Summary

• Over 7 Years Professional Experience as Business Analyst in Banking and Financial Industry.
• Extensive experience in analyzing and requirements gathering and writing system functional specifications including use cases.
• Experience in Information Technology with focus on Business Analysis, Business Modeling, Requirement Gathering, Technical Documentation, Software Validation and Web Application Services. More than four years of successful, progressive experience in all phases of the iterative Software Development Life Cycle SDLC .
• Excellent in Developing and evaluating business process Models.
• Proven success as a data analyst through the years, providing a well-balanced understanding of business relationships, business requirements, and technical solutions.
• Extensive experience in documentation of business requirements and system functional specifications, including BRD, FRD, and FSD Experience in Software Development Life Cycle SDLC -Waterfall, V-Model and Prototype and worked on reporting tools Crystal Reports Microsoft Reporting Services .
• Strong experience in RUP Business Modeling process.
• Expertise in UML class diagrams, object diagrams, GAP Analysis, use case diagrams, state diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and collaboration diagrams as a data analysis methodology for application functionality designs using IBM's Rational Rose.
• Solid understanding of Business Process definition, Risk Analysis and SDLC methodologies.
• Solid understanding of Business Process definition, Risk Analysis and SDLC methodologies.
• Excellent in Developing and evaluating business process Models.
• Design and review of various documents including the Software Requirement Specifications SRS , Business requirements document BRD , Use Case Specifications, Functional Specifications FSD , Systems Design Specification SDS , Requirement Traceability Matrix RTM and testing documents
• Proven success as a data analyst through the years, providing a well-balanced understanding of business relationships, business requirements, and technical solutions.
• Proficient in developing Use Case Model, Analysis Model, Design Model, Implementation Model, Use Case Diagrams, Behavior Diagrams Sequence diagrams, Collaboration diagrams, State chart diagrams, Activity diagrams , Class Diagrams based on UML for investment, banking, insurance and mortgage sectors.
• Expertise in broad range of technologies, including business process tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera, Promodel, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Visio, technical assessment tools, MicroStrategy Data Warehouse Data Modeling and Design.
• Extensive experience in conducting Market Research, Feasibility Studies, Data Analyses, Data Mapping, Data Profiling , Gap Analyses, Risk Identification, Risk Assessment, Risks Analyses, and Risk management.
• Excellent Analytical, methodical, and resourceful approach to problem solving, identifying and documenting root causes and corrective actions to meet short and long term business and system requirements.
• Experienced in with SQL and PL/SQL with familiarity in RDBMS such as MS SQL Server and Oracle.
• Advised management on improvement strategies, Competitive Profitability Analysis.
• Financial products involved: Fixed Income, Equities, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Fund of Funds, Insurance, Retirement Planning, Generation Planning and complete Financial Planning
• Excellent in Business proposal Risk Assessment. Highly effective management and organizational skills with ability to prioritize.
• Exposure to Client/Server, Web Application developmental tools and Software development and design.

Technical Skills:

Software/Hardware: OOAD OOA/OOD , RUP, UML, SDLC, Waterfall, QA, WAP, MS Access, SQL Server, MySQL, PL/SQL, Oracle DBA,DB2. Windows 98/2000/XP, basic UNIX, HTML, basic DHTML, basic XML, MS Office Suite-Excel Macros, Project, Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, IBM Rational Rose, Rational- Rational Rose, Rational XDE, DOORS, Cobol,RequisitePro, CaliberRM, Crystal Reports, various NIKU products, C, C , Sharepoint, Docushare, BASIC, Intermediate level-Visual Basic

Employment History:

