Steve Byrd Email & Phone Number

Bellevue, Washington

Austin, Texas Area/Remote

Currently working as a Business Analyst Consultant for The Computer Merchant on a Conversion project for Computer Sciences Corporation. Client is converting several Legacy systems, including Vantage One, to wmA. My main focus is Annuity products.

Austin, Texas Area

As Project Manager I managed the testing and implementation of several large projects which included a new HR/Payroll system, Conversion Audit tasks for a new Policy Admin System, and an upgrade to the Accounting System. As Sr Business Analyst I was heavily involved in the testing of policy print for the new PAS and working with Developers and Business Sponsors to resolve defects. Assisted in testing e-app modifications and monthly builds.

Kansas City, Missouri Area/Remote

Provided production support for enhancements and modifications to the Vantage One system. Extensive Annuity and Life product knowledge, both Qualified and Non Qualified, Equity and Non Equity products. Proved to be valuable during the planning and testing effort for each project.•Provided production support to the production business areas•Experienced in Life and Annuity lines of business, both qualified and non qualified•Lead BA on several high profile projects, including retrofitting qualified annuity loan code into our current version of Vantage One and the testing of creating a new Universal Life leg for the Equity Indexed Universal Life product. Length of project duration varied •Worked extensively with CSC and Business Unit on both Annuity and Life policyholder statements. Lead BA on converting a block of Annuity statements from a quarterly run to an annual run.•Conducted business requirement gathering sessions with business units for system enhancements and modifications•Responsible for writing business specifications for system modifications and enhancements on projects assigned to me as lead BA.•Identified and analyzed system defects and worked closely with programmers to find and test a resolution•Created and implemented test plans for enhancement and modifications•Conducted lessons learned sessions•Developed training material and conducted training on system modifications and enhancements

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Education record

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services