Anni L. Corley

www.linkedin.com/pub/anni-corley (h) 304-***-****

acpxr0@r.postjobfree.com 304-***-****

POSITION: Technical Writer

EDUCATION: BA: Communications, Minor: Professional Writing, Alderson-Broaddus

College, 1999 – 2003. Summa Cum Laude.

I’ve just completed a year of federal volunteer service with Americorps

SUMMARY:

VISTA, however, my primary work experience has been as a Business

Analyst in RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT . I am experienced with the

major aspects of the software development life cycle (requirements,

implementation, and test), with twelve years of experience in technical

writing in applications ranging from concept to requirements

development, and four years in Independent Verification & Validation

where I performed quality assurance audit and analysis, process

improvement, and co-chaired a Capability Maturity Model® Integration

(CMMI) initiative. Self-motivated, I have consistently grown in awareness

and capability in projects that identify and apply state-of-the-art

technology, modernize business practices, and provide more efficient,

high-quality products and services a capability which has enabled me

to advance rapidly from Technical Writer to Requirements Analyst to

Business Analyst. I am proficient with Life Cycle Management and

System Oriented Architecture. Specialties: Requirements and Business

Rules.

EXPERIENCE HISTORY:

02/14 to 02/15 AmeriCorps VISTA, WV Community Development Hub

Researched and identified food safety and good handling best

practices that lay the framework for the development of a non-

profit aggregation center for farm-to-school food distribution-an

initiative that will provide healthier food options for children and

increased income opportunity for local growers.

Provided standard operating procedures and record-keeping

logs for aggregation center operations. Identified and created

roles and responsibilities of the proposed Aggregation Manager.

To generate buy-in, captured aggregation processes and

communicated those processes via PowerPoint presentation to

the Tygart Valley Growers Association.

Through grant-writing, assisted in raising $60,000 for the

construction and supply of the aggregation center and for other

renovations at The Market Place (a Barbour County farmer’s

market and food hub).

Identified the requirements of a cash register system that

streamlines accounting processes and provides more robust

sales information.

To build The Market Place ‘brand’, used social media to cover

‘just in’ items, new vendor introductions (‘Meet Your Local

Grower’), agricultural-related events, and educational

opportunities, as well as recipes and nutritional information for

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Anni L. Corley

www.linkedin.com/pub/anni-corley (h) 304-***-****

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seasonally available produce. Quadrupled followers within 6

months.

In observance of Martin Luther King’s Day, coordinated tasking

and materials for a volunteer work-group comprised of 25

Alderson-Broaddus University students and staff.

From 01/09 to 01/13 Business Analyst, Dynamic Research Corporation/High

Performance Technologies Group (DRC/HPTG)

Managed and analyzed project requirements of a government

redevelopment project and delivered the documentation to support

implementation and verification of the same.

Identified and developed business rules derived from 9 system

specifications – streamlining and translating business processes to

xml ‘if/then’ statements.

Created/maintained spreadsheets that identified business rule

sources, xml, notification types and messages along with a history of

notes, concerns, missing elements, and solutions.

Recommended process improvements.

W rote/revised test cases, analyzed test results, and verified process

reports through IBM ClearQuest.

Provided quality assurance (QA) review of the Information Exchange

Package Documentation (ILPD).

Prior to my role as Business Analyst, I participated with Platinum

Solutions (now SRA) as a Requirements Analyst on a government

project, researching and analyzing project documentation and

processes, participating in product evaluation, Technical Interchange,

and Integrated Project Team Meetings, and collaborating with Customer

and other stakeholders to determine and develop requirements.

Researched and provided the requirements related to prototype

testing; created use cases; and participated in Requirements

Clarification Review (RCR).

Delivered a performance-based evaluation of name-search software,

the Concept of Operations, the Requirements Management Plan,

and contributed to the development of other system concept

documentation.

Provided input to a winning proposal; reviewed and delivered the

accompanying requirements documentation.

Participated in the proposal’s RCR.

Completed Intro to Business Analysis: Defining Successful Projects

provided through Learning Tree International in Reston, VA.

From 10/07 to 01/09 Management Analyst, CGI Federal

In preliminary efforts toward a government redevelopment effort, I

drafted and delivered the Business Plan and the Concept of

Operations.

W orked with stakeholders to identify existing system processes and

user needs, clarifying and drafting use cases (desired product

capabilities), and maintaining version control of documentation.

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Participated in Program Development Group (PDG) meetings and

discussions relating to the redevelopment effort researching and

identifying project processes and providing process improvement

recommendations.

Identified program metrics and had an active role in meetings with

Project Manager, Section Leads, and PDG to develop and

implement a metrics-reporting process.

Participated in extract requirements and installation plan discussions,

assisted in drafting the Installation Plan, reviewed/ provided

comments and content to the Project Plan, drafted the Risk

Management Plan, and identified processes and metrics related to

risk management.

From 09/06 to 10/07 IV&V Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst, Interim Site Lead, Biometric

Fusion Center, L3 Communications / Service Group

W orked with the Program Manager (PM) on a DoD project to

determine/ recommend/assign tasking to the IV&V team.

Provided QA audits and submitted recommendations for

improvement. Monitored and evaluated the adherence to processes,

procedures, and standards to determine product quality.

Created and provided quality assessment of project process

diagrams.

Verified and validated functionality of biometric system components.

Active IV&V role on the Configuration Control Board.

Developed plans and standard operating procedures.

Analyzed, revised, and provided comments to test reports, plans,

procedures, policies, process flows, and other technical

documentation. Determined whether content was correct, concise,

and presented in logical order; whether arguments led to the stated

conclusion; and whether figures and tables presented meaningful

data.

Submitted weekly department (project) summary report.

Completed Fundamentals of Acquisition Management ACQ101 and

ACQ 201

From 10/03 to 09/06 QA Analyst, Technical Writer, Biometric Fusion Center, Engineering

Documentation Systems, Inc. (EDSI)

Primary steering group member of process improvement efforts

through CMMI implementation.

Completed course in CMMI qualifying as a CMMI Appraiser.

Completed user course in Rational Requisite Pro.

Provided comments and substantive editing to test reports, plans,

procedures, policies, process flows, and other technical

documentation.

Gathered requirements from capabilities documents and other

artifacts ensuring statements were clear, concise, and verifiable.

Charted requirements progress and issues through Requirements

Traceability Matrices (RTM).

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Anni L. Corley

www.linkedin.com/pub/anni-corley (h) 304-***-****

acpxr0@r.postjobfree.com 304-***-****

Provided QA audits following ANSI/INCITS standards of image

quality, analyzed data and made recommendations for improvement.

Identified sequence of events for development of process diagrams;

maintained Configuration Management of same (via SharePoint).

Verified and validated functionality of biometric system components.

Drafted weekly Department (project) Summary Report.

Facilitated meetings through invites, agendas, and meeting minutes.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Editor/Co-Editor, Battler Columns, Alderson-Broaddus College, 2001-

2003.

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United States Navy/Radioman 2 Class (E-5)

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE: Microsoft Office, Rational RequisitePro/ClearQuest

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