Executive Summary:
Passionate detail-oriented information technology professional with expertise in information securities, banking, aerospace, engineering, government, operations, and military sectors. Excel in analyzing business needs, developing requirements, composing technical documentation, facilitating, and in planning, initiating, directing, training, and managing resources. Possess excellent time management and communication skills with strong ability to deliver high quality projects on time and within budget.
Technical Competencies:
QuickBase, MS Project
PCI DSS and NIST compliance
Mortgage governance
DB development, data mining
SQL Server, SQL query language
SharePoint, SAS and NT platforms
MS Office Suite, Visio, various
Captivate, Articulate, Lectora
Macintosh OS, various programs
Experience:
Elephant Insurance (contractor) Jul 2015 – Dec 2015
Business Systems Analyst
Operated in the capacity of an IT Compliance Analyst for information security officer and lead for the documentation effort to implement Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance within the IT department
Partnered with IT infrastructure, systems administration, system developers, web team, support team and information security to analyze security protocols and implement new security controls as deemed necessary to ensure PCI compliance in conjunction with NIST standards
Collaborated with stakeholders to align technology solutions with business strategies
Developed security policies and standards based on best practices and PCI compliance
Utilized QuickBase project management tool for project tracking
Altria Client Services, Inc. (contractor) Apr 2015 – May 2015
Project Lead, Business Process Analyst
Short-term IT consulting project with the Altria Client Services division to initiate the first phase of client services information system research and development data flow analysis project
Analyzed business process maps to determine data flow in relationship to applications and systems
Considered use cases to determine data flow
Examined upstream and downstream network traffic
Created data flow diagrams (DFDs) and developed MS Visio data flow proof of concepts (POCs) for product modification
Created a data dictionary and generated project plan and weekly status reports
Assisted with generating project analysis, observations and recommendations for proceeding to the second project phase
Town & Country Sales and Management (contractor) Feb 2015 – Apr 2015
Business Analyst
Analyzed processes and data management to implement improvement to assist in increasing revenues
Educational Studies Sept 2013 - Feb 2015
Studied Cisco systems, SQL Server 2012 and system security
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. Sept 2012 – Aug 2013
AVP, Business Process Manager, Business Analyst
Project lead for mortgage default projects that applied Project Management Life Cycle principles and utilized Lean Six Sigma methodologies
Participant of vendor management team that established a new loan servicing system deployment strategy
Partnered with stakeholders and SMEs within all mortgage default departments to include bankruptcy, foreclosure, quality assurance, loan servicing, underwriting, and REO to develop processes
Ensured compliance with federal and state regulations and business practices; facilitated change management for process and system improvements
Performed solution assessment and validation to identify gaps and risks and implemented performance benchmarking
Developed procedural documentation, created MS Visio data flow diagrams (DFDs) and managed technical writing team
Designed and facilitated skill enhancement sessions for team and process improvement training for department
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. (contractor) April 2012 – Aug 2012
Business Analyst
Interacted with mortgage default stakeholders and SMEs to analyze processes
Ensured adherence to regulatory requirements and business practices
Developed procedural and technical documentation and coached teammates on procedural writing
Capital One, Canadian Fraud Call Center (contractor) Mar 2011 – Apr 2012
Business Analyst
Partnered with Canada fraud call center stakeholder and the training SME to analyze client knowledge requirements
Formed focus groups to identity current training strengths and weaknesses and developed strategies for customer relationship management (CRM)
Designed scenario assessments to gather statistical data for management to determine training effectiveness
Managed vendor for training simulation component to ensure accuracy and that deadlines were met
Created training simulation storyboards for vendor and developed blended learning based on Kirkpatrick’s four-level training evaluation model and proprietary model within an agile environment
SunTrust Mortgage, Inc. (contractor) Jan 2010 – Nov 2010
Business Analyst, Instructional System Designer
Partnered with mortgage default stakeholders to assess learning objectives for teammates
Analyzed processes to identify gaps and risks and recommended areas for change management
Managed vendor to produce web-based training (WBT) to ensure accuracy and that deadlines were met
Created training storyboards for vendor, instructor-led training (ILT) and procedural documentation
Capital One, U.S. Fraud Call Center (contractor) Sept 2009 – Dec 2009
Business Analyst
Collaborated with U.S. fraud call center escalation team SME to analyze training needs
Gathered business requirements to determine fraud team training needs and system requirements and processes
Assessed current training techniques to identify gaps, risks and processes to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations and business practices and initiated change management for process improvement and system augmentation
Developed blended learning based on Kirkpatrick’s four-level training evaluation model within an agile environment
Capital One, IT Department (contractor) May 2009 – Sept 2009
Business Analyst
Partnered with IT department stakeholders and network engineer SMEs to perform requirements analysis
Created data flow diagram (DFD) and data structure diagram (DSD) data models to illustrate real-time data transfer
Evaluated DFDs and DSDs to assess risks in the validation and security of data transformation for upstream and downstream network traffic
Developed instructor-led training (ILT) and e-learning based on Kirkpatrick’s four-level training evaluation model
Capital One Finance Group Card Service Acquisitions (contractor) Sept 2008 – Dec 2008
Business Systems Analyst, Technical Writer
Teamed with SAS system developers to analyze, specify, design and deploy a new credit card servicing system
Partnered with software developers to conduct requirements analysis to determine IT business needs
Utilized test cases and test scenario to evaluate new servicing system functionality during development
Created data flow diagram (DFD) and data structure diagram (DSD) data models
Gathered data requirements to assess current system processes and conducted new systems regression testing
Developed technical reference manuals and instructor-led training for system engineers
Related Experience:
System Deployment Trainer, IT Consultant, Founder Nonprofit Organization, Managing Director, SQL Server Microsoft Certified Trainer, Production Control Manager, Adjunct Professor
Education and Certifications Held:
Bachelor of Science, Business Management with IT minor, University of Central Florida (UCF), Orlando, Florida
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 and Windows NT Platform, (MCP) (License Number 267996)