WILLIAM JEFFERSON
770-***-**** (H)
Lithonia, Georgia 30038 770-***-**** (C)
*.************@***.***
www.linkedin.com/pub/william-jefferson/3/430/b18/
Business Analyst/ Project Manager/IT Application Architect
A bottom line driven IT professional with 10+ years of combined business
process management, project management and business/systems requirements
analysis, application design, technical support engineering and testing in
a software development lifecycle environment. Experience supporting the
development, maintenance, and implementation of mechanized systems.
HIGHLIGHTS . As System Requirement Release Architect, managed planning
and analysis of over a thirty-five
Million dollar access gateway project.
. Conversant with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and compliance
approval processes.
. Recognized by BellSouth Network Vice President for
contribution to success of writing and transforming
telecommunications system interface industry mapping
initiative.
. Reduced department budget 20% by recommending and defining
standards and consistent processes for System Requirements
Management Team.
. Acknowledged for innovation of application business/system
requirements percent completion tracking and reports system
for the Accenture/BellSouth Telecom service orders into
production.
. Acknowledged for Accenture/BellSouth CMM Level 3 process
advocate and Best Practices.
. Broad based user application software package skills
including DOCUMENTUM, PRISM, Windows 2000, NT, XP, CCC
HARVEST, CALIBER-RM, DOORS, NIKU/ CLARITY, MS ACCESS,
SHAREPOINT, WORKBENCH, Test Director, FILENET/P8, REM,
CM/PM, VPN, REMEDY, MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE(Word, Excel,
Power Point, Access, Visio, Project)
. Exceptional command of operating systems, tools,
applications and platforms including ORACLE, XML SCHEMA,
TERA-DATA, SQL, ESSBASE, HP, SUN, SOLARIS, FTP, TCP/IP, EDI
& IMS, MVS-OS 390, OS MVS- JES2, IBM ISPF/TSO, CICS, UNIX,
DB2, SQL- SPUFI, JCL, FLEX, CONNECT DIRECT, INFORMATICA
EDUCATION B.S. Accounting/Computer Systems in Business, St. Leo
University, St. Leo, FL, 1990
PMI/PMP PMBOK Training, Technology Center Inc., Norcross, GA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
3/05 -Present Real Estate Property Management/ Sales, Neshamah
Investments Phase I LLC
> Sole responsibility is to maximize return on real estate
investments and minimize risk. Investments are pursued
based on market analysis to determine current and resale
property values along with estimated costs of rehab and
resale.
> Identify real estate opportunities such as foreclosures,
bankruptcy, tax liens, auctions and HUD.
> Determine property value by analyzing homes in the market
area through on site visits and computer generated
comparisons.
> Purchase distress property and oversee rehab projects for
the purpose of sale or managing rental property.
9/09 - 9/11 Business Analyst, State of Georgia Department of
Labor
> Worked with clients on teams to gather business
requirements and translation into detailed traceable
functional design specifications for applications to be
developed or maintained.
> Wrote business requirements for the front-end web system
per the US Department of Labor guidelines. Conduct
interface impact analysis and make recommendations.
> Prepare and document Functional and Technical Design
specifications in adherence to the standard Client
methodology.
> Responds to and performs impact analysis, run SQL queries
for validation of error conditions on requests and assist
with estimates.
> Worked with how Business Objects works (performance,
architecture, best approach), and help design user
interface inputs to test planning and execution.
11/07 -5/08 Project Manager, NextGen Information Services/AT&T Services,
Atlanta, GA
> Managed Business Intelligence/Retail Data Warehousing
Customer Markets DISH projects. Responsible for the team
understanding of the enterprise business system and
industry. Directed application teams through the release
software development lifecycle (SDLC)
PRISM, and change control processes.
> Tracked and ensured projects were completed on time and
within budget, met all established quality requirements and
earned customer delivery approval.
> Scoped, planned, estimated, scheduled, and implemented
funded projects with development teams and business unit
customers.
> Monitored, analyzed, and evaluated system performance to
ensure appropriate and efficient use of applications.
