SUMMARY:

• Over fifteen years of business analysis/project management experience in design, development, support and implementation of ETRM (Openlink Endur, RightAngle, TriplePoint CXL, Zainet and Rome Credit) solutions with big five consulting companies ( Confidential and Ernst & Young) in Oil and Gas industry.
• Strong background in both physical and financial commodities trading with a good understanding of front office, middle office and back office functions.
• Very good understanding of the business concepts and capabilities of OpenLink Endur, CXL, ROME, and nMarket application.
• Deep knowledge of technology frameworks to help develop solutions - .Net/Java, TIBCO/Middleware, Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence and system integration experience.
• Hands-on technical and functional experience in the implementation of ETRM systems.
• Strong Knowledge in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) such as analyzing, developing, testing, deploying and production support on various platforms.
• Multitasking credentials with excellent planning, execution, monitoring and resource-balancing skills, as well as the ability to handle multiple tasks in high pressure environments and under tight deadlines.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Ancillary Software: Endur/OpenLink, CXL Credit Risk (ROME), TriplePoint CXL, nMarket, ICE, J2EE, IBM Websphere, VisualAge for Java, J2EE, EJB, JDBC, UML, Rational Rose, Struts 1.0, IBM MQ Series, SunONE Application Server 6.5, SunONE Portal Server 6.2, Net6, WAP, Oracle 6.0/7.x, Erwin/ERX 2.5, SQL*Forms, SQL*ReportWriter, DB2, SQL Server 6.5, SQL*Loader 2.2, SQL*Plus 3.0, MS Excess 2.0, DSS Architect,DSS Agent, VSAM, SDB, TSO/ISPF, SAS, Microsoft Project 2000, Visio, SAP HR

Programming Languages: Java, JSP, ASP, XML, C, Pro*C, COBOL II, UNIX Shells, XML, PL/SQL, Transact SQL, VBA, ADA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Senior Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Led the business requirements gathering, design, configuration, testing, development and support for ETRM implementation project for Gas and Power.
• Led the Credit Risk implementation project. Facilitated requirement gathering for product configuration and its integration CXL Gas & Power trading system, RightAngle (Crude) and SunGard Align. Redesigned the data warehouse used for Credit Risk Analytics.
• Worked as an analyst on data integration of CXL Gas & Power trading system, RightAngle (Crude) and SunGard Align VAR engine.
• Helped the team in product selection and POC to migrate VAR engine from SunGard Zainet to CXL.
• Provided support for CXL Credit Risk (ROME), Zainet for VAR and CXL for Gas & Power trading.
• Liaised with business user’s/client managers/specialists to proactively understand challenges and issues.

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led the planning, development, configuration, testing of OpenLink Endur OS migration project for Crude and Refined Products at Confidential Trading STUSCO in North America.
• Developed the execution of project plan, communication plan, test plan and deployment plan.
• Delivered the project under aggressive timelines and technical challenges working with off shore team in India and UK.

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Business Analyst/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Led the analysis and implementation of OpenLink Endur RiskPak Potential Future Exposure (PFE) module for credit risk management.
• Led the TriplePoint/Rome Credit Risk upgrade from release 3.5 to 5.0 and implementation of Counterparty system in Rome Credit 5.0. Facilitated requirement gathering for product configuration and its integration with TP Contract, OpenLink Endur, PeopleSoft and RightAngle Coal.
• Led nMarket application analysis and implementation project for Midwest ISO market.
• Provided support for front office, mid office and Credit & Risk Management functions like deal capture, deal confirmation, deal valuation, price fixing, options expiry, EOD process in Endur system.
• Worked with the offshore development team to design and build custom built applications like bid tool used for ISO markets.

