Anna Podlesny, Ph.D, Mba, Psm Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Az, Us

Arizona, United States

Senior Agile Business AnalystWorked on app related projects with the project manager, developers, and a system analyst. Collaborated with external departments to exchange/request data as well as to ensure that product delivery and quality goals are achieved and maintained.• Performed and documented analysis of business processes.• Transformed business and technical requirements into epics, features, and stories.• Created clear and concise acceptance criteria for user stories and features.• Worked closely with the project manager to prioritize the items in the backlog.• Led scrum meetings and refinement meetings / backlog grooming sessions. • Maintained and updated the roadmap plan on the Mural board.• Developed business process models, use cases, flowcharts.• Conducted training sessions for the other BA’s and teams from external departments.

• Planned for business field opportunity to reconsider career goals by operating remotely.• Offered Business Strategy courses online to educate university students.

Towson, Maryland, United States

Besides teaching Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship courses, completed data analysis through statistical tools and software code to devise queries by combining with databases for hedge fund investors, corporate governance, and entrepreneurship research grants and scholarly research projects. Arranged and analyzed content in compliance with curricular guidelines and learning objectives. Developed instructional methods and strategies by utilizing learning and behavioral theory. • Consulted top executives (e.g., Under Armour, JP Morgan Chase Private Bank, JP Morgan Commercial Bank, Stanley Black & Decker, and Howard Bank) by gathering business requirements, analyzing business processes, developing business cases, offering strategic solutions, and organizing/managing the Live Case Study Competition for over 400 hundred students twice per year where the executives selected the best strategies.• Managed and trained student teams that secured nine top places in eight competitions with 3K students in four years by developing business strategies and corporate-level strategic solutions with them that included industry analysis, internal business analysis, and financial projections.

Washington Dc Metro Area

Executed research and data analysis by developing and adjusting functional and non-functional requirements to enhance product development processes. • Analyzed and evaluated business processes and requirements by identifying uncovered areas for developing and implementing solutions.• Accomplished different projects, including The Environmental Protection Information System Chemonics International), and Budget Funding Tracking System (Department of Commerce), an interactive digital form for quality testers (Cuisine Solutions) and intranet projects for National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington Trust, and National Cooperative Bank.• Managed customer relations.

Arlington, Texas, United States

Conducted data analysis by using various statistical tools and software to explore market insights.• Defended the dissertation thesis on hedge fund investors and corporate strategies topic by utilizing strong understanding of how financial industry operates.

Carrollton, Georgia, United States

Established an assessment system software through SDLC by cooperating with IT department for accreditation purposes. • Developed an accreditation strategy for the university.• Analyzed and arranged requirements from four vice presidents and thirty departmental directors to save development time.• Developed over 90 certificates of compliance in adherence to state and national accreditation standards as per research and analysis of data from all university divisions.• Organized training sessions to instruct over 100 stakeholders from four university divisions by utilizing assessment software and comprehending assessment and accreditation standards.

Ph.D., Business Administration/ Strategic Management And Entrepreneurship

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General