SUMMARY

• Almost 8 years of experiences working as a Business Analyst /Business System Analyst for software development within financial, mortgage, healthcare and investment banking industries.
• Performed responsibilities as SharePoint Admin to upload documents into the site, enhance the collaboration experience within teams, maintain user rights, migrate SharePoint 2007 contents into SharePoint 2010 and created fully functional SharePoint site for another teams
• Prepared SOW for various projects successfully and worked in Vendor Management Process
• In - depth knowledge of Rational Unified Process (RUP); risk engineering; data modeling and mapping; and design using UML, Rational Rose, Visio and other related tools.
• Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions and interviewed Subject Matter Experts (SME’s), asking detailed functionality aspects of business process and carefully updated the information to the requirements in an easily understandable format.
• Experienced in analyzing Business Requirements Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), SRS (System Requirements Specifications), SRD (System Documents), RFP (Request for Proposal) and propose changes as per various internal and external requirements gathered for process improvement.
• Excellent leadership skills including issue management, conflict resolution, business and process analysis, and team building and staff management.
• Hands on experience and knowledge of various Quality Assurance and reporting tools.
• Done Querying and writing SQL Queries, in data migrating from different platforms into one database and also an expert in manipulating data in Excel using PIVOT table
• Performed Feasibility Analysis, cost benefit analysis and Risk Analysis in various projects
• Worked on financial derivatives such as Forward Option, swap, capital market etc.
• Extensive use of MS Office tools like MS Access, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Project for data migration in to the Competitive Intelligence/Business Intelligence System Knowledge Data Base in Microsoft Share Point. Used the ODBC/SQL to migrate all data to one database before uploading it into the Knowledge Base.
• Workable knowledge in GL, GAAP, and enterprise level accounting, bank reconciliation etc. and maintained Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) controls.
• Working knowledge in Trade Life Cycle process, various derivatives such as forward, options, swaps due to successful completion of different projects
• Executed functional, application, regression, performance, and compatibility testing, UAT testing on software products
• Expert creating Business Process Modeling and other related UML diagrams

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Rational Unified Process (RUP)
• Agile methodology
• Waterfall SDLC
• Caliber RM
• Rational Suite (RequisitePro
• DDM
• ClearQuest
• ClearPro
• ClearCase
• Test Manager
• Robot)
• Java
• J2EE
• UML
• MS Project
• MS Visio
• Enterprise Architect
• MS Office Suite
• UNIX / Oracle Platform
• SQL
• Oracle (7.3
• 9i)
• SQL Server 2005
• SSAS
• SSRS
• SharePoint
• Quick Test Pro
• HP (Mercury) Test Director
• HP Quality Center
• Visual Basic 6.0
• Knowledge of Framemaker
• Crystal Reports
• Windows 2000/XP/7
• SnagIt 10

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Framingham, MA

Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a SharePoint Administrator in designing the Sites, creating workflows using SharePoint Designer
• Successfully completed a huge project consists of over 70 sub-sites which run from mid June 2013 to till December 2013 that required extensive SharePoint site admin /end user
• Worked as a SharePoint SME for e-learning module.
• Signed off e-learning module which required a great deal of attention to detail to cover various SharePoint related topics
• Helped to develop a multi- platform IT solution that leverages existing Licenses, products and services
• Worked with developers setting collaborative designs for the sites, setting up content types, creating metadata, cataloging, taxonomy for site collaboration
• Strong understanding of metadata and its relationsto forms and usage.
• Created test scripts, wrote test cases for SharePoint related projects and executed the plan successfully
• Created various SharePoint Designer forms using content types for many teams/departments
• Successfully completed building over 50 team sites, community sites requests that required extensive business requirements gathering sessions.
• Worked in SharePoint integration project that required collection requirements for profile migration between various AD groups.
• Created BRD, SRD and various business artifacts to communicate between business and end users
• Worked with metadata, created various content types and created many workflows, MS info path forms to successfully complete user requirements
• Well versed in SharePoint 2010 functionality, with strong understanding of SharePoint forms, Info Path, Designer in creating customized forms, rules, and validation.
• In Depth understanding of SharePoint OO and custom Workflows;specifically of how to integrate custom forms with Workflows inautomating a business process.
• Fulfilled additional responsibilities as requested.
• Was given the role of the Administrator for Microsoft SharePoint in designing the Sites, creating workflows using Ninetex
• Helped to develop a multi- platform IT solution that leverages existing Licenses, products and services
• Worked with developers setting collaborative designs for the sites, setting up content types, creating metadata, cataloging, taxonomy for site collaboration
• Helped to provide the structure for timely and accurate publication of appropriately approved content, Record management, information retrieval, and disposition.
• Facilitated coordination with third-party partners, other agencies, and the vendor management by doing JAD sessions
• Helped to develop innovative change management processes so that new solutions intended to improve processes within the organization.
• Worked as a SharePoint Business Analyst to help develop business requirements, build competencies for the guide and worked with managers to get a understanding of the business process to assess the business needs
• Helped to crated workflows in SharePoint and helped to develop Info Path Forms using info Path Designer and worked with SharePoint developer to complete forms by assessing and collecting requirements.
• Created Business Process Model using Enterprise Architecture

