TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methodologies: Traditional SDLC, Agile, Rational Unified Process (RUP), JAD session and UML 2.0

Databases: Oracle, MS Access, SQL

Platforms: MS - DOS, Microsoft Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista, and Windows Server 2003

GUI/Tools: MS Project, Visio, Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint; Requisite Pro, Visual Source Safe, DOORS 7.1, Clear Quest, PCOM and Mainframe HP ALM.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

BUSINESS ANALYST

Confidential, New Carrollton, MD

• Providing program management support, advice, assessments, and tracking in a variety of program areas
• Interface with AD HPO efforts with all internal and external domains and projects
• Attend or participate with AD HPO Confidential meetings with other stakeholders such as Enterprise Architecture, Solution Engineering, Cyber Security, EOPS, ACA PMO and other AD Domains: Compliance, Internal Management, Submission Processing, Corporate Data, Customer Service, Data Delivery Service, Business Customers, such as W&I, SBSE
• Providing project management support related to ACA reporting needs, including: inputs to project schedule/filing season readiness schedule, project Key Process Indicators (KPIs) covered by the Health Assessment support, DSIO dashboard, and as required briefing IRS Executives on the status of AD HPO ACA projects
• Developing, reviewing, analyzing all AD HPO related artifacts, such as: Internal Revenue Manuals (IRM), Design Specification Reports (DSR), Interface Control Document (ICD), Functional Specification Package (FSP), Program Requirements Package (PRP), Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), Computer Operator Handbook (COH), SAT Plan, End of Test Reports
• Monitor the interests of AD HPO Domain to ensure they are informed in the areas of ACA UWR reviews, ACA requirements reviews, design, coding, unit testing and external testing, such as SAT, FIT, DSIT, and applicable release testing.
• Conduct data analysis to support special studies and/or request for information.
• Used MS Project to manage schedules, deadlines and resources and collaborate on the project.
• Created requirements document for new versions applications enlisting all functional and non-functional requirements, assumptions and constraints.

BUSINESS ANALYST

Confidential, Woodlawn, MD

• Experience using ENDEVOR to read BATCH source code and document to an Integration point document.
• Produced a system context diagram to illustrate more important external factors that interact with the system Confidential hand
• Review OASSIS Security High Level Business Functions requirement to comprehend the systems security regulations, policies, and electronic information exchanges procedures.
• Captured business rules for the application under development in the requirements document.
• Facilitated meetings with stakeholder about process improvement by ensuring that SDLC processes are followed and repeatable.
• Analyzed Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of Payee, organization, and Beneficiary standard profiles security matrix spread to determine different access levels.
• Good understanding of Information Systems Security Engineering process (ISSE) as a part of Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) focused on threats and attacks of Security ethics, good understanding of core principles of information security; CIA (confidentiality, integrity and availability)
• Examined the general System Security Design and Operating Environment descriptions and explanations of RPS and other interface systems security features.
• Design system flowchart of the existing business functionality of the RPS application and validate against the associated application DUC to support prototyping process as a useful aid in development phase.
• Analyze, design and develop use case documents from CICS based application (RPS) in a mainframe environment and provide solution to the clients in a timely manner
• Performed extensive analysis with a broad learning curve to document over 50 system interface points to the main application including its inputs and outputs from/to external factors.
• Serve as a strong liaison between the customer and contracting organization
• Attend/Organize required technical team meetings and provide requirements analysis input to team members.
• Analyzed and performed decomposing of requirements for a back-end system of application process
• Monitor ongoing projects, attend management and monitoring meetings, elaborate progress reports on projects and propose action if and when needed.
• Produce weekly status, monthly status, and close out reports in regular basis.
• Responsible for maintaining and communicating project status and progress with stakeholders
• Produce weekly and monthly internal reports
• Worked with the Project Manager on various Project Management activities like keeping track of Project Status, Deadlines, Environment Request, and Compliance Issues.

BUSINESS ANALYST

Confidential, Washington, D.C.

• Preformed System Testing to verify and validate both the Business requirements as well as the Application Architecture
• Participated in developing test plans and test procedure templates and guidelines to be used by the project team with detailed screen layouts with regards to various types of corporate actions.
• Defined and promulgated test cases based on the requirements outlined in the test plan as part of the development cycle.
• Performed Requirements Gathering and Analysis, interviewed the SME (Subject Matter Experts), and ensured that contributors and all key stakeholders were motivated to complete assigned tasks.
• Manage the Requirements (Business as well as System requirements), performed requirements analysis along with the creation of Use Case Scenarios.
• Performed Gap Analysis to identify the deficiencies of the current application and to identify the requirements for the proposed system.
• Created Process Work Flows, Functional Specifications, and responsible for preparing Software Requirement Specifications (SRS)
• Used agile systems and strategies to provide quick and feasible solutions, based on agile system, to the organization
• Created different Traceability views to maintain the Traceability of the requirements.
• Performed Defect Tracking and Change Control Procedures using Rational Clear Quest and Configuration Management and Version Control using Rational Clear Case.
• Worked with the development team to make sure that they understood the user requirements and that the system developed met those requirements.
• Involved in Functional System Testing, Integration Testing, Regression Testing, and User Acceptance Test using the test cases given by the client before releasing the application.
• Involved in the development of Test Plans, Test Cases and Expected Results, and coordinated the tests with the QA team to verify implementation of new features and enhancements.

SYSTEMS ANALYST

Confidential, Lexington Park, MD

• Created user guide documenting “how to” functionality of the GB2G web site.
• Managed, maintained, and updated a variety of complex databases. Conducted database testing for application web content to ensure proper data storage.
• Conducted extensive research during gap analysis of AS IS website and TO BE improved web solution.
• Developed and maintained mapping documentation utilizing Microsoft Excel.
• Worked with QA team to design test plan and test cases for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Interfaced with QA team to maintain and ensure high quality levels of approval documentation.
• Steered development of new procedures for electronic document management processes.

TECHNICAL ANALYST

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

• Designed, developed, implemented, and supported stored procedures stored in SQL Server, used by the web-based application. Worked with SQL queries for data manipulations. Performed hardware and software installation, configuration, and inventory. Tracked all software bug and defects tickets until closure.
• Provided support for internal audits. Supervised and mentored temporary employees.
• Oversaw daily operations, supervised staff of ten employees, handled personnel matters and generating monthly staff work schedule. Performed market data analysis for projected future earnings.
• Coordinated and conducted marketing events for business development.