John W.

Davis, PMP, CSM

jdavis@knowledgemovers.com (917) 576-1851 www.linkedin.com/in/jackdavis

SUMMARY
Senior business analyst and project leader, with deep expertise in technology design and
development project management recruiting, managing, developing, and leading people and
cultivating a performance-focused team culture that delivers superlative results.
Combine analytical and strategic thinking with a bias toward action. Thrive in a fast-paced,
collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. Embrace challenge and constant improvement.
Transparency, accountability, and continual learning.

EXPERIENCE
AMC NETWORKS, NEW YORK, NY

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST / PROJECT LEADER

2012OCT 2014

Led business analysis, process modeling, and database modeling for Ad Sales and Research systems
projects.

Worked with management and staff to introduce and apply business analysis and project
management standards for requirements management, project risk management, work
breakdown, scheduling, and other techniques.

Delivered IT-based projects to satisfy technical needs of Sales and Research business units.
Projects included:
Sales and Traffic System Upgrade/Replacement,
Electronic Commercial Delivery System,
Multiple upgrades to Market Research Systems.

Provided single point of contact between IT and client business units for all IT-related
initiatives/issues.

Responsible for ensuring business systems are operating efficiently. This includes monitoring
system activity, providing exception reporting, requesting user feedback and tracking of
enhancements.

KNOWLEDGE MOVERS, NEW YORK, NY

CO-FOUNDER / DIRECTOR OF TRAINING

20022012

Established and managed premier management training company.

Trained over 1,000 Fortune 500 business analysts and project managers in business analysis,
project management, conflict resolution, quality management, business process improvement,
and structured design. Clients included:
Morgan Stanley JP Morgan Chase
TIAA CREF
Bloomberg

Time Warner
Macquarie

Parsons Brinckerhoff
Cravath Swaine & Moore

Created and maintained client relationships with IT leaders and corporate training departments.

Developed and taught Project Management Professional (PMP) certification courses for public
and corporate clients with a 98% success rate on the PMP exam.

Designed a quality management program that used statistical process control and other Six
Sigma techniques to maintain training quality of KMs trainers and consultants.

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jdavis@knowledgemovers.com (917) 576-1851 www.linkedin.com/in/jackdavis

NATIONAL DISCOUNT BROKERS (DEUTSCHE BANK), JERSEY CITY, NJ

ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, DATA ARCHITECTURE

20002001

Managed data modeling, data administration, data mapping, and data migration for online
stockbroker. Advised database administrators and coached developers.

Introduced and enforced standards for data objects, metadata design, and implementation.
This structured approach enabled smoother, faster, and more robust application development.

DATA ARCHITECT

20002000

Led business analysis, modeling, and database design projects for trading systems database
projects. Interviewed executives and other stakeholders, documented data and metadata
requirements, created data models, developed SQL and Oracle PL/SQL scripts, and stored
procedures. These projects enabled executive management to better understand companys
business and make more effective strategic decisions.

AXA FINANCIAL (FORMERLY EQUITABLE LIFE), NEW YORK, NY

MANAGER, BUSINESS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Managed business systems analysis for sales force licensing and NASD registration system. Led a
team that analyzed requirements; created data and process models; and evaluated, selected and
negotiated contracts with software and other service providers.

SENIOR BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST

19992000

19981999

Performed business analysis, process modeling and data modeling for sales force expense
management system. Interviewed users, facilitated JAD workshops, reengineered business
processes, and documented requirements. Enabled resulting system to let users maintain
business rules and save 15 man-years in yearly maintenance.

LIZ CLAIBORNE, NORTH BERGEN, NJ

BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST

19961998

Generated business requirements, process models, data models, and user acceptance tests
(UATs) for logistics and EDI systems. Worked with stakeholders to define scope and objectives,
facilitate JAD workshops, analyze and reengineer business rules, and plan and supervise UATs.

Developed prototypes and simulations of warehouse operations systems that were used to
select the most effective deployments of the distribution system design options. The resulting
system saved over $5 million in annual distribution costs.

EDUCATION
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VABachelor of Arts, Economics

CREDENTIALS
Scrum AllianceCertified Scrum Master (CSM), 2011
Project Management Institute (PMI)Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, 2002

KEY SKILLS

Business analysis, business process reengineering, data modeling, process modeling, JAD
facilitation, and data warehousing. Agile and PMI-based project leadership.

Software development: quality management, statistical process control, and UA testing.

Relational database systems, including SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, MS SQL Server, and MS Access.

Power user of Microsoft Office, Visio, and MS Project, various software engineering tools.