SUMMARY:

• 17+ years of diverse experience in Information Technology with emphasis on Business Analysis and Quality Assurance Analysis.
• Excellent understanding, involvement, and leadership in various stages of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Extensive experience and success in leading teams of size 12 - 20 members including training of Offshore technology staff.
• Have worked hands-on UML and RUP (Rational Unified Process).
• Extensive experience in writing Business Requirement Documents, Functional Specification Documents, Technical Specifications Documents, conducting JAD sessions, and co-ordinating with teams from senior management, business, design, development, and testing.
• Expertise in Rational Suite of products such as Rational Software Architect (RSA), Rational Software Modeler (RSM), ReqPro, Test Manager, Functional Tester, Manual Tester, and Performance Tester.
• Worked on Rational Rose, Rational Robot, Clear Case, Clear Quest, Rational SODA reports, and PVCS.
• Expertise in using Mercury Interactives automated testing tools such as WinRunner, Quick TestPro (QTP), Load Runner, Test Director, and Quality Center.
• Extensive experience in writing Test Plans, Test Strategies, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Documentation.
• Strong working knowledge of Test Script Language (TSL) and SQABASIC and Bug Reporting using Test Management tools.
• Sound Knowledge of Web Sphere, Weblogic Application Server.
• Experience in working with Oracle, J2EE (Java, Servlets, JSP, EJB), XML, UML, Rational Development Suite, C, C++, SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX Shell Scripting.
• In-depth participation in design reviews and requirement analysis with development team and the client.
• Have good working knowledge of UNIX flavors SUN-Solaris 7& 8, SCO-UNIX and exposure
• Assisting CMM Level activities and perform Internal audits.
• Development of Requirements management Process.
• Development of Software Configuration Management Process.
• Proficient in Unix, Linux, and Windows operating systems.
• Highly motivated, detail oriented, ability to work independently and as a part of the team with excellent Technical, Analytical, Presentation, and Communication skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr Business Analyst / QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed a co-branded compensation application with National Sales application (PB Comp). Development of the PB Comp product resulted in significant cost savings for Confidential (reduced license fees by 20%).
• Global Liquidity Risk Management (Treasury Department) - Defined data validation controls as part of the effort required by FSA (UK authority) for the firm to reconcile transactions and balances acquired in GLRM with the General Ledger; Established reconciliation framework; Provided first line of support for GLRM business users; Assisted data sourcing strategies; Transitioned data validation, reconciliation processes and controls to the Data Assurance group.
• Worked on Basel II & Basel III projects.
• Documented requirements such as Business Requirements, Functional Requirements, Use cases, and Data Mapping documents.
• Created Testing artifacts such as Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test case, Test Status documents.
• Developed business requirements for implementation of a securitized products trading system. Conducted an in-depth analysis of the market data, reference data, valuation engines, order management, confirmation/settlement process and financial reporting requirements.
• Worked with various data streams for financial products such as Money Markets, Deposits, Lending, OTC and Exchange traded derivatives, Bonds, Commercial Loans and Secured Financing.
• Documented functional and data mapping documents and test scenarios.
• Created pivot tables and macros in MS Excel to summarize large data and analyze them.
• Used Visio for data mapping and process flow generation of the PB Comp Application.
• Developed technology strategy recommendations based on detailed Cost Benefit Analysis and system infrastructure design. Presented recommendations and proposals to management teams.
• Conducted SIT testing and transitioned to UAT.

