JERRY K. WATERS
Professional Summary
Certified Project Management Professional and Business Analyst with over 19
years of successful experience. Background includes progressive, diversified
business experience in large, complex business and information technology (IT)
projects with both the public and private sector. He is skilled in conducting
needs assessments, requirements identification, documentation and management.
* Proven management and leadership skills with the ability to quickly identify
issues for timely, efficient and effective resolution.
* Excellent presentation and written communication skills.
* Superior ability to organize and coordinate on-going activities on numerous
projects simultaneously.
* Self motivated, organized and detail oriented.
* Recognized for superior customer service and communication skills.
* Directed needs assessments, requirements analyses, requirements definition,
design, development, implementation, initiated project and effected project
management for electronic warfare technology-based training systems development.
* Directed requirements identification and definition, designed, developed,
implemented, tested, and managed data warehouse project supporting electronic
warfare training, research and development, development and operational test and
evaluation activities.
* Project manager for project planning, initiation, execution and close-out for
life-cycle support, product distribution for data warehouse support project.
* Conducted business development analyzing potential customer business needs and
participated in multiple successful proposal efforts for both competitive and
sole source contracts for various customers.
* Capture and proposal manager for successful training and simulation support
contract efforts with multiple customers.
* Developed management and technical proposals in response to Requests for
Proposals (RFP).
* Developed statements of work, statements of requirements for multiple RFPs,
Experience
Johnson Controls Inc.
Consultant with ROSE INTERNATIOAL, INC. May 2008 –
October 2008
Senior Business Analyst leading requirements identification, analysis,
documentation and management of requirements to support enterprise IT project
merging sales, booking and contract processing, demand placement/factory
operations, billing and revenue, and sales compensation for the equipment
business line and the systems business line. Led use case development for current
state and future state processes and development of process flows. Documented the
requirements and the functional specifications for the varied business areas.
Deliverables: Documented Use Cases for current state and future state.
Functional Specifications for all requirements.
Achievements: Developed Software Test Plan Process Manual.
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Consultant with REQUIREMENTS QUEST, INC. November 2007 – December 2007
* Senior Business Analyst providing mentoring and requirements gathering support
to the Field Management and Compensation Group using Requirements Quest “Quest
for Excellent Requirements” methodology (methodology commensurate with IIBA
Business Analysis Body of Knowledge and endorsed by IIBA as a training tool).
* Supported the requirements gathering process and provided mentoring services
to enhance business analysis efforts in group facilitation, documentation of
requirements and establishment of a requirements management program.
* Recommended requirements analysis strategy and planning for development of
requirements supporting information.
Wisconsin Physicians Service
Consultant with REQUIREMENTS QUEST, INC. March 2007 – July 2007
* Senior Business Analyst providing consulting services for requirements
development and management compliant with CMMI level two processes for a major IT
project that impacted all business units involved in the TRICARE practice area.
* Supported the requirements gathering process and provided mentoring services
to enhance business analysis efforts in group facilitation, documentation of
requirements and establishment of a requirements management program.
* Recommended requirements analysis strategy and planning for development of
requirements supporting information.
FBI
Consultant with McCLENDON CORPORATION October 2004 – August 2006
* Senior Business Analyst, supporting the establishment of the FBI Intelligence
Directorate (a new division mandated by Congress). As a lead member of the
Analysis team, developed requirements gathering processes and established
methodologies for the Directorate.
* Responsible for facilitating the organization and implementation of the FBI
Intelligence Career Service Division and the implementation of the Training
Oversight Unit.
* Reviewed organizational strategy, business rules and processes for service
training to meet the needs of the Directorate.
* Interviewed internal stakeholders to develop business requirements, modeled
processes, recommended new business rules, developed training requirements
gathering and documentation processes, and developed strategic plan and
implementation strategy for new organizational structure.
* Reviewed portal structure and content management procedures and developed
standard operating procedure for content management changes.
Achievements: Strategy and Implementation Plan for Training Oversight Unit.
Processes for requirements gathering, analysis and documentation of training
requirements for Intelligence Analysis. Management Plan for requirements
processes and for oversight of training development and training effectiveness
for Intelligence Analysts.
