SUMMARY

• Business Analyst with more than 7 years of proficiency in business analysis, including wide experience in healthcare industry.
• Have a thorough knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and its various methodologies such as RUP, Waterfall, Agile, and SCRUM.
• Well experienced in business requirements gathering and managing, Risk Analysis, Gap Analysis, Feasibility Studies, and UML Modelling.
• Strong qualifications in Business Process Improvement (BPI), Project Management, Object Oriented Analysis - design and modeling (OOAD), Business Process Flow and Business Process Modelling (BPM).
• Hands on expertise in Rational Requisite Pro as requirement gathering tool.
• Used Business Objects to create Business Intelligence reports requested by teh management.
• Proficient in using UML for BPM, Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Entity Relationship Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Collaboration Diagrams, Class Diagrams, Process work flow diagrams, and document them using Rational Rose and MS Visio.
• Sound knowledge and experience in Data-Warehousing and Database Mapping. Structure, Store and transport data using XML
• Experienced in preparing and documenting teh User Acceptance Test (UAT) plan. Expert in facilitating and defining entire Testing Life Cycle assisted QA team by reviewingtest casesand clarifying requirements to ensure complete coverage of requirements.
• Strong knowledge of BI Reports, OLAP, OLTP, ETL tools, EDI file and FTP files
• Expertise on Identifying and writing Business Rules.
• Adept at preparing Business requirements documents (BRDs), defining project plans, writing system requirements specifications, and delivering project reports.
• Experience conducting Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions and Joint Application Requirements (JAR) with superior organization and presentation skills.
• Expert at analysing, designing, and reengineering systems applications and business processing.
• Worked on MS Project to manage schedules, deadlines, resources, collaborate with
• Different teams, and analyse project information.
• Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) and Enterprise Date Warehouse (EDW).
• Excellent skills in Object Oriented (OO) Analysis, Data Analysis, Requirement Analysis, and Use Case Development.
• Created and maintained scorecards, dashboards, and performance metrics to measure, evaluate and communicate teh project performance.
• Well experience in Data Extraction, Transforming and Loading (ETL) using various tools such as SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Data Transformation Services (DTS).
• Hands on experience with teh ETL tool informatica.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. Experience working with business user as well as senior management.
• Lead and worked with teams to examine and solve business problems by accurately analysing teh needs of clients and halping them achieve improved quality and value for their customers, strong leadership and mentoring skills, and highly proficient organizational and computer skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating System: Windows Vista/ 2008/ XP/ 2003/2000/NT, AIX, Sun Solaris, LINUX, UNIX;

Database: MS-Access, Oracle, My SQL, SQL Server, DB2, DB VisualizerRdbms;

Methodologies: SDLC-Waterfall Model, Agile/ Scrum, RUP, Business Process Model Notation (BPMN), V-Model, JAD;

UML Diagrams: Structure Diagram- Class & Object Diagram; Behavior Diagram- Use Case, Activity, Sequence and Swim Lane Diagrams;

Requirement and Test: Rational Requisite pro, Rational Software Architect (RSA), Quality Centre (QC), Rational Requirement Composer (RRC);

Content Management Tools: SharePoint, Knowledge Link, Consensus;

Testing tools: Mercury interactive tools- Win Runner, Test Director, Quality Centre (QC), Application Life Cycle Management (ALM);

Web technologies: HTML, XML, ASP.Net, JSP, Java, Confidential Web Sphere, J2EE, VB.Net;

MS Office Suite: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project;

Modelling tools: MS-Visio, Rational Rose, Erwin;

Reporting tools: Business Objects, Tableau,Crystal Reports;

Other Tools: Mat lab, ETL tool - informatica;

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Wayne, Pennsylvania

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducted user interviews, gatheird requirements and analyzed teh requirements using Rational Rose and Requisite Pro.
• Initiated Walkthrough and interviewed with teh Subject Matter Experts (SME) and stakeholders to keep track of user requirements
• Writing User Stories out of collected requirements based on Agile Methodology.
• Conducted JAD session with stakeholders, users, vendor and SME’s, project directors for open and pending issues to develop teh specifications.
• Conducted routine SCRUM as a Scrum Master and participated in sprint planning by presenting product backlog details to teh team to facilitate understanding.
• Experience creating workflows using formal notation such as teh Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN).
• Documented high-level logical data models, Functional Requirement Documents (FRD/SRS), Non-Functional Requirements and BRD supporting documents containing teh essential business elements, detailed definitions, and descriptions of teh relationships between teh actors to analyze and document business data requirements.
• Created Use-Case diagrams, Sequence diagrams, and Activity diagrams based on teh project scope and business process.
• Wrote SQL Statements to extract Data from Date warehouse to verify teh output Data of teh reports.
• Modeled teh AS-IS system and performed GAP Analysis for teh existing system in order to map it to teh To-Be system.
• Worked with Microsoft SharePoint for document management and as a common repository for project documents and deliverables.
• Developed Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to trace teh relationship between business and functional requirements to test cases. Prepared and executed different Test Cases and Test Scripts.
• Reviewed test cases written by QA team Provide input into Test Plan creation and support test plan validation as required for QA for teh better execution of test cases.
• Maintained and monitored Project progress status using MS Project.
• Communicated status of efforts to management and business partners.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with teh stakeholders and business users, fixed teh discovered errors and verified it through regression testing.
• Served as teh primary point of contact between business and technical staff to ensure dat all stakeholders have accurate and current information throughout teh process.
• Works with IT to conduct testing to meet project timelines and ensures dat all tests are conducted and documented according teh standards agreed upon by teh business unit and IT.

