Management Project

Brendan P. O’Connor

** ****** ******, *** *** Phone: 908-***-****

Jersey City, NJ 07302 Email: ******@*****.***

SUMMARY:

Financial systems and budget specialist with strong business process design, project implementation, and technical expertise.

OBJECTIVE:

Seeking senior business analyst position with a focus in financial systems to facilitate business and operational improvements.

KEY SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGY ABILITIES:

• Business Analysis/Consulting • Technology and Networking support

• ERP/Financial Systems design & implementation • Project Management

• Budget/Forecast analysis • Reporting and analytics

• Business Process Improvement and Training • Supply chain logistics

EXPERIENCE:

VORNADO REALTY TRUST, Paramus, NJ

Financial Application and Budget Analyst (March ’13 – Current)

- Technology project lead on cross functional Budget/Forecasting team

- Development and support for company’s ERP system, financial data warehouse, and expense management system

- Liaison between end-users and programmers for software refinements/upgrades

- Training and hands-on support for new and current employees

- Management of the documentation and testing for SOX compliance

- Development of a company newsletter to communicate latest functionality and best practices

IT Support Analyst (April ’10-Feb ’13)

- Lead support analyst/interim IT helpdesk manager responsible support for over 2,000 employees

- Responsible for training and mentoring new analysts

- Successfully managed and implemented a Citrix portal security project

- Assisted the replacement of the company’s intranet

- Analyzed software solutions and developed business requirements for new enterprise ticketing/incident management system

FIRST QUALITY ENTERPRISES, Hazleton, PA

IT Intern (May ‘09 – Dec ’09)

- Managed and supported over 1,500 wireless devices including: Blackberrys, Cell Phones, Wireless Air Cards, and RSA tokens

- Analyzed and developed a normalization of over 3,000 user’s accounts in Active Directory

- Coordinated third-party vendors for a strategic telecommunication optimization

SANOFI PASTEUR, Taylor, PA

Transportation/Logistics Co-Op (May ‘08 – Jan ’09)

- Logistical support and transportation supplier management for operations that provide highly perishable vaccines and medical products.

- Experience with cold chain (temperature control) logistics, import/export operations, SAP order management, and supplier management.

- Saved the company $300,000 in transportation expenses by coordinating and negotiating a highly-favorable competitive carrier bid

STATE COLLEGE COMMUNITY HELP CENTER, State College, PA

Management Information Systems Association Database Team (March ‘08-May ’08)

- Consulting Team lead for the non-profit Community Help Center in State College. Analyzed the client’s current business processes, and

defined and recommended a database solution that was well received by the client.

PENN STATE - LION LINE, State College, PA

Alumni Caller (Aug ‘07-Dec ’07)

- Sales and marketing to Penn State Alumni

TECHNICAL SKILLS & CERTIFICATES:

Computer: IBM and MAC, ERP (IBS, SAP), Budgeting/Forecasting (ARGUS – Dyna and Realm), Development (ArgoUML, SQL

Server, IBS), Networking/Active Directory, Chrome River Expense Management, Bizflow workflow management, Magic and

Techexcel Ticketing software, MS Project, Paradox

Certificates: HDI Support Center Analyst Certified, A++ Certification

EDUCATION:

The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA

B.S. Management Information Systems (Smeal College of Business), Cumulative GPA: 3.72, Dean’s List ‘06-‘09

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