PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Experience working with large banks and financial institutions with Enterprise risk management groups across back, middle and front office functions to mitigate risk across all operations.
• Worked extensively with all asset classes such as securities - equities and fixed income securities, cash and currencies and money market instruments such as repos, treasury bills and foreign exchange as well as real estate and commodities with knowledge of lifecycles of complex products.
• Exposure to regulatory compliances like BASEL II, BASEL III and Dodd-Frank reforms. Clear understanding of Credit risk and Liquidity risk and project management experience in CCAR modeling.
• Experienced in design, review, enhancement, implementation, and monitoring of numerous anti-money laundering (AML) and sanctions detection and compliance programs at the enterprise and business unit level, accomplished in drafting and enhancing policies and procedures, creating and delivering training modules, compliance assessments, transaction monitoring pursuant to regulatory orders, Know Your Customer (KYC) processes, internal controls assessments, internal investigations, and independent testing.
• Exceptional ability to build constructive relationships through frequent meetings, one on one interaction, and ability to elicit information from all stakeholders by interviews, brainstorming, workshops and focus groups.
• Understanding of Rational Unified Process (RUP) using Rational Rose, Requisite Pro, Clear Case, Test Manager, Clear Quest, Unified Modeling Language (UML), Waterfall and Agile SDLC and Object Oriented Analysis (OOA).
• Extensive experience in preparing requirements documents, use case documents and design documents such as Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Software Design Documents (SDD), User Interface Design, designing of Application Architecture & Database Modeling as per RUP (Iterative) process.
• Experienced in conducting Rapid Application Development (RAD) and Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions to create efficient designs acceptable to client and developers, and limit exposure to change orders.
• Strong knowledge of conducting GAP Analysis, Make/ buy analysis, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), SWOT Analysis, and Cost Benefit Analysis.
• Worked extensively with Data modeling tools identifying key elements and table structures to aid database designing. Experience in data manipulation, component definition for programming and writing PL/SQL queries.
• Have maintained extensive traceability trees (across all deliverables) in Requisite Pro for change and version control. Extensively used Rational and Mercury Tools and Agile SDLC tools such as JIRA, for documentation, functional integration and performance, visualization and test script analysis.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Applications: SharePoint, MS Visio, Rational Suite, MS project, JIRA-Agile SDLC project management tool, Actimize (AML and Fraud Search Tool), FIRCOSOFT (AML Monitoring Tool), Data flux, AML and Analytics tool, Global interdict(name screening tool), Mantas (transaction monitoring and analytics), ab-initio(analytical platform), Instantis (project management and financial reporting), PMx (enterprise project management), Clarity (enterprise project management), BIG data (data storage and analytical platform), Cloud computing.

Methodologies: RUP, UML, Agile, Waterfall, RAD, Kanban

Testing Tools: Rational Enterprise Suite, Test Director, Win Runner, Quality Centre.

Programming Languages: C, C++, SQL, PL\SQL, Visual Basic, VC++, Java

RDBMS: Oracle 8/8i, MS SQL Server 7.x/2000, MS-Access, SQL Server, Sybase MS AccessWeb Technologies: .Net, ASP.Net, ActiveX, XML, ASP, MS-FrontPage, VB & J Scripts, Web Services calls.

Operating Systems: Windows Family, Familiar with Unix and Linux.

Reporting: Crystal Reports & MS SQL Server Reporting Services.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Built specifications for Assumption Rule Builder so that the comprehensive list of assumptions used for cash flow forecasting can be maintained.
• Wrote use cases for application of Assumption rules on various position details such as Deposits, Repo-Reverse Repo, Security Lending, Security Portfolios, etc.
• Conducted User Acceptance tests for onboarding multiple upstream systems into Liquidity Risk Platform.
• Conducted Functional Testing to prove LCR calculations for multiple lines of businesses by using excel models.
• Followed Agile Scrum methodology to run the project and ensured SDLC cycle is implemented within each sprint.
• Partnered with SMEs from Investment, Commercial, Personal Banking and Regulatory groups to create BRD and FRD.
• Conducted and led JRP sessions with Project Sponsor, End User, plus special interest groups (SIGs) such as Data Administration to capture Business Problem Definition and Project Charter.
• Assisted Project Manager and Project Sponsor in sprint planning & managed scrum calls and scrum meetings.
• Managed and prioritized stories from Production Backlog into the Sprint Backlog using JIRA.
• Piloted the daily scrum meetings, stand-up calls, sprint planning & review sessions, story mapping sessions and retrospective meetings as a Scrum Master.
• Referred to ‘As-Is’ documentation and created ’To-Be’ processes, development & implementation plans.
• Facilitated JAD sessions with technology and controlling teams to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Played a pivotal role in creating the aggregation calculator and assumption rule builder.
• Executed SQL queries to validate accuracy of data during testing and design phase.
• Created Navigation Flow, Business Flow Diagrams and Work Flow Diagrams for applications using MS Visio.
• Created Test Cases, Use Cases and performed Unit & Integration Testing in SIT environments.
• Provided post-deployment support and organized knowledge transfer sessions to end users.

