SUMMARY:

• Around 6+ years of intensifying experience working in multiple domains across different areas and carried out multiple roles such as Business Analyst, Business systems Analyst and Data Analyst with sound knowledge and experience in Data Analysis.
• Worked closely with Project Stakeholders, Product Owners, SMEs and client to understand the requirements and specifications for new application along with re - engineering the existing applications.
• Experienced in working with product owners to drive sprints of stories.
• Experienced in cost benefit analysis and calculating return on investments (ROI).
• Firm knowledge and comprehension of different software development methodologies such as traditional waterfall and Agile such as scrum. Highly skilled and adept at preparing various artefacts such as Business Requirement Documents, System Requirements Specifications (SRS), System Design Specification (SDS), Functional Specifications and defining Project Plans. Experienced with creating wireframes & GUI Mock-Up screens.
• Experienced in conducting AS-IS and TO-BE analysis and possess strong knowledge in carrying out processes for Risk Analysis, Gap Analysis, Change Management and Change Control. Experienced in handling change requirements and performing impact analysis to assess the changes, documenting the changes & getting the approve signal from the change control board which involved higher level management, baselined the document after getting approve from the higher management.
• Experienced in using MS Visio for modelling Use Case diagrams, Class Diagrams and State Diagrams. Experienced in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Experienced with comprehensive analysis of requirement and fact finding. Experienced in writing user stories.
• Experienced in writing test cases and drafting traceability of requirements to the test cases. Was involved in facilitating user acceptance testing. Experienced with performing smoke testing, functionality testing, database testing and performance testing on various projects. Experience using JIRA, Sprints for planning, collaboration, defect reporting and defect tracking.
• Used PL / SQL queries to perform DDL, DML, DCL, DTL operations on datasets. Used Triggers, Views and Indexes.
• Experienced in Data Mining, Statistical Analysis and Quantitative Modelling in Equities, Fixed Income, FX, Commodities, Mortgage Backed Securities & Asset Backed Securities.
• Experienced with Data Modelling and Machine Learning algorithms like Time Series Analysis, Linear & Logistic Regression, LDA, QDA, GAM, Decision Trees, K Mean Clustering, Principal Component Analysis, Data Mining.
• Proficiency in tools like R, Python, Excel, VBA and Tableau for data analysis and generating data reports and other reports as requested by the Business users and different departments.
• Conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and verifying performance, reliability and fault tolerance issues Also familiar with testing tools to design and develop test plans and test scripts.
• Creative and innovative thinker with excellent communication, presentation, analytical, problem solving and documentation skills bringing energy, enthusiasm and leadership to problem resolution.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Functional: CCAR, PFE, EE, EEE, CCR, CVA, Credit Risk, Market Risk, Operational Risk, MiFId II, Volcker Rule Basel I, Basel II, Basel III, EAD, EPE Profiles, LGD, RWA, Correlation & Copulas, Monte- Carlo Simulation, Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test (DFAST).

Programming Tools: R, Python, Perl, Unix, VBA, MS-Excel, Bloomberg, C, C++, MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle 10g, Visio.

Data Analysis: Quantitative Model Development and validation. Time Series Analysis, Linear & Logistic Regression, LDA, QDA, GAM, Decision Trees Means Clustering, Principal Component Analysis, Stochastic Volatility forecasting.

Modelling Tools: Rational Rose, UML, MS Visio.

Methodologies: SDLC, RUP, SWOT, Cost / Benefit.

Databases: Oracle 10g, MS SQL Server 2000, MS Access.

Web Development: J2EE (JSP, SERVERLETS), JDBC, JMS, Struts, XML.

Operating Systems: Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/NT, DOS 6.22, UNIX.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Greater New-York City Area, NY

Quantitative Research Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Obtained real time data of OTC trades from ICAP Inc., USA.
• Studied trading and conventions of natural gas derivatives swaps in North America.
• Cleaned the obtained data using MySQL. Normalized the data for Open interest & volume greater than zero.
• Selected random sample from the population such that the sample mimics the population mean and volatility.
• Studied the components of natural gas basis swaps traded on ICAP plc US.
• Tried to price both the legs of the basis swaps.
• Discovered interest rate process are following random process of Brownian motion.
• Implemented CIR Model, Vasicek Model, Hull White Model to capture the short-term interest rate process of the swaps.
• Tested the results on other random samples.
• Achieved the model accuracy of more than 94%.
• Implemented code on R shiny platform to publish an interactive version of the solution.

Technologies: R programming language, R shiny App, Bloomberg Terminal, MySQL, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint & Latex.

Confidential

Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Engaged with key stakeholders, leveraged business and technical resources, facilitated discussions, analyzed and evaluate options, and provided recommendations to the project team and client as appropriate to freeze the scope of work.
• Produced detailed business and functional requirement specifications from existing systems, previous drafts, and SME interviews. Re-engineered ‘as-is’ process to ‘to-be’ process.
• Performed Gap Analysis between current and future state to define required remediation to attain project objectives.
• Analyzed business using feasibility study, use case modelling and gap analysis.
• Complied use cases and user stories to develop requirements for development team.
• Drafted interface layouts and create mock-ups, visual prototypes.
• Utilized analytical tools to develop workflow, cross functional and process flow diagrams.
• Liaised with internal and/or external clients to provide expertise and input where necessary.
• Directed external and internal stakeholders. Authored structured design documents.
• Led a team of QA and Development Team to ensure implementation meets design and requirements.
• Planned and conducted UAT testing and product demonstrations.
• Developed positive relationships with client personnel.
• Communicated with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative business solutions with project management.
• Continually sought opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.
• Managed client expectations effectively and efficiently.

Technologies: SQL, Python, Java, JIRA, MS-Office, MS -Visio and Rational Requisite Pro.

Confidential

Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Led JAD sessions with key stakeholders, developers and subject matter experts.
• Analyzed business using feasibility study, use case modelling and gap analysis.
• Defined and finalized the project scope of work. Had proper sign-offs.
• Complied use cases and user stories to develop requirements for development team.
• Authored business rule document and functional rule document.
• Engineered UML diagrams such as use case diagrams, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams.
• Designed Data Flow Diagrams (DFD's), Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD's) and web page mock ups using modelling tools.
• Elicited Business Process Models that depicted modelling of all the activities of the business from the conceptual to procedural level. Used Prototypes to demonstrate and verify the behavior of the system.
• Directed QA team for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Continually sought opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.
• Managed client expectations effectively and efficiently.

Technologies: Oracle 11g, Perl, Unix, JIRA, MS-Office, MS -Visio and Rational Requisite Pro.

Confidential

Junior Business System Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements and prepared business requirement documents (BRD).
• Responsible for translating BRD into functional specifications and test plans. Closely coordinated with both business users and developers for arriving at a mutually acceptable solution.
• Conducted JAD sessions to define the project and to reduce the time frame required to complete deliverables.
• Developed and maintained all operational and technical flows using Visio and Power Point.
• Used Rational Rose / MS Office Suite for creating use cases, work flows and sequence diagrams according to UML methodology thus defining the Data Process models.
• Managed client relationships and customer satisfaction KRIs.

Technologies: MS- SQL, C#, JIRA, MS-Office, MS -Visio and Rational Requisite Pro.

Confidential

Business Analyst / Data Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Used SQL to pull up historical data on revenue, sales and profitability.
• Analyzed the steel industry and product catalogue to assess different products.
• Worked on various datasets in order to see which alloys are doing good in the market.
• Analyzed cost-benefit analysis of every product.
• Made recommendation to senior management for product enhancements.

Technologies: MS SQL, MS - Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint.