AME AWARITEFE
London,CA
Summary
Innovative, committed Business Analyst with 15+ years demonstrated experience developing business requirement documentation, user stories, and functional specifications for various user-centric projects. Collaborative and organized, experienced with Agile development processes, Scrum, JIRA, and Confluence. Attentive Senior Systems Analyst with 15 years helping companies design and build technical systems customized perfectly for unique needs. Masterful at uncovering economical solutions to system design tasks of any scale. Keen to help clients design and acquire systems that overperform on business needs while coming in under budget.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Systems Analyst
Oceanic Bank Nigeria Limited, Core Competencies
- Customer Service, Collaboration, Project Management, Agile Methodology, Leadership, Mentorship, Coaching, Training, Conflict Resolution, Business Analysis
- Technical Skills
- Conducted meetings with junior staff members to discuss program specifications and process models
- Utilized change management techniques to provide smooth transitions during new hardware and software introductions
Software Development
Microsoft
- Suite, Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Tableau, JIRA, Life Cycle (SDLC), Confluence, User-Centric Design, Front-End Applications
Business Analyst
Uni-Select Prairies, Inc
Edmonton, Alberta
07.2019 - Current
- Collaborate with stakeholders and accounting and finance teams to identify business objectives and achieve flexible $1.5M budget model supporting agile development process and business changes
- Proactively guide full end-to-end implementation of all features and integrations, including proof of concept, API, and user experience requirements
- Facilitate change control and design review meetings with use of platform technology roadmaps and Agile and Scrum methodology to establish future workflows and product design for 40+ member team
- Create business requirement documentation and functional specifications to ensure well-defined scope of project are effectively communicated and understood by 4 cross-functional teams
Scrum Master
Harris Consult
TEXAS, USA
04.2018 - 07.2019
- Utilize Agile development, Scrum, and backlog management tools to facilitate development of project to completion on time and within budget which led to over $3 M in revenue
- Coordinated brainstorming sessions among 10-person project team to coincide with Agile sprints, increasing client satisfaction 97%
- Minimized time expended for ticket creation and management by 3 days through third-party integration of backlog management tools and JIRA to improve ticketing processes
- Assisted team in moving from Waterfall to Agile and Scrum development with use of change management skills, increasing velocity by 65% within first year of adoption
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
- Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload.
Project Team Lead & Business Analyst
Ontario Clean Water Agency
Toronto, CA
05.2013 - 04.2018
- Drove implementation of new features and third-party integrations by writing product documentation for distribution, enabling 5+ teams to assist with issue triage and resolution
- Devised detailed business requirement documentation and User Experience requirements to guide execution of projects, ensuring seamless implementation of products to non-technical peers
- Reduced time to market for products by 65% by updating development tools, improving processes, and increasing collaboration between departments
Systems Analyst
Eco bank International
Lagos, NG
08.2011 - 05.2013
- Effectively communicated systems status by generating and distributing analysis reports to Project Manager on weekly basis, leading to 6% fewer discrepancies
- Conducted thorough impact and gap analysis to identify critical business processes for 20+ departments to minimize downtime by 8%
- Developed high-level business requirement documentation and functional systems specifications in collaboration with quality assurance team
- Additional
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Delta State University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Benin
Bachelor of Arts - Business Analyst
IAP Career College
Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance Relevant Organizations - undefined
Master Certified (SMAC) - undefined
International Scrum Institute, Institute of Business Analysts
Skills
- Flexible and Adaptable
- G-Suite
- Excellent Communication
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
Travelling, Photography
I travel for leisure and creating memories and i take pictures to capture the every moment as i experience it.
Timeline
Business Analyst
Uni-Select Prairies, Inc
07.2019 - Current
Scrum Master
Harris Consult
04.2018 - 07.2019
Project Team Lead & Business Analyst
Ontario Clean Water Agency
05.2013 - 04.2018
Systems Analyst
Eco bank International
08.2011 - 05.2013
Senior Systems Analyst
Oceanic Bank Nigeria Limited, Core Competencies
Software Development
Microsoft
Master of Business Administration -
Delta State University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Benin
Bachelor of Arts - Business Analyst
IAP Career College
Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance Relevant Organizations - undefined
Master Certified (SMAC) - undefined
International Scrum Institute, Institute of Business Analysts
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