Nathan Reed
nathan.reed@email.com · +1 (214) 555-0176 · Dallas, TX · https://linkedin.com/in/nathanreed
Professional summary
Business analyst with 6 years bridging business needs and technical delivery for finance and operations teams. I elicit clear requirements, model processes, and back recommendations with data that drives measurable savings.
Skills
Analysis
Requirements elicitation, Process modeling, Gap analysis, User stories, SQL
Tools
Jira, Confluence, Tableau, Visio, Excel (advanced)
Professional experience
Senior Business Analyst
Lone Star Financial — Dallas, TX
Apr 2021 – Present
- Led requirements for a loan-origination platform, cutting processing time by 35%.
- Mapped and redesigned 12 core workflows, eliminating $420K in annual rework.
- Built SQL-based reporting that gave leadership weekly visibility into 8 KPIs.
Business Analyst
Meridian Operations Group — Plano, TX
Jun 2018 – Mar 2021
- Gathered and documented requirements for 20+ projects across 4 departments.
- Facilitated stakeholder workshops that aligned business and engineering on scope.
- Reduced defect rework by 25% by introducing acceptance-criteria standards.
Education
University of Texas at Dallas
B.S., Information Systems
Relevant coursework: Systems analysis, databases, business process design
2014 – 2018
Certifications
- Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA) — IIBA — 2020