SUMMARY

• A Project Manager with over 15 years of IT experience in various roles as Project Manager, Sr. Business Analyst, Portfolio Manager and Test Analyst.
• Comprehensive knowledge of agile business processes, with hands on experience on Software development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Good knowledge of developing project plan, forecasting budget, project scope, integration management and risk management
• Strong experience in end to end project management and in Agile/Scrum.
• Experience in Finance, Banking, e - commerce, Retail, Tax, Business Process Re-engineering as a Project / Portfolio Manager, Business and Systems Analyst focusing on project analysis and plan, budget forecasting and tracking, validating requirements, software development life cycle, SRS, identifying high risks, preparing and delivering progress reports and developing testing strategies.
• 10 Years experience in the Financial Industry with expertise inEquities, Mutual Funds, Options, Trading, Clearing and Brokerage and Prime Brokerages
• Affluent in Business Process Management (BPM) to promote business effectiveness and efficiency
• Skilled in maintaining project portfolio and administering schedules, deadlines, and resources for the project
• Excellent in gathering, documenting and validating requirements from the stakeholders
• Proficient with Rational Tools, E-R Diagrams, DFD and Use-Case Diagrams
• Conducted collaborative workshops like JAD sessions and walkthroughs involving executives, developers, end users and stakeholders
• Operated and integrated electronic business applications across multiple computing platforms, using Java-based Web technologies
• Proven ability to deliver high quality IT products and services on schedule and under budget.
• Validated and created test cases from the Use Cases, Use Case Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams using Rational Rose and Microsoft VISIO
• Created and Maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Strong program, project and team management skills
• PMP certification in process

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Modeling Tools: Rational Rose, MS Visio

Automation Tools: Requisite Pro, Rational Test Manager, Mercury Test Director

Configuration and Change management tools: Rational Clear Case, Rational Clear Quest

Project Management: Microsoft Project, Microsoft PowerPoint

Languages: Java, C++, C, SQL

Web Technology: VBScript, HTML, XML, Dreamweaver

Operating Systems: LINUX, UNIX, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successfully managing a portfolio of technology start ups to develop and implement innovative strategies for developing and marketing new products and services.
• Managed enterprise level Agile projects.
• Manage and trackProjectschedules and milestones.
• Facilitate Sprint Planning meetings, daily stand-ups and Sprint Reviews
• Provide weeklyProjectStatus updates to senior Leadership teams.
• CreateProjectRoad Map andProjectPrioritization Presentations for review with Senior Management.
• Collaborate with the business partners fromProjectinception to Closure through the various processes of SDLC via theProjectManagement function.
• Functional Lead for the Portfolio Governance team that manages Portfolio resources, Budget, SOW, Resource exits etc.
• Gather requirements during the requirements gathering phase and work with the development team to convert them into technical requirements.
• Develop Functional test cases and Use cases for the testing process.
• Createprojectdocuments likeProjectCharter, Design Document, Test document, User acceptance Test documents and ensure they are compliant with the organization standards.
• Participate in the Unit and User acceptance testing along with the development and business partners.
• Manage the variousprojectmanagement phases

Confidential, Dublin, OH

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the Analysis and Design and initiation phase for an enterprise initiative undertaken to standardize and centralize the release management process.
• Managed the effective execution of all tasks within the Analysis and Design and initiation phase.
• Led stakeholder meetings with Sr. Business Leaders to capture business requirements and create necessaryprojectdocuments.
• Managed schedules and coordinated with otherprojectteam members.
• Led technical resources. Led stakeholder meetings and created business (BRD) and project documents.
• Managed schedules, budgets, and estimates for salaried, outsource, and off-shore resources.
• Distributed and tracked RFI/RFP’sto vendors and presented summary comparisons to C-level management and UAT groups.
• Participated in design review sessions and ensured that the stakeholders reviewed and approved the solution design.
• Created and executed the project work plan and revised plan to meet the changing project needs and requirements.
• Effectively facilitated team meetings to keep project stakeholders informed of key issues.
• Ran data integration effort utilizing from diverse data sources.
• Scheduled and managed product integration across various business units.
• Executed UAT and training for users.

