Tara Straub
Summary
Seasoned System Administrator with a 7-year background in Information Technology. Progressive experience marked by continuous contributions above and beyond requirements. Career achievements in large-scale software deployments, network buildouts and data security.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Enterprise Application Administrator
First Western Trust Bank
05.2019 - 08.2023
- Lead Engineer for Microsoft Dynamics CRM and SharePoint 2019
- Researched and recommended new technologies and strategies for improving system performance.
- Planned and implemented upgrades to system hardware and software.
- Assisted in transition and audit of internal software during the move from a private to a public institution
- Assisted in the migration of technical systems during multiple acquisitions
- Created an FDIC audit friendly User Access Tracking process
- Utilized Nintex RPA to automate migration between major Trust department support systems
- Facilitated automating signatures for 300+ associates, using CodeTwo and Azure AD.
- Offered system and application support to internal employees.
- Delivered training, documentation and end-user support.
- Implemented new applications, features and enhancements to existing applications.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Updated old code bases to modern development standards, improving functionality.
- Collaborated on stages of systems development lifecycle from requirement gathering to production releases.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
Enterprise Technology Analyst
First Western Trust Bank
05.2016 - 05.2019
- Assessed department activities, determining ways to enhance operations performance.
- Provided technical and functional recommendations based on project requirements.
- Daily help desk assistance, including employee onboarding, offboarding, security review, password resets, network issues, and end user troubleshooting
- On-site Network maintenance
- Coordinated system training for employees, enabling personnel to remain current on latest practices and procedures.
- Promptly resolved technical issues for staff to minimize downtime.
- Supported technology design, testing and execution by providing research-based product and process knowledge.
- Studied business functions and evaluated requirements to establish operational objectives.
- Oversaw technology services delivery, consulting with relevant personnel to assist with migration and troubleshooting.
- Collaborated with upper management to drive strategy and implement new processes.
Bookkeeper
Self
04.2014 - 05.2016
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Developed and implemented procedures to improve accounting efficiency.
- Presented audit findings to accounting manager after reviewing results and paperwork.
- Streamlined daily reporting information entry for efficient record keeping purposes.
- Reconciled and corrected issues with financial records.
- Established QuickBooks accounting system to reflect accurate financial records.
- Identified accounting errors when cross-referencing documents and database information.
Education
A.A.S Business -
Front Range Community College
Skills
- Agile Development Methodologies
- Database Configuration
- Disaster Recovery
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Application Design and Development
- SQL
- HTML and XML
- Javascript
- Proficient in Microsoft Dynamics 365 On premise and Online
- Proficient in Sharepoint On-prem and Online
- Quickbooks Pro Advisor
Certification
- Mastering Sharepoint 2019 Training - June 2022
- Complete Microsoft Dynamics CRM Bootcamp - October 2016
- Quickbooks Pro Advisor Training - January 2016
Timeline
Senior Enterprise Application Administrator
First Western Trust Bank
05.2019 - 08.2023
Enterprise Technology Analyst
First Western Trust Bank
05.2016 - 05.2019
Bookkeeper
Self
04.2014 - 05.2016
A.A.S Business -
Front Range Community College
- Mastering Sharepoint 2019 Training - June 2022
- Complete Microsoft Dynamics CRM Bootcamp - October 2016
- Quickbooks Pro Advisor Training - January 2016
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