Resume

Professional Summary:

A highly skilled versatile technical business analyst with a strong focus on stakeholder management and workshop facilitation, adept at translating complex business requirements into effective software solutions. Demonstrates proficiency in documentation, presentation, and communication, ensuring clarity and alignment among all parties involved. Recognised for the ability to actively listen to clients' needs and seamlessly integrate into their working environments, fostering collaboration with team members. With a versatile skill set and a blend of logical and lateral thinking, I am equipped to tackle even the most complex challenges, delivering impactful results that drive business success. Ideally positioned between the business and technical development teams.

Core Competencies:

• Business Analysis: Expertise in stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, and translating business requirements into effective software solutions. Proficient in documentation, presentation, and communication.

• Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements elicitation, functional and non-functional specifications, business process mapping (BPMN 2.0), data modelling, and UAT scripting.

• Project Management: Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner with experience in Agile, Waterfall, SSADM, and RAD methodologies. Proven ability to manage projects under tight deadlines while achieving key milestones.

• Data Analysis: Specialised in data analysis, data quality, ETL processes, and reporting, with certification in Datanomic dn Director (now Oracle Enterprise Data Quality).

• SQL Proficiency: Extensive experience in SQL, including database design, Oracle, TSQL, stored procedures, performance tuning, and advanced querying techniques.. 

Certifications:

• BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis (Certificate: 990533800)
• PRINCE2 Practitioner (Certificate: PR2/356891)
• Datanomic dn Director (now Oracle Enterprise Data Quality)
• MENSA marked IQ Score: 148

Professional Experience:

• Software Design & Development: Full SDLC skills encompassing requirement gathering, workshops, documentation, IT development oversight, UAT scripting, implementation and support.

• SQL and Data Expertise: Extensive experience in SQL database management, including DB2, TSQL, and advanced performance tuning. Proficient in data analysis, ETL, and data cleansing.

• Leadership & Teamwork: Effective team player with leadership capabilities. Capable of working independently, mentoring others, and adapting quickly to new technologies and client environments.

• Started career as a COBOL Programmer and Systems Analyst designing, writing and testing large IBM Mainframe systems. IBM COBOL DB2 skills are current with licenced Micro Focus IBM COBOL development emulator product for a PC.

Industry Experience:

• Banking, Insurance, Pension, Assurance, Treasury, Money Factoring, Financial Services
• Aerospace, Defence, Steel, Retail, Power Generation, Logistics
• Health, Manufacturing, Consultancy, Consultancy, Education, Utilities
• Pharmaceutical, Life Science, Computer Services, Government Services.

Applications Engaged:

• Integrations, Acquisitions, Mergers, Migrations (Systems/Data), Data Quality, Data Mapping, Data Modelling, ETL, Decommissions, Package Implementations, Code Conversions, Software Upgrades, Performance Tuning, General Ledger/Accounting, Procurement, Asset Management, Accounts Payable, Online/Batch, Reconciliations, Maintaining / Migrating Legacy Systems.

• Processing OLAP Cubes, System Design, Data Analysis, Reporting, As-Is/To-Be, Gap Analysis.

• Mainframe Technologies, IBM ZOS, COBOL, CICS, VSAM, DB2, IMS, DL1, TSO, ISPF, JCL.

• Financial Packages: 16 years of experience installing and customising financial packages, including Walker International, General Ledger, Procurement, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and Inventory Management. CoreSuite. HPD Aquarius Money Factoring.

Languages:

• COBOL, FORTRAN, CICS, , ROSCOE, JCL, BASIC, VB, VBA, C, PHP, Python, HTML/CSS/Json/XML, C#.

Databases:

• Oracle, DB2 (QMF, SQL, SPUFI, Database Design with Normalisation), VSAM, DL1, MYSQL, Access, Microsoft Sequel Server TSQL, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), PostgreSQL.

Products Used:

• WALKER International Financial packages, CICS, IMS DB/DC, TSO, ISPF, ROSCOE, ProEDIT, FILEAID, XPEDITER, FTP, Endevor, Changeman, SCLM, INFOMAN, CA7, OPC, Sync Sort, SelCopy, Quality Centre (Test director, AML), BMC tools, INSYNC, DB2I, Micro Focus Mainframe Express (MFEEE), UML, Agile, Waterfall, Six Sigma, SharePoint, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Datanomic, Subversion (SVN), Visual Studio, Power BI, SAP.

Documentation:

• Microsoft Office 365, Word, Excel with VBA, Visio, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, Use cases, Storyboards PowerPoint, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, Wire frames, UML, Prototyping (Mock ups), Traceability Matrixes, Test Plans, UAT Test Scripts.

Hobbies & Interests:

• Home computing, Karate instructor, Programming, Amateur Radio, Walking.

Domiciled in Yorkshire and works anywhere in the UK.

References: Available from any client.