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Jesse Conlon

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My New Course

Introduction to SQL

My New Course

Introduction to SQL

Data curator, carefully curating insights like precious artifacts.

My Work

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Introduction to SQL

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Intermediate SQL

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Joining Data in SQL

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Introduction to SQL

My Certifications

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Data Literacy

Data Literacy

AI Fundamentals

AI Fundamentals

DataCamp Course Completion

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Introduction to SQL
Introduction to R
Intermediate SQL
Joining Data in SQL

My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

Cigna Healthcare | Apr 2023 - Present

Workforce Planning Advisor at Cigna

I built and maintain the capacity model and run monthly planning reports for the Presale department. - Performs the capacity forecasting function for back office operational teams, specific to Presale. - Review and trend key metrics such as receipts, inventory, membership, attainment, productivity, at work/on prod, attrition, volume mix, and the respective staffing requirements. - Manage relationships with key stakeholders both within the work force management organization and with direct customers. - Review results with matrix partners on a monthly basis, providing strategic direction on how to best leverage the staff going forward, what their forecasted results are and provide recommendations on new hire needs, conversion skill needs and up-training needs. - Maintain financial documents in support of the aligned team to show costs around projected headcount needs and overtime costs. - Understand the long term and short-term plans for Presale, that maximize overall resource utilization across all available supply levels. - Monitor and publish results to plan, identify gaps; & lead remediation strategy with operations. - Generate & review the long-term capacity files with the client supervisors and managers to ensure assumptions are accurate and up to date. - Communicate client inventory hot spots and remediation plans to Senior Leadership within Client. - Actively participate in recurring team meetings and 1x1s.
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Cigna Healthcare | Feb 2022 - Apr 2023

Workforce Management Senior Analyst

As a Senior Analyst I collaborated with the Resource Management team and Operations Management to provide tactical plans for executing resource deployment strategies and forecasts staffing needs based upon demand and capacity analysis. - Performed retrospective metrics analysis for continuous improvement opportunities, monitors the day to day workflow and makes future recommendations to ensure cost and service level goal attainment. - Gathered and utilized data from the sales, operations, training/recruiting and front-line managers to create and manage performance aligned to business objectives to support the operations team priorities. - Self-led, independent contributor with solid communication skills thriving in a sometimes multi-tasking environment allowing focus on analytical detailed work. - Proactively approach partner groups with a drive for collaboration and always open for continual improvement feedback. Primary Functions: • Provide retrospective analysis of staffing performance and continuously improve the process. Identify staffing gaps and opportunities. Present proposals to resolve any issues. • Monitor PTO, training, meeting and other non-production metrics to ensure the business has the appropriate number of hours by group to meet its goals while providing time off to employees. • Maintain/audit headcount and agent profile data (skills, location, hire dates, etc.) in the Velocity and other systems • Create staffing charts with regular cadence for operations to review staffing levels for any gaps. • Ability to create standard SOP’s related to job role and to drive process improvement. • Provide daily, weekly and monthly reporting to operations. • Provide ad hoc reporting to operations. • Participate in projects related to resource management, reporting and systems development. • Additional duties as assigned.

Cigna Healthcare | Jun 2020 - Feb 2022

Presales Consultant

As a Presale Consultant I work directly with new business managers and brokers in regards to opportunities primarily focused on new business and renewals for groups of under 500 employees. - Partner with Sales leads and business partners to coordinate aspects of new business sales and existing business renewals within the under 500 Business Segment, support new and existing sales managers. - Drive membership and revenue growth by managing multiple aspects of the RFP (Request for Proposal) process and coordinating all deliverables to clients and/or producers including the preparation of medical, dental and vision field quotes using Cigna rating systems. - Provide proposal data to underwriting and other matrix partners ensuring accuracy of information and opportunities in Salesforce.com while also meeting submission turnaround times - Communicate effectively with Brokers to demonstrate the value that Cigna brings to the market and develop and build relationship with matrix partners. - May work on various projects within the sales office, currently a member of the Market Research team.

