Rebecca Pursley
Lee’s Summit,MO
Summary
An accomplished technical professional with strong analytical and organizational skills to manage, design, develop, and test solutions in the IT industry seeking to secure a position with a well-established organization for the purpose of getting results.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Analyst (Project Manager / Application Developer)
MarksNelson Advisors – Technology Consulting
Overland Park, KS
02.2022 - Current
- Flexibility in position between Business Analyst, Project Manager, and Application Developer
- Analyzed existing systems and processes to identify areas of improvement.
- Create technical requirements and wireframes for design specifications on custom software
- Stakeholder management being the Primary Point of Contact to build relationships and collaborate with clients
- Used Agile and Iterative methodologies to produce deliverables through project life cycle
- Process improvements by organizing created template documents for standardizing processes efficiencies
- Prioritized resources with project scope, budget, and timeline in mind to keep the project efficient and on budget
- Collaborate with senior developers and DevOps team to innovate solutions
- Risk Analysis on associated with proposed solution and developing mitigation strategies
- Guide client through User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Monitored project timelines and budgets by tracking milestones, deliverables, tasks.
- Prepared documentation summarizing findings from stakeholder meetings and workshops.
- Application development modifying .NET, C#, Angular applications
- Troubleshooting and debugging C#, JavaScript code
- Used Git and Azure DevOps to maintain integrity of code
- Presented complex technical concepts in clear manner suitable for non-technical audiences.
- Facilitated brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams for problem solving activities.
- Developed reports using SQL queries to track progress against key performance indicators.
Application Developer II
UMB Bank – Healthcare Services
Kansas City, MO
10.2019 - 02.2022
- Develop web-based applications and services for Healthcare Services team
- Worked in a team to build and modify existing solutions using .NET
- Utilized NET Core and Angular IO
- Assisted Quality Assurance team volume workload.
Senior Software Engineer
Cerner Corporation – MSVC - Consumer
Kansas City, MO
04.2018 - 10.2019
- Develop backend services using Java
- Utilized Java, Maven, Mockito, JBehave to develop backend API
- Modified Java and J2EE Design Patterns like Builder and Factory
- Implement unit testing and stories in existing frameworks
- Provided support on escalated Java issues
- Use Git and GitHub to manage code repository
- Used Jira to manage tasks.
Senior Software Engineer
Cerner Corporation – Interoperability / HIE
Kansas City, MO
09.2016 - 04.2018
- Develop web-based applications and services for HIE to advance individual patient care
- Worked in a team to build Reporting Solution using Angular UI and Python/Django Backend
- Utilized JavaScript, PHP, XML, XPath, Java, and Groovy in applications
- Problem solving existing JavaScript, XML, XSL, XPath, Groovy code
- Created web service applications using PHP
- Created documentation of existing software to assist stakeholders in utilizing applications quicker
- Able to quickly pick up existing code architecture to problem solve and troubleshoot.
Software Engineer
Cerner Corporation – Interoperability / HIE
Kansas City, MO
08.2011 - 09.2016
- Develop web-based applications and services for HIE to advance individual patient care
- Worked in a team to build Reporting Solution using Angular UI and Python/Django Backend
- Utilized JavaScript, PHP, XML, XPath, Java, and Groovy in applications
- Problem solving existing JavaScript, XML, XSL, XPath, Groovy code
- Created web service applications using PHP
- Created documentation of existing software to assist stakeholders in utilizing application quicker
- Able to quickly pick up existing code architecture to problem solve and troubleshoot.
Test Designer/Test Analyst
Cerner Corporation –Homecare – Quality Assurance
Kansas City, MO
11.2009 - 08.2011
- Test solutions for Home Health, Hospice, and Long-Term Care industry
- Manual and Automated Testing
- Accessing Risk Management
- Analyzing systems for defects
- Validate projects meet stakeholder expectations
- Document Test Plans and Test Scripts
- Reconcile Requirement Document with Design Document.
