Indianapolis, IN ***** 317-***-**** ad0377@r.postjobfree.com

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HARRY PASSEHL

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Analytical Senior Business Consultant with expertise in developing and executing robust business plans. Skilled in identifying weaknesses, monitoring existing business practices and recommending effective solutions. Driven and logical with strengths in handling key accounts and exceeding expectations. Seasoned Senior Business Consultant with several years of experience in the Science and Business Services Industry. Adept at working with public sector organizations, private companies and multinational companies. First-rate relationship building, decision-making and communication talents.

SKILLS

●Training Proficiency

●Data Operations Abilities

●Conducting Risk Assessments

●Vendor Collaboration

●Visual Communication Skills

●Technical Presentation

●Business Analysis Team Management

●Project Facilitation

WORK HISTORY

BUSINESS CONSULTANT 8/2021 to Present

Independent Private Consulting

●Program Manager for Department of Defense technology projects

●Build and Lead project teams for government technology projects

●Track and manage billable expenses for multiple programs

●Deliver assessments of technology tools and document potential solutions for improvement.

●Vendor management

●Create business process mapping in support of potential technology solutions

●Collected various reports and information regarding client's business by interviewing, shadowing business teams and analyzing reports

●Lead management discussions and create consensus to meet program and project goals

●Manage budgets and create project accounting documentation

SENIOR BUSINESS CONSULTANT 02/2020 to 08/2021

Rural Sourcing, now named Sparq

●Performed initial assessments during meetings with assigned clients.

●Conducted assessments and counseled clients regarding controls, risks, process issues and productivity inefficiencies.

●Analyzed and interpreted data to determine any problems or areas that need improvement.

●Collected various reports and information regarding client's business by interviewing, shadowing and analyzing reports.

●Formulated recommendations and effective solutions to improve overall profitability and success.

SENIOR CONSULTANT/SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 07/2019 to 01/2020

Corteva Agriscience

●Collaborated with stakeholders to define project objectives and criteria.

●Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement.

●Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.

●Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement.

SENIOR ANALYST AND PROJECT MANAGER 07/2018 to 06/2019

RenPSG

●Monitored project progress, identified risks and implemented corrective measures to acquire success.

●Coordinated cross-functional teams to determine timely delivery and compliance of project requirements.

●Led a team of 4 Business Analysts breaking out tasks to gain efficiency of time and resources

●Managed cost and implemented appropriate change management processes to keep the project on track.

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 09/2015 to 07/2018

DWA Healthcare Group

●I redefined the role of Senior Business Analyst by participating in diverse projects including the software application RFP projects to upgrade and or replace the current Technical Reference tool, EndNote

●I have also led the way organizing a large team of management leading the way managing tasks leading the relationship with the application vendor.

●Project included learning and adapting the complete accounting system and conversion of all processes including accounting and finance

●I participated in and received awards during the Innovation Challenge where I created a business solution design reducing a 2 hour internal process into a 5 minute task

●I managed a team of Project Managers and Business Analysts to expand facilitation techniques with participation in workshops and seminars while also growing in my ability to visually communicate with both customers and my technical team members using tools including MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio and Balsamiq

●Completed 6 Sigma Black Belt Training certification from Purdue University, June 2016.

SENIOR APPLICATION SYSTEMS ANALYST 04/2013 to 09/2015

Purdue University

●Senior level of Business Analysis and support of Student Services applications for Purdue University – includes systems that manage Housing and Food Services, Course Survey tools, Scantron applications used to grade exams and creation of Student Advisor applications

●RFP project work and leading the way on the implementation of software and software related upgrades included leading the way with other system analysts and project management.

●I led the way with a successful implementation of the new Purdue Assessment/Student Learning Outcomes software

●This project work included support, training and configuration of the software for 13 diverse education programs

●I supported managing upgrades to existing software tools Digital Desk and Courseval where I was responsible to manage configuration changes and upgrades, documentation, requirements analysis, requirements elicitation and business process modeling

●I added to my ability by participating in the IIBA conference “Building Business Capability” and recently completed an in-depth Facilitation training seminar.

