Project Management

Bipanjit Sihra

Address: ** ***** *****, ********, *******, L6Y 5J5 Cell Phone: 647-***-****

E-Mail: ********.*****@*****.*** Home Phone: 905-***-****

July 10, 2012

3K Consulting Inc.

Mississauga, Ontario

Re: Business Systems Analyst (4614)

Dear Recruiter,

I strongly believe that I am the ideal candidate for the Business Systems Analyst (4614) position as I have

extensive experience with eliciting, gathering, prioritizing, documenting and presenting requirements. I

also have extremely well honed communication skills both written and presentation. I have a unique

degree, Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Management from McMaster University (3.6 GPA overall)

and I am enrolled in DeGroote School of Business for part-time MBA studies beginning this fall

(September 2012).

I have extensive experience working with multiple technical systems and teams for which I have written

over 100+ requirement documents, feature specification documents and use case documents. The

consumers of these documents were development teams and software validation and verification

teams. At your request, I can provide references from these teams for first hand feedback on my work

and level of skill.

Currently I m working with program level requirements in which I elicit requirements from 25+ CIO

teams and hold meetings with 70+ attendees for formal reviews.

I have also taken formal requirements gathering courses and I also have 16 months of Project

Management experience.

I have excellent team work skills and I am very efficient at cross-team coordination. I thrive under

pressure and I am well accustomed to working in an ever changing environment.

I strongly believe I would be an valuable asset to your team and I look forward to meeting with you to

discuss this opportunity further.

Sincerely,

Bipanjit Sihra

Bipanjit Sihra

Address: 32 Yuile Court, Brampton, Ontario, L6Y 5J5 Cell Phone: 647-***-****

E-Mail: ********.*****@*****.*** Home Phone: 905-***-****

Profile

I am a passionate, dedicated and highly motivated individual who is currently enrolled in an MBA

program and I am looking to further my career by taking on a challenging new role which builds

on my solid business/requirements analysis skills.

Employment

Requirements Analyst (CIO Organization Program Level Requirements), Research In Motion (RIM)

September 2011 Present

Elicit technical requirements from all CIO teams within RIM for multiple programs related to

back-end server changes as well as new handheld devices

Work in an extremely fast paced environment and with over 25 distinct CIO teams

Document requirements and use cases in a clear and concise manner as well as present

requirements in virtual (WebEx) and in-person meetings with 70+ attendees

Work on multiple programs/projects (3-4) at any given time

Requirements Analyst (Dedicated Technical System Detailed Requirements), Research In Motion (RIM)

May 2009 August 2011

Work in a challenging and unique role combining technical and business knowledge

High level responsibilities include chairing multiple weekly meetings, reporting to

management, writing clear and concise technical documentation, writing business cases,

ensuring software development and software validation teams questions are answered,

performing investigations for client escalations and representing my team in cross-team

meetings

Interact with Product Management on a regular basis to elicit new product requirements

and Engineering and Development teams to analyze functionality to be delivered

Lead analyst for prioritization of all requirements chaired weekly meetings

Project Coordinator (Internship/Co-op), Research In Motion (RIM)

Term 1: September 2006 August 2007

Term 2: May 2008 August 2008

Entry-level position in project management

Responsibilities included scheduling meetings, writing meeting minutes, helping co-ordinate

activities amongst the teams involved in various projects, preparing weekly management

reports, inventorying engineering equipment, writing project management plans and

updating project schedules using Microsoft Project software

Assisted project managers and technical writers in their day to day tasks including filling in

for their positions during their vacations (2-3 weeks)

Asked to return for a second turn by manager due to high performance demonstrated

during initial term

Education

DeGroote School of Business (McMaster University), Burlington Ontario

MBA Student

Beginning Part-Time Studies in September 2012 (Registration/Enrollment is already complete)

McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario

Bachelor of Electrical Engineering and Management

Graduated June 2009

Undergrad Course Summary

Engineering Signals and Systems, Power Machines, Digital Circuits, Operating Systems, CPU

Architecture

Mathematics Advanced Mathematics, Statistics

Business Accounting, Human Resources, Business Policy, Marketing, Finance, Economics

Academic Achievements

3.6 GPA Average Graduated With Distinction

On Dean s Honor List last four years in a row

Received Golden Key award in Year 2 of undergrad for being in the top 15% of the program

Skills:

Technical Skills

Extremely fluent with Microsoft Writing detailed requirements, feature

Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, specifications, use cases

Project, Visio and OneNote

Knowledge of SQL, UML Knowledge of requirement tools such

as MKS Integrity

Soft Skills

Very Organized - Asked to give multiple presentations at work to co-workers on personal

organization techniques

Efficient at Multi-tasking - On average work on 3-4 major projects and 5-6 minor

investigations at any given time

Excellent Communication Skills - 70% + of each work day consists of presentations to

management, meetings, phone calls and email communication

Strong Documentation Skills - Write formal technical/business documentation for project

deliverables and formal emails for co-workers on a daily basis

Committed - Won CIO Excellence Award at Research In Motion for going above and beyond

my role to help complete a project

Interests/Extra-Curricular Activities

Very interested in mobile technology

CIBC Run For The Cure 2011

References

Director, Manager, Development Team, Software Validation Team references can all be

provided upon request

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