KARAN SHAH
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Email: ********@*****.*** Cell: 857-***-****
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
* ***** ** **** ********** as Business Analyst/Consultant
H-1B Work Permit; Open for Relocation
Experience in working in Financial, Insurance and Healthcare Sector.
Tech savvy and Quick Learner with Excellent Problem Solving and Analytical
skills
Master of Science in Information Systems from Northeastern University,
Boston, MA (Sep 2010 - Aug 2012)
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Data-Warehouse/ETL Tools : OBIEE BI Publisher 11g, Talend,
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services
(SSIS), Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS),
Tableau, Documentum
D2, xCP 2.0
Database : MS SQL Server 2008R2, Oracle 10g/11i, PL/SQL, MySQL, MS
Access,
MongoDB
Methodology : SDLC, Object Oriented Analysis and Design, Unified
Modeling Language
(UML), Zachman Framework, Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall Model
Operating Systems : Windows 2000/XP/Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8,
Microsoft Windows
Server 2008, MAC OS
Application Tools/IDE : Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, VMware vSphere
Client, SQL Server Management
Studio, Rational Rose, TOAD, MS Project, Pencil,
Minitab, WebEx, IBM ClearCase,
IBM ClearQuest, JIRA, HP Quality Center (HPQC)
WORK EXPERIENCE:
> Associate Consultant, EMC Corporation, Pleasanton, CA
Sep 2012 - Present
Gather Business Requirements for the Client's System and design the System
Requirements Specification document depending on the requirements
Design reports based on the requirements and specifications provided by the
client
Explaining technical problems and solutions to technically literate
team/client members.
Design, maintain and comprehend technical documentation e.g. system design
specifications, statement of work (SOW), test documentation, product
manuals, etc.
Perform research and design on technical requirements and
programming/configuration depending on nature of the project.
Worked on the requirements gathered from the customer to build
specifications for the database tables (DDL) and views needed for the
respective project development
Perform Data Migration using Enterprise Migration Appliance to migrate data
from source to the destination repository.
Worked on implementing various IIG Products like Documentum xCP 2.0,
Documentum D2 etc.
PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN AT EMC:
Business Analyst/Consultant, Fannie Mae, Herndon VA
May 2014 to Present
. Gather the business and functional requirements from the client by
interacting with all members from cross functional teams and documented
them to design the specifications.
. Define and document customer business requirements, functions and
processes.
. Design Business Use cases for system testing based on various user
groups that will access the new system.
. Design UAT Test scripts for Testers so that they can carry out testing
based on the use-cases.
. Act as a liaison between departmental end-users, technical analysts,
information technology analysts, consultants and other governmental
organizations in the analysis, design, configuration, testing and
maintenance of case management systems to ensure optimal operational
performance.
. Analyze existing data and perform Data Migration by using EMC's
Enterprise Migration Appliance (EMA) by migrating data from source to
the destination repository in a systematic manner.
Business Analyst/Consultant, New York City Dept. Of Finance, New York, NY
Jan 2014 to Apr 2014
. Define and document customer business requirements, functions and
processes.
. Gather requirements from the client by interacting with the cross
functional teams.
. Consult with functional unit management and personnel to identify, define
and document business needs and
objectives, current operational procedures, problems, input and output
requirements, and levels of systems access.
. Act as a liaison between departmental end-users, analysts, IT analysts,
consultants
and other governmental organizations in the analysis, design,
configuration, testing and maintenance of case
management systems to ensure optimal operational performance.
. Analyze the feasibility of, and develop requirements for new system and
provide enhancements which lacked in
the existing system thus ensuring system design fits the needs of the
users.
. Analyze existing data and perform migration to load data in to the
destination repository.
Data Analyst/Report Developer, Gilead Pharmaceuticals, Foster City, CA
June 2013 to Nov 2013
. Identified the functional requirements specification for the clients by
interacting with the various groups
. Design the reports specifications based on the functional requirements
. Developed queries in order to produce the desired output in the reports
using OBIEE BI Publisher (11g)
. Provide solutions and suggestions to the client related to reporting
. Designed the new database to store large amounts of data by migrating it
from old to the new database and
ensuring that the operating processes are functioning properly
. Ensure accuracy and integrity of data & applications through analysis,
coding, writing clear documentation &
problem resolution.
Software Quality Analyst, Bristol Myers & Squibb, Ewing, NJ
Feb 2013 to May 2013
. Analyzed and performed out the System Testing on BMS Document Imaging
Management System
. Analyzed, Developed and Implemented comprehensive automation tests using
HPQC
. Writing test cases for the system and converting it into a viable test
plans
. Designed and implemented the test plans for carrying out UAT on the
system
. Approved the tests based on the results received after testing making
sure the system is performing as per the
requirements
Business Analyst, Boston Scientific Corporation, St. Paul, MN
Oct 2012 to Jan 2013
. Gathered business and functional requirements for the system and
documented them to design the specifications.
. Developed traceability matrix to record requirements through each stage
of requirements gathering process.
. Provided detail application design for Boston Scientific Clinical device
tracking system in xCP 2.0.
. Designed a proof of concept solution for Boston Scientific Clinical
device tracking system.
. Designed architecture template design for xCP 2.0 applications.
> Software Engineer Co-op, EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA
Jan 2012 - June 2012
Performed QE test cases for functional and regression test activities in
cross-functional team meetings
Actively participated in scrum meetings(Agile), project planning and
assured that projects reflect as per the planned activities
Reported test metrics, defects and project status to the manager and cross-
functional stakeholders
Performed testing for assigned projects and carried out test evaluation and
reporting, including defect tracking using IBM ClearQuest
Analyzed, Developed and Implemented comprehensive automation tests using
RIA-Test for Flex based application and transformed various test cases into
viable test plans as per the user requirements specifications
Developed and debugged UI automation scripts using RIA-Test and triaged the
test failures.