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Nicole Fiandaca ( Available )
Chicago, Illinois - 60607 USA
Expertise :Java Reports
Status :Citizen
Job Type :
All - W2
Position :Computer Programmers

Resume
 
Objective
Project Manager/Business Analyst

Summary
Resume :

IT Business Manage/Project Manager PMO or Executive with a track record of creating innovative solutions to address a wide variety of business needs and initiatives. My diverse experience includes Workflow, Capacity Initiatives, Quality Assurance, Change Control, Production support and Data Warehousing which makes wearing multiple hats an added value in todays PMO role. As a liaison across organizational structures Business, Technology and Infrastructure I have provided coordination, information, direction, governance and problem resolution by bridging gaps among the various groups/teams in order to ensure the successful completion/implementation of complex strategies, initiatives and projects .I am viewed by all as an effective partner with senior management who is hands-on, self-motivated and possess excellent interpersonal, oral and communication skills.

SQL, DB2, DBArtisan, Sybase, Unix, Test Director, ERWin, ETL BMC, Project, Excel, Word, Access, Visio, Power Point.
Cobol/Cobol2, CICS, MQ Series, VSAM, TSO, SPF, File-Aid, Omegamon, JCL/PROC, HTML, C++, Java, Algol, Fortran, Basic


Employment

April, 2005 -  Present
Vice President/Sr . Business Analyst/Project Manager

PERSHING/BANK OF NEW YORK
Managed the Workflow initiative to deliver an enterprise wide exception handling system by automating manual intervention and utilizing Rendezvous Imaging System.
Project Manager for the Enterprise wide Workflow process.
Managed and conducted the Workflow Task Force Committee.
Reviewed and base lined the Workflow Process Definitions.
Reviewed and base lined all Workflow Project Request and Project Change Request.
Liaison between the Business and Technology groups.
Perform gathering of Business intelligence and requirements.
Coordinated both Internal and External Roll Out process.

September, 2002 -  September, 2005

GOTHAM/SYMMETRY TECHNOLOGY LLC
Responsible for gathering business intelligence and creating business requirements.
Perform and developed all QA Initiatives, Test cases/scripts, UAT, regression testing, tracking, logging and problem resolution.

Project Management providing Project Life Cycle methodology to all projects in the group, providing governance to senior management with weekly status reports Milestones while providing direction to the Technical Application Teams.
Managed and developed business solutions for Fixed Income Common Stock, Corp Bonds, Muni Bonds, US Treasury Bills, Asset-Backed, Commercial Paper, Mutual Funds, Options, FX Market Data Initiative integrating data solutions ie Bloomberg, Vestek while providing Governance and coordination between multiple application teams.
Performed data gap analysis between domestic PFM and global GPLUS accounting systems.
Data intensive analysis of Asset Classification between domestic and global accounting system.
Rationalize and Identified Business rules and requirements for the Global system.
Researched data vendors and attributes used to enhance security asset classification.
Utilize reporting and maintained data warehouse repository.
Documented new and changed business processes and models.
Data Intensive Data Warehouse environment utilizing extensive SQL for Business analytics, Adhoc reporting and Statistical analysis.
Liaison between the Business and Application/Technology teams providing and gathering of Business Intelligence.
Performed permanent employee and consultant recruiting.

January, 2001 -  January, 2002
Vice President/Business Analyst/Project Manager

MORGAN STANLEY
Managed, analyzed systems in order to extrapolate Business Rules and Requirements used to initiate projects to ensure that application performance capacity parameters are optimized in the Trade Application Processing System TAPS.
Analyzed the Regional NY, LN, AP, TK Capacity Index, Trade Entry and Posting ensuring effective performance parameters were maintained.
Managed development effort of BCON Business Critical Event Optimization iNitiative Client/Server base automated monitoring and tracking system driven by Rule based matrixes.
Identified Optimization opportunities documented by a Concept Proposal and when approved developed projects utilizing project management life cycle.
Managed all Capacity initiated Projects in a CMM Project Life Cycle methodology environment providing governance and direction to all parties.
Managed and coordinated the merge of the Implied Dependency project into the MSs Scheduling system, establishing a proprietary scheduling protocols ensuring efficient data processing across organizational structures.

November, 1999 -  November, 2001
Vice President/Business Analyst/Project Manager

PERSHING/CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
Managed and developed the EDA Security Data Warehouse to a three-tier level, 2 additional Data Marts. Managed the Product Master/Security Master system which is the firms repository of financial Instruments.
Managed the Product Master system ensuring that all regulatory requirements from the SEC Security Exchange Commission are enforced.
Managed all initiatives utilizing standard CMM System Development Life Cycle methodology.
Managed Transformation Group global population of 15 professionals 8 Developers, 5 Business Analyst and 2 DBAs for the EDA Security Data Warehouse Project.
Managed Testing team of 4 developed test scripts and test cases at file, program, flow and business level.
Provided business and technical direction with the development of Job flows and transformation specifications for Fixed Income instruments, Corporate Actions, Mutual Funds and Financial Instrument Identification.
Liaison between Business and development staff providing and gathering of Business Intelligence.
Developed schedule for phase 2 utilizing the same optimization techniques used in phase 1.
Performance tuned schedule for the Financial Instrument Data Mart phase 1 by redesigning the job flow from a single tread into 4 independent treads, vastly increasing processing efficiency and enabling information availability 25% sooner.
Managed Decision Support and provided Business/Analytical resolution in a real time, 24 X 7 environment EDA Security Data Warehouse.
Performed permanent employee and consultant recruiting.

