Business System Analyst

• Jul 2017 - Present

Consultant

• Feb 2014 - Jul 2017

Projects: *Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company Data Analyst / Report Developer Verisk Health Sr. QA Analyst State of Missouri DOLIR Department Report Developer Navy Federal Credit Union ETL Developer Appian Corporation Business Process Developer (See details in "Projects" section below.) *Client's name cannot be shared Projects: *Fortune 500 Manufacturing Company Data Analyst / Report Developer Verisk Health Sr. QA Analyst State of Missouri DOLIR Department Report Developer Navy Federal Credit Union ETL Developer Appian Corporation Business Process Developer (See details in "Projects" section below.) *Client's name cannot be shared

Business Intelligence Analyst

• Apr 2012 - Feb 2014

Primarily responsible for the implementation, support, and integration of business intelligence tools with SharePoint 2010 and was also engaged in a number of projects serving as a Business Systems Analyst. Facilitated meetings with business users to understand and document business requirements, and worked closely with developers to translate those requirements into functional and technical specifications. Also developed and designed reports and dashboards via SSRS, Excel Services, and Performance Point, and frequently utilized SSMS and SSIS to analyze, extract, and integrate data for reporting needs. Collaborated with other departments to create new solutions for automating and/or streamlining processes, and also led integration efforts to merge all BI tools with enterprise systems and applications. Researched new tools and technology to determine potential uses across the organization, and also provided end-user support for day-to-day use of the BI reporting and analysis platform.Developed an extensive expertise in the company’s BI platform, and was able to share knowledge by facilitating company-wide training on the use of the tools and industry best practices. Prepared training material to be utilized during the sessions, and supporting user documentation and reference material for topics that were not covered during the training. Show less

Business Controls Analyst

• Mar 2011 - Apr 2012

Primarily responsible for ensuring that the organization was in compliance with the Model Audit Rule (MAR) financial reporting regulations. Observed and evaluated entity-wide processes, and also conducted interviews with process owners and stakeholders in order to understand and accurately document processes and associated risks; subsequently, collaborated with the business units in proposing and implementing recommendations and controls to mitigate the identified risks. Frequently utilized FlowBreeze, an Excel add-in, to create process maps and document key controls, and also assisted in creating policies to ensure that the company was in accordance with the Model Audit Rule guidelines. Created test plans and performed control effectiveness testing and validation to ensure that company processes were being performed accurately and appropriately. Show less

Business Analyst

• Jun 2010 - Mar 2011

Primarily responsible for developing an expertise in the corporate data systems in order to accurately analyze and report financial and utilization trends. Gathered business requirements from business units for requested reports, and translated those requirements into technical specifications. Frequently utilized a combination of SQL Server and Microsoft Excel to retrieve and/or manipulate data for analysis and reporting. Responsible for performing data validation testing for new business systems, as well as successfully training new employees in extracting data from the data warehouse by using various tools such as Excel, Access, and SQL Server. Show less

Software Implementation Intern

• May 2009 - Apr 2010

Primarily responsible for ensuring that business requirements were thoroughly documented and accurately translated into technical requirements Primarily responsible for ensuring that business requirements were thoroughly documented and accurately translated into technical requirements