SUMMARY

• Senior Business Analyst professional with 8+ years of experience in Business Requirement Gathering, Business Process Flow, Business Process Modeling and Business Analysis
• Worked in Mortgage industry, Credit Risk Sector and Anti - Money Laundering industry hence have a strong domain knowledge about the same.(Dodd-Frank Act, The Bank Secrecy Act,FinCen and Sarbanes - Oxley Act)
• Lead projects on Waterfall, Waterfall-Scrum and Agile Scrum
• Comprehensive documentation skills in creating artifacts such as Business requirements document (BRD), Use-Case Specifications, and Systems Requirements Specification (SRS).
• Experienced facilitator of JAD sessions and other requirement elucidation techniques such as Interviews, Job shadowing etc.
• Transforming the elucidated requirements in to functional and non-functional requirements and tracing them to the high level requirements and its corresponding test cases via a Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Extensive experience in conducting Market Research, Feasibility Studies, SWOT Analyses, Data Analyses, System Analyses, GAP Analyses, and Risks Analyses
• Expertise in the management of Change Requests, and handling User Conflicts
• Strive in collaborative environment and experienced with working in conjugation with System Architects, Developers and testers.
• Comprehensive knowledge in developing Scope/Vision Documentation, tracking Project Process Via WBS in MS Project, and managing resources to ensure successful delivery
• Proficient in creating Use Cases, Use Case Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams and Activity Diagrams using Rational Rose and MS-Visio
• Involved in various Blackbox testing such as User Acceptance Testing (UAT),Functional Testing etc. along with writing Test Plans and Test cases using HP QC
• Comprehensive and applicable knowledge about system integration using Service oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Worked extensively with Data warehouses by migrating data from various OLTP’s to OLAP cube using ETL tools such as Informatica power center, Oracle warehouse builder and SSIS.
• Proficient with SQL including MySQL, Oracle and MS SQL Server where extensively involved in back end testing and querying data with respect to data validation.
• Assisted in Data modeling (ER Diagrams, Dimensional Modeling) and helped in transition from conceptual to logical and then physical schema’s in multiple projects.
• Worked extensively with Web Services and both SOAP as well as RESTful API’s.
• Well versed in C and C++ programming language as well as object oriented programming concepts.
• Well versed with the .Net and Java platforms, especially with 3 tier architecture which involves User Interface, Middle Tier, Data Layer, IIS, Tom Cat, Apache, Application Servers, data layer etc.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, communication and documentation skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Modeling Tools: Rational Rose, MS Visio, Mockup Screens, Wireframes

SDLC Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile-Scrum, Waterfall-Scrum, Waterfall-RUP

Business Skills: Change Management, Impact Analysis, JAD Sessions, SWOT analysis, Project Planning, Project Scheduling, and Project Budgeting.

Requirement Management: MS Office, JIRA, Confluence, HP ALM 11.5, Rational ClearQuest, Rally

Project Management Tools: MS Project, MS SharePoint Server

Testing Tools: HP QC v10.0, HP ALM V11.5, Load Runner, Fiddler. HedgeHog

Financial tools: MS Excel functions and pivot tables, Financial Statement Analysis

ETL Tools: Informatica, Data Stage, SQL Server Data Tools - Business Intelligence" (SSDT-BI), Oracle Warehouse Builder.

Reporting tools: Tableau Desktop, IBM Cognos, MS Office Suite, Spotfire, SAP Logon

Languages: HTML, XML, SQL, Angular JS, CSS, jQuery, C++, .Net, Java, J2EE

Databases: MySQL, MS Access, Oracle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Senior Business System Analyst/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• After being on boarded I conducted GAP Analyses by understanding the AS IS business process and the TO-BE business process.
• I was responsible for creating the BRD and by conducting interviews with the stakeholders.
• After which, I was responsible to decompose the scope from the BRD into user stories by conducting a story writing session with the product owner.
• Prioritized the user stories with the help of the product owner using MOSCOW and Planning Poker Techniques.
• As a Scrum Master, I was responsible for facilitating the sprint planning meeting.
• I was also responsible for maintaining the burn down charts and conducting a 15 minutes time boxed daily scrum meeting.
• I supported the scrum development team by resolving impediments such as the offshore testing team impediment.
• I also reported directly to our Program Manager by submitting weekly reports about the progress of the project.
• Was responsible for creating the use cases and use case diagrams using MS Visio.
• Also created Activity Diagrams in every sprint and Sequence diagrams whenever required.
• Understood the data requirements in order to compute the credit exposure and accordingly helped in designing the OLAP cube.
• Integrated the various OLTP to the OLAP by using Oracle Warehouse Builder as an ETL tool.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in conjugation with the QA team.
• Created test cases and test plans and tracked them to user stories with the help of a Requirement Traceability Matrix.
• Was responsible for handling requirement churn.
• Whenever needed, I also facilitated the Product backlog grooming meeting in order to reprioritize the Product Backlog.
• At the end of each sprint, I was responsible for facilitating the sprint review meeting followed by a sprint retrospective meeting.

Environment: Waterfall-Scrum, MS Visio, Version 1, Oracle, Oracle Warehouse Builder, JavaScript, SharePoint.

