SUMMARY

• Over 5 years of diverse experience as aBusinessAnalystin multiple domains like Retail, CPG, Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing.
• Resolved issues encountered by the end - user by identifying, troubleshooting and resolving the issues encountered by the end-users.
• Acted as liaison between developers, product owners and applications end-users.
• Worked in all the phases of software development life cycle including planning, analysis, design, development, testing and maintenance.
• Strong experience in implementing agile scrum methodology in application development and participate in sprints and stand ups.
• Skilled in preparingBusinessCases,BusinessRequirements Documents, Use Cases, Functional and Technical Specification Documents, Test plans, Test scripts and Software Development Plans.
• Analyzed and optimized data governance, quality, and security.
• Assisted with overall team management, communications and maintaining positive client/consulting team relationship.
• Experienced in developing Web Services using - SOAP, WSDL and developing XSD schemas for XML (parsing, processing, and design).
• Experienced in processing XML messages with exceptions and performed message transformation, translation, validation for incoming messages, XML file lookups, database inserts, https posts and JDBC calls to backend Oracle database systems.
• Designed, developed and deployed J2EE applications as SOA based Web Services using Eclipse and IBM Rational Application Developer 7.0
• Used JMS and IBM MQ to read/browse/put messages in XML Format from/to a queue.
• Strong Analytical, Inter-personnel, Problem-solving and Communication skills.
• Good Programming Skills in designing and implementation of multi-tier and distributed applications using Java, J2EE, HTML, XSLT, object oriented methodologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Tools: STEP 6.0/7.0, LANSA.

Web Technologies: XML, XSL, XSLT, SAX, DOM, HTML, Web services (SOAP, WSDL).

Application Servers: IBM WebSphere 6.x/7.x, WebLogic 9.x/10.x, Tomcat 5.x.

Programming Languages: Java, SQL, PL/SQL.

Database Technologies: Oracle 10g/11g, SQL Server, IBM DB2 9.1/9.7.

IDE: RAD6.x/7.x, Eclipse 3.x, Jdeveloper.

Operating Systems: Windows, Unix.

Source Control: CVS.

Methodologies: UML, Waterfall model, Agile

Others: Microsoft Visio, TOAD, Putty, WinSCP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Functional understanding of the interfacing modules.
• Managed/Implemented agile delivery process method.
• Involved in all the SCRUM meetings with the team including sprint planning, daily stand-up, story writing, backlog grooming, prioritization & demo meetings as part of the Scrum routine.
• Interacted with client and the Technical Team On Site/Off Site for requirement gathering and translation ofBusiness Requirements to Technical specifications.
• Involved in different activities like analysis, design, unit testing and test case scenarios creation.
• Organized demos and status meetings to track the progress of the project and provide status reporting to various business users within the organization.
• Designed, developed and implemented business rules, Endpoint Integrations to provide solutions for Master Data Management for Confidential Systems using STEP.
• Helped product owners with effective tracking and communicating the risks at the earlier stage of the project.
• Worked closely with product owners to introduce new integrations from external systems to PIM.
• Involved in designing and developing integration endpoints, business rules and workflows to integrate with other systems to create an item/product and send it downstream.
• Worked with business team regarding the go live issues reported in production environment and reproduce them in the test environment level and fix them based on priority.
• Review and analyze existing business /system process to provide solutions to enhance and improve the system and process.
• Participated in technical collaboration meetings and workshops to provide the project management team with periodical reviews on technical implementations, analysis and estimates as well as daily / weekly reports on task plan for project implementation.
• Removed critical blockages for system integration and user acceptance team so that deliverables can meet on timely manner.
• Performed system test, system integration test and performance test scenarios and provided feedback.
• Worked on different systems like IMN, PIM, and PRISM to integrate all data and help the data flow through the integration layers to the downstream systems like Confidential .com, WCS and more.
• Designed, developed and reviewed project specifications, technical flow charts, process diagrams, and test strategies.

Environment: Microsoft Office, STEP 7.0(Workbench, Portals, Smart Sheets), Unix, JavaScript, XML, XSLT, IMN, JIRA, Mainframe.

