Solutions Architect Transitioning to Support Analyst

RODRICK G. WATTS

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LOCATION: CHARLOTTE, NC

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Passionate problem-solver looking to contribute to a dynamic team that aims to deliver innovative solutions and create positive business bottom lines. Results-driven Analyst with expertise in business analysis, data analysis, solutions delivery and business strategy. Proficient in translating complex business requirements into actionable insights, optimized processes and strategic decision-making. Highly skilled in leveraging data-driven approaches that enhance technical and operational efficiency to support company growth.

SKILLSET SUMMARY

Business Transformation

Organizational Strategy

Executive Advisory

Solutions Delivery

Digital Modernization

Artificial Intelligence Implementation

Operational Excellence (OPEX)

Product Management

Risk Mitigation

Merger & Acquisition Readiness (M&A)

Process Optimization

Executive Communications

Cross-Functional Leadership

Organizational Change

Executive Reporting

Governance & Decision Support

Full Systems Development Life Cycle

Manufacturing Systems (MES)

Financial Management Systems (Fintech)

Project Management

Quality Assurance & UAT System Testing

SQL-Based Data Solutions

Data Governance/ Data Quality Management

SCRUM, Agile & Waterfall Methodologies

Relationship Management

Tech Stack Implementations

Workflow & Process Management

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Resource Management & Optimization

Platform Modernization

Azure & AWS Cloud Architectures

Business & Functional Requirements Gathering

EXPERIENCE

July 2025 – July 2026 Mark III Employee Benefits - Johnson City TN

Lead Business Analyst/ Data Solutions Architect

Organize and lead enterprise initiatives to identify, prioritize and resolve business and technical issues spanning across multiple internal systems and client-facing data solutions.

Partnered with business, technology, enrollment operations, and client-facing stakeholders to define data requirements, KPI definitions, reporting standards, and analytical use cases for EDI 834 data within the Microsoft Fabric environment.

Create and maintain ownership of solution roadmaps for automated processes, SQL driven data solutions and reporting pipelines, including billing extracts and custom client-requested enhancements, ensuring reliability, scalability, and consistency across recurring delivery cycles.

Identify process inefficiencies and data control gaps, recommending and implementing process improvements that reduced manual effort, improved data accuracy, strengthened operational resilience and align with budgetary constraints.

Designed and implemented AI-enabled solutions using Power Automate, Python, Azure and Docker to automate repetitive business processes that reduced manual effort and improved operational efficiency across enterprise teams.

Designed and developed an Enrollment Technology Data Lake using Microsoft Fabric to centralize, structure, and analyze EDI 834 enrollment transaction data, creating a scalable foundation for operational reporting, analytics, and data governance.

July. 2025 – Nov 2025 Wells Fargo Charlotte NC

Lead Data Management Analyst – Commercial Banking

Led engagements with senior and VP-level stakeholders to develop and present strategic alignments for business remediation goals and enterprise-wide risk, regulatory, and data governance frameworks.

Leveraged advanced analytics and visualization tools (Jira, Tableau, Power BI) to develop KPI dashboards, perform data mining tasks, strengthen reporting transparency, and enable leadership decision-making on high-risk remediation priorities.

Conduct risk assessments and root-cause analysis for senior leadership. Establish and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, project planning, resource allocation, and conflict resolution.

Championed a culture of continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration, bridging business, technology, and risk to enhance organizational agility and decision-making maturity.

Sept. 2024 – April 2025 LPL Financial Fort Mill SC

Sr. Business Analyst/Product Manager – Platform Modernization

Tech Stack Migration – Led several discovery initiatives as the liaison between software engineers and external clients to decode the nuances of LPL ERP platforms, to unravel business logic, design current and future state processes, and prioritize integration points for APIs, batch FTP jobs and Snowflake migrations.

Data steward and data analyst responsible for performing complex data mappings, SQL Reporting, defining data and application requirements, provide recommendations to executive level team members and principal architects based on analysis and discovery findings.

