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Gainesville, Fl, Us

Drive the product- and business-planning processes for cross-functional teamsAnalyze customer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build-vs.-buy perspectiveAssess current competitor offerings and seek opportunities for differentiationAnalyze product requirements and develop appropriate programs to ensure they’re metDevelop, implement, and maintain production timelines across multiple departmentsAppraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate go-to-market plansDrive the execution of all processes in the product lifecycle, including product and market research, requirements and roadmap development, and product launchTranslate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototyping and final development by development teamsCreate product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, and ROIDrive collaboration across cross functional teams, working closely with development, production, marketing, and sales teams in the design, development, QA, and release of products, and balance resources to ensure success for the entire organization

Liaison between software users and development staff to clarify and communicate all ERM system enhancements; identifying enhancement priorities and target datesProvides support and assistance to IT department for data mining, database queries and report-writing requests from internal staff members. Project analyst for system enhancements, including process re-engineering, process flow analysis, design specifications with emphasis on effective utilizationElicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysisDraw inferences from current process details and link these inferences to the big picture by considering business objectives in identifying and implementing business process improvements

Gainesville, Florida Area

-Responsible for project and resource management of data entry projects, including setting priorities and target dates that align with large-scale IT projects and objectives; regular communication of data entry project status back to CIO required.-Accomplishes data entry human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations-Achieves data entry operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans that align with corporate strategy and key target dates for IT objectives; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards for supporting the Quote and Sales team with data entry needs; resolving problems.-Improves data entry quality results by completing audits; identifying trends; determining ERM system improvements necessary for greater efficiency; studying, evaluating, and re-designing workflow processes; implementing changes.-Liaison between data entry team and development staff to clarify and communicate ERM system enhancements; identifying enhancement priorities and target dates-Provides support and assistance to IT department for data mining, database queries and report-writing requests from internal staff members. -Project analyst for system enhancements, including process re-engineering, process flow analysis, design specifications with emphasis on effective utilization-Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, task and workflow analysis-Draw inferences from current process details and link these inferences to the big picture by considering business objectives in identifying and implementing business process improvements

Gaiensville, Florida

- Manage team of employees that are responsible for maintaining company website and internal database system and testing updates. - Maintain price lists for over 250 vendors as well as government contracts in 35 states that total $60,000,000 in revenue.- Manage catalog with 50,000 products accurately and on time.- Improve system functionality through improved data entry efficiency and database maintenance.- Create procedures to improve time management throughout the company.- Responsible for determining the proper vendors to support customers.- Take initiative to complete tasks without supervision. - Develop methods to update information more efficiently.- Provide real time support for software users.

Gainesville, Florida

- Maintaining company website and internal database system- Test and Analyst new software Enhancements and Functionality- Provided real time support for software users- Maintain company pricing across hundreds of Manufactures

Gainesville, Florida

- Tested new software enhancements and functionality.- Provided real time support for software users. - Responsible for increasing system functionality and making improvements.

Gainesville , Florida

- Managed team of 8-12 brand analysts that were responsible for client products and online sales.- Investigated online abuse of the Brand Intellectual Properties.- Built case files by cross referencing authorized dealer lists with online listings. - Performed product online availability analysis by determining vendors and locations of distribution centers.

Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

High School

Activities and Societies: Commissary Store, Manager 2002