Confidential, Battle Creek, MI

Global PIM Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Supported business requirement activities by providing end-to-end analysis for product and initiatives with respect to data requirements, data flows, data modeling, workflow context and design, and user interface designs within the company's MDM system.
• Managed requirement changes and obtained signoffs.
• Managed business users by leading discussions of project scope and approach, and presenting business analysis findings/documentation and proposed solutions.
• Created UML and sequence diagram using Microsoft Visio to explain the new business process and requirements to developers.
• Maintain and verify data for products and websites across many brands and countries, working with e-Commerce, IT, marketing, nutrition, and digital agency partners around the globe.
• Documented Test Cases and assisted the QA Team with the Test Plan.
• Performed User Acceptance testing(UAT) and documented detailed results to the end-users.
• Created and maintained user access for the portals and also for the STEP workbench for different users in different roles globally.
• Created/edited/deleted product data in PIM which was provided by global team.
• Coordinated conference meetings and calls during and after work hours to provide input and resolve PIM related issues with digital agencies from other regions across the world.
• Worked closely with agencies worldwide to resolve/troubleshoot any PIM issues that are raised via At Task tickets, JIRA tickets and implemented creative solutions.
• Helped the team to gather product data from different business units and delivered that data to the retailers.
• Experienced in interfacing with data providers to develop and/or enhance product content and information gathering processes
• Experienced in Unix to troubleshoot XML’s that interface between PIM to the downstream system.
• Experienced in providing input and maintenance of data in master data management and also ensure that the data being provided is compliant with Company’s governance and security policy.
• Responsible to work with global teams in gathering business requirements.
• Identify and execute robust and continuous improvement opportunities within the data management processes related to PIM and the Agency Portal
• Maintain data accuracy and timeliness, which impact supply chain and sales effectiveness, financial performance of the business, and customer perception through on-time delivery and product data quality.
• Have knowledge/experience with GS1 specifically focused on the use of the GLN, GTIN and the GDSN

Environment: Microsoft Office, STEP 6.0(Workbench, portals and Content Matrix), LANSA, Unix 9.7, XML, XSL, XSLT, AT Task, JIRA.

Confidential, North Wales, PA.

Java/J2EE Application Developer

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed four UI screens with JSF for Teva Trasibility Server(TS). Coded the business logic for all these four utilities using Java/J2ee in IBM Rational Application developer:
• Developed a SOA BPEL process to continuously monitor the MQ queues of two different versions and if there is an xml message in the one of the queue then it polls that particular xml message and parse it to another version and writes back to a destination queue that is specified.
• Provided performance tuning to the SQL queries for optimal performance.
• Created required stored procedures, triggers, functions on the backend database Oracle 11g, database access was done using JDBC.
• Involved in the requirements gathering and design phase as well.

Environment: Java / J2EE, IBM RAD 7.0, JSP, JavaScript, Apache ANT, Web sphere application server 7.0, HTML, SQL, XML, Oracle database 11g.

Confidential, Johnston, IA

OAF Developer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Custom OAF screens to create, update and delete records in OLFM module.
• Implemented logic to create and update customer details, financial details and credit application details for phase -1.
• Implemented custom logic to attach files for a party (Upload and download an image/Document). The logic can download or upload any kind of Mime content type.
• Developed master detail page for party and address result tables, when a party (Customer) is selected the address for that particular party is displayed in the result table below on the same page.
• Developed a navigation page where the user is specified with the different types, directions and transportation in order to reach the party.
• Configured custom OAF screens to be displayed as menu/sub tab format on oracle applications for a custom responsibility.
• Developed remarks screen for the user to add or update remarks for a party or credit applications.
• Actively involved in the requirements phase.
• Designed and developed all extended screen in OAF at the client site.
• Worked on sub versioning to communicate with the other team members.
• Developed PLSQL code and invoked the packages in OAF to meet the requirements.
• Created technical design documents for all the custom OAF screens.

Environment: Java/J2EE, JSP, SQL, Oracle Application R12, SQL Developer