Supriya Jena Phone# 609-***-****
Sr. Business Email: acgewh@r.postjobfree.com
Analyst acgewh@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
I am senior Business Systems Analyst with more than 9 years' experience in
Finance, Health Care, Banking and Mortgage Industries.
. Extensive exposure to Healthcare, Mortgage, Finance domain to overview
their Business Process designs.
. Expertise in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including the
Waterfall Model, Agile Methodology, Rational Unified Process (RUP).
. Worked closely with Project Stakeholders, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs),
and Business Users to understand the requirements and specifications for
new applications along with re-engineering the existing applications.
. Used Elicitation techniques such as interviewing, questionnaires,
brainstorming, JAD, observation, and document analysis for requirement
gathering.
. Extensive experience in writing Vision & Scope Document, Business
Requirement Document (BRD), Functional Requirement Document (FRD).
. Hands on experience in Rational products and MS Visio.
. Developed Use Case Model, Activity Diagrams using UML (Unified Modelling
Language).
. Conducted Requirement Gathering Sessions and Impact Analysis.
. In Depth understanding of the AS-IS and TO-BE business process modelling,
Gap Analysis and experience in converting requirements in to test plans.
. Experienced in reviewing test procedures, defining Test cases, reviewing
and maintaining test scripts, analyzing bugs, interaction with team
members in fixing errors and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
. Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to
communicate appropriately in business and technical situations at all
levels.
. Adept in problem solving skills and learning new technologies.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Business Skills MS Project, MS Visio, Business Definition
Requirements, Business Process Analysis, Gap
Analysis, Use Case Modelling & Analysis, Use
Cases.
Business Modelling Tools Rational Rose, MS Visio, MS Access, Requisite
Pro, Sharepoint, Balsamiq, BPMN
Databases MS Access,, SQL Server 2005/ 2008, Oracle 9i/
10g/ 11g
Methodologies Agile/Scrum, RUP, Waterfall
Operating Systems Windows 2000/XP/NT/Vista/7/8
Desktop Tools MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint.
Defect tracking Tools Quality Center 10.0,JIRA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Client: Health Care Services Corporation, Chicago, IL
Oct 2012-Current
Project Name: VMS Stabilization/RMAS Exchange Readiness
Role: Sr. Business Analyst
Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC) is the largest customer-owned
health insurance company, which provides health coverage in five states
like Illinois, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas and Montana. The company
provided group insurances and individual insurances to age groups belonging
to U65 and O65 people. The project is to stabilize the VMS system, which
deal with O65 and U65 member's .VMS 1.0 currently is the legacy system
where member details and financial activity are stored for O65 members.
System 80 is the system where all the PHI information is stored for U65
members. With the new Affordable Care Act, VMS 2.0 is implemented to
accommodate new members seeking healthcare and to save subsidy details for
qualified members.
Responsibilities:
. Gathered requirements for OPERMART, which was part of DataMart project.
. Gathered reporting requirements for Cash processing report, Refunds
report, Transfers report, Removals-NSF report and Suspense balance
report.
. Conducted JAD sessions with various business teams, so that an agreement
can be reached on reporting needs/requirements.
. Documented processes, procedures as part of Audit Readiness 2014, for
Retail Financial Operations.
. Documented Manual controls that are in place currently.
. Identified new financial controls that were required and documented those
controls.
. Worked with process/business owners on implementing new controls and
identifying the business processes that were going to be impacted.
. Assisted in mapping existing and new financial controls to MARS CONTROLS,
along with Internal Controls Team.
. Designed screen mock-ups and created flows for an internal tool to track
offshore projects.
. Documented the current state process flows for Unclaimed Property.(UCP)
. Identified GAPS and process improvement scope while documenting the
current state for Unclaimed Property.(UCP)
. Explored the option to use Rational Team Concert(RTC) tool for
Development teams, so that once a code fix is done, Quality Center(QC)
will be updated automatically.
. Worked on designing test cases for UAT/business testing.
. Acted as UAT business lead for Release E of O65 stabilization providing
metrics for daily testing status, Defects status.
. Worked as Lead for Defects management for all Financial Operation
projects for Exchange Readiness.(Cost Sharing Exchange Readiness, Cash
Application Hub, Enterprise Reconciliation Application, SHOP BCR Exchange
Readiness, Bluecap Exchange Readiness)
. Responsible for Defect triage meetings of all Financial Operation
projects for NGEN projects.
. Responsible for preparing XML file for uploading UAT, SIT test cases into
Test plan and Test lab modules of QC.
. Automated the process of loading Requirements and Test cases into QC.
. Responsible for tying uploaded test cases to requirements and process
flows in QC, so that traceability can be maintained.
. Trained onshore and offshore teams in QC and other Finops systems.
. Implemented controls and documented procedures for uploading test cases
into QC.
. Prepared SDM documentation for UAT, SIT sign-off for approvals, to go
ahead with deployments.
. Analysed the existing functionality of the system and understood the
issues that the current system have.(VMS 1.0)
. Documented the GAP in the existing systems.
