Kate A. Shorey

180 Queen Street Bristol, CT 06010, 860-261-5137 (h)  kate@URLyGRL.com

 

Project Management * Business Process Analysis and Design * Marketing & eBusiness

Summary

Project Lead with over 18 years Information Systems,

specializing in Business Process Analysis and Design;

Cross-divisional coordination and collaborative approach to solutions

Professional Experience

9/2003 – present                                                                      Contract Consultant

CIGNA Systems, Bloomfield, CT

Project Lead, Information Protection Network/Application Segmentation Program (2006)

§         Led the process development for the initiation phase (Survey Track)  to capture information on how users throughout the enterprise traverse application infrastructure,  identified data classifications

o        Wrote process guides identifying inputs, outputs, and deliverables for various stages within the track.

o        Created project schedule including work break down structure, estimations, and prerequisites for survey phase of application segmentation project

o        Identified and visually depicted process interdependencies between project phases and cross-divisional teams

o        Coordinated signoff from application, network, and information security teams.

§         Monitored and tracked other work phases for interdependencies and pre-requisites timing

§         Reported status of milestones, issues, potential risks to program PMs and PMO

§         Validated testing requirements, authored test plans and test scripts.

§         Developed project phase metrics reporting dashboard and delivered weekly status updates to project manager

 

MassMutual Life, Hartford, CT

Senior Business Analyst, Document Content Management Project (2005 - 2006)

§         Identified current state business process, performed gap analysis for automated document content, and mapped proposed business processes in requirement specifications

§         Coordinated with data analysts and PMO to validate all data and regulatory requirements

§         Participated in unit testing, coordinating with out-of-country developer

§         Created XML and XSD files for xPression document management system

 

Hartford Life, Simsbury, CT

Business Process Analyst, Sarbanes Oxley Compliance Project (2004 - 2005)

§         Identified and documented current state processes and performed gap analysis for all IT application processes for division’s financial applications for regulatory requirements.

§         Coordinated cross-divisional requirements between audit, application management, application support, and infrastructure support teams

§         Facilitated the implementation of solutions for internal management controls

10/1996 – 9/2003                 enherent Corp. (PRT Group)                Windsor, CT

Solutions and Professional Services Consultant

Methodologist (2002 – 2003)

§         Coordinated weekly content changes on corporate intranet for project management methodology;

§         Authored process guides, standardized project templates, end-user procedures

§         Converted methodology print materials (copy and graphics) for online and CD

§         Developed series of online project management tutorials at client site

§         Research and presented overview of Rational Unified Process to methodology team

§         Developed statements of work and client project proposals

                                                                                                           
Off shore Project Manager (2001 – 2002)

§         Set up project communication plan for offshore developer team

§         Monitored and tracked project schedules, resources, budget, and issues

§         Managed the conversion of 5 applications on time and within budget

§         Coordinated user acceptance testing with test lead, technical lead, and client

§         Managed change requests with out-of-state project sponsor

 

Internet Marketing Business Analyst / Project Manager (1998 – 2001)

§         Coordinated with Marketing / Legal to manage requirements, scoping, estimates, development, for multiple corporate websites (Hartford Life)

§         Converted marketing print materials (copy and graphics) for online

§         Produced UnixScript and html pages for expanding dynamic site for new products

§         Monitored and reported on web user behavior; market demographics, DALBAR assessments

§         Implemented Kana/Silknet problem management web application at client site:

      Migration procedures, user interface requirements, customized content, and front-end coding of VBScript, ASP, and HTML (CIGNA Healthcare)

§         Developed Netscape programmer training curriculum (PRT Group)

§         Coordinated vendor partnership contracts and training (PRT Group)

 

Remote Desktop Support (1996 – 1998)

§         Built and deployed 300 WinNT desktops to Group Benefits division and executive management (Hartford Life)

§         Designed business process and automation points for a technical support desk (Aetna Retirement Services)

Skills

Methodology & Business Process Analysis: Current state and gap analysis, streamline process development, author process guides (inputs, outputs, descriptions, diagrams), CMM/CMI, PMI, enherent BDM CIGNA CPS, Hartford SDLC Framework, IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP), corporate process development, corporate process mapping, IDS Scheer ARIS, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio

 

Content Management & Web Design: User Interface and Front-end information architecture design, xHTML, CSS, XML, Ms Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Visio), FatWire CMS (Open Market / FutureTense), xPression, content management site administration, content management design

 

Project Management: Offshore and virtual team management, project initiation, project scope management, proposal development, project coordination, issue tracking, budget and resource tracking, web site management, vendor coordination, 3rd party technology implementations, business analysis, current state and gap assessment, requirements gathering, technical and functional requirements specification development,

Education and Training

University of Phoenix Online               

            B.S. Business Management / Marketing, Candidate

International Webmasters Association

            Certificate of Web Technologies, 2004

Affiliations

International Webmasters Association, Connecticut Chapter, Member

Women in Technology, International, Connecticut Chapter, Leadership Team