CAREER SUMMARY:

• 6+ years of experience managing application development Information Technology projects for state government entities.
• 6+ years of PL/SQL programming and shell script Jr. DBA
• Working use of Rule Standards and project management oversight governance and documentation as stated in DST 60GG - 1 along with R&C (Risk and Complexity Assessments) and Application Security Plan Submittals
• Hands-on project manager with the ability to apply and implement project management best practices for both waterfall and Agile information technology projects.
• Remarkable communication skills; effective liaison between IT, business units, and vendors.
• Expert at mentoring junior staff and developing high-performing project teams.
• Skilled with public speaking, training and communicating detailed information to large groups.
• Ability to analyze, prepare, validate, and maintain cost estimates, detailed baseline budgets, and cost variance reports.
• Proficient in the use of various estimation techniques including PERT, analogous comparison, bottom-up, top-down, Fibonacci scale, and affinity estimating.
• Fluency with leading business users in JAD sessions to document system features and workflows and convert them to detailed design specifications using tools such as Balsamiq and Visio

RELEVANT SKILLS:

Methodologies: Waterfall, Critical Path Method, Critical Chain Project Management, PMI/PMBKOK, Agile, Scrum, Kanban

Project Management: Project Planning, Project Coordination, Change Management, Risk Management, Project Estimating, Project Communication, Project Plans, Project Reporting, Application Training

Business Analysis: Business Process Modeling Notation, Facilitation and Elicitation, Problem-Solving, Visual Modeling, Critical Thinking

Software: Microsoft Office Suite with strong skills in Project, Azure Dev. Ops, and Visio. Balsamiq, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, JIRA, PowerPoint Storyboards, Enterprise Architect (EA)

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Business Analyst & Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Enterprise Data Modernization of agency’s catalog of eligible applications to shift from DB2 to sqlserver and Azure cloud authentication, having numerous stakeholders, users and developers across multiple user groups Crash Analysis Reporting rewrite from DB2/COBOL into Sql/.NET with analytical enhancements.
• Materials Acceptance Certification Earthworks Record System (ERS) enhancements to move manual paper workbooks for material samples into a digital record, complete with plotting graph.
• Crossing Guard training application, Skid Hazard data analysis application Job Guide Schedule report - mandated improvements to increase accuracy and ease of use. Specifically, to shorten the report for field contractor relevance.

Confidential

Business Analyst & Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Provided professional project management and business analyst services for in-house development projects to locate and track wildlife.
• Marketing application to encourage awareness, outdoor activity and special programs with competitions and prizes.
• Native mobile application with GIS mapping features to location recreation locations for IOS and Android.
• Confidential messaging Push notifications Search by activity or location Mobile wallet
• Created and maintains SCRUM board and lead daily SCRUM meetings.
• Drafts Business Requirements Documentation including business rules, user stories, wireframes, and workflows.
• Managed defects and enhancement tickets in JIRA and Visual Studio Dev Ops (TFS).
• Demonstrate products and perform presentations to large audiences.
• Authored Project Management Plans, Communication Plans, Resource Management Plans, Master Test Plans, Configuration Plans, Test Scripts, and Operation and Maintenance Plans. Prepared comprehensive status reports and lead weekly status meetings with internal staff and end-users.
• Document detailed meeting minutes and action items.
• Risks, Action Items, Issues, and Decisions log. Proactively work with the project team and end-users to detect possible project impediments.
• Maintain and update a Lessons Learned document throughout the entire project lifecycle.
• Reviewed software development RFPs and drafted winning responses.
• Lead client presentations and negotiations before award.

Confidential

BA & Quality Assurance Testing

Responsibilities:

• Performed JAD sessions with customer to gather and document detailed system requirements with Matrix.
• Created test scripts and performed UAT with development team alongside the end users.
• Stand in as Project Manager in absence of the team lead.

Confidential

Project Solutions Manager & Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for Online Workforce Survey Tool to support the digital renewal of professional medical licenses.
• Agile scrum meetings, sprint planning, sprint review and retro analysis.
• Maintained requirements backlog using Visual Studio Dev Ops (TFS).
• Performed system analysis on a continuous basis, communicating deficiencies and action items where required.
• Developed both functional system documentation and training materials including videos and wikis.
• Created and distributed marketing materials with an external vendor.
• Project Manager/Lead Quality Analyst. Production implementation planning tasks, schedule and coordination with DBA team.
• Project Manager for Hospital Discipline Secure Application Provided professional project management and business analyst services following PMP or Agile industry standards and methodologies.
• Monitored critical path, produced executive reports, tracked budget and resourcing variances, identified pending milestones and task slippage.
• Facilitated the capture of complex technical and business concepts.
• Developed use cases and test cases with a requirements traceability matrix to verify the system meets business objectives
• Organized and executed statewide User Acceptance Testing both in-person and web meetings.
• Accountable for release lifecycle management of large multi-phase projects on-time and on budget.
• Developed and maintained project management documentation including project management and supporting plans, status reports, meeting minutes, and project schedules.
• Established protocols to control project change and project risks.
• Created corrective action plans and mitigation strategies when appropriate.
• Lead project presentations to executive management, stakeholders, and the public.
• Documented lessons learned throughout the project lifecycle and lead project closure meetings.