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OVER 20+ YEARS OF IT EXPERIENCE AS A BUSINESS ANALYST
Extensive experience in performing Business & Systems Analysis, Requirements Gathering & Gap Analysis, Change Request Mgmt. & Document Version Control, Problem Notifications, Defects Re...g & Gap Analysis, Change Request Mgmt. & Document Version Control, Problem Notifications, Defects Resolution, Risk/Impact Analysis & Feasibility Study, Ticket Triage, Issue Resolution, JAD/RAD & Workshops, Scope Creep Mgmt., Business Intelligence, Global Data Warehouse & DataMart Build/Redesign, Data Modeling /Analysis /Mapping/Profiling, Business/Systems Process Analysis & Re- engineering /Redesign, UML Modeling, Use Cases, BRD, FRD, SRD, User Interface Specifications, Reports Analysis /Mockups/Specs, SDLC phases/RUP/ Agile/ Scrum /Waterfall methodologies, Test Cases/Scripts/QA/UAT, Project Mgmt., Leadership skills managing Onsite/Offsite coordination & allocating work efforts, Project Status Reports/Presentations, Templates Creation, Post Production Support & Training Documentation/Manuals. Involved in Data Migration from various Legacy Systems to a Centralized Web-Based System, Data Migration from multiple Systems to one “Integrated” Centralized Platform, and direct System to System Integration.
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Portfolio Projects
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BUSINESS systems ANALYST• swinerton incorporated (Construction Development), Clayton Road, Concord, CA• dec 18 – current
Project Description As a Sr. Business Systems Analyst in BTech Business Technology IT group, I was involved in day-to-day activities including but not limited to: project scope definition/refinement, requirements analysis/elicitation/documentation, business & system process reengineering, data mappings & field logic definitions, creation of communication plan, post go-live support & maintenance plan (including ticket triage, change management, user id provisioning process flows), test cases, defect/change request mgmt. and how to videos & user instructions guides/manuals for various projects with different visions/scopes/budgets/end-goals.
- Managed all meetings coordination efforts&produced all applicable requirementsartifacts for end-to-end system integration projects, (i.e. integrating Project & Contracts data from CMiC to LaborChart, Employee & Certifications data from Workday to LaborChart and Trumpia, Epicor to Workday)
- Sole Owner for managing Enterprise OneMigration toCloud Reporting Environmentand SharePoint Sites Migration to CloudOffice365, including Stakeholder Analysis & Impacts, Scope Definition, Project Planning & Scheduling with milestones, deliverables, & timelines, meetings coordination &communications, creating35+ report specifications & mockups (new & modified), and producing 50+ data extracts in requested reporting formats, prior to E1 system shutdown. Archived 250+ SharePoint Sites to Cloud environment, handled all communication efforts to Site Owners, andcoordinated all migration efforts with 3rd party vendor and provided periodic project status updates to upper management.
- Executed queries, produced Audit data extracts & reports requested by Auditors for Year-end PBC Audits
- Conducted research &analysis to quantify business opportunities and assisted in developing formal recommendations to management. Created Vendor Evaluation template covering all Qs pertaining to implementation strategy, functional, workflows, reports, technical architecture, system integration, & security for Legal department’s Contract Management system evaluation. Managed all vendor and BTech technical team’s meetings, communications, created online surveys and provided status updates to management & stakeholders for decision making. Also created Request for Proposal and evaluated vendor’s proposal in response to RFP
- Produced a set of standard theories, concepts, procedures, techniques, tools & templates for ‘Business Systems Analyst Toolkit’, including creation of all required BSA templates (including examples) for small, medium & large sized projects, along with BSA Overview, Glossary, BSA Basics ppt.and published these artifacts to SharePoint ‘BSA Site’. Also held training/KT sessions to train various groups & departments
- Coordinated meetings & communications w/ Financial Managers and maintained an ongoing FM request list, including system category, issue, status, impact to workflows, front-end screens, back-end data, reports and determined business value & weekly usage hours for projects prioritization
- Created an ‘Active Event List’ via Access database for Accounting Managers to keep up to date w/ weekly/daily to-do items. Also created an Organization HierarchyChart for Accounting Operations teams
- Managed overall MDM (Mobile Device Mgmt.) project, including creation of surveys, employee handbook MDM policies, Wishlist for 3rd party vendors evaluation, rose, bud, thorns and meeting coordination w/ internal technical teams (Security, IT Operations, Integration, Database Admins)
- Created complex functional & technical specifications providing end to end solution requirements &designs, reviewed & validated with business SMEs for signoff/approval, and for use by developers/testers
- Provided effective support of large projects and leadership of small/medium projects, dealing with all relevantissues, often without the guidance of the manager
- Solving business problems and furthers business success by applying IT methodologies, management practices, system development lifecycle and best practicesthrough the definition of high-level solutions.