Confidential, Jersey City, NJ

Senior Business System Analyst/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Conducted GAP Analyses by understanding the AS-IS business process and TO-BE business process.
• Wrote down all the requirements in the form of user stories and prioritized them in the product backlog with the help of product owner.
• Wrote Business rules for the verification of valid bank statements.
• As a Scrum Master, I facilitated all the scrum ceremonies, namely: Sprint Planning meeting, Daily Scrum Meeting, Product backlog refinement meeting, Sprint Review meeting and Sprint Review meeting.
• Was also responsible for resolving impediments during the entire project life.
• Was also responsible to update the burn down charts.
• Was also directly reporting to the Program Manager by submitting weekly reports regarding the progress of the project.
• Dealt with an offshore testing team and
• Was Responsible for creating use case, use case diagrams, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams.
• Was responsible for handling requirement churn.
• Used Web Services using SOAP API to communicate with banking systems of certain other banks from which the user can also directly import his bank statements.
• Used SOA to integrate the various different modules of the system.
• Used SSIS to map the data in a central data repository and created data marts for end users to verify the applicant’s bank statements.
• Used SSRS for generating final reports for the underwriter or end user.
• Conducted User Acceptance Test(UAT) along with writing test plans and test cases using HP QC
• Involved in developing test strategies and assisted in developing test scenarios, test conditions and test cases

Environment: Agile Scrum, HP ALM, Jira, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio(SSIS, SSRS), MS Visio, .Net, HTML, XML.

Confidential, Portland, ME

Senior Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducted GAP analyses by understanding the AS IS process and TO BE process
• Identified Requirements by conducting JAD sessions with subject matter experts and the business owners.
• Generated a BRD with high level requirements and the scope of the project.
• Derived the functional and non-functional requirements from the BRD to create a FRD.
• Created use cases to show the interaction of various external agents or actors.
• As a part of FRD, I also created use case diagrams, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams.
• Also created Wireframes as a part of FRD.
• Was also involved in Impact analyses (Both Business and Technical) in case of a change requests.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) along with the QA team

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Senior Business Analyst/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Was involved in creating the Project initiation document (PID)
• Was responsible for Cost benefit analysis, Risk assessment, and SWOT analysis.
• Conducted GAP Analyses by understanding the AS-IS business process and TO-BE business process.
• Helped the Product owner to come up with the requirements in the form of user stories
• Wrote Business rules pertaining to shipping functionality.
• As a Scrum Master, I facilitated all the scrum ceremonies, namely: Sprint Planning meeting, Daily Scrum Meeting, Product backlog refinement meeting, Sprint Review meeting and Sprint Review meeting.
• Was also responsible for resolving impediments during the entire project life.
• Was also responsible to update the burn down charts.
• Was also directly reporting to the Program Manager by submitting weekly reports regarding the progress of the project.
• Was Responsible for creating use case, use case diagrams, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams.
• Was responsible for handling requirement churn.
• Used Web Services to connect the shipping services to the existing system with SOAP API.

Environment: Agile-Scrum,, Rally, Oracle, Java, Rational Rose, XML, Java Script, Oracle Warehouse Builder

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducted GAP analyses by understanding the AS IS process and TO BE process
• Identified Requirements by conducting JAD sessions with subject matter experts and the business owners.
• Generated a BRD with high level requirements and the scope of the project.
• Derived the functional and non-functional requirements from the BRD to create a FRD.
• Created use cases to show the interaction of various external agents or actors.
• As a part of FRD, I also created use case diagrams, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams.
• Also created Wireframes as a part of FRD.
• Was also involved in Impact analyses (Both Business and Technical) in case of a change requests.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) along with the QA team

Environment: Waterfall, Rational Requisite, Rational Clear Quest, Oracle Warehouse Builder, HP QC, Oracle, Rose, MS Office Suite, Java.

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducted GAP analyses by understanding the AS IS process and TO BE process
• Identified Requirements by conducting JAD sessions with subject matter experts and the business owners.
• Generated a BRD with high level requirements and the scope of the project.
• Derived the functional and non-functional requirements from the BRD to create a FRD.
• Created use cases to show the interaction of various external agents or actors.
• As a part of FRD, I also created use case diagrams, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams.
• I also created Wireframes as a part of FRD.
• I was also involved in Impact analyses (Both Business and Technical) in case of a change requests.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) along with the QA team

Environment: Waterfall, Jira, Confluence, Informatica, HP QC, Oracle, MS Visio, MS Office Suite, Java

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducted GAP analyses by understanding the AS IS process and TO BE process
• Identified Requirements by conducting JAD sessions with subject matter experts and the business owners.
• Generated a BRD with high level requirements and the scope of the project.
• Derived the functional and non-functional requirements from the BRD to create a FRD.
• Created use cases to show the interaction of various external agents or actors.
• As a part of FRD, I also created use case diagrams, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams.
• I also created Wireframes as a part of FRD.
• I was also involved in Impact analyses (Both Business and Technical) in case of a change requests.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) along with the QA team

Environment: Waterfall, Rational Requisite, Rational Clear Quest, Oracle Warehouse Builder, HP QC, Oracle, Rose, MS Office Suite, Java.