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Dunedin, Ota, Nz

Dunedin, New Zealand

Digital transformation, process optimisation, change management, programme establishment and management, project managementProjects:- Dunedin City Council (DCC) Parking Mobility- DCC Building Inspections Mobility- DCC Building Consents Process Re-engineering- DCC Online Bookings - Reserves, Recreation Areas and Cemeteries, Sports fields- DCC Smart Water Metering- DCC eServices - RSHL IRIS NextGen

Auckland, New Zealand

Contract position within an Agile SCRUM environment working on the requirements for a new key strategic product. This role involved working throughout the business with key stakeholders, managing scope, gathering, documenting and managing requirements.

Lead Business Analyst responsible for a team of BA's including recruitment and line management, project allocation and adherence to internal standards with regard to business analysis activities and outputs.Management tasks include:• People Management (up to 10 permanent and contract staff)• Recruitment• People resource planning & project allocation• Project prioritisationBusiness Analysis tasks include:• Consulting to senior management (GM level) to define… Show more Lead Business Analyst responsible for a team of BA's including recruitment and line management, project allocation and adherence to internal standards with regard to business analysis activities and outputs.Management tasks include:• People Management (up to 10 permanent and contract staff)• Recruitment• People resource planning & project allocation• Project prioritisationBusiness Analysis tasks include:• Consulting to senior management (GM level) to define (and challenge) business priorities, develop strategic roadmaps and subsequent project concepts and scope• Review and approve direct reports requirements documentation and associated deliverables• Requirements elicitation• Requirements analysis and documentation• Requirements planning and management• Requirements communication• Vendor selection• Solution assessment and validation• Process design and modelling• Data conversions and migrations• Defining business acceptance and test criteria• Supporting business users during UAT (User Acceptance Testing)• Create/facilitate handover, training, operational and customer collateral Show less

Senior BA contracted to Vodafone I worked on the Products and Services portfolio leading the business requirements on key marketing initiatives including the launch of Prepay in NZ, Free Weekends, Text2000, Bestmates, Friends.

BA Responsible for the Business Requirements, testing and implementation for Bond & Bond’s e-Commerce website implementation using the Agile Development Methodology. This included integration with their AS400 system and third-party systems such as Ferrit, SLI and RightNow. On a day-to-day level I worked proactively with the Business Units, understanding their needs and helping them to ensure that they utilised technology to improve initiatives and resolve issues. This included projects… Show more BA Responsible for the Business Requirements, testing and implementation for Bond & Bond’s e-Commerce website implementation using the Agile Development Methodology. This included integration with their AS400 system and third-party systems such as Ferrit, SLI and RightNow. On a day-to-day level I worked proactively with the Business Units, understanding their needs and helping them to ensure that they utilised technology to improve initiatives and resolve issues. This included projects ranging from marketing campaigns, customer data utilisation, visual merchandising, ticketing, customer care processes to a major overhaul to the daily reconciliation processes within Finance. I worked with partner organisations such as Fly Buys, Provenco, ETLS and DPS on a number of projects including the nationwide Fly Buys Gift Card rollout. Show less

As the Business Development Manager for MedTech Global I was responsible for the identification and analysis of new business opportunities. This leadership position was part of the Senior Management Team at MedTech. If an opportunity passed the ‘sniff test’ I formulated a Business Case, communicated it and sold it to the board and other key stakeholders who would give it the green light. Once a project was ‘all systems’ go, I wrote the vision, project terms of reference, identified a project… Show more As the Business Development Manager for MedTech Global I was responsible for the identification and analysis of new business opportunities. This leadership position was part of the Senior Management Team at MedTech. If an opportunity passed the ‘sniff test’ I formulated a Business Case, communicated it and sold it to the board and other key stakeholders who would give it the green light. Once a project was ‘all systems’ go, I wrote the vision, project terms of reference, identified a project team, wrote the scope document and formed a project plan. Depending on the project and my priorities/workload, I would either Project Management it myself or pass this onto another resource. Show less

The Associate Product Manager position involved forecasting and budgeting, market and customer analysis, promotional material management, ensuring local campaigns utilised global material and followed global branding guidelines and the organisation of promotional and educational events for customers.

As a sole-charge Business Analyst/Project Manager I was the conduit between technology and the business ensuring that the systems met the current and future needs of Sales and Marketing. I pro-actively identified enhancements, mapped business processes and data flows, documented business requirements and functional specifications, developed use cases, facilitated workshops, developed business cases (where applicable) and project managed new implementations through the full SDLC. A key… Show more As a sole-charge Business Analyst/Project Manager I was the conduit between technology and the business ensuring that the systems met the current and future needs of Sales and Marketing. I pro-actively identified enhancements, mapped business processes and data flows, documented business requirements and functional specifications, developed use cases, facilitated workshops, developed business cases (where applicable) and project managed new implementations through the full SDLC. A key achievement was the successful implementation of Visual Elk CRM System. This project included a company-wide culture change, two external vendors and internal staff.On a day-to-day level I was the Business Owner of the forecasting/budgeting process, J.D. Edwards, the CRM system (Visual Elk) and the Data Warehouse (SQL with a Panorama front end). Show less

As a Software Engineer for Sanderson's I was the conduit between the customer (Meridian Energy) and Gentrack (NZ’s largest Utility Billing and CRM Solution). This full SDLC role involved customer interaction and analysis, functional specifications, technical specifications, development, testing, deployment, training and documentation.

Prince2 Project Management Foundation And Practitioner

Change Management Practitioner Certified

Certified Business Analysis Professional (Cbap)

Activities and Societies: The Certified Business Analysis ProfessionalTM (CBAP®) designation is a professional certification.

The Agile Business Analyst

Activities and Societies: This course will show you how to combine your existing analysis skills with Agile tools and techniques. This.

2 Day Business Analysis Course

Activities and Societies: This course is intended for those who want to enhance their current business analysis knowledge and confidently.

Itil Foundation Certification In It Service Management

Activities and Societies: The ITIL® Framework is a source of good practice in service management. ITIL® is used by organisations.

Agile Concept Phase Course

Activities and Societies: This course covers the first phase of an initiative, the Concept Phase. It gives the attendees a thorough.

Management Essentials

Activities and Societies: Recognised industry leading management program for Vodafone Managers covering: Building and developing high.

Graddipbus, Marketing

Successful Project Management

Activities and Societies: This is a comprehensive two-day course covering core technical skills and success factors for project.

Bsc, Information Systems

First 2 years at Otago Uni, completed through Massey