Stephanie Barrera Email & Phone Number

Stamford, Ct, Us

The State of New Jersey's Treasury Department Procurement Bureau IT unit assists in developing bid solicitations for very large technology projects.I provide the Procurement Bureau Technology Unit’s staff with technical expertise to review and enhance the unit’s complex technology bid solicitations.This involves requirements analysis, developing scope of work tasks, technical writing, quality checking, and vendor quote evaluation.This work is performed through collaboration with State agencies and other subject matter experts, research, and review/data mining of existing or similar documents (current contracts, previous RFP documentation, and other documentation).

Stamford, Ct

- small business consulting (e.g. website development; information/database management)- my own small business development, inventory management, marketing, finances, and sales- computer software and systems support, trouble-shooting, training, and tutoring

Purchase, New York, United States

• Performed requirements analysis, planning, communications, and documentation. • Trainer on requirements analysis.• Contributed to the successful rollout of an upgrade to a key software system with about 1,200 users (including validation testing).

Fairfield, Ct

Performed requirements analysis, design, CRM system configuration, testing, training, reports, and documentation.Provided internal consulting for business process improvements utilizing technology and leads technology initiatives for multiple business units.Primary responsibilities included: management of technology analysis projects; research and analysis of business systems and business processes; recommendations for process improvement, identifying and implementing technology solutions. Followed established project management methodologies, documenting business requirements and developing technical specifications, testing and leading the implementation of changes including initial documentation and training ensuring established best practices are followed. Served as subject matter experts with different areas of the system and business based on experience and expertise of implemented technology solutions. Conferred with key staff to develop detailed understanding of user needs and managed all phases of the process.

Stamford, Ct & Germantown, Md

Senior Solutions Architect for Xerox's Americas Commercial and State Government Transportation (ACSGT) group.Worked closely with Xerox Business Service's sales teams, technology teams, & technology partners to help craft technology solutions to meet client requirements & corporate business growth targets. Responsibilities included:1) driving the adoption of common methodology & tools within the existing teams, 2) helping our organization leverage best practices across the various teams, and3) playing a key role in helping improve overall quality & marketability of the ACSGT 's existing products.• Worked with the Manager of Project Controls and Compliance to enhance/promote use of technology tools.• Managed data analytics project which included coordination with internal teams (e.g. Xerox PARC researchers, audit/compliance, program managers, subject matter experts, architecture team) as well as SQLstream (a real-time “big data” analytics company).• Reviewed Requests for Proposals (RFPs); performed proposal writing and reviews. Worked with architecture, sales & technology teams to craft technology solutions to meet client requirements.• Performed requirements analysis and documentation for TripPak Services (a Xerox company).• Supported our division’s ISO 9001 Certification initiative for several key processes; became a certified lead auditor.

Stamford, Ct

The Design2Launch (D2L) software provides highly configurable and customizable business workflow automation and digital asset management capabilities to its corporate clients, integrated with other Kodak digital imaging software.• Technical Consultant performing business analysis and technical documentation work, as needed for projects.• Account / Project Manager for Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals (the largest D2L implementation to date) for 3 years. - Managed the client, scope, schedule, budget, and quality of our deliverables. - Technical liaison with our development and quality assurance teams. - Made significant contributions in the area of requirements analysis, software feature management & user interface design. - Instrumental in negotiating with client for additional work - more than doubling our initial project revenue. • Account / Project Manager for a Design2Launch implementation for Johnson & Johnson Consumer division for 1 year. Contributed to the business process redesign mapping efforts, configuration, documentation and training.• Performed system administration, and configuration of workflows and attributes in a 3rd party system (JIRA) that was used to track & manage software issues among clients, project managers, developers, and the QA team.• Utilized Quality Center and SharePoint for issue tracking and project communications with some clients.• Prepared contractual Statements of Work (SOWs), amendments, and tracked associated invoices & revenue.• Managed vendor contracts and personnel (both on-site and off-shore) in software development and QA.• Played an integral role in managing the software integration and migration of D2L administrative systems with Kodak. • Responsibilities included: software requirements analysis, testing, documentation, deployment, & maintenance.

Wilton, Ct

This company's IT services provided market research firms with data from survey respondents selected from millions of panelists by very specific & complex criteria. Technology Project Manager for core internal software systems that enabled us to improve our quality, operations, responsiveness, and increased our company's ability to support millions of survey respondents.• Refined requirements, designed major system enhancements, wrote detailed functional specifications, performed user training, and managed problem tracking & resolution. • Technical liaison with business stakeholders, users, developers and QA team.• Instrumental in the successful roll-out of the new survey management system. • Responsible for the initial globalization of our core database and survey management system.• Key member of a team to determine opportunities for technology integration and leverage with Ciao - a German company with European & Asian operations that Greenfield acquired.• Worked on-site in Munich for several months to: - obtain a detailed understanding of Ciao's survey-related business operations, processes, software applications, & databases;- transfer this knowledge and documentation to the US team;- help determine changes needed to make our systems more compatible; and- determine interim solutions to enable both sets of existing systems to utilize each other’s vast pools of survey panelists. • Provided design input for an administrative tool to support multi-lingual user interface functionality.• Responsibilities included: software requirements analysis, design, documentation, testing, deployment, & maintenance.

