Ray Raab Email & Phone Number

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Senior Business Analyst supporting FAA drone contracts

Falls Church, Virginia

• Served as Deputy Project Manager responsible for ensuring the successful implementation of Program Management Accountability Tool (PMAT), a custom configuration of Broadcom Clarity Project and Portfolio Management (PPM)• Gathered, analyzed, and prepared data for Monthly Status Reports (MSR) and Licensing Metrics Reports for the client• Served as Release Manager for Agile/Scrum Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) solutions managing workload assignments for 10 developers• Conducted out-of-the-box and custom configuration tool capability demos to show existing and potential clients capabilities• Provided guidance and recommendations for developing SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Timely) professional goals and conducted performance evaluations for three analysts • Produced training materials and conducted live and remote training for users• Facilitated requirements sessions with the business stakeholders to gather requirements and assist junior analysts in bridging technical/stakeholder gaps (between business process and technical solutions)• Served as architect for Rally and Jira requirement tracking tools, and conducted working group sessions to design Agile workflow and supporting objects.• Analyzed, planned, and managed data migration from Broadcom Rally to Jira. This included mapping of legacy data to out of the box (OOTB) and custom fields. • Participated in Integrated Product Team (IPT) sessions to document the issues, business impacts, and desired outcomes• Created Acceptance Criteria, Test Cases, and conducted User Story testing for new functional requirements

Germantown, Md

• Served as Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager for Chief Financial Office (CFO-40), Department of Energy (DOE)• Served as the Project Manager for a major upgrade of a suite of 16+ Oracle APEX applications from version 4.x to 5.x - this included producing the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Level of Effort (LOE), Migration Plan (MP), scheduling documents, and coordinating resources for Development, DBA, Quality Assurance activities• Analyzed and created comprehensive technical reference documents detailing APEX data integration/API synonym packages with Oracle BI Repository, ETL (extract, transform, load) Landing, Staging, and Targeting areas, and WebCenter Portals• Served as Requirements Analyst and Project Manager for new Oracle BI Repository Data Warehouse Report and WebCenter Portals requests. Collaborated with Developers on Report and Portal User Interface/ User Experience (UI/UX) designs that exceeded client expectations

Rockville, Maryland

• Served as Senior Business Analyst for the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in the design and maintenance of systems managing Grants, Research and Development Contracts, and Budget/ Spend programs supporting Division, Mission, and Budget Office personnel• Produced and updated project artifacts in adherence to HHS Enterprise Performance Life Cycle (EPLC) Framework standards for grant and proposal management software using MS Team Foundation Server (TFS)• Produced User Guides and Release Notes in accordance with HHS Section 508 compliance rules• Conducted joint application design (JAD) sessions with client and development staff and produced comprehensive Software Requirements Specifications and Project Plans from my analysis of business and system requirements• Provided technical and administrative direction for personnel performing software development tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and user standards, and assessing progress against schedules• Analyzed and documented interface requirements, data flow models, and use cases for grant and proposal lifecycle tracking software, entailing a wide range of internal functions and external contingencies capabilities, including records management and storage• Ensured effective change control and configuration management of all software application documentation and supported integration of applications with existing document management systems• Utilized Agile Scrum frameworks in completion of the above activities

Frederick, Md 21701

• Served as Business Analyst collaborating with the clinical research community and project stakeholders of the Regulatory Compliance and Human Subjects Protection Program (RCHSPP) to assess, document, and develop technical solutions for a wide array of regulatory and clinical processes, ranging from the automation of regulatory SOPs to the management of clinical study related data tracking elements and financial contracts• Conducted research on the availability of new technologies and recommended IT solutions delivered meet organizational objectives in the oversight of regulatory, clinical monitoring, and clinical safety activities for the Intramural Research Program of NCI and the RCHSPP• Provided recommendations on platform suitability, and assess and implement system change requests• Created and managed system documentation including, requirements, process flows, detailed design documents, and user guides

Washington, Dc 20001

•Collaborated with program managers and business teams to gather and define detailed requirements for software or process enhancements and modifications. Interviewed the program manager and business team to understand current processes and the project’s requirements. Worked with the program manager(s) to outline the business case.•Formulated and defined system’s scope and objectives through research and fact-finding combined with an understanding of applicable business systems and industry requirements and, with this information, worked with development team to develop or modify information systems.•Ensured all requests from program managers and business teams meet the goals of the organization and were scheduled and budgeted appropriately by reviewing project plans with the Director of Information Systems. •Gathered time and resource estimates for requested enhancements from technology and other affected areas.•Defined project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements; and assisted in establishing project budget. Liaised with the tech and business team to clarify requirements and update documents throughout the project. •Collaborated with the business team to coordinate User Acceptance Testing ensuring resources were available, location and venue confirmed and a process is in place to track defects and enhancement prioritization. Validated system functionality with end users.•Created functional specifications, including screen and report mock-ups. •Recommended controls by identifying problems; writing improved procedures.•Coordinated analysis and alignment of business and customer needs and documents requirements.•Worked in some phases of systems analysis and considered the business implications of the application of technology to the current business environment. •Acted as a liaison for information systems to customers to provide education, resolve questions, assess customer needs and recommend changes.

Reston, Va

• Completed Configuration, Training, and Client Support of Documentum and Primavera Expedition applications on 80+ projects• Authored and implemented a SharePoint-based Subcontracts Management application deployment for multiple projects• Provided workshop training to multiple disciplines domestically and at project sites in Thailand and Angola• Documented, analyzed, and tested application enhancements and bug fixes in Dev, QA, and Staging environments.• Utilized Team Track/Jira to create, track, and resolve enhancements and big fixes• Collaborated in the drafting of Software Requirement Specifications on a number of application enhancement utilities• Installed, configured, and managed Expedition databases, servers, and related applications on the Corporate Expedition global server network• Completed Application QA and business rule adherence testing on Contracts Management (SharePoint) application• Provide IT Expedition systems support to Application Coordinators and users of all business units • Provide IT Citrix systems support to Application Coordinators and users of all business units• Installed, configurated, and tested/certified of new Expedition releases and related utilities• Managed and updated the EPC Systems webpage using MS SharePoint • Provided direct Expedition Work Process and error resolution support to application users• Created and updated new Info Maker-based reports for Expedition