Business Analyst Resume

SUMMARY

BA/QA Analyst with an extensive experience in Business Analysis including requirement elicitation, data analysis and validation, and business documentation
Organizational and functional requirements using UML modeling techniques and RUP methodology
Creative and enthusiastic, self - starter, team player
Cultivate positive and productive working relationships in team environments
Excellent problem-solving skills
Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
In-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Waterfall and Agile methodology
Experienced in design, development, code reviews, and source code control systems.
Knowledge of SQL

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Quality Center, Assembla, QTP 9.5, SOAPUI

Programming Languages: SQL, HTML, JavaScript/VB Script, Shell Script

Operating Systems: UNIX, Windows 98/2000/XP/7, MSDOS

Database Management Systems: Oracle, SQL Server 7.0, Sybase 11.x, MS Access

Web/Application Servers: Apache Tomcat, JBoss, Netscape, WebLogic, WebSphere

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Franklin Lakes, NJ

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

Interviewed SMEs and Stakeholders to gather business requirements for client business processes
Created use cases, activity diagrams, logical, components and deployment views to extract business process flow
Translated business requirements into system specifications utilizing UML and RUP methodology
Reviewed test plans to ensure accuracy in test steps for enhancement made to the prescription drug system

Confidential, Caldwell, NJ

QA / BA Analyst

Responsibilities:

Participated in design, development and troubleshooting of Program Management System to enhance the search ability of realtors, sellers and buyers for listed properties, mortgage calculations, and property status retrieval
Conducted manual testing of the websites via cross browsers (multiple operation systems and mobile devices)
Analyzed and translated business requirement into detailed functional specifications
Created Use Cases, Business Rules Catalog, Data Dictionary and other system artifacts
Collaborated with users and prepared detailed functional specifications
Edited data using SQL; monitored daily processes of the database refresh and reporting functions
Conducted software testing to satisfy client specifications
Maintained release summary logs

Confidential, Jersey City

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

Worked on web-based applications and systems development projects, e.g., customized Content Management System (CMS).
Facilitated requirements gathering workshops and interviewed stakeholders and subject matter experts (SMEs) to create business cases, vision and scope, individual requirements documents
Elicited and documented requirements using RUP methodology for preparation of use cases, Business Rules Catalog, Data Dictionary and other user/system requirements artifacts
Communicated and clarified the requirements to the development team
Conducted software testing to satisfy client requirements; validated tags and debugged web-pages, prepared test cases and generated reports

Confidential, Somerset, NJ

Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

Worked with financial groups, while participating in interim VS enhancement report multi-phase project for cost accounting
Performed gap analysis for existing and proposed systems
Liaised between the development team and business stake holders
Analyzed user requirements and produced written specifications for project support
Managed releases to include estimation, test plan and test cases development, feature testing, troubleshooting, regression testing
Enhanced and maintained Application Delivery Management system using VBA and MS Access under Windows NT 4.0 Environment
Modified application while analyzing system flow and existing program code
Monitored changes and additions to the ADM system for maintainability
Created adhoc reports using MS Access

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Senior Programmer/Analyst

Responsibilities:

Worked on Eagle Pace web-based investment data-Hub warehouse and portfolio Management
Designed and implemented Oracle database tables, procedures, functions, packages, and triggers in support of an investment analyst tracking system
Participated in development and analysis of project plans for MIS team
Gathered business requirements and translated them into functional specifications
Analyzed data structures from various business systems and designed common data models