Larry Blankenship
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Experience
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UST Xpanxion
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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200 - 300 Employee
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Scrum Master
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Feb 2021 - Present
Webster City, Iowa, United States Continuing my quest to develop myself and practice servant leadership.
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Intoxalock
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United States
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Public Safety
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100 - 200 Employee
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Business Analyst
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Oct 2017 - Apr 2020
Urbandale, Iowa Implemented Scrum processes in the State Data Feed Team, including backlog grooming, retrospectives and reviews. Organized and managed projects within the Infrastructure Group, creating a clearer understanding of project objectives and schedules and moved them toward an Agile approach. Created substantial system documentation in SharePoint, which reduced time to find server information. Documentation was used by developers and Desktop Support. Worked with the Compliance… Show more Implemented Scrum processes in the State Data Feed Team, including backlog grooming, retrospectives and reviews. Organized and managed projects within the Infrastructure Group, creating a clearer understanding of project objectives and schedules and moved them toward an Agile approach. Created substantial system documentation in SharePoint, which reduced time to find server information. Documentation was used by developers and Desktop Support. Worked with the Compliance department to review state regulations and determine the best way to implement them. Worked with Legal Department on data retention policies and compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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Software Developer
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Jun 2016 - Oct 2017
Urbandale, Iowa Performed primarily maintenance programming on legacy applications. Added new functionality as part of Scrumban team. Helped develop on-boarding process for new developers. Helped begin the process of documenting the legacy system as well as other existing systems on department Sharepoint site. Wrote roadmap for transitioning legacy app from Access 2003 to 2013 in lieu of other options.
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Apps System Engineer
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2016
West Des Moines, Iowa Planned and prepared for upgrades from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and from Office 2010 to Office 2016. Coordinated testing efforts with business and Servicing Technology. Provided developer support during migration from Attachmate Extra to Attachmate Reflection 2014 in entire Mortgage Servicing organization. Wrote developer guide to API to supplement provided documentation. Provided assistance with testing and troubleshooting migration from Internet Explorer 8 to Internet Explorer… Show more Planned and prepared for upgrades from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and from Office 2010 to Office 2016. Coordinated testing efforts with business and Servicing Technology. Provided developer support during migration from Attachmate Extra to Attachmate Reflection 2014 in entire Mortgage Servicing organization. Wrote developer guide to API to supplement provided documentation. Provided assistance with testing and troubleshooting migration from Internet Explorer 8 to Internet Explorer 11. Was recognized as key resource for the Attachmate and IE Explorer Projects Show less
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Programmer Analyst
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May 2014 - Dec 2014
Provided support and testing for automation and reporting tools within emBTrust documentation management tool after Waterloo site was sold to US Bank by Ally. This included writing SQL queries within emBTrust, testing automation work flows and providing testing support for other functionality during cutover to version 4 of emBTrust. Continued role in analyzing existing Access Databases to utilize emBTrust functionality and recreating the Access functions as emBTrust… Show more Provided support and testing for automation and reporting tools within emBTrust documentation management tool after Waterloo site was sold to US Bank by Ally. This included writing SQL queries within emBTrust, testing automation work flows and providing testing support for other functionality during cutover to version 4 of emBTrust. Continued role in analyzing existing Access Databases to utilize emBTrust functionality and recreating the Access functions as emBTrust functions. Continued role in maintaining Access databases on an as needed basis. This included analyzing code, reviewing queries, and redesigning reports. Show less
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Programmer Analyst
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May 2013 - May 2014
Waterloo, IA Converted Access 2003 databases to Access 2010, applying best practices where applicable. Developed procedures for Access code maintenance and migration from Development to Production. Coordinated testing during Windows 7 upgrade for all existing Access databases, Visual Basic.net Apps and development tools for Waterloo site. Was recognized as key player for the effort. Tested administrative tools for document management application. Worked with vendor to resolve issues.
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Programmer Analyst
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Oct 2012 - May 2013
Pella IA Helped to convert Access 2003 databases to Access 2010. Redesigned NPPDS project tracking application as part of conversion to Access 2010. Rebuilt tables to utilize normalized data structure. Restructured application architecture to utilize best practices for Access databases. Built forms to replace Excel spreadsheets for data entry. Built reports to Director of Engineering’s specifications.
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Education
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National Education Center
Associate of Science - AS, Electronics Engineering Technology