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Brandon Obie

A diverse portfolio of business analysis expertise partnering with Information Technology, Finance, Sales, Product Development, Networks, and Engineering teams. Combined systems and business knowledge that identifies business requirements, helps develop processes, and add value to business decision making. Specifically, these skills include: Acting as a liaison between business divisions to drive performance KPIs, identifying, clarifying, and articulating the needs of the stakeholder, experience having cross-functional exposure, generating actionable deliverables stemming from business inputs, and Business Intelligence

    Work experience

    Akamai Technologies
    20172018

    Senior Network Capacity/Business Intelligence Analyst

    • Implemented and continuously revised capacity models for existing and new products across multiple BU's
    • Generated CAPEX plans for Finance review.
    • Facilitated regular updates to the Platform Delivery Team, Networks Management and Finance.
    • Actively developed relationships with BU product teams to establish and improve capacity models and feedback loops.
    • Collaborated with product groups to identify key metrics that would be used to develop and refine capacity models.
    • Partnered with account teams and performance engineering to provide transparency for large event planning.
    • Mentored and develop junior staff.
    • Ensured quality and timeliness of regular reporting and updates.
    Akamai Technologies
    20122017

    Network Capacity/Business Intelligence Analyst II

    • Responsible for projecting growth from Media customers and delivering detailed technical requirements to our Network Strategy team for the Americas.
    • Gathered inputs into capacity models from internal traffic, sales performance and monitoring systems.
    • Delivered country and streaming product specific growth and usage projections.
    • Developed and updated models for new service offerings based on engineering architectures involved.
    • Principal on global NetStorage planning and forecasting
    iBasis, Inc
    20112012

    Sr. Business Analyst/Planner, Network Capacity & Optimization

    • Performed technical project management functions for high visibility capacity upgrades and other capacity and network optimization projects
    • Ensured and enhanced monitoring and measurement reports and dashboards that were generated and run periodically, accurately, and timely, to detail the status of various service stream capacities in the network (TDM, IP, GMS signaling, and LTE signaling environments).
    • Performed in-depth analysis of reports to ensure details were properly represented and accurate
    • Recommended facilities grooming, asset shifting, and CapEx projects
    iBasis, Inc
    20072011

    Sr. Analyst/Team Lead, Network Quality

    • Lead a team of 4 analysts and engineers based in the US and the Netherlands
    • Developed reporting for executive review of Operation’s progress.
    • Key operational point person for organizational projects and operational analytics
    • Served as primary interface to the Network Quality Team, to work specifically on technical and special projects
    • Lead analyst in Business Intelligence upgrade including extensive UAT.  
      • Heavily experienced with Business Objects query and reporting analyzer
    • Participated in several Operations Integration project initiatives in our Netherlands office bringing cohesiveness to the merging of two Quality teams.
      • Delivered training on relevant protocols, new devices, etc.
      • Delegated team work load across team members.
      Hannaford Bros Co
      20062007

      Retail Systems Analyst

      • Experienced with NT, UNIX, SQL, and Mainframe platforms.
      • Project management and new information systems development, acting as a liaison for Directors, Corporate Managers, Retail Management, Specialists and Support Staff.
      • Performed operational and technical analyses, leading to recommendations for new systems and applications.
      • Experienced with SDLC and ITIL
      • Provided 24/7 third level support for assigned applications (pharmaceutical systems).
      • Exemplifying technical aptitude and analytical and logical thinking.
      • Systems support for over 200 store locations across 5 banners.

      Education

      University of Southern Maine
      19992005

      Business Administration

      Bachelors of Science