IT Analyst
Database Management ~ System Migration ~ Security Administration
Portfolio Oversight ~ Technical Architecture ~ Production Support ~ Customer Service ~ Application Development
Qualifications Profile
Accomplished, results-oriented, and highly analytical IT professional, with broad-based experience in application support, project development, and programming within various industries; coupled with solid expertise in systems development life cycle, from initial analysis and conceptual design to implementation, quality review, and enhancement.
Recognized for strategic management approach to supervise high-performing teams, resolve complex technical issues, and implement best practice methodologies, while coordinating team efforts to achieve smooth and productive operations. Skilled at presenting technical materials and product details to diverse audiences and end users at all levels of technical proficiency.
Professional Experience
Covestic, Inc. Chandaler, AZ
Contract ServiceNow Administrator and Developer (Remote Job) May 2018–Present
Work as a contractor at Microsoft and serve as an integral part of the Covestic Team, in charge of maintaining ServiceNow production instance
Contribute in the new development and enhancements to the existing system functionality
Managed various areas, such as incident, change management, service catalog, CMDB and custom solutions using Java Script, HTML and XML when working on this instance.
Choice Hotels Phoenix, AZ
Service Management Engineer ServiceNow Administrator Apr 2017–April 2018
Expertly install and maintain ServiceNow system for Choice Hotels Corporate through application of Agile methodology
Effectively carry out daily system administration functions, which involve security and role development and maintenance
Career Highlights:
Spearheaded the successful establishment of discovery, configuration management database (CMDB), incident, problem, and catalog, from the ground up
Drove several development efforts utilizing ServiceNow scripting and workflows
CGI Chandler, AZ
Temporary Senior Consultant Oct 2016–Mar 2017
Took charge of delivering exceptional ServiceNow system administration services to clients
Executed production support and troubleshooting activities as needed
Led and enforced development efforts in accordance with client request
Nike Portland, OR
Senior IT Service Management (ITSM) Administrator Nov 2013–Sep 2015
Directed the deployment of ServiceNow for the company’s Consumer Digital Technology Group
Designed ServiceNow applications, change management, problem, incident, and service catalog for the first half of 2014, as well as a for the second phase that involved asset management and several external integrations to other applications
Oversaw all facets of system operation for the company’s paging application
Providence Health & Services Portland, OR
Information Services Monitoring Supervisor May 2013–Oct 2013
Spearheaded a group in charge of monitoring network, servers, DBs and applications
Cultivated and strengthened productive relationships with key clients to secure customer satisfaction on monitoring configuration
Career Highlight:
Administered the successful completion of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager migration from legacy systems, which tracked and supervised more than 4,000 servers and multiple SQL Server Databases, Exchange, Lync, SharePoint, and Active Directory in 2014
Lead IT Service Management (ITSM) System Administrator March 2011–May 2013
Efficiently handled all systems activities for Computer Associates IT Service Management Software Suite
Rendered strategic assistance in the deployment of CA Asset Portfolio Management Suite, CA IT Client Manager, and CA Service Catalog products
Received appointment to serve as the technical architect, accountable for the ITSM hardware infrastructure
Lawson Analyst Security Analyst March 2008–Feb 2011
Provided hands-on technical support in managing Lawson enterprise resource planning (ERP) security model and daily production assistance in relation with any security-related incidents
Career Highlight:
Contributed to the significant improvement of HR operations and production support
Earlier Career
EDS Vancouver, WA
Systems Engineer
Robert Half Technology Chicago, IL
Senior Technical Consultant
Kronos, Inc. Schaumburg, IL
Senior Applications Consultant
Baptist Homes of Indiana, Inc. Indianapolis, IN
Director of Information Technology
Freelance, Indianapolis, IN
Independent Consultant Software Engineer Database Engineer
Asovi LLC Indianapolis, IN
Team Lead – Technical Consultants
SBC Dallas, TX
Team Lead – Applications Development
EDS Ft Wayne, IN and Lake Orion, MI
Systems Engineer
Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Minor in Computer Science
Grace College, Winona Lake, IN
Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Systems Engineering Development Program, Ft Wayne, IN
Relevant Coursework: 3 Phase Program with Emphasis in Software Development Life Cycles, and
Technical Training using C and PLI
Professional Development
Certifications
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) V3 Foundation Certification
ServiceNow Certified System Administrator
Training
ServiceNow Scripting (2018)
Orchestration and ServiceNow Service Portal (2017)
ServiceNow Service Mapping
Technical Skills
Programming Languages and Mainframe
SQL (Stored Process and SQL Queries), Visual Basic, C, C++, UNIX Shell Scripting, Batch Files, COBOL, PLI, JCL
Software and Applications
ServiceNow, CA ITSM, Lawson, Crystal Reports, Microsoft Great Plains, Microsoft CRM, Kronos, AAOD, Microsoft Office, Proprietary Company Software (SBC, EDS), inCase Tool
Database
Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and Microsoft Access
Platforms
Microsoft Windows, HP UNIX, Mainframe MVS-TSO, Citrix
Methodologies and Standard Procedures
Electronic Data Systems (EDS) System Life Cycle, Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), Agile and Proprietary Application Development Standards