SUMMARY

• Over 6+ Years of experience in Business Analysis, Business Development, Project Management and Quality Analysis with extensive experience in teh development, implementation and integration strategies within a team oriented environment in ERP, Web Applications for Cruise Liner, Investment Banking and Banking domain
• Proficient in various SDLC methodologies like Waterfall, Agile, RUP
• Expertise in Scrum and performed various roles as a Scrum master
• Extensive experience in Gathering Requirements, Analyzing them, Modeling Business Process Flows, writing Business Requirements Document (BRD), Use case Specifications, Systems Requirements Specification (SRS), Workflows using UML and RUP methodology
• Skilled in creating Narrative Use Cases, Use Case diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Flow Diagrams, Wire Frames and other related UML diagrams.
• Fully experienced with teh planning, management, development and implementation of concurrent enterprise wide solutions in a highly demanding and constantly changing business environment.
• Successfully managed multi - million dollar budgets with a proven record of coming in on schedule and under budget.
• Good knowledge of project management principals and models, as well as software development methodology
• Highly experienced in all teh phases of Product Life Cycle Management (PLM)
• Hands on experience in analyzing teh high level requirements, developing User Stories, Test Plans, writing Test cases, creating RTM, building test data using Excel & SQL queries, testing & documenting issues and collaborating with development teams to resolve issues using tools like TFS and Quality Center
• Highly Proficient in different types of testing like Functional and Regression Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Performance Testing, Smoke & Sanity Testing, Exploratory Testing
• Highly proficient in SQA methodologies for Waterfall, RUP, Agile, XP models
• Facilitated Change Management across entire process from project conceptualization to testing through project delivery, Software Development & Implementation Management in diverse business & technical environments, with demonstrated leadership abilities
• Exposure to industry standards like ITIL, Six Sigma

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Tools: Rational Requisite Pro, UML 2.0, Rational Rose 4.0

Microsoft Tools: MS Project, MS Visio, MS Office, MS Outlook, MS FrontPage

Databases & Languages: PL/SQL, HTML, XML, SQL, UNIX, JAVA, .NET, C++, ABAP, Oracle 8i/9i, MS SQL Server, MS-Access 2.0

Testing Tools: Quality Center, QTP, TFS, MS Test Manager

Methodologies& Standards: SEI - CMMI, ISO 9001:2000, RUP, Six Sigma, SDLC Agile, QA

Operating System: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, UNIX, Linux

Tools: Adobe Acrobat, Business Explorer, Toad

Skills: OOAD, UML, RUP, SDLC, JAD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

HRIS Business Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Directed/lead requirements gathering sessions with end users at all levels (VP, Dir, Mgrs, ICs)
• Created current state and future state diagrams, Activity diagrams, Data flow diagrams, Class diagrams and Sequence diagrams using UML tools Enterprise Architect and Microsoft Visio
• Gathered requirements to build interfaces with two different sources of data with different nature and communicated these changes TEMPeffectively with external vendors
• Worked with Ultimate Software’s team on data exchange system (UDES), Ultimate Time & Attendance (UTA) and UltiPro Core HR systems
• Defined iterations/objectives and executes according to Agile best practices and IT process standards
• Performed all teh duties as a Scrum Master from leading sprint planning meetings to daily scrums, creating a product backlog, maintaining task boards, organizing ‘Show n Tell’ with functional team as well as internal team
• Coordinated with Quality Analyst to develop test plans and performed UAT
• Collaborated with development teams to resolve defects using Quality Center
• Worked with system engineers to set up file transfer procedures via SFTP, FTP and PGP encryption/decryption of files with external systems
• Ensured both business stakeholders and IT team members are all aligned with project objectives and identified agile practices
• Worked collaboratively with IT and business to provide project estimates for cost-benefit analysis
• Developed and maintained an intimate understanding of business operations
• Proactively worked with teh business to determine fulfillment options and ensure alignment, understanding and confidence
• Identified opportunities for operational efficiency through automation and core system utilization

Environment: Agile, UDES, EDI 834, Ultimate Time & Attendance(UTA), Ultimate Core HR, Snaplogic, Oracle, Enterprise Architect 9.1, MS Visio, SQL, RUP, MS SharePoint

Confidential ., Miramar, FL

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with business owners to identify business system needs, evaluated solutions or business problems and proposed alternate methods to increase efficiency.
• Handle costs and schedules, associate documents, and manage change documentation
• Worked on a fast paced Agile methodology.
• Performed teh duties of Scrum Master for much iteration.
• Analyze teh development of schedule, work breakdown structure, and estimate packages during teh different phases of a project
• Assist departments in teh implementation of project management controls
• Assist project managers in performing variance analysis, conducting assessments, project forecasting, managing change, and producing management reports
• Analyzed and documented information system requirements and teh corresponding impact on business processes
• Responsible for defining teh scope and implementing business rules of teh project, gathering business requirements and documentation
• Responsible for writing Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) and User Requirement Specification (URS)
• Analyzed Business Requirements and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, Activity Diagrams using Rational Rose according to UML methodology thus defining teh Data Process Models
• Successfully conducted JAD sessions, which halped synchronize teh different stakeholders on their objectives and halped teh developers to has a clear-cut picture of teh project
• Designed wire frames and design specification documents
• Responsible for interacting with teh developers to explain teh proposed changes and understand teh system requirements to handle these changes
• Coordinated with teh test team to check teh weekly status and report teh same to teh project manager
• Formulated comprehensive test plan based on requirements and develop test scenarios based on use cases
• Performed regression, functional testing, stress testing, performance testing, user interface testing, User Acceptance and system testing

