Guidewire Consultant
Lead Guidewire Business Analyst with 8+ years of experience in PolicyCenter, BillingCenter and ClaimCenter.
Experienced in gathering functional (UI, business rules and workflow's etc.) as well as Technical (web services, batch processes, message queues, Databases, SFTP, ETL, job schedulers) requirements.
Led projects with responsibilities that include pre-inception activities, inception activities, identifying resources, scope management, time management, creating epics, user stories, evaluating project requirements, addressing blockers, determining dependencies, managing timelines, task estimations, assigning tasks and defining quality benchmarks.
About Guidewire Consultant
A highly experienced Guidewire Business Analyst with 8+ years of expertise in PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter. Proven ability to lead projects, elicit requirements, and manage integrations using Agile methodologies. Adept at middleware technologies like MuleSoft and skilled in both functional and technical aspects of business/IT.
Skills
Guidewire Expertise (PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, ClaimCenter)
Possesses 8+ years of experience as a Lead Guidewire Business Analyst, specializing in PolicyCenter, BillingCenter, and ClaimCenter implementations, upgrades, and production support. This includes extensive experience with General Ledger integration across all three platforms. Demonstrated ability to lead projects from pre-inception to completion, managing scope, time, resources, and quality benchmarks. Specifically, redesigned the renewal workflow in PolicyCenter at CompSource Mutual, showcasing expertise in process improvement within the Guidewire ecosystem. Furthermore, has worked on critical issues related to documents, deposits, payments, and commissions, demonstrating a deep understanding of core Guidewire functionalities.
Agile Project Leadership & Requirements Elicitation
Proven ability to lead projects using Agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, task estimation, and scrum meetings. Successfully delivered sprint and project goals, consistently tracking progress and removing blockers for development teams. Expert in gathering both functional (UI, business rules, workflows) and technical (web services, batch processes, message queues, databases) requirements. Has conducted numerous JAD sessions, walkthroughs, demos, and workshops with stakeholders and IT teams, showcasing strong communication and facilitation skills. Experience with tools like Rally and Jira for managing Agile processes.
Integration & Middleware Technologies
Extensive experience integrating Guidewire applications with various internal and external systems. Led the integration of PolicyCenter with LexisNexis at Western Reserve Group, demonstrating expertise in third-party system integration. Served as the lead business analyst for the MuleSoft team at ALFA Insurance, integrating core applications using MuleSoft as a middleware layer, including cloud applications like RDS and Kafka. Experience with both JSON and SOAP web services built on MuleSoft and .Net platforms.