Business Analysis | Quality Assurance | Business Process Analysis | Speaker
Phoenix, Arizona Area
- Current
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- Director, Business Analysis & Quality Assurance at Universal Technical Institute
- Past
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- Principal Consultant / Senior Business Analyst at Jeffrey Davidson Co
- Entrepreneur at Bros Davidson
- President at The Accessory Group
- Operations Manager at Lord & Castle
- Manager of Teleport Resources at SpaceCom Systems
- Personnelman Second Class at United States Naval Reserves
- Education
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- National Speakers Association
- Purdue University
- William Rainey Harper College
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Jeffrey Davidson’s Summary
Jeffrey Davidson [jeffrey@davidson.net]
Acknowledged people leader, with the ability to build exceptionally strong business analyst and quality assurance teams. Understand a variety of SDLC methodologies ranging from traditional Waterfall to Scrum (Agile) and the ability to train and transition teams from one to the other.
As a consultant, introduced requirements gathering and requirements management to the existing SDLC. Senior Business Analyst for a wide variety of business software applications. Specialized in quickly developing comprehensive requirements for large software projects.
Experienced with strategic planning within a large corporate environment; including strategy plan development, communication, organizational alignment, and execution.
Provided the process training for passing CMM Level 5 audit. Developed control systems for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audit compliance within IT.
Jeffrey Davidson’s Specialties:
Business Analysis, Business Process Analysis, Product Management, Project Management, Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Gathering Requirements, Facilitation, Business Process Development, Employee Development and Mentoring, Facilitation, Public Speaking
Small Business and Management Consulting, Hiring, Training, Needs Analysis, Business Process Improvement, Organizational Development
Jeffrey Davidson’s Experience
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Director, Business Analysis & Quality Assurance
Universal Technical Institute
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; UTI; Education Management industry)
November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)
Coordinating business analysis activities through direct & indirect staff, and ensuring staff has in-depth knowledge of the principles, theories, practices and techniques for managing the activities related to planning, managing and implementing business analysis.
Leading the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers to develop enterprise architecture requirements.
Facilitating the optimization of business unit performance by enhancing the alignment between business processes and information technology.
Assisting the enterprise in defining and implementing its business plan and goals to support the strategy and goals of the organization.
Educating senior business leaders on the IT strategy as well as educating senior IT leadership on the direction of the business. -
Principal Consultant / Senior Business Analyst
Jeffrey Davidson Co
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
January 2003 — October 2006 (3 years 10 months)
Developing use cases, detailed software requirements, traceability, project documentation, test cases, and user documentation.
Instituting the procedures necessary to ensure business goals are captured and communicated before a project is started, along with the tools necessary to ensure the results delivered meet the business objectives.
Training and mentoring of client employees to document business requirements and ensure delivered products meet goals.
Working with "Fortune 100" and other clients including: Dell, Raytheon, eBay, Universal Technical Institute (UTI) -
Entrepreneur
Bros Davidson
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)
June 2002 — December 2005 (3 years 7 months)
Creating niche businesses to meet the needs of local communities.
PARTY BLOCKS: Company specilizing in providing engaging and entertaining activities for children.
LONE STAR GAMES: Retail outlet at Galleria ~ Dallas and Stonebriar Centre ~ Frisco, providing casino quality poker chips gaming supplies for the home player. -
President
The Accessory Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Wholesale industry)
February 2000 — March 2003 (3 years 2 months)
Planned and directed strategic and tactical aspects of this sales company ($7-10M annual sales), focused on selling furniture and home accessories to qualified retail outlets of Bassett Furniture and Flexsteel. Extablished an outside sales organization with national footprint. Introduced an integrated accounting and CRM package, allowing multiple departments to be reengineered for effecient service to customers and clients. Improved cash flow and eliminated operational losses.
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Operations Manager
Lord & Castle
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Furniture industry)
March 1999 — February 2000 (1 year )
This series of start-up companies encompassed a manufacturer of window treatments, and import/export company, and a company selling the window treatments directly to the consumer via direct marketing catalog.
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Manager of Teleport Resources
SpaceCom Systems
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
May 1995 — November 1998 (3 years 7 months)
Responsible for accounting, administration, facility maintenance, inventory control, and purchasing at the Chicago International Teleport (CIT). The teleport is a satelite uplink facility and was then responsible distribution of television and radio signals along with a majority of the paging industry.
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Personnelman Second Class
United States Naval Reserves
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
October 1987 — December 1997 (10 years 3 months)
Jeffrey Davidson’s Education
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National Speakers Association
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Purdue University
- Activities and Societies:
- Alpha Phi Omega, Purdue Student Government
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William Rainey Harper College
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Jeffrey Davidson’s Interests:
business analysis, consulting, software requirements, management training, public speaking, poker
Jeffrey Davidson’s Groups:
IIBA, International Institute of Business Analysis,
Austin Product Marketing & Management (Austin PMM),
NSA/NT, National Speakers Association of North Texas,
PAST:, Park Forest (IL) Rotary Club, Rotary Club of Dallas Market Center, ASTD, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Phi Omega, "Greater CIO Community"
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Pragmatic Marketing Certified -
IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) -
Seilevel - Requirements Defined Network -
EDUCAUSE
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