National Security Agency
Consultant with TITAN CORPORATION October 2002 –September 2004
* Member of Program Management Office Team serving as Deputy Team Lead
supporting IT platform upgrade technology demonstration platform . This was an
enterprise wide project to overhaul the IT platform (Contract valued at $276
million).
* Provided verification and validation of vendor hardware acquisition plan and
system life-cycle support plan, maintenance procedures, technical
documentation and training development.
* Reviewed, re-wrote, verified, and validated training requirements.
* Ensured documented requirements remained valid and vendor developed training
was accomplished.
* Collaborated development, reviewed, and validated intelligence processing and
analysis use cases and use case scenarios. Mapped use cases and wrote flow
diagrams to support requirements presentation.
* Identified two major enterprise-level risks and developed risk mitigation
strategy.
Achievements: Developed WBS for Acquisition Logistics Team. Reviewed, rewrote,
deleted and added training requirements to the original requirements submitted.
Streamlined training documentation and media deliverable process. Identified two
significant training risks to successful project completion, developed mitigation
strategy, briefed c-level staff on the risks, significance of negative impact to
the project and the recommended risk mitigation strategy. Established Tiger Team
comprised of SME’s from the various operational segments, chaired by the National
Cryptologic School Technical Director. Appointed professional consultant to Tiger
Team Chair.
Twice recognized for professional contributions to Team’s success and
substantial improvement in contract award fees.
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Department of Defense
Consultant with TITAN CORPORATION June 2002-October 2002
* Project Manager and Senior Business Analyst, leading five teams conducting
requirements and resource analysis for establishment of E-Space electronic
intelligence technical support facility. Directed teams in requirements
identification and developed system functional and non-functional requirements to
perform technical intelligence data reduction and streamline intelligence
information support to deployed U.S. Forces.
Reviewed business and user-level requirements. Identified resources, operating
environment, analyzed information, and identified level of applicability to
support system functional and non-functional requirements.
Deliverable: Delivered requirements document that identified and prioritized
data resource requirements, issues and constraints and provided recommendations
for mitigating the impact of constraints.
National Security Agency
Consultant with TECHNICAL SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC. 1998 – 2002
* Project Management Consultant and Senior Business Analyst assigned to
facilitate the establishment a modeling and simulation laboratory for researching
leading edge technology in support of intelligence analysis training.
* Identified requirements based on discussions with stakeholders and engineers
and developed approach recommendation, cost and schedule estimates and provided
operational concept for the modeling and simulation laboratory
* Provided project management support for day-to-day laboratory operations
during the requirements gathering, analysis and development of requirements
specifications, development of project scopes, project plans, test plans, and
procedures and executed projects for the design, development and implementation
of three training simulators for signal analysis.
* Established inter-agency relationships, developed Service-Level Agreements and
Memorandums of Understanding relative to collaborative and cooperative training
systems development.
Achievements: Integral to the establishment of a fully functioning modeling and
simulation research laboratory that successfully provided several training
enhancement products and services to Intelligence Analysis training. Managed the
development and delivery of three software intensive training simulators that
combined for an aggregate cash flow in excess of $2 million annually. The First
simulator delivered resulted in a cost avoidance for required training in excess
of $2.1 million (determined by comparing cost of simulator development and
delivery and estimated cost of expenditures required to establish full-up
laboratory with technical hardware to be used for training and associated
maintenance costs) . The success seen by the delivery of the first training
simulator led to the awarding of work for the subsequent two training simulators.
All three projects adhered to PMI methodology for Project initiation, execution,
monitoring and control and closeout. Successfully negotiated and established
Service Level Agreements with the respective military service Modeling and
Simulation Management organizations as well as with Training and Simulation
acquisition organizations for the services.
Establishment of a Worldwide Cryptologic Training Portal for Intelligence
Collection and Analysis training.
Developed Multiple white papers identifying potential training shortfalls in
Intelligence Analysis functions and recommending enhancements that would provide
more opportunities for training immersion such as simulated signal environments,
scenario-based training and simulation, as well as gaming in scenario-based
environments.
