Brock VanderWater
Sr Business Solutions Architect
White Cloud,MI
Summary
Experienced Microsoft Power Platform citizen developer. Expertise in developing applications using Power Apps, complex supporting Flows using Power Automate, and designing easily digestible reports and dashboards using Power BI. Well versed in authoring project requirements, designing test cases, owning documentation and supporting change management. My passion is streamlining and automating clunky manual processes. Improving efficiency and creating cost savings.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Specialized Software Experience
Work History
Senior Business Solutions Architect
Gerber Life Insurance Company
Fremont, Michigan
12.2021 - Current
- Responsible for the development, implementation, performance, integrity and security of business solutions
- Drives the innovation, development and maintenance of solutions that streamline processes and improve productivity, collaboration and knowledge sharing across the enterprise.
Business Insight Analyst
Gerber Life Insurance Company
Fremont, Michigan
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Provide expert advice, guidance and counsel to business leaders, independently identify the organizations areas of strengths and weaknesses for improvement.
Senior Reporting Specialist
Gerber Life Insurance Company
Fremont, Michigan
06.2018 - 08.2019
- As senior reporting specialist I helped to lead Gerber Life Insurance further into the Power Platform by developing in Power Apps and working with IT to create an on-premise gateway which allowed for scheduled report refreshing and automation
- The ROI from this success allowed me to focus primarily on app development as it eliminate the need for daily datamining.
Reporting Specialist
Gerber Life Insurance Company
Fremont, Michigan
08.2016 - 06.2018
- Created and supported recurring and ad-hoc reporting and designed business intelligence dashboards for all parts of the business
- Lead my team into experimenting with SharePoint online resulting in developing a new request ticketing system for my Business Insight Team
- Joined the Nestle (parent company at the time) Power BI pilot team and helped to lead Gerber Life’s adoption of the Power Platform.
Intern
Gerber Life Insurance Company
Fremont, Michigan
01.2013 - 01.2016
- While still technically a member of the sales team, 100% of my time was spent working for the Business Insight Team datamining, updating existing reports and authoring recurring and ad-hoc reports
- Was instrumental in helping to expand capabilities and increase the team’s bandwidth
- A position was later created for me.
Licensed Life Insurance Professional/ Gerber Life Insurance Company
Fremont, Michigan
09.2010 - 08.2016
- Discovered needs and helped protect my customers financial responsibilities.
Education
Cinema
Central Michigan University
08.1999 - 05.2001
Hesperia High School
Skills
Project implementation
undefinedCertification
Power Apps
Accomplishments
- Nominated for 2021 Vision Award by HR Generalist Tammie Dougan for my work on the Onboarding and Staff Administration process.
Timeline
Senior Business Solutions Architect
Gerber Life Insurance Company
12.2021 - Current
Business Insight Analyst
Gerber Life Insurance Company
08.2019 - 12.2021
Senior Reporting Specialist
Gerber Life Insurance Company
06.2018 - 08.2019
Reporting Specialist
Gerber Life Insurance Company
08.2016 - 06.2018
Intern
Gerber Life Insurance Company
01.2013 - 01.2016
Licensed Life Insurance Professional/ Gerber Life Insurance Company
09.2010 - 08.2016
Cinema
Central Michigan University
08.1999 - 05.2001
Hesperia High School
Power Apps
Power Automate
Power BI
SharePoint
Microsoft Office 365
Excel
Cognos
SQL
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