Steve Lagreca

Current

Web, UI, Requirements, Process, Business Analyst at Minacs Worldwide
High Adventure at BSA Boy Scouts of America, Detroit Area Council (volunteer)

Past

Web/Portal Business Analyst at IBM.com
Project/Engagement Manager at IBM Global Services
IBM Area Staff at IBM

Advisory Systems Engineer at IBM

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Education

San Diego State University-California State University
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

Venturing Crew 1716

Steve Lagreca’s Summary

Versatile Information Technology professional with extensive experience in requirements, web, process, quality and business analysis, and technical communications for large B2B and customer-facing portals. Demonstrated expertise in liaison roles requiring collaborative goal setting between business stakeholders and I/T technical resources. Successful in achieving tactical results while maintaining strategic direction. Strengths include:

• Web/portal extranet deployment, content management, end-user training, support and documentation.
• Application life cycle, from requirements analysis through testing to implementation.
• Worldwide teaming with customers, business and development coworkers, subcontractors and business partners.
• Results-oriented, self-directed, with strong organizational and project management skills.
• Cross-industry experience with focus in automotive, education, health, finance, and utility sectors.

Steve Lagreca’s Specialties:

Requirements analysis
UI/UX analysis and design
Process analysis and design
Quality assurance and testing
Technical writing

Steve Lagreca’s Experience

Web, UI, Requirements, Process, Business Analyst

Minacs Worldwide

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MXW; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)

October 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)

Responsible for user interface analysis, requirements analysis, and functional/technical documentation for web-based applications.
High Adventure

BSA Boy Scouts of America, Detroit Area Council (volunteer)

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

January 1998 — Present (11 years 7 months)

Philmont, Northern Tier, Sea Base

BSA is the nation's foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. It prepares young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes.
Web/Portal Business Analyst

IBM.com

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2000 — June 2005 (4 years 11 months)

Responsible for worldwide requirements analysis and troubleshooting for a very large web portal environment. Created, reviewed and amplified functional requirements in the areas of connectivity, content management, data privacy, entitlement, migration planning, profiling, reports, security, testing, tools and user experience that span the application lifecycle (concept, plan, develop, deploy, maintain).
Project/Engagement Manager

IBM Global Services

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 1997 — July 2000 (3 years 7 months)

Managed a team of IBM and subcontractor networking and server services specialists engaged in designing, installing, tuning and managing client's Local Area, Wide Area, Client/Server and Web projects.
IBM Area Staff

IBM

(Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 1988 — December 1996 (8 years 5 months)

Responsible for developing and implementing a tactical program to deploy a five-state team of services professionals to grow Local and Wide Area Network services revenue.

Led a national, cross-divisional market research team to assess market attractiveness and competitive position in the desktop services segment.

Led team of area marketing specialists to create and implement a tactical sales program to grow Decision Support software and related services.
Advisory Systems Engineer

IBM

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 1981 — July 1988 (7 years)

Provided branch-wide marketing (benefits assessment, demonstrations, sales calls to I/S management) and technical support (installing, customizing, sizing, performance tuning, and end-user training) for medium and large accounts. Managed customer center environment and devised system management procedures to ensure operational readiness and high availability of customer demonstrations.

Steve Lagreca’s Education

San Diego State University-California State University

MSBA , Information Systems , 1980 — 1981

Activities and Societies:

Data Processing Management Association (DPMA)
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

BBA , Marketing , 1974 — 1978

Additional Information

Steve Lagreca’s Websites:

Venturing Crew 1716

Steve Lagreca’s Interests:

IBM Certified Consultant Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

Steve Lagreca’s Groups:

High Adventure Chairman (Philmont, Northern Tier, Sea Base), Detroit Area Council, BSA / Boy Scouts of America
Full Throttle, Kensington Community Church

Ross School of Business Alumni
The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
Online Marketing, Web Analytics, and E-commerce Group -- WebAnalysts.Info
Eagle's Nest--Eagle Scout Award Recipients
Order of the Arrow Alumni - Professional Networking
eMarketing Association Network
ConnecTech Detroit
Boy Scouts of America Adult Volunteers
Motor City Connect
Worldwide Scouters
Kensington Community Church
IBM co/ex workers independent group
IBMers
San Diego State University Alumni
User Experience
Aditya Birla Minacs
Wood Badge
DetroitNET.org
IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis)
Boy Scouts of America - Metro Detroit Area
Tech-Writer
IBM Alumni
AutoScoop
B2B Marketing
Michigan Open Networkers
e426
IT Tech Writers