Environment: Endur (OpenLink), CXL Credit Risk (ROME), nMarket, Java, J2EE, JSP, EJB, ASP, .Net, AJAX, XML, Springs framework, Hibernate, Oracle, Solaris 9.x, Microsoft Project 2000

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Led a team of five analysts responsible for supporting ETRM applications at Confidential . Supervised and managed the team and directed all day-to-day activities and delivered timely performance evaluations, provided career development, and ensured the execution of performance plans.
• Analyzed, documented business processes and obtained sign-off from client on the specifications. Designed and executed the test scenarios and test scripts involving the Business users.
• Work with Dynegy Architect to ensure the corporation has a robust, comprehensive, and consistent applications architecture and technology platform.
• Worked with the offshore development team to build custom built applications.
• Led the design and development of data integration between nMarket and OpenLink Endur.

Technical Environment: Struts 1.0, Java, JSP, EJB, ASP, Net6, WAP, XML, WML, SunONE Application Server 6.5, SunONE Portal Server 6.2, Oracle, Solaris 9.x, Microsoft Project 2000

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Applications Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of six system analysts responsible for the analysis, design, development, testing and deployment of HomeGenie, a web based home management system. This system enables users to control wireless devices remotely via a web browser or mobile devices like WAP phones, Palm and RIM devices.
• Managed application development projects successfully meeting project deadlines, schedules and milestones. Also fulfilled the role of business analyst and solution architect.
• Standardized the requirements gathering, technical design, development, testing and Change Management process.
• Oversaw contractors work and managed relevant vendor relationships and contracts, work with vendors to resolve issues, implement upgrades and add new features to Homegenie application.

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed a team of five IT system analysts responsible for analysis, design, documentation, construction and testing effort for web based application to allow customers to perform gas pipeline business functions like nomination, contracts, scheduling, allocation, storage, confirmation and billing.
• Used the RUP iterative development methodology for object oriented analysis, design and development. Object oriented techniques were employed using Rational Rose for creating Use Cases, Sequence Diagrams and Class Model during the iteration analysis and design.
• Created and maintained the development work plan for the team during design and development phase, reporting scope changes to project management and provide solutions to simplify business requirements, risk management and recommend solutions to mitigate the risks, monitor deliverables for quality and technical content, and mentoring new java programmers etc.

Environment: Platforms included Java, EJB, IBM WebSphere, JSP, VisualAge for Java, Visual Café NetDynamics, Javascript, Html, Netscape Web Server, Rational Rose, UML, Oracle 8i, and Windows NT.

Senior Business Analyst

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Responsibilities:

• Worked as Business Integration lead on the team responsible for developing a business-to-business eCommerce solution at Confidential .
• Defined and coordinated common business design methodology.
• Worked with the Project managers, Support Transition Manager, Business Leads, Change Management team and the Solution Architecture team to resolve integration issues for three Lines of Businesses. Identified and resolved integration gaps. Created the Scope of the Business Architecture for the project.
• Standardized and implemented the process of gathering use case requirements.
• Created a detailed Test Plan and Strategy for the three Lines of Businesses. Created and maintained integrated project work plan.
• Prepared and conducted RUP and Use Case Development JIT training for the client.
• Created the detailed project deployment (roll-out) plan for the project.

Technical Architecture Lead

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Responsibilities:

• Led the Technical Architecture team on a strategy project at Confidential to assess the current applications and technical architecture.
• Designed the future state application and technical architecture. Provide technical solutions to key business and technical initiatives.
• Designed the integration of Confidential ’s applications with ASIA ( Confidential System Integration Architecture) EAI architecture.
• Evaluated the option of re-plat forming of AZs current contract management application to .NET and J2EE platform.
• Also led the software evaluation of SAP CPCC, Model N and Imany CARS Pharmaceutical contract management systems.

Team Lead

Confidential, Houston Texas

Responsibilities:

• Led the analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation of NAGP Data Warehouse Error Monitoring application using BP’s Operations Portal.
• Responsible for designing the architecture using TIBCO components, Informatica, Java and JSP. Operations Portal is developed using TIBCO portal builder and runs on WebLogic server. Also responsible for the analysis, design, construction, testing and implementation of Adjustments application for making adjustments to the NAGP Data Warehouse.
• This application is developed using ASP.NET on Microsoft’s .NET platform. Integrated it with NAGP's FYI portal.