The document provides a resume for Raymond Yelle, summarizing his experience as a senior-level program manager, project manager, and business analyst with over 20 years of experience managing projects in various industries including finance, banking, life sciences, and healthcare. Yelle has a track record of successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget while streamlining processes and improving returns on IT investments through his technical and business analysis skills. The resume highlights leadership roles and accomplishments across multiple companies and as an independent consultant.

1. RAYMOND YELLE 84 Major Road, MonmouthJunction, NJ 08852
ray.yelle@yahoo.com 732.331.5339
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Senior-level Program Manager, Project Manager and Business Analyst, able to fulfill multiple roles on high
performance teams. Applies best practices from a broad range of experience to improve technology ROI.
SUMMARY
 Deepexperience inbusinessanalysis,projectmanagementandstrategyfocusedonthe Finance,Banking,Life Sciences
and HealthCare industries. ITDevelopmentbackgroundimprovesthe qualityof businessanalysis,streamlining
communicationacrossteamsandresolvingissuesefficiently. Expertise inSDLCandprocessimprovementinadditionto
program andprojectdelivery. LeaddevelopmentinJava,.NET,Mobile andmore.
 Businessschool educationandmulti-discipline skill set. Couplestechnologyandbusinessplanningtoimprove the
returnon IT investments. BusinessAnalysisdiscipline focusesonoptimizingcore strategyandworkflowmodelsbefore
addressingtechnology supportforthem. Balancesregulatoryconsiderationswithtime-sensitivegoalstodeliver
projectsmeetingbothtime andqualityobjectives.
 Contributesasa “utilityplayer”,bringingthe skill setsof technical,PMand BA disciplinesinasingle resource toidentify
and addressissuesacrosstraditional silos,mitigatingriskandimprovingefficiency. Fulfillsmultiplerolesonproject
teams,loweringcostandstreamliningdelivery.
 Stronginterpersonal andcommunicationskills. Executive presence,withthe abilitytoconductclientpresentationsand
sensitivenegotiationsaswell asreportingdirectlytoC-level leadership. Experiencedteambuilder,managingstaff and
onsite/offshore vendors. Experiencedspeaker,publishedwriter,andcertifiedclassroominstructor.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
IndependentConsultingPractice,SeniorBusinessAnalystand Program Manager 2009 - Present
Merrill Lynch / Mitchell Martin,06/2014 - Present
Project Management delivery for a multimillion dollar series of web-based projects in the Global Wealth Management
division,includingthe MyMerrillandMerrill EDGEplatforms. Technologyscope managedin these projectsincludedweb,
mobile, and voice/IVR integration. Improved the Merrill Lynch PMO and SDLC processes related to project portal
standardization, document archive organization for audits, and to the Lessons Learned process.
UnitedOne Resources/ Anexinet,09/2013 - 03/2014
Defined an 18-month roadmap for technology refresh and new service capabilities. Worked with the company’s
management team to re-assess the underlying business drivers, and provideda business-case format to enable them to
prioritize their investments. Discussions with the company President identified and resolved a key gap in their
managementstructure forcustomersupportandcross-selling.The firstdeliveredprojectmigratedtheirdocument-image
storage fromDVDs toa cloud-basedSharePointplatform, cuttingthe averagetimetoretrieveanarchiveddocumentfrom
20 minutes to 6 seconds.
ERT, 09/2012 - 08/2013
Designed a single corporate SDLC process to be used globally by both Java and .NET teams, replacing three legacySDLC
standardsthat each had qualitygaps. The final productsupportedan agile approachusingiterative design& coding,and
could be summarized in a one-page diagram. It also incorporated the necessary process controls to satisfy the strict
regulatory requirements of medical systems manufacturing. The new SDLC also included the capture of process-quality
metricsfrom TFS and JIRA as part of the developmentcycle,sothat managementwouldhave the data to drive ongoing
process improvement.

