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Karise
Duff

Senior Business Analyst · IT Program Manager · Technical Product Owner

I specialize in enterprise systems transformation across energy, industrial manufacturing, and regulated IT environments — translating complex operational problems into governed requirements architecture, cross-functional delivery frameworks, and measurable business outcomes. 12 years. 10+ industries. $4M+ in direct, named, attributed business impact.

CSPO · CSM · SAFe SSM Lean Six Sigma Green Belt AWS Cloud Practitioner PMP In Progress
Karise Duff — Senior Business Systems Analyst

Work that moves organizations forward

3,000+

Users supported across an enterprise platform upgrade spanning 11+ operational sites

$2M+

In documented cost recovery and risk exposure identified across manufacturing and energy engagements

6,552

Manual hours eliminated annually through Lean Six Sigma process redesign — $300K/yr recovered

10+

Industries served — energy, healthcare IT, industrial manufacturing, SaaS, telecom, and more

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Identifies roadblocks and critical paths others miss. Considers financial, technical, and human factors simultaneously. Does not settle for mediocrity.

— From LinkedIn recommendations · Senior stakeholders across energy, enterprise IT, and industrial environments

Problems solved. Systems built.

Energy · Oil & Gas Refinery

Enterprise Engineering Software Portfolio Governance

Problem 40+ software modules across 11–12 refinery sites operating without coordinated governance — version drift, renewal gaps, and unlicensed tool proliferation creating compliance and operational risk.
Approach Full BA and coordination role across 15 applications; two capital stage-gate approvals; licensing analysis modeling $293K/yr risk exposure from a single vendor's pricing model change; evaluated and recommended tool consolidation eliminating redundant platforms.
$249K portfolio rationalized · $293K/yr risk exposure identified and escalated · 40–50% technical debt reduction (collaborative)
Primavera P6 Enterprise BA Licensing Analysis Stage-Gate Hexagon · Autodesk

Regulated Enterprise · DevOps Transformation

DevOps Governance Transformation — Policy-to-Practice Alignment

Problem A documented change management policy existed on paper but was disconnected from actual deployment practices — creating audit risk, recurring production failures, and no traceable ownership across the delivery lifecycle.
Approach Embedded operational analysis cataloged 165+ pain points across 7 themes. Built full BRD/FRD/TRD requirements architecture (51 requirements) with GOOD/BETTER/BEST phasing model. Mapped 13-stage DevOps operating cycle against actual practice — identified 5 stages with zero governance coverage. Findings formally documented and escalated; acknowledged and acted upon by leadership.
165+ pain points cataloged · 51 requirements delivered across BR/FR/TR layers · Governance gaps formally escalated and actioned
BRD / FRD / TRD DevOps Governance Root Cause Analysis Change Management Requirements Architecture

Industrial Manufacturing · Lean Six Sigma

Manual Process Elimination — Accounting & Finance Operations

Problem Accounting and finance teams consumed thousands of staff hours annually on manual reconciliation, error correction, and data entry cycles — with recurring financial discrepancies tracing to upstream process failures, not effort.
Approach Full DMAIC engagement: time-in-motion studies, error log analysis, fishbone root cause mapping, value stream mapping. Solutions targeted the three process steps generating the majority of manual hours — automated reconciliation rules, upstream data validation, and process re-sequencing.
6,552 manual hours eliminated annually · $300K/yr labor cost recovered · $180K/yr financial discrepancy reduction
Lean Six Sigma DMAIC Process Mapping Root Cause Analysis

Energy · Process Safety · Document Management

Smart P&ID / Searchable Engineering Drawing Infrastructure

Problem Engineering drawings existed as static, unsearchable files — creating PSM compliance risk, slowing PHA audit workflows, and concentrating decades of critical process knowledge in a small number of individuals. A structured, searchable drawing ecosystem had never been standardized.
Approach Defined requirements and governance framework for searchable, hyperlinked engineering drawing infrastructure supporting PSM compliance and PHA audit workflows. Brought EverMap AutoBookmark through full enterprise onboarding — cybersecurity review, architecture approval, CyberArk integration, AD group creation, ServiceNow catalog build, SOX-level RACI artifact. Coordinated AutoCAD standardization and Bluebeam Revu Extreme governance. Findings and gap formally escalated to leadership; partially addressed through ecosystem onboarding — full P&ID standardization remained an open initiative.
PSM compliance gap formally escalated · EverMap ecosystem onboarding completed · SOX-level governance documented · Full P&ID standardization identified as ongoing initiative
Process Safety Bluebeam Revu AutoCAD ServiceNow CyberArk

