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Keywords

• Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Process Modeling
• COSO, CobIT Standards; SDLC Methodology
• Business Requirements Gathering
• Project Management, Planning, Decision Making
• IDEF, Six Sigma, SCOR, BPML Methodologies
• Big 5 Sarbanes-Oxley Auditing Experience
• Client Consulting
• Communication and Presentation Skills
• Business Process Modeling
• Foreign Languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese)

Professional Summary

Business Analyst professional with more than 10 years experience. Has performed business requirements gathering and analysis; business process design, modeling, and documentation; data flow diagrams, workflow diagrams, organizational and functional diagrams, and logical database design. Has done analysis of IT controls for Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 compliance in conjunction with Big 5 auditing firms. Other analytical work includes simulation analysis, gap analysis, cost-benefit analysis, budget planning and development.

Work Experience

July 1997 – Present Business Analyst, Jormar, Inc. Atlanta, GA

Client: Black Box (France). Conducted Sarbanes-Oxley tests of various IT controls for an international computer networks cabling manufacturer and distributor. Tests included interviews of IT personnel at their three offices in France, where most interviews were conducted in French. Delivered a series of test results identifying exceptions to the test procedures, as required by their independent Big 5 auditors.

Client: Global Payments. Developed current state analysis of IT controls for a multi-national credit card payment processing firm, including process narratives, flow diagrams, and gap analysis. Wrote test scripts for controls identified, and conducted tests to determine compliance and to identify control weaknesses as part of an effort to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as required by their independent Big 5 auditors.

Client: Chico’s. Wrote IT controls testing scripts and conducted audit testing for a fashion retailer to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The tests were in accordance with COSO control framework and CobIT operational and compliance controls, and were as required by their independent Big 5 auditors. 

Client: Stanley Works (UK). Identified and modeled minimum IT controls for an international tool manufacturing firm to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Developed process charts and narratives on a variety of applications (SAP, Hyperion, etc.); identified and documented key IT controls for applications, infrastructure, and data centers; and tested their IT control environment for SOX compliance at locations in the UK, as required by their independent Big 5 auditors.

Client: TVA. Facilitated a design team to prepare a future-state design for Data Warehousing and Data Indexing involving 4 corporate organizations for a large utility client. The design included gathering of business requirements and process modeling for building a corporate data library. The design team was composed of subject matter experts from various engineering, administration, and IT functions. Deliverables included Process Flowcharts using IDEFØ standards, a Data Dictionary, Logic Specifications, ERD diagrams, and recommendations for implementation of the project.

Client: Delta Air Lines. Modeled a Current State business process for an airline’s flight scheduling process, taking into consideration the integration of a new automated application for planning and scheduling. Using the IDEF standards and best practices methodology, worked closely with the third-party software applications team in integrating the work of several scheduling analysts into a streamlined Future State process.

Client: Fannie Mae. Created a Process Improvement design for a large service-oriented client’s Customer Information Management process. It involved building an interactive Web application for managing budgets, responding to customer inquiries, managing new ideas for process and system improvement, and delivery of analyzed data. The project was part of a larger Enterprise Improvement Process cutting across 8 functional areas of Customer Service and Marketing Operations.

Client: Delta Air Lines. Designed a Business Interaction model of an airline’s International Pricing process. Worked closely with the senior pricing team members in designing the top-level processes following IDEF standards and proprietary methodology. Interviewed team members to identify and capture the current processes, business domains, current systems, and current stakeholders. Identified areas of improvement for developing a streamlined future state process design.

Client: Delta Air Lines. Integrated a new design application (ProVision), training design personnel in the use of this new application, and acting as administrator for a team of 7 business modelers in developing a multi-user design for an enterprise-wide Supply Chain project, using SCOR industry best practices. The task included granting design permissions, coordinating the project, resolving conflicts, developing a business domain and organizational model for Delta’s supply chain, and assuring conformance with Delta’s design standards to produce a standardized deliverable.

Client: TVA. Designed an integrated process model for Demand and Price Forecasting for a large electric utility client. Facilitated the client's design team, which consisted of economists, forecasters, and department managers, in preparing a future-state design of over 100 processes cutting across four client organizations (Nuclear, Hydro, Fossil, and Transmission). The project called for coordination with IT in the redesign of the data structure, using BP-Win process design software, and ER-Win data modeling software. The design included preparation of Data Flow Diagrams (DFD), Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD), an integrated Data Dictionary, and Logic Specifications for the complete process design.

May 1995 – July 1997 Business Analyst – Statistical Analyst

U.S. Forest Service New Orleans, LA

Co-authored a research paper "Influences on Prescribed Burning Activity and Costs in the National Forest System", published by the U.S. Forest Service (Technical Report # SRS-37). The publication was based on empirical economic data which I helped to gather and analyze, using regression analysis with SAS, data modeling spreadsheet applications, and data presentation software.
Presented my own econometrics Ph.D. research papers at the Southern Forest Economics Workshop (Williamsburg, VA), Austrian Economics Conference (Auburn, AL), and Forest Products Society (Mérida, Mexico). The conferences were attended by various academic and industry groups, and included a question and answer session.

February 1979 – October 1991 Product Line General Manager American International Group (AIG) New Orleans, LA

Opened and established a successful new subsidiary operation in New Orleans for AIG (Fortune 100), functioning as Product Line General Manager, with full marketing, financial, accounting, staffing, budgeting, and P&L responsibilities. Developed a network of 80 corporate clients, with annual revenues up to $17 million, and a staff of 10 employees.

Client list

• AIG
• Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
• Delta Air Lines
• Chico’s
• Fannie Mae
• Stanley Works (UK)
• Global Payments
• Black Box (France)
• Romaco S.r.l. (Italy)

Computer skills

BP-Win, Visio, MicroGraphX, ProVision (Business Process Design), SAS, LIMDEP (Regression Analysis), @RISK, Crystal Ball (Monte Carlo Modeling), Access 2000, ER-Win, ER Studio (Database Design), SQL, FrontPage2000, Freelance Graphics, PowerPoint, MS Office Suite, Excel 2000, MS Project, Lotus Notes

Education

1997 – 1998 Ph.D. in Economics (less dissertation) Auburn University GPA 3.11
1994 – 1997 MS Economics University of New Orleans GPA 3.57
1992 – 1994 Bachelor (Economics, Political Science) University of New Orleans GPA 3.51
1989 – 1992 Associate in Risk Management (ARM) Insurance Institute of America

Personal Summary

Single, U.S. Citizen
Domestic or Foreign Travel
Excellent Health
Fluent in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

Contact details

3904 N. Druid Hills, Box 310
Decatur, GA 30033
(404) 217-6349
jormarinc@yahoo.com

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