Confidential

Role: Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Assists clients with their home and mortgage insurance concerns and questions.
• Implemented an integrated Agile solution with complete line of traceability for all the artifacts of web development projects.
• Involved in requirement gathering including interviews, brainstorms and meetings with stakeholders and created requirement specification document.
• The system fully supported fixed rate, ARM, GPM, GEM, interest only, deferred payment, home equity, reverse mortgage, second mortgage loan programs, etc.
• Evaluated and redesigned delivery systems and operations in the areas of commercial underwriting, consumer lending, private banking and loan IQ operations
• Used Query Analyzer, Execution Plan to optimize SQL Queries
• Worked on designing the data structure in SQL Server 2005 and implemented to design 3 database based on the requirement for Dashboard
• Developed UML Use Cases using Rational Rose and developed a detailed project plan with emphasis on deliverables.
• Created and managed project templates, use case project templates, requirement types and traceability relationships in DOORS.
• Involved in requirement gathering and database design and implementation of star-schema, dimensional data warehouse using Erwin.
• Created Use cases, activity report, logical components to extract business process flows and workflows involved in the project using Rational Rose, UML and flow chart tools such as Microsoft Visio.
• Analyzed and translated business requirements into system specifications utilizing UML and Agile methodology.
• Participated in requirements meetings, writing requirements in Caliber RM, converting requirements from Caliber RM to HP Quality Center
• Responsible for gathering requirements from users in operations group and performing data mapping for the application, confirm and vacillating the requirement at time of BA testing.
• Moreover, I also authored functional requirements documents FRD by interacting with development team for improving client's legacy system.
• Provided expertise in strategic planning, business process modeling, business process analysis, object-oriented analysis design, use case modeling, use case analysis, component-based development, and quality assurance.
• Prepared Business Process Models that includes modelling of all the activities of the business from the conceptual to procedural level. Followed top down, levelled technique for building Business Process Models.
• Created Use-Case Models using Rational Rose to depict Actors and Use-Cases in various Business Processes and identification of Basic/Alternative flows and definition of preconditions and post conditions of the system.
• Worked with the UI team to create the User Interface screenshots to be presented to the Business.
• Performed Gap analysis for the modules in production, conducted feasibility study and performed impact analysis for proposed enhancements.
• Provided key input in working with System's architect to baseline System Performance, identified expected Bottlenecks and set Load and Stress Targets.

Environment: MS Visio, MS Office Suite, Test Director, Client Server, XML, UML, RUP, Windows XP, Test Director, MS Project

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in all phases of software development life cycle.
• Followed the RUP Rational Unified Process methodology for elicitation and representation of requirements.
• Contributed in defining the scope of the project and defined functional specifications.
• Was actively involved in the design of BRD, FRD, Use Case diagrams and Activity diagrams using MS Visio.
• Involved in gathering the requirement with the SMEs to get the maximum information about the work-stream including Mortgage Servicing, Loan Monitoring, and Asset Management.
• Used SQL to query the database and performed data analysis.
• Created use case scenarios and documents work flow and business process.
• Participated in tracking defects and change management using ClearCase and ClearQuest
• Worked with MS Project MSP to distribute the tasks and keep track of status.
• Very closely involved in all phases of SDLC from gathering requirements to testing.
• Implemented Simulation Tool to price complex equity derivatives portfolios in combination with fixed income and finance desk portfolios.
• Conducting user interviews, gathering requirements, analyzing the requirements using Rational Rose requisite pro RUP
• Responsible for numerous decisions in respect to business policies, procedures, methods for implementation. Mortgage Pre-payment risk, Risk Analytics for MBS, Loan Servicing, Loan Origination, MBS, CMBS, and Secondary Mortgage Market.
• Prepared Use cases and Activity flow diagrams and Work flow diagrams with MS VISIO
• Identified and resolved or maintain accountability for ensuring the resolution of issues identified during all phases of projects.
• Was responsible for the coordination, resolution, and tracking of end user issues regarding the Encompass software
• Formulated project plans including staffing, analysis, development, testing and implementation.
• Used UML to produce Use-Cases, Use case diagrams and Activity diagrams to explain process flows and functional specifications.
• Used the tool Systems Architect and MS-Visio to create use case diagrams and process flows.
• Regularly interacted with onshore and offshore teams to communicate requirements and review test cases and test plans.
• Used Mercury Quality Center to look up defects and issues raised by testing activities.
• Worked closely with QA and Developers to clarify/understand functionality, resolve issues and provided feedback to nail down the bugs.
• Produced and managed documentation on release activities to support problem resolution.

