Susan A. Bemis
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Senior Business/Systems Analyst ... Sales Engineer ... Application
Development ... Training ... Technical Support
Mainframe, Client Server, Mobile Environments
. 10+ years experience in partnering with internal and external business
units to assess and analyze operations and develop strategic,
profitable IT systems and business applications to drive improvements
in efficiency, quality, compliance, vendor management, data
control/integrity, business intelligence and cost containment.
. Partner effectively with internal and external senior managers,
executives, off shore resources, sales, marketing, finance and
technology SMEs to decipher and understand business requirements and
develop and deliver successful, profitable solutions. Exceptional
ability to communicate business and operational requirements to
technical terms, as well as translate technical IT concepts to non-
technical users.
PROFESSIONAL SYCLO, LLC., Hoffman Estates, Illinois
EXPERIENCE: Software engineering & development: design, development,
launch and post implementation support of
applications for hand held PCs. Consulting Division: Start
up national division delivering architecture
and implementation of custom mobile solutions.
Consulting Services Senior Business Analyst/PM
1999 to 2009 Key member of
leadership team to direct start up and operations of a
national consulting division for the design, creation and
implementation of custom mobile solutions working with mid to
large Fortune 500 accounts. Led high profile, critical
consulting projects from pre-sales through development of
custom mobile solutions. Developed business cases and
justifications, led JAD sessions, documented requirements,
presented solutions, assembled teams and led projects through
to close. Acted as a liaison between clients and the technical
team, wrote test cases, and participated in UAT and system
testing. Clients: utility, pharmaceutical, oil & gas,
government, manufacturing, transportation, etc.
Accomplishments: . Performed on and/or lead project teams using SDLC
processes. Documented user
requirements, design documents, data and system flow
documents, traceability matrices, RACI
charts, test cases, test plans and gap analysis.
Extensive knowledge of MS Project, UML, Visio,
and MS Office Suite.
. Consistently developed profitable solutions, through an
exceptional ability to partner with,
understand and facilitate communication between business
and technology teams. Ability to
interact with all stakeholders and level of management as
well as technical team through
exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
. Created a training program for Mobile Application Toolkit;
designed and conducted training
seminars at client and corporate sites. Conducted on-site
training classes for nationwide clients;
highly-interactive seminars, which often led to securing
new consulting projects.
Key Projects: . Pfizer, Project Manager for a full lifecycle CMS,
asset management and inventory system
development: led requirements gathering sessions with
users, assembled a development team
and led all areas of design, architecture, development,
deployment, quality and user acceptance
testing. Authored the Requirements, Use Case, Design, and
Test Cases Documentation. Used
Syclo Agentry toolkit to interface to DataStream backend
using Oracle and XML. 21 CFR Part 11
compliant system deployed to 11 countries and 500 users in
multiple languages.
- Directed upgrade of Pfizer's maintenance system which
interfaced to Tririga using Oracle.
- Created maintenance and asset management system
interfacing to Tririga using Oracle.
. The Nielsen Company, Project Manager: Led team of
on/offshore resources to design and
deploy a data Collection system used in field. Wrote system
using Syclo Agentry toolkit, which
was interfaced to multiple mainframe home grown systems'
backend using SQL Server.
. Maryland Stadium Authority: Managed development of a
facilities management system
allowing users to track maintenance issues & assets
(interfaced to Tririga using SQL Server).
. Princeton University, Project Manager for developing and
deploying Dorm Inspection, Fire &
Safety Round Inspection & Contraband Confiscation
applications, which were interfaced to
Maximo and Princeton's accounting system using Oracle.
. Gulf South Pipeline: Maintenance/pipeline inspection system
interfacing to Maximo (Oracle).
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CLIENTSIDE RESOURCES, INC., Batavia, Illinois
Start up client server consulting firm leading full
lifecycle client engagements. Vast project list in the
design, development and deployment of client server
applications using object-oriented design across
SmallTalk and PowerBuilder.
Chief Consultant/Owner
1995 to 1999
Directed all aspects of sales, account management, finance,
business planning, forecasting,
contracting, pricing, etc. Secured and managed engagements
for small to large business analysis,
custom programming, package support and system integration
projects. Provided operational
and business analysis, created custom programming solutions,
directed all testing and provided
technical support and training. Managed front and backend
analysis on systems to evaluate
system problems, consider options and develop a solution.
Accomplishments: . Sourced, closed and managed contracts with clients
such as American Medical Association,
American Osteopath Association, MCI, CNA and Bank of
America.
.Managed AMA project to convert systems from mainframe to
Client Server (PowerBuilder).
Sourced and secured a team of 10 top technical
consultants.
.Managed clients through entire sales and project life-
cycle, encompassing penetrating account,
negotiations, conducting business needs and ROI analyses,
developing project plan, gathering,
analyzing and documenting business and technology
requirements, system analysis,
technology selection and post implementation support.
CODEWORKS, Chicago, Illinois
Consultant
1994 to 1996
Multi-functional consultant role; managed client engagements
from post sale through project
close-out, including leading SmallTalk development projects;
developed and implemented
conversion, implementation and training plans.
Accomplishments: .Managed entire project lifecycle, including deciphering
and analyzing requirements, creating
project plans and methodology and managing all facets of
development, testing, validation,
deployment, training, support and documentation.
. Clients: Deutsche Bank Chicago, CNA, AMA and Wisconsin
Electric Power Company.
FIRST CHICAGO BANK CORP., Chicago, Illinois
Programming Officer (Global Trade Department)
Responsible for coding and testing programs, using Enfin
(SmallTalk tool) to develop programs
to interface to existing databases using Oracle for various
business units. Provided direct
technical support to users; additional responsibility for
system analysis.
EASEL, INC., Lombard,Illinois
Pre-Sales Engineer
Supported technical sales presentations as a technical
expert interfacing with client IT and
executive leadership teams. Gathered requirements;
developed specs, wrote diagrams, created
documents, assisted in pricing and supported close.
AMERICAN TECH, Holmdel, New Jersey
Technical Support Manager
Managed support team for a suite of purchasing and
inventory applications
JP MORGAN TRUST, New York, New York
Assistant Programming Officer
Led technical staff to develop encryption program for wire
transfer using DES and C++
EDUCATION: BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Lincroft, New Jersey
Associate of Science, Business Administration
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY, Long Branch, New Jersey
School of Business
CERTIFICATION: Project Management Professional, Candidate (PMI)
Certified Business Analyst Professional, Candidate