Sudheer A

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AREAS OF EXCELLENCE

. Senior Business Analyst with over 7 Years of diversified Business Analyst

experience in Finance, Insurance, Banking and the Retail industry with

significant contributions to company successes.

. Experience with linear and iterative system development (SDLC)

methodologies such as RUP, Waterfall and AGILE.

. Extensive experience in implementing methodologies and improving

processes; RUP (Rational Unified Process), Agile-SCRUM, PMI, SDLC, Six

Sigma, CMMI and SOX compliance.

. Experience in conducting requirements gathering sessions, gathering

business and functional requirements as per Unified Modeling Language

(UML) standards, conducting feasibility studies, performing Gap Analysis,

risk analysis, and business process modeling.

. Expert in communication and conducting Joint Application Development

(JAD) sessions, reviews, walk through and customer interviews. Won

several awards in public speaking.

. Experience with requirements gathering tools like Caliber RM, DOORS and

Rational RequisitePro.

. Extensive experience in documenting Project Estimates, Business

Requirements Documents (BRD), Vision and Scope Documents (VSD),

Functional Requirements Specifications (FRS) and UI Navigation Documents.

. Excellent Business scripting skills and proficient in developing Use Case

Models, Analysis Models, Design Models, Implementation Models, Use Case

Diagrams, Context Diagrams, Dataflow Diagrams, State Transition Diagrams,

Functional Storyboards, Behavior Diagrams (sequence diagrams,

collaboration diagrams, and activity diagrams), also Class Diagrams based

on UML Methodology using Rational Rose and MS Visio.

. In Depth understanding of the AS-IS and TO-BE business processes and

experience in converting these requirements into technical specifications

for preparing test plans.

. Experience in reviewing Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Procedures for

Unit Testing, reviewing and maintaining Test scripts, analyzing bugs,

interacting with team members in fixing errors, and User Acceptance

Testing (UAT).

. Proficient in conducting GUI, Functional Integration, System Performance

and Regression testing on the applications.

. Developing User Interfaces and Requirements Sessions. Requirements

Gathering, Data Modeling, System Architect, Feasibility Studies, Scope

Documents, Requests for Proposal.

. Providing traceability across the project by analysis and review of

project elements involved in traceability including testing artifacts,

end-user support documentation and training materials.

. Extensive Documentation Skills for use in Standardization of Testing and

Programming Procedures and Guidelines. Extensive experience in analyzing

and documenting business requirements and system functional

specifications including use cases.

. Used Microsoft Visio for Business Process Modeling and Data Flow

Diagrams.

. Well versed in the project management tool (MS Project) for status

reporting, planning and resource allocation.

. Experience in conducting GAP analysis, User Acceptance Testing (UAT),

SWOT analysis, Cost benefit analysis and ROI analysis.

. Valuable experience in working with Mercury Quality Center.

. Ability to work independently and manage business requirements with a

delivery-focused approach, and to build and maintain strong working

relationships with business sponsors and technical specialists.

. Proven ability to work under pressure, prioritize and meet deadlines.

Open to dynamic work environments, and the ability to work

collaboratively with business analysts, testers, developers and other

team members in the overall enhancement of software product quality.

. Extensive experience working with both Business and System Product

Specialists from various domains.

EDUCATION: . Master of Computer Applications - Osmania University -

2005

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Analysis Requirement Analysis, Business Rules, Data Flow Diagrams,

Business Process Modeling & Re-engineering, Gap Analysis,

Prototyping, Cause & Effect Analysis, BRD, SRS, UAT, Test

Scripts, UML

Rational Tools RUP, UML with Rational Rose, Rational Requisite Pro, Clear

Quest, Clear Case, Together Soft (UML), MS Office Suite,

Optimal Trace

Operating Systems MS Windows, Linux, Unix, Sun Solaris

Methodologies Spiral/Waterfall, RAD, RUP, Agile

Version Control Rational Clear Case, Clear Quest

Tools

Testing tools Mercury Test Director, Win Runner, Quality Center

Packages MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, Project

and Outlook), Lotus Notes, Optimal Trace, MS Visio,

Rational Rose; Rational Requisite Pro, Sybase Power

Designer

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IBM India Pvt Ltd

1. Royal Bank of Canada (Client)

April 2013 - April 2014

Title: Business Systems Analyst - Project Coordinator

RBC is a leading diversified financial services company providing banking,

wealth management, insurance and capital markets services on a global

basis.

