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Annelies Arnold
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Annelies Arnold

Project Manager / BA
Conroe,TX

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Job Search Status

Open to work
Desired start date: Immediately

Desired Job Title

Technical Project Specialist / Business Systems AnalystTechnical Project Manager / Business Analyst (Retail Operating Systems Programme)Project Manager (Digital Systems Integration Initiative)Business Analyst

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract WorkConsulting

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid
Location: Conroe, TX, USHouston, TX
Open to relocation: Yes

Salary Range

$110000/yr - $130000/yr

Summary

Professional Summary:

· PMP‑certified Technical Project Manager with 4+ years of experience delivering complex, engineering‑adjacent digital initiatives within oil & gas environments.

· Business Systems Analyst with hands‑on Agile IT delivery experience in refinery and oil & gas settings, including work at bp.

· Proven ability to assess existing processes, coordinate cross‑functional teams, remove execution roadblocks, and provide structured status reporting to program leadership.

· Advanced Azure DevOps user with deep experience in backlog management, dependency tracking, agile ceremonies, and executive dashboard reporting across multi‑team programs.

· Partnered closely with refinery operations, engineering, safety, and product management to gather requirements, translate business needs into user stories, and support delivery in regulated, operationally complex environments.

· Facilitated Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives) to maintain delivery cadence across cross-functional squads.

· Conducted business process analysis and facilitated stakeholder discussions to validate requirements and align technical implementation with business needs.

· Strong customer‑facing communicator with extensive experience in Agile/Scrum delivery, requirements ownership, and solution support in operationally critical environments.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Project Specialist / Business Systems Analyst

bp
Houston, TX
09.2024 - 09.2025
  • Collaborated with business stakeholders and engineering teams to gather, validate, and document requirements.
  • Analyzed requirements for completeness, consistency, feasibility, and alignment with enterprise standards.
  • Developed system models, process diagrams, and documentation artifacts using Visio and Azure DevOps.
  • Coordinated user acceptance testing (UAT), tracked defects, and confirmed resolution before release.
  • Monitored IT service levels against established SLAs, identifying performance risks and implementing corrective actions.
  • Operated within regulated enterprise environment, adhering to strict documentation standards and audit traceability.

Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst (Retail Operating Systems Programme)

bp
Houston, TX
07.2023 - 09.2024
  • Managed work orders, financial tracking, and release readiness across $25M+ enterprise programs.
  • Facilitated stakeholder discussions to gather requirements, validate solutions, and align business needs with technical implementation.
  • Led structured requirements‑gathering sessions with SMEs and end users; documented business requirements, functional requirements, and acceptance criteria aligned to operational and safety standards.
  • Built executive‑level status reporting through Weekly Product Reviews (WPR), highlighting scope, schedule, risks, and dependencies.
  • Developed and maintained Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) aligned to key delivery milestones.
  • Coordinated testing activities and status reporting across concurrent initiatives to support timely releases and issue resolution.

Project Manager (Digital Systems Integration Initiative)

bp
Houston, TX
08.2022 - 06.2023
  • Led delivery coordination for a post-acquisition digital systems integration initiative, aligning newly acquired operational platforms with enterprise IT architecture, cybersecurity controls, and Workday systems within a $10M–$25M program environment.
  • Facilitated cross-functional requirements discovery and integration planning with procurement, cybersecurity, HRIS, and engineering stakeholders; translated business needs into integration requirements, user stories, and execution plans tracked in Azure DevOps.
  • Owned program visibility and execution tracking across multiple workstreams, maintaining Azure DevOps boards, monitoring risks and dependencies, and producing executive governance reporting (status dashboards, risk registers, dependency tracking) for leadership decision-making.
  • Conducted refinery‑adjacent operational gap analysis (Whiting Refinery) to assess maintenance workflow risks and process improvements.

Business Analyst

BIP (formerly Chaucer)
Houston, TX
05.2021 - 08.2022
  • Supported multi‑workstream technology initiatives within financial services environments.
  • Built reporting dashboards to provide performance visibility and support stakeholder decision‑making.
  • Partnered with business and technical stakeholders to align requirements with delivery execution.
  • Maintained structured documentation and coordinated cross‑functional meetings to ensure project continuity.
  • Partnered with business stakeholders to translate operational requirements into dashboards, KPIs, and performance insights supporting process optimization.
  • Collaborated with cross‑functional teams to interpret data insights and drive process optimization and operational efficiency.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Texas A&M University

Skills

  • Business & Functional Requirements Gathering
  • Business Analysis & Delivery
  • Release Readiness & Deployment Coordination
  • Process Modeling (Current & Future State)
  • Roadblock Identification & Escalation Management
  • User Stories & Acceptance Criteria
  • Agile Delivery Support
  • UAT Coordination & Defect Management
  • SLA Monitoring & Service Performance Analysis
  • Risk, Issue & Dependency Management
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Azure DevOps (ADO)
  • Jira
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Power BI Reporting & Dashboard Development
  • SQL (Foundational Querying & Validation)
  • Microsoft (Copilot, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Power Apps)
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel
  • Visio & Miro
  • ServiceNow Exposure
  • User acceptance testing
  • Team facilitation
  • Agile coaching
  • Sprint planning
  • Backlog management

Certification

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Timeline

Technical Project Specialist / Business Systems Analyst

bp
09.2024 - 09.2025

Technical Project Manager / Business Analyst (Retail Operating Systems Programme)

bp
07.2023 - 09.2024

Project Manager (Digital Systems Integration Initiative)

bp
08.2022 - 06.2023

Business Analyst

BIP (formerly Chaucer)
05.2021 - 08.2022

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Texas A&M University
Annelies ArnoldProject Manager / BA