Industrial Manufacturing · Data / ERP

Manufacturing Dashboard Accuracy — $2M Cost Recovery

Problem Forecasted product pricing failing to display correctly across multiple years of manufacturing dashboard data — buyers could not see historical purchase prices to optimize sell decisions against raw material cost fluctuations (steel, commodities).
Approach Requirements gathering and system build as part of a $1.3M data project — traced the data accuracy failure to upstream pipeline gaps and worked with the team to restore multi-year pricing visibility across manufacturing dashboards.
$2M overnight cost recovery once data accuracy restored · $1.3M project investment · Buyers regained multi-year purchase price visibility
Data Pipeline Requirements BA Manufacturing ERP / Dashboard

SaaS / Telecom · Product Ownership

VoIP Product Launch — Full TPO Lifecycle

Problem New VoIP product needed to go from concept to market with no existing pricing model, no technical documentation, and no defined GTM execution framework.
Approach Owned full launch lifecycle: market research, product requirements, feature specs, API design collaboration, backlog ownership, sprint facilitation. Built tiered pricing book and rate card from scratch for commercial and residential segments. Delivered complete technical documentation suite — release notes, training guides, SOPs, onboarding materials.
Product launched from concept through release · 25%+ adoption rate across 10,000-customer segment · Pricing model built from zero · Full GTM and documentation suite delivered
Technical Product Owner CSPO API Design GTM Execution Backlog Ownership

Healthcare IT · Emergency Medicine · Multi-Client

ER Triage System Evaluation & Pre-Scoping BA — Multi-Organization Discovery

Problem Emergency departments across multiple client organizations were operating on paper-based or inconsistent triage documentation — creating delays in patient intake, documentation gaps that exposed facilities to billing loss and malpractice risk, and no standardized severity classification across clinical staff.
Approach Conducted pre-scoping discovery across multiple healthcare organizations — evaluated existing triage environments, mapped clinical workflows, and identified systemic pain points across six stakeholder personas (triage nurses, emergency physicians, ER managers, hospital administration, medical coders, and compliance teams). Developed persona-based pain point catalogs, value metrics, and KPI frameworks (door-to-triage time, charge capture rate, LWBS rate, triage accuracy). Collaborated on system evaluation against structured ER triage platforms (T-System EV / T-Sheets) to define requirements and expected outcomes per client environment.
6 clinical personas mapped · Multi-org discovery completed · KPI framework defined across operational, clinical, financial, and compliance dimensions
Healthcare IT Clinical Workflow BA Persona Development Pre-Scoping T-System EV EHR-Adjacent

SaaS · Fitness Technology · Agile Delivery

Scrum Master — Sprint Velocity Improvement, Fitness SaaS Product

Problem An 8-person cross-functional Scrum team delivering a fitness SaaS product had inconsistent sprint performance — communication style differences across team members, unresolved impediments, and irregular ceremony discipline were limiting throughput and MVP delivery cadence.
Approach Facilitated full Scrum ceremony cadence — daily standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews. Applied 5-Why root cause analysis and consensus voting to surface and resolve impediments. Adapted communication approach to match different working styles across the team. Maintained consistent accountability structures across 2-week sprint cycles.
15–18% sprint velocity improvement · Faster MVP delivery cadence · 8-person team · Impediment resolution embedded into ceremony rhythm
Scrum Master CSM · SAFe SSM Sprint Facilitation Agile Coaching SaaS Delivery 5-Why Analysis

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  • Senior Business Analyst / Enterprise Systems
  • IT Program Manager / Technical PM
  • Technical Product Owner
  • Enterprise Transformation Lead
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Based In Tulsa, OK · Open to Remote & Relocation
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Remote Available for fully remote roles nationwide
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Hybrid / On-Site Open to periodic on-site collaboration — Houston, TX and other energy hubs welcome
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