SUMMARY

• Qualified professional with over Seven years of extensive experience in the field of Business Analysis, working with the technical staff to implement management and staff's business requirements into the software application in retail and e - commerce environments.
• Extensive experience in analyzing and requirements gathering and writing system functional specifications including use cases.
• Excellent in Developing and evaluating business process Models.
• Proven success as a business analyst through the years, providing a well-balanced understanding of business relationships, business requirements, and technical solutions.
• Strong experience in RUP Business Modeling process.
• Extensive experience in conducting Market Research, Feasibility Studies, Data Analyses, Data Mapping, Data Profiling, Gap Analyses, Risk Identification, Risk Assessment, Risks Analyses, and Risk management.
• Expertise in UML (class diagrams, object diagrams, GAP Analysis, use case diagrams, state diagrams, sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, and collaboration diagrams) as a business analysis methodology for application functionality designs using IBM’s Rational Rose.
• Solid understanding of Business Process definition, Risk Analysis and SDLC methodologies.
• Excellent in Developing and evaluating business process Models.
• Design and review of various documents including the Software Requirement Specifications (SRS), Business requirements document (BRD), Use Case Specifications, Functional Specifications (FSD), Systems Design Specification (SDS), Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) and testing documents
• Strong experience in conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and documentation of Test Cases. Expertise in designing and developing Test Plans and Test Scripts.
• Extensive experience performing analysis with Omniture, and POLK data feeds and web based interfaces (Site Catalyst)
• Proven success as a business analyst through the years, providing a well-balanced understanding of business relationships, business requirements, and technical solutions.
• Professional experience in business analysis, operations management and development, design, documentation and testing.
• Excellent Analytical, methodical, and resourceful approach to problem solving, identifying and documenting root causes and corrective actions to meet short and long term business and system requirements.
• Effective in executing multiple tasks and assignments ahead of schedule. Created and maintained effective budgets.
• Exposure to Client/Server, Web Application developmental tools and Software development and design.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software/Hardware: OOAD (OOA/OOD), RUP, UML, SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, QA, WAP, CVS, TEAMMATE, MS Access, SQL Server, MySQL, PL/SQL, Oracle DBA,DB2. ATG, Windows 98/2000/XP, basic UNIX, HTML, basic DHTML, basic XML, MS Office Suite-Excel Macros, Project, Visio, Adobe Photoshop, Flash, Rational- Rational Rose, Rational XDE, DOORS, Cobol,RequisitePro, CaliberRM, Omniture, Crystal Reports, various NIKU products, C, C++, Sharepoint, Docushare, BASIC, Intermediate level-Visual Basic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Colchester, VT

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Inception Phase and prepared vision statement and initial data models that contain Business Requirement Documents and supporting documents that contain the essential business elements and detailed definitions.
• Working with clients to better understand their needs and present solutions using structured SDLC approach.
• Designed & developed all those screens for Analyst Workbench project that are common to three different pricing products so that these products could be integrated with respect to those screens.
• Met with client groups to determine requirements and goals. Utilized Rational Unified Process (RUP) to configure and develop process, standards, and procedures and create a Business requirement Document.
• Documented the user requirements Analyzed and prioritized them and converted them as system requirements that must be included while developing the software.
• Developed schemas for extraction, transaction, and loading (ETL) using Solonde Warehouse Workbench to expedite data integration between systems.
• Assigned tasks among development team, monitored and tracked progress of project following Agile methodology.
• Provide implementation assessment, strategy, and mentoring services for Rational Rose, UML and RUP.
• Supervise and manage projects throughout SDLC to ensure that project management methodology based on RUP is followed during the project lifecycle using MS Project and NIKU Clarity.
• Analyzed data and created class diagrams and ER diagrams for designing databases.
• Obtained Data requirements, identified data sources, determined the content of data fields and created Data Mapping Documents and performed Data Extraction and Data Compilation using SQL queries.
• Planned and defined Use Cases created Use Case diagrams, Scenarios and Use Case Narratives using the UML methodologies.
• Created Mock-up forms in MS word for better visualization and understanding of the software solution.
• Tracked change requests and monitored workload and schedule.
• Facilitated JAD sessions with management, development team, users and other stakeholders to refine functional requirements.
• Analysed the business and functional requirements of the application and developed detailed test plans, test cases in Test Director.
• Developed the Test plans for quality assurance based on functional requirements.
• Prepared system Test Plan and scenarios for Test Scripts.
• Authored progress and completion reports which were then submitted to project management on a weekly basis in MS project.
• Involved in business processes and application improvement recommending enhancements from conceptualization through implementation, including problem definition, process mapping, recommendations and implementation.
• Analyzed the test results from QA teams using Performance Studio Analysis to create various scenarios.
• Developed strategies with Quality Assurance group to implement Test Cases in Test manager for User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Environment: Java, J2EE technology, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, UNIX / Oracle Platform, Business Objects, MS Visio, RUP, Agile, Rational Rose 2002, Rational Clear Quest, Rational ClearCase, Rational requisite pro, rational test manager, Rational Robot, Omniture.

