SUMMARY:

• Over five years of professional and technical experience as a business consultant
• Possesses BA in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills
• Experience and capability to build new and immediate relationships of trust with clients

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Compliance Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review and publish risk assessment reports for delivery to third parties, internal stakeholders, and senior management.
• Support ongoing assessments and vendor management process by reviewing third - party data, reporting on activities related to vendor risk during onboarding and conducting a due diligence review to assure the third party does not pose an unnecessary risk to the business.
• Review Security Questionnaires for (third party risk assessment) and determine the recommended follow on assessments based on the engagement including (Legal Compliance & Privacy, Background Check Screening, Liability Insurance Certification, Technology, Information/Physical Security, Business Continuity Plan/Disaster Recovery, SOC Audit Report, PCI Compliance, Reputational and Country Risk) that must be completed by vendor based on initial responses.
• Determine risk rating and open Risk Findings utilizing Archer Vendor Management web - based software program, to track mitigation status and submit finding closing requests to senior management for approval.
• Assess the status of each finding, including the vendor response and appropriate mitigation procedures, and track the status of remediation tasks within Archer.
• Review country risk and research vendor reputational risk and generate finding assessment reports.
• Review TPRM findings with Vendor Responses and generate deliverable letters, risk acceptances and closure requests with evidentiary documentation.
• Review third party compliance deliverables, such as Information Security Questionnaires, Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements No. 16 (SSAE16) audit reports, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Attestations of Compliance (AOC), and other regulatory information.
• Review third party information/physical security controls, practices, and infrastructure including Information Security Questionnaires to determine if they meet Confidential requirements or if further evidence needs to be provided by the vendor.

Research Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Research data related to information IT security risks of vendors, products and services.
• Gather data from public sources to accurately calculate risk for clients vendors, products and services.
• Identify key gaps in vendor IT Security Certifications.
• Review public data sources to identify key risk indicators in organizations.
• Composed procedural documentation for attaching Vendor Reports and footnotes into CRM for data migration from sharepoint to Office 365.
• Generated Initial Risk Profiles for Risk Assessment and potential clients.
• Created Vendor Reports from research findings and data collected to monitor risk.
• Meticulously research and review data sources and update new information monitor risk with its vendors, ease compliance audits and improve executive - level communications and risk analytics reporting.

IT Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Support company leadership and department heads providing effective decision support services and analytics to ensure attainment of company goals and objectives.
• Provides Business Requirements analysis and gathering to customer.
• Drives customer to develop a future state Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy and tactical steps to achieve that strategy.
• Provides support to Confidential to leverage architectural documentation needs and enhancements to process flow.
• Ensures future - state use-cases work with demonstration of capabilities.
• Support effective management decisions with timely, accurate analysis of historical data and policy documentation.

IT Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Successfully completed IT Business Requirements Documentation for Application Security Automation Project for the Confidential Assured Gate alignment.
• Successfully completed audit review of the Application Security Automation Project Business Requirements with the Confidential Assured Methodology/Quality Assurance Team for approval at Technical Review Board.
• Performed Analysis and Validation of AD (Active Directory) user accounts at CCI for integration into Identity Manager Synchronization for ASA (Application Security Automation) Project.
• Submits ECR (Enterprise Change Request) ticket requests for processing through the Change Management System Portal.
• Provides functional analysis and design, training and testing of the IT Technologies and interfaces.
• Provides first level support and assists in implementations of new IT Technologies.
• Works with other business units to identify trends as it applies to required changes/ modifications within the system (AD, ICOMS & CARE Market teams in Confidential .
• Prepares and analyzes specialized statistical detail and summary reports and queries specific to AD (Active Directory) consolidation for synchronization with Identity Manager.
• Makes recommendations regarding the design of new and/or modified systems.
• Responsible for the content of the company specific functional documentation including preparing and updating communications and instructions to the end users.

