Kevin L. Murray, Bba, Ms, Cspo, Csm
About Kevin L. Murray, Bba, Ms, Cspo, Csm
Kevin L. Murray is a Senior Business Systems Analyst with over twenty-three years of experience in Agile Project Management, Product Ownership, and Business Systems Analysis across various industries. He has held positions at several organizations, including Empower Retirement and Protective Life, and possesses advanced skills in database analysis and project management tools.
Work at Protective Life
Kevin L. Murray has been serving as a Sr. Business Systems Analyst at Protective Life since 2022. In this role, he is responsible for analyzing business systems and processes to enhance operational efficiency. His work involves coordinating software quality assurance testing, user acceptance testing, and software release activities. He also develops and presents business cases for IT and software projects, focusing on return on investment analysis.
Previous Experience in Business Systems Analysis
Prior to his current position, Kevin held various roles in business systems analysis across multiple organizations. He worked at Empower Retirement as a Sr. Business System Analyst from 2018 to 2022, and at Wells Fargo as a Business Systems Consultant in 2018. His experience also includes a tenure at McKesson from 2006 to 2010, where he served as a Sr. Business Systems Analyst, and at TEKsystems as a Business Intelligence Business Analyst from 2010 to 2013.
Education and Expertise
Kevin holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Colorado Denver Business School, where he studied Management Information Systems. He also earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Finance, Insurance, and Risk Management from the Fox School of Business at Temple University. Additionally, he completed a certification in Technology Product Management from the Pragmatic Marketing Institute, becoming a Certified Pragmatic Marketing Practitioner.
Skills in Agile Project Management
Kevin possesses over twenty-three years of experience in Agile Project Management, Product Ownership, and Business Systems Analysis. He is skilled in managing agile software development projects using tools such as Atlassian JIRA, MS Azure Dev Ops, and MS Team Foundation Server. His capabilities include leading user story grooming meetings, agile sprint planning activities, and translating database analysis into data source to target maps and data flow diagrams.
Technical Proficiencies
Kevin has advanced skills in database analysis and is proficient in using SQL query tools like MS Management Studio, TOAD, and Oracle PL/SQL. He is capable of designing, developing, documenting, and presenting workflow and business process analysis diagrams. Additionally, he can generate business analytics and financial reports using tools such as Tableau, SAP-Business Objects, and Oracle's Hyperion Intelligence.