Brad Hayden Email Address

Director, Application Architecture

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Creative, analytical and results-oriented professional with 20 years experience related to all aspects of business analysis. Possess the ability to envision projects as they pertain to the strategic direction of the organization. Have Extensive, and diverse, experience in leading software projects, redesigning business process and generating detailed technical and process based documentation for communication with all stakeholders. Have a proven track record of leading successful analyst and development teams. Specialize in leading the design of custom Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). Leading design of physical and electronic process for all areas (Receiving, Routing, Replenishment, Picking/Packing through to Loading, Shipping) as well as integrating within the overall Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Possess a detailed understanding of how other areas, such as pre-processing and subassembly, Supply chain (Forecasting, Material Resource Planning, etc…) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) integrate into the overall system. Expertise Includes: • Process and data flow mapping via BPMN • Strong analytical and problem solving skills • Effective team and customer communications/relationships • Able to effectively bridge the gap between end-user, subject matter experts, management and software architect and development teams. • Leading internal and remote design (analysis) and development teams • Ensuring the project stakeholders have a common understanding of the project scope and it’s deliverables • Facilitating requirement gathering and functional design meetings • Analysis and design/development using various methods (waterfall/iterative) and documents (Work Break Down, Entity Relationship, Business Process Diagram, Flow Chart, among others) • Designing workflow/business processes (work instructions) as pertain to proposed software • Implementation, training, documentation and support