
Steve Smith
 
   
SUMMARY 
 
y  Seven years experience as a Business Analyst for a Fortune 500 corporation improving operational 
efficiency and reducing costs 
y  Ten years experience working for a retail store in numerous capacities, from cashier to supervisor 
y  Have supervised up to 16 employees at once and have trained dozens of subordinates 
y  Have earned numerous performance-based promotions as a result of hard-work and accuracy 
y  Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Visio, Project and Visual Basic 6.0 Hardware, Basic 
Computer Programming and numerous other software applications 
 
WORK EXPERIENCE 
 
Business Analyst II  04/99 - 04/06 
NAME OF NATIONAL CREDIT CARD COMPANY, Anytown, ST   
 
y  Implemented numerous business optimization projects and reporting tools that improved efficiency, 
reduced expenses, labor costs, and maximized profit by automating outdated manual processes 
y  Database administrator for the productivity application used within Operations and supported the 
program in a help desk-like format 
y  Forecasted company's expense accounts and assisted in vendor contract renewals and invoicing 
y  Created slide presentations for quarterly business reviews for corporate-level management 
documenting business status, performance, and pending business initiatives 
y  Worked with production managers to design and implement tools and controls to achieve 
performance goals and compiled and presented chart presentations to them on a regular basis 
comparing performance and quality trends against set goals 
y  Member of team that moved payment processing operations from California to Arizona 
y  Helped upgrade network from Windows NT / Office 97 to Windows / Office XP  
y  Regularly trained cashiers on administrative procedures and equipment operation 
y  Promoted rapidly from mailroom clerk to mailroom supervisor, to payment processor and trainer and 
then to Business Analyst II 
 
Electronics Technician, GOODWILL INDUSTRIES, Anytown, ST  08/97 - 12/98 
 
y  Diagnosed and repaired donated stereo equipment and video cassette recorders and prepared 
them for resale; completed custom computer upgrades for clients; and compiled weekly reports for 
management 
 
Various Positions, REGIONAL DEPARTMENT STORE, Anytown, ST  08/96 - 05/97 
 
y  Learned many aspects of retail store operations working in various capacities as the result of 
promotions:  (1) cashier; (2) sales person in home entertainment, appliances and hardware 
departments; (3) service desk clerk; (4) front end supervisor; (5) receiving and stocking; and  
  (6) returns clerk 
y  Proficient in handling many routine administrative procedures such as layaways, returns, rain 
checks and returning damaged merchandise to vendors 
y  Routinely supervised up to 16 cashiers and trained numerous employees on department store 
procedures and equipment usage 
y  Increased fulfillment and reduced turnaround time by computerizing the rain check function  
y  Worked diligently to ensure that manufacturers received credit for defective merchandise and 
minimize losses 
 
Note:  Since 2000, have operated a small, part-time business working nights and weekends as a 
professional wedding photographer and DJ at various events