August, 1992 -  August, 1999
Director

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
Managed the Brokerage System Plex, QA, Production Support and all Change Control processes and Decision Support that impact the Plex, production support and Business Analysis.
Managed the Quality Assurance Team ensuring consistent seamless system performance in multiple Environments.
Developed Business Rules used to develop test scripts.
Managed monthly on-line release/change process using Endeavor from Test to Acceptance through QA.
Disaster Recovery Coordinator ensuring both application and environmental infrastructure readiness.
Managed brokerage application team which included on-line Trading and Settlement. First level support 24 by 7 - Brokerage Plex, Electronic Trading and Batch Settlement Back Office processing of Fixed Income and Equity financial instruments.
Developed and Implemented Tools, Procedures and Protocols in order to bring the firm up from the introduction of the CMM concepts to CMM Level 3.
Managed all initiatives utilizing standard CMM System Development Life Cycle methodology.
Managed and developed production on-line monitoring applications used in the Help Desk/Crisis Center War Room built Client/Server Intranet Web Site HTML/JavaScript for mainframe Help Desk/Crisis Center.

Managed Production Training Environment.
Managed Network team ensuring connectivity to critical production systems.
Liaison between Business and Application groups for Change management and QA.
Performed permanent employee and consultant recruiting.

August, 1989 -  August, 1992
Project Manager

CHASE MANHATTAN BANK
Maintained and supported the Pension Trust Security system as custodians for Pension Trust Accounts for large firms.
Titan Three/Four
Implemented communication software between IBM and December utilizing LU6.2 enabling December system to access and process transaction on the mainframe.
Managed and implemented Repo Repurchase Agreements transaction entry sub system allowing the Business units direct access to the system.
Managed and conducted performance studies.
Titan 1
Analyzed Business requirements and implemented enhanced pricing module, enabling the system to process from multiple pricing sources providing a more comprehensive and better pricing accuracy.
Supplied technical and production support for Titan 1 and Titan 3 - 4 systems.

February, 1985 -  February, 1989
Project Lead

GOLDMAN SACHS AND COMPANY
Developed, enhanced and supported multiple brokerage projects critical to the firms day to day business.
Product Master System
Analyzed and implemented the MBS pricing module, enabling the system to process from multiple pricing sources providing a more comprehensive and better pricing accuracy.
Utilized Strobe and Transfixer in order to obtain optimal performance run times enabling the system to cycle in the window available during the critical night production time.
Bank Loan System
Developed the on-line security inquire portion allowing the business units the ability to analyze and adjust the Haircut Value of a security.
Developed the DTC transmission module, updating the system's security VSAM file with information enabling allocation of the correct positions as collateral for overnight loans.
Institutional Delivery System
Analyzed and developed the interpretation routines for BDT to process the transmissions from DTC.
Developed the reporting function for the system, 23 reports and MicroFiche.
Provided technical assistance in developing the system schedule UCC7 JCL and Procs.
Developed the run JCL, Procs and UCC7 scheduling ensuring multiple streams run concurrently for the Product Master and Bank Loan systems.
Supplied technical and production support for the Product Master, Bank Loan and Institutional Delivery systems.

February, 1981 -  February, 1985
Senior Analyst

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK
Developed, enhanced and supported multiple banking related projects.
Check Processing System
Generated proposal and implemented Inter-District Revenue and Volume Exchange IRVE system allowing the Fed to process and clear checks across Inter-District banks while maintaining correct volume exchange.
Contemporary Reserve Requirements System
Developed bridge software for the link between the IBM and Burroughs B7900 computers, enabling the Fed to implement Contemporary Reserve Requirements CRR.
Supervised and trained new employees to become proficient on the system.
Created the application test environment providing the means to test and enhance the final production job streams.
Funds Transfer System
Developed several on-line inquiry and update MFS/IMS functionality in the Resource Sharing Funds Transfer System Fed-Wire enabling user inquiries and adjustments between member banks.
Government Security Dealer System
Implemented user requests for major and minor enhancements.
Interfaced with business users to accommodate both their needs and regulatory requirements.

2002 -  2003
TENG TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE

NETWORK GROUP



Education

Bachelor of Business Administration , Computer Methodology
Second Major in Math and Statistics
Baruch M. Bernard College



Training
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