Data Management

NONNA ALTERMAN

**** ************ *** ***. ** E, Brooklyn, NY 11239

Cell: 347-***-****

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PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Accomplished Senior System Analyst skilled in achieving operational efficiency and increasing revenue in a publishing company known as John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Adept in business process improvement, data verification and data analysis. Proven ability to establish effective partnerships and relationships. Seeking an opportunity that will allow my excellent analytical ability, effective communication and collaborative leadership skills to benefit the organization.

Business process improvement

Report writing/generation and analysis Forecasting and planning

SKILL HIGHLIGHTS

Vast experience in expert analysis for inventory systems Strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills

Project management and auditing experience

Versed in providing feedback to management regarding key performance indicators

Proficiency in MS Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint and VBA programming techniques, Dbase, Report Writer, AS400/Query and various PC programs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JOHN WILEY & SONS INC

Hoboken, NJ

Analyst - Quality and Solutions

Executed Data Integrity reports to audit product data quality.

08/2014 to 04/2017

Consistently provided data health reporting to management that highlighted potential issues and identified root causes. Demonstrated proficiency in MS Excel and VBA programming techniques, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Dbase, report writer, and other PC programs as well as AS400/Query programs to accomplish accountability.

Provided management feedback on key performance indicators for Product Data management and suggested areas of improvement.

Boosted company efficiency and customer satisfaction by streamlining processes deemed inefficient. Facilitated training in essential PDM systems to both PDM colleagues and the business community. Analyzed businesses of varying sizes to determine the financial impact of potential investments.

Consulted and advised on changes to workflows to improve and maintain standards of data quality.

Effectively directed and coordinated work for the product life cycle for all global business partners, including data setup, project work related to acquisitions, and new business models.

Identified "bottlenecks" and implemented new and improved processes and policies; led to a cost reduction by 33%. Provided guidance and facilitated training for staff members regarding product life cycle processes as well as general training.

Led cross-functional teams to analyze and understand the operational impacts and opportunities of technology changes. Responsibly ensured quality data was available for mission critical decision making.

Interpreted all data for training needs to highlight issues that prevent data entry errors downstream. Manipulated data using pivot tables, pivot charts and macros.

Identified consistent issues to management that could be caused by business rules or feeds to enable the Quality and Solutions team to address the root cause.

Performed weekly/monthly bulk updates in US CORE based on QA reports utilizing Data Services and QAs output files for inconsistencies.

Proactively made recommendations on implementation plans for new processes, policies, and standards as developed by the Data Governance organization.

Sr. Analyst - Inventory Systems 05/2014 to 07/2014

Accomplished monthly statistical inventory analyses used by divisional Finance and Senior Managers to monitor and control $104M in inventory cost, manufacturing, and paper costs by product line.

Managed the product Maintenance Function and ensured that the title database was accurate and updated timely. Properly identified all sources of data available for analysis purposes and produced on-demand reports to publishing management.

Developed and generated all required queries and analyses from Inventory Accounting and CORE to ensure that data is timely, accurate and relevant.

Analyzed data, detected problems, inconsistencies and unusual trends and followed up for resolution.

Served as a consultant to the user community in resolving issues and instructions on the proper procedures to be followed when updating the products on the title file.

Sr. Analyst - Inventory Systems 11/2011 to 04/2014

Strategically ensured IAS and CORE data integrity: identified and corrected or explained discrepancies or anomalies as soon as possible to their occurrence.

Efficiently ensured that all financial and publishing management received accurate and timely data needed to make sound and informed business decisions; prepared corporate financial statements.

Oversaw Inventory Administration, quickly and accurately identified correct inventory actions and transactions needed for non-standard stock movement and problem resolution.

Appropriately ensured title database integrity and minimized situations that could and did prevent sales, such as lack of sales prices, incorrect statuses and other essential data.

Sr. Analyst - Inventory Systems 07/2000 to 10/2011

Analyst - Inventory Systems 06/1996 to 06/2000

Assistant - Inventory Procurement

ACCOUNTING PROGRAM

Cope Institute, New York, NY

EDUCATION

05/1994 to 05/1996

UNIVERSITY DEGREE: ECONOMICS, ENGINEER-ECONOMIST

University, Gomel, Russia (Equivalent to US Bachelor degree)

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