SUMMARY:

• Seasoned Business Analyst with 6 years of IT experience. Extensively worked in Finance and Investment sectors in business process re - engineering. Experienced in business analysis, systems analysis, new systems design / existing systems enhancement to meet end-user expectations, and working around constraints imposed by legacy systems. Accomplished in gathering and documenting requirements and engaging appropriate stakeholders throughout the project. Experienced in creating project documentation and deliverables in all phases of SDLC, extensively worked with Waterfall and Agile methodologies. Ability to adapt to new technologies and situations. Excellent verbal and written communication skills useful in creating alignment between stakeholders, project managers and end-users. Skilled inMS Suite, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Excel.
• Business case and feasibility study
• Scope & project definition, Gap &Impact analysis
• Business process analysis and modeling using Unified Modeling Language (UML)
• Requirement elicitation and documentation
• Requirements management, track and change control
• Use case, User stories creation, data modeling, data mapping
• BRD, FRD/FRS, Requirements Traceability Matrix creation
• Implementation and release planning

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

O/S: Win 98/ 2000/XP/Vista

Languages: Java, Python, SQL

Databases: MS SQL Server

Req. Management Tools: JIRA, Rally, HP Quality Center, MS Project, VersionOne

Defect Tracking Tools: HP Quality Center, Version One

Modeling Tools: MS Visio, Visual Paradigm, Balsamiq

Change Management Tools: VersionOne, JIRA, Rally

Tools: Microsoft Office Suite (Visio, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Project ), MS SharePoint, MS Visio, Adobe Acrobat, Eclipse

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Burbank, CA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Waterfall methodology from the requirement phase to the design phase of the SDLC
• Contributed to definition of scope, work plans & development of business requirements
• Served as a liaison between the business team and the project team by assisting in documenting business needs and in creating project documentations
• Gathered user and business requirements through discussions, brainstorming sessions and role-playing
• Reviewed business requirements, functional specifications to ensure quality of SDLC deliverables
• Documented the results of requirements elicitation effort and created the Requirements Package for presenting to the stakeholders for review
• Helped PM to run daily stand-up meetings throughout project.
• Assisted in the creation of Functional Requirements Document (FRD).
• Ensured that project requirements are properly tracked and documented by creating and updating Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Familiar with NDM File Transfer concepts.
• Worked with both domestic and international users to define enhancements to the MMS and EIS systems to be incorporated into the GEMS system
• Facilitated document review sessions with offshore teams using Webex.
• Created style guide to standardize mockup and wireframe creation including pixel distances between objects, fonts and sizes to be used, as well as colors and table styles to be implemented
• Developedmockups and wireframesfor FRDs using theBalsamiq tool
• Used Balsamiq tool to annotate mockups and wireframes to highlight changes to existing functionality in both EIS and MMS
• Assisted in creating wireframes for web interface with the offshore GUI design team
• Created a new system of record, using the Confluence web app, for storing project documents, tracking team activities, defining project goals and scope, and identifying team members/structure.
• Ensured completed activities and deliverables meet project specifications and requirements

