Wayne transitioned to the role of Data Analyst to fill a significant need for the agency. He has been modeling Unemployment Insurance data, Amusement Ride Permit data, and Worker Compensation data. Wayne has also been analyzing data issues and providing solutions in order to improve data quality and accessibility.

Wayne managed several software development projects for the Kansas Department of Labor; large and small, simple and complex. He demonstrated his skill communicating project expectations and progress to all stakeholders effectively. Wayne was able to find and mitigate risks early. He kept meticulous records. Wayne has taken several projects to successful completion using both waterfall and agile methodologies.

Wayne wrote, through collaboration with subject matter experts, the business use cases and business process flows for all unemployment insurance processes for the Kansas Department of Labor. He has gathered requirements from a wide range of business users and documented those requirements using user stories, use cases, and the traditional requirements matrix. Wayne is talented in understanding the business' unique needs quickly and translating those needs to the development team effectively.

Wayne built a productive team of 3 project managers responsible for software development and maintenance projects. He managed numerous projects, large and small. Wayne was a member of the management team. Wayne assisted with annual budget preparations, setting strategic goals, had responsibility for contract administration, and continuous improvement of all organization process and procedures.Wayne, during the past 12 months of his tenour, instigated and managed the move to an Agile development environment including self-directed teams, developed and led the implementation of the company’s improved customer support organization, collected data for and developed the presentation format for the company’s annual budget, developed reports for project backlog, application portfolio analysis, project status, and annual project projection analysis.Prior to a recent reorganization Wayne also supervised 3 testers and 2 business analyst.

Wayne managed software development projects, developed project scope statements, gathered project requirements, and designed user interfaces. Developed and carried out strategies to acquire new customers, acquire new business with existing customers, and retain existing customers.