SUMMARY:

• Having 8+ years of experience as a Business Analyst in Banking and Finance domains.
• Proficiency in Business Requirement gathering, Business Process flow, Business Process Modeling, Process Redesign, Business Process Reengineering, mining, Automatic and manual testing, etc. with a keen awareness of developers and end - users needs and able to deal with user groups at all levels efficiently.
• Strong business analytic and user interface design skills in an agile development environment.
• Excellent knowledge of standard industry methodologies like Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Iterative Software Development, Life Cycle Process as per Rational Unified Process (RUP).
• Functioned as the primary liaison between the business line, operations, and the technical areas throughout the project cycle.
• Proven aptitude for change management delivery and identifying best procedural policy.
• Excellent ability to organize, coordinate, and multi-task while giving attention to detail.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to tailor presentations towards different functional areas of business.
• Excellent Analytical skills to understand the Business Process and Functionality. Developing Functional Specifications for business process refinement and automation.
• Proven ability to work under pressure, prioritize and meet deadlines. Open to dynamic work environment and ability to work collaboratively with business analysts, testers, developers and other team members in the overall enhancement of software product quality.
• Experience in using MS Office extensively (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, and Project) for calculations, graphs, tables, analysis, presentation and documentation throughout the project.
• Extensive experience in writing Business Requirement Document (BRD), and Functional Requirement Documentation (FRD).
• Excellent Communication, Presentation and Interpersonal skills, Self-starter, Team player with ProjectManagement and Leadership skills.

SKILLS:

• Business Modeling/UML star UML
• MS Visio
• Requirements Management IBM doors
• Jeera

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows XP/7/8, Mac OS

Methodologies: SDLC, Agile, RUP, Waterfall

Database: SQL, MS Access

Other: MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Project), BMC Remedy IT Service Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Business Analyst

Confidential, Basking Ridge, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Project manager to identify best approach for gathering requirements.
• Gathered Business Requirements, created Functional Requirements Document (FRD) and analyzed data/workflows, defined the scope, financial projections and cost/benefit analysis; progressed from ProblemStatement to well-documented designs. Prepared user guidelines for easy access of the application.
• Extensively used Agile Methodology in the process of the project management based on SDLC.
• Designed and developed Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, OOD using UML and BusinessProcess Modeling.
• Used MS Word & Visio to document data flow of the AS IS process and TO BE process.
• Conducted JAD sessions to get SME's input on how to implement the application.
• Gathered Business requirements for Integration points and mapped them with Functional requirements.Extensively used MS Excel during the course of the project.
• Created and updated Project Track Plan Slides via MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Excel, and MS Visio.
• Worked as an Interface between the users and the different teams involved in the application developmentfor better understanding of the business and IT processes.
• Analyzed Business Requirements; reviewed Test Strategy, Traceability Matrices and Test Plans to ensure that test cases reflect user needs for the functional, performance, usability and security requirements.
• Daily meetings with Quality Assurance and Business Services to review Defects in current Application Builds.
• Created sample Wire frames to make system better understood by Business and technology teams.
• Performed GAP analysis to identify the gap between the optimized allocation and integration of the inputs,and the current level of allocation.
• Performed performance testing of client-server application that has been web-enabled via Citrix.
• Created AS-IS and TO-BE business process flow diagrams, Integrate process flow diagrams to show end-to-end business model and business process mapping exercise including swim lanes.
• Performed Data Analysis and Data validation by writing basic queries against the database.
• Followed the UML based methods by using Visio to create Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, SequenceDiagrams, and Collaboration Diagrams.
• Facilitated weekly and monthly reviews and meetings.
• Identified Test Harnesses, which assisted QA effort in reducing the redundancy of Automation Scripts andmade them more reusable.
• Experience in the documentation of system and business requirements and specifications, design anddevelopment of use and test-case scenarios and root-cause analysis, GAP analysis, developing test plans,test scripts using SQL, conducting System Integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), training,and implementing new processes and technology.