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Waterfall methodology across different phases of the SDLC
• Contributed to definition of scope, work plans & development of business requirements
• Served as a liaison between the business team and the project team by assisting in documenting business needs and in creating project documentations
• Crafted Business Case andassisted PM in producing Project Charter.
• Gathered user and business requirements through discussions, brainstorming sessions and role-playing
• Reviewed business requirements, functional specifications to ensure quality of SDLC deliverables
• Analyzed requirements using Doors
• Documented the results of requirements elicitation effort and created the Requirements Package for presenting to the stakeholders for review
• Assisted in the creation of Business Requirements Document (BRD) and Functional Requirements Document (FRD).
• Used Bloomberg Terminal to gather information as to the composition of stock charts and expected return rates on market information, including news, price quotes and other sensitive data.
• Ensured that project requirements are properly tracked and documented by creating and updating Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Developed business Use Cases using Unified Modeling Language (UML) for new product functionality after conducting requirements elaboration sessions with Subject Matter Experts (SME’s)
• Familiar with NDM File Transfer concepts
• Wrote SQL queries for reporting needs
• Developed Use Cases, Use Case Diagram, Activity Diagram & Sequence Diagrams using Microsoft Visio
• Assisted in creating wireframes for web interface with the GUI design team
• Assisted in crafting Test Plan and accompanying Test Cases for use in testing phase of SDLC.
• Modified Traceability Matrix to validate and verify the requirements and documented the traceability for Test Cases and Requirements
• Involved in the testing phase right from the Unit testing to the User Acceptance testing (UAT)
• Ensured completed activities meet project specifications, requirements
• Created documents and conducted to ensure that changes in client account management were understood by appropriate personnel.

Confidential, Brea, CA

Business Analyst (Lead)

Responsibilities:

• Utilized Agile Scrum Methodology to configure and develop process, standards, and procedures
• Served as the primary liaison between the business and information technology teamsfor collection, analysis, review, documentation, and communication of business needs and requirements
• Obtained detailed knowledge of businessprocess being followed in the project environment
• Conducted Business Interviews/Meetings with business users and stakeholders to gather and document requirements
• Constructed customer requirement statement and request for proposal to assist vendor selection
• Prepared, distributed and collected vendor scorecards, providing inputs during vendor selection process
• Facilitated collection of functional requirements from system users and preparation of User Storieswhich provided appropriate scope of work for technical team to develop and support the overall system
• Created Project Roadmap and assisted with Project Chartering in preparation for Sprint 0.
• Prioritize the User Stories according to theirimpact on the project and clients need
• Prepared Logical Data Models that contain a set of diagrams and supporting documents containing the essential business elements, detailed definitions, and descriptions of the relationships between the data elements to analyze and document business data requirements
• Communicate and verify User stories with business partners to improve the quality of user stories
• Implemented Source-to-target mapping (STM) to migrate existing historical data from legacy system to newschema
• Assisted Scrummaster in running daily scrum meetings and created/updated the burndown chart.
• Provided feedback to team during Sprint Planning Meeting as to the length and difficulty associated with UAT in each sprint.
• Created Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) to ensure that the user stories are traced to the test cases
• Clarify User Stories during developing phases, eliminate misunderstanding towards requirements
• Provided end user support and to the business users, in terms of new application, demo’s and assistance with new features, and on boarding new users
• Attended Retrospective Meetings to improve the quality of all deliverables
• Coordinated with multiple support teams (Quality Assurance, Development team) to track features and enhancements through the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), assisted tester by providing input for testing of functionality

Confidential, Grand Rapids, MI

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Followed SCRUM/AGILE methodology over a course of 16 Sprints.
• Gathered and documented business and technical requirements from both formal and informal sessions and validated the needs of the business stakeholders.
• Conducted stakeholder interviews and documented business and functional requirements.
• Reformatted requirements to be read as User Stories.
• Assisted PO in creating and grooming Product Backlog.
• Participated in Sprint Reviews and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Assisted PO in crafting Vision Document and project charter, andcreated Product Roadmap in preparation for Sprint 0.
• Documented requirements associated change requests with User Stories and connected them with Use Cases with MS Visio.
• Performed walkthroughs of mockups with management and development teams to ensure cloud functionality was simple and intuitive.
• Assisted Scrummaster with Daily Scrum by creating/updating burndown chart and providing input as to the UAT phase of development in each sprint.
• Involved in requirement analysis, Use-Case analysis, Service Level Management and System Administration in preparation for Sprint 0.
• Worked with QA team to create test plans and test case scenarios using Quality Center.
• Assisted with UAT at end of sprints before implementation.
• Prepared Manuals and conducted sessions for personnel to ensure that changes to a private cloud infrastructure were understood