OBJECTIVE

• Seeking a challenging career / Using my skills and experience effectively which ultimately leads to growth of the company as well growth in my own knowledge.

SUMMARY

• Business Analyst with 6+ years of experience in Business Analysis, Data Analysis, Business Rules, GAP Analysis, and developing/creating business process documents.
• SDLC: In depth working knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) phases such as Planning, Analysis/Design, Development, and Testing for the software/system development process.
• Strong experience in preparing Business Requirements Document (BRD), Use Case Specifications, Functional Specifications.
• Well acquainted with Workflows and (UML) (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams such as, Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams.
• Experienced in technical writing, documentation, presentation and delivery.
• Followed the UML based methods using Rational Rose to create: Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Collaboration Diagrams.
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Experience is Waterfall, Spiral, Agile and structured methodologies.
• Involved in Object Oriented Analysis in UML with emphasis on Use Case Diagrams, State Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams and Collaboration Diagrams.
• Experience in analyzing and documenting functional and technical requirements including use cases.
• Involved in generating test cases, test scripts and resolving User Acceptance Testing (UAT) issues by communicating with QA team.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills including the ability to multi - task, prioritize and manage increasingly complex issues.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Modeling Tools: MS Visio, Rational Rose, Requisite Pro, Clear Case, MS Project, MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, SWOT Analysis, GAP Analysis.

Operating Systems: Windows, XP/Vista/7.

Web Tools: Photo Shop.

Languages: HTML, UML, SQL, UAT, OOD, UNIX.

Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile, Spiral, Rational Unified Process.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, OH

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Updated the Functional and Technical Design Documents.
• Involved in Software Quality Assurance Activities during the Software Project Lifecycle, including Requirements Management, Test Management and Defect Management.
• Participated in Quality Reviews to ensure that developed software products met the business needs and requirements in compliance with best practices.
• Assisting the project team in making Business Analysis and Software Testing related decisions.
• Met with client groups to determine User Requirements and goals.
• Collected Data Requirements and prepared BRD for Customer Facing Project.
• Assisted in the preparation of test plans and test cases for the new portal application.

Environments: Windows, MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio), Agile, UML, SQL, SWOT Analysis, GAP Analysis.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Was responsible for creating and reviewing Business Requirements, Functional Specifications, Project Schedules, Documentation and Test Plans.
• Documented Functional Requirements that supported overall strategy, goals and objectives.
• Acted as a liaison between the technical staff and the users (staff and management).
• Responsible for communication between Project Team and other related departments.
• Analyzed and designed Use Case diagrams.
• Participated as a team member and was involved in the performance evaluations.
• Developed timelines for project delivery, and managed projects and resources to successful completion.
• Involved in developing the test strategy.
• Help developed QA Test Plans for Functional, Integration and System Testing.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing.
• Changed / Incident management using Rational ClearQuest.

Environment: Windows, MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio), Waterfall Methodology, UML, SQL, SWOT analysis, GAP Analysis.

Confidential, Fort Wayne, IN

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for defining the scope of the project, gathering Business Requirements, doing Gap Analysis and documenting them textually or within models.
• Responsible for writing Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) and User Requirements.
• Collaborated in building a Business Analysis Process Model using Waterfall Methodology.
• Designed and developed Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, for OOD using UML.
• Performed Requirement Analysis, and detailed examination of all the Use Cases and issue logs.
• Performed extensive Business Process Analysis including Data Analysis and GAP Analysis.
• Documented and delivered Functional Specification Document to the project team.
• Played a key role in the planning, testing, and implementation of system enhancements and conversions.

Environment: MS Visio, MS Project, Crystal Reports.

Confidential, Troy, MI

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with Users and Stakeholders to identify Business System needs, evaluated solutions for business problems.
• Worked with different groups to gain detailed knowledge and also to understand the cross impacts of the system.
• Analyzed and documented Information System Requirements and the corresponding impact on business processes.
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Agile and structured methodologies.
• Worked as a team with other business analysts to make an object oriented model of the application and created use cases.
• Helped with the preparation of Functional Requirements Document (FRD).
• Analyzed Business Requirements documents to get a better understanding of the system.

Environment: My SQL, SDLC, UAT, UML, MS Office, MS Project, MS Visio.

Confidential, Indiana, IN

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Conducting User Interviews, Gathering Requirements, Analyzing the requirements using Waterfall Methodology.
• Designed and developed Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, OOD (Object oriented Design) using UML and Visio.
• Identifying, research, investigate, analyze, define and document Business Processes.
• Conduct workflow, Process Diagram and GAP Analysis to derive Requirements for existing systems enhancements.
• Assisted with User Testing of systems, developing and maintaining quality procedures, and ensuring that appropriate documentation is in place.
• Responsible for identifying and documenting business rules and creating detailed Use Case.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Helped develop the Test Plan, Test Conditions and Test Cases to be used in testing based on business.

Environment: MS-Excel, Microsoft Word, Rational Rose.

Confidential, Madison, WI

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered Business Requirements, performed Gap Analysis for client’s requirements and generated system workflows.
• Systematically gained knowledge on the Business Process being followed in the project.
• Established Spiral Methodology and provided assistance in developing Use Cases and project plans.
• Participated in documenting the requirements in System Design based on a Use Case approach.
• Used Spiral Methodology to model the process using UML to create behavioral and structural diagrams.
• Participated in transforming the User Requirements into Functional Requirements.

Environment: MS Office, MS Visio, UNIX, Windows.