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Saint Paul, Mn, Us

St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Cybersecurity Portfolio Manager and Lead Business Analyst – Securian (October 2019 – Current)Managed the cybersecurity portfolio and built project business cases while also leading a team of business analysts in the delivery of projects.• Worked with team leaders and SMEs to create and maintain a service catalog whereby all cybersecurity services were documented and analyzed against NIST 800-53 R4 to determine a maturity score. The service catalog used as an input for prioritizing cybersecurity efforts• Facilitated the collection and maintenance of a three year cybersecurity project pipeline in coordination with cyber architects, team leads, SMEs and partner teams to ensure the delivery of cybersecurity capabilities that meet current threats and adhere to regulatory and contractual requirements.• Prepared the business cases for all cybersecurity projects. Defined the scope of each effort, prepared the CBA, negotiated resources and funding, shepherded the project through the governance and approval processes.• Managed the cybersecurity investment budget in annual budgeting process, allocated funding to approved projects, and monitored actuals.• Prepared board deck presentations relating cyber security spend to enterprise initiatives, NIST Cyber Security Framework capabilities, and current security threats.• Led a multi-discipline team in a ransomware assessment to identify weaknesses in security controls and business continuity capabilities that resulted a roadmap of 18 projects that directly address the current threats.• Led a team of 5 business analysts in the delivery of cyber security projects. Prepared and delivered training to analysts in the art of applying their skills to cybersecurity systems and processes.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

As an IT consultant working through Insight Global I performed the following roles at Ameriprise.Lead Process Analyst/Project Manager – Technology Transparency Team – Ameriprise (March 2018 – August 2019)Managed a team of Process Analysts and Engineers in delivering ServiceNow workflows that facilitate the end-to-end IT Asset Management (ITAM) lifecycle.- Led a team of Business Analysts and Subject Matter Experts in defining an enterprise lifecycle process for IT Asset Management (ITAM), resulting in high level process flows and requirements to be leveraged across multiple operating companies.- Worked with Asset Managers in analyzing their current processes while incorporating new enterprise ITAM standards for software, telecom circuits, end user compute, server, network and cloud asset classes. - Prepared the detailed requirements and designed new or enhanced ServiceNow workflows to facilitate the procurement, provisioning, decommission, and track and manage functions for each asset class and operating company.- Managed the ServiceNow delivery team in development, testing, and deployment of ServiceNow workflows. Owned the work breakdown, project schedule, issue resolution and escalation, and status reporting to the Executive Steering Committee.- Delivered a ServiceNow scoped application that integrated technical and financial approvals into provisioning workflows, enforcing ITAM standards that ensure asset acquisition is necessary and budgets support the total cost of ownership of the asset.- Leveraged the IT Asset Management and Analytics team resources to create reporting and dashboards that quantify and highlight compliance with the new processes, providing an executive view that drove accountability.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Lead the initiation process for all cyber security projects. Participated in each project to ensure business value was delivered. Managed the Enterprise Security Services capital budget, monitored project spend, projected future project outlays, ensured capital spending remained in line while maximizing the impact on security capabilities. Established scope, gathered requirements, prepared cost benefit analysis, and presented each Cyber Security project to the leadership team for approval.  Initiated and participated cyber security projects related to endpoint security (Tanium), Security Incident and Even Monitoring (LogRhythm), Identity and Access Management (SailPoint), Privileged Account Management (CyberArk), Vulnerability Management (Rapid7), Intrusion Protection Systems (Checkpoint) and encryption of PII and CRI data at rest and in-flight.  Worked with Cyber Delivery to introduce Agile Scrum team structures and processes to security projects.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Created a team of Solution Consultants and Business Analysts to define business value in cyber security project definition and then deliver that value in project execution. - Standardized project definition artifacts to ensure consistent understanding and documentation of scope, requirements, and business value.- Enhanced governance processes to identify and maintain business value at each project gate.- Established a ‘Security Needs Backlog’ to gather and prioritize security requirements as Xcel Energy created the Enterprise Security Services department.- Facilitated the security strategy, road mapping and capital budgeting processesContracting Through Trissential.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Led a team of business analysts in bringing a process focus to security tool deployments to ensure business value is realized.- Implemented best practice business analysis and project management methods in security projects, ensuring the delivery of integrated processes and sustainable security capabilities.- Supported the project definition phase for all security projects, negotiating the scope and estimating delivery team resource needs.- Managed the BA resource pool, projecting headcount over time, assigning resources. Mentored BAs in there respective projects.- High level requirements and leadership for SIEM, Identity and Access Management, Data Security, Certificate and Key Management, vulnerability management and endpoint security.Contracting through Trissential.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Lead Business Analyst – Point of Sale Represented business stakeholders in the Point of Sale package selection process. Lead business clients through the RFI/RFP.  Lead team of contract Business Analysts and business clients in the Analysis phase of the POS project. Process owner for the POS sale and return transactions, item, promotions, tax and tendering. Provided high level requirements and detailed flows using a scenario based analysis methodology. Represented POS business clients in the technical design phase of the overall technology program. Negotiated POS interface contracts/job schedules integrating POS to SAP, Vertex (tax engine), and third party authorizers. Lead POS team through the testing phase. Identified testing scenarios. Oversaw the preparation of detailed test scripts using the Quality Center application. Reviewed and prioritized all defects relating to the sale and return transactions in twenty one iterative POS releases over a period of eighteen months. Performed the role of POS configuration owner. Determined configuration requirements, managed the configuration development and testing process, scheduled configuration deployments, and communicated configuration status to senior management. Configuration supported multi-language and site specific functionality across Canada. Prioritized and scheduled all POS application defects and enhancements by negotiating with multiple teams to balance functional, technical, and stability requirements. Acted as liaison between business and technical teams in break fix and application deployments. I represented the business in discussions with the technical teams and communicated decisions, impacts, and timelines. Subject Matter Expert for all areas related to POS. Supported up to 17 contract business analysts working in all phases of the POS project.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

