Senior Business Analyst at Wal-Mart
Fayetteville, Arkansas Area
- Current
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- Senior Business Analyst at Wal-Mart
- Real Estate Agent at Eiler Real Estate (Self-employed)
- Owner at Island Rentals
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- IT Manager at Advanced Information Management
- Instructor at Bryan College
- Coordinator, Computer Applications at University of Florida
- Computer Programmer Analyst Manager at University of Florida
- Computer Programmer Analyst II at University of Florida
- Education
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- University of Florida
- Santa Fe Community College
- PK Yonge
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Cindy Ragan’s Summary
Over 20 years of Information Technology experience. Specializing in Information Securiy. My goal since I have been here is to assist in getting NWA IT professionals networking with each other thru ISSA and AITP.
Cindy Ragan’s Specialties:
CISSP
Cindy Ragan’s Experience
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Senior Business Analyst
Wal-Mart
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WMT; Retail industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Security Compliance
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Real Estate Agent
Eiler Real Estate (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
I plan to work on becoming a business broker. I like the idea of helping business owners set-up their business for sale and finding them the next owner who will take that business to the next level.
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Owner
Island Rentals
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Hospitality industry)
August 2006 — Present (3 years)
My husband and I own this business along with my parents. We manage priavtely owned homes and townhomes for others and help them rent them by the night/week/month. Our owners and our guests tend to become part of our extended family very quickly! We spend a lot of our spare time checking out places to eat, places to go and things to do.
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IT Manager
Advanced Information Management
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Services industry)
January 2007 — April 2008 (1 year 4 months)
Information Technology (IT) Manager responsible for providing technical guidance, support and education for AIM staff and AIM customers. Use strong networking skills, outgoing and enthusiastic personality, loyalty to product and organization and the ability to easily convey benefits to others in working with businesses, individuals and networking groups in acquiring and maintaining viable business relationships. Provide AIM staff with training on how to establish efficient processes using computing system. Coordinate installation and implementation of office acquisitions. Establish access controls for computing applications. Advise AIM staff on physical security needs of the building and its computing components. Work with vendors in setting up secure computer systems. Create and manage the IT budget. Recommend and acquire all computer hardware and software. Assist in long-term planning for computer resources.
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Instructor
Bryan College
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)
January 2008 — April 2008 (4 months)
Part-time Computer Networking Instructor for hardware, Linux, scripting and Windows Server 2003.
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Coordinator, Computer Applications
University of Florida
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Information Services industry)
November 1991 — October 2006 (15 years)
IT Manager responsible for providing technical guidance, support and education for the SHCC staff and its satellite offices. Provide SHCC staff with training on how to establish efficient processes using computing system. Advise SHCC staff on physical security needs of the building and its computing components. Provide guidance for telecommunication system. Partner with UF and state auditors on validating the integrity of the computing data. Work with vendors and other UF departments in setting up secure computer systems. Developed and maintained CICS COBOL II applications. Developed and maintained batch applications written in SAS and COBOL. Used ISPF to develop and maintain clist scripts and JCL processes. Working knowledge of DB2, VSAM and SQL. Assist in long-term planning for computer resources. Work with HSC IT professionals to establish HSC IT policy. Serve as the SHCC HIPAA Security Officer and Unit Information Security Manager (ISM).
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Computer Programmer Analyst Manager
University of Florida
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
February 1989 — November 1991 (2 years 10 months)
Worked for the Office of University Registrars (OUR) and managed installation of Student Advisement Support System (SASS). Trained others on SASS, programming languages, system design and analysis. Analyzed users' needs for computer applications and selected hardware to be used. Primary troubleshooter for personal computers, network cabling and printer problems at various offices on campus. Developed CICS COBOL II code generator; helped maintain CICS assembler code generator. Supervised programmers and analysts in system design of CICS and batch applications.
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Computer Programmer Analyst II
University of Florida
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
October 1985 — February 1989 (3 years 5 months)
Worked for Information Systems and helped develop various CICS and batch applications in coordination with personnel from Student Financial Services. Developed, installed, enhanced and maintained hardware and software for the IBM4700 Cashiering System. Wrote user manuals for Cashiering, Loans and Loan History systems. Installed PC-based Barnett Bank credit card system to exchange data with Jacksonville bank.
Cindy Ragan’s Education
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University of Florida
BS , Engineering (Computer Information Sciences) , 1980 — 1984
- Activities and Societies:
- Engineering Gater, Engineer's Fair, Society of Women Engineers, Florida Engineering Society
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Santa Fe Community College
1978 — 1980
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PK Yonge
1976 — 1980
Additional Information
Cindy Ragan’s Websites:
Cindy Ragan’s Interests:
Exploring my new home state.
Cindy Ragan’s Groups:
Associaiton of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
Information Systems Secuiry Association (ISSA)
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Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) -
University of Florida: Business Professionals -
Northwest Arkansas Professionals
Cindy Ragan’s Honors:
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), March 2005 to present
Cindy Ragan’s Contact Settings
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