Environment: Agile, .NET, MS Project, MS SharePoint, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio, WebEx, SQL, MS Access, MS Word

Confidential, Lake Mary, FL

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with business owners to identify business system needs, evaluated solutions or business problems and proposed alternate methods to increase efficiency
• Analyzed and documented information system requirements and teh corresponding impact on business processes
• Responsible for defining teh scope and implementing business rules of teh project, gathering business requirements and documentation
• Responsible for writing Functional Requirement Specifications (FRS) and User Requirement Specification (URS)
• Analyzed Business Requirements and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, Activity Diagrams using Rational Rose according to UML methodology thus defining teh Data Process Models
• Successfully conducted JAD sessions, which halped synchronize teh different stakeholders on their objectives and halped teh developers to has a clear-cut picture of teh project
• Responsible for maintaining teh minutes of all teh requirement gathering sessions
• Independently manage project scope, risks and manage project meetings as needed to drive projects to completion
• Define teh project strategy by evaluating alternative approaches to meet stakeholder regarding content management requirements, specifications, and/or expectations.
• Formulated comprehensive test plan based on requirements and develop test scenarios based on use cases
• Performed regression, functional testing, stress testing, performance testing, user interface testing, User Acceptance and system testing

Environment: .Net, XML, MS Office, MS Visio, eRooms, Metadata, Data Warehouse, TFS, QC, QTP, SQL

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Built Portfolio models for clients and back tested models to analyze return on portfolio versus S&P500.
• Analyzed securities with teh aid of research reports and presented recommendations to supervisor.
• Determined teh benefit of using covered call option to increase portfolio return.
• Reviewed teh asset allocation of existing portfolios to determine teh need for rebalancing based on portfolio models.
• Performed cost basis analysis for securities sold for tax purposes.
• Gained in-depth understanding of market conditions and investment opportunities through conference calls and proprietary research reports.
• Managed current and prospective client information using Sales force and researched on teh securities especially stocks and mutual funds.
• Experience in stock selection process involved looking at Bank of America research reports of various companies across all teh industries. On teh other hand, Morning Star rating and analysis was used for evaluating mutual funds.
• Analyzed this information and presented my report to teh financial advisor. Teh advisor would tan make teh final decision to invest their client’s money in various securities.
• Teh portfolio as a whole was back tested using Thomson software to observe its return compared to teh market. Teh performance of teh same portfolio against S&P 500 was compared for teh past ten years.
• Analyzed teh performance of teh existing portfolios every quarter. An opinion such as Buy, Sell or Hold would be formed based on teh economic trend and teh performance of teh company or teh fund in teh past year and teh outlook for teh next quarter.
• Participated in teh corporate wide BPR roadmap process to define teh “To be” process based on Design for Six Sigma Methodology.
• Developed functional requirements and a proposed data warehouse strategy for supporting employee compensation and compliance reporting/analytics.
• Involved in defining teh scope of teh project, gathering business requirements and documenting and managing them using Rational rose and Rational Requisite Pro respectively.
• Presented high level requirements and interaction diagrams using use cases, to user groups, as well as documenting requirements and getting them reviewed and base lining teh same.
• Analyze business requirements and segregated them into high level and low level Use Cases, activity diagrams using UML methodology.
• Prepared Business Workflow models dat cover "How" business processes are accomplished.
• Involved in process modeling, reviewing and writing URS and Functional Requirements.
• Participated in periodical Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with teh management and IT teams.
• Interviewed business experts, asking detailed questions and carefully recording teh requirements in a format dat can be reviewed and understood by both business and technical communities.
• Utilized Rational Unified Process (RUP) to configure and develop processes, standards, and procedures.
• Performed UAT and Performance testing on teh application.
• Used MS Office extensively (Word, Excel, Visio, Power Point, Outlook, Project) for analysis, presentation and documentation throughout teh project.

Environment: Rational Requisite Pro, Rational Rose, MS Word, MS Power Point, MS Excel, MS Project, Visual basic 6.0, Oracle 11i, .NET.,, Sales Force, Thomson Software, LexisNexis

Confidential

Credit Risk Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As a Credit Risk Analyst, my role involved analyzing various Banking Asset Products such as Auto Loans, Housing Loans, & Personal Loans and to make decisions.
• Promoted a full range of personal banking products & services (Home Loans, Personal Loans, and Auto Loans).
• Established and maintained strong customer relationships.
• Assessed teh credit information of teh customer to determine teh degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money to Consumer and commercial applicants.
• Reviewed teh Credit Applications and made decisions based on teh Customer Credentials.
• Prepared and maintained teh worksheets of teh loan disbursed.
• Ensured completion and processing of all necessary documentation by support staff.
• Escalated teh applications which required Manager Review.
• Followed-up to ensure need based solution was received and customer satisfaction.
• Marketed various Insurance products (Retirement, Education, Health, Vehicle, Home)
• Lead a team of 5 sales executives and mentored them consistently and successfully bettered their performance which benefited them individually and teh company.