 I led the Analysis, Design, Development and Test phases for all projects related to returns from May 2005 thru January 2011. Maintained and prioritized the returns defect list. Communicated Service Desk Capability Status to IT and Business Clients. Lead BA/Project Lead for Multiple Receipted Returns Project, allowing guests to return items from multiple original receipts, receipt lookups, Gift Registry, and non-receipted returns in a single transaction.  Program lead for Item Level Return Policies, delivering the capability to differentiate the return policy at an item level to Target. Lead the Analysis, Design, Construction, and Test phases of the POS project while also creating and maintaining the program level plan and communicating program status to all stakeholders including IT and business management. Program lead for Best Guest Returns, an effort that linked both receipted and non-receipted return policy to guests net spend over a 14 month rolling period. Maintained the program plan for POS, Analytics Data Warehouse, Return Authorization, and Gift Registry in the cross platform effort. PATENT PENDING. Lead a team of contract Business Analysts through a Business Process Analysis of Target’s domestic POS application resulting in a complete Capability Matrix and high level process flow of the application. These deliverables are being used in an effort to refactor the in-house POS application.

Business Analyst – POS Process Owner Delivered Gift Card capability to Wilsons Leather integrating with First Data, Reconnet, and Sales Audit system. Created new processes for the sale, redemption, and reconciliation of gift card sales. $24 million in Gift Card sales (5% of overall sales) in the first year. Analyzed and provided requirements for the development of a new POS system. Communicated and negotiated these requirements with the POS vendor. Represented business clients to our third party POS provider. Integrated POS to host systems and third party authorizers. Developed test plan and detailed test cases for the POS application. Led Stores and Sales Audit through the UAT process. Performed as the technical lead for the chain wide rollout of the POS system. Prepared installation checklist and supported 5 contractors in the rollout room. Communicated timelines for configuration, application and network setup to technical teams. Supported the POS application and interfaces at level 2. Owned the technical interfaces in the WilsonsLeather.com kickoff. Negotiated interface contracts with the third party web host and created the job schedules pushing/retrieving data from the new web site.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

 Marketed POS solutions to independent owner/operators in the retail hardware industry. Performed cost/benefit analysis. Made the sales pitch on the convention floor and in-store. Consulted small retail operators on the effective use of their Retail Business System including POS operations, replenishment, item selection, margin management, and accounting. Merger consultant. Created and documented procedures to use the Retail Business System in managing the merger of True Value and Servistar/Coast to Coast hardware chains. Trained field staff on the documentation and procedures to disseminate knowledge. Arranged for and delivered the RBS Merger Road Show to independent owner/operators.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

 Installed network and POS equipment in a retail setting. Trouble shoot network connectivity and software installation. Trained owner/operators and their staff on the use of the POS and back office application suite, while converting the store from manual to automated processes. Led the preparation of the sales floor and conducted the inventory process. Instructed users on POS, replenishment, and financial accounting aspects of computerized retailing.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting And Finance

High School