Manager Project

Resume - Allan Y. Murota

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Surrey BC, V3S 2L5 *****.******@*****.***

Overview

Diverse IT background – development, programmer, systems designer, business analysis

Over 15 years experience in business analysis, requirements elicitation, facilitation, Business Case, modeling data, process, workflows, gap analysis and resolution.

Team player and excellent analytical skills in major transformation, COTs, RFI/RFP

Healthcare experience at PHSA and FHA.

Outstanding leader - extremely strong business analyst with outstanding technical skills who understands business needs and also the technical implications and can communicate just as comfortably with business executives as well as with all areas of IT

Education

Various computer, technology and management courses

4th year (CGA) - Certified General Accountant

B.Com - McMaster University - Hamilton Ontario

Experience

Nov 2015 – Current – PHSA– Business Analyst – DTP Contract

Ensure applications from Windows XP work in Windows 7 environment

Worked as BA to determine reporting requirements for APTA and implement into DashWorks(migration tool). Became the default lead BA for this project (2 other BA’s). Determined data usage, mapped data structures and ensured that the system functioned.

Worked with the business– determine software usage, business needs, application viability. Modified/remediated applications so they would run in Windows 7.

Nov 2014 – March 2015 – PHSA– Business Analyst – APTA Contract

Ensure applications from Windows XP work in Windows 7 environment

Determined data usage, mapped data structures and ensured that the system functioned.

Software status determination through APP-DNA, testing applications, getting new drivers, applying shims, Virtualizing, testing peripherals, logged incidents to JIRA

April 2014 – Oct 2014 – Fraser Health Authority– Business Analyst – APTA Contract

Ensure applications from Windows XP work in Windows 7 environment

Team worked on almost 400 applications to ensure they will work in Windows 7

Performed data mapping and migrations where the database could no longer be used.

May 2013 – Oct 2013 – Bayanco – Business Analyst

Application to transfer funds internationally through mobile devices.

Business requirements, business cases, setting project priorities, following projects through to completion

Jan 2009–Mar 2013 – IS Solutions Lead- ICBC – Working in the Insurance Division

Directed work and development of the Snr Functional Analysts

Managed relationships with the business, determining costs/weighing benefits, developing business cases, setting project priorities, following projects through to completion

Pre-project work - high level requirements, presented solution options, provided estimates

Involved in Transformation Projects involving COTS implementations

Worked with the BA – BRM methodology, a Zachman Framework-based approach

Logged Sustainment and development incidents to JIRA

DETAILS

oOn requirements team for future state Insurance using RRC (Rational tool) in preparation for COTS acquisition.

oSelection, RFI and Implementation team for cloud-based CRM solution (Salesforce), determining requirements, integration points, mapping data sources, ETL, and targeting EDW data.

oMapped current state Insurance model to the IBM IAA standard insurance model.

oHad regular SCRUMs with other Management staff regarding Insurance Projects

oRequirements and design team for implementation of Consolidated Payment System on SAP - business process improvement and re-engineering.

oOn selection team for major COTS rating engine component for Insurance – on a team to develop the RFI for a packaged solution from an IT and business perspective. Used a modified Agile approach to implement.

oCarFax web interface- PM, involved in developing test scripts and using SOAP tools.

oOn the team to implement HP Service Center for call centre incident tracking.

o90-day Roadmap project – Insurance transformation project, 5 year plan.

Jan 2008–Jan 2009 – Contractor - Senior Business Analyst – Central One

Business Analysts - Several end to end projects requirements gathering, design documents and process and data modeling, through delivery and sustainment, managing costs.

DETAILS

oIntroduced the concept of using models and repositories of requirements. Used Caliber, a tool which followed UML standards on the Funds Management project.

oBA for Funds Mgmt COTS implementation using Agile methodologies to develop storyboards, and Borland Together modeling toolset to document requirements

oMajor Email Funds Transfer project – BA for final requirements reviews and trial.

oWorked in collaboration with major banks for government Agri-invest project.

oPM for Credit Union implementations.

Nov 2006–Dec 2007 – Software Sales – Champions Way

Sales of COTs software using Salesforce. Used all features for sales cycle/pipeline, from opportunity, contacts, presentations, contract signing, payment, implementation, customer support, renewals.

Nov 2003–Nov 2006 –Technology Manager - Modelsoft Consulting Corporation

Promoted the use of models as means of requirements elicitation.

Wrote many of the more complex SQL stored procedures for some of the databases

Developed some of the more complex data modules using VB6 and C#

Worked on several modeling projects with various companies and government ministries, providing valuable business benefit, developed business cases, cost/benefit analysis

Worked with Dr Michael Blaha, who had developed OMT, an early modeling notation. His partner, Dr. James Rumbaugh went on to Rational and originated the UML.

DETAILS

oMet with senior people in various ministries in the Office of the CEO to promote the strategic use of models as system artifacts.

oLead BA for a Flight Operations System using modified AGILE/SDLC and a model-driven approach - Use Cases, Data models, Process models, workflows.

oFacilitated requirements gathering for Syn Agent, Financial System – a loans system for HSBC using AGILE/SDLC –business process improvement and re-engineering..

2001–2003 – Account Manager – Metasoft Systems

Developed new accounts, collaborate with management to position and launch new database products.

1994–2001- Technology Manager - Gateway Technologies Corp

Responsible for all technology activities. Developed software in Universe/Informix/ IBM U2, Unix, PC/s and proprietary machines in Data Basic and Crystal Reports for aviation

Sourced and provisioned infrastructure upgrades for clients

Modeled and designed and integrated structures in a multi-dimensional relational database

DETAILS

oDetermined customer requirements, creating proposals in response to customer RFI/RFP’s, presenting solutions and implementing COTS solutions,

oImplemented SAS approach to software development and service deployment

oDeveloped use-cases, Data Models, Process Flows, business cases, Data mapping from current to new COTS system and ETL.

1992–1994 - Analyst / Developer - Citizens Bank

Systems design, software development, documentation, and training

Coded using Data Basic, VB6, SQL Server, and a relational multi-dimensional database

DETAILS

oCurrency Trading System – Facilitated requirements gathering developed an interactive system utilizing waterfall / iterative SDLC - prototyping / Agile approaches

oDeveloped models, use cases, process flows and workflows, monitored project costs.

1985–1992 – Technology Manager- ASG Systems – Aviation Software

Sourced and provisioned infrastructure upgrades for clients

Coded using Data Basic and a relational multi-dimensional database

DETAILS

oIntroduced OO / SAS approaches. Developed models, business cases, Data mapping to new COTS system and ETL. Involved in implementation and training.

1980–1985 - Director of Information Systems - McGavin Foods

Business transformation, COTS implementations, responsible for departmental budget

Negotiated contracts and infrastructure (multi-million) from mainframe to distributed

DETAILS

oTook the company from centralized solution to distributed solution then to mobile

oDid the data mapping and ETL from disparate systems.

oManufacturing systems, financial, and multi-union payroll

1978–1980 - Programmer / Analyst - BC Telephone

Design, development, implementation, training using COBOL and Assembler.

1975–1978 - Programmer / Analyst – Vancouver Stock Exchange

Brokerage accounting System, Dividend payments, Quote system, Book-based System

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