Yana Berkovich

Yana Berkovich
YanaBerkovich.com
/ Vancouver, BC
@Yana_Berkovich YanaBerkovich.com (778) 861-3933
  • Microsoft Data Platform MVP (June 2017)
  • Experienced Information Technology Analyst, Consultant PM and Office 365 expert
  • Presenting BI and process automation for Product Management solutions in community events
  • Leading teams and processes while finding the best solution and communication method for the customer
  • Creative solution design, presentation & implementationaccording to the SDL

Professional Experience

Business Intelligence – 3 years

BI Analysis documentation, Report Specifications, PowerBI, Tableau, SQL Analysis Services (SSAS), server management tools, Dashboard designer, ETL functions, Power Pivot, SSBI, Python

Web Focus report building & Oracle DB mapping and creating

Information SystemsProduct Management – 1 year

Cross group collaboration lead, Working both Agile and waterfall, Project Scheduling, Critical Path Methodology, Software Design Lifecycle Analysis, leasing from ideation process up to delivery

Program Management and Business Analysis – 12 years

Creating analysis plans for upgrades, process documentation for creating workflows, using wireframes, ERD, DFD, swim lane and other process or data mapping tools, Critical Path Methodology, Requirements gathering workshops, Business Analysis Documentation according to IIBA’s BABOK

Knowledge Management Systems – 11 years

SharePoint 2003/2007/2010/2013, SharePoint Administration, Office 365, Upgrade & migrationplanning, Management/Governance/Compliance – documentation and implementation, Installation/Configuration, PowerShell, Visio, InfoPath, Yammer, Nintex, Visual Studio, HTML, CSS, JQuery

Team/ProgramLeadership

Leading teams, planning, working with agile teams, cross organization coordination enabling and managing communication between teams and business functions

Education

  • MBA, Technion - Israeli Institute of Technology 2010, Information Technology Management
  • B.Sc. Eng. Industrial Engineering, Tel Aviv University 2005, Information Systems major

Certifications

  • IT Business Analyst – SAIT –Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
  • Business Intelligence Certification – Calgary University

Volunteering, Memberships and Board

  • Presenting in community user groups, forums and technology conventions
  • VanSPUG Vancouver SharePoint User Group board member
  • Like Music Entertainment – Board member and co founder, Latin music production in Calgary Alberta

Awards and Achievements

  • Microsoft Data Platform MVP (June 2017) – Presenting for the IT community in Microsoft conventions
  • IDF - Personal Award for Excellence & Creativity, awarded one per department annually
  • Winning team in Canada’s 1st Startup Weekend women’s edition in Calgary, AB - Tradeslife
  • Languages:English, Russian, Hebrew, Spanish

Detailed Professional Experience Canada:

BC –Housing Business Intelligence Analyst – Jul 2016 - Current

  • leading internal POC for PowerBI including on premise architecture
  • Working with internal clients gathering requirements for report specifications docs
  • Building new reporting objects using ORACLE SQL & WebFocus

Crow Canyon System - Product Management Apr 2016 – Aug 2016

  • Planning & converting existing help desk product to Insurance Claims management product
  • Creating the product plan including communication and documentation
  • BA Documentation: SOW, Process Flow, Wireframes & Detailed Desig

Houle Electric – Technical Business AnalystNov 2015 – Mar 2016

  • Creating the Quality monitoring product on SharePoint
  • Gathering requirements and designing the Project Management for construction sites solution

Avanade – Collaboration Consultant, Business Analyst,Oct 2014- Nov 2015

  • Creating & facilitating webinars for Avanade University, about how Office 365 and Power BI can bring the “Decision Support” methodology to the customer

  • Upgrade evaluation document, large infrastructure client to SP 2013
  • Building wireframes Use Cases & user stories for Knowledge Management

Oil and Gas – Technical Business Analyst, SharePoint Expert, Sep 2013 –Oct 2014 (Crescent Point, Encana)

  • Integrating and fixing new and existing sites and solutions using Visual Studio
  • Creating new solutions based on SharePoint designer & InfoPath forms
  • Creating SharePoint monthly health reports using central admin and servers logs
  • Mitigating the risks to the farms health and solving problems

Softlanding – Business Analyst and SharePoint deveploper May 2013 – Aug 2013

  • Creating product for small businesses management based on Office 365

Consultant Business Analyst, IT Team Lead (Oct 2010 – Feb 2013), Israel

IT / E4D SharePoint and .NET Developer
.Net development for SharePoint web parts,
Nintex workflows and Nintex forms
Finance
& Other Clients
Hapoalim Bank, Harel Insurance group – BA (with Eternity-IT) / BI Analyst & BA:
Working with SQL server DB to query data and create reports
Designing and deploying Self Service Business Intelligence (SSBI) solution
Team & Program Lead:
Leading the Agile process work methodology in the team
Creating ERD, DFD and frame diagrams for the system
Creating SharePoint lectures and organizing “lunch and learn” meetings
Upgrade and Migration:
Mapping the current solution and creating the migration & content cleanup plan
Performing the migration & leading the deployment andclients acceptance tests process

Government- Israeli Defense Forces (Sept 2005 – Sept 2010) Israel

IT Consultant, CTO / Product Management & Business Analysis
  • Facilitating IT project integration and implementation across organizational units
  • Leading the integrationof the 1st Pilot portal, combining 3rd party & SharePoint solutions
  • Writing business requirement document and ROI analysis for internal social network

IT Team Leader / Team & Program Lead:
  • 18 SharePointimplementation experts - Shipped over 1500 sites for various Army units
  • Building the help desk practice for SharePoint and providing tier1/ tier2 support
  • Creating interview questions Interviewing and making staffing decisions

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