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Chicago, Il, Us

Greater Chicago Area

Responsible for development of requirements, solution design, and implementation for a suite of applications to support the licensing management system.. Work with multiple Boards of Nursing to develop an implementation plan for product. Define and document board specific needs for configuration and address any gaps through requirements. Configure applications to support business process, assist board in resolving any data anomalies in preparation for migration. Support board post go live and continue to monitor business to identify additional enhancements.

Chicago, Il

Responsible for working on multiple project requirements, solution design, implementation, and maintenance of solutions; supporting end-to-end analysis development, interfacing between various business and technical teams to compile requirements and design solutions; work closely with customers to build relationships; continuously gaining a deeper understanding of relevant data and processes to build solutions to meet business needs; and supporting the maturation of the Business Analysis discipline

Chicago, Il

Implemented industry best practices for business and process analysis across programs using Agile, Iterative, and Waterfall (SDLC) approach to assist in development, testing, and implementation of projects. Managed programs with budgets with yearly budgets from $1,000,000 to $50,000,000. Utilized CMMI framework to support various projects. Supervised 15 to 30 analysts plus contract staffing. Led teams that implemented federal and state Medicare and Medicaid programs for Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, and Texas.

Chicago, Il

Oversaw development of front-end interfaces for clients in an Agile and SaaS environment, documenting "to be" business processes for application development as well as sourcing of staff for all areas of organization. Worked with CEO and CIO to develop funding plan and staffing models. Responsible for support of National Accounts. Oversight of development of client needs and integration into application.

Burr Ridge, Il

Spearheaded application/systems conversion for $50,000,000 per year multi-location office products business. Analyzed current business processes and integration with IT systems and business applications.

Oak Brook, Il

Analyzed e-commerce business application initiatives. Facilitated focus groups to identify business opportunities and collect detailed system requirements. Made go/no go decisions on functional designs and approved technical designs. Interfaced with outside consultants to ensure deliverables were met. Created detailed Gap analysis between industry standards, business processes requirements and Ariba products. Used in-depth technical knowledge to evaluate applications, content providers, application service providers, and system integrators providing recommendations. Designed and built web page prototypes as guidelines for developers.. Developed and Managed Test Plans and cases for systems and regression testing efforts.

Oak Brook, Il

Analyzed applications system, developed and implemented documentation to identify requirements and areas for testing, including managing resolution of defects and execution of re-testing. Designed automated testing methods to be utilized during script development. Managed execution of integration, system regression, and acceptance testing.

Chicago, Il

Spearheaded effort to automate regression testing of supply chain life cycle at direction of divisional VP.

Oak Brook, Il

Developed test plans and cases derived from business requirements. Executed end-end integration, system tests and analysis of test results.

Countryside, Il

Developed inventory system to track inventory levels at overseas warehouses. Coordinated production and shipping of raw materials to various warehouses and production materials

Oak Brook, Il

Identified and developed process and procedures for new international department servicing McDonald’s restaurants. Managed and processed 4,000 international orders monthly and 75,000 domestic orders annually. Managed staff or 5-10