Tristan Boughton
*** **** ****** ******, *** *, Leesburg 20176
Telephone: 571-***-****
Email: *********@*****.***
Professional Profile
Highly experienced and motivated technologist with extensive experience
delivering on large scale IT projects designed to promote business growth,
increase productivity, reduce costs and strengthen competitive advantage.
Demonstrates a full knowledge of all stages of the project management cycle
from planning through to post installation support and a proven track
record of delivering on time and within agreed budgets. A strong
communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, confident at dealing with
a diverse range of individuals including suppliers, internal stakeholders
and high level senior management and skilled at building strategic partner
relationships to seamlessly deliver solutions. A natural leader, who
effectively manages and directs teams while working to tight deadlines.
Objective
Looking for a new career challenge, making use of strong creative and
technical abilities within a forward thinking and dynamic organization
offering opportunities for further learning, development and advancement.
Career Summary
Oct 2013 - BUSINESS AND INTERNAL PROCESS ANALYST
Present
SRA International, Inc., Veteran and Military Health
Solutions, VA
Working on a large systems integration project; integrating and updating
eBenefits, the Stakeholder Enterprise Portal (SEP) and VDC Software as a
Service (SaaS) systems for the management and processing of Veterans
claims, including integrations with other systems (DEERS, VLERS, etc.)
Creating and documenting key businesses processes and business and
technological requirements for handling Veterans personal contact
information update functionality, including documentation in user stories,
use cases, and activity diagrams
Maintaining requirements documentation in accordance with governmental
standards and all test cases, user guides, change requests and other
relevant technical documentation
Assisting with all phases of the testing process, including unit,
integration, regression, and user acceptance testing
Supporting multiple implementation and integration teams throughout the
software development lifecycle
Advising program management on Agile Scrum best practices, development
process implementation and process improvement
Providing thought leadership on multiple facets of Agile methodologies and
processes
Managing relationships with multiple groups of stakeholders, business
owners and subcontractors
Jun-Sept 2013 BUSINESS ANALYST CONSULTANT
Teracore, Inc., Washington DC
. Planning and implementing a help desk support system including all
relevant policies, processes, and procedures for the Execution
Performance Invoice Consolidation (EPIC) Software as a Service (SaaS)
financial management system including: identification of support volume
and trends, resourcing and reporting needs and issue tracking systems
and processes
. Performing system administration tasks for the EPIC system such as new
user access setup and training and data management and clean-up
. Effectively developing and maintaining system and help desk standard
operating procedures
. Conducting comprehensive training sessions for all new system users
. Comprehensively documenting all standard operating procedures, user
documentation and training materials to ensure proper procedures are
upheld as systems and support functions grow
. Providing thought leadership on multiple facets of Agile methodologies,
specifically, requirements elicitation, change management and testing
Feb-Jun 2013 BUSINESS ANALYST/MEMBER OF THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF
SRA International Inc. / Veteran and Military Health
Solutions, VA
. Working on a large systems integration project; integrating and updating
eBenefits, the Stakeholder Enterprise Portal (SEP) and VDC Software as a
Service (SaaS) systems for the management and processing of claims
. Creating and documenting all key businesses processes and requirements
for the project including developing and maintaining a requirements
specifications document in accordance with governmental standards and
all test cases, user guides, change requests and other relevant
technical documentation
. Contributing to the design of new systems to allow compatibility with a
variety of mobile platforms
. Supporting multiple implementation and integration teams throughout the
software development lifecycle
. Advising on program management for Agile Scrum best practices,
development process implementation and process improvement
. Providing thought leadership on multiple facets of Agile methodologies
and processes
. Managing relationships with multiple groups of stakeholders, business
owners and subcontractors
Jul 2012-Feb IT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
2013
IBTS Ashburn, VA
. Leading a transition from Waterfall to Agile software development
methodology including developing and implementing new policies and
processes and serving as Scrum Master; championing organizational change
to a high quality, more efficient system
. Managing a large cross-functional team, overseeing process and task
compliance levels
. Working closely with internal stakeholders to determine the direction of
software development and process improvement projects; gathering and
documenting requirements and user stories, prioritizing development
projects and team tasks and managing client expectations
. Contributing to the analysis, design, development, testing and
implementation of SharePoint 2010 based mobile Software as a Service
