tricia bray

senior business systems and data analyst, supporting the advancement team at dartmouth college

About

Experienced IT professional with demonstrated expertise in the intersection of IT and business/financial processes. Currently a Senior Business Systems and Data Analyst supporting the Advancement Team at Dartmouth college. My experience as a financial analyst working with data warehouses and ledger tools helps me understand the challenges involved in turning masses of data into actionable business intelligence. I’m adept at translating business needs into technical requirements and explaining IT solutions to business users. I know that creating effective business solutions involves more than building new tools, it also requires understanding how those tools will fit into (or improve) the existing business processes. I'm an effective communicator, skilled at working with all levels of the organization. I'm known for delivering results, and as a go-to resource for taking on challenging projects. I enjoy learning new things, and I'm passionate about using my talents to help customers solve their business problems.

Country

united states

City

hanover

Industry

higher education

Skill

business process, databases, business analysis, sql, business intelligence, integration, essbase, analysis, project management, requirements analysis, data modeling, systems analysis, tm1, olap, data warehousing, it strategy, business transformation, microsoft office, management, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, business analytics, financial analysis, forecasting, cross functional team leadership, project planning, software project management, leadership, erp, requirements gathering, sdlc, db2, cognos, agile methodologies, database administration, business intelligence tools, business objects, master data management, business process improvement, planning budgeting and forecasting, hyperion intelligence explorer, aix, power bi, ibm db2

Experience

workstation acquisition management project

ibm

1997-1 - 1998-12 · 2 yrs

Proposed, defined and implemented end-to-end processes for centrally managing Microelectronics Division workstation acquisition and deployment. Directly responsible for $25M of capital annually, providing equipment to twenty locations worldwide.

i and t supplier management team leader

ibm

1995-1 - 1996-12 · 2 yrs

Led cross-functional I/T supplier management team which delivered 10% annual savings for Microelectronics Division. Profiled I/T spending by commodity, led work teams to identify and implement savings opportunities such as license sharing for engineering design software.

workstation asset reduction project manager

ibm

1994-1 - 1994-12 · 1 yr

Led Microelectronics Division Asset Reduction program, which drove elimination of surplus workstation assets worldwide. Program exceeded targets, eliminating over 3,000 underutilized assets and generating $400K in revenue from sale of surplus assets.

internal solutions center

ibm

1990-1 - 1993-12 · 4 yrs

Team leader for Internal Solutions Center, which leveraged IBM's internal applications and expertise to create customer offerings. Directed day-to-day activities of product announcement, marketing and support team members. Developed business cases, managed service announcements, coordinated complex bid responses. Performed executive and technical briefings, frequent presenter at customer forums.

expert systems development and marketing

ibm

1987-6 - 1989-12 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Created Expert Help Desk System, then transformed internal solution into Knowledge Based Help Desk customer offering. Traveled extensively in the United States demonstrating expert systems solutions to customers. Promoted use of expert systems within IBM, including developing and teaching classes.

mvs systems programmer

ibm

1984-6 - 1987-6 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Provided support for MVS systems and applications. Designed and developed help desk call tracking tool which was subsequently released as a commercial product.

senior financial analyst, business transformation executive support

ibm

2005-1 - 2007-6 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Provided finance and planning support for Business Transformation Executive team. Analyzed worldwide I/T spending, developed dashboard reports and data models to identify trends and create actionable business intelligence. Led consolidation of operations team onto a single tool for planning, measuring and forecasting I/T. Analyzed business processes, developed standard templates and processes for use by worldwide transformation team. Coordinated budget updates, mission transfers, monthly forecasts and reporting on expense challenges. Worked with cross-functional team to generate suggestions for cost reductions, then tracked implementation of recommendations. Drove application portfolio reductions by working with service provider team to identify opportunities for sunsetting, consolidation, simplification and automation.

systems group i and t business office team leader

ibm

2002-1 - 2004-12 · 3 yrs

Led team responsible for managing Systems Group's worldwide I/T expense including planning, forecasting and analysis. Led transition from organizational view of I/T spending to financial view, aligning I/T processes with overall financial processes. Managed and tracked I/T expense challenges, worked with procurement to analyze spending and drive initiatives which led to >8% annual reduction in I/T purchases. Consolidated worldwide budgets and forecasts, interlocked with key stakeholders, prepared executive summaries and business cases.