Environment: Various SDLC methods, MS Visio, MS Project, MS office suite, MS Excel, Access 2007, Share Point 2010,Net Meeting, Ninetex PL/SQL, Oracle, Peoplesoft SnagIt. Agile, Ninetex 2010, MOSS 2010.

Confidential, Washington DC

Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirements by working around HIPPA regulations, Claim processing, EDI capabilities
• Reviewed Reports from various sources to enhance the Report processing system.
• Performed testing using SQL queries and worked with SQL developers side by side to develop the prototype
• Identified stakeholders for the use of the Business Intelligence System within the company to enhance efficiency for Claim processing, EDI and maintaining HIPPA regulations
• Worked on the finance related data for Capital Management document to review various scenarios
• Gathered requirements for the inputs in the Business Intelligence System from the stakeholder’s including methods like personal interviews, questionnaires, surveys, JAD sessions and joint team meetings.
• Identified systems requirements that would help create the BI System by meeting up with the technology team and then having a JAD session to include SME’s from the business side.
• Created and managed project templates, Use Case project templates, requirement types and traceability relationships in Requisite Pro.
• Created Business Process Model and Identified issues for Business Process Re-engineering work elements
• Organized JAD sessions, personal interviews and surveys in the process of collecting requirements including that of G.M.’s and other higher management.
• Carried extensive knowledge on ETL, data warehousing process and worked on Technical requirements for the new project as a system analyst
• Worked with BI Architect to implement logical data process model
• Designed the manual to be used for the BI System including the Process Flow Diagram in Visio.

Environment: Various SDLC methods, MS Visio, MS Project, MS office suite, MS Excel, Access 2007, Share Point 2007 & 2010,Net Meeting, Cognos 8.0, Snag It., Agile

Confidential, New York, NY

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Integrated approval workflow w/audit trail tracking, Bulk upload & Enhanced Reporting Functionalities
• Wrote Test case script
• Performed UAT Testing
• Created BRD, organized requirements, attended meetings with management and technical team
• Created various artifacts and presented to upper management team
• GlobeCap Mobile Phase I: Mobile version of the GlobeCap (Project above)
• Worked on an accounting strategy using capital management knowledge to maintain sufficient and equal levels of working capital, current assets, and current liabilities
• Worked on product pricing using referential data to compare the market price
• Wrote Test case and dealt with Vendor Management Group and Performed UAT Testing
• Helped with POC earlier on and created SOW for the project afterwards
• Worked in SOW for the entire project
• Worked as BA lead to guide Athenaeum BA team and also gather requirements, helped with creating user guide, created process flow diagram, created FSD, and created metadata list
• General BA jobs (meetings, collecting requirements, user etc.)
• End to End BA responsibilities
• Currently helping in next phase also
• Worked the full SDLC cycle (created user guide, worked on the requirements, conducted meetings etc.)
• Worked as SharePoint Admin - Maintained two Major sites and also created fully functional another SharePoint site for other team
• Added user group, maintained the site, worked with Audit group, created sub sites, used OOTB SharePoint features
• Migrated SharePoint 2007 content into SharePoint 2010
• Tested iBanker Mobile project, worked in Aqueduct project to maintain deals,
• Created Monthly Status Report - For Team
• Created Critical Mission Report - For super Sr. Management
• Helped team members to collect requirements for Audit and compliance project for SharePoint sites.

