Analyst

TOP-PERFORMING BUSINESS ANALYST

Developing new test cases and conducting in-depth analysis to drive success across all facets of project development.

Growth-focused analyst and influential high-performance instigator offering diverse experience in key areas of the business analysis and software development lifecycle; translating business requirements into technical solutions while maintaining high standards of quality, usability, security, and scalability. Verifiable record of success in leading quality assurance, test case management, and detailed analysis/documentation in highly regulated, quality-focused environments. Trademark for bringing to the table solid knowledge of various testing strategies, standard industry quality assurance methodologies, and agile continuous improvement processes. Relentless dedication to leading teams to balance meticulous attention to quality with a sense of urgency to ‘get the job done’ in alignment with preset deadlines.

Business Requirement Gathering Agile, Scrum & Waterfall Methodologies Business & Client Reporting

Test Automation Strategies Software Development Lifecycle Quality Assurance Management

Process Innovation & Implementation API Development Business Analysis & Technology Alignment

Technical & Functional Support Project Management & Leadership Diplomatic Issue Resolution

CAREER EXPERIENCE & MILESTONES

Texas Instruments – Dallas, TX November 2006 – January 2020

IT Business Analyst (March 2014 – January 2020)

Overview: Promoted to work primarily in SAP Finance/S&D modules. Duties encompass SAP upgrade implementations, test coordination, defining test scope, training business users, and regional testing coordination. Assisted in the facilitation of blueprinting, design, realization, implementation, and post-production support. Backed PM/Project team in SAP upgrades (finance and sales related software releases). Functioned as liaison between the business and support/design teams.

Notable Achievements:

Championed the swift turnaround of project regression testing and bug fixes, facilitating large time savings on manual testing and reducing regression testing time by 8 hours.

Strategized and executed 5 phases of finance transformation projects on-time and within budget by leading a multi-phased/region project to implement a new business planning and consolidation system.

Delivered an enhanced consignment process with full distributor onboarding and limited post-production issues.

Process Engineering Technician (November 2006 – March 2014)

Overview: Solicited to oversee root cause analysis, material disposition, process troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve errors, revise technical documents, specifications. Analyzed data producing repeat errors to identify strategies for cost and rework reduction. Reported metrics to management and mentored assigned teams to meet targets and performance expectations. Managed multiple concurrent projects in high-volume environment leveraging excellent organizational and prioritization skills. Utilized Oracle and Pl/SQL for generating raw data, manipulating, and discovering trends in data.

Notable Achievements:

Slashed overall rework rate to 2% month-to-month and saved the engineering department valuable time by implementing a new, efficient process for evaluating and scrapping potential defective material which cost less.

Laid critical groundwork that saved hundreds of hours on production and reduced cost of manufacturing by creating SQL queries against databases to collect data on greatest # error types and repeat offender machines.

EDUCATION TRAJECTORY

Bachelor of Science (Management Information Systems) The University of Texas at Dallas – Richardson, TX

Associate of Applied Science (Electronics Technology) Collin County Community College – Plano, TX

TECHNICAL ACUMEN

MS Project, SharePoint, Visio, Spotfire, SAP, Confluence, Jira, BW/BPC, ERP, MRP, SQL, FTP, Oracle, SAP BPC

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