Confidential, Fort Washington, PA

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and documented detailed business requirements by collaborating with subject matter experts and project stakeholders.
• Decomposed high-level requirements into detailed requirements and distinguished business requirements from the underlying business need for a technology solution
• Translated business need into high level process, business and application requirements.
• Participated in design review sessions and ensured that the business requirements were understood by the design and development team.
• Verified and validated requirements by reviewing business requirements with stakeholders.

Confidential, Malvern, PA

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created detailed functional design specification by translating business requirements into functional design specifications.
• Analyzed, developed and consulted on requirements with cross-functional project team to verify and validate business requirements.
• Collaborated with the design and development team to ensure clear understanding of business requirements and functional design specifications.
• Created and maintained testing documentation including test plans and test cases.

Confidential, Newark, DE

Project Manager/Technology Delivery Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the definition of an end to end business engagement process for receiving and prioritizing technology project requests to enable management tracking and reporting of all technology initiatives within the business area.
• Managed a major technology project with a significant line of business impact and matrix management responsibility using simplified waterfall process and Six Sigma change process (SSCP) methodology used as part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) for successful project delivery.
• End-to-end project lifecycle accountability for all project deliverables - requirements management, technical deliverables including high level technical design documents, low level technical design documents from all impacted application areas, readiness deliverables for component and system integration testing including test plans and test cases.
• Adhered to Integrated Release management processes for successful project execution and delivery. Identified, prioritized, tracked and resolved all project issues and risks.
• Developed and managed comprehensive project plans and responsible for successful project execution. Responsible for initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing the project.
• Managed all project change requests impacting project scope through a cross-functional workgroup. Coordinated the management decision process (approval, rejection, or deferral) of the change requests.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed cross functional projects, using standard software development lifecycle (SDLC) for successful project delivery, with a focus on project alignment with business, operational and technology objectives.
• Created project charters which captured the high level project and business objectives including project scope and business need.
• Managed project scope, determined project scope change impact and facilitated management approval of scope changes for a project go/no go decision.
• Managed project issues and risk and developed risk mitigation strategies.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Senior Business Analyst/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Held business requirements gathering sessions with business users and subject matter experts (SMEs) to elicit detailed high level and low level business requirements.
• Created a statement of need (SON) document that captured detailed business requirements and was subsequently used as input/reference for various phases in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) including analysis and design phase, build phase and UAT.
• Analyzed and mapped the current state (as-is) and desired state (to-be) business processes and decomposed the business process into high level and low level current state (as-is) and desired state (to-be) functional process flows.
• Led analysis of current state by evaluating the current state business processes to identify gaps. Performed gap analysis to identify and document gaps, inter-project dependencies and critical success factors using business process re-engineering (BPR).
• Documented detailed high level and low level business requirements gathered by interviewing subject matter experts, conducting research and impact analysis, root cause analysis, and performing business process mapping.
• Managed the business requirements process cross functionally. Reported project progress and issues to various levels of management.
• Managed and coordinated the activities of the business requirement team. Prepared timelines, schedules and status reports.

Confidential, Quincy, MA

Business Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Wrote test plans and test cases by referencing business requirements, process flow diagrams, functional specifications and use case diagrams.
• Formulated test cases and test scripts that mapped to the business requirements and functional specifications.
• Executed test scripts and verified test results to ensure the delivered functionality met business requirements, functional specifications and end user needs.
• Reported testing status, defects, issues and risks to various levels of management.

Confidential, San Jose, CA

Business Analyst/ Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed, evaluated and managed selection and implementation of enterprise wide real time web collaboration technologies through various stages of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) including business requirements, functional specifications, testing, implementation and post - implementation support.
• Conducted an e-business assessment that focused on strategic changes needed in the current e-business environment to maintain competitive positioning. Identified gaps and presented recommendations.
• Successfully managed a proof of concept initiative for an end to end enterprise web architecture with re-usable components that could be leveraged for any e-business initiative.
• Managed a functionality enhancement initiative for a knowledge management application through various stages of the project lifecycle including business requirements, functional specifications and testing.

Confidential, Shelton, CT

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed, researched and evaluated fortune 500 companies such as IBM, SUN, BEA for potential partnerships and strategic alliances within a framework encompassing e-business strategies, company overview, top management, past strategic investments and acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Presented recommendations to management.
• Researched and analyzed markets, products, competitors for B2B and B2C products and formulated potential strategies for competitive positioning.