Business Analyst

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with stakeholders to get a better understanding of client business processes and gathered businessrequirements and documented them in Business Requirement Document (BRD), Functional RequirementDocument (FRD) and User Requirement Document.
• Followed the UML methodology to generate Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Class Diagrams andCollaboration Diagrams using MS Visio.
• Extracting the business requirements from the stakeholders keeping in mind their need for the applicationand documenting them using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Developed business process models in Agile Methodology to document existing and future businessprocesses.
• Extensively involved in project documentation including functional and business requirements, requirementtraceability matrices (RTM).
• Prepared Power point Presentations to Project Lead to provide economical and physical viability of project.
• Planned and defined system requirements to Use Cases, User Stories, Use Case Scenarios and Use CaseNarrative using the UML methodologies.
• Conducted JAD sessions with management, SME's, vendors, users & other stakeholders for open & pendingissues.
• Scheduled meetings with developers, system analyst and testers to collaborate resource allocation and project completion using MS Project.
• Defined what data should be in the data mapping and the metadata information associated to customer data(including the documentation of business data definitions and rules).
• Worked with PM in finalizing project plan document using MS Project Professional.
• Performed Data Analysis of existing data through SQL and MS Access.
• Worked on data quality, data organization and delivery.
• Used Crystal Reports to gather data and design reports based on the database Microsoft SQL Server.
• Helped in creating of data-mapping best practices document including visual processes and trained teammembers on data mapping process and tools.
• Performed Data Analysis and data manipulation of source data from SQL Server and other data structuresto support the business organization.
• Designed and implemented basic SQL queries for QA testing and report.
• Supported the reporting team in data preparation, test loads and query designing.
• Performed System Integration testing, User Acceptance Testing and created test cases and test scripts.

Business Analyst

Confidential, NE

Responsibilities:

• Elicited and gathered user and business requirements through open ended discussions, brainstorming andprototyping.
• Utilized agile methodologies to configure and develop process, standards and procedures.
• Performed GAP analysis to compare the existing system with the proposed system and documented newrequirements and features.
• Developed Business Requirement Document (BRD) and Use Cases Specification/Document for various UseCases.
• Responsible for converting the business requirements into functional and non-Functional requirements.
• Prepared presentation slides in MS Power Point, which was extensively used in different JAD sessions andto track progress.
• Used MS Project to coordinate activities with project manager and requirements team.
• Scheduled meetings with developers, System Analysts and testers to collaborate resource allocation andproject completion.
• Created and managed project templates, use case templates, requirement types and tractability matrix inRequisite Pro.
• Identified Use Cases from the requirements. Created Use Cases Diagrams, Activity Diagrams/State ChartDiagrams, and Sequence Diagrams, based on UML Methodology using Rational Rose and MS Visio.
• Performed Data Analysis and Data validation by writing basic queries on the database.
• Assisted quality assurance team in testing different releases and in designing test plans and test cases.

Business Analyst

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities:

• Played a major role in database design with the help of FSD (Functional Specification Document) and BRD(Business Requirements Definition) documents.
• Followed the UML based methods by using Visio to create Use Cases, Activity Diagrams.
• Worked as an Interface between the users and the different teams involved in the application developmentfor better understanding of the business and IT processes.
• Established a Business Analysis methodology around the RUP (Rational Unified Process).
• Performed GAP analysis to meet the end state requirements.
• Organized many Joint Application Developments (JAD) sessions and Joint Requirement Planning sessions(JRP), walkthrough, Interviews, Workshops sessions with end-user/clients/stake holders and the IT group.
• Created Mock-up forms in HTML for better visualization and understanding of the software solution.
• Prepare presentation slides in MS Power Point, which was extensively used in different JAD sessions andto track progress.
• Assisted the project manager with activities like effort estimation, resource management, issue/risk analysis,milestone tracking and associated documentation.
• Conducted Business Reviews, User Interviews, weekly/ Monthly meetings with Business Users, SME's.
• Performed Data Design, User Interface (UI) Analysis, GUI Screen Design, and Data Analysis and also helped create Data-Mapping best practices document and trained team members on Data Mapping process and tools.
• Assisted in documenting User Manual and facilitate UAT and provide follow up to resolve the issues.

Business Analyst

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Responsibilities:

• Served as a liaison between business team and the project team by assisting the business in identifying, understanding and documenting their business needs including the applications capable of supporting thoserequirements.
• Facilitated workshop to define project and system requirements. Documented business processes and bestpractices by designing and developing Use Cases, UML modeling techniques such as Use Case Diagrams,Activity Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.
• Collaborated with design architect and the business to develop both high-level and detailed applicationarchitecture to meet the business needs.
• Translated the business needs into system requirements, communicating with the business on a non-technical level and with the System Analyst on a more technical level.
• Provided technical assistance in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that is cost effective and meets business requirements.
• Performed UAT and defined validations to be built into applications per the functional requirements.
• Managed and maintained database, updated site content and maintained overall visual and functionalbalance.