SHAWN DUDZINSKI
Ripon
Summary
Seasoned Business Analyst offering [Number] years of [Industry] industry success. Expert on business and systems requirements, user acceptance testing and end-user training. Accomplished at leveraging past lessons to inform future decision-making.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Analyst
REHLKO (Formerly Kohler Energy)
08.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: https://www.rehlko.com/
- Manage projects through the entire SDLC including kickoff/planning, requirements gathering, design/build, testing, go live, hyper care and project close.
- Help the business unit determine what is the #1, #2 and #3 priority between functionality, cost and timeframe.
- Elicit and document project requirements in the form of Business Requirements Documents, process flows, data flows and input/output analysis.
- Advise business unit when other options are available for project that they may not be aware of.
- Develop project plans or work with dedicated project managers to develop plans with key milestone dates.
- Communicate the tradeoffs to changes in requirements. Ensure changes to requirements are approved at the correct level and follow the established change process. Limit scope creep in projects. Assess and communicate the risks involved with any proposed changes.
- Assist the business unit with test plan creation. Help evaluate the thoroughness of the test plan. Ensure all requirements have a test case. Track and report progress to management.
- Escalate issues found in testing as needed.
- Run daily touch point meetings during hyper care.
Senior ERP Program Manager
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
11.2017 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: www.grande.com
- Managed activities related to the configuration, maintenance, upgrade and support of existing ERP applications.
- Managed the Software Development Life Cycle for core ERP systems. Balance scope, schedule, budget and risk for proposed enhancements to ERP systems.
- Maintained proper alignment of the ERP team with strategic objectives of the company and Strategic Long Range Planning initiatives.
- Reviewed and assessed existing application effectiveness and develop strategies for improving or leveraging these systems.
- Evaluated and accessed different automated testing options to improve our cycle time for putting in software upgrades.
IT Project Manager
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
02.2019 - 02.2021
- Company Overview: www.grande.com
- Guided the company through implementation of a new, cloud-based ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations).
- Managed cutover plans and cutover.
- Assist with Security role design, testing, assignment and troubleshooting.
- Managed change control for core ERP systems including speaking at the Change Review Board.
- ROI analysis of business requirements.
- Participate in Vendor selection process (software, hardware and consultants).
IT Business Analyst II
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
11.2017 - 02.2019
- Company Overview: www.grande.com
- IT expert on the system used to pay Milk Producers.
- Led effort to implement a mobile application to track milk produced and delivered to Grande.
- Tested the application and worked with the vendor to identify and resolve bugs.
- Helped develop training guides and assisted in training end users.
- Led effort to integrate this data into Grande systems. This included:
- Holding requirements gathering sessions.
- Creating requirements documents and user stories.
- Creating data flow diagrams.
- Creating test plans for test driven development.
- Executing test plans both as an individual and with the business.
- Worked on an agile team for 7 months that implemented changes to Microsoft’s CRM platform. Held the role of Business Analyst as well as Scrum Master.
Senior Business Systems Analyst
NETWORK HEALTH
02.2016 - 11.2017
- Company Overview: www.networkhealth.com
- Served as IT lead on larger projects. Performed project task development, milestones establishment and resource allocation. Reported to management when timelines were in jeopardy. Established risk factors for decision making.
- Wrote functional specs for multiple integrations between the company and external vendors. Led team on other integrations.
- Created and monitored overall test plans for the project. Escalation for critical defects.
- Tested/validated complex integrations with outside vendors when needed.
Business Systems Analyst
NETWORK HEALTH
02.2014 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: www.networkhealth.com
- Was the system expert for assigned departments. Performed troubleshooting on problems, evaluated new functionality and new business uses within the system.
- Performed business requirements elicitation, documentation and evaluation. Matched requirements to system capabilities. Restricted scope creep.
- Tested the developed solution against specification. Developed test cases including negative tests.
- Used Microsoft SQL as well as user interface to validate testing results.
- Created functional specs including pseudo code and sequel queries. Often this involves complex if/then logic and collaboration with multiple business units.
BUS (SAP) Core Team Analyst
BALDOR GENERATORS (now Generac)
09.2012 - 02.2014
- Company Overview: www.baldor.com
- Managed the active directory migration project and implementation.
- SolidWorks 2012 and customized menu rollout.
- Managed execution, planning and budget for major equipment upgrade project.
- Retooled disaster recovery and backup plans.
- Server maintenance.
Team Lead – Technical Conversion/Development
BEMIS COMPANY, INC. (now Amcor)
01.2012 - 08.2012
- Was responsible for all technical activities related to data conversion routines including original design, testing, change/risk control and development.
- Wrote data extraction programs and error reports.
- Developed test plans for conversion routines.
- Met with senior IT management to discuss resource/time constraints and progress.
Data Lead – Product Definition
BEMIS COMPANY, INC. (now Amcor)
05.2011 - 01.2012
- Designed, tested and implemented data conversion applications.
- Worked with business units to document current data practices. Develop a plan to convert, augment and manipulate legacy business data to match the needs of the final solution.
- Extensive use of Microsoft Enterprise Manager and SQL to analyze data.
- Rollout and train business on data cleansing solutions.
- Worked with business units to document current data practices. Developed a plan to convert, augment and manipulate legacy business data to match the needs of the final solution.
Data Lead - Logistics
BEMIS COMPANY, INC. (now Amcor)
11.2006 - 05.2011
- Was responsible for legacy data conversions into SAP including:
- Creating load program functional specifications.
- Mapping legacy data fields. Writing data filter, translation and augmentation rules based on interactions with business and functional teams.
- Designed, tested and implemented data conversion applications. This included developing training documentation and performing training sessions. Design, test and implement data conversion applications. This included developing training documentation and performing training sessions.
- Use data questionnaires and site visits to model business data practices.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Operations Management
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Skills
- Requirements elicitation and documentation
- Functional Spec Creation
- SQL and report writing experience
- Project test organization including test case writing, evaluation, execution and final signoff
- Agile Team Experience
- End user training
- Experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Project management and coordination
- Security role design and troubleshooting
- Track record of success throughout career
- Requirements gathering
- Project management
- User acceptance testing
- Quality assurance
- Stakeholder management
- Software development life cycle
Timeline
Business Analyst
REHLKO (Formerly Kohler Energy)
08.2021 - Current
IT Project Manager
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
02.2019 - 02.2021
Senior ERP Program Manager
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
11.2017 - 08.2021
IT Business Analyst II
GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY
11.2017 - 02.2019
Senior Business Systems Analyst
NETWORK HEALTH
02.2016 - 11.2017
Business Systems Analyst
NETWORK HEALTH
02.2014 - 01.2016
BUS (SAP) Core Team Analyst
BALDOR GENERATORS (now Generac)
09.2012 - 02.2014
Team Lead – Technical Conversion/Development
BEMIS COMPANY, INC. (now Amcor)
01.2012 - 08.2012
Data Lead – Product Definition
BEMIS COMPANY, INC. (now Amcor)
05.2011 - 01.2012
Data Lead - Logistics
BEMIS COMPANY, INC. (now Amcor)
11.2006 - 05.2011
Bachelor of Business Administration - Operations Management
University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
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