BRANDY BOWDEN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ANALYST | COORDINATOR
Marietta,GA
Summary
Analytical, ambitious and experienced professional seeking a business analyst role applying my expertise in business analysis to improve the overall capabilities of the organization's IT systems
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Contracts Specialist
Molnlycke Health Care
Norcross, GA
01.2021 - Current
- Brought on right after a massive swap in their contract software, worked primarily on data projects
- Researching and analyzing complex issues with the company’s data
- Identified trends in the data and developed a process plan to resolve many of the issues in the data
- Produced process plan and SOW for 3rd party contractors to use to research and respond to eligibility requests (company emails regarding contract eligibility)
- New process and data tester (we don’t implement anymore if I haven’t tested it)
Estimating Manager
DCO Commercial Floors
Atlanta, GA
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Reported to the Director of PreCon and the President of the company
- Managed Estimating and PreCon departments consisting of 9 team members between two teams
- Assessed project intake and assigned all new projects to estimating teams to start takeoff and pricing routine in preparation of the bidding process
- Worked with multiple departments like Sales and Procurement to facilitate project success from start to finish
- Standardized training process for PreCon and Estimating departments by creating training modules and documenting step-by-step tasks needed to be followed to do the job positions correctly
- Participated in new hire training/onboarding for all new hires regardless of department or position
- Spearheaded company-wide project, assigned by the President, to identify and implement a new CRM needed to replace multiple applications and create a new and improved process flow between departments.
Interior Project Coordinator
Sundown, Asset Safe Hospitality
Atlanta, GA
01.2017 - 01.2020
- Prepared estimates and contracts used by management for purposes as planning, organizing, and scheduling work for a renovation portfolio worth over $100M
- Reads drawings and technical documents to prepare estimates
- Negotiates contracts directly with clients and or legal teams
- Works directly with clients’ design/procurement team to navigate project implementation from start to finish including preconstruction to construction, completion and return to ownership and operations to ensure franchise/brand approval
- Manages multiple contracts/projects simultaneously
- Takes the lead in the development of conceptual estimates and conventional bid submissions with or without complete drawings and specifications
Sr. Contracts Specialist
Wellstar Health Systems, Inc
Marietta, GA
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Promoted from temp to perm
- Employee in first three months of assignment
- Wrote and negotiated procurement contracts for entire system at Supply Chain level; specifically focused on IT, Facilities and Construction departments as well as specialized device contracts
- Managed contract portfolio that exceeded $10M including Master Agreements and RFP’s
- Negotiated and implemented new print management contract for entire system
Business Office Lead
The Dump
Atlanta, GA
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Promoted in two weeks of hire date from Cashier to Business Office lead Resolved 40% of local technical issues despite limited access from corporate IT networking systems
- Connected new devices such as office copiers to Wi-Fi for network printing capabilities
- Diagnosed register issues by backtracking transactions to re-enable transactions for completion
- Negotiated customer discounts that retained customers vs
- Cancelled transactions
- BRANDY BOWDEN Page 3 Balanced 21 cash registers and credit card systems to closeout daily transactions
- Audited payroll and identified abuse of work time, saving $127K in payroll expenses by implementing procedures to accurately monitor and track actual hours worked
- Implemented process that improved customer service 50% by analyzing inventory and effectively communicating with delivery personnel.
Office Manager
Allied Athlete Group, Inc
Atlanta, GA
04.2008 - 11.2008
- Selected computers and office furniture for start-up business office and employees
- Conducted RFP process to choose vendors for all network IT and phone systems, including copiers and security applications
- Assessed the security measures that needed to be taken to protect company’s business interest and client’s personal information
- Established LexisNexis account for start-up organization
- Planned a launch event by negotiating with vendors while managing a $15K budget.
Junior Project Manager
Herman Miller for Healthcare
Atlanta, GA
01.2008 - 04.2008
- Managed project budgets and timelines for clients to ensure objectives and goals were met
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to complete designated design projects
- Generated mark-ups of space dimensions and materials needed
- Created a training binder that was subsequently implemented for all new employees.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
DeVry University
Accounting; Business Management. Microsoft Certified Professional in Microsoft Networking – Ameritrain - undefined
Skills
Team Building
Training development
Organizational Development
Contract Negotiation
Data Entry
Written Communication
PPE Compliance
Training and Development
Dependable and Responsible
Pivot tables
SQL and databases
Programming language expertise
Timeline
Sr. Contracts Specialist
Molnlycke Health Care
01.2021 - Current
Estimating Manager
DCO Commercial Floors
01.2020 - 01.2021
Interior Project Coordinator
Sundown, Asset Safe Hospitality
01.2017 - 01.2020
Sr. Contracts Specialist
Wellstar Health Systems, Inc
01.2014 - 01.2017
Business Office Lead
The Dump
01.2009 - 01.2011
Office Manager
Allied Athlete Group, Inc
04.2008 - 11.2008
Junior Project Manager
Herman Miller for Healthcare
01.2008 - 04.2008
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
DeVry University