Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Affiliations
Security Clearance
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Troy DeLawrence

Troy DeLawrence

Virginia Beach,Virginia

Summary

Experienced MBA holder adept at driving strategic initiatives, coordinating complex employee objectives, managing projects, and executing business plans aligned with high-priority goals. Proven track record as a leader and innovator in employee engagement, positively impacting company employees through retention programs, meeting internal customer expectations, and enhancing financial performance. Self-starter with exceptional interpersonal and communication abilities, excelling at building trust and collaborating effectively with diverse management levels.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager – Software Engineering

ADP
01.2019 - Current
  • Lead a team of software engineers in GETS who build and maintain full stack applications to support ADP’s internal financial organization and billing processes.
  • Facilitate the team's work through coaching and guidance and provide leadership with realistic expectations and deadlines.
  • Guide the development team and IT org by troubleshooting and resolving problems, and explore opportunities for enhancement and improvement.
  • Create, review and update short-term/long-term career development plans with junior team members.
  • Evaluate and ensure that organizational best practices are used and sustainable with future organizational goals.
  • Review and approve code for quarterly initiatives and manage ad-hoc requests as they arise.
  • Present IT solutions and milestone achievements to senior leaders, product owners, and peers utilizing a clear executive-level communications strategy.

Senior Business Systems Analyst

ADP
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Serve as a product owner for Global Enterprise Technology and Solutions Department as well as serving as a liaison between IT development and the business finance department.
  • Provide conduit between function SME’s and technical team while proactively initiating, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with team members and managers.
  • Evaluate and ensure that organizational best practices are used and sustainable with future organizational goals.
  • Provide guidance and overseeing the work of development team.
  • Ability to gather and analyze business requirements for complex systems and provide common understanding for development and other impacted stakeholders.
  • Proactively define and document design alternatives to satisfy user, business, statutory, and system requirements.
  • Presents alternatives to users and impacted areas to facilitate design decisions and gain consensus.
  • Conduct formal reviews of analysis deliverables, presenting final solution to project team and all impacted areas to obtain sign off.
  • Guide the development team and IT org by troubleshooting and resolving problems, and explores opportunities for enhancement and improvement.
  • Assists the development and business managers in project tracking by providing regular, comprehensive status reports on work progress, effort, etc.
  • Evaluate and document current system to identify interface points within current systems for new or modified functionality.
  • Work on selected assignments independently or with team within established parameters and under aggressive deadlines, satisfying multiple project deliverables at the same time.
  • Create, review and update short-term/long-term career development plans with junior team members.
  • Successfully completed ADP’s Emerging Leaders Program.

Test Engineer Lead/Senior Business Analyst

CACI
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Possessing Secret Security Clearance, serve as a lead testing specialist to coordinate functional testing objectives for the Navy.
  • Follow all project management framework standards, procedures and documentation.
  • Provide conduit between function SME’s and technical team.
  • Evaluate and ensure that organizational best practices are used and sustainable with future organizational goals.
  • Select and interview candidates for all available CACI positions.
  • Respond to candidate questions during entrance interview.
  • Meet with external recruiting vendors to identify candidates that satisfy current CACI employment needs.
  • Work with internal peers and external career center representatives to organize and facilitate job fairs/information sessions with students at the local universities and colleges.
  • Successfully completed CACI’s Emerging Leaders Program.

Senior Testing Specialist

CAPITAL ONE
01.2012 - 01.2015

Senior Business Analyst, Project Management

CAPITAL ONE
01.2004 - 01.2012

Business Analyst/Helpdesk Specialist

CAPITAL ONE
01.1996 - 01.2004

Education

MBA - Business Management

Strayer University
Chesapeake, VA

MASTER OF SCIENCE - Information Systems

Strayer University
Chesapeake, VA

BACHELOR OF ARTS - Communications

Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA

Skills

  • Operational efficiency improvement
  • Advanced problem solving
  • Experienced in leadership development
  • Procedure Development
  • Proficient in conflict resolution
  • Skilled corporate communicator/public speaker
  • Program design expertise
  • Strategic team engagement
  • Client-centric approach
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Mentoring team members
  • Cross-functional team leadership

Accomplishments

    Published author of seven books sold globally.

Certification

  • HDI-SUPPORT CENTER ANALYST, UBM, Norfolk, VA, 01/01/18
  • CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER Agile CSM, Scrum Alliance, Richmond, VA, 01/01/15

Affiliations

  • Chair, Virginia Wesleyan University Alumni Council
  • Volleyball Coach, Tidewater Volleyball Association
  • Architectural Chair, King Cross of Castleton

Security Clearance

Secret (Inactive)

Timeline

Manager – Software Engineering

ADP
01.2019 - Current

Senior Business Systems Analyst

ADP
01.2019 - 01.2022

Test Engineer Lead/Senior Business Analyst

CACI
01.2015 - 01.2019

Senior Testing Specialist

CAPITAL ONE
01.2012 - 01.2015

Senior Business Analyst, Project Management

CAPITAL ONE
01.2004 - 01.2012

Business Analyst/Helpdesk Specialist

CAPITAL ONE
01.1996 - 01.2004

MASTER OF SCIENCE - Information Systems

Strayer University

BACHELOR OF ARTS - Communications

Virginia Wesleyan College

MBA - Business Management

Strayer University