Rocky Hill, Ct

• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system customization for clients utilizing GoldMine software. • Responsibilities included: needs assessment, requirements analysis, CRM system configuration, testing, and system delivery.

Clifton, Nj & Nyc

TransCore is a company that was spun-off from SAIC while I worked there.• Systems Integration Manager for a multi-million dollar web & IVR development project called Trips123, that provides commuters with the latest traffic and transit information for the NY/NJ/CT tri-state area.- The system is still live and available to the public under a new name (www.511ny.org). Information was provided via the website, and by phone via Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems. This project involved a large number of transportation agencies and private companies.- Involved through most of the software life cycle from requirements definition, detailed design, prototyping, software development, configuration management, software change management, integration, testing, and documentation. - Performed software integration analysis and data mapping with our primary data source, the Regional Architecture Database (RAD). - Served as technical liaison for our client stakeholders, ensured that software requirements were met, that the user interface was consistent across subsystems, and that the subsystems were well-integrated.• Systems Integration Manager for the Newark International Airport Building 1 Stage III B Design project. - Responsibilities included management and project scheduling. - Participated in the design of the system inventory database, and worked with team members and agency members to identify issues, propose resolutions, and document results. - Helped identify system migration strategies and participated in design discussions for the Operations Control Center (OCC) and the Police Desk• Key contributor to developing an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Master Plan for John F. Kennedy Int’l Airport (JFK). • Helped develop a passenger information system architecture for the Newark Liberty Int’l Airport Rail Station• Responsibilities included: requirements analysis, testing, documentation, deployment, & maintenance.

Maclean, Va; Philadelphia, Pa (For Conrail & Amtrak); Jacksonville, Fl (For Csx)

• Technical Lead, responsible for the analysis and design of the Alerts & Maintenance subsystems of Conrail's new single commodity (“Unit Train”) Shipment Management System (SMS)- Performed process analysis, functional design as well as detailed database design & normalization.- Coordinated with other SMS subsystem development efforts and ensured that data from interfacing legacy systems was easily handled by my subsystems. - Technical representative at the client’s Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions, ensuring that the evolving software and user interface design met business needs, & the documented user reqts. - Provided design support for integrating the SMS with an existing legacy system and its database to form a common data repository and uniform interface.• SAIC Project Manager for CSX Railroad in support of their acquisition of part of Conrail railroad. - Managed a team performing new software development and modifications to existing CSX software.- Performed senior software engineering functions – actively involved in requirements & design.- Technical liaison with CSX clients & their internal business partners.• Led a team of software developers to successfully complete the Safety and Fitness Electronic Records (SAFER) project for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab & the Federal Highway Administration. • Designed and developed test procedures for Amtrak’s Penn Station Central Control project. Analyzed requirements, and performed knowledge acquisition with Amtrak employees. • Senior software engineer on the COVE Electronic Data System project for the Colorado Department of Transportation. Performed data element mapping, legacy system interface design, and implementation review & evaluation. • Responsibilities included: software requirements analysis, design, configuration management, testing, data mapping, system integration work, feasibility studies, trade studies, & vendor selection analysis.

Downey, Ca

• Developed prototypes and modeled an expert system for Space Station payload and crew activity scheduling using LISP and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software development environment on specialized Symbolics hardware.• Performed business analysis and software engineering work for projects in the following areas: Space Shuttle Ascent Performance, Space Station Avionics, Advanced Prototyping, Aerospace Simulation and Systems Test Center, Information Management, and Payload Integration.• Key member of a large scale continuous process improvement team that identified software applications across our organization, and determined candidates for re-use and consolidation. • Responsibilities included: software requirements analysis, design, prototyping, development, integration, testing, and maintenance of software systems and databases using object-oriented methodologies.

Pasadena, Ca

~ 1 year of Internship at Xerox Special Information Systems division, supporting Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center)• Provided software engineering support for maintenance of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software development environment (hardware & software).• Designed and developed a customer database and Graphical User Interface (GUI) for tracking reported hardware and software configurations, releases, problems, requests for enhancements, and resolutions. • Responsibilities included: software requirements analysis, design, development, testing, documentation, deployment, and maintenance.

Bs, Computer Science And Engineering

Ms, Internet Technology For E-Commerce

Certificate, International Business

17 business courses + co-op research experience

Diploma

This specialized public school in NYC (Manhattan) is focused on Math & Science