Summary:

• I have 7 years of professional experience in business analysis with excellent written and oral communication skill in English and French.
• As a business analyst, I have extensive experience in gathering, managing and documenting business and functional requirements, communicating effectively with upper management, developers and QA engineers.
• Adept at creating and transforming business requirements into functional requirements and designing business models using UML diagrams - Context, Use Case, State, Sequence, Activity diagrams in Enterprise Architect .
• I have strong experience in conducting UAT and documentation of test cases. Familiar in designing and developing manual and automation test cases and test scripts using Test
• Exceptional problem solving and sound decision making capabilities, recognized by alternative solutions, and confident, accurate, decision-making coupled with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. I track good record for meeting deadlines and submit deliverables on time.

Skills:

• Microsoft Office tools namely Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, PVCS Tracker, SQL, Navision related to Business Warehouse, PVCS Version Manager, Pathways, People soft, UML, DOORS, Rational SoDA Data warehousing, FRD and BRD experience, Visio, Documentum, Agile, Cell Alignment, Formattin, Waterfall, Rational Requisite Pro (RRP), and good knowledge on Business Objects, Typing speeds, 40 – 50 WPM and experience in Ten Key.

Education/ Certification:

• Certified Business Analysis
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting,Strayed University,Rockville,MD
• BS in Computer Science, Notre Dame University,Paris
• Tax Certificate from H&R Block

Experience:

Confidential, Frederick, MD Feb 08 – July 11
Business Analyst
Project: Loan Processing System
The project was a web-based application involving the automation of a loan origination process beginning from origination/opening a loan application through funding/closing. The system performed all the business functions of the loan process such as set-up account information, new loan set-up, credit, and income. The project involved modules for Pre approval, Application, Processing, and Closing. 
Responsibilities:

• I generated a streamline process to understand the various steps in the loan lifecycle and desired functionality of the new system by interacting with users, management, stakeholders, and lenders.
• I gather all the requirements and analyzed the feasibility of their needs by coordinating with the project manager and technical lead.
• Identified, researched, investigated, analyzed, defined opportunities for business process improvement, documented business processes and initiated efforts to make improvements.
• Contributed to the definition of scope, performed extensive requirement analysis and defined functional specifications.
• Prepared Business Requirement Documents and used Requisite Pro to manage, analyze, and convert business requirements into functional specifications.
• I used RUP methodology to analyze and translate business requirements into system specifications, communicating with the business on a broader scale.
• I used Rational Rose and UML to produce models like context, use case, and activity.
• I used the Rational Requisite Pro to manage the requirements, to write good use cases, improve traceability, strengthen collaboration, reduce project rework, and to increase quality
• I used Clear Case to keep different versions of the documents and Clear Quest to report bugs or defect.
• I assisted in designing test plans, test scenarios and test cases for integration, regression and user acceptance testing to improve overall quality of the Application.

Confidential., Fairfax, VA Jan 07 – Feb 08
Business Systems Analyst

• I’m responsible for the accounting systems of the company which included Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and General Ledger.
• Duties included: client liaison; systems analysis & design; preparation of program specifications; project control; preparation of system & client documentation; testing and quality control; and client training.
• I successfully replaced previous financial software for the company.
• Evaluated new packaged software, recommended, purchased, tested and implemented new, computer business accounting software and trained clients.
• I reported to the Director of Information Systems and interfaced with all levels of corporate management.

Confidential, Washington, DC May 05 – Jan 07
Business Analyst

• Acted as primary liaison between the client departments and the Information systems IT department; performed analysis, review, and estimation of the requests; prepared and reviewed system requirements, and client documentation.
• Prepared and executed detailed test plans and test cases.
• Project duties included multiple task project assignments, scheduling and tracking; facilitating meetings with all levels of the business community for requirements gathering, project development, design considerations, impact and risk analysis, and quality control of client acceptance testing.
• Utilized corporation developed SDLC methodology.
• I used Microsoft Office software to perform required job functions.
• Analyzed Requirements and created Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams using MS Visio.
• I Reported to Supervisor of payroll and benefits analysis and interfaced directly with all levels of the client community and department management.

Confidential, Chicago, IL Feb 04 – Apr 05 
Business Analyst for this

• I determined business, user, and function requirements.
• I Created vision, scope and use case documents: business process models, use case diagrams, activity diagrams, and state chart diagrams.
• Utilized RUP to configure and develop process, standards and procedures. Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with stakeholders throughout SDLC to resolve open issues.
• I validated technical designs created by IT development against functional specifications.
• I also worked with QA team to design test plan and test cases for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• I used Business Requirements Document (BRD) to record the business requirements for the project with sections relating to UAT Strategy and Acceptance Criteria to determined how long will it last, who should be involved, from where test data will be sourced.
• I Worked with SQL queries for data manipulations.
• I coordinated work plans between project manager and client using MS Project.
• Created documentation for training and help Desk Teams