Jim Kovac

Background

About Jim Kovac

I have worn many hats in my professional career and have enjoyed working along side many different types of people (government employees, executive, business, and technical). I'm skilled in all facets of the development life cycle from analysis and design through development, implementation, documentation, and user training. I am very adept at enhancing existing applications with new features and performance improvements enabling clients to save money and work more efficiently. I specialize in strategizing for the long term. And, I have more than 14 years of experience (including Lead Analyst and Project Leader responsibilities) assisting project teams to meet their goals. As my recommendations show, I am a precise and efficient, results-oriented business professional with excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. I am a forward-thinking, team-player who grasps concepts quickly and can see the "big picture"​ with great clarity. In short, I am a multi-skilled "difference maker" that will not let myself fail. A few of my career highlights include- Managing the successful implementation of large, enterprise-wide projects from the Business Analyst perspective through effective requirements gathering, solution design, testing, trouble-shooting, issue resolution, and training - Performing Lead Business Analyst responsibilities within my Scrum Team for multiple government projects/applications - Lowering company costs $ 62,400 annually by accurately estimating Business Analyst project hours on enhancement projects - Increasing the productivity of the Human Resources department 50 % initially by leading and completing a successful and well received 600-hour project on time - Decreasing costs/expenses of the Human Resources department by $ annually by leading the implementation of an automated solution for employee acceptance of EEO policies Specialties: Agile Development, Gap analysis, Requirements gathering, Documentation, Design, Testing, Product enhancement, Implementations, Training, Strategic planning, Process improvement, Operations support, Application support/development, Analytical problem solving, Client communications, Database implementations, Data set-up, Data mining, Social business, Customer service.