SUMMARY:

Accomplished in all phases of the system development lifecycle: feasibility, project planning (includes defining and documenting business processes, requirements definition, data mapping, specifications and design), development (includes user acceptance testing (UAT), integration testing, implementation and user training), and maintenance with excellent communication, analytical and organizational skills. Specializing in analysis and documentation of financial and non - financial business operations and information management requirements. Unique combination of technical knowledge and business acumen with the ability to bridge gaps between Information Technology (IT) and user communities and manage deliverables with major business impact.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Packages: MS-Visio 2000-2010, MS-Project 2000-2010, Rational Suite, SharePoint, Rational Rose, Rational Requisite Pro, IBM DOORS, Informatica PowerCenter

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center

Office Suite: MS Office Suite 2010 (MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Excel, MS Outlook, MS Project), WebSphere

Methodologies: UML, RUP, Waterfall, SDLC, Agile

Programming Languages: Java/J2ee, SQL, HTML, PL/SQL, MS Visual Basic, Powerbuilder, Dreamweaver, Home Site, Adobe Photoshop, NetObjects ScriptBuilder, CICS, COBOL/ COBOL II

Databases: Oracle Enterprise v11, SOA Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.7, Toad for Data Analysts 3.0, WinSCP 5.1.0, Sybase, MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, MS Access 2010, Teradata, SOLR Enterprise Search Platform

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Consultant

Confidential,Jersey City, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring populations and samples are independently obtained by extracting data directly from clients systems
• Ensuring proper sampling techniques are used and sampling methodology is documented
• Responsible for managing a team of Sampling Developers
• Assist sample developers with data access routines to extract data from source systems and resolves issues associated with finding data
• Serves as a partner to the Test Owners and Test Developers to ensure appropriate data filters are applied based on institutional business and product needs
• Gathers and organizes data in order to track report and monitor effectiveness of key controls and tracking, monitoring, and escalation of risk related issues to management
• Builds logic for automated data extraction and validation for QC testing. Acts as subject matter expert on data mining, code development, quantitative tools, and automated reporting
• Works within the policies and standards regarding sampling methodologies
• Thoroughly documents operating procedures for sampling execution
• Participate in Sampling Review, Remediation Review and Management Review using Global Compliance Consent Order Workflow tool
• Assist with supporting High Level (HLD) and Low Level (LLD) software requirements specifications

Confidential,New York, NY

Sr. Business / Data Analyst

• Assist with the business case, requirements elicitation, fit/gap analysis, and preparation of Solution Requirements Overview (SRO) and Solution Requirement Specifications (SRS) documents for the Analysis workstream
• Participate in the visual design and wire frame design sessions with business and technology teams
• Participated in developing Data Analysis, Data Mapping, Use Cases, Process Flows and Traceability Matrixes
• Participate on multi-disciplinary work teams to achieve successful execution of complex implementation projects
• Participate in User Interface Design, Prototyping and Data Flows

Confidential,Brooklyn, NY

Sr. IT BA

• Conducting requirements gathering sessions with representatives from various agencies and any other appropriate users.
• Gathering, analyzing and documenting business requirements.
• Creating system requirements for developers.
• Investigating and propose recommendations for resolution of business and software issues.
• Participated in comprehensive business and data analysis using SQL.
• Assisting others in application testing planning, coordination, and execution activities.
• Planning, managing and reporting regular status updates for projects to meet delivery deadlines.
• Maintaining familiarity with and enforce agency and citywide project standards.
• Working in both mainframe and distributed systems environments processing the following Treasury Management transactions and bank interfaces (ACH Debit, ACH Credit Fed Wire, Credit Card and ATM/Debit Card).

Confidential,Pennington, NJ

Sr. Business Systems Analyst (BSA)

• Documenting High Level (HLD) and supporting Low Level (LLD) software requirements specifications from a technology perspective. The requirements analysis will cover different components of Confidential GWIM applications:
• User interface (UI)
• Report output
• Logic rules for analytic calculations
• Data requirements/modeling
• Coordinating and conducting business, systems requirements analysis meetings with business and technology partners.
• Documenting, following up and resolving issues related to each assigned project.

Confidential,Jersey City, NJ

Sr. IT BA

• Partner with the business, technical teams, testing teams to create and maintain the Functional design for the various modules in the platform.
• Identify, create and maintain Functional Requirements using IBM Rational DOORS.
• Document and maintain Use Cases, Process Flows and Traceability Matrix.
• Follow the SDLC process established in the organization and create and maintain all relevant requirements artifacts using Sharepoint as portal.
• Participated in comprehensive business and data analysis using SQL.
• Interview Business and IT subject matter experts in order to understand current state process and prepare current and future state system process flows and documentation using Microsoft Visio.
• Coordinate Business and Functional Requirement Walkthrough Sessions, including formal review and approvals if necessary.
• Prepare proposed Solution Outline, coordinate and review with the Business, Technical, QC and UAT Teams.
• Build effective working relationships with business partners and across the project team at all levels to aid effective collaboration and communication including utilizing offshore resources.

