GABRIELLE GRIFFITHS
Personal Address * Burnett Street, Mitcham
Victoria, Australia 3132
Phone +6-13-987*-**** (Home)
040*-***-*** (Mob)
Objective To make a positive contribution to the organisation
I am working for while developing new skills
and furthering my career in the IT industry
Summary of
Experience Period
Company
Positions Held
Nov 2009 - April 2011
NAB
Business Analyst
Apr 2004 - Jul 2009
ANZ Bank
Business Analyst, Implementation Analyst & Test
Analyst
Feb 2004 - Apr 2004
Citibank
Business Analyst
Aug 2001 - Feb 2004
GE Capital
Business Analyst & Test Analyst
Oct 2000 - June 2001
Telstra
System Integration Test Engineer
Jun 1998 - Sep 2000
First Data International
Systems Tester & Helpdesk Administrator
Experience Business Analyst
Nov 2009 - April 2011 National
Australia Bank Limited
Description of Project
The Program will replace the NAB's core legacy
systems with an integrated Oracle solution and will
be conducted in a phased approach over several
years.
Responsibilities
Elicit business requirements via interviews and
workshop facilitation
Identify critical timelines, dependencies and
deliverables for input into the project plan
Research, document and manage Change Requests,
Risks and Issues
Provide consultative support to the project test
team by reviewing test scenarios and test
conditions
Provide support to the development team by
assisting with requirements clarifications and
resolution of solution gaps
Maintain requirements to test condition
traceability via Rational Requisite Pro
Skills Gained
Experience working as a Business Analyst on a major
transformation program
Expert in gathering business and technical
requirements
Strong stakeholder management expertise
Experience in vendor engagement and understanding
of various vendor processes
Key Achievements
Created Business and Technical Requirements
documents for engagement of external Card and PIN
vendors (G&D and ABnote)
Prepare Product Definition Matrix (PDM) extract for
G&D
Created Requirements document for Credit and Debit
Cards
Created Business Use Cases for Credit and Debit
Cards
Business Requirements/Implementation Analyst
Nov 2007 - July 2009 ANZ Banking
Group Ltd.
Description of Project
Development and delivery of a long term Visa Debit
Card capability
Responsibilities
Communicate effectively with the client to identify
and extract business requirements
Document business requirements in a logical and
concise manner
Provide support to developers by assisting with
requirements clarifications and by reviewing
functional and technical documents
Work closely with Business Unit to confirm current
'as-is' processes and identify all future 'to-be'
impacts and processes
Create Business Process Implementation Assessment
(BPIA) documents
Vendor Management of G&D, Salmat, APCA and
Cardlink, including identifying vendor timelines
and dependencies and management of vendor artifacts
Skills Gained
Familiarity with EMV chip card concepts
Exposure to the Requirements and Implementation
phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SLDC)
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and
under the pressure of critical timeframes
Display a professional level of interpersonal
skills and establish and maintain excellent
relations with project sponsors.
Key Achievements
Created and achieved signoff of Business
Requirements Documents for three separate
functional areas
Created and achieved signoff of Business Process
Implementation Assessment (BPIA) documents for two
Business Units
Coordinated and facilitated training and meetings
with business and technology to elicit EMV chip
card requirements and clearly documented these in
Change Management Request
Business Analyst
Oct 2006 - Oct 2007 ANZ Banking
Group Ltd.
Description of Project
Introduction of promotional pricing fulfillment and
other maintenance via the front-end application
(ViP Telesales) with seamless interfacing to the
host (VisionPLUS). Enhancement of customer
experience with detailed promotional plan
information on the paper statement.
Responsibilities
Clarify, resolve and reaffirm business requirements
throughout analysis and testing phase
Create viable specifications and other
documentation for the business analysis phase
Conduct internal walkthroughs of all deliverables
Assist in planning and execution of project
implementation
Liaise effectively with project test partners
including front-end, middleware and host system
test teams
Plan and manage the Development Integration Testing
phase
Manage defect resolution and tracking in Mercury
Quality Centre database
Skills Gained
Strong organisational and time management skills
Extreme attention to detail
Ability to interface effectively with all levels
and across organisational lines, including the
business
Key Achievements
Created and achieved timely signoff of Detailed
Functional Specification
Scripted and executed Integration Testing which
ensured that all entry criteria for System Test
phase was met
Fully supported the VisionPLUS System Test Team for
region setup, functional clarifications and defect
management
Business Analyst
June 2005 - July 2006 ANZ Banking
Group Ltd.
Description of Projects
Enabling of promotional plans on VisionPLUS (i.e.
Buy Now Pay Later, Installment Interest Free, Funds
Transfer etc.).
Launching of the ANZ Everyday Visa Debit card
(AEVD), with processing residing on the VisionPLUS
platform.
Responsibilities
Determine the needs of the Business by analysing
and clarifying business requirements and high level
design documentation
Document the agreed Detailed Functional
Specification and co-ordinate the stakeholder
signoff of the same
Plan and manage the Development Integration Testing
phase
Provide consultative support to the Business,
Development, Production Support and Testing teams
Develop, document and execute own testing plans
Skills Gained
Strong business analyst skills
Strong knowledge of VisionPLUS package
Consulting skills, experience in liaison with
business customers
Systems analysis, design, testing, fault diagnosis
and rectification
Key Achievements
Translated the business requirements into detailed
Functional and Parameter documents and achieved
timely signoff
Ensured that complex, interdependent system
parameters were set precisely to enable the desired
functionality
Employment Test Analyst
History Feb 2005 - June 2005 ANZ Banking
Group Ltd.
Business/Test Analyst
Oct 2004 - Jan 2005 Certegy
Card Services Australia
Business Analyst
April 2004 - Oct 2004 ANZ Banking
Group Ltd.
Business Analyst
Feb 2004 - April 2004 Citibank
Australia
Business Analyst
Jan 2003 - Feb 2004 G.E.
Capital Finance Australia
Test Engineer/Business Analyst
Aug 2001 - Dec 2002 G.E. Capital
Finance Australia
Systems Integration Test Engineer
Oct 2000 - June 2001 Telstra
Corporation Limited
Technical Helpdesk Administrator
Sept 1999 - Sept 2000
First Data International
Systems Tester
June 1998 - Sept 1999 First Data
International
Additional 2008 - Certificate IV in Business - Kangan Batman
Training TAFE
2003 - Six Sigma Greenbelt Training - Birlasoft
2002 - Business Systems Analysis - BIStek Pty Ltd
(BIS Training)
2000 - Integrated Thinking Frameworks - Neville
Barwick &
Associates
1998 - Software Testing Course - Advanced Systems
Testing Group
Education 1989-1991 Melbourne University, Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts, Double major in French
Interests Travel, pets, dancing, gym