Project Management Sales

John W. Davis, PMP, CSM

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EXPERIENCE

CBS CORPORATION, NEW YORK, NY

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 6/2015–2/2016

Led business analysis, process modeling, and database modeling for scheduling systems projects.

Analyzed and documented user requirements, generated BRD’s, FRD’s, created UAT test scripts and functional specs

Led joint design efforts to offer new solutions and value propositions to customers, automate processing, and improve existing business processes and associated information systems.

Define appropriate methodologies and best practices for performing business analysis and design in support of core organizational functions and business processes.

Sintec IBMS business systems production support. Monitored system activity, provided exception reports, requested user feedback, and tracked enhancements.

AMC NETWORKS, NEW YORK, NY

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST / PROJECT LEADER (RELATIONSHIP MANAGER II) 7/2012–10/2014

Primary point of contact between IT and Sales/Research for IT-related initiatives/issues.

Analyzed and documented user requirements, generated BRD’s, FRD’s, created UAT test scripts and functional specs

Delivered IT-based projects to satisfy technical needs of sales and research business units. Projects included:

Gabriel Sales and Traffic system upgrade/replacement

Telestream Flip Factory electronic commercial delivery system implementation

Nielsen/StarMedia Market Research systems upgrades

Applied business analysis and project management standards for requirements management, project risk management, work breakdown, scheduling, and other techniques.

KNOWLEDGE MOVERS, NEW YORK, NY

DIRECTOR OF TRAINING / CO-FOUNDER 2/2002–7/2012

Established and managed premier management training company.

Trained over 1,000 Fortune 500 business analysts and project managers in business analysis, project management, conflict resolution, quality management, business process improvement, and structured design. Clients included:

Morgan Stanley JP Morgan Chase Time Warner Parsons Brinckerhoff

TIAA CREF Bloomberg Macquarie Cravath Swaine & Moore

Created and maintained client relationships with IT leaders and corporate training departments.

Developed and taught Project Management Professional (PMP) certification courses for public and corporate clients with a 98% success rate on the PMP exam.

Designed a quality management program that used statistical process control and other Six Sigma techniques to maintain training quality of KM’s trainers and consultants.

NATIONAL DISCOUNT BROKERS (DEUTSCHE BANK), JERSEY CITY, NJ

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, DATA ARCHITECTURE 9/2000–11/2001

Managed data modeling, data administration, data mapping, and data migration for online stockbroker. Advised database administrators and coached developers.

Introduced and enforced standards for data objects, metadata design, and implementation.

This structured approach enabled smoother, faster, and more robust application development.

DATA ARCHITECT 4/2000–9/2000

Led business analysis, modeling, and database design projects for trading systems database projects. Interviewed executives and other stakeholders, documented data and metadata requirements, created data models, developed SQL and Oracle PL/SQL scripts, and stored procedures. These projects enabled executive management to better understand company’s business and make more effective strategic decisions.

AXA FINANCIAL (FORMERLY EQUITABLE LIFE), NEW YORK, NY

MANAGER, BUSINESS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT 9/1999–4/2000

Managed business systems analysis for sales force licensing and NASD registration system. Led a team that analyzed requirements; created data and process models; and evaluated, selected, and negotiated contracts with software and other service providers.

SENIOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST 9/1998–9/1999

Performed business analysis, process modeling, and data modeling for sales force expense management system. Interviewed users, facilitated JAD workshops, reengineered business processes, and documented requirements. Enabled resulting system to let users maintain business rules and save 15 man-years in yearly maintenance.

LIZ CLAIBORNE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ

BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST 7/1996–9/1998

Generated business requirements, process models, data models, and user acceptance tests (UATs) for logistics and EDI systems. Worked with stakeholders to define scope and objectives, facilitate JAD workshops, analyze and reengineer business rules, and plan and supervise UATs.

Developed prototypes and simulations of warehouse operations systems that were used to select the most effective deployments of the distribution system design options. The resulting system saved over $5 million in annual distribution costs.

EDUCATION

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA Bachelor of Arts, Economics

CREDENTIALS

Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM), 2011

Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, 2002

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