Deliverables: Common Approach for Software Development and Maintenance Policy
Manual; Common Approach to Software Development and Maintenance Process Manual;
Software Test Plan Process Manual; Software Test Process; Software Quality
Assurance Process; and a Software Configuration Management Process.
Project Management Plans for Training Simulator development, Requirements
documents, Functional Specifications, Test Plans, Test Procedures and Results
Reports for User Acceptance Testing.
U.S. Navy
Consultant with EWA, INC. 1987 – 1998
* Project Management Consultant and Business Analyst providing program
management and technical support for training system development and procurement
(1987-1988). Conducted analysis to identify hardware, software, and data
requirements for establishment of standardized technical intelligence data
warehouse. Interviewed stakeholders and users to determine desired system
capability requirements and reviewed training systems performance specifications
to identify training system requirements. Analyzed requirements and recommended
approach for a user-friendly front-end interface, data management functions and a
standalone desktop package. Developed primary and alternative recommendations
that met requirements and included development cost estimates.
Deliverables: Threat Intelligence Data Extraction System (TIDES) Requirements
Document; TIDES Functional Specification Document.
* Project Manager for design, development, implementation, evaluation, and
life-cycle support of a first of its kind, standardized technical intelligence
data warehouse system hosting seven separate data resources on a standalone
desktop platform (1989-1998). Support activity included effecting data updates,
producing media, delivery of media, conducting training, capability
demonstrations, overseeing change management and change control board, and
managing all material security processes
and security maintenance procedures. (Project funds for development and
life-cycle support estimated at $5.5 million over life of the project)
(1989-1998)
Achievements: Increased system usability from one user organization to over 100
user organizations involved in a variety of activities to include training
systems support, development and operational test and evaluation, research and
development, operational re-programming of automated weapons systems, tactical
operations and training development. Facilitated multiple briefings and
demonstrations of the product. Organized and facilitated multiple user group
meetings for discussion of system enhancements. Established security inventory
and control procedures for all data updates, media development and distribution.
Deliverables: TIDES system, Project Management Plan; Program Test Plan;
Security Management Plan, Configuration Management Plan.
* Provided business analysis and technical support to various training
procurement projects that included needs assessments, requirements analyses,
training situation analyses, training system design change requests, development
of test plans, test procedures and test procedures results reports, conducted
training system testing prior to training implementation.
U.S. Navy
Consultant with EWA, INC. 1991 – 1993
* Subject Matter Expert and Lead Systems Analyst for interactive multimedia
instruction.
* Elicited knowledge and skill requirements from stakeholders and users.
Delivered instruction that took students through an overview of the environment,
familiarized them with specific signals of interest and stepped through signal
de-composition.
Achievements: Marketed customers and established first multi-media instruction
development capability within the company. Developed multiple courses of
instruction covering special signals collection and analysis, security,
intelligence oversight, intelligence processing and analysis and electronic
warfare.
Deliverables: Training media and Instructor and Student Training Guides.
Special Operations Command
Consultant with EWA, INC. 1994 – 1995
* Subject Matter Expert and Systems Analyst responsible for identifying
requirements, analyzing and documenting training and performance gaps. Provided
recommendation for training development and developed training delivery system to
deliver training for electronic warfare to non-electronic warfare Special
Operations personnel. Training media was embedded in the operational weapons
system software.
Deliverables: Training Situation Analysis document, Requirements document,
training media and instruction guide.
University of Central Florida, Institute for Simulation and Training
Consultant with EWA, INC. 1995 – 1996
* Subject Matter Expert and Systems Analyst responsible for ascertaining data
requirements, data description of performance characteristics, and system
requirements for the development of protocol data units (PDUs) for electronic
warfare within a distributed interactive simulation environment.
Deliverables: Requirements Analysis Report.
Jerry Waters, PMP
[Send email to request phone number] 25-4748
jwaters91@Verizon.net
Jerry K. Waters, PMP 2435 Monaghan Way
[Send email to request phone number] 25-4748 Sun Prairie, WI 53590
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