Earl Archey
Business Analyst
Lewisville,TX
Summary
BS degree in Business/Marketing with more than 20 years experience in Technology. Extensive experience in Business Analysis, Project Management, Agile Development, SQL. Outstanding ability to work independently in a strong customer service team environment. Excellent communicator who can translate technical terminology into layman's terms for all levels of an organization. Proficiency in all phases of the System Development Life Cycle. Proficiency in Agile development. Exceptional interpersonal skills easily establish rapport with all levels of personnel and promotes a team atmosphere. Retired from Southwest Airlines June 2021. Certified Life coach which was completed in 2022.
Knowledgeable with background in certified life coaching. Proven track record of empowering clients to achieve personal and professional goals. Demonstrated effective communication and active listening skills.
Overview
46
46
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Life Coach
Certified Life Coach
08.2022 - Current
- My main objective is to be able to help my clients achieve lasting change or progress on some level and learn something new, which includes achieving goals
Business Analyst (Quality Management Organization)
Southwest Airlines
03.2013 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: Major Domestic Airline
- Responsible for HCM except Payroll
- Meet with offshore team daily to provide feedback and answer questions
- Supported and assisted others with testing efforts
- Reviewed Test Plans, Test Catalogs, and Test Cases with developers and key stakeholders to ensure quality test coverage and buy-in
- Established testing strategy
- Facilitated cross communication and planning within the appropriate teams
- Major Domestic Airline
SPN (Team Lead)
Southwest Airlines
03.2013 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: Major Domestic Airline
- Produced and deliver quality and easy to read Test Plans, Test Case Catalog and Test Cases
- Produced and deliver quality and easy to read Test execution documentation
- Attended and provide feedback in the Release Planning meetings to mitigate risks impacting deployment or with other applications
- Facilitated cross communication and planning within the appropriate teams
- Supported and assist others with testing efforts
- Reviewed Test Plans, Test Catalogs, and Test Cases with developers and key stakeholders to ensure quality test coverage and buy-in
- Guide Mentor Train and assist Team Members
- Established guidelines for test script writing
- Established testing strategy
- Major Domestic Airline
EDW (Team Lead)
Southwest Airlines
03.2013 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: Major Domestic Airline
- Produced and deliver quality and easy to read Test Plans, Test Case Catalog and Test Cases
- Produced and deliver quality and easy to read Test execution documentation
- Attended and provide feedback in the Release Planning meetings to mitigate risks impacting deployment or with other applications
- Facilitated cross communication and planning within the appropriate teams
- Support and assist others with testing efforts
- Reviewed Test Plans, Test Catalogs, and Test Cases with developers and key stakeholders to ensure quality test coverage and buy-in
- Guide, Mentor, Train, and assist Team Members
- Established guidelines for test script writing
- Established testing strategy
- Major Domestic Airline
Systems Analyst (Solarc Right Angle)
Southwest Airlines
09.2009 - 02.2013
- Company Overview: Major Domestic Airline
- Worked on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance issues and helped setup CyberArk software to manage passwords in the Solarc Right-Angle system
- Composed documentation and workflow diagrams for several projects
- Coordinated with other business analysts to load information from external websites
- Compared and contrasted new processes to old ones in search of areas to strengthen and ways to increase efficiency
- Major Domestic Airline
Systems Analyst (Financial Accounting)
Southwest Airlines
11.2000 - 09.2009
- Company Overview: Major Domestic Airline
- Delivered major enhancements, meeting, or exceeding deliverable time frames
- Prepared business documents which customers used for understanding enhancements made
- Instrumental in assisting customers with the usage of modifications and prepared technical documentation for their perusal
- Served as primary interface contact for the Supply Chain Technology team who regularly contacted me for testing with SWEEP, Fuel, and EDI modules
- Liaised with financial application personnel to technology team members (Production Control, Change Management, and Supply Chain teams)
- Was a key player in the successful implementation of a new interface in 2005
- Prepared and released monthly release packages as well as occasional interim/emergency release packages
- Represented my team at weekly change management meetings and routinely followed up to make sure implementations were successful
- Major Domestic Airline
Programmer/Analyst, Tenet
Perot Systems
06.1998 - 11.2000
- Company Overview: worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions
- Developed accurate and efficient programs for Batch and online IDMS database, and HTML test screens using MS FrontPage
- Responsible for testing, debugging, and validating accuracy
- Instrumental in Y2K implementation
- Managed a group of 4 people using MS Project; created technical specifications for new trainees
- Documented programs in compliance with department standards
- Worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions
Programmer/Analyst, AT&T Customer Service
IMI Systems
10.1996 - 06.1998
- Company Overview: consulting firm
- Responsible for coding, testing, and debugging programs
- Prepared test code to validate accuracy and documented programs in compliance with department standards
- Wrote technical specifications for the Customer Service area of AT&T
- Consulting firm
Programmer/Analyst
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
05.1979 - 10.1996
- Company Overview: manufacturer of engines for lawn mowers and snow blowers
- Interacted with accounting, graphic services, engineering, and production personnel to create customized programs
- Wrote reports for all levels of personnel, including senior corporate executives
- Used INFOPAC to distribute reports to appropriate areas within the company
- Self taught COBOL and SAS programming languages
- Manufacturer of engines for lawn mowers and snow blowers
Senior Computer Console Operator
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
01.1979 - 01.1990
- Company Overview: manufacturer of engines for lawn mowers and snow blowers
- Operated an IBM 370 mainframe using JES2 and TSO applications
- Oversaw daily production runs and provided technical support to internal customers
- Troubleshot and resolved application and system problems
- Trained new hires
- Manufacturer of engines for lawn mowers and snow blowers
Education
Life Coach Certified -
Elevation Mentoring Academy
01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Business/Marketing
Cardinal Stritch College
Milwaukee, WI01.1991
Math/Computer Science -
Lock Haven University
Lock Haven, PA01.1977
Skills
- TSO
- ISPF
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Project
- MS PowerPoint
- COBOL
- SQL
- Database programming
- Personal development
- Motivational techniques
- Boundary setting
Data analysis
Requirements gathering
Team collaboration
Microsoft Office Suite
User acceptance testing
Business process improvement
Quality assurance
Software development life cycle
Business planning
Test case scenarios
Problem-solving
Attention to detail
Analytical thinking
Agile methodologies
SQL and databases
Documentation
Business requirements
SQL proficiency
Timeline
Certified Life Coach
Certified Life Coach
08.2022 - Current
Business Analyst (Quality Management Organization)
Southwest Airlines
03.2013 - 02.2021
SPN (Team Lead)
Southwest Airlines
03.2013 - 02.2021
EDW (Team Lead)
Southwest Airlines
03.2013 - 02.2021
Systems Analyst (Solarc Right Angle)
Southwest Airlines
09.2009 - 02.2013
Systems Analyst (Financial Accounting)
Southwest Airlines
11.2000 - 09.2009
Programmer/Analyst, Tenet
Perot Systems
06.1998 - 11.2000
Programmer/Analyst, AT&T Customer Service
IMI Systems
10.1996 - 06.1998
Programmer/Analyst
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
05.1979 - 10.1996
Senior Computer Console Operator
Briggs & Stratton Corporation
01.1979 - 01.1990
Bachelor of Science - Business/Marketing
Cardinal Stritch College
Math/Computer Science -
Lock Haven University
Life Coach Certified -
Elevation Mentoring Academy
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