2. RAYMOND YELLE 84 Major Road, MonmouthJunction, NJ 08852
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NetsoftUSA,05/2010 - 05/2012
Performed business analysis, program management and project management roles for Netsoft clients. Contributed to
proposals for new business development, PMO enhancements to Netsoft’s SDLC processes and artifact templates,and
streamlining/improvingtheirISO9001 QualityManagementSystemleadingtorecertification.Clientassignmentswereas
follows:
ChiefMedia/ Program & ProjectManagement,2010 - 2011
Defined a 12-month program to leverage data assets and create an analytical platform to drive new service-based client
revenue. Repositioned the upfront scope to build a cube-based data mart that could use Excel as the front-end, saving
months of development time over the original client request for a custom-built platform.
MVP HealthCare / Project Management,2010 - 2011
Led an agile team that took over a client/vendor messaging hub project that was at risk of missing regulatory deadlines.
The team delivered an originally scoped 6-month project in 10 weeks using a .NET framework.
ActiveHealthManagement/ BusinessAnalysis,2011
Business Analysis for a post-merger system redesign program, and for the adaptation of existing platforms to comply with
heightened privacy requirements to secure a Federal Government contract.
Aetna / Project Management,2011 - 2012
Led a team which created a full standalone version of the consumer website and .NET backend as a pilot version for the
Chinese market in six weeks. The focus on culture-specific changes to the User Experience design (as opposed to just
language translation) led to the client winning the contract.
Teledoc/ Project Management,2011 - 2012
Managed the migration of the corporate server-based email system to the cloud-based Outlook 365 platform.
Avtech Institute of Technology,2010
DevelopedIntroductiontoBusinessAnalysiscourse basedonthe BABOKmethodology,andtaughtpilotclasses.
CHASE HOME FINANCECORPORATION, Edison,NJ 1997 - 2009
Vice President, Application Development 1998 - 2009
 Managed the information-exchange data models and schemas for the Home Finance division,ensuring alignment with
the MISMO industry standards and key third-party partners. Used VBA automation and an agile project approach to
reduce the average release-cycle effort from three weeks to two days, cutting the defect rate to .05%.
 Performeddue diligence andsystem-retentionassessmentsinthe merger of JPMorganChase andBankOne.
 Programand projectmanageronateamwhich developedamulti-yeartechnologyroadmap. Designedprogramsaround
shared capability needs, and delivery projects within them to optimize the technology budget ROI.
 Projectleadon the selectionof newtechnologiesandthird-partyproducts,suchasmiddleware,personalization,secure
email, and content management, refining and improving the selection criteria and processes.
 Built up a team of web developers, project managers and consultants capable of taking ownership of e -Commerce
applications initially built by third parties. Redefined the companyweb architecture in 90 days, and redesignedthe
consumerand correspondentB2B websitesfourmonthsafterward. Thiswas followedbyprojectsdeliveringwholesale
loanorigination,consumerloanservicing, andbranch-basedloanoriginationina12-month window. Managedthe P&L
responsibility for the team’s $4.5MMbudget, and for projects ranging up to $1.8MM.
 Led the Web Development team representing Chase Home Finance Application Development in a joint venture with
Microsoft. We were the only team to successfully deliver all commitments on time and within budget.
 Managed a teamof twenty-one developersandsix AVP-level TechnologyOfficerssupportingthe Finance andSecondary
Marketing Groups. Project work included systemenhancements, and improving platform scalability and performance.
Consolidated system architectures to minimize licensing and support costs.

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 Refactored key projects to reduce costs while improving quality. Developed a VBA utility to reverse -engineer and
documentthe source code of a keylegacysysteminsix weeksusingauditablerules,eliminatingthe needfor a $280,000
offshore engagement that would have used 30 consultants and taken 6 months.
SeniorTechnical Officer 1997 - 1998
 Project Manager and technical lead for the migration of legacy applications to new platforms standards. Managedrisk
by creating automated code-conversion utilities to deliver 50% faster in one assignment, and 75% in another.
INFORMATIONBUILDERS, INC.,Florham Park, NJ 1996-1997
SeniorConsultant
Systems analysis, design and development for major clients, including the top account for 1996. Aided the Sales team in
business development by assessing prospect needs and developing proof-of-concept models to secure new business.
AMERADA HESS CORPORATION, Woodbridge,NJ 1995-1996
OperationsAnalyst
DevelopedasystemtoanalyzecashflowsandP&Lacrossthe corporation’sentirechainof gasstationsundervaryingbusiness
scenarios, replacing 154 standalone applications with a single integrated solution. Reduced the time to model a given
businessscenariofrom180to 4 hours.Developedapplicationstogenerate income statementsandP&Lreportsatthe station
level, enabling management to make operating adjustments and measure the outcome monthly.
LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC.,NewYork, NY 1993-1994
SystemsAnalyst
Project lead on a legacy derivatives trading system, designing solutions to extend its useful life and scalability while a
replacementsystemwasbeingdeveloped. Modifiedakeydocument-trackingdatabase toincrease itscapacityby30percent
withoutadditional hardware purchases. Automatedthe recoveryof disruptedbusinesstransactions,reducingresearchand
follow-up time for the traders.
FINANCIALSECURITY ASSURANCE,NewYork, NY 1992-1993
SystemsAnalyst
Redesigned processes for significant time and cost savings. Restructured reports to align the information under business-
oriented views, minimizing the time spent cross-referencing information.
INFORMATIONBUILDERS, INC.,New York,NY 1989-1992
ProjectGroup Managerand SeniorConsultant
Project and administrative manager, directing the activities of eight consultants in the NYC branch. Designed and
implemented application solutions for a variety of clients in the Banking, Insurance, Utility, and Investment sectors.
Classroom Instructor for advanced courses, and Workshop Instructor at the IBI Top Gun School for Advanced users.
MORGANGUARANTYTRUST COMPANY,NewYork,NY 1985-1989
SystemsProfessional
Provided full project life cycle support within the Treasury division. Developed the initial valuation model for pricing
mortgage-backed securities on the trading desk.
EDUCATION
NewYork University,NewYorkCity,NY
SternSchool of Business,1985
B.S. - Management
B.S. - ComputerApplicationsandInformationSystems