Emily Roepsch

Experience

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  State of Illinois - Kiley Center

  Jul 1992 - Apr 1993

  Clinical Dietitian

  Prepared quarterly and annual nutritional assessments for persons with developmental disabilities and mental retardation.Participated in interdisciplinary habilitation team planning.Monitored and advised on meal preparation and planning.

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  Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. (MICA)

  Apr 1993 - May 1995

  Community Dietitian

  Assessed nutritional needs and counseled participants of the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children; Maternal and Child Health Program; Well-Elderly Program; and Head Start Program.Assisted with grant writing and budget planning.Initiated two satellite WIC clinics.

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  Mill-Pond Retirement Community

  May 1995 - Jan 1996

  Director of Food Service

  Hired, trained, and directed food service staff in healthcare and community living settings from outset of facility staffing.Assessed nutritional needs of health center residents.Participated in interdisciplinary team care plans.Marketed facility and catering services during start up period.Ordering, inventory, and budgeting responsibilities.

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  State of Iowa

  Jan 1996 - Aug 2006

  Project Manager

  Project Manager for the statewide implementation of the WIC system.Coordinated the acquisition of and implementation of statewide data system for the Iowa WIC system.Business Analyst for the Child Health and Maternal Health data systems.Regional Nutrition Consultant for the state WIC program.Provided grant management assistance to six local WIC agencies.Developed state policies to implement WIC rules and regulations from the Federal Register and the Code of Iowa.Trained healthcare professionals providing WIC or related services.Managed the maintenance and enhancement work plans for the PC and mainframe sides of the legacy WIC data system.Provided computer troubleshooting assistance to twenty local agencies. Show less

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  Ciber

  Aug 2006 - Mar 2017

  Project Manager for the transfer and implementation of the MPSC WIC system in Nebraska, North Dakota, and Iowa.*Led orientation sessions to familiarize state staff and super users with the MPSC system.*Led configuration sessions concentrating on system parameters, codes lists, food management, and other system administration tables.*Supported User Acceptance Testing.*Verified converted data for each round wave of roll-out.*Provided training for state and local staff for all functional areas of the system.*Prepared monthly status reports, invoice documentation, and all contract management activities.*Trained other staff that led training sessions.Subject Matter Expert and Business Analyst for Maintenance and Enhancement project for MPSC WIC system, working with WIC staff from Utah, Colorado,Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Vermont.Continued duties of Senior Requirements Analyst. Show less Mountain Plains State Consortium Women Infants and Children Development Project*Coordinated team of developers and testers through system, integration, user acceptance and regression testing cycles.*Monitored progress of defect correction and provided mitigation strategies to leadership team.*Developed standards, methods, and procedures to determine release readiness.*Reviewed software defects to determine source of issues and improve processes.*Planned release schedules to various test and production environments across three states.*Documented software defects using SharePoint lists.*Trained new testers on QA standards, methods, and procedures.Continued duties of Senior Requirement Analyst. Show less Mountain Plains State Consortium Women Infants and Children Development Project*Led the design of the Clinic Services and Scheduler portions of the MPSC WIC data system.Participated in joint application design sessions with representatives from three states, Regional USDA, and QA contractor.*Designed screens, described application behaviors, wrote business rules, provided additional analysis as change ideas were suggested, and led review sessions with clients.*Prepared and executed test scripts.*Performed system and integration testing and supported user acceptance testing.*Developed training materials and user help.*Delivered training to more than 200 WIC users.*Supported state testing efforts.*Conducted system demonstrations as needed for marketing team for individual states and at national conferences. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Jun 2014 - Mar 2017

  • QA Lead

    May 2011 - May 2014

  • Senior Requirements Analyst

    Aug 2006 - May 2011
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  HTC Global Services

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2021

  Project Manager

  * Led knowledge transfer sessions for program office staff, business analysts, and help desk staff* Developed competency assessment tools for various groups of program office and technical staff* Developed and implemented an enhancement documentation and prioritization process* Developed a comprehensive Tasks by Frequency listing for program office and technical staff * Led orientation sessions to familiarize state staff with the PENN system* Led configuration sessions related to system parameters, codes lists, and reference tables* Led the development of the written training materials, pre-requisite videos, and participant video* Delivered in-person UAT and Pilot trainings for state and local staff* Worked as a Subject Matter Expert and Business Analyst for PENN development activities* Wrote test scripts for UAT * Performed ad hoc testing* Wrote content for User Help updates Show less

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  LMI

  Jan 2022 - now

  Technical Project Manager