Established breakdown structures for projects.
> Directed activities involving data transformation, data
modeling and design, impact analysis, gap analysis, joint
system application interface agreement documents (JAD, JIA,
SLA ), testing, and run SQL queries for validation of
defects and change management control.
6/07-11/07 Application Support, Comcast Cable Communications,
Alpharetta, GA
> Troubleshooter and online support for Broadband high-speed
Internet and VOIP users.
> Responded to e-mail inquiries and user access security
administration covering a full range of user services.
Investigate system user interface issues and run
diagnostics for resolutions.
> Served as a liaison for Comcast High Speed Internet (CHSI)
gathering product business requirements. Coordinated
interdepartmental communications.
> Tagged advanced PC/CHSI/phone/e-mail/modem and router
problems to technical support group when appropriate.
Tracked problems in a Remedy trouble ticket system.
3/07-6/07 Project Manager, Preferred Resources/ State of Georgia
Technology Authority, Atlanta, GA
> Coordinated Oracle-based applications with project team
while working for the Executive Project Director of State
Automated Child Welfare Information System project.
> Defined and prioritized project estimates, plans, managed
vendor deliverables and budgets. Controlled schedules,
resources and risks.
> Guided decision stakeholders in achieving project goals and
objectives.
> Assessed project variances, gathered metrics, developed and
implemented changes as necessary to ensure specified scope
was within time, cost, and quality objectives.
3/99 - 3/06 Application Architect & Release Project-Program Manager,
Accenture/Bellsouth, Atlanta, GA
> Managed or participated as a contributor on ENCORE
enterprise service order management application teams for
SOW (Statements of Work) approved projects: OSS99, DSL,
ELMS6, NPX, Number Portability and Line Share. Involving
over 21 major releases supporting applications LSR, SOG,
LSOG, LENS, LEO, PRE, DDC, Pre-Order and CSR for the
CLEC's.
> Managed or participated in application teams throughout the
software release development lifecycle (SDLC) in a CMM
Level 3 best practices methodology and change control
processes.
> Ensured project issues were resolved, delivered on-time
schedules, within budget and final product met business,
functional, technical, and established quality system
requirements.
> Participated in activities involving user business
requirements gathering and converting to traceable system
requirement specifications including conceptual design,
data modeling, application interface design architecture
(JAD, JIA, SLA) activities, conduct interface impact
assessments, estimating, impact gap analysis, offshore
process knowledge transfers.
> Reviewed and approved vendor business system requirement
deliverables, testing and defect change management control
of applications.
> Served as CMM process and best practices advocate for CMM
Levels 1, 2 and 3 for the organization's departmental
certification.
5/90 - 11/98 Business Systems Analyst, Application Architect-
Engineering R&D Division, Lucent Technologies/ IBM & AT&T,
Atlanta, GA
> Managed order supply chain and asset contract systems for
new mechanized distribution and transportation system
projects, daily operational support and multiple aspects of
system administration.
> Liaison for system users, vendors and programmers resolving
operating issues.
> Supported transportation systems via table maintenance,
data extraction, data integration, business user
requirements, file transfer, system data design, conduct
interface impact analysis and data mapping, system finance
and forecast demand studies, investigate error conditions
using SQL-Spufi queries for validation, ad hoc reporting,
production report development, help desk and
implementation.
> Negotiated, documented & managed the implementation of
major release enhancements to mechanized systems;
coordinated & directed testing, on-site installation
support and user acceptance management.
> Managed and monitored computer room operations, telecom-
processors, peripherals, systems interfaces, scheduled job
starting, shutdown, IPL, error condition investigation
reporting and system resource balancing for
upstream/downstream mainframe and client server operating
systems ensuring accurate reporting, maximum performance
and operations.
> Lifecycle tracking, asset contract provisioning analysis,
and financials of product and order/spec/item information
data flows for technical disciplines such as Toll Terminal,
Broadband, DACS, High Frequency, Light Guide, Satellite
(wireless), Cable, PBX / 4E and 5E.