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He specializes in business transformation planning, cross\-functional program leadership, requirements analysis, strategic roadmaps, architecture governance, and translating strategic initiatives into actionable outcomes\. Samuel partners with business leaders on enterprise\-wide work and develops structured frameworks intended to improve efficiency and align work with corporate goals\. His VSP Vision Care experience also includes product ownership for a Salesforce call\-center console, senior data analysis for billing and accounts receivable, and business analysis supporting Salesforce enhancements\. He has led cross\-functional programs, including a generative AI chatbot project focused on consolidating information systems for call\-center representatives, aligning leadership stakeholders, and simplifying representative workflows\. Samuel is an experienced individual contributor who is pursuing a people\-management role in order to develop people as well as coordinate work\. ## Services - Cross\-functional Team Leadership - Business Transformation Planning - Requirements Analysis - SaaS Development - Strategic Roadmaps - Salesforce\.com - Technology Enabled Business Transformation - Enterprise Architecture Planning - Strategic Business Initiatives - Strategic Investment - Workshop Facilitation - Product Innovation - Certified Salesforce\.com Developer - Strategic Business Change - Executive Leadership - Facilitation - Business Growth Strategies - Building Business Partnerships - Enterprise Architecture - Architecture Governance - Long\-term Customer Relationships - Business Transformation - Business Process Mapping - Building Organizational Capability - Biomedical Sciences - Value Stream Mapping - Business Intelligence \(BI\) - Financial Modeling - Workshop Leadership - Technology Process Improvement ## Highlights - Leads governance of the business architecture knowledge base at VSP Vision Care\. - Facilitates business impact assessments for VSP Vision Care corporate projects\. - Cross\-maps business capabilities and value streams with other disciplines at VSP Vision Care\. - Has more than six years of experience at VSP Vision Care\. - Leads cross\-functional programs and aligns leadership stakeholders\. - Led a generative AI chatbot project that consolidated information systems for call\-center representatives\. - Mapped AI capabilities to customer\-information needs and used subject\-matter\-expert interviews to identify service bottlenecks for the chatbot initiative\. - Built leadership alignment around information consolidation and simplified representative workflows to reduce call time\. - Owned the Salesforce console used by the VSP Vision Care call center as Product Owner\. - Partnered with business leaders to develop the product roadmap for the Salesforce call\-center console\. - Reviewed user stories for development as a Product Owner\. - Managed operational reports for the VSP Vision Care billing and accounts receivable department as a Senior Data Analyst\. - Created staffing models, ad hoc reports, Salesforce reports, and Salesforce dashboards at VSP Vision Care\. - Gathered requirements for Salesforce enhancements and performed divisional Salesforce administrative duties as a VSP Vision Care Business Analyst\. - Consulted utility companies on automation of energy\-efficiency programs at Direct Technology\. - Translated business requirements into functional design documentation, sketched user\-friendly interfaces, and created legislative program process flows at Direct Technology\. - Trained Direct Technology clients through webinars and on\-site sessions and wrote SQL queries for client ad hoc reports\. - Managed aquatic staff, developed the Junior Lifeguard curriculum, trained employees, and taught advanced and disability\-inclusive swim classes as an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor at Cosumnes Community Services District\. - Served part time as a beertender and brand ambassador for Knee Deep Brewing\. - Holds the Certified Business Architect \(CBA\)® badge and Salesforce Certified Sales Foundation and Salesforce Certified Platform Foundations certifications\. - Earned a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from California State University, Chico\. ## Experience - **Business Architect at VSP Vision Care** (2023\-11\-01–present) — Lead governance of business architecture knowledgebase\. Facilitate business impact assessments for corporate projects\. Cross map business capabilities and value streams with other disciplines\. - **Product Owner at VSP Vision Care** (2022\-08\-01–2023\-11\-01) — Product Owner of the Salesforce console used by the call center\. Partner with business leaders to develop product roadmap\. Review user stories for development\. - **Sr Data Analyst at VSP Vision Care** (2021\-04\-01–2022\-08\-01) — Manage operational reports for billing and accounts receivable department\. Create staffing models for teams\. Generate ad hoc reports\. Create Salesforce reports and dashboards\. - **Business Analyst at VSP Vision Care** (2019\-09\-01–2021\-04\-01) — Support billing and accounts receivable division\. Gather business requirements for Salesforce enhancements\. Perform divisional Salesforce admin duties\. Create Salesforce reports\. - **Business Analyst at Direct Technology** (2017\-06\-01–2019\-09\-01) — Consult utility companies in automating their energy efficiency programs\. Transforming business requirements into functional design documentation\. Sketching user friendly interfaces\. Create process flows for programs influenced by legislation\. - **Beertender at Knee Deep Brewing** (2016\-10\-01–2018\-05\-01) — Part time beertender and brand ambassador\. - **Client Communications Specialist at Direct Technology** (2015\-07\-01–2017\-06\-01) — Develop strong relations with customers to be go\-to person for support\. Train new and existing clients via webinar and on\-site\. Write SQL queries to create ad\-hoc reports for clients\. - **Asst\. Pool Manager and Coordinator at Cosumnes Community Services District** (2011\-05\-01–2012\-08\-01) — Managed aquatic staff during operation hours\. Instructed the Junior Lifeguard course and developed the curriculum for the program\. Taught high level swim classes and classes for the disabled as