Kesha Brown
Huntsville, Alabama 35816
Cell: 256-***-****
Email: *******@*****.***
Objective
To obtain a business analyst position.
Education
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama
M.S. in Computer Science, May 2001
B.S. in Computer Science, December 1993
Computer Skills
RPG II/III, RPG ILE, Query/400, SQL, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, VISIO, Spool Flex, ASNA,
Turnover Change Management Software, Report Design Aid, Friedman Software, LOGPRO Software,
Mapics ERP Software
Professional Experience
Community Health Systems, Franklin, Tennessee
August, 2013 to August, 2014
RPG Programmer.
Contract. Automate HMS Finanacials and Statistics to Essbase.
Created processes to upload financials and stats from server and posted uploaded data to general ledger.
Created edit reports and maintenance screens. Assisted with hospital number upgrade, QA processes,
creating test scripts for accounts payable, patient accounting, clinical assessment reporting and material
management applications and assisted with resolving issues during user testing.
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc, Huntsville, Alabama
March, 2008 to June, 2013
Mapics Support/Programmer Analyst.
Prepare weekly status reports summarizing project status.
Primary point of contact to implement contractor’s modifications and provide assistance as needed to
contractors.
Attend weekly team meetings in person or via conference call to provide verbal update on projects.
Take meeting minutes and send minutes to all team members.
Identify new processes to automate and make paperless.
Identifies and resolves day-to-day problems.
Manage open issues.
Analyze applications, modify, create programs and QA processes in RPG/ILE, RPG/SQL and Free on the
Mapics system.
Worked close with team members on the ADP HRIS/Payroll Integration project to get data requested to
them in a timely manner.
Assist with WMS implementation.
Worked on the Mapics upgrade project, by identifying all programs and menu options used for my
assigned areas.
Met with users in customer service, procurement, distribution and human resources to learn how they
perform their day to day activites and used these processes to identify how the users would perform these
same functions in Mapics Powerlink R9.
Ensured that all assigned system testing was thoroughly tested and documented, using tool Epak for
Mapics upgrade.
Completed testing with users, review of test scripts and preparing user acceptance forms for user sign off
on testing.
Recreated a new invoice print process and credit memo process from object oriented language to
RPG/ILE.
Wrote process to send accounts payable check information to Wells Fargo Bank in RPG/ILE.
Created new accounts payable check form for Charlotte branch using tool Spoolflex in RPG/ILE.
Created new invoice forms and credit memos using tool Spoolflex.
Wrote process to print payroll checks on plain paper instead of check stock paper in RPG/ILE.
Created the check forms and converted checks to PDF format using tool Spoolflex.
Converted Queries to RPG/SQL programs.
ALL N 1 Fashions, Florence, Alabama
September, 2006 to August 2009
Manager/Owner.
Managed 1 – 3 employees.
Interviewed and hired employees.
Calculated payroll using Quickbooks.
Managed product inventory.
Cinram, Huntsville, Alabama
May, 2007 to February, 2008
Programmer Analyst.
Analyzed, modified, documented applications, created and QA tested program code in RPG/ILE.
Assist with support tickets from users and resolved day-to-day problems.
Prioritized key tasks and projects.
Gathered business requirements through meeting with users and interacting with Project Managers.
Worked with users to clarify requirements and sign off on completed projects.
Attended weekly status meetings to provide verbal update on tasks and projects.
Carrier, Scottsboro, Alabama
June, 2004 to May, 2007
Sr. Business Analyst.
Analyzed, generated, modified and documented applications and QA tested program code in RPG/ILE
and Free, using Friedman software.
Create barcode labels using TLA Ashford software.
Created stock below reorder point reports and warehouse inventory less than safety stock reports in
RPG/ILE.
Created a supply tracking system that track the number of shipments made each month by supplier to
their promised date in RPG/ILE.
Attended meeting to gather business requirements from various Subject Matter Experts for better
understanding of the business.
Worked with users, team members and project managers to accomplish timely release of assignments.
ITC DeltaCom, Huntsville, Alabama
October, 1997 to January, 2004
Application Developer.
Reviewed defined requirements, scheduled meetings to discuss project requirements, analyzed
applications, created design documents, generated and QA tested program code in RPGIII/RPGLE on the
billing system, scheduled and demonstrated completed projects to users.
Created test and deployment plans.
Documented applications and created logical diagrams using VISIO and being available for team
members assistance on projects assigned.
Analyzed customer bills and corrected billing problems.
Ran SQL statements, queries and created reports over call records.
Gathered business requirements through meetings/conference calls with project managers to convert new
customer to current billing system.
Identified and managed project request, implemented customer change requests, tracked and reported
project progress.
Treat Entertainment, Inc. Florence, Alabama
July, 1996 to September, 1997
Computer Programmer.
Analyzed, designed, QA tested, and modified new and existing programs in RPG III on the AS400.
Assisted with day-to-day problems.
Answered system messages. Documented the accounts receivable process. Manufacturing environment.
Colonial Bank, Tuscumbia, Alabama
January, 1994 to July, 1996
Data Entry Clerk.
Keyed and processed installment and commercial loans, new checking accounts and payments.
Corrected customer account file maintenance.