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Columbia, Maryland, United States

Columbia, Md

Columbia, Md

◆ Manage a team of Business Analysts, working on a variety of projects across the organization◆ Managed a development project to combine various data sources, both internal and external, into a tool that generates standard and custom reporting on BCBS network performance across the country for National Account Sales and Marketing◆ Led re-engineering project based on client feedback to build a more scalable, functional, and performant online data review and certification application utilizing Dundas BI as a new front-end platform while moving calculation and aggregation to SSAS, increasing report performance by 800% compared to the predecessor◆ Researched available data vendors and worked through POCs to identify the ideal candidate in replacing a legacy internal process to become more streamlined and accurate in network contracting analyses

Columbia, Md

◆ Created an advisory group of key actuarial and analytical stakeholders from various clients to provide more timely feedback on development and to prioritize application features ◆ Led data processing development and enhancement efforts in coordination with data warehouse developers◆ Coordinated and managed various team priorities for data analysts, business analysts, and developers using the Disciplined Agile framework

Columbia, Md

◆ Led a two-phase project to inherit and optimize the processing of claims and membership data from all Blue Plans, historically processed by an actuarial consulting firm, saving $1.3 million annually in consulting fees◆ Led a $1 million re-engineering project to improve existing Excel-based actuarial certification process by creating an online actuarial data certification and analysis tool, enabling users to perform self-serve analysis and resulting in a 50% reduction for custom analysis and research assistance◆ Led a development project to create an interactive map interface that consolidated Plan program information into one centralized tool to identify ACO/PCMH/EBP/P4P programs offered by Blue Plans nationwide along with a comprehensive administrative user interface for timely updates to the tool◆ Facilitated requirements and design meetings with senior leadership and the analytics team creating wireframe mockups and requirements documentation when pursuing new development efforts◆ Conducted user acceptance testing of enhancements, new development work, and bug fixes prior to signing off on release to production environments◆ Created support documentation for end users on tools and processes, reducing the amount of inquiries to the customer relations team by approximately 20%◆ Conducted weekly and ad-hoc webinar training sessions for internal and external users on newly developed applications, enhancements, and refresher trainings on existing tools

Woodlawn, Md

◆ Analyzed business requirements and technical specification documents to compile test cases, ensuring the products match client specifications◆ Developed test scenarios and sample test data to effectively examine new and modified reports in Microstrategy

Baltimore, Md

Baltimore, Md