Confidential, Chicago IL

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated participation and sign-off of various business partners and customers.
• Involved in the analysis of the existing credit card processing system, mapping phase according to functionality and data conversion procedure.
• Performed Gap Analysis to check the compatibility of the existing system infrastructure with the new business requirements.
• Followed solely RUP methodologies during the course of the project.
• Process mapping, data cleansing, data migration and validation of data table structure in areas of sales, inventory, procurement, production and distribution.
• Accumulated system requirements from various departments through surveys and interviews.
• Involved in Prioritizing the defects and writing business requirements to resolve them.
• Conducted JAD sessions with management, SME, vendors, users and other stakeholders for open and pending issues.
• Create system test plan, strategy, and metrics and track the testing activities for all phases of Clarity testing
• Prepared test Data sets and performed data testing using the PL/SQL scripts. Also used MS excel for data mining, data cleansing, data mapping, data dictionary and data analysis.
• As a SME of the Pricing Workbench application, I performed System and Integration testing and helped the UAT team with the Test Scripts.
• Managed all aspects of setting up of Support Desk for over 3000 Clarity users post implementation
• Develop test plans in conjunction with team leads and business personnel and perform unit, integration, regression testing.
• Worked on the Business Objects Data Insight to analyze and monitor the claims reports.
• Planned and defined system requirements to Wire Frame with Use Case, Use Case Scenario and Use Case Narrative using the UML (Unified Modeling Language) methodologies
• Used MS Visio for Process modeling and Business Process flow diagrams.
• Created business requirement documents and integrated the requirements and underlying platform functionality.
• Interfaced between Business new product builders and System platform builders.
• Worked with systems area to translate business needs into system requirements.
• Made sure the test cases and test process guarantee accountability to business and systems requirements.
• Involved in the testing phase right from the Unit testing to the User Acceptance testing.
• Used SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) methodologies like the RUP and the waterfall.
• Use Cases and other Process Flow Models were designed using Visio and Rational Rose.

Environment: Rational Rose and Requisite Pro, Omniture, MS Visio, MS Project, UML, XML, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case, RUP, Agile, Business Objects, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point.

