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Top Skills
IT Business Analysis
Project Management
Product Development
Chris Ekstedt
Solution Expert / IT Support / Business Analyst
High Point, North Carolina, United States
Summary
Retired from Volvo as a Business Systems Analyst / User Side Engineering Systems Solution Expert and Process Manager for PD documentation systems specializing in Prototype Issue tracking and Project Material tracking. There I acted as support and liaison to central IT for PD Documentation systems. I collaborated in global system development networks to ensure the system met business needs. I handled user support, user training, trouble shooting and development of training and support materials for documentation systems. I also performed admin work as a Documentation Specialist.
Experience
NetGroup Inc (Greensboro, USA)
Business Analyst
July 2015 - November 2016 (1 year 5 months)
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Data gathering and analysis to support engineering projects. Volvo Trucks GTT
Business Systems Analyst / Solution Expert and Process Manager Engineering Systems
April 1988 - August 2014 (26 years 5 months)
Greensboro, North Carolina
• Provide Key User support to Product Development Department system users.
• Act as liaison with IT department for system development and testing.
• Review, analyze, and evaluate business systems and user needs
• Write detailed description of user needs regarding data availability and interface requirements..
• Support systems use, problem identification, issue resolution, documentation and training needs.
• Works with relational database concepts. Intermediate to advanced skills in Excel/Access (no VB)
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• Produces Management statistics.
• Maintain system content accuracy.
• Developed training material for documentation systems.
• Scheduled and conducted system training.
• Develop and manage process within a global team for problem reporting and project material planning
• Also provided support as a Documentation Specialist (Admin change documentation)
Volvo Trucks 3P Purchasing
Business Analyst Associate
April 1988 - July 1992 (4 years 4 months)
Business Systems Analyst Associate administration for Purchasing Systems. Programming, producing Management statistics.
Education
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
BA, Art, Psychology · (September 1972 - May 1976)
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