Environment: MS Access, Excel, MS Outlook, RUP, UML, SDLC, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio, MISMO standard XML, DOORS, UNIX scripting , SQL, Project Management.

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Implemented project using the Rational Unified Process RUP Methodology to produce artifacts in the different phases of the Software Development Life Cycle SDLC .
• Documented Business Requirements for the loan origination systems using IBM Rational Requisite Pro for the application. Created and maintained the traceability matrix document
• Worked in tandem with internal and external users to define requirements and coordinated user management and developer expectations.
• Created and maintained complete development plans that included functional specifications, requirements engineering, Use Case modeling, risk assessment and mitigation, internal and external workflow.
• Developed use case diagrams, activity diagrams and sequence diagrams and state transition diagram with Rational Rose.
• Created wireframes and screenshots for the application to easily communicate it to the users using MS Visio.
• Conducted JAD sessions with management, vendors, users and other stakeholders for open and pending issues.
• Wrote functional and Non-functional specifications and communicated requirements to development teams. Created BPM for understanding and improving the activities of the loan application systems as per client requirement.
• Managed the changes in requirements through the change control process.
• Identified and resolved database issues by creating liaisons between development and database administrators.
• Created and maintained a project schedule using MS Project showing all of the deliverables target dates. Worked on Customer Data Privacy in accordance with the regulatory in the financial service sector. Analyzed various data protection laws in this processes.
• Developed detailed ERDs and DFDs using ERWIN to develop databases based on the system model following the techniques in SDLC software development life cycle .
• Involved in the design and development of the database application, GUI and reports using Visual Basic 6.0, as front-end and Oracle 8i/10g/11i as backend.
• Facilitated weekly meetings with the review teams to continuously improve the QA process for the application development.
• Stored Testing Information and conducted reviewing of the test results using Rational tools. Participated in writing test cases and test plans for the given scope items.
• Created the UAT plan and participated in the UAT process.
• Conducted walkthroughs with the end users and stakeholders to gather the modification requests from the user to upgrade or change the business specifications for the product and ensured that the developers were updated.
• Ensured all applications were tested for functionality and were adequately controlled in production.

Environment: MS Office Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Visio , Rational Rose, Rational Req Pro, RUP, WinRunner, LoadRunner, SQL Server

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed Project document templates based on AGILE methodology.
• Prepared test plans, test conditions and test cases corresponding to business rules and operating conditions
• Translated the Business needs into system Requirements, communicating with the Business on a broader scale and with an in-depth view.
• Design, development, implementation and roll-out of Microstrategy Business Intelligence applications
• Assisted with development of strategy for managing SharePoint permissions in conjunction with Active Directory and future implementation of Identity Lifecycle Management functionality
• Conducted one to one interviews with Portfolio Manager to gather Business Requirements and was involved in the documentation of Business Requirement Documents. Identified internal and external system Requirements, design and configuration set-up.
• Constructed and maintained UML models using Visio and created use case diagrams, class diagrams and sequence diagrams for all the use cases
• Developed Business Requirement Document as well as High-Level Project Plan. Functioned as the primary liaison between the Business line, operations, and the technical areas throughout the Project Cycle. Developed Functional Specification Document and Supplementary Specification non-functional Document. Participated in the Logical and Physical Design sessions and developed Design Documents. Designed and implemented basic SQL queries for QA Testing and Report / Data Validation. Partnered with the Technical Areas in the research and resolution of System and User Acceptance Testing. Worked with Quality Control Teams to develop Test Plan and Test Cases. Develop User Manuals, and Training Manuals as per Project Specifications and timelines.

Environment: MS Office Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Visio , Oracle Platform, SQL, SQL Server, RUP, Rational Clear Quest, Rational ClearCase, Rational requisite pro, rational test manager, Rational Robot