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Certified Business Analyst

Location:
Jacksonville, FL
Posted:
December 20, 2017

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Agostino Minasola, CBAP, CSM

***** ***** ******** ***** *****

Jacksonville, FL 32224

904-***-****

Highlights:

Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) thru the International Institute of Business Analysts

Certified Scrum Master thru the SCRUM Alliance

Lead business analyst in replacement of legacy systems to Oracle Merchandising Suite

Lead business analyst in Supply Chain effort to shift from direct-to-store to cross dock shipping with cross functional impacts saving $40 million annually

Implemented a process and software enhancement to improve the efficiency of purchase order creation, resulting in a 7 hour per order savings

Streamlined integration of previously manual financial processes, improving financial reporting accuracy and efficiency, reducing shrink and improving the company bottom line

Created and maintaining a business analyst center of excellence through training and education, using industry best practices

Experience:

Over 10 years as an IT Business Analyst professional

Over 30 years in Retail Planning, Allocation, Replenishment and Purchasing with major retailers

Knowledge and use of Agile Methodology and tools

Coordinates business and IT cross-functional teams to develop business requirements using industry and internal best practices

Leads project efforts to elicit, analyze, design and communicate audience-specific requirements

Facilitates and presents project kickoffs, SCRUMs, requirements gathering, elicitation and approval sessions

Change management facilitator using industry best practices

Produces professional quality work products such as process flows, use cases, screen mockups, business requirements and functional/system specifications

Proven experience developing, improving and streamlining processes to meet established goals and objectives

Proven track record managing all aspects of multiple large scale and cross functional projects, requirements gathering, use case documentation and multiple, simultaneous efforts

Outstanding communicator, presenter and facilitator

Understands hybrid and handoff roles to meet deliverables of a specific project, for example, assuming QA manager responsibilities during a critical project juncture

Creates test plans, strategies and scenarios and oversees UAT

Raises important questions requiring thoughtful decision making in order to improve project delivery and effectiveness

Creates organizational relationships to foster cooperation in solving complex issues

Concrete understanding of all product management aspects that drive value from their products.

End to End Project delivery lifecycle involvement, from sponsorship and a charter, through define, build, test, deployment and warranty

Proficiencies:

SQL queries for data analysis and MicroStrategy for reporting

MS Office products including Excel (expert), Word, Power Pont and Visio

Collaboration software including JIRA,HP QC, Microsoft Teams

SharePoint, BrightWorks, AS400, EDI

Oracle suite of merchandising systems, including RMS (foundation), Planning (MFP), Allocation, MDO (mark down optimization), RPM (mark down execution), E3 (replenishment)

Strong analytical skills, excellent problem solving skills, high level of critical thinking

Proven leadership abilities including ability to share knowledge, resolve conflict and create consensus

Logical, clear and concise written and verbal communication skills

Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills

Strong troubleshooting abilities to get to the source of problems and think critically regarding possible solutions

Career:

Steinmart

Senior Business Analyst- 2007-present

Documents requirements, defines scope and objectives, and formulates systems to parallel overall business strategies

Serves as advisor for lower level IT Business staff

Demonstrates innovation when evaluating the business implications of technology solutions

Serves as primary contact and technical advisor to stakeholders

Uses requirement gathering techniques to help design, modify, develop and write requirements and specifications of software programming applications

Follows established standards as well as software development and project management lifecycles

Understands business needs, processes, nomenclature and concepts to formulate clear and thorough requirements

Senior Merchandise Planner 2002-2007. Executed strategic vision for key corporate and department objectives. Delivered localized assortments that drive tangible business impacts, Led integrated BI solution project teams, developed and standardized still in use analysis and reporting.

Senior Planner, Allocation Manager 1984-2002 Retail Planning and Allocations for multiple retail establishments including Macy’s, Casual Corner, County Seat and Limited. Proactive monitoring of on-going business performance and adjustment in-season plans at different levels of the hierarchy to improve analysis at global/regional level and across markets, channels, classes, etc. Led training, standardized processes and tool initiatives for all planning activities to increase efficiency and accuracy.

Memberships

Member International Institute of Business Analysts

Member of SCRUM Alliance

Sitting Lean Black Belt Professional

Member of Oracle Special Interests Group (SIG)

United States Soccer Retired Professional Referee



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