SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Over 9 years of experience in IT Industry with 4 years of experience in Business Analyst and 5 years of SAP BO experience in Reporting Analysis.
• Expertise in Business Intelligence/Query tools like Business Objects XI 3.1/R2,
• Business Objects Designer, Desktop Intelligence, Web Intelligence, Infoview, TOAD.
• Strong experience in design, development and deployment of Canned and Adhoc reports using Business Objects Desktop Intelligence Full Client and Business Objects Web Intelligence..
• Good working experience in Function Modules, Data Source Enhancement, Monitoring, Process Chains, Multi Providers, Info Sets, Remote Cubes, Data Mart and Open Hub Service, Aggregates, Compression and partitioning.
• Expertise in implementation of Business Objects Reports on top of Relational Databases Management Systems.
• Proficient in design of Business Objects Universes using Business Objects Designer.
• Expert knowledge of developing and migrating advanced BO reports, charts, documents.
• Experience in Data Modeling, Data warehouse Design, Star Snowflake schema modeling.
• Good experience in creating Webi Reports with breaks, sections, merged dimensions, formulas, variables, alerts, filters and query drill.
• Good experience in creating Dashboard Design, Xcelsius and Live Office in creating simple to complex Scorecards and Dashboards.
• Extensive experience in Business Intelligence Tools using Universe Design Tool UDT , Information .
• Excellent experience in all phases of SDLC including Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Implementing solutions, Documentation, and User training.
• Experience in writing queries/scripts for data analysis and QA report testing.
• Strong Knowledge of UML, RUP, Rational Suite including Rational Rose, RequisitePro etc.
• Proficient in creating Use Cases, Sequence Diagrams, Collaboration.
• Advanced Microsoft Access Skills: Build databases, complex queries, forms, and link to SQL, Macros.
• Strong communication skills and excellent team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• OLAP Tools Business Objects XI R2, Crystal Reports, Xcelsius
• Reporting Tools: Business Object WEBI, Xcelsius UNICA, Core Metrics, Brio,
• Databases: MS SQL, MS Access, Oracle
• Web Technologies: HTML, XML, Weblogic
• SDLC Methodologies Agile, Waterfall
• Requirements Management Tools: Rational Requisite Pro, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
• Testing Tools: Rational Test Manager, Test Director, Rational Quality Manager
• Change Management Tools: Rational Clear Quest, Test Director
• Business Modeling Tools: Microsoft Visio
• Project Management: Tools Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office
• Prototyping Tools: Axure RP, Snag It

Professional Work Experience

Confidential

BO Developer and Analyst

• Collecting, collating and carrying out complex data analysis in support of management customer requests.
• Also involved in reporting statistical findings to work colleagues and senior managers.
• Worked with different stakeholders Individual/Group Sales, Individual/Group products, Marketing and other departments to document the business requirements.
• Point of contact for data/KPIs/metrics for support personnel
• Responsible for creating process and procedures to ensure adherence to response-time, resolution-time and response-quality SLA metrics.
• Build, manage, and distribute key performance metrics, dashboards, and scorecards to management and users.
• Utilize Business Objects reporting tools to build and automatically distribute reporting.
• Worked on HR data with Employee data ,Organization data and Payroll data
• Created/Enhanced Customer Price Trend, and Purchase Price Variance reports using Webi Reports. Worked with organizing data, inserting filters, sorting, ranking, highlighting data, list of values, alerts, etc.
• Exposure in Business Objects XI Enterprise suite using Desktop Intelligence, CMC, Web Intelligence reporting and Publisher.
• Expertise in Migration of universes to Business Objects XI from previous versions and conversions of Reports.
• Expertise in Designing Universes, customizing Thin Full client Reports and Scheduling reports on Broadcast Agent Server.
• Resolved Universe problems like Chasm trap' and 'Fan trap' using Alias and context.
• Worked extensively with functions like select, prompt, where and aggregate aware to write flexible SQL queries.
• Created complex joins like outer joins, equi-join and theta joins and checked the integrity of the Universes.
• Created Master/Detail, Cross Tab and various Charts reports and exported to Repository.
• Created reports using Business Objects functionalities like queries, slice and dice, drill down, Functions and formulas etc.
• Developed hierarchies to support drilldown reports.
• Trained the users about all the functionalities and analysis of the reports for their Applications.
• Participated in the preparation and execution of OLAP Reporting Test Plans.
• Prepared different kind of dashboards and Analytics using BO-xcelsius and MS office live.
• Used import Wizard /Life Cycle Management LCM for deploying the reports Universes to upper environments.
• Scheduled Daily / Weekly / Monthly Reports and send to users in Production Environment.
• Responsible for building, testing Universes and Reports.
• Ability to adapt to a high pressure and fluid environment.