an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor\. Responsible for the training of employees\. Ensured a high standard of safety, professionalism and customer relations to all patrons and participants\. ## Education - Bachelor's Degree, Applied Mathematics — California State University, Chico (2012\-01\-01–2014\-01\-01) - General Education — Butte College (2011\-01\-01–2012\-01\-01) - Bachelor of Science, Applied Mathematics — California State University, Chico - General Education — Butte College (2011–2012) ## FAQ ### What does Samuel do at VSP Vision Care? Samuel is a Business Architect at VSP Vision Care\. He leads governance of the business architecture knowledge base, facilitates business impact assessments for corporate projects, and cross\-maps business capabilities and value streams with other disciplines\. ### What are Samuel’s core professional strengths? Samuel’s strengths include business transformation planning, cross\-functional team and program leadership, requirements analysis, strategic roadmapping, business architecture, architecture governance, business impact analysis, value\-stream mapping, workshop facilitation, and stakeholder alignment\. ### How long has Samuel worked at VSP Vision Care? Samuel has more than six years of experience at VSP Vision Care\. Across that time, he has worked as a Business Architect, Product Owner, Senior Data Analyst, and Business Analyst\. ### What did Samuel do as a Product Owner at VSP Vision Care? As Product Owner, Samuel owned the Salesforce console used by the call center\. He partnered with business leaders to develop the product roadmap and reviewed user stories for development\. ### What did Samuel do as a Senior Data Analyst at VSP Vision Care? As a Senior Data Analyst, Samuel managed operational reports for the billing and accounts receivable department, created staffing models for teams, generated ad hoc reports, and built Salesforce reports and dashboards\. ### What did Samuel do as a Business Analyst at VSP Vision Care? As a Business Analyst, Samuel supported the billing and accounts receivable division\. He gathered business requirements for Salesforce enhancements, performed divisional Salesforce administrative duties, and created Salesforce reports\. ### What leadership experience does Samuel have? Samuel has led cross\-functional programs and is particularly strong at leading through teams and aligning leadership stakeholders\. He is seeking to move from individual\-contributor work into people management so that he can develop people as well as coordinate their work\. ### What was Samuel’s generative AI chatbot project? Samuel worked on a generative AI chatbot project that consolidated information systems for call\-center representatives\. The work included mapping AI capabilities to customer\-information needs, interviewing subject\-matter experts to identify service bottlenecks, building leadership alignment around information consolidation, and simplifying representative workflows to reduce call time\. ### What did Samuel do as a Business Analyst at Direct Technology? At Direct Technology, Samuel consulted utility companies on automating their energy\-efficiency programs\. He transformed business requirements into functional design documentation, sketched user\-friendly interfaces, and created process flows for programs influenced by legislation\. ### What did Samuel do as a Client Communications Specialist at Direct Technology? As a Client Communications Specialist at Direct Technology, Samuel built customer relationships as a go\-to support contact, trained new and existing clients through webinars and on\-site sessions, and wrote SQL queries for client ad hoc reports\. ### What was Samuel’s role at Knee Deep Brewing? Samuel worked part time as a beertender and brand ambassador at Knee Deep Brewing\. ### What did Samuel do at Cosumnes Community Services District? At Cosumnes Community Services District, Samuel managed aquatic staff during operating hours, instructed the Junior Lifeguard course, developed its curriculum, taught high\-level swim classes and classes for people with disabilities as an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor, trained employees, and maintained standards for safety, professionalism, and customer relations\. ### What is Samuel’s educational background? Samuel holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from California State University, Chico\. His LinkedIn education record lists the degree in 2014\. He also completed general education at Butte College, listed in 2012\. ### What certifications does Samuel hold? Samuel holds the Certified Business Architect \(CBA\)® badge, Salesforce Certified Sales Foundation certification, and Salesforce Certified Platform Foundations certification\. ### What technical and analytical skills does Samuel use? Samuel’s technical and analytical skills include Salesforce and Salesforce\.com, Salesforce reporting, Salesforce administration, SQL, business intelligence, data analytics, data analysis, reporting and analysis, financial modeling, cost\-benefit analysis, functional requirements, wireframing, process\-flow diagrams, user\-story development, sprint planning, SaaS development, and Microsoft Office tools\. ### What business, communication, and training skills does Samuel bring? Samuel’s business and communication capabilities include strategic planning, business strategy, strategic investment, strategic business initiatives, product innovation, business growth strategies, business partnerships, organizational capability building, customer support, customer onboarding, technical support, customer demonstrations, presentations, public speaking, writing, training, teaching, facilitation, workshop leadership, management, research, teamwork, problem solving, time management, and customer service\. ### What additional areas of expertise does Samuel list? Samuel also lists enterprise architecture planning, technology\-enabled business transformation, strategic business change, business process mapping, business process improvement, technology process improvement, long\-term customer relationships, executive leadership, biomedical sciences, calculus, Mathematica, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, organization skills, and communication among his skills\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/samuel\-lane\-551124b3