SUMMARY

• Over Seven Years Professional Experience as Business Analyst and 5+ years specifically in the retail domain
• Extensive experience in analyzing and requirements gathering and writing system functional specifications including use cases.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Professional experience in data analysis, operations management and development, design, documentation and testing.
• 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.
• Effective in executing multiple tasks and assignments ahead of schedule. Created and maintained effective budgets.
• Advised management on improvement strategies, Competitive & Profitability Analysis.
• 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, CVS, TEAMMATE, MS Access, SQL Server, MySQL, PL/SQL, Oracle DBA, DB2. ATG, Windows 98/2000/XP, basic UNIX, HTML, basic DHTML, basic XML, MS Office Suite-Excel Macros, Project, Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, Rational- Rational Rose, Rational XDE, DOORS, Cobol,RequisitePro, CaliberRM, Crystal Reports, various NIKU products, C, C++, Sharepoint, Docushare, BASIC, Intermediate level-Visual Basic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Sr. Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Inception Phase and prepared vision statement and initial data models that contain Business Requirement Documents and supporting documents that contain the essential business elements and detailed definitions.
• Co-authored business requirements document with project teams. Extracted, discussed, and refined business requirements from business users and team members
• Act as a resource in understanding how IS systems carry out business functions and assists in ensuring the timely and effective implementation.
• Worked with CA Clarity and Workbench for project/Portfolio management
• Modeled AS IS and TO BE processes using MS Visio
• Analyzed Business Requirements and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, Activity Diagrams / State Chart Diagrams using Rational Rose according to UML methodology thus defining the Business Process Models.
• Supervise and manage projects throughout SDLC to ensure that project management methodology based on RUP is followed during the project lifecycle using MS Project and NIKU Workbench.
• Used Rational Tools for creating use cases, version control and defect tracking, monitoring. Use Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology in all areas of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Planned and defined Use Cases created Use Case diagrams, Scenarios and Use Case Narratives using the UML methodologies.
• Was involved n the creation of new E-Commerce Products (Arrival Notices and Customized Reporting)
• Worked with Front-end and Back-end systems
• Created relationships in Requirement Traceability Matrix linking Business Requirements to Functional requirements and Functional Requirements to Systems Requirements.
• Performed the requirement analysis and documented the requirements using Rational Requisite Pro
• Established traceability matrix using Rational Requisite Pro to trace completeness of requirements in different SDLC stages.
• Designed flexible project foundation enabling rapid implementation of e-commerce website capabilities
• Custom tools upgrade client had created marketing, merchandising product tools to support their custom web application which needed to be re-architected to work with ATGs eCommerce suite
• Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with IT groups. Identified the Key Changes, and participated in Stakeholder Management to communicate effectively with them.
• Created Mock-up forms in MS word for better visualization and understanding of the software solution.
• Tracked change requests and monitored workload and schedule.
• Facilitated JAD sessions with management, development team, users and other stakeholders to refine functional requirements.
• Used MS Visio for Process modeling, Process mapping and Business Process flow diagrams.
• Created and managed project templates, use case templates, requirement types and tractability matrix in Requisite Pro.
• Managed workload, schedules and coordinated status review meetings with project managers, business managers and team members.

Environment: Java, J2EE technology, .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, UNIX / Oracle Platform, MS Visio, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Project, RUP, Rational Rose 2002, Rational Clear Quest, Rational ClearCase, Rational requisite pro

Confidential, Portland, OR

Sr. Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for requirements gathering, analysis, detailed process flow design, user acceptance testing and rollout of new & modified feature functionality deployed on the E-commerce website applications.
• Conducted project discovery through the interviewing of key stakeholders' to flush out business rules, operational specifications and interface specification solutions to address identified business opportunities and/or strategic initiatives.
• Developed schemas for extraction, transaction, and loading (ETL) using Solonde Warehouse Workbench to expedite data integration between systems.
• Gathered and validated requirements, resulting in detailed business rules, functional requirements and process design.
• Assisted PM with project planning, estimating, budgeting, resource allocation, collaboration and time capture using Clarity Project Manager
• Prepared graphical depictions of use cases (activity diagrams, system context diagrams, sequence
• Diagrams use case diagrams, wire frames, etc...)
• Conducted user interviews, gathered requirements, analysed the requirements using RUP methodology and documented the requirements using Rational Requisite Pro
• Identified system, data and process dependencies for upstream and downstream application data flow.
• Used the DataStage Designer to develop processes for extracting, cleansing, transforms, integrating and loading data into data warehouse database.
• Extensively involved in the modeling and development of Reporting Data Warehousing System
• Was involved n the creation of new E-Commerce Products (Arrival Notices and Customized Reporting)
• Accumulated system requirements from various departments through surveys and interviews.
• Involved in prioritizing the defects and writing business requirements to resolve them.
• Conducted JAD sessions with management, SME, vendors, users and other stakeholders for open and pending issues.
• Authored various Use Cases and Activity diagrams, Sequence diagrams using Rational Requisite Pro and used UML methodology to define the Data Flow Diagrams (DFD).
• Performed Data mapping, logical data modeling, created class diagrams and ER diagrams and used SQL queries to filter data
• Conducted user interviews, gathered Requirements, analyzed the Requirements and managed changes using Rational Suite.
• Create technical design documentation for the data models, data flow control process, metadata management.
• Worked on exporting data using Teradata.
• Wrote detailed specifications for various reports generated using Cognos
• Analyzed the data collected and process maps to determine the root causes and identify opportunities.
• Planned and defined system requirements to Wire Frame with Use Case, Use Case Scenario and Use Case Narrative using the UML (Unified Modeling Language) methodologies
• Created business requirement documents and integrated the requirements and underlying platform functionality.
• Interfaced between Business new product builders and System platform builders.

