This document provides a summary of John Livingston Burton's qualifications. It includes his education, strengths, technical proficiencies, and work history. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with a concentration in Accounting from Indiana University with distinction and a 3.8 GPA. His work history shows over 10 years of experience at Humana, Inc. where he held various roles related to financial planning, budgeting, and Hyperion technology management. He has expertise in Oracle Hyperion Essbase and Planning and experience maintaining both ASO and BSO applications.
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1. JOHN LIVINGSTON BURTON
673 Parkwood Drive
Clarksville, Indiana 47129
Cell: (502) 262-4934; Email: JohnLBurtonIV@aol.com
EDUCATION
Indiana University, New Albany, IN
Bachelor of Science Degree (with distinction), GPA: 3.8
Major: Business, Concentration: Accounting
SUMMARY OF STRENGTHS
• Extremely organized:
Humana, Inc.
Collected Hyperion business requirements, composed planning documentation, provided examples,
managed testing, and continued to foster close relationships between two IT teams and business
• Goal-oriented and highly motivated:
Humana, Inc.
Promoted three times in four years while receiving the Humana Star Award twice
Humana, Inc.
Independently pursued and vetted business initiatives from the Financial Planning Director and
budget managers in order to enhance the monthly allocation of administrative expenses and quality
utilizing both Essbase and Hyperion Planning processes
• Adaptive to any work environment:
Humana, Inc.
Joined the Healthcare Reform project and was requested specifically by the Director of Financial
Budgeting as the only financial analyst to do so; In addition to becoming a permanent liaison
between the business and IT teams on all Hyperion related projects
• Effectively manage both leadership and team-member roles:
Humana, Inc.
Successfully took on the role as testing supervisor for a multi-million dollar Essbase administrative
allocation project that spanned over 2 years which later lead to being promoted to the Planning and
Budgeting Administrative Allocation team manager and the Hyperion Center of Excellence
Production manager
2. JOHN LIVINGSTON BURTON (PG 2)
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
• Experienced in creating and maintaining data assets using intricate financial models including Oracle
Hyperion Essbase and Oracle Hyperion Planning
o Certification: 123OLAP Advanced Essbase Workshop Training (specialized knowledge in
applications financial reporting software systems)
o Heavy experience in Smartview utilization
• Maintenance of both ASO and BSO applications
• Business experience in DRM, EAS, Hyperion workspace, and analyzing MDX code
WORK HISTORY
Humana, Inc. Louisville, KY
Hyperion Technology Manager (Business Informatics) 03/08/2015 to Present
• Administrator for over 30 Hyperion applications
• Implementation leader for all Hyperion related projects
• Establish and enforce Hyperion best practices and standards, coordinating with IT on changes in project
execution processes
• Collaborate with the BI Guidance and Communications team on Hyperion training and communication
needs for operational readiness planning and execution
Humana, Inc. Louisville, KY
Managerial Business Consultant 06/30/2011 to 03/08/2015
• Enhanced an Essbase allocation process that contained over 40 different allocation methodologies and
allocated over one billion in administrative expenses each month
• Created and conducted presentations relating to the Essbase allocation process
• Maintained a complex Hyperion reporting environment sourcing from numerous informational silos
Humana, Inc. (Promoted to position listed above) Louisville, KY
Financial Planning and Budgeting Analyst (Allocations) 08/30/2010 to 06/30/2011
• Created and maintained models and allocation methodologies that are utilized in apportioning
administrative cost and budgets for the entire company across two thousand (plus) departments
• Prepared financial reports for budget managers to use in both financial statement construction and
forecasting processes
Humana, Inc. (Promoted to position listed above) Louisville, KY
Financial Planning and Budgeting Analyst (Activity Based Costing) 06/30/2009 to 08/30/2010
• Revised, preserved, and improved upon the Activity Based Costing process using a complex Activity
Based Management model
WORK/CAMPUS AWARDS
Member of the International Honor Society of Beta Gamma Sigma; Recipient of the Lee Hamilton Leadership
Award; Recipient of the Costa N. Miller (INARF) Leadership Award, 2 Humana STAR Awards
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
3. Tutored every week for the Louisville Down Syndrome of Louisville (DSL) where I assisted in creating curriculum
and implementing lessons