SUMMARY

• Highly experienced with 7+ years of industry experience as Business Analysis, Financial Analysis, Design and Testing Analysis.
• In depth knowledge of standard methodologies like SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) (both waterfall and Agile)., Iterative Software Development Life Cycle Process as per RUP (Rational Unified Process), Six Sigma Methodologies, and of various tools, including all Rational Tools.
• Expert in developing Quality Assurance (QA) Test Plans, Test Case, Test Script, Test Schedules, defining testing strategies.
• Experienced in conducting JAD (Joint Application Development) sessions for requirements gathering, analysis, and design.
• Good with MS Project to manage schedules, deadlines, and resources.
• Strong communicator and creative problem - solver skilled at analyzing business needs and transforming them into technical designs, applying technical skills and business knowledge to achieve sound results.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Testing Lifecycle within Web, Client Server & Mainframe Environment.
• Extensive experience to analyze and document business requirements and system functional specifications including use cases.
• Strong Subject Matter expertise in Insurance, Credit Card Industry and Mortgage Industry.
• Experience in writing queries/scripts for data analysis and QA report testing.
• Experience in Data Analysis, Data Mapping, Data Modeling, Entity Relationship Diagram and Normalization
• Strong Knowledge of IT skills include in gathering requirements, creating Data Warehouses, and Database Models including Data Mapping and Implementation for key Business Intelligence.
• Extensive experience in Business Process Reengineering (BPR) and Software Development with expertise in Analysis, Design, Development and Implementation.
• Extensive experience in developing Functional Specifications for Business Process Refinement and Automation, Data Modeling, System Architecture, Conducting Feasibility Studies and Defining Scope of projects.
• Significant experience in preparing graphical depictions of Use Cases including State Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Use Case Diagrams, Component-Based Diagrams, Collateral Diagrams, including Business Workflows using UML Methodologies.
• Extensive documentation skills for use in standardization of Testing and Programming Procedures with all Guidelines.
• 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.
• Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Management Tools: Microsoft Office tools Namely MS Project, MS Visio, MS Access, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, and MS PowerPoint

SDLC/Design Methodologies: Unified Modeling Language (UML), RUP, Agile, and Waterfall

Requirements/Document Tools: Rational Requisite-Pro and Rational Clear Quest

Testing Tools: Quality Center and Quick Test Pro (QTP)

Modeling/Design Tools: Rational Rose and Microsoft Visio

Operating System: Microsoft Windows

Data Analysis and Financial Modeling Tools: MS Excel (Pivot tables, Vlookup, Macros) VBA and SQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Branford, CT

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Gap analysis and Impact analysis management.
• Conducted brainstorming sessions to extrapolate the requirements that were not stated.
• Worked with business sponsors to elicit business/functional requirements and generated use cases in accordance with RUP Best Practices. Extensively used Rational Requisite Pro to document, review and analyze the requirements.
• Used UML to capture, analyze and translate business requirements.
• Converted the Business Requirements Document (BRD) into the Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS).
• Developed business Use Case scenarios, Sequence diagrams and Class diagrams using MS Visio.
• Monitored client expectations and conducted user interviews.
• Conducted walkthrough sessions with developers and the QA team to ensure the requirements are met.
• Participated in project review meetings to resolve defect related issues.
• Participated in JAD sessions for requirement, feasibility and risk analysis with various stakeholders, including designers, developers, QA and management to identify critical and high-risk areas of the application.
• Revised existing documentation comprehensively to enhance the ability of the stakeholders to proceed with the next major phase of developing the application.
• Developed a Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) for functional coverage.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing on behalf of end-user to ensure that the user requirements are satisfied and properly tested.
• Participated in writing test cases and test plans for the given scope items.
• 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.
• Conducted UAT to make sure that all the business requirements were catered to the application.
• Extensively worked with Microsoft Project to manage schedules, deadlines, and resources and collaborate on the project.
• Ensured all applications were tested for functionality and were adequately controlled in production

Environment: Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio), UML, and SQL.

Confidential, Addison, TX

Business Analyst

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Facilitated and managed meeting sessions with committee of SMEs from various business areas including Mortgage Servicing, Loan Monitoring and Asset Management.
• Developed business process models in RUP to document existing and future business processes.
• Worked as business analyst to support the re-design of the Mortgage Asset Management System.
• Designed the business requirement collection approach based on the project scope and SDLC Methodology.
• Developing strategic partnerships with the business unit to develop a solid knowledge base of the business line, including the business plan, products, and process and revenue streams.
• Functioned as the primary liaison between the business line, operations, and the technical areas throughout the project cycle.
• Partnered with the technical areas in the research and resolution of system and process problems.
• Designed and developed all Use Cases and UML models using Rational.
• Established a business Analysis methodology around the RUP (Rational Unified Process).
• Worked as a business analyst to build enterprise reporting system to support Risk Analysis, Securities and their valuation, Asset Management- risks and returns, Bond Pricing, Financial Derivatives, Strong knowledge of financial statements, cash flow etc, Financing Structures, Capital Management, Portfolio Analysis, Stock Valuation, Amortization, Capital Structures and Budgeting, Value Based management.
• Identified, researched, investigated, analyzed, defined and documented business processes and Use Case Scenarios.
• Performed Gap analysis by identifying existing technologies, documenting the enhancements to meet the end state requirements.
• Assist with user testing of systems (User Acceptance Testing), developing and maintaining quality procedures, and ensuring that appropriate documentation is in place
• Worked with development and testing teams to accomplish timely release objectives.

Environment: MS Office, RUP, UML, SQL, Rational Rose, MS Visio, SWOT analysis, Windows, Lotus Notes, MS-Project, Thunderbird.

Confidential, NY

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Was responsible for creating and reviewing business requirements, functional specifications, project schedules, documentation and test plans.
• Performed requirement analysis, went through all the use cases and issue logs.
• Developing strategic partnerships with the business unit to develop a solid knowledge base of the business line, including the business plan, products, and process’ and revenue streams.
• Functioned as the primary liaison between the business line, operations, and the technical areas throughout the project cycle. Worked with ODS and OLAP system. Worked with Data Extraction, Transformation and Loading. Metadata architecture was also provided, for the purposes of query enhancement and clarification of data relationships
• Worked with production staff to identify and map detailed current processes, identify gaps and failure points, perform root cause analysis and develop functional requirements that supported overall strategy, goals and objectives.
• Acted as a liason between the technical staff and the users (staff and management). Also was responbile for communications between Project Team and other related departments.
• Lead client facilitation meetings to gather requirements (Inception phase), there after assisted tech leads in Analysis & Design of architecture
• Conducting user interviews at both in-house and client locations, gathering and analyzing requirements using RequisitePro
• Documented meeting minutes and archived it using Clear Case
• Designed and developed project document templates based on SDLC methodology
• Developed requirement reports for day-to-day trading management needs for opening new accounts, using Rational SoDA.
• Managed user expectations
• Laid out business structure to manage change control process using Rational ClearQuest
• Provided business support to conduct User Acceptance Test (UAT)
• Participated in the logical and physical design sessions and developed design documents.
• Assisted the Project Manager in setting realistic project expectations, in evaluating the impact of changes on the organization and plans accordingly, and conducted project related presentations.

Environment: Quality Center, Java runtime engine, UML, SDLC, JAD, UML, HTML, Rational Rose.