Project Description:

IPREO: To give RBC US-Wealth Management users single sign-on (SSO) access

to iPREO's website to allow them direct access to enter orders against new

Muni Underwriting deals for fixed income business.

CAS Enhancements: Create a new technical support page that's a one-stop

solution for all login related, certificate related and Automated Order

Management (AOM) related issues

Responsibilities:

. Handled multiple projects both in-house and external; Managed off shore

team in delegating work and handling the progress on a day-to-day basis

. Key source to identify, build and refine business rules in alignment with

the company's procedures, retaining quality characteristics, and

categorizing the rules

. Create business process maps (BPM) to align system functional

requirements to business process and to ensure full scope coverage of the

to-be automated business functionality

. Specific point of contact(SPOC) to the external vendor for requirements

communication, compliances, budget, requirements and for smooth

transition to go live with the application

. Deliverables include creating, updating and maintaining Project Timeline,

Business Context Diagram, High Level Requirements, Business Process Model

(swim-lane diagrams), User Interface Map, Storyboard, SRS and UAT

. Consulting with Information Security team for the creation of active

directories and sourcing data from various sources into the active

directory to facilitate access to the application; defining user groups

and setting access rights to those groups

. Develop, enhance, and disseminate information on business processes,

standards, and source initiatives for better handling of business

. Handled 4 projects, at various phases of SDLC, simultaneously with 7

iterative UAT sessions and rolled off into production successfully; Also

documented 'Post Implementation Verification' changes

. Worked with Data Modeler to ensemble the data nodes and the field names

for the creation of database and appropriate mapping

. Administer SharePoint to manage and control project artifacts;

responsible for safeguarding living requirements to the business

. Trained and experienced to work in E2E requirements management process -

a use case driven project environment; Prior to the shift to E2E,

projects were agile driven and scrum based

Environment: Mainframe, HPQC, SQL, MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-Visio, MS-Project,

PeopleSoft, SharePoint

2. Alstom (Client) June

2012 - March 2013

Title: Senior Business Analyst

Alstom is a world leader in transport infrastructure, power generation and

transmission. The company is world leader in integrated power plants for

the production of electricity and air quality control systems.

Project Description:

FAS Business Analysis: To understand and document Fleet Administrative

Services' processes - account initiation, FEA, meter collection and

billing, FBI, reporting, enquiry and invoicing and propose solutions to

enhance the applications in overcoming manual tasks.

Responsibilities:

. Interacted with clients to review needs, identified key challenges, and

defined Project Scope and Deliverables.

. Worked comprehensively with Team Leads in order to understand the

company's business and web-based User Interface.

. Used ITIL methodology as the IT service management approach. Used Agile

to implement changes to the web based application.

. Participated in JAD Sessions involving Business Strategy (BS),

Stakeholders, and Systems Development groups, in order to understand the

Business Requirements.

. Performed Requirements Analysis and transformed Business Requirements

into Functional Specifications (FSD) and Business Rules (BR).

. Documented the process improvement measures in a Business Requirements

Document (BRD), created the Functional Requirements Document (FRD) and

lead the Requirements Gathering Sessions to elucidate the business

requirements for the development team.

. Analyzed Business Requirements and segregated them into high level and

low level Use Cases, Activity Diagrams using Rational Rose according to

UML methodology thus defining the Data Process Models

. Successfully conducted JAD sessions, which helped synchronize the

different stakeholders on their objectives and helped the developers to

have a clear-cut picture of the project.

. Designed wire frames and design specification documents.

. Responsible for interacting with the developers to explain the proposed

changes and understand the system requirements to handle these changes.

. Used UML Methodology to create Use Case Diagrams and Activity Diagrams in

MS Visio to depict the business processes.

. Outlined the requirements for the Reporting Toolbox to be used by broker

dealers for its integration.

. Aided the Quality Assurance team in understanding the system and

developing effective test plans and test cases by conducting JAD

sessions.

. Responsible for documenting and managing the Requirements Traceability

Matrix (RTM).