Environment: .Net, Crystal reports IX, Visio, Business Objects IX, Rapid SQL, QTP, LoadRunner, Quality Center, TOAD, Adobe Photoshop CS3, MS Visio 2003, MS Access, Erwin, SQL, MS Excel, Snagit 8, Windows NT, Oracle, MS Project, Spotfire

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. BA / QA

Responsibilities:

• Introduced RUP Methodology and best practices to the team.
• Liaised among client system technology teams and business unit teams in Equity, FX, Derivatives, Credit Risk, Treasury, Economic Capital, Market Risk, Regulatory Capital, Treasury, Recon, Corporate View, and Fixed Income.
• Identified Risk Exposure in the area of Securities Deposit, Property Tax and AFR (Future Rental) accounts.
• Created G/L master records, sub-ledger accounts for customers, vendors and assets, tax accounts for state, county and city, reconciliation accounts, special ledger accounts.
• Provide tax research and support regarding inquiries related to U.S tax documentation.
• Develop a deep understanding of business lines and how tax situations settle through the firms' architecture.
• Created various Tax codes to calculate the amount of tax on sales/purchases automatically on request, calculate the non-deductible input tax portion.
• Performed Tax calculation by defining tax rates based on jurisdiction codes defined in R/3 and by the user.
• In Asset Accounting, defined asset classes, number range intervals, assigned chart of depreciation to company code, assigned tax codes for non-taxable transactions, and specified Account Determination.
• Delivered business requirements documents, system functional specifications, technical specifications document, and system design documents.
• Designed an application for transaction processing to feed Risk Data Repository (RDR).
• Translated desired product features into Business and UML Use Case Functional Requirements.
• Spearheaded the manual and automated testing activities using Rational tools for the project.
• Involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and facilitating users with the application delivery.
• Managed project timelines and coordinated with clients, internal data providers, and development teams to ensure adherence to delivery dates; used Microsoft Project for project tracking.
• Responsible for full project lifecycle from scoping/inception to testing and coordination of deployment.
• Delegated team deliverables among subordinates.
• Organized weekly status meetings to check pulse rate of team activities, keep up with timeline, leverage load among subordinates.

Environment: MS Access, SQL, MS Excel, UNIX Shell, Snagit 8, .NET, Rational(ReqPro, ClearQuest, Test Manager, Functional Tester, Performance Tester, Manual Tester, RSA, RSM), SoDA Reports, RUP, ClearCase, Windows NT, Oracle, MS Project, Informatica, Lotus Notes, Sametime, CVS, MS Access, Visio, Erwin, iRise, JAVA, JSP, AS/400

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. BA / QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Designed an analysis tool using Moodys-KMV (EDFs), Standard & Poors and Bloomberg market data. It replaced multiple legacy systems for annual cost savings of $150,000.
• Worked with financial products such as Bonds (Treasury), Repos, Reverse Repos, fixed income derivatives, Secured Financing, and Loans.
• Documented business requirements documents, system functional specifications, technical specifications document, and system design documents for Basel II.
• Documented Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Cases, and Test Scripts.
• Developed the back bone for manual and automated testing using Rational tools to test 23 test types.
• Created User Guides to use tools such as ReqPro, Rational Functional Tester, Rational Test Manager, Rational Performance Tester, and Clear Quest.
• Test scope included verification of web services, four-tier WSDL validation, unit testing, functional testing, performance testing, regression testing, GUI testing of multi-layered transaction scenarios and use cases.
• Reviewed and verified Test Plans, Test Strategies and carried out testing for the functionality of the applications.
• Used Test Manager for Test Planning, Execution, Results, and Analysis.
• Developed test harnesses and test cases; execute test cases, analyze results and report defects as appropriate.
• High level testing activities involved System Integration, Performance, Deployment, UAT, Data Center Acceptance testing (DCAT).
• Followed up with defects raised and bug fixes.
• Used CVS as a Configuration Management to efficiently document, store and retrieve project reports.
• Designed an analysis tool using Moodys-KMV (EDFs), Standard & Poors and Bloomberg market data. It replaced multiple legacy systems for annual cost savings of $150,000.
• Documented and reviewed Statement of Work.
• Documented GAP analysis report.