Environment: Business Objects XI R2/ 3.1, CMC, Web Intelligence, Desktop Intelligence, Oracle 10g/11g

Confidential

Business Technical Analyst

• Worked with Business users and technical lead for gathering requirements and data transaction information.
• Collaborate with IT team to help develop system solutions that meet the business needs
• Facilitated planning sessions and JAD sessions for various web projects
• Responsible for gathering business and functional requirements from all the stakeholders
• Led a team of Business Analysts and is responsible for delivering the use cases and other functional specifications
• Implemented an integrated RUP solution with complete line of traceability for all the artifacts of web development projects.
• Involved in the creation and maintenance of the Workflow plans and artifacts.
• Prepared Business Process Models that includes modeling of all the activities of the business from the conceptual to procedural level. Followed top down, leveled technique for building Business Process Models.
• Worked with the UI team to create the User Interface screenshots to be presented to the Business.
• Examined, analyzed and model Test plans, Use Case Model cases Test procedures based on RUP methodology.
• Designed and developed Quality Assurance standard and processes to all levels of project team.
• Performed Gap analysis for the modules in production, conducted feasibility study and performed impact analysis for proposed enhancements.
• Verified the functional aspect as per the Business Process and validated the interfaces with the other systems and data conversion from the legacy system.
• Performed Basic Sanity Testing via navigation and workflow of the Application.
• Involved in walkthroughs and meetings with development team to discuss related issues.
• Used Rational Rose to visually determine the proper structure, key elements and optima design for your database and to aid efficient creation of tables, stored procedures.
• Wrote clear, concise detailed system requirements specification SRS documents and user documentation in accordance to guidelines and standards of a level where developers can interpret, design and develop the application with minimum guidance.

Environment: Oracle, HTML, ASP, Java, Quality Center, BMC Remedy, Unica.

Confidential

Business Analyst

• Met with client groups to determine user requirements and goals. Utilized Rational
• Unified Process RUP to configure and develop process, standards, and procedures and create a Business requirement Document.
• Monitored Month-end Process, Accrual Processes.
• Experience in UAT, SIT testing and in-house Testing.
• Conducted Surveys and Brainstorming sessions with SMEs for requirement gathering.
• Experience in implementing Accounting System Conversion, Pricing Issues, Error analysis, familiar with software's like Superprobe, Peoplesoft.
• Extensively used Rational RequisitePro for reviewing and analyzing the requirements.
• Performed Gap Analysis of the As-Is and Should-Be process within the organization for implementation of RUP.
• Performed Data Mapping of the entire module and performed complete analysis to integrate Risk Analyzer with the online processing tool.
• Extensive participation in Error Review Meetings.
• Conducted Error Analysis, by doing experiments and making measurements, drawing meaningful conclusions.
• Expertise in Performance Management and implementing its benefits.
• Used guidelines and artifacts of RUP to strategize the Implementation of the Rational
• Unified Process effort in different iterations and phases of the Software Development Life Cycle SDLC .
• Derived Functional Requirement Specifications FRS based on User Requirement
• Specification URS. Understand and articulate business requirements from user interviews and then convert requirements into technical specifications
• Documented the Use Cases and prepared the Use Case, Activity, Logical, Component and Deployment views using MS Visio and Rational Rose for a clear understanding of requirements by the development team.
• Coordinated with testers in using Rational ClearQuest for defect tracking
• Reviewed Integration Test Plan for integration between modules.
• Documented project processes and procedures and version controlled them using Rational ClearCase.
• Created Artifacts and defined Milestones and iteration plans for Inception and Elaboration phases of SDLC.
• Performed Smoke Sanity Testing to test the basic functionality of the application.
• Implemented Rational Design, Test and Configuration tools like Requisite Pro, Rose,
• CMM Capability Maturity Models Test Manager, Robot, ClearCase, ClearQuest, and SoDA.
• Coordinated with the development team in documenting a User Manual for the LSS.
• Documented and delivered Functional Specification Document to the project team.
• Partnered with the technical areas in the research and resolution of system and process problems.
• Developed strategic partnerships with the business units to develop a solid knowledge base of the business line including the business plan, products, and process and revenue streams.

Environment: MS SQL, HTML, Java, MS Office, Peoplesoft, Rational Clear case, Rational Clear Quest.

Confidential

Consultant Business Requirements Analyst

• Gathered business and functional requirements for Senior Markets projects and producer portal related projects
• Documented various artifacts such as Business requirements document, Use cases, User Interface Documents, supplemental specifications, test cases and test scripts
• Assisted in development and testing teams to ensure that capabilities were developed and tested in accordance with the business requirements
• Analyzed large amounts of data and developed reports for strategic decision making
• Developed UAT plans and coordinated UAT

Environment: MS-Office, MS Visio, Brio.