(SaaS) applications for multiple platforms including Andriod, iOS, and
Windows Mobile
. Liaising with help desk, network and service administrators and service
area managers to provide Tier 3 support and development for live
applications
. Communicating project updates and reports to senior management in a
timely manner
. Developing and monitoring project metrics and applying appropriate risk
management
. Significantly enhancing UAT processes providing customers with
comprehensive system test plans, and steps for documenting results and
tracking bugs
Sep 2011-Jul MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
2012
Blackstone Technology Group, VA
. Development Team Lead overseeing a team in the delivery of a CRM and
SharePoint based Software as a Service (SaaS) case management and
analytics system for US Citizenship and Immigration Services
. As Lead Analyst, responsible for effectively managing client
relationships and their expectations and providing the sole point of
contact in requirements gathering sessions
. Analyzing complex client business processes, performing complex gap
analysis, documentation of functional specifications, and designing,
configuring, and testing Microsoft Dynamics CRM solutions
. Conducting internal unit testing, managed bug triage and resolutions,
and guided user acceptance testing
. Developing clients' understanding of systems by conducting workshops,
delivering onsite and virtual training sessions, and creating user-
friendly training materials
. Conducting internal unit testing, managing bug triage and resolutions,
and guiding user acceptance testing
. Overseeing the management of the deployment checklist for functionality
developed by sub-team and acting as the main point of contact for
questions regarding setup, configuration, and development design
. Playing a key role in the delivery of the first release of the new
customer care and case management system and contributing to the
effective development of a UAT process, ensuring software met
established requirements
Jun 2008-Sep BUSINESS ANALYST
2011
InScope International Inc., VA
. Working across functions and projects supporting the development of
corporate applications (server, client based, and Software as a Service
(SaaS) based applications) and reporting tools and facilitating the
success of data center management, software deployments, equipment
upgrades and related services
. Effectively managing relationships with customers vendors
. Leading IT procurement and advising on budgets and purchases
. Setting up and administering user accounts and conducting training with
key stakeholders
. Playing a critical role in establishing project management organization
including creating new policies, processes and procedures and
facilitating CMMI Level 2 accreditation
. Developing an automated contracts and project management system in MS
Dynamics CRM, leading the legacy migration and championing the system
rollout and adoption
. Consulting with Freddie Mac, keeping project teams and leadership
apprised of metrics involved in the migration of seller services to a
new service loans application
. Conducting market research and presenting a comprehensive business case
for moving to a new applicant tracking system and human resources
information system, before successfully implementing these systems
including developing custom reporting and training internal teams
. Streamlining business processes by developing an automated procurement
and inventory management system and reporting system, along with
associated monitoring and tracking tools
. Leading requirements gathering sessions and developing a new help desk
and issue tracking system
. Coordinating a migration from SharePoint 2007 to 2010 and providing
users with an updated employee portal
. Spearheading the research, analysis, and implementation of a ConnectWise
PSA system
. Lead the redesign and migration of the company portal from SharePoint
2007 and 2010.
Key Achievements:
. Recognized for outstanding leadership potential and accepted into an
organizational Leadership Development Program
Professional Certifications
. Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrum Alliance, Dallas, TX, 2012
Education and Qualifications
Bachelor's Of Science in Business Management and Systems 2008
Key I.T. Skills
Languages: CSS, HTML, XML, SQL, VB.NET, ASP.NET, C#.NET, Ajax,
JavaScript, PHP, Ruby on Rails, VBScript
Packages: MS SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) 2005/2008,
OmniGraffle, MS Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint,
Word, Visio), Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Dynamics CRM, MS
SharePoint 2007/2010/2013, MS Team Foundation Server (TFS)
2010, Alfresco CMS, DotNetNuke, Drupal, WordPress, Adobe
Dreamweaver, Bugzilla, Subversion, TeamPage, TWiki, MS
Project, MS Project Server, MS Visual Studio 2008/2010,
OpenProject, Atlassian JIRA, Atlassian GreenHopper for
JIRA, Atlassian Confluence, ConnectWise PSA, Akken
Staffing, iCIMS Talent Platform, Humanic HRMS, Mangrove
HRM, Orange HRM, PeopleSoft, TribeHR, Software as a Service
(SaaS), MOTU Digital Performer, Finale, Avid ProTools,
Apple Logic Pro, Native Instruments sample libraries, Bias,
Audacity
Databases: MS SQL Server 05/08, MS SQL Server 05/08 Business
Intelligence Development Studio, MySQL
O/S Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Windows (XP, 7, 8, Server
2003/2008), Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile
Interests and Activities
Currently Adventure races and long distance running, writing and
include: recording music
References are available on request