SEUN ARINBOLA, PSM*, M.Sc., B.Sc.
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E308-555 Wilson Avenue, Toronto, ON, M3H 0C5
PROFILE SUMMARY
Seeking to leverage capabilities in enabling business change, planning, communicating, requirements iterations, requirement documentation, facilitating outcomes essential for recommending value driven solutions and stakeholder’s expectations at Spectra Group as a Business Analyst
KEY RECENT PROJECTS
Jan 2019 – Apr 2019
Requirement definition for ‘Robotic Process Automation for Curriculum Finder’ system and Process Definition Document, George Brown College
Requirement definition for an ‘Online Order’ system. A ‘Grocery’ case study, George Brown College
Sep 2018 – Dec 2018
Requirement definition for an ‘Online Booking’ system. A ‘Real Estate’ case study, George Brown College
Feb 2015 – Mar 2018
Requirement definition for implementing MS Dynamics 365 CRM, Grashft
Jun 2012 – Feb 2016
Creation of an SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) document, Grashft
RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE
Sep 2018 – till date George Brown College
Business Analyst Team Lead (Case Study Role)
Projects:
Requirement definition for a clickable ‘Online Grocery Order’ system. A case study, George Brown College
Requirement definition for ‘Robotic Process Automation for Curriculum Finder’ and Process Definition Document, George Brown College
Requirement definition for an ‘Online Booking’ system. A ‘Real Estate’ case study, George Brown College
Responsibility:
Facilitated the development of a requirement management plan, presentation and review sessions
Analyze, model and specify requirements as: business change areas, measurable change objectives, functional and non-functional stakeholder requirements, regulatory/business standards, context (UML) diagram, business process models, use case details, business rules, data dictionary and entity relationship models, user stories and wireframes etc
Facilitated documentation of business requirement document and process definition document
Achievements:
Successfully led team (through effective collaboration and goal setting skills) to deliver requirement deliverables within defined boundaries for scope and schedule
Addressed specified problems and change Gaps (needs), enabling 0% loss of mandatory requirement
Feb 2016 – Mar 2018 GRASHFT (Management Consulting)
Senior Business Analyst
Project:
Implementation of MS dynamics 365 CRM
Responsibility:
Facilitated the development of project plans, specifying a project vision, scope, organization, strategy/controls, deliverable checklist, dependency model, and schedule information
Demonstrated ability to understand, analyse and solve business problems with thorough understanding of customer business needs and translated them into application and operational requirements.
Performed in an Agile fast paced environment by applying facilitation and interviews skills to elicit business requirement in creating artifacts such as business cases, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, task and workflow analysis, use cases and Functional Specification documents.
Facilitated and participated in working sessions to elicit functional & nonfunctional requirements, documenting current and To-be Business processes while working closely with business owners and solutions delivery teams to facilitate successful execution of deliverables
Created and refined preliminary design / mockup of new functionality and develop flow charts, functional diagrams and descriptions to communicate application design specifications for projects as required
Demonstrated ability to understand, analyse and solve business problems with thorough understanding of customer business needs and translated them into application and operational requirements.
Achievements:
Addressed specified problems and change Gaps (needs), enabling 0% loss of mandatory requirement
Jun 2012 – Feb 2016 GRASHFT (Management Consulting)
Business Analyst
Project:
Creation of as-is SOP (standard operating procedure) document
Responsibility:
Liaised with high level business stakeholders to define business goals and metrics, identified mid-level and operational stakeholders and identified business processes required for documentation
Assisted with development, update and tracking of project management processes and deliverables e.g. detailed task lists, project schedule, issue logs, financials, status reporting, ongoing monitoring and reporting
Acted as the conduit between the business stakeholders and the software development team, provided inputs into project and resources estimation in the support of cross technology process improvement initiatives
Applied good understanding of software development life cycle (Waterfall & Agile) working with teams including both business and technical staff, internal and external stakeholders to understand, gather information and synthesize findings into business/functional requirements and design documents
Facilitated process review sessions with key inputs from mid-level to SME (subject matter experts) stakeholders and validated (2-3 iterations) of draft SOP documents with feedbacks from key SME stakeholders
Initiated approval of revised draft and communicate sign off to stakeholders
Achievements:
Delivered project output (SOP documents) within defined boundaries for scope and quality
PAST EMPLOYMENT RECORD
Sep 2009 – Sep 2011
Business Development Officer
Triphane Oil & Gas Company
Aug 2008 – Jul 2009
Analyst
Ministry of Finance & Economic Development
Jan 2008 – Jul 2008
Banking Officer
Guaranty Trust Bank Plc
CERTIFICATIONS/MEMBERSHIP
2018
Lean Six Sigma Foundation – LinkedIn Learning – Certification
2018
Professional Scrum Master (PSM1) – Scrum.org – Certification
2018
International Institute of Business Analyst (IIBA) – Member
2018
SOPA, COSTI, AEIP, ACCESS, JVS, TRIEC – Certifications on Canadian Workplace Integration
2009
Proficiency Certificate in Management – Nigerian Institute of Management – Certification
TECHNOLOGY/METHODOLOGY
Microsoft Office Suite
Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Microsoft Visio
UiPath
Business Process Modelling Notation
Software Development Life Cycle
Microsoft Project
Tableau
Trello
ITIL
Requirement Elicitation
Figma
Kanban
Negotiation and Consensus
Invision
Prioritizing and Planning
Balsamiq
High Communication Skill
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Sep 2018 till date
Student Leadership Academy (SLA) – George Brown College
Oct 2016 till date
Registered Roster Member – United Nation Volunteers (Humanitarian Relief and Disaster)
Apr 2004 – Nov 2018
Community Development Officer – Neighbourhood Sanitation, Lagos Nigeria
ACADEMIC EDUCATION
Sep 2018 till date
George Brown College
Post Graduate Certification Degree – Information System Business Analysis (Co-op)
Sep 2010 – Aug 2012
University of Lagos
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Degree – Business Administration (Management)
Assessed as equivalent to Canadian University (M.Sc.) Degree by World Education Service (WES)
Sep 2001 – Jan 2007
Obafemi Awolowo University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree – Economics
Assessed as equivalent to Canadian University (B.Sc.) Degree by World Education Service (WES)
INTEREST
Learning
Traveling
Art/Music