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 08/2011 to 01/2013

KPIT-Cummins

●Applied a broad range of analysis skills in support of Cummins Inc

●To produce business and implement technology tools that create efficiency and quality across a very global organization

●Business Analyst support for Cummins extends to all parts of the globe and touches many distinct business functions

●Tools applied during these projects – Lotus Notes, IBM Clear Quest, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Lectora, MS Project, PPM tool CA Clarity, Documentum, Data Modeling, Entity Relationships, State Transition Diagrams, Organizational Models, Business Event Models, Requirements Documentation, Requirements Management

●Performed the following tasks leading the project analysis:

oVendor Demo Analysis

oCustomer reference analysis

oSix Sigma Tool Requirements

oPPM Tool Selection

oRequirements Elicitation (Global)

oVendor Sandbox Analysis

oVendor RFP Analysis/Scoring

oProof of Concept – for the selection of CA Clarity PPM Tool

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 09/2010 to 01/2011

ADESA

●Business Analysis and Project Management duties included:

●GMAC Site and Web Portal branding (GMAC to Ally)

●Quebec Province Tax Increase for January 2011

●Expanded Reporting - Hyundai Auction Web Portal

●Supported eCommerce Business Websites functional and operational change requests Created and developed use cases in support of change requests

●Created test plans for QA team

●Worked with QA and Customers during customer acceptance processes

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST 03/2007 to 04/2010

ProTrans International

●Pinpointed cost-effective improvements to 3PL system components for designated upgrades cycles.

●Trained junior personnel in new customer interrogation during onboarding and through remedial education

●Documented ongoing system performance, verifying metrics.

●Identified areas of possible system improvement to enhance overall business performance, accounting for budgetary concerns and business goals.

VP 05/2004 to 08/2006

Print Placements LLC

●Projects managed included (Non-traditional IT projects):

●Tear Sheet FTP storage process

●Auto-Invoice process for Print Advertising

●Negotiate advertising rates with mid to small newspaper publishers in the Midwest Define business and marketing requirements for new customers

IT DIRECTOR 05/2001 to 04/2004

Bell Industries

●Directed and managed Information Technology for three diverse companies and 7 large corporate facilities spread across North America

●I managed a broad base of skilled technologists in support of overall systems and network operations

●I also was responsible for over a dozen office automation applications, a large Sun Server environment, an IBM i-Series, 2 large Call Centers with managed IP telephony using converged voice and data networks

●This included defining the “Call Tree for I3 IVR for a call center with over 100 stations, multi-customer IVR

●My role included defining technology gaps that existed and to build affordable technology solutions to fill those gaps

●My overall responsibility was to grow the internal support, reduce overall system down time while reducing a 5 million dollar annual budget to less than 3 million dollars in less than 3 years

●This senior leadership opportunity included a role as quality leader and included the following:

●Project to move and build new corporate Data Center

●Project management supporting the redesign of 2 call centers

●Process documentation for each business process

●Outline of every job function within 3 companies

●Process documentation audit and review

●Upgrade Lawson ERP across three diverse companies

SENIOR ANALYST AND IT MANAGER 01/1999 to 01/2001

Heritage Environmental

●Developed project plans identifying key issues, approaches and performance metrics.

●Developed project management roadmap to define project objectives, timelines and milestones.

●Led and assisted technical upgrade projects for clients by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.

●Led and managed staff of team members engaged in administering complex IT infrastructure.

PROJECT MANAGER / BUSINESS ANALYST 01/1996 to 01/1998

Vitro / Tracor Flight Systems

●Interacted with DoD customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.

●Collaborated with stakeholders to define project objectives and criteria.

●Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement.

●Improved business direction by prioritizing customers and implementing changes based on collected feedback.

ENGINEER/SYSTEMS ENGINEER 01/1986 to 01/1996

CIM, Ford Motor Company / Lockheed Martin

●Worked with production and manufacturing stakeholders to determine implementation and integration of system-oriented projects.

●Performed root cause analysis to provide resolutions for production issues.

●Collaborated with internal clients to determine need and devise appropriate software and hardware solutions.

●Created ISO manuals and taught training sessions to educate co-workers on new systems.

EDUCATION

Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN

6 Sigma Black Belt Certification

McKendree College, Louisville, KY

Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, 1994

ITT Technical Institute, Indianapolis, IN

AAS, Electronics Engineering Technology, 1985

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