Environment: Various SDLC methods, MS Visio, MS Project, MS office suite, MS Excel, Access 2007, SharePoint 2007 & 2010,Net Meeting, Cognos 8.0, SnagIt. Agile, Bloomberg, Reuters

Confidential, Nashville, TN

Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the existing documents to come up with different business strategies around HIPPA regulations
• Gathered requirements by understanding the Data Migration and ETL project and Claim processing system
• Helped in preparation of project plans using MS Project to assigned tasks and responsibilities and to track the progress.
• Designed the business requirement collection approach based on the project scope and SDLC Methodology.
• Prepared Business Requirements Document (BRD) and SRD (System Document) by gathering requirements from the designers, developers and stakeholders; translated BRD to Functional Specifications Document (FSD) and created prototypes to help designers in understanding the final product.
• Performed JAD session and GAP analysis extensively
• Worked with Agile and modified waterfall methodology for EDI structured project
• Developed the Business Scenarios and helped with test plan, test conditions and test cases to be used in testing based on business requirements, technical specifications and/or product knowledge.
• Helped prepare the QA team to write the UAT testing process documents that will eventually be used when QA applies the testing process
• Researched, designed and wrote Functional Specifications, making design suggestions for the planning
• Monitored client expectations and conduct user interviews.
• Created and managed project templates, requirement types and traceability relationships using different tools
• Organized weekly Project Status and Task Review meetings
• Collaborated with the QA team to ensure adequate testing of software, maintained quality procedures, and ensured that appropriate documentation is in place.
• Acted as a resource in understanding how the upgraded system carries out the business functions for the Development and QA teams

Environment: Agile, Waterfall (modified), MS Visio, PL/SQL, Oracle, MS Project, and MS office suite, MS Excel, Access 2007, Informatica, E-room, WebEx, SharePoint 2007, Jira and Trackrecord, Eclipse, Project Web Access

Confidential, Reston, VA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the existing investment management system with which we had to integrate the Mortgage trading module.
• Gathered requirements by understanding the Trade Life Cycle Management like trade clearing, execution and settlement.
• Analyzed various scenarios for the fixed income group, Capital management, trading process, MBS and various financial derivatives (Options, Swaps etc.) to work on different kinds of requirements.
• Reviewed fixed income group like bonds, Money Markets, trade process to determine the functional requirements for the new projects
• Designed the business requirement collection approach based on the project scope and SDLC Methodology.
• Worked on Business Process Model and Data Flow Diagram and created GUI design documents using UML methodology
• Prepared Business Requirements Document (BRD) and System Document (SRD) by gathering requirements from the designers, developers and stakeholders; translated BRD to Functional Specifications Document (FSD) and created prototypes to help designers in understanding the final product.
• Created Uses cases, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, using MS Visio according to UML methodology.
• Worked extensively on Risk analysis, market reports via Bloomberg, compared reports and worked on technical design requirements for the enhanced system
• Performed User Acceptance testing (UAT) and made changes using Rational Clear Quest.
• Conducted JAD sessions, meetings with team member, business users and testers in order to resolve any issues related to reporting.

Environment: RUP, Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Clear Quest, MS Visio, PL/SQL, DB2, MS Project, MS office suite, Mercury testing tool, MS Excel, Robot, Bloomberg.

Confidential, Marietta, GA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Converted technical whitepapers and other raw materials into rich multimedia eLearning content
• Wrote and integrated online Help content
• Proficient with vendor management process
• Created Visio diagrams of the system architecture and edited, formatted and organized for collection Standard Operating Procedures, End User Procedures and Policies
• Wrote a Guide (Technical Specification) for the MHC’s CICS software. Information was obtained from meetings with Center director and managers. MHC uses Word and Visio for its documentation
• Analyzed, documented, and managed all project requirements and changes to requirements throughout the software development life cycle using RequisitePro
• Conducted user interviews, attended JAD (Joint Application Development) sessions, and documented analysis in requirement gathering
• Identified the use cases from the gathered requirements and prepared a comprehensive Use Case Specifications document
• Verified and validated data model with changes to business information and rules

Environment: Windows, MS Office (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio), MS Access, MS Project, RationalRose, eReader, Community Manager, UML, SQL, ClearCase, Agile, RequisitePro.