Anthony Ruggeri

AI-Enabled SupporAI-Enabled Application Support & Technology Operations Leader & Technology Operations Leader

Montgomery, TX, United States

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About

Application support, technology operations, and AI enablement leader with 13+ years of experience improving service delivery across SaaS, ERP, healthcare, legal, and analytics environments. Leads support and enhancement delivery for eight internally developed SaaS platforms and directly manages one onshore and two offshore team members. Reduced support response and resolution time by approximately 65% through structured triage, KPI dashboards, and workflow redesign. Designed and published two Microsoft Copilot agents supporting onboarding, self-service knowledge, documentation retrieval, and audit readiness. Brings a practical approach to AI adoption, support transformation, cross-functional delivery, knowledge management, analytics, and responsible technology governance.

What I'm looking for

Senior/Lead roles in AI Operations, AI Enablement, Application Support, Support Operations, or Technology Operations. I’m looking to apply my enterprise support leadership, process improvement, while expanding my work with AI agents, automation, knowledge management, and AI-driven operational improvement.

Experience

KPMG US

Development, Enhancement, and Support Lead

KPMG US

Apr 2023 – Present

• Lead end-to-end support and enhancement delivery for eight internally developed SaaS platforms serving legal and ERP users across development, QA, UAT, and production. • Directly manage one onshore and two offshore team members; set priorities, assign work, coach staff, and coordinate support and enhancement delivery. • Triage incidents, defects, user questions, configuration requests, enhancements, and releases; coordinate resolution across support, developers, product stakeholders, vendors, and business owners. • Analyze recurring support issues, user feedback, and operational trends to recommend backlog priorities, corrective actions, roadmap changes, and platform improvements. • Designed and published a Microsoft Copilot Training Agent and Documentation Lookup Chatbot using curated user guides and SharePoint content for onboarding, self-service, and audit readiness. • Develop performance and usage dashboards; maintain process controls and documentation aligned with privacy, security, risk, governance, and operational requirements.

Microsoft Copilot StudioSharePointSaaS / ERP Applications
Universal Plant Services

Application Support Lead

Universal Plant Services

Sep 2021 – Apr 2023

• Managed daily support and enhancement operations for custom ERP applications; monitored queues, set priorities, and coordinated analysts, developers, vendors, and business stakeholders. • Reduced response and resolution time by approximately 65% through structured triage, Kanban workflows, SLA measures, ServiceNow/Jira metrics, and clearer escalation paths. • Established defect, user-knowledge, service-quality, and satisfaction metrics; built dashboards and presented trends and improvement recommendations to stakeholders. • Led incident trend analysis, root-cause follow-up, defect prioritization, release readiness, testing, and long-term corrective actions for business-critical systems. • Authored user guides, quick-reference guides, support procedures, and training materials; supported replacement of a legacy timekeeping application from requirements through implementation.

ServiceNowJiraKanban
INTEGRIS Health

Healthcare Analyst

INTEGRIS Health

Mar 2021 – Sep 2021

• Supported Epic analytics and regulatory reporting through ad-hoc SQL analysis, dashboards, data definitions, governed workflows, and staff training. • Translated reporting requirements into repeatable data and documentation processes supporting accuracy, compliance, and consistent end-user adoption.

EpicSQL
ExxonMobil

Law Application Support Analyst

ExxonMobil

Apr 2019 – Jul 2020

• Supported global legal and eDiscovery applications across incidents, upgrades, testing, internal controls, privacy-sensitive workflows, vendor coordination, Jira, and SQL. • Built an operational dashboard by defining KPIs, gathering data, incorporating stakeholder feedback, and improving visibility into application performance and support demand.

JiraSQL
McKesson Specialty Health

Business Data Analyst

McKesson Specialty Health

Jul 2018 – Apr 2019

• Connected pharmaceutical stakeholders and technical teams across requirements, SQL analysis, data integration, testing, reporting, support, and UAT; helped deliver a new application early and under budget. • Supported implementation and validation of a drug-pricing data feed using data maps, dictionaries, business rules, and cross- functional testing.

SQLData IntegrationUAT
Sonic Drive-In

Business Data Analyst

Sonic Drive-In

Jul 2015 – Jul 2018

• Supported Oracle-based POS, reporting, analytics, and application operations through testing, production triage, backlog documentation, and cross-functional issue resolution. • Facilitated daily standups and partnered with business and technical teams to reproduce issues, prioritize corrective work, validate fixes, and support stable releases.

OracleTestingAnalytics
Mercy

Application Coordinator - Epic

Mercy

May 2013 – Jul 2015

• Configured and supported Epic workflows, master files, preferences, naming standards, and security classifications; answered technical questions and supported user adoption. • Reviewed releases, tested updates, prioritized enhancements, documented changes, and delivered end-user training in a regulated healthcare environment.

EpicWorkflow ConfigurationUser Training
LexisNexis

Business Analyst, Direct Marketing

LexisNexis

Feb 2013 – May 2013

• Refined requirements, performed cost-benefit analysis, coordinated resources, and supported data-solution planning and issue resolution for internal and external requests.

Requirements AnalysisCost-Benefit AnalysisData Solution Planning

Education

Redlands Community College

Redlands Community College

Associate's Degree · Criminal Justice

Western Governors University

Western Governors University

Bachelor of Science · Data Management / Data Analytics

Western Governors University

Western Governors University

Master of Business Administration (MBA) · Information Technology Management

Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

Microsoft

2026 – No expiry

CompTIA Project+ ce

CompTIA

Oct 2028

Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) & Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Scrum Alliance

Sep 2027

Skills

KanbanScrumAgileSQLServiceNowJiraRoot Cause AnalysisIncident ManagementApplication SupportGenerative AIMicrosoft CopilotAI EnablementAI Operations