. Analysed the Financial reports and documented current reporting problems.
. Gathered requirements for daily and month-end reports to use in Trial
Balance reporting.
. Analysed and Reconciled the Trial Balance, which was causing month end
reporting issues.
. Worked with the Business intelligence team to come up with user-friendly
COGNOS Reports.
. Documented the "AS-IS" for COMMISSIONS and developed the "TO-BE" state.
. Gathered information for the DATA CLEAN UP effort, from various COGNOS
reports.
. Analysed Manual controls that were implemented for improving financial
reporting.
. Addressed production issues along with Finops Triage teams.
. Reported on Interface testing for FinOps projects.
. Responsible for logging Service requests (SR) as part of Customer
Relationship Maintenance.
Environment: Lotus Notes 8.5, MS Visio 2010, MS Office 2010, Sharepoint
2007, MS word 2010, MS excel 2010. QC 10.0, MS Access 2010, COGNOS
8.4/10.1, WebEx WBS 28, CA Clarity-PPM, WebEx Productivity Tools, ORACLE
Siebel Dashboard 8.1,MS visual studio 2013.
Client: AFTRA Health and Benefits, New York, NY
Aug 2012-Oct 2012
Project Name: Claims Replacement-Reports
Role: Lead Business Analyst
AFTRA Health and Benefits (AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO
ARTISTS), en-comprises two entities. The AFTRA Health Fund offers quality,
high-value health coverage to performers and their dependents, while the
AFTRA Retirement Fund administers pension benefits that help provide
financial security to performers during retirement. The project was aimed
at replacing the current insurance system i.e., BENESYS with a new system
i.e., HEALTHsuite, to comply with the industry standards.
Responsibilities:
. Analysed the existing system artefacts i.e. BENESYS and gained an
overview of its functionalities.
. Went through the configuration documents of HEALTHsuite, understood its
functionalities, and performed the GAP Analysis between the two systems.
. Interacted with Stakeholders and end business users, to understand their
reporting needs.
. Developed "Reporting Matrix" to be able to maintain traceability, at
different stages of the project.
. Gathered Reporting requirements from various departments Managers,
supervisors and came up with Data elements for the "to-be "reports.
. Gathered the "as-is "reports across all the departments, analysed and
performed the GAP analysis with the gathered "to-be" reporting data
elements.
. Designed the Report layout for the "to-be "reports.
. Conducted JAD sessions, so that all business users come to one opinion
about reporting needs.
. Detailed out the Process flow for Overpayment, Subrogation in the "as-is"
process.
. Performed Data mapping for letters from BENESYS generated letters to the
HEALTH-suite triggered automated letters.
Environment: BPMN 1.2, MS Outlook 2007, MS Visio, MS Office 2007,
Sharepoint 2007,MS word 2007,MS excel 2007.
Client: Texas Health Resources, Arlington, TX
June 2011 - May 2012
Project Name: WMS Migration
Role: Sr. Business Analyst
Texas Health Resources is one of the largest non-profit health care
delivery system in the United States. Texas Health is continuously
improving the quality of service through education, research, competent and
innovative personnel, effective leadership and responsible stewardship of
resources. The project is aimed at providing enhancement to an internal
Work Flow Management system in Hospitals to adjust to changes from 5010
transactions and changing of codes to ICD10. The system is aimed at
handling insurance processes. The project encompassed backend testing of
reports with the operational data store in database.
Responsibilities:
. Gained an overview and performed a detailed study of the existing system
artefacts and operation by interacting with the Project Manager, Business
and Technical team members.
. Used General Equivalence Mappings (GEM) for mapping conversions, from ICD
9 to ICD 10.
. Involved in creating and modelling the AS IS diagrams and TO BE system
and accomplished the GAP Analysis.
. Interacted with the SME's to gather information about Health care
Enrolment (Medicare), Billing and Claims processing. Working knowledge of
Disability Insurance.
. Gathered information from Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) about the
impact, from the new application designed.
. Exposure to HIPAA Compliance and HL7 standards. The system is built to
comply with HIPAA.
. Gathered and analysed the User requirements and Functional Requirements
and documented Use Cases, Process Maps, Wireframes & Prototypes, and Non-
Functional Requirements.
. Conducted walkthrough of requirements to technical team and helped
resolve open issues and Change Requests through Impact Analysis.
. Actively involved in the QA phase of the project, by reviewing test plan
and test cases.
Environment: RUP, MS Office, MS Visio, UML, Rational Requisite Pro,
Rational Rose, Adobe Acrobat, SQL.
Client: Pacific Health Care, Salt Lake City, UT
May 2010 - April 2011
Project Name: Benefit Identification Application - Reports
Role: Business Analyst
PacifiCare is one of the nation's largest health care service companies.
Its primary operations include health insurance products for employer
groups and Medicare beneficiaries in eight states. Products and operations
include behavioral health services, dental and vision services, life and
health insurance, pharmacy benefit and medical management. The project was
to develop a Reporting Module for the Benefit Identification Application
that would provide a detail overview into groups using the application for
online group enrolment and group renewals.