We Developer / Business Analyst
Farmers Insurance – Help Point Business Systems/Reporting Center of Excellence
Olathe, KS
06.2006 - 10.2009
- Revolutionized an existing application, the Call Evaluation Form, which accurately stored employee quality assurance statistics
- Created report utilizing ETL processes, C# using ASP.NET, ASP, HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, VB Script, SQL, Oracle 9i/10g database, MS Access, and Toad to assist business partners in improving performance of their departments
- Delivered results by evaluating SQL efficiency and reorganizing existing reports using self-motivation
- Used SQL, MS Access, and Toad to query Ad Hoc requests
- Used Peregrine and MS SharePoint to resolve help desk department issues
- Completed 100% of projects on time
- Implemented web applications and reports
- Quick to learn needed languages including SQL and C#
- Preformed unit testing and collaborated with Beta Testers.
Computer Information Programming Internship
O’Reilly Auto Parts Corporate Office- Information Systems
Springfield, MO
12.2003 - 12.2004
- Created PDF formatted documents from dynamic HTML pages using JAVA, JSP, and JavaScript using WebSphere
- Created RPG reports using the IBM I-Series AS/400 to track and maintain information about region, district, and store information
- Operated individually on projects using RPG, JAVA, JSP, and JavaScript.
Mathematics Tutor
Ozarks Technical Community College – Academic Achievement Center
Springfield, MO
08.2000 - 12.2004
- Provided individual instructions in mathematics, MS Word, and Excel
- Overcame student’s obstacles to learning and improved student’s skills at all levels of Mathematics up to Calculus
- Tutored as many as 15 walk-in students at a time
- Checked student’s work for accuracy.
- Assessed student's current level of understanding and created lesson plans tailored to their needs.
- Provided individualized instruction to students in mathematics topics such as algebra, geometry, and calculus.
- Conducted one-on-one tutoring sessions for students who needed extra assistance with mathematics topics.
Education
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE -
Missouri State University
Skills
OPERATING SYSTEMS: MacBook Pro, Windows, AS/400
PLATFORMS: J2EE, NET
LANGUAGES: JavaScript, CSS, XML/XPath, HTML, Java, PHP, SQL,C#, Python, Django, Ruby on Rails, RPG, COBOL
APPLICATIONS: Azure DevOps,Eclipse , IntelliJ IDEA , Notepad, SharePoint, Microsoft Visual Studio, Visual Code, IBM WebSphere; Oracle SQL Developer, Toad for Oracle & SQL Server; MS Word , Excel, FrontPage , Power Point , MS Visio ; Peregrine, Lotus Notes, Gimp, Adobe Acrobat Professional 60, Servicenow, Jira
Certification
- Data Analyst Certification, Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics from Purdue University, Quarter 4 2024/Quarter 1 2025
- Project Management Certification, Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute, Aug 2023
- Quality Assurance Certification, Certified Tester, Foundation Level (CTFL) from American Software Testing Qualification Board
- Tutoring Certification, College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Regular and Advanced Tutor Certification
Activities
Rails Girls KC – Program Director, 2018, 2019, Team 6-9 people Coordinated different groups to improve team effort and ease of producing workshop. Supported project to raise funds for workshop. Influence team members to support workshop needs. Align resources to maximize opportunities for workshop. Manage Budget and Resources.
Timeline
Business Analyst (Project Manager / Application Developer)
MarksNelson Advisors – Technology Consulting
02.2022 - Current
Application Developer II
UMB Bank – Healthcare Services
10.2019 - 02.2022
Senior Software Engineer
Cerner Corporation – MSVC - Consumer
04.2018 - 10.2019
Senior Software Engineer
Cerner Corporation – Interoperability / HIE
09.2016 - 04.2018
Software Engineer
Cerner Corporation – Interoperability / HIE
08.2011 - 09.2016
Test Designer/Test Analyst
Cerner Corporation –Homecare – Quality Assurance
11.2009 - 08.2011
We Developer / Business Analyst
Farmers Insurance – Help Point Business Systems/Reporting Center of Excellence
06.2006 - 10.2009
Computer Information Programming Internship
O’Reilly Auto Parts Corporate Office- Information Systems
12.2003 - 12.2004
Mathematics Tutor
Ozarks Technical Community College – Academic Achievement Center
08.2000 - 12.2004
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE -
Missouri State University
- Data Analyst Certification, Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics from Purdue University, Quarter 4 2024/Quarter 1 2025
- Project Management Certification, Project Management Professional (PMP) from Project Management Institute, Aug 2023
- Quality Assurance Certification, Certified Tester, Foundation Level (CTFL) from American Software Testing Qualification Board
- Tutoring Certification, College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) Regular and Advanced Tutor Certification
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