Professional Summary
. Twenty plus years of progressive multi-platform Information Technology
experience
. Certified SCRUM Master (CSM)
. Extensive Systems, Business Analysis and Design
o Case and Client Relationship Management
o Operational and Trust Accounting
o Data Warehousing and Reporting
o Instant Order System & Point of Sale
o Title & Escrow
o Eligibility Determinations (Family Medicaid, Food Stamps, and
AABD Programs)
. Strong Applications Development and Relational Database background
. Excellent Analytical, Presentation, Writing, and Interpersonal Team
Skills
Professional Experience
January 2010 - Present AnalyzeSoft, Corporation
Department of Revenue Criminal Investigative Unit, Juneau AK
As a Senior Business Analyst working on multiple projects simultaneously
designed and documented solutions resolving business or technology related
issues.
. Consulted daily with the Project Sponsor to capture and define both
stated and unstated needs for a new Case Management System that would
be the key tool for the newly formed Criminal Investigation Unit.
After having ascertained and documenting the high level requirements,
a series on consultations with individual investigators was performed.
Research was conducted on approaches in other states, results were
communicated, and analysis performed that included possible changes
and improvements in business processes.
. Created and documented Use Cases and Work Flows. Established "Trusted
Advisor" role with Project Sponsorship, and advised the Clients on
specific solutions with regard to process improvement, priorities, and
alternative approaches. Managed change throughout the Rapid
Application Development process, with a special focus on CIU Policies
- which were being enacted at the same time the Case Management System
was being developed. By addressing business problems as they arose in
the formation of this new unit, was able to translate those issues and
resolutions to the programming team for implementation.
Department of Health & Welfare, Boise ID
. Consulted on a daily basis with the Project Sponsor, key stakeholders,
business partners, and other state and social services organizations
to craft a potential solution that would revamp the 20 year old legacy
daycare application.
. Actively analyzed business needs and processes from multiple state
agencies centering on daycare, child subsidies, and case management.
Performed analysis on existing legacy systems and surveyed other
States' systems and processes identifying Best Practices. This
research also included other Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) systems
to determine best fit for the Department.
Implemented Borland Corporations Caliber and Silk Central, a world class
suite of tools to track business requirements, provide traceability, and
link those requirements to automated test cases used for software quality
assurance and automated testing.
August 2006 - November 2009 TEK Systems, Corporation
Department of Health & Welfare, Boise ID
As Business Systems Analyst implemented software solutions, as well as new
business processes, and eTools that have led to enhanced productivity, cost
savings, and a higher return on investment.
. Documented Business requirements, created Use Cases, and designed a
new web enabled Adult Medicaid Budgeting Application that determines
Client Participation and Patient Liability for Nursing Home and
Extended Services Participants
. Implemented a Business Rules engine that determines real-time
Eligibility for Family Medicaid and Food Stamp Programs
. Designed and implemented a conversion effort moving 58,000 Children
from a Cost Sharing Program to a lower Cost Saving program enabling
the State of Idaho to save over 7800 man hours working over 56,000
Family Medicaid Cases
. Interpret Policy with Stakeholder to develop new programs for Cost of
Living Increases
. Improved SRS ability to provide Customer Service by implementing a
enterprise wide Client Relationship Management program (CRM) that was
customized for the state of Idaho. This was used to provide customer
contact and program associated data and for quarterly reporting.
. Design and construct complex SQL, and ETL Jobs using native PL-SQL, T-
SQL that bridge data from Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and Mainframe
ADABAS sources to Oracle Databases, using both Oracle OWB and IBM Data
Stage
. Conversion of Legacy Data
August 2004 - July 2006 Fidelity National Financial
Senior Business Systems Analyst
As Business Analyst working within the RUP methodology compose Vision
documents, supplemental specification, and Use Cases in the support of a
Global Title and Escrow product. Specific areas include but are not limited
to Operational and Trust Accounting. As representative for the business,
collaborate with Stakeholders, Systems Analysts, Database Architects,
Developers, and QA to promote and release new software and functionality.
Other Daily activities include
. Complex SQL for data analysis (DB2, Oracle)
. Requirements Gathering
. Resolving assigned Incidents or Issues
. Process Definition and Workflow enhancement
May 2002 - August 2004 American Gemological Appraisals
Business Development Analyst
Wrote Business Requirement documents and implemented a Diamond Appraisal
System used to provide an insurance valuation document for both retail and
the diamond trade that is integrated with the three major Gemological
Laboratories GIA, ELG and IGI.
Implementation included but was not limited to writing functional and
technical specifications as well as UI definitions, database design (SQL
Server), and normalization. Designed of a graphical library of loose
diamonds that is presented in Crystal Reports. Utilizing MS Visual Basic
Application built a UI Prototype of application objects that was further
refined as a C++ Multi-User Client Server Application.
August 1998 - May 2002 Elite Information Systems
Product Systems Analyst
Responsible for the development, enhancement, and maintenance of a CRM
application (Apex) that integrated into a financial suite of products in
the Legal and Professional market place.
Responsibilities: Design Specification, Data modeling (Informix & SQL
Server), normalization, and Bug Management, Managing programmers and
support resources.
July 1993 - August19 98 Merle Norman Cosmetics
Senior Systems Analyst
. Designed and integrated an Instant Order System which enables studios
to electronically transmit orders to a centralized mainframe database.
February 1992 - July 1993 Megatronics Networking Group
Senior Systems Engineer
. Networking Integration support and Administration for Novell Netware,
and Banyan Vines Servers
May 1987 - December 1991 American Medical International
Technical Services Manager
. Directed projects that supported or enhanced AMI Hospital Information
Systems including
. Implemented connectivity solutions between Hospital and Physicians
Education and Technical Summary
A graduate of many technical and professional courses underscored by a two
year Certificate program from California State Fullerton.