Experienced Senior Business Systems Analyst with a 20+-year background performing analysis on various business platforms and technologies. Adept at supporting quality software development projects and developing functional specifications. Familiar with the following AEO applications: iSeries, Manhattan Associates warehouse management systems, Intelligent Fulfillment, Visio, Power Point, Word, Wiki, Jira. Learning to going Google.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Business Systems Analyst
American Eagle Outfitters
Pittsburgh, PA
09.1995 - Current
2019-current IT Technology Product Management
Technology Product Fulfillment
Working in an Agile Methodology platform, provided and delivered implementation of business solutions by identifying business needs/requirements and carrying out necessary practices and processes. Initiatives to date: Customer Order Hub enhancements, DTG2GO, DropShip and DSCO, additional Carriers and Carrier Services in Sterling. Creating User Stories, Backlog Grooming sessions, and created Wiki links with detail for supporting Stories and starting to leverage MIRO - online whiteboard platform for Project business requirements.
2012-2019 - IT DC System
IT Technology - Distribution Center System Support
Monitored project progress by tracking activities and publishing progress reports.
Improved systems by studying current practices and recommending modifications to WM software - Manhattan Associates.
Developed flowcharts and diagrams to describe current operational steps/flows.
Troubleshot incidents reported by end-users to schedule system changes and identify permanent solutions.
Assisted in implementing any code changes for warehousing system efficiencies or on-boarding new carriers.
Project involvement: Warehouse Upgrades on iSeries platforms, new warehouse start up and iSeries partition migrations, DTC warehouse processing design implementations.
1995-2012 - DC Group Leader
American Eagle Warehouse - Warrendale, Pennsylvania
First Outside GL hired at AE. Oversaw each processing area of the warehouse. Joined the team to bring in a warehouse management system. Participated in design, development, testing, change management, implementation and support.
Education
No Degree - Design And Visual Communications
Kent State University
Kent, OH
Associate of Arts - Art And Advertiting
Lakeland College
Mentor, OH
Skills
Requirements gathering
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Accomplishments
Bringing up the first AEO warehouse management system in the Warrendale, Pa. facility.
Being an Merchandise Allocator for 4 years.
Managing a Japan project - AEO merchandise shipped overseas.
Bring up the second warehouse (two on one iSeries) in Ottawa, Kansas.(OTT1)
Canada warehouse processing American Eagle Goods. Shared warehouse system.
Ottawa Two - DTC processing
Upgraded Ottawa and moved to separate iSeries parition ( 01 to 04).
Shut down the Warrendale facility and brought up Hazelton, Pa warehouse facility.
Direct to Store Shipping- shipping prepacks from East, West, South and Canada transloaders directly to Retail stores.
DropShip Go-Live and continued support for additional vendors
Completing all the testing scope, data requests, data scenario prep, label creation prep, test allocation scope and timing for all warehouse testing.
Completed creating a Wiki page with proper details for Global Inventory Services project.