix, Functional Requirements, User Stories, Basic Workflow, Code Reviews, working with Developers and QA
• Successfully enhanced two globally initiated projects to completion
• Successfully enhanced one publicly facing web interface to completion

Confidential

Senior Systems & Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Researched Confidential Corporation processes, systems, games and reporting to understand and communicate their base product to the client, determined website, system and gaming requirements
• Gathered and document business, system, functional and non-functional requirements pertaining to draw games, digital instant games, segmentation, CRM, AEM, enterprise reporting
• Provided back office system processes and procedures, provisioning and reporting matrixes, a detailed map of new functionality and development efforts for current and future systems
• Obtained game development kit (GDK) specifics, game display logic (GDL) specifics, remote gaming server (RGS) specifics, Random Number Generator (RNG) specifics, game container and wrapper specifications, API’s and back of the house definitions, requirements and needs
• Worked directly with the BI department to; create multiple data dictionaries from multiple sources
• Reverse engineered current reports, research existing data/tables/schema and stored procedures in preparation of a new centralized data warehouse
• Defined and incorporated Minnesota, Maine, North Carolina and North Dakota's Power Ball changes
• Completed My SQL and SQL Management Studio

Confidential

Statistician/Data Scientist

Responsibilities:

• Created and report statistical trends and quantitative results specific to volume, time and growth of Service Center Work Requests for all IS&T functional groups (Outcomes, Business Intelligence, Database, Application Development, and Service Center). Assisted in streamlining current internal processes and functions due to workloads to increase overall internal customer satisfaction, performance and perception of IS&T
• Created ED Arrival Study: Provide predictive statistical model examples and determine “goodness of fit” for the current model, present to senior management
• Assist in integrating SAS, Visual Analytics and JMP for IS&T. Create statistical models and demonstrate practical use of the applications
• Conducted a case study pertaining to Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory with Air Quality Index and Weather Trends. Identify trends, root cause, predict volume of ED Arrivals per day based upon case study results and enhance the existing ED Arrival Predictive Model

Confidential

Senior Systems Business & Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided guidance and leadership through the execution of SDLC to develop custom and SharePoint 2010 out of the box solutions for assigned projects. (Supply Chain existing application and School Nutrition Departments new software development )
• Identified and incorporated industry best practices and standards by streamlining business solutions (both technical and people orientated) utilizing BPM methodology to optimize human and technical driven processes and continued process improvement
• Analyzed existing IS&T business processes and documentation. Provide improved documentation and process solutions. (Business analysis, quality assurance and testing, introduce TQM, technical and solution design, change control, deployment, implementation and support processes)
• Solicited project requirements for new software development from various CHOA business units. Identify and map current operational processes and functions through requirement gathering sessions and document them within requirement documents, requirement matrix, technical specifications, solution design documents, conceptual mock ups, process flows and test plans, support documents and communicate them to the business, developers, and quality assurance
• Assisted with conversions, testing, and other project needs throughout the software development life cycle and provide mentoring for IS&T BA and Testing roles