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Blue Springs, Missouri, MO, Street Address PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEI'm an experienced user and data driven Business Analyst with Product Owner by-proxycompetencies. My proven track record includes completing and delivering quality productfunctionality through all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC). Adaptability andproficiency as a liason and collaborator with stakeholders are among my strengths. My skillsalso encompass analysis, requirement gathering and design including the creation ofwireframes, reports, specifications, use cases, user stories, managing product backlog items,and facilitating user acceptance testing.EXPERIENCEContract Business Analyst Nov 2023 - Apr 2024National Insurance Producer Registry, Kansas City, MOEvaluated regulatory compliance for insurance agents and brokers across fifty states,found gaps and developed enhancement solutionsEnsured project team is aware of product vision and product prioritiesLed and facilitated backlog grooming sessions with project team and addressed anypotential impedimentsAnalyzed defects and enhancement requests, created use cases, user stories, andacceptance criteria to support product backlog refinement including applying storypointsSenior Systems Business Analyst Nov 2018 - Sep 2023Federal Reserve Bank - Treasury Division, Kansas City, MOCoordinated project deliverables through Agile and SDLC methodology as a BusinessAnalyst and Product Owner by Proxy, collaborated with stakeholders, determined andprioritized functional and non-functional requirementsLed and facilitated requirement gathering sessions, documented data/process workflows,and proposed solutions to meet business needs focused on modernization effortsConducted and completed user interviews, workflows, story boards, epics, use cases,user stories, acceptance criteria according to Scrum INVEST standardsPartnered with project team to conduct backlog grooming as well as estimate tasksusing story pointsLed efforts to deliver requirements, documented proposed solutions, wrote programspecs and coordinated with UX designers to build User Interface (UI) wireframes forfeatures as well as developed procedural documentationSenior Systems Business Analyst Jan 2018 - Oct 2018DST Systems, Inc., Kansas City, MOProvided business leadership, as Business Analyst and Product Owner, for multipleprojects, analyzed enhancements, and developed design solutions as well as authoredrequired project documentationCollaborated with cross-functional Scrum teams, estimated project scope, and prioritizedproject backlogWrote detailed use case, user stories, acceptance criteria and documents projectrequirements and design as well as identified potential system risksAssisted Quality Analyst (QA) with test planning, wrote and executed scenarios, andreported issuesImplemented project functionality as well as trained clientsApplication Analyst Consultant Dec 2012 - Dec 2017DST Systems, Inc., Kansas CityLed business effort as a part of an Agile project team in both a Business Analyst andProduct Owner capacityServed as a liaison between the client and development teamsFacilitated client communication and meetings to gather requirements and discussdesignResearched and analyzed current client processes and procedures to find businessneedsDesigned UI wireframes and technical solutionsDeveloped and published project documentationOversaw test script development and execution of testing activitiesPrepared and trained clients for implementationPrincipal Applications Analyst Apr 2005 - Nov 2012DST Systems, Inc., Kansas CityProvided development team business leadership in all project phasesAnalyzed client process and workflows to find business needs and confirm requirementsResearched data tables, structures, and data maps to ensure workable product designLed and collaborated efforts with modernizing data to centralize existing VSAM (VirtualStorage Access Method) data into a DB2 environment as well as authored projectdocumentationDesigned User Interfaces (UI) wireframes, mainframe screens, and conducted usabilitytestingWrote test scripts, executed test scripts, and coordinated testingSenior Applications Analyst Aug 1999 - Mar 2005DST Systems, Inc., Kansas City, MOLed all business aspects of a project for all phases of project lifecycleHelped onboard new clients through technical data analysisAnalyzed gaps between current available system functionality and client needsExecuted test scenarios and coordinated test plan activitiesStaff Business Analyst Apr 1997 - Jul 1999DST Systems, Inc., Kansas City, MOHelped technical team with developing multiple versions of a new desktop projectWrote and executed test scripts, reported test issues, and managed reported issuesCoordinated communication with a third-party vendor to keep the project on scheduleDocumented all phases of project from analysis to implementationEDUCATIONBachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Sep 1986 - May 1991Emporia State University, Emporia, KSSKILLSExpert in: All phases of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Agile Methodology, WaterfallMethodology, Liason, Collaboration, Facilitation, Process Flow Mapping (ProVision and Visio),Data and Infrastructure Business Level Analysis, Requirement Gathering, Design Development(wireframes, UIs, web pages), Use Case and User Story Development, User Acceptance Tester(UAT), UAT Test Plan Coordination, Backlog Management, Documentation Authoring, MS Skills(Word, PowerPoint, Excel)Excel, Training |