Confidential, Warren NJ

Business Analyst Expert

Responsibilities:

• Prepared use cases for EAD calculation for repo transactions and eligible loans using Collateral Haircut approach.
• Contributed to development of solid controls and reconciliation process around calculation and reporting of Risk Weighted Assets.
• Participated in reconciliations and ensured the consistency of the exposure between the Accounting and the Risk systems for calculation of Risk Weighted Assets
• Mapped data dictionary, Reference Data set, use cases, Visio diagrams and flowcharts.
• Identified entitlements and access issues for specific user groups and their touch points with other systems.
• Worked with the quality assurance team, developed test scripts and test cases for product releases and rollouts.
• Mentored project teams on understanding and usage of rational tools.
• Set up users and configurations for Rational RequisitePro, Rational Rose and Clear Case.
• Conducted training sessions for end users and documented various training manuals.
• Acted as a liaison between the technical group and business users (staff, regulatory teams and management).
• Followed a structured approach to organize requirements into logical groupings of essential business processes, business rules, information needs, and ensured critical requirements are tracked.
• Assisted in preparing SRS, Software Design Document (SDD), UI Design and Architecture and Database Modeling.
• Followed UML based methods to create: Use Cases, Activity and Sequence Diagrams, and Collaboration Diagrams.
• Coordinated monthly Sprint Planning meeting for Agile SDLC. During the sprint period, held small daily Scrum meetings to ensure the monthly deliverables. Got user feedback at every step of the development process.
• Reviewed Test Strategy to ensure inclusion of all functional, Performance, Usability and Security requirements.
• Responsible for continuous process improvement and for identifying/maintaining a clear and measurable Development Process deployable throughout the SDLC (Agile and RUP).

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Business Analyst Expert

Responsibilities:

• Managed AML Screening Tool and Case Management (Workflow) implementation for APAC, EMEA and NAM regions.
• Proof of concept (PoC) with FircoSoft - Contenders evaluated during Make/ buy evaluations included Norkom; DataFlux; Actimize; FircoSoft, Global Interdict and Metavante's Integrated Banking Services (IBS).
• Worked together with Mantas program management team for consolidated Integration efforts for business feeds
• Gathered functional and system requirements through interviews, meetings, and existing documentation.
• Identified and refined scope - developed scope documents, conducted gap analysis.
• Created RACI, set up meetings, conducted Walkthroughs, JAD sessions with Management, SMEs (Subject Matter Experts), vendors, users and other stakeholders to identify and resolve issues and to develop specifications.
• Analyzed and documented current state workflow and developed future state using MS Visio, Rational Rose .
• Created Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, flow diagrams in Rational Rose and Visio.
• Developed system requirements for Use Cases, Supplementary Specifications and UI specifications documentation.
• Created and managed project templates, use case project templates, developed Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) using Rational Rose to trace each software requirement to test case.
• Translated business requirements into Design Document (FRD/FRS) for coding.
• Documented data sources and transformation rules required for maintaining data warehouse content.
• Maintained data warehouse metadata, naming and other standards. Designed and developed Packages, Stored procedures, and functions for business logic as required.

Confidential, Connecticut

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered Business Requirements from business users and provided Technical team with Functional Specifications.
• Met the stakeholders and prepared User Stories and prepared Product Backlog based on user stories.
• Conducted JAD session for brainstorming and giving an understanding of the application to the team.
• Conducted daily, retrospective and end-to-end meetings in every sprint and prepared backlogs for every sprint.
• Contacted SMEs and obtained their help to understand the low level legacy flow of data.
• Assisted technical team with Data Modeling and ran SQL Scripts to ensure accurate application of business rules.
• Worked with DBAs to create temporary tables and map data accordingly. Conducted various tests such as integration testing, regression testing and user acceptance testing. Coordinated bug tracking and fixing issues.
• Assisted the Scrum Master and made sure that there are no impediments in the course of the project and that the scrum process is being followed as intended.

Confidential

Sr. System Analyst and Offshore Lead

Responsibilities:

• Identified and refined scope, gathered functional and system requirements through interviews and meetings.
• Created RACI, set up meetings, conducted Walkthroughs, JAD sessions with Management, SMEs (Subject Matter Experts), vendors, users and other stakeholders to identify and resolve issues and to develop specifications.
• Created Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, flow diagrams in MS Visio and analyzed current state workflow and developed future state, scripted Use Cases, UI specifications and other supplementary documentation.
• Conducted gap analysis between existing and future state systems, tracked KPIs and developed review dashboards.
• Created and managed project templates, use case templates, requirement types and traceability relationships.
• Logged and tracked inter and intra project issues and risks with the global team and change control board.
• Interpreted data sources and managed large amounts of data, merged data sources together, ensured consistency of data-sets, created visualizations to aid in understanding data, and communicated insights/findings.
• Planned budgets and spend; People management, including training, coaching and performance evaluations.
• Project milestone tracking and reporting per project to senior management and sponsors and on system trackers
• Test management across all initiatives for, System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)