SUMMARY:

• 7+ years of consistent experience in the following areas: Ability to gather and document Business Requirements, experienced in writing Use Cases. Proficiency in SDLC life cycle, understands the workflow concept, ability to gather and document the 'As - Is' and 'To-Be' processes
• Requirement gathering through interviews, workshops, JAD sessions with clients, developers and QA Analysts and referring to existing system documentation and procedures
• Experienced in gathering and documenting test Scenarios and ability to train users to translate technical requirements and translate them to a business audience
• Worked in a software development IT shop, created quality documentations such as Requirements Documents, Design Document, Test Plan, and User Acceptance Test Plans. Self starter with excellent time management skills
• Strived to understand not just the technical needs of the client but also gained an understanding of the businesses
• Writing Use cases and producing Use Case Model, Analysis model, Behavior diagrams (Sequence diagrams, Collaboration diagrams) and Class diagrams based on UML Methodology & Business process flow diagrams using Visio
• Using Rational Unified Process (RUP), Rational Rose, Requisite Pro, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes and methodologies
• Writing & documenting Business Plan, Requirements Document, Functional Specification Document, and Test Case
• Excellent working and conceptual knowledge of Oracle, PL/SQL, Developer Forms and Reports, Pro *C, C/C++, Java, UNIX Shell Scripting and HTML
• Experience with DB2 support tools such as Query Management Facility (QMF) and FileAid
• Defining Test Cases, analyzing bugs, interaction with team members in fixing errors and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Using project management tools like MS-Project for status reporting and planning.
• Creative and aggressive self-starter with integrative thinking skills, capable of forming and maintaining positive and productive working relationships in internal, external, independent, and team environments
• Highly motivated, organized and results and detail oriented with excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills. Proven capability of adapting to new and fast changing technologies

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Project Methodologies: Rational Unified Process (RUP), UML

Business Modeling Tools: Rational Rose, MS Visio

Requirement Management Tools: Rational RequisitePro

Operating Systems: Windows NT/XP/2000, UNIX

RDBMS: Oracle, SQL Server

Languages: C, SQL, HTML, and JAVA

Business Applications: Microsoft Office Suite- MS Word, Excel,Outlook, PowerPointDesign Tool & Languages: Microsoft Visio, C, C++, and HTML

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered data during JAD sessions to build baseline and initiated processes to improve baseline
• Developed concepts, business models, and used required technologies when necessary such as UML or Data Flow Diagrams to manage the work effectively
• Defined detailed requirements through product development and other functions to support project team; wrote detailed description of user needs (Use Cases), program functions (Business Rules and Supplementary Specifications), and steps required to develop or modify computer programs.
• Helped the developers in writing JAVA coding
• Gathered requirements using data mining for Internet telephony
• Finalized the requirements for building an OLAP tool for extracting data from a Central Legacy server and loading it into a DB2 server
• Executed efforts within the SDLC parameters to ensure customer satisfaction and drove projects to completion throughout product deployment, implementation and configuration lifecycle.
• Gathered the deep understanding of network management.
• Designed the logistics analysis including order entry, order management, inventory management.
• Reviewed computer system capabilities, workflow, and scheduling limitations to determine if requested program or program change is possible within existing system
• Assisted Programmer/Analyst in resolution of work problems related to flow charts, project specifications, or programming
• Effectively and timely completed client project which met and exceeded client expectations
• Was able to explain issues and solutions to all levels of technical/non-technical personnel and assisted QA team with test plan and test case development; tested all new and changed functionality to applications during development life cycle
• Prepared workflow charts and diagrams to specify in detail operations to be performed by equipment and computer programs and operations to be preferred.

Environment: Windows2000, Rational Unified Process, Requisite Pro, Microsoft Project 2000,HTML, Java, J2EE, DB2, MS Visio.

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gathering requirements and specifications for financial Reporting and support order modules of child support application
• Exhibit sound business judgment and decision making capabilities
• Assist project personnel in designing test plans, approaches, scenarios, test data and test scripts
• Arranged walkthroughs and interviews with the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and other stakeholders to keep track of user requirements and thus modifying business goals when necessary. Also recorded the requirements in a format that could be easily understood by both the business and the technical groups
• Assure system compliance with ACF SACWIS requirements
• Applying DRC's proven business transformation methods and practices
• Prepare and present DRC SACWIS solution to potential clients
• Implemented RUP within the different groups involved in the project, to configure and develop process, standards, and procedures
• Conducted JAD sessions to allow different stakeholders to communicate their perspectives with each other, resolve any issues and come to an agreement quickly
• Reviewed and finalized the User Requirement Specification (URS), Functional Requirement Specification (FRS), Technical Specification, and Detailed Design documents
• Finalized the requirements for building an OLAP tool for extracting data from a Central Legacy server and loading it into a DB2 server
• Converted user requirements into business requirements, analyzed the same, and segregated them into high level and low-level business requirements
• Used MS Project to manage schedules, deadlines, and resources
• Acted as a liaison between the different stakeholders for facilitating communication between them
• Used MS Visio to carry out the business modeling, data modeling, and object modeling efforts to develop the business architecture for rapid and controlled application development
• Developed Data Flow, Work Flow, Process Flow, and Entity Relationship Diagrams in MS Visio, and analyzed them to create AS IS and TO BE scenarios
• Manage the design and implementation of a loan origination system and implementation of consumer loan origination systems