Project Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided direct support to the Project Manager with assisting in translating the business requirements and functions of the Relay Health Program (RHP) SAP Migration.
• Planned, prioritized and executed multiple activities for the Relay Health Program (RHP) SAP Migration.
• Worked directly with Testing Teams and lead Requirements Analysts to track progress and identify required changes during project build/ development mock and implementation phases.
• Developed program dashboard metrics to facilitate project migration and status updates.
• Facilitated project cutover planning meetings during Mock development phase of project using Microsoft Project tool.
• Developed, tracked and maintained project Decision and Action Item Log, Scope Change requests and updated/translated Risk log tracker.
• Extracted and analyzed multiple reports for the SAP Migration Project including tracking and evaluating tasks and status for program metrics using pivot tables in excel - assessing for completeness.
• Facilitated timesheet compliance to include system administrator for assigning the SAP Migration Project tasks through the Clarity application tool.
• Managed, tracked and reported issues in Quality Center application as well as Remedy Center tool for the SAP Migration Project.

Business Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Provided effective communication with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions with project management.
• Worked directly with Testing Teams and lead Requirements Analysts to track progress and identify required changes during project implementation.
• Assisted in enforcement of project deadlines and schedules with Microsoft Project tool.
• Facilitated team and client meetings continually seeking to strengthen client relationships.
• Applied business analyst functionality by facilitating the writing/defining of project charters, identifying the requirement and applying risk factor to implementation.
• Supported the identification and assessment of project priorities and requirements upon coordination with various Vendor servicers.
• Facilitated the business and technical review process between the Recall Vendor Management Office and the Vendor servicers throughout the contract approval process.
• Provided Operational and Strategic support to on - going management processes and procedures and various project implementations.
• Worked with the Project Manager or Technical Functional Project Leads throughout project life-cycles.
• Provided direct support to the Senior Manager of Information Security as well the Governance Compliance and Operational Teams.

Program Scheduler

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supported the mission requirements including providing integrated logistics, engineering support and the coordination of weapon system acquisition/operational support.
• Assisted the Lead Scheduler in creating, reviewing and editing project milestones to publish a program level Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), using Microsoft Project and other tools.
• Used Gantt and other depictions to display, explain, and advise of alternative courses of action for scheduling to Program Managers, Section Chiefs, and Senior Leadership.
• Integrated and captured dependencies in order to provide schedules timely and in support of Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) and other decision makers.

Program Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Supported the Management Decision process through reporting and analyzing data, customer engagement and capturing requirements.
• Provided effective communication with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions with project management.
• Managed the Governance framework process including writing and coordinating briefings and policy memos.
• Provided and developed input for the overarching program schedules for the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) to ensure overall mission success and objectives met on time.
• Operated as a member of a functional capabilities team participating in the development of functional documentation for emerging capabilities involving coordination and communication with Data and Technical Teams.
• Coordinated with other analysts, internal stakeholders, military departments and government points of contact as well as external agencies to facilitate acquisition document development, support presentation/briefing development and coordinate action items.
• Monitored performance and programmatic documents against plans to ensure that contractual, cost, and schedule objectives are met.
• Utilized Gantt, PERT, Milestone charts, Venn diagrams and other project management techniques to gauge progress and identify performance variances to facilitate focus and intervention on critical programmatic systemic areas.
• Supported the collection of business rules and data definitions to develop a common data framework to be leveraged for analysis and requirement development.

Human Resources Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed, researched and implemented plans and executed on a variety of personnel and administrative functions in accordance with the regulations and policies issued by Department of Defense, military service specific and local policies.
• Processed, monitored and tracked all personnel actions to include submissions of military leave requests, official passport applications to the State Department, fund cite request memorandums and invitational travel orders to meet Division operational needs and requirements for contractor, civilian and military personnel.
• Submitted Personnel Accountability Reports, Unit Financial Reports and Entitlement Verification Reports to the Division Chief for signature and prepared for submission to military installation Personnel and Finance Office.
• Provided administrative, logistical, and operational support functions for Division leadership related to the management of essential correspondence, briefing preparation, document routing and coordination, Officer Evaluation Reports, travel planning with Defense Travel System (DTS), and meeting preparation and minutes.
• Prepared and revised staff action packages including memorandums for signature.
• Maintained calendars and attendance rosters for the Division Chief, Deputy Division Chief, and Division Branch Chiefs.