Confidential,Mount Laurel, NJ

Sr. IT BA

• Gather systems and process requirements, analyze to understand and minimize unnecessary variation, document to allow business partners to prioritize and verify requirements using Sharepoint as portal.
• Analyze existing feeds, system documentation and interview Business and IT subject matter experts in order to understand current state process.
• Coordinate and lead business Joint Requirement Session (JRS) reviews of process and system solution design, including formal review and approvals if necessary.
• Prepare System Requirements Specification (SRS), System Design Specification (SDS) and execute business implementation plans including training, user testing and change control management.
• Working in both mainframe and distributed systems environments processing the following Cash Management Services (CMS) transactions and bank interfaces (PEP+, ACH Receive/Return, Fed Wire, Check Processing/Ordering, ATM/Debit Card Transactions (FIS/EFT) and Fidelity Profile operating system).
• Participated in the Confidential CMS Conversion (Bank Interface) project. The purpose of this project was to convert and enhance all legacy Cash Management Service bank functionality from Confidential ’s legacy BOS system to the new Fidelity Profile System. Confidential ’s involvement was to implement changes to processes and bank interfaces between Confidential, Confidential and its vendors, including external market data systems (Bloomberg, Reuters).
• Participated in the Confidential ATM Rebates project. The purpose of this project was to allow clients to receive rebates back from ATM Fees they are charged when using their debit card. Confidential ’s involvement was to automate rebate of ATM fees charged on the Confidential Debit Card back to clients. The enhanced file will include fees for ATM, POS and International ATM Fees and will be delivered to Confidential in the standard NACHA format.

Confidential,New York, NY

Sr. BA

• Participated in the implementation of the Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) project.
• Participated in the implementation to outsource ownership of COBRA administration to a vendor of choice (Ceridian) in two phases.
• Participated in the implementation and development of business requirement document (BRD) to create new bank accounts (checking and EFT) facilitating the segregation of claim payments (Medical, Dental, Hospital and Pharmacy) for the purpose of paying GHI FEHB program claims disbursements. This initiative included transmitting positive pay check issuance and NACHA files to BNY Mellon for reconciliation.
• Participated in the Enterprise wide migration of the legacy (GHI) AMISYS Claims System to the (HIP) QCare Claims System.
• Participated in the development of business requirement document (BRD) and initiate BRD review sessions with IS and business partners to obtain BRD signoff.
• Participated as Change Control Manager coordinating with IS and business partners to manage business requirements and change requests as well as monitor and report deliverables and progress.
• Facilitate meetings with the appropriate subject matter experts and stakeholders to elicit specifics on requirements and flowchart current and future state processes.
• Participated with managing, providing guidance and assistance in the development of project plans and implementation plans.
• Interface with business partners to create traceability matrixes and provide guidance and assistance in the development of test plans and test cases for User Acceptance Testing (UAT), QA, Regression, and System Testing activities and participate with managing the implementation plans using Sharepoint as portal.

Confidential,New York, NY

PM/Delivery Manager

• Reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating business systems and user needs
• Developed structured project and decommission application plans
• Developed data migration and data transfer requirements
• Coordinated with various LOB’s (Debt Capital Market, Market Data, Investment Banking, Equities) and external financial market data systems (Bloomberg) to develop new data migration policies, processes and procedures
• Managed and coordinated migrating data, code and documentation from Confidential to Oppenheimer

Confidential,Somerset, NJ

Sr. BA

• Reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating business systems and user needs
• Developed structured project plans and business requirements
• Developed requirements for file formats, system changes and coordinate the systems development life cycle
• Developed test plans and training documentation using RoboHelp
• Assisted with end user UAT and training
• Managed the implementation of system enhancements and new systems through the project life cycle using Sharepoint as portal

Confidential,Princeton, NJ

PM / BSA

• Partnered with assigned business areas to understand and prioritize information needs, and translate business requirements into systems solutions
• Maintained an audit-compliant (Sarbanes-Oxley) SDLC IT environment
• Recognized and documented business process gaps and propose improvements
• Managed the implementation of system enhancements and new systems through the project life cycle using Sharepoint as portal
• Lead user groups to provide training, resolve questions, assess user needs, recommend and implement changes
• Aided in training and implementation of new business operating model and technology platform and schedule and conduct training sessions with end users
• Maintained and managed data in a timely manner. Set-up, configure and maintain static data
• Participated in developing business and functional requirements, process flows using Microsoft Visio integrating General Ledger financial transactions into JDE Edwards
• Assisted with automated integration with front office systems (i.e., CRM systems, JDE, Concur, ZaiNet, ADP)
• Web Interface developed using Microsoft .NET Technology

Confidential,Jersey City, NJ

Sr. BA

• Conducted Gap analysis and evaluate current reference data to support the business requirements and distribution of a standard set of reference data across the enterprise
• Participated in developing business requirements and functional specifications for Reference Data to integrate and decommission the legacy (hJPM) General Ledger Accounting System (GLAS) platform and convert to the strategic Bank One (hB1) SAP GL platform
• Assisted in solution design sessions within Global Standard Release (GSR) that include technical design solution sessions
• Participated in developing data interface requirements for external market data systems (Bloomberg)
• Participated in comprehensive business and data analysis using SQL.
• Aide in training and implementation of new business operating model and technology platform
• Provided additional support to the critical deliverables of the project and processes to support the enterprise program strategy, policies and procedures including utilizing offshore resources

Confidential,Woodbridge, NJ

PM and Sr. BSA

• Involved in the full project life cycle process of the product integration into Prudential Annuities Technology future state Operations resulting from the acquisition of the American Skandia Corporation.
• Provided technology recommendations for Prudential Annuities Technology and third party vendor CSC Policy Link contract administrative system.
• Participated in gathering business requirements and facilitating implementing recommended requirements.
• Participated in analyzing inbound and outbound feeds for data warehousing, data and file mapping, functional process flows and developing technical specifications.