Responsibilities:
. Analysed existing Business Document Templates and Operational Procedures.
. Facilitated JAD sessions to collect Report Requirements from system users
and preparation of Business Requirement Document (BRD).
. Create Report Layouts to comply with the report requirements using MS
Visio.
. Involved with Data Analyst in Data Mapping of report elements to SQL
database.
. Involved in creating databases using MS Access for ad-hoc querying.
. Supported Report Development activity by providing guidance to Technical
team building the reports, and by working with Business Objects expert to
validate report requirements.
. Extensively involved in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) using Business
Objects, to authenticate the User Acceptance Criteria for all reports.
Environment: RUP, Business Objects, SQL Server 2008, MS Access, MS Visio,
Outlook.
Client: Jersey Mortgage Company, Cranford, NJ
April 2009- Mar 2010
Project Name: CIS-SS Bridge Portal
Role: Business Analyst
Jersey Mortgage Company (JMC), a mortgage technology specialist, provides a
full suite of mortgage software applications from loan origination through
servicing. The CIS-SS Bridge Portal was intended to integrate
functionalities between Electronic CIS (Client Investment Services) Portal
and the SS (Sales Service) Portal - into a single platform to enable
straight through processing of customer applications via Sales & Services
group.
Responsibilities:
. Prepared Business Process Models for AS-IS and TO-BE processes, that
includes modelling of the activities of business from conceptual to
procedural level.
. Understood the contract terms and conditions, including indemnity,
limitation of liability and confidentiality for the Portal.
. Developed Functional Requirement Documents, Use Cases, and Interface
Mapping Document and maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix.
. Supported offshore Development and Testing teams by providing resolutions
and feedback to their queries.
. Performed Impact Analysis required on new web-application functionality
and efficiently handled Change Management Procedures and subsequent
updates to RTM.
. Involved in back-end testing using SQL Queries.
Environment: SQL Server 2005, MS Office, Test Director, Agile Methodology
Client: Valley National Bank, Wayne, NJ
May 2008-Mar 2009
Project Name: CVA - Online UI Plus Project
Role: Business Analyst
Valley National Bank is a leading commercial bank providing services in
personal and business banking. The project was to enhance and integrate the
gaps in the online banking interfaces for minimizing the number of
places/screens customers and bankers go to access their account information
as a part of org wide Customer Value Add (CVA) program.
Responsibilities:
. Analysed the existing Functional Requirement Documents (FRD) and User
Interface (UI) Specifications to identify Gaps.
. Facilitated Requirement Gathering sessions with SMEs from Market
Evaluation Team and from CVA group to collect integrated specifications
for the project.
. Created Wireframes / Screen Mock-ups in iteration to suit the future
state requirements. Assisted UI Designer in developing HTML prototypes
for the same.
. Conducted Review Meetings with Project Manager, Architect, and
Application System Engineers.
. Managed Change Requests and assisted PM in maintaining Change Management
Process.
. Assisted in Back-End Integration Analysis to ensure data consistency on
front-end.
. Assisted in UAT to report application defects.
Environment: MS Word, MS Excel, SQL Server, Agile methodology
Client: Bajaj Allianz, Bangalore, INDIA
July 2005-Mar 2008
Project Name: Client Trade Management System (CTMS)
Role: Business Analyst
Bajaj Allianz is one the leading health insurance providers in India. The
project was about individuals seeking health insurance. The goal of the
CTMS Project is to increase the use of the current Web platforms by
expanding its capabilities to provide more services including FAQ. By doing
this, the calls handled by technical support personnel will be
significantly reduced, thus leading to both short and long-term cost
savings.
Responsibilities:
. Acted as a liaison between the Business and Technical teams to deliver
requirements deliverables - beginning with assisting Sr. BA.
. Involved in all four phases of the requirements development including
Elicitation, Analysis, Specification and Quality Validation.
. Conducted GAP analysis to identify customer channel usage trends and
interactions focusing on such the liklihood to buy product
recommendations and reduce customer attrition.
. Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with SMEs from
Market Research Group, Hospital Survey Group and Web Management Stem to
gather Business and Functional requirements for the CTMS project.
. Involved in finding and documenting requirements where the new data
capture solution would be compatible with existing Customer Interface
Control Systems (CICS).
. Developed Screen Mock-ups / Prototypes to provide demonstration to the
Business teams.
. Worked as an interface between the users and the different teams involved
in the application development for the better understanding of the
business and IT processes.
. Supported Design and Development activities, by providing walkthroughs
and feedback.
. Ensured that the clients adhere to the Change Management Notification
(CMN) process
. Responsible for managing the Change Request Log and RTM.
. Extensively involved in writing and executing Test Cases and User
Acceptance Testing (UAT).
. Assisted in developing end user training material and training sessions.
Environment: Microsoft Office, Visio, Microsoft Project, SQL server, UML.