Lead Business Systems Analyst
Reporting / Leadership / Systems Development and Integration / Training
Expertise in reporting, data analysis, and innovative problem solving with
systems to provide upper management accurate control metrics. Broad
knowledge of data warehousing and relational database design to support and
maintain reports for sales and management. Effective motivator and
developer of team members. Detail oriented in research, testing, and
systems implementation.
. Business Objects Universe Design and reporting
. Business Functions Translation for Developers
. Application Development Life Cycle
. Effective in Training and Team Building
. Process Streamlining
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Professional Experience
City of Seattle, Seattle, WA 2007 - 2009
Business Objects Consultant through Ciber, Inc.
Assist Department of Planning and Development in deployment of Business
Objects XI R2 and upgrade to 3.1, which includes creating universes for
several subject areas, replacing ~275 Crystal Reports with Web Intelligence
reports to enhance functionality, and managing rights/permissions of groups
and folders through the Central Management Console. Collaborate with the
subject matter experts to determine data elements and report design, and
data mart team to insure data integrity as well as sound, scalable,
normalized schemes. Data mining to thoroughly validate accurate data
elements, aggregation, and report results.
Washington Mutual, Seattle, WA 2001 - 2006
Senior Portfolio Analyst/Trader (2005 - 2006)
Manage technical support and reporting for the Pipeline Systems and
Reporting group for home loans. Core team member in design,
implementation, and maintenance for pricing variance logic, database,
websites, and all reports. Operational Desk Intelligence reports include:
All Pricing Variance Reports, Trend Pricing Variance Reports, and Special
Rate Lock Notification Reports. Thorough downstream testing for loan
origination system releases.
. Innovated concept and design increasing report accuracy by 20%,
creating subsidy reporting, and identifying additional pricing
variances.
. Streamlined and documented reporting processes that improved
turnaround time from 7 to 3 days, ensured SOX and OTS compliance, and
allowed team to triage requests increasing productivity.
. Created trend reporting that allows senior management to strategically
plan and control pricing variances to secure consistency and
improvement throughout the bank.
. Partnered with upstream and downstream teams to implement PPCA
interactive website delivering centralized data and action venues.
. Developed a workflow system that took team goals and aligned them with
corporate goals ensuring delivery that supported corporate
initiatives.
Business Systems Analyst Senior (2004 - 2005)
Technical support, maintenance, and integration of the Pricing Variance
Report system with multiple data sources. Developed Access database
applications to accurately report, track and query mortgage data. Major
contributor in translating business requirements into web-based
application.
. Collaborated on application development using Rational Unified Process
(RUP) to create a website that eliminated a cumbersome manual process
increasing "real time use" and provided automated reports accessible
from remote locations.
. Selected as team representative during internal audit.
Business Systems Analyst (2003 - 2004)
Participated in the design and development of the Pricing Variance Report
system from data warehouse tables to the Business Objects universe and
reports. Developed ad hoc and operational reporting for senior management.
Designed operational database applications, streamlined processes, and
contributed to systems integration. Built Access database applications to
accurately report, track and query mortgage data.
. Received Kudos Award - employee recognition, 2003.
. Built a reporting system that identified initial pricing error rate of
40% allowing management to set in motion corrective action.
. Deployed Business Objects reporting universe standardizing and
automating reports.
. Designed Access database application streamlining parameter exception
pricing for mortgages.
Portfolio Analyst/Trader (2001 - 2003)
Created database applications in Access for tracking mortgage data.
Developed and maintained numerous relational database applications in
Access utilizing and reporting from data warehouse.
. Streamlined queries/data extract processes that increased productivity
and processing time.
. Implemented macros, VBA, and linked tables increasing processing
speed, accuracy, and standardization.
Amazon.com, Seattle, WA 1999 - 2001
Database Intern
Assisted implementation of Performance Management application (SABA).
Created operational reports using Crystal Reports 8, updated employee
status, helped remote locations troubleshoot installation of drivers, ODBC
connections, and gave general software and technical assistance for new
users.
. Designed and implemented tracking databases that automated manual
processes for all 7 distribution centers.
. Created database for standard operating procedures allowing
efficiencies to be built in and access to be readily available for
trainers.
. Trained users on new database reducing time for ramp up at
implementation.
Belltown Corporation, Seattle, WA 1998 - 1999
Accounting Assistant
Accurate reconciliation of bank statements, vendor statements, daily sales,
and invoices to computer records using QuickBooks Pro. Input payroll and
verified accuracy before disbursement.
Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA 1994 - 1998
Administrative Assistant
Accurate monthly reconciliation of 20 campus budgets. Monitored budget
reports, invoices, and labor reports for discrepancies. Supervised and
instructed new student employees in office policies and procedures.
. Initiated research to resolve discrepancies in budgets saving grant
money and improving accuracy.
. Designed spreadsheet programs for budgets to preventing discrepancies
and data loss.
. Created databases for conference attendees developing information for
marketing and fundraising.
Pacific Chamber Ballet, Edmonds, WA 1998 - 2001
Ballet Instructor
Instructed Intermediate and Advance levels of Ballet, ran rehearsals,
evaluated auditions for solos, assisted in production of annual Nutcracker
and year end performances as well as serving on Board of Directors for
school.
Northshore Children's Ballet School, Bothell, WA 1987 - 1997
Ballet Instructor
Instructed all levels of Ballet, co-designed curriculum and class schedule,
ran rehearsals, created original choreography for annual concerts performed
by 60 - 100 children.
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Education and Professional Development
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration-IS concentration, University of
Washington, Seattle, WA
Associate of Arts and Science; Associate of Technical Arts-Accounting;
Accounting Certificate;
Medical Secretary Certificate, Edmonds Community College, Edmonds, WA
Our Inclusive Workplace
Communication Styles
Teamwork for Professionals
Exploring Change for Team Leaders
Setting Expectations and Delegating Effectively
Technical Skills
Languages: Visual Basic 6.0, VBA, Java using Visual Caf , SQL
Hardware: PCs/Servers, HP printers, scanners and other peripherals
Software/Systems: Business Objects XI R2 and 3.1 Universe Designer, Web
Intelligence reports, Desktop Intelligence reports, and Central
Management Console; Crystal Reports 8; Toad for Oracle 8.5; PL/SQL
Developer; Oracle 8.0 (Saba software); Microsoft Office 2007; Visio;
HTML, FTP Software, QuickBooks Pro