. Assisted the development manager in setting realistic project

expectations and evaluating the impact of changes on the organization in

order to plan accordingly.

. Performed manual tests as part of the System Integration Testing and User

Acceptance Testing.

Environment: MS Office Tools, SQL Server 2005, .NET, MS Visio, MS Project,

Data Warehousing, SharePoint, OBIEE, SOA, Rational RequisitePro, Rational

Rose UML, RUP, J2EE, MS Visio, Windows 2000/XP.

3. Bank of New York (client) May 2010 - April 2012

Business Analyst

BNY Mellon is a leading investment management and investment services

company, uniquely focused to help clients manage and move their financial

assets and succeed in the rapidly changing global marketplace. The project

was to examine and change some of the vulnerabilities and processes used

for reporting and clearing trades.

Responsibilities:

. Participated in the identification, understanding, and documentation of

business requirements, keeping in mind the need for the application based

on the project Scope and SDLC methodology.

. Worked with development managers to translate the business requirements

into functional requirements (FRD) and non-functional requirements.

. Created use case scenarios and documented work flow & business processes.

. Analyzed business requirements and segregated them into Use Cases and

activity diagrams using Rational Rose according to UML models thus

defining the Data Process Models

. Developed the activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, and created use cases

using UML methodology.

. Performed GAP Analysis to identify enhancements to the existing system.

. Supported the project manager in implementing a waterfall methodology,

creating detailed project plans, scheduling, and tracking project

timelines.

. Gathered Business Requirements after conducting JAD sessions with

business users & other Stakeholders.

. Created the Functional Test Plans, Regression Test Plans, Integration

Test Plans, and User Acceptance Test Plans.

. Effectively coordinated with the development team in the creation of

Technical Design Documents.

. Effectively monitored the Defect Tracking process in the functional,

integration, and regression test phases of the project.

. Anchored the project integration meetings to identify possible

bottlenecks during the integration phase.

. Established the scope of reporting functionality for the project, and

worked with developers to provide business reports to the strategic

advisory panel.

. Performed manual tests as part of the Integration and User Acceptance

Testing.

Environment: Windows 98 / NT, UNIX, Cisco, HTML, Rational Rose, Rational

RequisitePro, Data Warehousing, Clear Quest, SQL, MS Project, MS Office,

WAN, LAN, VoIP, VPN, MPLS, FTP.

Cambridge Technology Enterprise Pvt Ltd.

1. TD Bank, Mount Laurel, NJ Oct 2008

- Apr 2010

Business Analyst

TD Bank is one of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., and provides customers

with a full range of financial products and services at thousands of

locations and ATMs from Maine to Florida. The purpose of the project was to

simplify and streamline the mortgage loan process by implementing changes

to their current system. This included the process from application to

approval.

Responsibilities:

. Participated in the creation of Business Process Workflow Diagrams with

Stakeholders.

. Involved throughout the business System Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

. Conducted meetings with business users and SMEs to identify and gather

various functional and non-functional requirements.

. Extensive experience in requirements gathering for Business and

Functional Specification Documents (FSD).

. Assisted in strategically identifying and developing goals and objectives

according to business needs in order to align with Loan Services and

organizational goals.

. Good understanding of Mortgage Loan and Origination processes.

. Helped create Use Cases that clearly show how end users traverse the loan

processing and claim approval process.

. Conducted GAP Analysis of the different reports that are being presented

to clients to accommodate their requirements for new enhancements.

. Utilized Rational Unified Process (RUP) to configure and develop process

standards and procedures, and created Business requirements Document

(BRD) for a mortgage application process form.

. Created artifacts such as Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, and Sequence

Diagrams using MS Visio.

. Participated in team meetings to improve overall implementation process.

. Played a key role in planning, testing, and implementing system

enhancements.

. Involved in using bug tracking tools like JIRA, Bugzilla, and quality

center combining a clean, fast interface for capturing and organizing

issues with customizable workflows.

. Aided the QA team in understanding the system and developing effective

test plans.

. Adopted Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology with emphasis on its

six best practices for iterative and incremental development.

. Planned all the RUP iterations and documented the artifacts throughout

various phases. Conducted analyses of business requirements and system

specifications.

. Conducted JAD sessions during the various stages of upgrading the target

system and discussed current system preferences.

