Andrew Yaple
Madisonville,LA
Summary
Motivated and result driven Business Analyst/Product Owner with 13+ years of experience gathering software requirements and developing software/test case documentation. Extensive experience in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle including requirements gathering, risk analysis, and project planning. Strong knowledge methodologies including Waterfall and Agile. Proficient in analyzing and creating Use Cases, User Stories and flowchart diagram. Excellent skills in facilitating Joint Application Development (JAD) for eliciting functional requirements.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Agile Product Owner
Poolcorp
08.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify requirements and business needs.
- Transformed stakeholders needs into product back log items in Azure DevOps containing business requirements, technical requirements, user stories, and wireframes.
- Represented stakeholders/business to feature team to ensure vision was aligned and executed.
- Lead and supported sizing/effort calculations for features and align capacity to velocity required for team.
- Maintained team's product backlog prioritizing tasks by stakeholders need.
- Developed features ensuring clear requirements and goals to feature team.
- Provided training and guidance to newly assigned Product Owners.
- Preparation of test data for executing various testing i.e. Ad-hoc, Smoke, Integration, Functional,System, End-to-end, Regression, and Acceptance.
- Facilitate user acceptance testing.
- Convey information about best practices and offer appropriate recommendations and solutions to
customers during scheduled interactions.
Business Analyst
Poolcorp
08.2016 - 08.2022
- Interviewed stakeholders to gather requirements on several company defining projects.
- Developed requirement documentation to include: System Requirement Specification, Sub-system Requirement Specification, Use Case, Business Rules, Requirement Traceability Matrix, and Flowchart Diagrams.
- Reviewed legal documentation and created executive summaries/recommendations to leadership.
- Provided training and technical support to customers/employees for company's mobile applications.
Software Analyst
York Risk Services Group
04.2015 - 06.2016
- Created, reviewed, and executed functional test plans for claims adjustment web-based application.
- Coordinated with business sponsors and customers to ensure proper User Acceptance Testing was conducted.
- Contributed to Agile planning sessions and reviews.
Business Analyst
eSolution Architects
04.2012 - 04.2015
- Worked with United States Air Force Program Management Office to identify and validate business needs for Logistic Module (LOGMOD) and Base Support & Expeditionary Planning Tool (BAS&E) applications.
- Translated requests from stakeholders about process improvements and enhancements into clear and
concise requirements for developers. - Created and executed test plans and test scripts for the BAS&E and LOGMOD application to ensure correct application functionality.
Functional / Business Analyst
SAIC
06.2010 - 09.2011
- Prepared and created Software Requirement Specification and all supporting documentation for Security Forces Information Management System.
- Created and executed test scripts with HP Quality Center to ensure application functionality.
- Recorded and tracked all deficiency reports.
- Collaborated with Air Force Officer of Personnel Management, Pentagon representative and all Air Force Major Commands (MAJCOM) to implement automated process of submitting fingerprinting across Air Force.
Police Officer
Montgomery Police Department
04.2008 - 06.2010
- Gathered preliminary information as responding officer on criminal calls.
- Prepared relevant reports to forward information to assigned investigator.
- Enforced state code and city ordinances by patrolling assigned areas, making arrests, and issuing citations.
Security Forces
United States Air Force
07.1998 - 02.2008
- Managed development, design, and publication of operating instructions, checklists, and training, and performance standards for all sensor systems on Maxwell-Gunter AFB.
- Managed physical security, electronic security, and resource protection programs.
- Accounted for all active and passive measures/equipment designed to detect, delay and respond to prevent unauthorized access to protection level resources, personnel, and equipment.
Education
B.S., Criminal Justice -
Amridge University
Montgomery, AL08.2011
Skills
- Software requirement gathering, planning, analysis, and implementation
- Test planning, execution, and deficiency reporting
- Waterfall, Agile, and Scaled Agile
- Microsoft 365
- HP Quality Center Software
- Azure DevOps
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Deliverable Tracking
- Risk Management
Timeline
Agile Product Owner
Poolcorp
08.2022 - Current
Business Analyst
Poolcorp
08.2016 - 08.2022
Software Analyst
York Risk Services Group
04.2015 - 06.2016
Business Analyst
eSolution Architects
04.2012 - 04.2015
Functional / Business Analyst
SAIC
06.2010 - 09.2011
Police Officer
Montgomery Police Department
04.2008 - 06.2010
Security Forces
United States Air Force
07.1998 - 02.2008
B.S., Criminal Justice -
Amridge University