Environment: UML, SQL, Windows Server 2003, Java, XML, Excel, Visio, MS Project, Share Point, Power Point, Mercury Quality Center, Test Director, SQL Server 2012.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated JAD sessions by convening end-user representatives, development team members, and technical personnel, to communicate their perspectives with each other, resolve any issues and come to consensus.
• Coordinated with Citrix XenApp vendor to customize UT Health requirements and designed all scripts for UT Health providers.
• Developed BRD and Functional Requirements Document (FRD) resulting from JAD sessions and translated requirements to development teams. Version controlled them using SharePoint and carefully updated teh information in an easily understandable format.
• Analysed Memorial Hermann existing EMR and developed mapping process between UT health EMR and Memorial Hermann EMRs.
• Designing EMR application GUI Interface for patient demographic information, directives, Encounters information, patient activity information, Allergies, Vitals information, and diagnosis information.
• Assisted in teh designing and creating new components for client use and created an exceptional UI by redesigning teh entire user experience across all main web properties.
• Interacted with team to review and develop HIPAA X12 5010 data standards, data exchange between providers and Clearing House.
• Used UML to develop application flow charts, Use cases, ER diagrams, and activity diagrams for all EMR GUI applications.
• Performed GAP analysis to report teh capabilities of teh current EMR system and teh requirements dat needed to be incorporated proposed EMR system.
• Closely interacted with designers and technical team to understand application functionality and navigational flow and keep them updated about business user's sentiments.
• Worked on SQL by writing complex queries such as stored procedures, triggers and joins.
• Designed graphic interface for patient vital information, Status and current medication.
• Assisted Project Manager in meeting schedules, budgeting, resource allocation, deadlines and maintaining a project schedule using MS Project.
• Advocated teh appropriate level of quality by teh resolution of important defects; and working with teh IT project manager to ensure teh software development process has an appropriate level of testing.

Environment: Rational Requisite Pro, QDQ, MS-Visio, RUP, UML,SQL, MS Office, Share Point, Windows 2000.

Confidential, Iselin, NJ

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gatheird requirements from teh vendors using methods like personal interviews, questionnaires, and team meetings.
• Responsible for identifying teh Business rules.
• Responsible for writing Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) and User Requirement Specification (URS).
• Communicated with cross functional teams and documented changes over time as teh project followed Agile Methodology.
• Organized walk-through’s with system developers to explain teh business and system requirements and validate end-user requirements.
• Worked with ETL tool to retrieve data and SQL to extract data.
• Responsible for supervising work activities with offshore (Development and Testing) teams and was responsible to submit a weekly status to teh business on teh status of each project.
• Tested and peer reviewed teh output files before being delivered to teh vendor/ client.
• Facilitated JAD sessions with teh management groups, vendors, users, and IT groups.
• Conducted functional walk-through’s as well as UAT sessions.
• Held team discussions to deliberate over various scenarios dat could take place and impact teh project.
• Involved in writing test cases, procedures, and reports
• Managed off shore team and on shore team for clearly defining teh requirements

Environment: MS Office, SQL Server, Agile, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Requisite Pro, UML.

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Arranged JAD sessions with business users and development team to drive out detailed business requirements.
• Created specifications for enhancements by using existing legacy system documentation and procedures.
• Implemented Agile methodology to halp analyse teh problems and understand user needs.
• Interacted closely with end users to understand and gather teh business needs and requirements.
• Analyzed and designed teh workflow to show users and client how teh system would realize in teh implementation phase.
• Analyzed data and created class diagrams and ER diagrams for designing teh application.
• Designed and developed Use Cases, Activity Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams using UML.
• Closely interacted with technical team and development to ensure they understood teh application’s functionality and navigational flow.
• Used MS SharePoint to efficiently organize content management and process integration during application development
• Prepared teh BRD (Business Requirement document) and Project document for teh project.
• Prepared teh TRD (Technical Requirement document).
• Developed SQL Queries to compare UI results and database

Environment: Agile, MS Visio, Share Point Oracle 10g, Mercury Quality Centre, Microsoft Office.

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked with software engineers and business units, assisted in formulating and defining system scope and objectives through research and fact-finding, combined with a basic understanding of business systems and industry requirements.
• Estimated teh overall Cost and Schedule for teh entire Project.
• Follow Waterfall Model for application development and its implementation.
• Gatheird requirements from end users of all teh regional offices and business units.
• Analyzed Business Requirements and create Workflow diagrams.
• Developed use cases and activity diagrams to model processes
• Involved in Functional testing and Integration testing.
• Participated in Project Management duties such as preparing weekly status reports for senior management
• Used MS Project to assist Project Manager in creating Project Plans.
• Analyzed test results and created reports based on software testing

Environment: Waterfall, C, C++, .Net, UNIX - Sun Solaris, Windows, XML, MS-Office.

Confidential

Assistant Manager, Finance & Accounts

Responsibilities:

• Developed operating budgets and distributed financial resources to Project Managers, leading to better planning and optimized utilization of resources.
• Assisted CFO in creating pro-forma reports of operating cash flow, facilitating calculation of Net Present Value for projects.
• Created monthly financial statements (MIS reports) with variance analysis, including P/L statements, aged account receivables, operations performance.
• Prepared various top-level reports such as cash flow reports, expenses reports, Payment gateways periodic performance reports etc. to constantly compare teh present trends with teh forecasted expenses.