Objective

• To obtain a responsible position in one of the esteemed organizations in the industry and utilize my business skills and experiences.

SUMMARY

• More than 8.5 years of experience working in various processes and projects in Capital Market domain.
• Experienced in conducting Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions, project meetings, reviews, walkthroughs, and customer interviews
• Expertise in writing Business Requirements Document (BRD), Functional Specification Document (FSD), Non - Functional Specification Document
• System Design Specification, System Use Cases, screen mockups, and training manuals
• Extensive experience in Master Data Management and Reference Data Management.
• Extensive experience in handling various financial product like Equity, Fixed Income and Derivatives.
• Experience in implementing Iterative Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies such as Rational Unified Process (RUP) and Agile.
• Expertise in feasibility requirements analysis, design, construction, testing, implementation, and UML methodology
• Experience in Lean methodology
• Experienced in SQL queries to extract data from various databases for data analysis
• Experience in handling business rules through DROOLS.
• Knowledge of capital markets including Fixed Income, OTC derivatives, MBS (Mortgage Back Securities)
• Expertise in all PMO activities and Project Management.
• Expert in people management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Project Management Tools: Microsoft Office tools - Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint

SDLC/Design Methodologies: Unified Modeling Language (UML), RUP, Agile, RAD and Waterfall.

Modeling and Design Tools: Microsoft VisioLanguages VBA, XML, SQL

Other tools: Bloomberg, Telekurs, IDC / FTS, Clearing House Euroclear, Clearstream, and DTCC, Factiva, FactSet Global, Reuters 3000 Xtra, InvestOne, EJV, InTrader

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Irvine, CA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of the legacy process flow of legacy application.
• Handling business rules for security master through DROOLS
• Gap analysis to understand the potential area of development and effect on other applications
• Gathered Business requirements pertaining to the desired workflow.
• Gather requirements and analyze data, translating those requirements into functional specifications
• Involved with preparing test plan
• Involved in designing and building the regression tool and Dashboard to support the new workflow.
• Performing Regression testing to check overall compatibility
• Conducting post documentation meetings to confirm Requirements
• Database analytics ( Creating SQL Queries and scripts)
• Executing all PMO activities.
• Handling a team of 2 business analyst.

Confidential - Irvine, CA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of the legacy process flow of legacy application.
• Gap analysis to understand the potential area of development and effect on other applications
• Gathered Business requirements pertaining to the desired workflow.
• Gather requirements and analyze data, translating those requirements into functional specifications
• Involved with preparing test plan
• Involved in designing and building the regression tool and Dashboard to support the new workflow.
• Enhancement of Global finance reporting for regulatory reporting like Basel III, IFRS and Dodd Frank
• Performing Regression testing to check overall compatibility
• Conducting post documentation meetings to confirm Requirements
• Database analytics ( Creating SQL Queries and scripts)
• Handling a team of 12 business analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understanding process and workflow of client’s investment management business
• Gathering project requirements and writing the functional spec
• Creating the Business Process Module for Pioneer Investment Management business
• Enriching test cases manually and lead the project of automation of test cases
• Leading the project of 12 team members for the implementation of BlackRock solution product for Confidential

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Understanding process and workflow of client’s Transfer Agency business
• Gathering the business requirement, documenting the scope of the project, Business requirement documents, functional specs
• Planning client’s multiple releases over a short period of time
• Enriching test cases manually and provide estimation and proposal for the upcoming automation project.
• Handling a team of 8 business analyst and testers.

Confidential

Knowledge Management Officer

Responsibilities:

• Heading the knowledge management division in the organization. Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer
• Develop knowledge management application in the organization working closely with developers.
• Test knowledge management application for effectiveness quality and responsiveness
• Serve as a key contact for data requests by responding to queries and assisting clients in accessing knowledge management tools and resources
• Compile content usage reports related to the knowledge portal
• Follow established document workflow standards for publishing and processing content within the knowledge portal
• Managed a project of introducing Oracle EBS financials to the organization
• Design program curricula and materials to meet the functional priorities and staff needs
• Creating e-learning for Research Analyst and e-library for the organization.

Confidential

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Lead projects through all phases of a project’s lifecycle - from initiation, requirements gathering, development, and testing, through project closeout.
• Understanding the business need of the client and channelizing the product accordingly.
• BA testing at different phase of the SDLC
• Manage, monitor and send out client report at all phase of SDLC.
• Train programmers about business requirement of clients.
• Environment / Tools: Windows 2003, 2008, XP, MS Excel, Microsoft Visio, Visual Studio 2008

Confidential

Portfolio Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Ensure an updated and in-depth knowledge of all financial instruments such as equities, mutual funds and fixed income securities from vendors like Bloomberg, Reuters, and IDC etc.
• Update correct economic data into a database for correct investment decision for our Trading Desk. Provide pricing to the trading desk and assist in trading.
• Provide valuation and data about security to traders.
• Maintain accuracy of security attribute to avoid failure of trade.
• Resolve queries from internal and external clients.
• Close out pricing exception.
• Work on internal audit group for yearly and quarterly SOX audit and other internal audits. This required in depth understanding of accounting and audit process.
• Lead a team of 12 members in Fixed Income Pricing.

Confidential

Portfolio Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Create Reuters Instrument Code and add the same into the Reuters 3000 Xtra
• Adding International Securities Identification Numbers (ISIN) and building SuperRic
• Adding bonds to the database to reflect in Reuters Product.
• Maintaining T's and C's of bonds in the database so that proper bond pricing was possible