Worked with Product owners and executive team members across LPL to create and maintain deliverables, prioritize workstreams and break down complex tasks in JIRA and Confluence

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Dec. 2023 – May 2024 Wells Fargo Charlotte NC

Lead Data Analyst – Commercial Banking

Organize and lead iHUB (AIMS) initiatives to support downstream data processes. Data Steward for cross-functional teams such as Risk Management and Compliance to define and maintain data quality standards for critical financial reporting and regulatory submissions.

Delivered business and technology solutions supporting Basel RWA, FRTB, and FR Y-15 regulatory reporting and capital calculation processes.

Establish and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, project planning, resource allocation, and conflict resolution.

Designed and automated end-to-end data preparation and validation workflows for transactional datasets to support risk and regulatory portfolio reporting.

May 2023 – May 2024 HOCM LLC Charlotte NC

Strategic Business Manager/Product Owner

Lead the research and evaluation of emerging technologies, market analytics and present potential growth opportunities.

Manage external entities to ensure their services are aligned with company budgets and objectives.

Identify opportunities for business and technological advancements that can enhance the company's competitive position in the market.

Develop comprehensive business plans that align with company goals, market entry, growth strategies, and risk management.

Identify areas for operational improvement within the company.

Oct. 2022 – Feb. 2023 Bank of America Charlotte NC

Product Manager/Data Analyst

Organized the development, implementation, and management of data quality standards for the WCADS division, ensuring accuracy and reliability of data.

Managed and refine JIRA epics and user stories sourced from business stakeholders through the Enterprise Data Incident Management (eDIM) portal, ensuring efficient and effective incident resolution.

Conducted downstream analytics, generated data lake extracts, created data mappings and produced SQL reports using tools such as Oracle, Power BI, Teradata, Tableau and Alteryx.

May 2022 – Sept. 2022 Centene Charlotte NC

Product Manager/SCRUM Master

Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather business requirements and translate into technical requirements and technical acceptance criteria.

Managed Agile sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups, fostering seamless communication and prioritization within Agile teams.

Conduct testing of API calls and custom workflow processes to assess the accuracy of downstream business data requirements and ensure seamless integration.

Managed sprint retrospectives, identifying areas for process enhancement and championing Agile best practices to boost team efficiency.

Oct. 2021 – May 2022 LPL Financial Fort Mill SC

Sr. Business Analyst/Project Manager (EDIS)

Led efficiency initiative with EDIS executive team and LPL Sr managers to analyze, strategize and deliver comprehensive business and data governance policies that addressed existing issues within the LPL enterprise data infrastructure.

Perform detailed data analysis of various Data Foundations infrastructure and batch metadata, renovate problematic batch datasets, optimize stored procedures and deliver data within existing SLA policy time frames.

Organize and document project deliverables using Jira and Confluence for Agile and Waterfall implementations.

Apr. 2021 – Oct. 2021 Huntington National Bank Columbus OH

Lead Business Analyst/Data Analyst (EDW)

Work with business leaders to perform detailed analysis, identify technical solutions and document requirements for new projects, and existing business processes.

Manage multiple Agile-based projects involving several cross functional work streams using Azure Dev Ops project management tools

Design automated ETL processes for the consumption of EDW data by downstream business intelligence teams

Oct. 2020 – Feb. 2021 Bank of America Charlotte NC

Product Manager/SCRUM Master (PRDS)

Responsible for the overall intake, assessment and triage of PDRS-related incident data for the Enterprise Data Incident Management (eDIM) system.

Develop reports, dashboards, and visualizations to ensure data analysis is clearly and effectively communicated to upper management.

Work closely with developers and testers to ensure requirements and functional designs are translated accurately into working designs and that incident solutions serve customer needs while adhering to new and existing data governance policies.

Oct. 2019 – Oct. 2020 Wells Fargo Charlotte NC

Business Systems Analyst (CDAR)

Responsible for analysis and development of CDAR self-service reporting platforms.

Conducted data analysis to extract key insights from regulatory datasets. Translated findings into reporting requirements, which helped drive decision-making processes for regulatory and compliance teams.

Develop and refine CDAR B2B intake reporting process for B2B team in SharePoint.

EDUCATION

Winston Salem State University

Winston Salem, NC

Bachelor of Science: Management Information Systems

Degree focuses on the analysis of information, the creation of information systems, and the management of data and technology within the modern business environment.

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