Resume & Skills

Summary

  • Exceptional at turning business needs into process and application deliverables.
  • Skilled technical writer for user support, policy, and process documentation.
  • Creates eloquent and focused communications.
  • Excellent problem solver who identifies effective solutions to difficult challenges.
  • Communicates effectively with all levels of an organization, from end users to the C-Suite.

Experience

KDW Consulting Services
Owner/Consultant
November 2017 – Present

Nonprofit donor management system implementation, data migration, form development, training, process development and improvements, integrations, and more.

Nonprofit Donor Management Software

Little Green Light

We use Little Green Light for donor management

Abila (Sage)
ACT
Airtable
Arreva Exceed Beyond 
Daxko
DonorPerfect
eTapestry
Excel Files/Google Sheets
FileMaker
FlipCause
Fundraiser Select 
Fundraiser Software (Professional)
GiftWorks
MatchMaker
MS Access
Network for Good
QuickBooks
Raiser’s Edge
Reach
Salesforce
Sumac
Wild Apricot

Project Management & Application Specialist Consultant (Remote)
Connor & Connor Associates
Sep 2012 – June 2018

  • Consultant to Fortune 500 Corporation to upgrade vendor-provided SaaS Occupational Health and Safety records software (Occupational Health Manager (OHM)). Responsibilities included, but are not limited to: project management, communications, risk analysis, equipment interfaces, user acceptance testing (designing and performing), and demographic interface mapping.
  • Developed processes to improve end user data entry, align processes across clinics/sites, reduce errors, ensure compliance, and enhance reporting abilities.
  • Served as subject matter expert on application, including table design and management, system settings, security roles, application user issues, data mapping, process development, and appropriate management of historical data.
  • Provided comprehensive training for client system administrator on application, including: ticket prioritization and resolution, application upgrades, managing settings and security, and change management.
  • Provided continued support post-upgrade for additional version upgrades, guidance on application decisions, technical expertise and research, and troubleshooting.
  • Created extensive user support manual customized to client business process that captured all user processes in the OHM application.

Pfizer, Inc.
Business Analyst (Mar 2007 – Feb 2012)
Disability Coordinator (Aug 2003 – Mar 2007)

  • Promoted to Business Analyst based on outstanding reputation and exemplary work.
  • Business Line Project Lead for the implementation of Occupational Health & Safety records application.
  • Led cross-functional team of analysts, RNs, and APRNs to develop application processes for all staff.
  • Represented Occupational Health & Wellness (OHW) on Corporate Medgate Governance team, working closely with business line leaders in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Business Technology.
  • Implementation and management of Medgate application:
    • Launched application to 13 sites simultaneously across the US, PR, UK, and Ireland.
    • Determined appropriate system settings, security profiles, table values, and user views.
    • Developed and delivered user training.
    • Led and performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and identified resolutions to reported issues.
  • Launched application to 10 more sites under high-pressure deadline post-company merger, with great success and praise from business leaders.
  • Functioned as system administrator Medgate (Medical Module), supporting US, PR, UK, and Ireland sites.
  • Authored extensive documentation and communications, both for local and corporate-wide use.
  • Established key site and corporate-wide metric reports on short-term disability and occupational health.
  • Instrumental in implementation and maintenance of proprietary disability management application, including but not limited to:
    • Process development, documentation, and guidance for case managers US corporate-wide.
    • User acceptance testing and quality assurance on application performance, and
    • Defining reporting requirements.
  • Functioned as subject matter expert for business leaders on disability records management and disability regulations, resulting in increased compliance through changes to corporate disability policies at a state and US corporate level.

Disability Assistant
Connor & Connor Associates at Pfizer
Aug 2000 – Aug 2003

  • Evolved role from a basic data-entry position to multi-faceted disability program assistant, leading to the promotion to Disability Coordinator and job offer from client company.
  • Recruited for high-visibility projects, including evaluation and implementation of proprietary disability management application.
  • Streamlined data entry and disability tracking procedures.

Education

Charter Oak State College
Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies, with Honors
English Literature and Theater Studies

University of Connecticut (UCONN)
Theatre Studies & Stage Management

Additional Software & Technical Skills

CRMs (Customer Relationship Manager)

Streak (Gmail-integrated system)
Monday
Hubspot

Marketing & Automation

Zapier
MailChimp
Constant Contact
Canva
Planoly
Buffer
Later (including Linkinbio)

Social Media Platforms

Facebook
Instagram
X (Twitter)
TikTok
YouTube
Snapchat
Pinterest
LinkedIn

Occupational Health & Safety (Medical Records)

Cority (Medgate)
Occupational Health Manager (OHM – PureSafety)

Technical Skills

Data Mapping
Database Management
Data Analysis, including large datasets
Metrics, Reporting, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Conditional Logic Queries and Programming
Security Roles and Permissions
User Acceptance Testing (Manual) – Design, Lead, and Test
Front End System Administrator
Project Management
Application Implementations
Application Upgrades
SQL Queries