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Philadelphia, Pa, Us

•Determines operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats.•Designs new business workflows by analyzing requirements; constructing workflow charts and diagrams; constructing swim lane diagrams; constructing use case diagrams; studying system capabilities; writing specifications.•Analyze existing or new file mapping and work with internal & external vendor teams.•Designs mockup screens and work with business stakeholders & Enterprise architects to get signoff; work collaboratively with cross functional teams to refine requirements; work with development team and tailors requirements accordingly.•Create user stories; Maintains backlogs; Participate in sprint grooming sessions; Participate in daily standup meetings.•Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills.•Work with QA team to review test cases which meets requirements; Traces the test cases back to requirements.•Provide QA and UAT testing support; Provide implementation and post-implementation support as required.•Works in both waterfall and agile methodology of development; Should have knowledge about all phases of SDLC lifecycle.•Knowledge of BluePrint will be an added advantage. BluePrint will be used to capture requirements and used for requirements traceability.•Techno functional BSA’s will have added advantage as on several instances may need to query on the back-end tables to analyze, understand data anomalies.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

•Assists in managing large scale projects, leads appropriate resources and determines project requirements and deliverables, to ensure successful implementations to meet user needs.•Analyzes processes and resources necessary for the effective implementation of stated processes.•Assists in ensuring successful project conclusions and large-scale projects as measured by meeting corporate objectives and large-scale projects.•Prepares feasibility and cost analysis determinations for projects.•Responsible for leading, evaluating and providing technical and project life cycle methodology.•Communicates business or process solutions, recommendations and issues to management on a regular basis.•Assists in development of training programs, introducing new concepts and business processes.•Documents all business process flows as they pertain to the continuance and efficiency of the IS Department.•Reviews software and systems modifications to ensure successful implementation.•Develops innovative means of structuring project workflow to alleviate backlogs and ensure the maximum utilization of resources.•Identify the business processes, systems, and data that are needed to solve a business problem.•Support development of data standards by identifying the business concepts (entities), their formats, and the relationships between concepts and representing them in the Conceptual and Logical Model. •Working with stakeholders to come up with definitions, controlled vocabularies, and the relationship of the data to external standards.•Updating the R & D business glossary with the results of the data standards work.•Help to source the right data with the right context by working with business to identify the current sources of the data and comparing that to the approved strategic sources.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

• Completed projects between $1M to $5M.• Promoted to project manager role to plan, schedule and execute all stages of enterprise software, hardware and system implementations. Assessed business implications for each project phase and monitored progress to meet deadlines, standards and cost targets.• Excelled in guiding the work of technical teams. Articulated project goals and scope, translated business needs into technical terms, prepared detailed work breakdown structures (WBS) and instilled shared accountability for achieving project milestones.• Created cost-benefit analyses and ROI assessments that were used as the basis for decision-making on proposed IT implementation projects.• Resolved numerous project issues including staffing shortages, tactical matters, scope creep and divergent business and user needs.• Contributed to all levels of the user experience and in all phases of the product development lifecycle, from defining a product’s overall architecture and structure, to iterating, specifying, and polishing the interaction details for specific features. • Assist in configuration of company applications based on business requirements.• Develop configuration requirements document and obtain approval from business owners.• Plan and execute assigned configuration tasks within deadlines.• Provide system configuration support based on changing business needs• Assist in system analysis, design, development, and testing activities.• Provide support in developing, implementing and testing patch releases and system upgrades. • Develop and maintain configuration policies and procedures.• Review and recommend changes to existing configuration processes.• Analyze and resolve configuration issues in a timely manner.• Provide technical guidance to junior analysts in their assigned job duties.• Engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously while delivering quality work artifacts.

•Collaborated with external and internal stakeholders to gather, analyze and document information needs and functional requirements for client-based applications•Translated business requirements in support of solution design and configuration•Prepared functional designs of product customizations and features•Project planning/execution: balance stakeholder expectations regarding the project scope/components, priorities, schedule, and manage risk to these components•Assisted in determining quality standards, monitoring results, and implementing quality improvements•Operated in a results-oriented manner to achieve projects goals, with a standard of excellence•Provided input for the direction of product design and usability•Produced and conduct internal training sessions on new product features and modules•Responsible for drafting all required SDLC and validation documents and facilitating the review and approval of all project documentation.•Determined the usability of existing code for inclusion in other applications•Identify the strengths and weaknesses of various systems modules to determine if consolidation or elimination is necessary.•Charged with creating user case realizations (e.g. wireframes, sequence diagrams, and activity diagrams) utilizing UML diagrams

Bloomington, Minnesota, Us

•Implemented and analyzed Power MHS system functions.•Research business needs and recommend solutions to issues.•Work with outside areas to understand business issues and coordinate resolutions through documenting workflows or extracting reports to satisfy business requirements.•Developed and test system changes to meet determined needs.•Created all existing Business Requirements, Business Process Maps, Functional Requirements, Technical and Design Specifications.•Conducted interviews of client's application Subject Matter Experts and capture business and testing knowledge.•Provided User Acceptance Testing (UAT)•Developed test plan.•Developed database queries for extracting test data.•Manual UAT test case development and execution.•Requirements tracking and reporting.•Documentation of test plan and test results.•Maintaining testing artifacts and storing testing evidence.•Developed a transition plan for providing testing managed services.•Created user cases, architecture and product requirements, wire diagrams and functional designs based on JAD sessions to create baselines for stakeholder’s overview and agreement utilizing UML modeling.•Reviewed and evaluated incoming data and help design interfaces to Power MHS system.•Reviewed and evaluated external data requirements and export appropriate data.•Understand operational needs and help to design reports to satisfy requirements.•Provided on-the-job system training and assistance to members of the business and Information Services community, on an as-needed basis.•Drafted business specifications for IS projects and communicate between assigned technical staff and business unit for progress and resolution of issues.•Communicated with technical resources at “Vendors”- Health First, Health Partners, Emdeon and EDI submitters to assist Management with facilitating test cycles and problem resolution.•Coordinated system upgrades based on Business Requirements and system functionalities for user roles.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

•Assisted Project Lead/Management/Executive in developing and modifying tactical project plan(s) for Information Security.•Completed routine project tasks in an accurate and timely manner in accordance with the established project plan.•Acted in a cross-functional team environment; establishing the relationships necessary to execute assigned tasks.•Maintained awareness of changing business needs and impact of those changes on the assigned project.•Gathered, reviewed and analyzed data, processes and requirements related to assigned project employing a variety of statistical and analytic techniques for claims, members and providers information.•Developed necessary documentation for SDLC checkpoints such as Design Review Board and Change control; Understands and follows Agile work development for building data warehouse•Acted independently under the general direction of Project Lead/Management/Executive.•Identified business process and/or technology problems and issues; participate in the identification and documentation of solutions.•Extracted information from PeopleSoft into MS Access and using this information as a reporting tool for upper management.•Transformed business strategies and tactical requests into functional and technical specifications.•Produced project reports and summaries.•Created user cases, architecture and product requirements, wire diagrams and functional designs based on JAD sessions to create baselines for stakeholder’s overview and agreement utilizing UML modeling.•Created user test scenarios and test plans for Information Security.