Cigna Healthcare | Aug 2017 - Jun 2020

Resource Planning Senior Associate

Key component of the Claim Resource Management Group. Responsible for handling the administrative inventory management tasks for the appeal and claim operations. Responsibilities: • Distribute inventory to nurses and processors (make sure the right works gets to the right people) • Compile and distribute inventory reporting • Distribute and follow up on aged inventory and pending appeals and claims • Partner with appeal and claim supervisors and real time optimization team to understand inventory goals; execute on a plan to achieve those goals • Represent appeals and claim functions on conference calls to speak to inventory related items • Support the appeal and claim teams in meeting or exceeding key performance metrics • Understand & support inventory reduction plans put in place • Identify process improvement opportunities and work with peers, supervisors, and matrix partners to execute on these opportunities

Cigna Healthcare | Mar 2016 - Aug 2017

Correction Analyst Proclaim Prepay

• Audits, corrects and finalizes Proclaim Prepay claims. Tracks error codes and savings. • Correct and finalize claims pulled for Pre-pay review timely with consistent high quality. • Provide accurate and timely documentation of findings, errors, amount corrected as defined in program procedures. • Escalate issues as necessary to appropriate members of Pre-pay team. • May act as a subject matter expert and a resource for team. Manages daily workload of assigned audits and keeps manager informed of backlogs and available capacity. • Actively participates in performance and skill development. • Assists in developing edit data requirements focusing on a false positive rate of 10% less. May review, test, and validates query logic results with Project Analyst prior to an edit going into production. • Participate in projects, root cause analysis, quality and process improvement initiatives as requested.

Cigna Healthcare | Mar 2015 - Feb 2016

Claims Processor Associate

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Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. | Jul 2014 - Mar 2015

Materials Specialist

Materials Specialist for Republic Airways with the following responsibilities: Locate parts and supplies for the Maintenance Department using the RPA inventory program and other resources. Perform computer transactions including parts issues, stock returns, and station and bin transfers to ensure inventory integrity is maintained. Handling of aircraft parts during transactions, shipping, and receiving to avoid damage, flight cancellations, or delays. Deliver parts and/or company materials to designated locations when necessary Perform shipping functions in accordance with company and regulatory shipping standards. Including shipments of Dangerous Goods.

Department of Veterans Affairs | Oct 2009 - Mar 2015

Research Coordinator

studies “Phospholipid-Arachidonate-Eicosanoid Signaling in Schizophrenia”, “Coronary Artery Disease Risk in Schizophrenia: Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation” and “Application of Metabolomics in Psychosis and Therapeutic Monitoring” is funded by grants from the Veteran’s Research Foundation. • Main focus is work on the “Phopholipid-Arachidonate-Eicosanoid Signaling in Schizophrenia” study in which I recruit subjects via initial and developed methods, design study materials, conduct enrollment, perform the research experiment, collect and separate blood samples, collect and analyze data, maintain and submit all necessary paperwork, assist in IRB submittals, and keep accurate documentation of my progress. • Secondary work is to maintain the laboratory by means of collecting supply, service, and equipment orders from the laboratory staff in addition to submitting work orders, conducting inventory, providing supervisory help to interns and graduate students, being the main point of contact for most of the external communication with the laboratory, delivering and picking up samples, among other tasks that may be necessary of me. • Other work is performed on the “Coronary Artery Disease Risk in Schizophrenia: Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation” and “Application of Metabolomics in Psychosis and Therapeutic Monitoring” studies when necessary. This mainly includes recruitment, paperwork submittals, and blood sample separating.

Citizens Bank | Dec 2013 - Jul 2014

Personal Banker

Operate teller window and assist customers with banking transactions. Quarterly sales goals to meet through opening checking accounts, credit cards and loans for customers.

Delta Global Staffing, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Delta Air Lines | Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

Ramp Agent

Taken on as a part-time job in July of 2013 due to the flight benefits and to supplement income, Ramp Agents at DGS are responsible for marshaling aircraft, loading/unloading baggage and freight, servicing aircraft, assisting with aircraft pushback and towing as well as other tasks related to ensuring safe flights.

Robert Eric Schricker Roofing & Remodeling | May 2005 - Oct 2009

Contractor

Worked as a contractor for a family business where many skills were learned: deck building, electrical work, painting, plumbing, roofing, and other household repairs.

Allegheny College | Aug 2006 - May 2009

Intramural Hockey Comissioner & Referee

• Organized college wide Intramural Floor Hockey program for Allegheny College • Worked as a floor hockey referee, took CPR training.

My Education

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Master of Science, Data ScienceMerrimack College | 2022
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Management Information Systems, GeneralAspen University | 2019
Certified Production Training, ManufcaturingCommunity College of Allegheny County | 2014
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, Psychology, CommunicationsAllegheny College | 2009
High School, DiplomaSeton LaSalle | 2005

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