SUMMARY

• Business Analyst with 8+ years of experience with in - depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), requirements elicitation and management, data analysis and system analysis in Finance and Insurance domains.
• Extensive experience of working in Insurance Industry (Life Insurance, Hedging/Risk Management, Pension and Retirement Plans), financial software applications and Telecom Application.
• Strong knowledge of Life Insurance, Risk Management Concept and Actuarie Support Application, GAAP and STATUTORY Application, Pension and Retirement Plans.
• Expertise in performing requirements elicitation by facilitating Joint Application Development (JAD) session and using various techniques such as interviewing key stakeholders and Subject Matter Expert (SMEs), brainstorming, analysis of available documents and current data/process flow.
• Expertise in formulating well structured Business Requirements Document (BRD) and Functional Requirement Document (FRD) including Use Cases, Activity Flow Diagram, and Data Flow Diagram using Visio.
• Good understanding of Unified Modeling Language (UML), Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Rational tools, such as Rational Requisite Pro.
• In depth knowledge of various Software Development and business modeling methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile (Scrum).
• Experienced in Business Process Management (BPM) and Business Process Reengineering (BPR) using Six Sigma techniques.
• Created SQL queries to retrieve the data from database.
• Well-versed in creating and reviewing Test Case Documents and conducting different phases of testing including User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Strong skills in performing Regression, Performance, Load, Functionality testing for web and Client/Server application using HP Quality Center Tool.
• Strong experience in working with off-shore teams of developers and QA to ensure solution is correctly developed and tested.
• Conducted Impact analysis, SWOT analysis, GAP analysis and ROI analysis.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Problem Solving and Sound Decision Making capabilities, along with the ability to resolve difficult situations.
• Possesses High Quality of Project Management Skills and well versed with PMI Methodology and standards.
• Team builder with strong leadership qualities.
• Ability to inculcate new relevant skills with ease in a time sensitive frame.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodologies: SDLC, Waterfall, Agile (Scrum), UML

Operating system: Windows 8/XP/NT/2000/98/95, UNIX

Project Management: MS Project, Requisite Pro, MS Excel, MS Visio

Defect Management Tools: HP Quality Center, PMIS

Prototyping: Axure

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Greenville, SC

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibility:

• Facilitated JAD sessions for effective communication between all stakeholders and gathered business needs in form of business requirements.
• Built a business needs and expectations document detailing current state reporting processes, key gaps in the existing environment and future state requirements.
• Create Functional requirement Document and get it signed off by client.
• Adhere to GAAP & FAS Standards for reporting.
• Used a dual approach of survey and interview to engage stakeholders
• Conducted one-to-one meetings with participating stakeholders to identify current business processes, IT environment and key gaps and reporting requirements.
• Creating Non-Functional Prototypes (NPVs) using Axure to showcase the capability of the enhanced application
• Manage the requirements using IBM ReqPro-Requirements management tool
• Generating the real time MIS reports for Business to quantify the involved risk and help decision making.
• Involve in Data Analysis and Data modeling
• Prepared use case documents and utilized MS Visio to depict business process flows and workflows
• Prepare & Maintain Traceability Matrix to trace business requirements to Implementation modules and test scenarios / cases
• Worked as a liaison between Business Stakeholder/SMEs and technology specialists to submit requirements and changes, clarify questions and answers
• Manage the Team of Business Analysts and responsible for provide them the guidance based on the project circumstances.

Environment: HTML, CSS, JSP, Java Script, JDBC, SQL, JAVA, Tomcat

Confidential, Greenville, SC

Sr. Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed a vision plan that defined the primary goals and objectives of the project.
• Facilitated JAD sessions for effective communication between all stakeholders and gathered business needs in form of business requirements.
• Documented Business Requirement Document and retrieved Functional Specifications Document.
• Identified the actors to create Use Case diagrams that described the behavior of the system.
• Conducted Design walk-through with SMEs for both requirements approval and baseline business architecture.
• Validated technical designs created by IT developers against functional specifications.
• Actively participated in User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Assisted in designing test cases and test plan, and maintained the issue log by making sure all issues are being addressed, rectified and updated.

Environment: UML, RUP, MS Visio, MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word), SQL Server

Confidential, New York

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Facilitated JAD Session together business requirement, Business rules and reporting requirements.
• Defined the scope & financial projections, also performed Cost/Benefit Analysis, Risk Management and GAP Analysis.
• Interacting with the Vehicle and Asset Finance system Subject Matter Experts
• Prepare the various requirements documents and get it approved from the concerned authority
• URS/FRS (User/Functional Requirement Specifications)
• Analyzed business requirements and created Use Cases, Process and Activity Flow Diagrams using MS Visio to derive a clear AS IS Process and TO Be Process to gain approval from Business Community.
• Prepare UML diagrams using MS Visio
• Understood the technical landscape including customized systems and processes to accommodate client needs and address the pain area
• Assist technical teams in understanding the client’s business, processes & pain areas
• Effectively managed schedules while working with cross-functional teams
• Developed strategic partnerships with the business unit to develop a solid knowledge base of the business line, including the business plan, products and processes.
• Assured that all artifacts are in compliance with company’s standard policies and guidelines.
• Conducted walkthrough sessions with stakeholders including end users, technical team and provided assistance in developing user manuals

Environment: Windows, MS Office 2007 (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Visio), J2EE, UML, SQL

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Business Analyst

Responsibility:

• Management of Business Requirements through ReqPro
• Performed Rapid Impact Analysis and Operational Impact Analysis
• Document the different artifacts such as,
• JRD (Joint Requirement Document)
• RTM (Requirement Traceability Matrix)
• BPR Document(Business Process re-Engineering)
• Impact Analysis
• UAT/UCT/ORT Plan & execution (User Acceptance Testing Plan)
• PR/CR Changes Document
• Working with other team (IT) members in reviewing requirements via the use of Use Case Diagrams and Activity Diagrams
• Conducting CFT (Cross Functionality Team) calls with various teams and working on the solution
• Preparing Use case, Test cases and UML Diagrams
• Involved in the Functional Testing of the Application
• Implementation/roll out of the system

Environment: MS Visio, MS Word, Rational Rose, Rational Clear Case, Rational Clear Quest, Rational Test Manager, Oracle SQL