Functional Business Analyst Resume
SUMMARY:
I am seeking to return to functional business analysis after spending several years in graduate school and working in non - profit & sales consulting. The ideal fit for me will provide challenges in problem solving and collaborating across functional areas in order to bring strategic focus, optimization & high levels of customer satisfaction to an organization, adding value with my superior strategic insight, organization, productivity, teamwork & communication.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
- Functional Business Analysis
- Liaising Business Strategy with IT Development
- Requirements Gathering
- User Testing
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Project Management
- Project Life Cycle Management
- User Training
- Confidential
- Process Flow Design
- Confidential
- Technical & Speech Writing
- Speaking & Presentations
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:
Applications : MS Visio MS Project MS Access MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Word
Programming/Query Languages : Visual Basic SQL
Methodologies: Agile Waterfall
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential
Functional business analystResponsibilities:
- Self-taught sole developer (Agile) & administrator of CRM financial services database to manage institutional & high-net-worth investors, creating what became the primary departmental information system for over 7 years
- IT liaison for all advisor services unit IT projects, managing & documenting business, compliance, internal user & external customer requirements
- Successful project management (Waterfall) of migration of legacy CRM database into enterprise MS web-based platform, including data management, user requirements gathering, beta testing, user acceptance testing & training
- Designed turnkey audit reporting, resulting in zero audit department follow-up queries
- Systems architect for non-profit IT infrastructure planning, procurement & installation
Confidential
Functional business analystResponsibilities:
- Designed departmental processes from scratch & guided implementation of change for fledgling business unit, completely diagramming departmental process flows
- Startup business plan d evelopment for Eastern European Confidential to define mission, messaging, coalitions & funding in political & economic reform
- American history think tank planning & implementation of organizational growth through partnering & research packaging
Confidential
Functional business analystResponsibilities:
- Nationwide s ponsorship management for client Pontiac-GMC, including 200k attendee sporting events & international world championships
- Seamlessly i ntegrated marketing programs across events, web & direct mail channels
- Coordination of vendors, staff & partners in national p rograms covering all 50 states
- Original c ustomer experience market research measuring program effectiveness revealing 50% increase in likelihood of purchase
Copy Writing & Editing
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Authored training manuals for database systems & operational standards across multiple programs
- Production of retail merchandise catalog for print & online
- Editor & author of non-profit program & fundraising newsletters
- Retail, outside & business-to-business sales in wireless sector
- Client presentations for program pre-planning, review & expansion
Confidential
Functional business analystResponsibilities:
- Led restructuring of Capital Projects operations & administration
- Reconciled dysfunctional management relationship between State agency & private external partner
- Administration & planning of $82mm State Facilities Revolving Fund
- Oversaw budget process & expenditures of assigned State agencies, including Secretary of State, Veterans Affairs & State capital building projects
- Developed r ecommendations included in Governor’s annual budget proposal to the State legislature
