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Anthony LaVear

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Profile Summary

Lead Business Systems Analyst with a strong record of establishing portfolio-wide standards, scaling delivery capacity, and driving innovation through AI-enabled business analysis. Experienced in governing end-to-end requirements lifecycles, modernizing documentation platforms, mentoring analysts, and partnering with architecture and leadership teams to deliver high-impact, zero-defect outcomes. Trusted advisor recognized for operational discipline, thought leadership, and enterprise innovation.

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Skills Summary

Industries

  1. Healthcare
  2. Pharmaceutical
  3. Banking & Brokerage
  4. Retail & Supply Chain
  5. Military
  6. Financial
  7. Start-up
  8. Insurance
  9. Telecommunications

Certifications

  1. IC Agile Certified Professional
  2. SAFe Advanced Scrum Master
  3. Professional Scrum Master
  4. Scrum Product Owner Accredited Certification
  5. Agile Business Analyst
  6. ITIL 4
  7. CompTIA A+

Competencies

  1. Business Analysis & Requirements Engineering
  2. Agile & SAFe Delivery
  3. AI/LLM Strategy & Adoption
  4. Stakeholder Management
  5. Process Improvement & Documentation
  6. Mentoring & Team Development
  7. Product Ownership
  8. Data Analysis & Reporting

Languages & Tools

  1. JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, SQL
  2. Visual Basic, Python, C#, C++
  3. JIRA, Azure DevOps, Confluence
  4. IntelliJ, Android Studio, MS Visual Studio
  5. MS Office Suite, MS Project, MS Visio
  6. SharePoint, Tableau, Swagger, Mermaid
  7. WordPress, Wix, Google Workspace

Professional Experience

Employment History
Company Role Location Dates
Spectrum Lead Business Systems Analyst & Mentor Maryland Heights, MO 02/2024 – Present
Spectrum Senior Business Systems Analyst & Mentor Maryland Heights, MO 02/2022 – 02/2024
Spectrum (Contractor) Business Systems Analyst III Maryland Heights, MO 02/2021 – 02/2022

Lead Business Systems Analyst & Mentor

Spectrum, Maryland Heights, MO | 02/2024 – Present

  • Lead BSA responsible for delivery oversight across large, multitrack portfolios supporting Ordering, Inventory, Provisioning, Field Operations, and Core Platform initiatives.
  • Established and enforced end-to-end requirements standards spanning discovery, BRDs, L0/L1, HLD, Jira stories, and test cases.
  • Designed and documented a single source-of-truth requirements workflow leveraging Jira.
  • Led the transition from Copilot to SpectrumGPT, executing a phased rollout supported by detailed user guides and training materials.
  • Designed, coded, and managed a custom AI assistant tailored to IT BSA workflows.
  • Delivered zero-defect requirement packages across a high-volume, high-visibility project portfolio.
  • Supported organizational innovation efforts through contribution to six AI-related patent submissions.

Senior Business Systems Analyst & Mentor

Spectrum, Maryland Heights, MO | 02/2022 – 02/2024

  • Managed the Telemetry projects for the SDIT team (Lighthouse/Lighthouse Mobile Platforms and Scope).
  • Led, coached, and mentored BSAs for Scope and Lighthouse.
  • Created training manuals and materials for onboarding BSAs into the Telemetry team.
  • Identified and documented technical requirements from business requirements for APIs and service components.

Business Systems Analyst III

Spectrum (Contractor), Maryland Heights, MO | 02/2021 – 02/2022

  • Responsible for the creation and maintenance of a process flow repository for Lighthouse.
  • Recommended business process improvements in Lighthouse feature/epic organization.
  • Acted as Senior BSA and mentor for requirements gathering, refinement, grooming, and handoff.

Freelance Web Designer/Developer

08/2016 – Present

  • Created and maintained lushaestheticsandlash.com using HTML, CSS, Google Domains, and Google Workspace.
  • Created and maintained eternalinktattoostudio.net using HTML, CSS, and scheduling software API connections.
  • Familiar with multiple tools and languages including HTML, CSS, Python, Android development tools, C#, and C++.

Product Owner/Scrum Master

Aspire Software, Chesterfield, MO | 01/2020 – 04/2021

  • Agile Product Owner responsible for managing product backlogs and serving as the organization's Jira administrator.
  • Created SQL scripts and developed burndown and burnup reports to track progress in weekly sprints.
  • Built a Product Management team and developed a full cycle, rapid prototyping practice.

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