SUMMARY

• Over 6 years of experience in Business Analyst as a liaison between business and technical stakeholders in order to elicit, analyze, document, validate and communicate requirement. Leverage technical background to communicate with IT teams to facilitate design, development, implementation projects, and fulfilling business needs.
• Experience with financial risk control processes and mathematics tools such as Regression Analysis, Binomial Model, Optimal Hedging, ARCH Model, EWMA Model, GARCH Model, and Stress Testing.
• Strong understanding of Monte Carlo Model, Delta Normal, and Historical Model to calculate Value at Risk.
• Strong understanding of Finance Greeks (Delta, Gamma, Vega, Theta, and Rho), Stressed IMM (Internal Model Methodology), and Interest Rate Pricing Models.
• Strong understanding of Agile (SCRUM) development process, and Rational Unified Process (RUP).
• Strong understanding of capital markets so as equity, derivatives and fixed income securities.
• Strong understanding of SWIFT and Basel III.
• Experience with T4 trading simulator systems and understanding of instruments such as Bonds, Total Debt Service, Money Market Funds, Credit Default Swap, and Currency Swap.
• Trained in trading future and options such as S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Gold by using T4 simulator
• Knowledge of market data products and services provided by major market data vendors such as Bloomberg.
• Solid knowledge of Portfolio Risk Management for financial instruments including Stocks, Bonds, Forwards, Futures, Options, Swaps, Asset Backed Securities.
• Experience with writing functional and technical requirements and developing use cases.
• Experience in documenting Business Requirements Document and others including Business Case, Enterprise Analysis, Stakeholder Analysis, Communication Plan, Elicitation Plan, and Requirement Charter.
• Experience in creating Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scripts for User Acceptance Testing
• Experience in UML modeling - Activity Diagram, Data flow diagram, sequence diagram, state diagram, Use Case Diagram and Entity Relationship Diagram.
• Worked closely with SMEs and Project Managers to identify project Scope, Timeline and cost estimates.
• Good experience of SQL, HTML and Oracle to work with existing database
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with both business and development teams.
• Experienced in all phases of SDLC including Requirements Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: HTML, SQL.

Data Base: MS Access, Oracle (SQL Series)

Reporting Tools: Crystal Reports 8.0

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows98/ 2000/XP/Vista/7, Linux

Software: MS Office Suite(Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint & Outlook), MS Visio, Rational DOORS, Rational Requisite Pro, Office FrontPage, Lotus Notes

Performance Testing: Load Runner

Processes/Technologies: Rational Unified Process (RUP), Waterfall, MS Office SharePoint 2008, Agile (SCRUM)

Automation Tools: Requisite Pro, Win runner, QTP, Quality Center

Finance/Acc. Tools: T4 trading simulator, Calypso, Simply Accounting, MYOB, Ag Expert

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - IL

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Wrote requirements and conducting analysis for technology projects for the Loan Modification and Legacy Asset Servicing team.
• Incorporated Rational Unified Process (RUP) to create Business Requirement Document Specifications.
• Performed Data mapping, Logical Data Modeling, created Class Diagrams and ER Diagrams and used SQL queries to filter data
• Created Use Cases, Project plans, Use Case Diagrams, Activity Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams using MS Visio to support the system design phase in accord with the Rational Unified Process.
• Taken ideas from inception through implementation, ensuring a high degree of quality and on-time execution, and also involved responsibility for User Acceptance Testing.
• Responsible for the day-to-day resolution of complex problems and the execution of complex transactions for multiple sites or larger business unit(s), including research.
• Developed Requirements Traceability Matrix using Rational Requisite Pro to trace each software requirement.
• Managed projects and direct activities of a team related to special initiatives of an operations nature. Functions as the technical expert in their assigned area.
• Responsible for performing complex analysis and modeling and utilized a variety of systems including, but not limited to Excel, Access, Visio, and Info Quest.
• Provided analytical support on various dialing strategies to ensure departmental goals were met and coordinates the production of performance reports and updates for management.
• Key functions involved developing process and data monitoring, identifying business trends based on event and advocacy inbound volumes, and executing strategic enhancements.
• Extensive experience in using SQL to verify and manipulate data in the Oracle database.

Environment: Windows 7 Server, Rational Requisite Pro, MS Office Excel, Access, Calypso, Quality Center

Confidential - Chandler, AZ

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Managed the analysis process, including coordination with key business users, creating Business Requirement Documents.
• Incorporated Rational Unified Process (RUP) to create Requirement Document Specifications.
• Coordination with business, collect, review, and deliver appropriate materials to ensure a consistent, coordinated, and well managed response to audits and third party reviews
• Conducted JAD sessions for requirements gathering, creating Data Mapping Documents, and writing functional specifications, queries.
• Coordination with business and leveraging project management methodology, execute on process breakdown assessment, remediation, documentation, and reporting in adherence with Enterprise Risk Management Standards.
• Ensured that the system being developed and deployed meets the documented business requirements accountable for assisting the business user.
• Assisted the project manager in the definition of the Project Plan, Enterprise Analysis and taking a lead in ensuring timelines are being met to scope and quality.
• Managed business user and sponsor expectations in terms of both the solution and the project schedule.
• Signed off on application development from a functional (does the solution meet business needs) and quality perspective.
• Performed other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

Environment: Rational DOORS, MS Office Suite, Windows Vista, Lotus Notes, SharePoint 2008

Confidential - San Gabriel, CA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Gathered and analyzed data of identified vertical markets to determine size and scope of new business opportunities.
• Incorporated Agile (SCRUM) to create Requirement Document Specifications using Visible Analyst.
• Performed duties primarily include the regular use of discretion and User Acceptance Testing.
• Conducted brainstorming sessions with the Business Users to gather raw requirements and facilitated JAD sessions to better understand the business domain, requirements and project scope.
• Exposure to Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing space
• Worked with Direct Marketing function to validate (qualitatively) opportunities and sourced new prospects by customer application / vertical market.
• Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis, calculates industry market share, best return on investment and develops strategic marketing plans and forecasts.
• Developed strategic partnerships with the Business Stakeholders (Executives, Managers, and End Users, Technical Team) to develop solid knowledge base of the business line, including the business plan, products and set thresholds for all the lines of business thus facilitating the decision support system design.
• Analyzed and reported on market share by geography by segment
• Analyzed company sales data to identify product sales share, and potential market expansion
• Made recommendations on approach, resources, programs and action that will be required to go after new business opportunities
• Extensive experience in using SQL to verify and manipulate data in the Oracle database.
• Monitored, measured and reported on the performance of marketing programs and projects

Environment: Windows 2000/Vista Server, MS Office Suite, Oracle 9i, JAVA, Web Sphere, Win Runner

Confidential - San Diego, CA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Requirements, planned testing, identified test scenarios, developed test cases, and executed test cases using HP Quality Center.
• Created to-do list, held weekly status meeting, assessed risks and made sure the routing of the documents is done in the right and a timely manner
• Data mapping, logical data modeling, created class diagrams and ER diagrams and used SQL queries to filter data within the Oracle database
• Created Use Case models and Sequence Diagrams for the development team and the stake holders.
• Interacted with developers and users to analyze the user requirement and functional specifications.
• Mapping business processes to applications, databases and IT systems.
• Reviewed and analyzed the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and help develop strategies for improving or further leveraging the current system
• Performed duties primarily include the regular use of discretion and User Acceptance Testing.
• Extensive use of SQL queries to perform database back end testing of Reports.

Environment: Windows XP, Rational Requisite Pro, Quality Center Rational Clear Case, Oracle, SQL