Ariana Cortes

Business Analyst Project Manager @CoreSite

Denver, CO, US

Collected, consolidated, and prepared the weekly IT departmental status deck. Calling attention to combined project team status, consolidated project team roadmap, and important trends i.e. environment status or upcoming events. Ensuring that company stakeholders and project teams are in sync- Facilitated weekly IT departmental team discussions by working with project managers to review status, project blockers, and ensure teams are aligned and on track. Saving each project team over 10 hours on a weekly basis- Responsible for compiling IT Financial reporting. Extracting key metrics and working with Finance to ensure capital and operational expenditure is balanced- Triaged incoming IT departmental requests by working with 11 company SVPs to prioritize and compose items for departmental intake. Collaborated with stakeholders to identify and document business processes that save development teams $2,050 dollars of preparation at the start of their projects- Owned planning and scheduling of two week sprints, ensuring that the backlog is efficiently refined and prioritized resulting in an improved the development lifecycle by 20% ensuring that IT projects get delivered more rapidly and efficiently.

California State University, Northridge

Bachelor of Science - BS, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences