ITG Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager Resume Chicago, IL - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Role - Specific Skills/Tools - Extensive experience on IBM Rational Requisite Pro, MS Visio, MS Office, Business Process Modeling, flowcharting system processes, process & data modeling, technical requirements gathering, excellent listening skills and critical thinking.
Communication - Deals with internal and external customers at all levels via telephone and email, to ensure successful communication via actively listening and probing questions.
Problem solving - Resolves in-depth queries in a methodical manner independently and with internal and external business partners to find appropriate resolutions, efficiencies and high level of quality.
Team Player - Enjoys sharing knowledge and encouraging development of others to achieve specific team goals.
Planning and organizing - Refines planning and organizational skills that balance work, team support and ad-hoc responsibilities in a timely and professional manner. Strong technical writing experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

ITG Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Extensive experience working in all stages of system development Life Cycle. Extensive experience leading, facilitating conducting Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions among user community, stake holders and technical management, creating project plans and schedules and managing changes.
Oversee tasks, activities and resources associated with projects and the success of those projects through Clarity PPM / Open Work Bench to ensure that the project stays on track, budget and on-schedule for the ePMO Department.
Lead individual work-streams for a large-scale Program effort (ICD-10) to keep program on track, on time and on budget. This includes creation of burn-rate reports for the Program Manager to review.
Experience in for requirements gathering, analysis, design in Rapid Application Development (RAD) sessions to converge early toward a design acceptable to the customer and feasible for the developers.
Experience using Rational Rose and MS Visio for business process modelling and designing data flow diagrams (DFD).

Confidential, Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Project Management Consultant

Responsibilities:

Scheduled Meetings for internal customers, resources and leadership. Managed Risks, Issues with every aspect/Phase of the project.
Created, tracked and managed financial status via Variance Reports on a monthly basis for the project using Clarity PPM/Crystal Reports.
Created and managed Clarity Status Reports on a weekly basis to keep leadership informed of project updates and major milestones.
Managed tasks, activities and resources associated with the project and the success of that project through Clarity PPM Open Work Bench to ensure that the project stays on track, budget and on-schedule.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Sr. Business Analyst/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Captured business requirements from the appropriate areas / Subject Matter Experts (i.e. Finance Dept. external clients, etc.) to develop the Business Requirements Document among other specifications.
Ensured integrity and delivery of multiple projects with respect to time, scope, change, risk and resources.
Formed and managed a team of testers to achieve the desired results including hitting milestone dates, developed project plans, managed project timelines, considered costs, marked out all activities and tasks for all roles/responsibilities.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Sr. Business Technical Analyst

Responsibilities:

Captured business requirements from the appropriate areas / Subject Matter Experts (i.e. HR Benefits IT Dept.) to develop the Business Requirements Document among other specifications.
Led requirements working sessions, created requirements documentation, facilitated review meetings of these documents, and obtained approval from appropriate groups.
Collaborated with user interface designers, web developers and system analysts) to refine project requirements/screen mock-ups/prototypes (JustInMind JIM Tool) and determined User Interface / web development alternatives.

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

Business Systems Analyst/ Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Compiled/Managed detailed MS Project Plans, created timing/schedules for all team members for every deliverable in an Agile environment. Maintained CA Clarity Project Manager module for project planning, estimating, resource allocation and time capture.
Documented and transformed business requirements into functional requirements to be used as input to the design and use-cases.