Environment: Windows2000, Requisite Pro, Microsoft Project 2000,PL/SQL, MS Office, DB2, MS Visio.

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Wrote business requirements which involved market risk analysis and risk management like continuous time finance & asset pricing, stochastic processes & simulations, credit derivatives, structured products, documentation, value at risk, risk & return optimization.
• Identified processes for developing and documenting detailed business requirements. Data was collected from end-users, and analysts.
• Created Use-Cases and Requirements documents to document business needs.
• Requirements were gathered through interactions and meetings and periodic walkthroughs with loan analysts, credit analysts and other potential users of the application.
• Conducted Use-Case reviews and identified gaps, leading to improvements/enhancements in the same.
• Ensured Use-Cases were consistent and covered all aspects of the Requirements document.
• Maintained documents and the effect of proposed changes on the project schedule and costs.
• Used Rational Clear Quest for bug reporting.
• Worked directly with software engineers to ensure clear communications on requirements and defect reports.
• Designed and developed scenarios based on business requirements.
• Developed requirements integrating E-R diagrams and designed the testing process flows.
• Followed the RUP methodology for the entire SDLC.
• Used the guidelines and artifacts of the Rational Unified Process (RUP) to strategize the implementation of Rational Unified Process effort in different iterations and phases (Inception, Elaboration, Construction and Transition) of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Interacting with other teams through walkthroughs, teleconferences, meetings, etc. to resolve various issues.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenario description.

Environment: Windows2000, Rational Rose, Rational Unified Process, Rational Clear Quest, Oracle, Microsoft Project 2000, UNIX, MS Access, IIS, Test Director.

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Wrote test plans and test cases based on the business requirements which involved market risk analysis and risk management like continuous time finance & asset pricing, stochastic processes & simulations, credit derivatives, structured products, documentation, value at risk, risk & return optimization.
• Evaluated business requirements for enterprise business applications integration while delivering new/modified enhancements.
• Monitored progress against business functionality, requested objectives to ensure that projects meets the specific release criteria.
• Highlighted any potential risks to the environment.
• Signed-off all releases before they enter production.
• Analyzed consumer surveys and gave technical inputs in Business meetings.
• Involved in the meeting with Business process owners, SME (subject matter experts) and Marketing Team for Requirements gathering in definition stage.
• Facilitated the Customer in defining the high-level functional requirements and needs.
• Wrote Use cases and create Activity Diagrams.
• Worked directly with software engineers to ensure clear communications on requirements and defect reports.
• Designed and developed scenarios based on business requirements.
• Interacting with other teams through walkthroughs, teleconferences, meetings, etc. to resolve various issues.
• Bug reporting done using Rational clear quest.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenario description

Environment: Rational Team Test, Windows NT, J2EE, Oracle, IIS, ASP, HTML, and VB Script.

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Studied existing business application and processes, collected end user requirements and suggested the improvised business process model.
• Gap Analysis of client requirements, generated workflow process, flow charts and relevant artifacts.
• Defined and documented the vision and scope of the project.
• Conducted one on one interviews with high level management team and participated in the JAD session with the SME’s.
• Worked as a liaison between the business and technical side to convey the business needs to the system architects.
• Worked in association with RUP mentors to ensure fidelity to the standard RUP practices of the institution.
• Participated in weekly status meetings to present status and in corporate any digressions from the original scope.
• Designed Use Cases using UML and managed the entire functional requirements life cycle using RUP.
• Created and managed project templates, Use Case project templates, requirement types and trace-ability relationships in Requisite Pro.
• Carried out a thorough target organization assessment and risk analysis.
• Involved in cross-functional teams, developing new ways to boost efficiency and delivering results in a fast changing environment to achieve company goals.
• Provided the management with test metrics, reports, and schedules as necessary using MS Project and participated in the design walkthroughs and meetings.
• Analyzed the “As is” and “To be” system documents to show the current and proposed functionalities of the system using MS VISIO.
• Worked with the clients on the final signing process in the User Acceptance stages.

Environment: MS-Visio, Test Director, UNIX, Windows NT, Java, HTML, Oracle, and IIS.