1. Matt Tarvin
2200 Como Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55128
Phone: 651-587-1294 | Email: mtarvin74@gmail.com
Objective
DedicatedAssociateIT Specialist forthe assessment andtaxsoftwareproject.Completes software testingandbusiness analysis with an analytical mindset to
produce results that meet the business goals of the organization. Advocates foranddevelops a deep understandingof newbusiness systems through education and
trainingof internal staff.
SkillHighlights
 Excel Power Business Intelligence Tools
 StructuredQuery Language (SQL)
 Statistical Program,R (Data Analysis)
 User story development andtrainingguide writing
 Compute-assistedMass Appraisal (CAMA)
 Microsoft Excel - Geospatial Mapping
 ESRI - ArcGIS
 Property TaxandReal Estate Appraisal
 Microsoft Visio - Process Modeling
 Creatingforms andreports in Microsoft Access
Professional Experience
HennepinCountyGovernment(Minneapolis,MN)
IT Specialist– Software QualityAssurance Project Lead (June 2016 – Present)
 Software Quality AssuranceProject leadfor theAssessment component ofthe Assessment andTaxes Project
 Represent theQualityAssurance team at formal Project Meetings anddeliver metrics to be includedin the monthlyExecutive Stakeholder Report
 Leaddemonstrations of theproduct to Executive Stakeholders
 Conduct interviews andparticipate in the selectionprocess forthe Real PropertyGroup Internshipprogram
 Assistingin the development andrefinement of User Stories
 Attendingbusiness owner meetings andprovidinginput when appropriate
 Answeringtechnical andbusiness questions presentedby the vendor andbusiness owners
 Assistingin the installations of newsoftware anddata releases fromthe vendor
 Plan, lead, andfacilitate dataquality sessions with subject matter experts
 Project leadfor ComputerAssistedMass Appraisal in-consolereporting
 Assist in analyzingandplanningforapplication integrations with the product
Associate ITSpecialist – Software QualityAssurance ProjectLead (February2016 – June 2016)
 Researchedandtestedthe CAMAsystem incompliancewith ADA regulations and state statutes
 Assessment & taxes project representative for the eCRVcontinuous improvement initiative
 Createddecision analysis documents forpropertyclassificationwithinthe CAMA product
 Interviewingsubject matterexperts to identify business processes
PlanningAnalyst – Software QualityAssurance Analyst (June 2014– January 2016)
 CreateddetailedProcess Flowdiagrams usingMicrosoft Visio for Assessment andTaxsystems
 Createddynamic,interactive reports using Microsoft Excel power business intelligenceaddin’s andpivot tables
 Createdclear andconcise trainingguides for business processes
 Analyzedcurrent andnewsystems in aneffort to test themside-by-side toensure business needs are met
 ComposedandexecutedSQL queries to validate datain the systemdatabase
 Member of theResident andReal EstateServices Department QualityAssurance best practices committee
 Managed, mentored, andset expectations for QualityAssurance Testers
Taxpayer Services Intern – Software QualityAssurance Tester (November 2013 – May2014)
 Diagramedfunctional flows of software packages
 Composedandexecutedtest cases toensurethe quality andstability ofthe system
 Reporteddefective functionality forcorrective actions
VolunteerExperience
Into the Deep (Minneapolis, MN)
Data ArchitectVolunteer (2015-Present)
 Researchedandanalyzedthe organizations needs andgathereddata elements from various sources
 Createda relational database in Microsoft Access
 Createdintuitiveforms andreports tocreatean interface forthe database
Education
2014 Graduate of theUniversityof Minnesota– Twin Cities Campus
Bachelor of Science in Economics, Minor in Mathematics andStatistics