Environment: RUP, UAT, GAD (Gap Analysis Document), MS Visio, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project, Java, MS Power Point, J2EE technology, .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, UNIX / Oracle PlatformW.

Confidential, Warminster, PA

Business Analyst/Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interviewed Business Users to gather Requirements and analyzed the feasibility of their needs by coordinating with the project manager and technical lead.
• Conducted extensive requirement analysis using Rational requisite pro
• Designed and developed all Use Cases and UML models using Rational.
• Established a business analysis methodology around the RUP (Rational Unified Process). Helped develop use cases, project plans and manage scope.
• Performed the requirement analysis, impact analysis and documented the requirements using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Supported project metrics analysis, team communication, resource planning, risk analysis, report generation, and documentation control using Niku/Workbench application.
• Gathered requirements and modeled the data warehouse and the underlying transactional database
• Perform Gap Analysis of the processes to identify and validate requirements.
• Identified/documented data sources and transformation rules required populating and maintaining data warehouse content.
• Prepared Business Requirement Documents (BRD’s) after the collection of Functional Requirements from System Users that provided appropriate scope of work for technical team to develop prototype and overall system.
• Interacted with users for verifying User Requirements, managing Change Control Process, updating existing Documentation
• Worked on data modeling and produced data mapping and data definition documentation
• Performed extensive data modelling to differentiate between the OLTP and Data Warehouse data models
• Designed the business requirement collection approach based on the project scope and SDLC Methodology.
• Created Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams and ER Diagrams.
• Worked with Cognos and micro strategy reporting systems to extract the data for analysis using filters based on the analysis.
• Created relationships in Requirement Traceability Matrix linking Business Requirements to Functional requirements and Functional Requirements to Systems Requirements.
• Used Rational Clear Case and Clear Quest as Configuration Management and Change control tools.
• Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with IT groups. Identified the Key Changes, and participated in Stakeholder Management to communicate effectively with them
• Developed and Documented timelines for Project Delivery, and managed Projects and Resources to successful completion.
• Prepared graphical depictions of Use Cases, Use Case Diagrams, State Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Component Based Diagrams, and Collateral Diagrams and creation of technical design (UI screen) using Microsoft Visio.
• Worked on Documentum for Version Controlling, to maintain up to date changes in the Documents.
• Assisted to develop the Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scenarios to be used in testing based on Business Requirements, technical specifications and/or product knowledge.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing, gathered and documented User Manuals and Business Rules.

Environment: Microsoft Office Suite, Casewise modeller, Borland CaliberRM, Unix, Documentum, Windows NT/XP, Oracle, SQL, SQL Server, Biztalk, Sybase, VBScript, C#. DOORS, Java, C++, NET, ASP.NET, Business Objects

Confidential

Business Analyst/Requirement Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gathering user requirements and specifications for designing a mortgage based loan system using and documenting the same.
• Created context and workflow models, information and business rule models, Use Case and Object Models during the analysis using rational tools.
• Created project WBS (work breakdown structure), allocated resources to projects and project activities in PeopleSoft and Clarity (project & portfolio management tool)
• Conducted Business Requirements, Functional and Technical meetings with Business groups.
• Served as a liaison between mortgage specialists and the project team.
• Extensively involved in maintaining requirements traceability and communicating any changes to these requirements to different business groups and programmers.
• Identified and retail procedures for emerging retail chain
• Created Physical Inventory process for retail stores, consisted of data integration and inventory processes with third party vendor
• Provide innovative IT, business & e-commerce solutions to perspective and existing clients.
• Performed the requirement analysis and documented the requirements using Rational Requisite Pro.
• Expertise in development of High level design, Conceptual design, Logical and Physical design for Database, Data warehousing and many Distributed IT systems
• Worked closely with the Enterprise Data Warehouse team and Business Intelligence Architecture team to understand repository objects that support the business requirement and process.
• Developed UML Use Cases using Rational Rose and developed a detailed project plan with emphasis on deliverables.
• Understand the As Is system and develop the To Be system concept and also prepare the System Process Maps.
• Performed Gap Analysis for new functionality requirements, as well as prioritized them based on actual business needs so as to align them with the product release roadmap
• Provide innovative IT, business & e-commerce solutions to perspective and existing clients.
• Led and conducted JAD sessions for requirements gathering, analysis and design of the system.
• Designed the business requirement collection approach based on the project scope and SDLC Methodology.
• Designed the system, prepared UML and sequence diagrams using Rational Rose.
• Collaborated on creation of documents such as the Vision, business requirements (BR) and business systems design (BSD) documents
• Employed Rational Clear Quest for effective Change Management (Requirements Creep) and bug tracking during the testing lifecycle.
• Responsible for writing detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and steps required for developing or modifying software programs using Rational Rose (UML).

Environment: Rational Rose, Rational Req Pro, RUP, WinRunner, LoadRunner, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, Java. .Net, SQL Server