Environment: MS Access, SQL, MS Excel, UNIX Shell, Snagit 8, Rational(Functional Tester, Test Manager, Performance Tester), RUP, ClearCase, Clear Quest, Windows NT, Oracle, MS Project, CVS, MS Access, Visio, Erwin, iRise, JAVA, JSP, VBA, AS/400

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Business Analyst/ QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Documented requirements for Reconciliation Process as part of Basel II implementation.
• Lead business analysis, project management and interviewing comptroller users.
• Documented requirements defining current system state, future system state, and technical writing (user manuals).
• Worked with source data entity controllers and had them commit and convert to send corrected source data following change of legacy/code.
• Performed extensive analysis, testing and reconciliation of Basel II Capital Engine (Internal-model capital engine to determine credit risk) Balance Sheet trade data to Source System trade data from various data streams for financial products such as Money Markets, OTC and Exchange traded derivatives, Commodities, Commercial Loans and Secured Financing.
• Conducted JAD sessions and video conferencing with users and SMEs as part of Business Process Re-engineering of Asset Management, Derivatives business procedures. Analyzed outcome and presented recommendations for new technology.
• Used Visio for data mapping of the SWIFT variable size tagged messages, process flow generation and Foreign Exchange Customer Payments.
• Performed detailed SQL Data Analysis and verification.

Environment: Videoconferencing, MS Office, Outlook, Erwin, Object Oriented, Laptops, METASTOCK, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, Messenger, MS PowerPoint, Multiplatform (MF, PC, WEB HOSTING, UNIX, STRATUS) Relational Database Management Systems, VBA, EDI, FTP, SWIFT, FIX, CA UNICENTER E-SECURITY, MS Visio, MS Project

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Replaced existing Demand Deposit Account system with a third party vendor client-server solution (OPICS-DDA).
• Directed all phases of DDA General Ledger and Overdraft Credit Line conversions
• Supervised interfacing of DDA customers’ statement data to reconciliation (Intelli-Match) and compensation claims (Intelli-Tracs) systems.
• Participated in multiple system migrations: General Ledger Tandem-based system to PeopleSoft GL running UNIX on Solaris; legacy portfolio system to LoanIQ and; an existing Money Market system to OPICS-Money Market
• Assisted the development and implementation of Funds Transfer interface between BOS and Money Transfer using an external SWIFT Message Brokering software package.

Environment: J2EE (EJB, Java, Servlets, JSP), RUP, UML, SQL, Visio, Mercury (WinRunner, Load Runner, Test Director), Oracle, UNIX, Windows.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Business Analyst / QA

Responsibilities:

• Supervised initial implementation of Foreign Exchange Back Office and Nostro Reconciliation Systems.
• Established controlled and secured environments for development and production work.
• Assisted in conversion of back office systems to faster VAX hardware platform.
• Recommended several hardware configurations to improve performance and reduce overhead by eliminating datacenter costs.
• Supported on-going back office operations with initiatives to interface accounting data centralized General Ledger and improve formatting of SWIFT messages to reduce expenses.

Environment: HTML, Java, Java Scripts, J2EE, Oracle, WebLogic, MS office, WinRunner, LoadRunner, Test Director, and UNIX.

Confidential, SAN JOSE, CA

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created XML scripts to test Investment Model Upload Interface function.
• Set up bug prioritization meetings with Business Analysts to review Showstopper bugs and outstanding issues.
• Performed functional and regression testing of all the assigned projects.
• Administered PVCS Tracker and maintained source code and test scripts in Visual SourceSafe.

Environment: Windows 2000, XML, PVCS, UML, Java, JavaScript, Servlets, Oracle 7, WinRunner, Load Runner, TestDirector, UNIX

Confidential, Dakota Dunes, SD

Developer/Tester

Responsibilities:

• Supported conversion of VAX based Money Market System to Client server (OPICS - Money Market)
• Developed Y2K test plans and conducted testing of FX back office systems.
• Supervised development of TCP/IP based interface from back office Foreign Exchange system to third party netting system on state of the art VAX hardware platform supporting global network of users in US, UK, and Tokyo.

Environment: Windows 2000, UNIX, WinRunner, Load Runner, TestDirector