Confidential, TX

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interviewed Business Users to gather Requirements and analyzed the feasibility of their needs by coordinating with the project manager and technical lead.
• Analyzed the business and functional requirements of the application and developed detailed test plans, test cases in Test Director.
• Participate in scheduling the entire testing process and ensuring the timelines for each phase (workbench) are met.
• Worked on data modelling and produced data mapping and data definition documentation
• Defined the test criteria and project schedules, and baseline the Test Plan with the help of project meetings, walkthroughs.
• Used SDLC (System Development Life Cycle) methodologies like the RUP and the waterfall.
• Developed UML Use Cases using Rational Rose and developed a detailed project plan with emphasis on deliverables.
• Interacted with users for verifying User Requirements, managing Change Control Process, updating existing Documentation
• Designed flexible project foundation enabling rapid implementation of e-commerce website capabilities
• Created Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams and ER Diagrams.
• Data mapping, logical data modeling, created class diagrams and ER diagrams and used SQL queries to filter data within the db2 database.
• Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with IT groups. Identified the Key Changes, and participated in Stakeholder Management to communicate effectively with them
• Developed and Documented timelines for Project Delivery, and managed Projects and Resources to successful completion.
• Prepared graphical depictions of Use Cases, Use Case Diagrams, State Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Component Based Diagrams, and Collateral Diagrams and creation of technical design (UI screen) using Microsoft Visio.
• Worked on Documentum for Version Controlling, to maintain up to date changes in the Documents.
• Assisted to develop the Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scenarios to be used in testing based on Business Requirements, technical specifications and/or product knowledge.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing, gathered and documented User Manuals and Business Rules.

Environment: Borland CaliberRM, Unix, Documentum, Windows NT/XP, Oracle, SQL, SQL Server, Business Objects, TestDirector, LoadRunner Rational Rose and Requisite Pro, MS Visio, MS Project, UML, XML, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case, RUP, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point.

Confidential, Portland, OR

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gathering user requirements and specifications for designing a mortgage based loan system using and documenting the same.
• Created context and workflow models, information and business rule models, Use Case and Object Models during the analysis using Rational tools.
• Conducted Business Requirements, Functional and Technical meetings with Business groups.
• Served as a liaison between mortgage specialists and the project team.
• Performed Business Process Mapping and performed AS IS and TO BE analysis
• Extensively involved in maintaining requirements traceability and communicating any changes to these requirements to different business groups and programmers.
• Provide innovative IT, business & e-commerce solutions to perspective and existing clients.
• Was involved n the creation of new E-Commerce Products (Arrival Notices and Customized Reporting).
• Led and conducted JAD sessions for requirements gathering, analysis and design of the system.
• Designed the system, prepared UML and sequence diagrams using Rational Rose.
• Collaborated on creation of documents such as the Vision, business requirements (BR) and business systems design (BSD) documents.
• Performed Data mapping, logical data modeling, created class diagrams and ER diagrams and used SQL queries to filter data
• Incorporated Rational Unified Process (RUP) to create Requirement Document Specifications using Visible Analyst.
• Responsible for writing detailed descriptions of user needs, program functions, and steps required for developing or modifying software programs using Rational Rose (UML).
• Worked extensively with the QA team for designing Test Plan and Test Cases for the User Acceptance Testing.
• Worked with Quality Control Teams to develop Test Plan and Test Cases.
• Used MS Visio for Process modeling and Business Process flow diagrams.

Environment: Rational Rose and Requisite Pro, MS Visio, MS Project, UML, XML, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Clear Case, RUP, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Interviewed Business Users to gather Requirements and analysed the feasibility of their needs by coordinating with the project manager and technical lead.
• Prepared Business Requirement Documents (BRD’s) after the collection of Functional Requirements from System Users that provided appropriate scope of work for technical team to develop prototype and overall system.
• Conducted status report meetings with the business and the IT team on a weekly basis, as the most important aspect of the project was Data Mapping.
• Created relationships in Requirement Traceability Matrix linking Business Requirements to Functional requirements and Functional Requirements to Systems Requirements.
• Used MS Visio for Process modeling, Process mapping and Business Process flow diagrams.
• Developed and Documented timelines for Project Delivery, and managed Projects and Resources to successful completion.
• Prepared graphical depictions of Use Cases, Use Case Diagrams, State Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, Component Based Diagrams, and Collateral Diagrams and creation of technical design (UI screen) using Microsoft Visio.
• Assisted to develop the Test Plan, Test Cases and Test Scenarios to be used in testing based on Business Requirements, technical specifications and/or product knowledge.

Environment: MS Visio, MS Project, UML, Agile, ATG eCommerce, Microsoft Office Suite, Documentum, Windows NT/XP