JOHN E. BECK

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PARSIPPANY, NJ ***54

CELL: 201-***-****

EVENINGS: 973-***-****

ab5zc3@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Proactive and perceptive BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST / PROJECT MANAGER with demonstrated success in delivering on time and within budget results through strategic team focus and extensive hands-on experience in defining and directing complex technology projects. Expertise in identifying client / customer requirements, managing the systems development life cycle (SDLC) methodology, and utilizing project management tools and techniques. Strengths in guiding cross-functional, multi-cultural teams through all aspects of processes and procedures, maximizing investment in existing technology products through innovation and training.

Project Management Expertise

- Risk Identification and Management

- Project Scope and Activity Definition

- Project Management Plan Development

- Activity Duration Estimation Planning

- Cost Analysis and Control

- Project Time Reporting and Quality Control

- Resource Planning

- Communications Planning

- Project Execution and Control

Functional / Technical Capabilities

- Business Process Analysis

- System Conversion / Integration

- Functional and Technical Specifications

- Business Requirements

- Development and execution of Test Plans and Scripts

- Application development in MS Access / MS Excel with Interfaces to ERP Applications

- Joint Application Development Sessions

- Client and System Documentation

TECHNICAL SKILLS

- ERP Platforms: SAP, Oracle (SQL)

- Applications: OS, ISPF, TSO / SPF, TCP / IP, DB2, DOS, UNIX, Windows XP / 2000 / NT, SAP, PVS Tracker, AS400 Sort / Sync-Sort, MVS / JCL, CICS, Sales-Net, Siebel CRM

- Languages: ABAP, COBOL, DYL280, HTML, SQL, PL / SQL, VB, VBA

- Software: Masterpiece Suite (CA), MERCATOR Data Conversion, Millennium Suite (MSA / D&B), MS Office Suite, MS Project, MS Access, MS Word, MS Excel, Visio, Siebel CRM

CAREER SYNOPSIS

EXPRESS SCRIPTS / MEDCO HEALTHCARE, Franklin Lakes, NJ 2007 - 2013

PROJECT MANAGER / SENIOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST / TECHNICAL CONSULTANT

Defined Customer Requirements consistent with Health Insurance Plans or Corporate Dictates focusing on Bidirectional Data Exchange and Network Communications Protocols. Led Technical Consulting Team for Consumer Driven Healthcare predominately in a virtual environment.

- Determined and implemented Client / Vendor relationships, working with multiple vendors and partners towards successful product implementation.

- Integrated specialized application products dealing with Consumer Driven Healthcare, enabling rapid and thorough response to Client, Vendor and Governmental inquiries.

- Coordinated project activities relative to overall strategic and tactical plans, ensuring timely completion.

- Created and directed Quality Assurance Test Plans and validation, focusing on adjudication of pharmacy and medical claims consistent with Health / Pharmacy Plan requirements.

- Identified issues and provided resolutions in accordance with corporate service level guidelines.

- Applied and enforced accepted Project Management Standards, providing complete and thorough implementation of over 200 Pharmacy Benefit Plans per year with a 163% performance improvement over previous years.

- Aligned diverse skill sets to projects / objectives at hand by drawing on strengths of team members, improving overall productivity of internal and off-shore resources by more than 60%.

- Influenced corporate thinking towards adaptation of sound practices, enhancing quality assurance and product delivery.

- Developed Technical Training Program for off-shore support teams for primary product line in a virtual environment, enabling creation of test case scenarios and test plans overnight during high volume season.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT, NY / NJ 2004 - 2006

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT / TECHNICAL BUSINESS ANALYST / EDUCATOR

Provided ongoing Business Development focusing on technical business analysis, requirement definition, project management, auditing and education in project management fundamentals, quantitative / qualitative tools and techniques for project management, and project and time data collection techniques.

- Led Customer Relationship Management implementation of Sales-Net for major Northern New Jersey Construction Entity, unifying internal sales forces towards common objectives.

- Automated several Accounts Payable / Accounts Receivable Integrated Financial Systems and Management Reporting through financial systems planning and control and collaborations with CFO.

- Subcontracted to teach Project Management Quantitative Tools and Techniques for top Consulting Firm, Time Management at William Paterson University Graduate School, driving expansion to other graduate institutions.

- Consulted on SAP FI-GL and FI-CO implementation for Fortune 50 Consumer Products Company, drafting configuration outlines for product manufacturing and costing. Validated Functional Specifications against Business Plan, resulting in seamless integration of 50 individual business entities.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PEARSON TECHNOLOGY

PROJECT MANAGER / SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST, Old Tappan, NJ

MANAGER, Application Systems, Financial Systems, Old Tappan / Englewood Cliffs, NJ

SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST, Financial Systems, Englewood Cliffs / Old Tappan, NJ

MANAGER, Financial Reporting, Englewood Cliffs, NJ / New York, NY

GL ASSOCIATES, Jersey City, NJ

SENIOR CONSULTANT / BUSINESS ANALYST

THE MENNEN COMPANY, Morristown, NJ

SENIOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST

ACADEMICS AND AFFILIATIONS

- AAS, Information Systems, City University of New York

- Project Management Certification Program, William Paterson University

- Project Management Institute (PMI)

- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

- New Jersey State Certified Teacher

- Veteran, United States Navy

- The Patton Museum Foundation

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