- Participated in end to end implementation planning including project management, issue & risk management,communication &change management
- Proactively suggested system enhancements to improve efficiencies and support business goals
- Created UML models, use cases, user stories, BRDs/FRDs, process flows, report specifications, context diagrams& charts to provide direction to business groups, developers, designers, 3rd party vendors
- Created Change Request template, handled all work & coordination efforts for all kinds of defects &change requests after post go-live implementation support, i.e. defect mgmt. via ticket triage system, requirements analysis, research, elicitation & stakeholder approvals for CRs, user interface screen mockups, forms data, field naming conventions, screen layouts & data flows, notifications triggers. Validated w/ stakeholder groups & received approval and coordinated CRs work efforts with implementation vendor/s.
- Work with the Business and Platform teams to identify current systemcapabilities & opportunities for process improvements. Reengineered business &system processes including ‘As-Is’ to ‘To-Be’(i.e.approval, notification trigger, job setup, job status changeworkflows). Also createdFinancial & Operational business&system processes from scratch, i.e. Invoice Approval, Owner Billing Process, Owner Contract Approval, Change Order etc.
- Created test metrics, positive & negative test scenarios, test scripts for user interface regression CRP & UAT testing. Reviewed & validated the accuracy/completeness of test scenarios with stakeholder groups & received approval. Walkthrough test cases with developers & testers.Assist ERP systems end-users & testers with data conversion&data validation efforts
- Supported other departments, divisions, and organizations as a liaison to IT. Managed large and more complex projectscoordinating with all groups of stakeholders, management& technical teams
- Created a ‘Requirements Traceability Matrix’ template for tracing requirements forwards & backwards for developers, testers & end-users
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BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYST• SCHOOLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (Schools Construction), East Front, Trenton, NJ • apr 17 – Nov 18
Project Description As a Sr. Agency Management Process Analyst, I was involved in performing business process reengineering acting as a liaison between all Business Units (Program Operations & Central Payment Unit) & Management Information Systems (MIS) to design multiple cross-functional, integrated end-to-end business and system workflows/processes.
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Atlas”, I was the major key player in implementing a new Cogno’s Framework “Express” in TRAMDataMart, & redesigning the old framework 'Digital Revenue Reporting’.
- Performed feasibility analysis, executed SQL queries, data analysis, data mapping and identified data discrepancies in order to provide all the data out of one “integrated” platform (Google’s DoubleClick Publishers), while replacing previous separated sources: Ad Servers (DFP, Freewheel & Burst)
- Re-engineered the business & system processes to provide DFP as a StandaloneSource for all Display&Video data integrations for all Networks (BET & Viacom), Contracted “Booked” data to be sourced from (Ad Front Sybase Database), whereas the impressions on Advertisements “Delivered” data to be sourced from DFP Ad Server only; after TRAMBooked&Delivered data merge processes were performed, revenue calculations were done in ETL processes and stored in TRAM DataMart
- Redesigned the Cogno’s framework and Report Studio front-end reporting tools for Business Intelligence End-Users
- Scheduled the daily reports processing using Cogno’s Scheduler
- Executed live data SQL queries for data analysis/mapping/profiling out of DFP Query Tool& compared DFP data against DTF (Data Transfer Files), including custom targeting level, most granular (hourly created) data
- Applied advanced Excel modeling and data analysis techniques to transform detailed transactional level data into high-level data for financial reports & pivots
- Identified requirements gaps, proposed business logic for derivation of missing fields from new source system, performed data profiling to validate logic functions properly in all possible scenarios, created use cases, reports & pivots depicting new logic with data examples
- Developed a System-wide Data Dictionary with definitions, business logic, TRAM Targeted vs. Current Values
- Performed Impact analysis & made recommendations (Old source vs. New Source) for following: Changes in Data granularity, Data Terminology, Data Processes
- Performed impact analysis & redesigning of 40+ Business Intelligence reports and MRM Freewheel BI Queries (old source system)
- Proposed requirements for Ad Unit & Site, Advertiser & Agency Rollups, and Custom Targeting & Key Values (100+ attributes included)
- Proposed requirements milestones, deliverables, and tentative timelines.
- Verified adherence to project plan, deliverables and due dates accomplished
- Involved in creating & receiving business stakeholder’s signoff on following: BRD, FRD, Use Cases, Reports, pivots & data profiling business rules
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Business analyst/technical writer • NBC UNIVERSAL (Entertainment & Media) ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ • MAy 15 – MARCH 16
Project Description Performed business process re-engineering to restructure the existing business processes, application development procedures, & redesigning the system processes in order to streamline the overall procedures & documentation standards across the NBC’s enterprise.
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