. Interacted with database designers and architects in order to create the

reports for the Decision Support System.

. Worked closely with the Lead Business Analyst to monitor progress, and

the deliverables for the project.

. Reviewed System Test Plans, wrote test scripts, and worked with business

folks to validate and execute the test scripts.

. Functioned as the primary liaison between the business line, operations,

and the technical areas throughout the project cycle.

Environment: MS Office Tools, SQL Server 2005, .NET, MS Visio, MS Project,

Data Warehousing, SharePoint, Lotus Notes, SOA, Rational RequisitePro,

Rational Rose UML, RUP, J2EE, MS Visio, Windows 2000.

2. Nationwide Insurance, Columbus, OH May 2007 - Sep 2008

Business Analyst

A web based central database used to store information on the fields,

tables and relationships present in the Oracle database. It has a built in

search engine which allows developers in the Information Technology

department to search for information. The system also has a provision to

update the information in the database.

Responsibilities:

. Interviewed business experts to elicit key information regarding

processes and congruence with company policies.

. Wrote detailed Business Requirements Documents (BRD) and assessed the

System for Insurance management processes for front, middle and back

office reference data, data attributes, and the security master database.

. Worked extensively writing use cases, functional requirements, case

diagrams, activity diagrams, sequence diagrams, and state diagrams based

on UML methodology, plus business process flow diagrams using MS Visio.

. Created documentation that captures requirements, validation, business,

technical, and design aspects including logical flow of the business

system through use case documentation.

. Expertise in the role of scrum master, facilitating/organizing daily

scrum sessions, sprint planning meetings, sprint review meetings, and

preparing/analyzing burn down charts.

. Developed a blueprint of the system, helped the Database team design the

database and maintain the proper ER Entity Relationships.

. Facilitated requirements gathering sessions (JAD) with the business team

and stakeholders to collect the business standards, security and service

level requirements.

. Involved in preparing the mockup screens while eliciting appropriate

business requirements specifications.

. Developed Use Cases using industry standard UML notation to analyze the

business from the user's perspective.

. Performed SQL queries on databases using SQL Server.

. Involved in Onsite/Offshore (Hybrid) Delivery Model, where the outsourced

work is distributed between the service provider's onsite center and the

offshore development center.

. Participated in various stages of Data Mapping and requirements

analysis for project needs.

. Involved in using Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) - a flexible set of

design principles used during various phases of systems development and

integration in computing.

. Worked closely with the technical teams to ensure that they have a clear

understanding of the requirements, and to support them throughout the

development process.

. Provided business expertise and support to the project teams during the

implementation of regulatory solutions.

. Coordinated with QA team to translate requirements into test plans and

test scripts, and oversaw the testing techniques applied.

. Assisted the testing team in creating a User Acceptance Test Plan based

on business users' requirements and reviewed Test Plan templates.

. Worked closely with the development team to analyze and troubleshoot

bugs.

Environment: Oracle, PL/SQL, Clear Quest, Rek Trace, MS Office, Mainframes,

Share Point, Lotus Notes, Rational RequisitePro, MS Access, SOA, SAP, PLM,

PDM, Reference Data, Windows XP, SnagIT, Congas, Audit Studio, Varicent, MS

Office, HTML, ETL, Data warehouse, J2EE.

General Electronics, Hyderabad, India

January 2006 - April 2007

Role: Business Intern

Project Description: GE Customer Net is a state-of-the-art, secure online

marketing and ordering B2B e-commerce system, used by more than 3,000

customers. It allows customers worldwide to place/edit/track orders for

appliances, parts, and Extended Service Plans on the net, accepts

electronic payments and generates electronic invoices.

Responsibilities:

. Assist in gathering/validating high level requirements from the users,

and converting them into technical requirements

. Doing the gap analysis between the user requirements and the "As-Is"

process

. Designing the "To-Be" process/ "Use Cases" and getting the sign-off/buy-

in of various stakeholders.

. Assisting project manager in project management (managing requirements,

scope, costs, budget, schedules and client relationship management)

. Assist in creating System Test Plans and Unit Test plans and conduct

Unit Testing and System Testing

Environment: MS-Project, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio, Win Runner, Test

Director, Quick Test pro.

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