Business Analyst Data Quality

James R. Furey

**** ***** ***** ** *, Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124

Mobile: 612-***-**** Email: *****.*@*****.***

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QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Professional with a track record of success in leading and managing cross-functional teams to foster corporate development and accomplish strategic goals. Certified business analyst skilled in working with stakeholders, presenting data and process strategies, and carrying out transformational projects. knowledgeable in the analysis of complicated issues, the creation of novel solutions, and the execution of those ideas to produce real outcomes. a strategic thinker with excellent leadership qualities, good business acumen, and a reputation for inspiring and motivating people to accomplish specific corporate goals. commended for having excellent technical knowledge, the capacity to cultivate fruitful connections with important stakeholders, and effective communication.

CORE & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Skillsets: Strategic & Tactical Planning, Business Intelligence, Systems Integration,

Data Flow Diagrams, ETL Requirements, Conversion Project Management,

Data Quality, Artificial Intelligence Data Sets, Inventory Control,

Logistics Management

Agile Methodologies, Story Boarding, Dimensional Modeling,

Reverse Engineering, Data Interface Management, Product Design,

Software Development, Process Improvement, Requirements Analysis

Managed Environments: ASP, Business Objects, C++, Cognos, Crystal Reports, Drools, EDI, FTP, SFTP, Hadoop, HTML, IIS, Java, MicroStrategy, MS Access, MS Project, Oracle, PHP, PowerBuilder, Python, SQL Server, Mainframe, Teradata, Visual Basic, Windows

Client Software: Windows (NT, 2000, XP), DOS, Unix,

MS Office: MS Word, MS Excel, Visio, MS Access, MS Project,

Paradox, Oracle Database, JIRA, Rally, Internet Explorer, Microstrategy,

SharePoint, Claims Systems (Facets, COSMOS, TOPS)

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Business Analyst Professional, CBAP, IIBA, 2007 - 2025

Business Systems Analyst Certification, BSAC, 2006

Data Warehouse Analyst Certification, MicroStrategy

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

Consulting (W2 Hourly) August 2019 - Present

Sr Business Analyst Consultant

HealthPartners

Served as lead business analyst, consulted with rule owners, and analyzed and transitioned complex model of current data to a new environment using Agile / Scrum Jira tools, relational databases in multiple systems.

Documented business processes, requirements, extraction processes from start to completion for current system and new system(s) and processes.

Thrivent

Served as senior business analyst, consulted with business team members, provided educational tools for Agile and data analysis.

Assisted with documentation and mentoring for a BA skills path for internal team members and documenting and validating detailed requirements.

General Mills - Revenue Management

Collaborated with product owner, defined product strategy, market feasibility, and priorities, validated model data quality, and optimized business value in an Agile environment.

Identified/mitigated business risks, strategized solutions, and delivered positive project results.

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Cigna/Evernorth - Security Multi-Tenant

Developed SDLC process plan, built a multi-tenant access framework in an Agile environment, supported security implementation initiative, improved data quality, and inspired team achievement of project deliverables objectives.

Wells Fargo - Marketing Campaign Management, Retail and Commercial Banking

Executed process planning for multiple projects and business campaigns and documented/coordinated data transformation and the conversion process across 17 project teams.

Identified, analyzed, traced, and communicated requirements and risk to Marketing Teams.

Consolidated Data Quality/Data Dictionary and improved technical business team informational access.

Reverse engineered and tested SQL and data results and assured compliance with new requirements. Analyzed and converted multi-line business campaigns from legacy systems to a new IBM Unica solution.

Project lead / Scrum Master and Business Analyst for multiple scrum teams

Optum Health September 2018 - August 2019

Senior Business Analyst, Scrum Master

Optum Operations, Health Care Systems

Collaboratively automated call center administrative and application processes.

Assisted with project startups, identifying business stakeholders, and kicking off new teams for automation processes.

Consulting (W2 Hourly) December 2014 – September 2018

Sr Business Analyst Consultant

Two Harbors Financial

Co-customized/automated investment loan repossession and mortgage loan documentation processes.

DHS State of Minnesota, Health Care Systems

Teamed with DHS professionals, utilized process modeling and business rules, and drove the development of a Provider Credentialing Modernization solution.

TCF / Huntington Bank – Retail, Residential & Commercial Banking

Conducted process analysis and supported the creation of a loan-to-value system.

Gathered data requirements and facilitated the development of a customer experience solution.

Conducted data analysis and worked with FTP and SFPT tools to obtain data for analysis.

Optum Insight August 2013 - December 2014

Senior Business Analyst Consultant

Optum Data Management/Data Fabric

Led Business Analyst Team, developed user stories, planned information sourcing and provisioning, identified business rules, and drove the development of new data fabric solution.

Worked with several database platforms and analyzed data from multiple sources using SFTP and secure portals.

EDUCATION

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY, St. Paul, Minnesota

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Individualized Studies, Business Data Analysis, 2017

Areas of Focus: Management Information Services, Business Data, Business Management

INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Associate of Science in Professional Studies

MINNESOTA STATE COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Moorhead, Minnesota

Computer Programming Diploma

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