SUMMARY

Resourceful and driven Business Analyst and Administrator with six years’ experience operating at all stages of the IT project life-cycle – scoping, strategizing, developing, managing, delivering, and supporting front- and back-office solutions that achieve business goals while managing cost and risks. Demonstrated vision for identifying problems and developing solutions independently and in team context. Eager to apply business acumen to deliver value and benefit on the human level for end users, clients, and customers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Stranded Oil Resources Corporation

Unique enhanced oil recovery startup venture aimed at post-tertiary recovery in abandoned oil fields with 100+ employees as core management team directing projects from acquisition to production.

Business Manager (June 2013 – May 2017)

Served under CFO and IT Director to lead numerous technology projects, and directly owned company-wide IT infrastructure configuration, support, and training for 120+ end users.

oLed full migration of company IT to consolidated cloud hosting to Intermedia saving $100K/year with 3 month ROI providing better up time, accessibility, and collaboration

oImplemented and supported enterprise applications including Smartvue, DocVue, OGsys

oOwned and led a wide sweep of tech projects to improve processes and protect company resources – data backup systems and protocols, install of multi-camera security system, user manuals and documentation, training of end users, management of email domains, maintenance of office networking, creation of company intranet, relationships w/ software vendors, change management records, IT helpdesk, cyber security training program, VoIP phone system

Office & Systems Manager (July 2011 – May 2017; concurrent position)

Built out and maintained numerous back office resources during a formative time for an innovative new oil recovery venture started in mid-2011.

oCreated and administered original IT environment, business processes, and policies to enable execution of business objectives

oManaged all IT vendors and resources to provide novel, scalable, and cost-effective solutions across six states and eight offices

oBuilt and updated company website and coordinated with PR for effective brand management

oAuthored and analyzed numerous legal docs including SEC filings, code of ethics, contracts, credit applications, NDAs

oAuthored and administered first equity incentive plan

oOwned company insurance programs and broker relationships; attained great coverage at competitive rates saving ~5% annually

oRan major accounting functions including AP, AR, Bank Reconciliations, payroll, tax forms, vendor maintenance, reports, accruals, petty cash, p-card, expense reports

oCreated budgets and forecasts in the range of $1 million or more

oRan major HR functions including regulatory compliance, employee benefits, company policies, training, development programs

SKILLS

Software & Applications: MS Office Suite, Visio, Project, Adobe Acrobat Pro, QuickBooks, HTML, CSS, VB, SQL, OneDrive, Sharepoint, Access, VMWare, MS Exchange, Citrix, IHS Petra, Oildex, Smartvue, Docvue, OGsys, ManagerPlus Remote desktop, VOIP, Networking, Windows server/OS/desktop, Android OS, iOS

Project & Strategic Management: business planning & strategic alignment, compliance, contract/vendor management, change management, outsourcing management, documentation of resources/timeline/testing/requirements/training, develop & refine workflows, new system/apps deployment, data center admin, cloud hosting, websites, assist with QA/QC

Certifications: Professional Rescuer CPR/AED, Wilderness First Responder, EMT-Basic

EDUCATION

Management Information Systems

Bachelor of Business Administration

The University of Texas at Austin – Aug 2007-May 2011 – GPA 3.6

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

(Internships and work concurrent with school)

Ascend Outdoor Adventures Jan 2011-May 2011

Web admin and lead outdoor guide

Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center Aug 2009-Jan 2011

Lifeguard

Camp Eagle May 2009-Aug 2009

Youth backpacking guide

Law Office of Kenneth Nash May 2008-Aug 2008

Intellectual property legal assistant

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