Experience

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  CWB National Leasing

  • Canada
  • Financial Services
  • 300 - 400 Employee

  • Manager, IT Business Analysis

    • Sep 2021 - Present

  • Senior Business Analyst

    • Sep 2013 - Sep 2021

    As a Senior Business Analyst on the National Leasing 'Felix' Project I was involved in all three 'seasons' of a successful multi year core system replacement project. Using Agile Methodologies like Scrum and Kanban (even Scrumban) the project team was able to iteratively build a new system "With the Business" as opposed to "For the Business". As a Business Analyst I was called upon to: - Provide input into the development of an overarching system Road Map that guided the project team throughout the system replacement initiative. - Decompose Road Map Milestones into a framework of User Stories, estimated to fit within the overall Milestone estimate. - Work with the Business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to flesh out User Stories into clear and concise Acceptance Criteria (AC). - Create low-fidelity to high-fidelity artifacts to provide understanding and support of the User Story AC. - Managed User Story Reviews with the Product Owner (PO), SMEs, Lead Developer, Lead Quality Analyst (QA), and Systems Architect. - Provide input to Scrum Master (SM) with regards to Product Backlog and Sprint Planning. - Facilitate User Story Kick-Off meetings to ensure common understanding across the project team. - Represent Business when questions or concerns arose during the Development and QA Testing cycles. - Provide input when questions or concerns arose during User Acceptance Testing cycles. - Participate in team Sprint Retrospective sessions. Tools: Jama, Jira, Confluence, Trello, CardBoard, Hipchat, Balsamiq Mockups, Aqua Data Studio, Excel. Techniques: Story Maps, T-Shirt Sizing, Use Cases, Personas, Swim-Lane Diagrams, Business Process Mapping

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  Winnipeg Agile User Group

  • Board Member

    • Sep 2015 - Sep 2020

    The Winnipeg Agile User Group is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the practice, exploration, and adoption of Agile Methodologies in the Winnipeg business community.As a Board Member of the Winnipeg Agile User Group (WAUG) I am connected to the local agile community Using a flexible schedule from September to June, we provide 5 to 6 sessions that promote learning and development of agile methodologies to our community. As a Board Member I am called upon to: - Reach out to Organizations for sponsorship opportunities that make our community group possible. - Reach out to Thought Leaders and Agile Experts to present and/or facilitate topic specific sessions. - Reach out to the people in our community who want to discuss, learn, and gain experience in Agile Methodologies in an open and respectful environment.

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  Bird Construction

  • Winnipeg, Canada Area

  • Senior Business Analyst

    • Oct 2012 - Sep 2013
    • Winnipeg, Canada Area

    Senior Business Analyst on the Business Systems Services Team at Bird Construction.As a Senior Business Analyst at Bird Construction I was involved in the phased implementation of a new ERP software system. Using my experience in waterfall methodologies I helped to establish a repeatable process using a Terms of Reference, Conceptual Design, and Implementation Guide to manage system improvements. As a Business Analyst I was called upon to: - Build strong relationships with Software Vendors & Consultants. - Elicit, Document, and Manage Business Requirements through the System Development Life Cycle. - Provide input to Project Managers with regards to work breakdowns, estimates, and status updates. - Create a Super User Community of Practice across the Provincial Offices to share system knowledge and best practices. Tools: Viewpoint Construction Management Software, Microsoft Sharepoint, SQL Navigator, Excel, Visio, Powerpoint. GoTo Meeting Techniques: Stakeholder Analysis, Use Cases, Use Case Diagrams, RACI Matrix, Requirement Workshops.

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  Sierra Systems

  • Winnipeg, Canada Area

  • Consultant

    • Jun 2012 - Nov 2012
    • Winnipeg, Canada Area

    Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, Training & Development, Requirements Elicitation & Documentation, Requirements Management, Process & Data Modeling.

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  Red River College

  • Winnipeg

  • Distance Education Instructor

    • Dec 2005 - Jun 2012
    • Winnipeg

    Business Analyst Introduction Course

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  StandardAero

  • United States
  • Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Business Systems Lead

    • Nov 2004 - May 2012

    Gather, document, and analyze business requirements. Lead user groups through the system development life cycle.

  • Computer Programmer Analyst

    • Feb 2001 - Nov 2004

    Software Development in Visual Basic 6 and VB.Net. Data flow diagrams. Ask lots of questions.

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  StandardAero

  • Electronic Technologist

    • Mar 1997 - 2001

    Design, Build, and Maintain Data Acquisition Systems. Engineering Assistance. Project Management.