Nilesh Patel

Business Analyst

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Phone : (604) - 980 - 1061

North Vancouver, BC, V7M 2W1 Email : ab9ex6@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Business Analyst

To procure a challenging and a creative position as a Business Analyst with

a progressive corporation that utilizes cutting edge technology to provide

software solutions.

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

. A thorough understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

including but not limited to the various concepts such as Requirements

Elicitation, Documenting Use Cases, Test Cases, Business Process

Analysis, Developing Business Process Models, UAT sign-offs, Training End

Users.

. Possess a detailed-oriented nature with excellent communication,

interpersonal, problem solving skills and recognized for being a valued

team player

. Proficient in all phases of Requirement Management including gathering,

analyzing, detailing and tracking requirements

. Expert in the use of system modelling tools for analysis e.g. use cases,

sequence diagrams, activity diagrams, Business Process diagrams

. Experience in the development of Client-Server and Web-Based applications

. Autonomous and results-focused

. Systematic in the use of work methods

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver

May 2013 - Till Date

Business Analyst (Volunteer) - Major Projects - Project Management System

Gathering requirements from key stakeholders and end users to define the

scope and requirements for PMS (Project Management System)

Conducting feasibility analysis including technical feasibility, time and

budget estimation and creating project plan

Preparing Request for Proposal documents for the stakeholders approval

C.B.T Infotech

Dec 2011 - Nov 2012

Business Analyst - Major Projects - eMIS, Clearance Management Systems

(Supply Chain)

Gathered requirements from key stakeholders and subject matter experts to

define the scope and

requirements for MIS (Management Information System)

Conducted feasibility analysis including technical feasibility, resources

available, time and budget estimation and created project plan

Developed Business Process Models and documented requirements using Unified

Modeling Language (Use Case and Activity Diagrams) using tools such as Visio

Preparing Request for Proposal documents for the stakeholders approval

Worked closely with the development team to verify that business needs and

quality are fulfilled and

deliverables are produced within specified budget and time

Conducted UAT and training sessions with the stake holders and documented

User Manual

David Lloyd Software Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2011 - Nov 2011

Business Analyst - Major Projects - Style Management (Inventory), Shipping

Development

Liaise with internal / external stake holders on regular basis

Gathering requirements and information from the internal/external

stakeholders and SME's by

conducting interviews, workshops, surveys, questionnaires and observation

Documented requirements using Unified Modeling Language (Use Case and

Activity Diagrams) and

also developing Business Process Diagrams using tools such as Visio

Developed plans for verification and validation of requirements at all

levels so that the developed software successfully fulfilled user

expectations and business needs

Provided training to users, and involved in conducting UAT sessions to gain

user confidence and approval

Sheorey Digital Systems

Oct 2003 - Sep 2010

Projects : Crew Info Management, Enterprise Tech

Support (Aviation)

Customer Name : Air Deccan, Spice Jet, Cebu Pacific Airlines

Role Description : Business Analyst / Project Lead, Liaise with Stake

Holders / Project Manager,

Overall Implementation Responsibility

Implemented and maintained a content management system for Air Crew, Cabin

Crew & Engineering Crew of an Airline Industry. The system has a feature to

upload and view DGCA manuals, forms and roster for respective crew members

Implemented and maintained an Enterprise Tech Support system to record bugs,

errors, change requests and to keep a track of the development process and

progress of the same online

Liaise with internal / external stake holders on regular basis

Worked closely with the development team to verify that business needs and

quality are fulfilled and

deliverables are produced within specified budget and time

Provided regular status reports for all the activities related to the

project

Resolved day to day issues within the team

Dynamic Engineering

Mar 2003 - Sep 2003

Project : Corporate Web Portal

Role Description : Team Lead

Environment : ASP, SQL Server, Javascript, VB-Script, IIS, HTML,

Microsoft Visual InterDev

Developed application as per business needs and architecture best practices

Developed COM objects and ActiveX controls to be used in the development

Life cycle

Code Review, Integration and Testing

C. M. O. T. S Internet Technologies

Mar 2000 - Nov 2002

Project : :

Stock Analysis Web Portals & Reports (Indian & South East Asian markets)

Corporate Analysis Reports (Company Profile, Bulletin Data, Mutual Fund)

Cyberboltz (Real Time Stock Quotes), Ecos (Online Trading Module)

Role Description : Software Analyst

Environment : ASP, SQL Server, Javascript, VB-Script, IIS, HTML,

Microsoft Visual InterDev

Participated in workgroups, developed application as per business needs and

architecture best

practices

Designed database and interfaces for Data Capturing

Involved in development of COM objects and ActiveX controls to be used in

the development Life cycle

Code Review, Integration and Testing

Advanced Technology Labs

Sep 1998 - Sep 1999

Project : WareHouse Inventory Management

Role Description : Software Analyst

Environment : Visual Basic, C++, COM, DCOM, Active X, MS SQL Server

Designed GUI, database structures, development of applications complying

n-tier architecture

Involved in the development of COM objects and ActiveX controls to be used

in the development

Life cycle

Code Review, Integration and Testing

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Technology Tools

Requirements Management MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, Wireframes

Tools

Modeling Tools UML, Visio, MS Project

Operating Systems Windows XP / 2000 / 2003 / Vista / 7

Development Languages C#, ASP.Net, VB.Net, SQL

Development Environments DotNet, MS Visual Studio

Database SQL Server, MS Access

Reporting Tools SQL Server (SSRS), Crystal Reports

Software Methodologies Agile (RUP / JAD / RAD), Waterfall

EDUCATION SUMMARY

Degree & Date Institute Major & Specialization

Bachelor of Science, University of Mumbai Physics

March 1996

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS / CERTIFICATIONS

Professional Society / Certification

Diploma in System Management from National Institute of Information

Technology [NIIT]

Oracle 9i DBA Training from SQL Star International

Brain Bench (Active Server Pages)

Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)

INTERESTS

. Keen to acquire International certifications such as CBAP/CSBA

. To be aware of and gather information about emerging technologies

. Like to go for long drives, playing and watching Cricket, Soccer,

Badminton

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