Shruti Bahl
813-***-**** ****.****@*****.*** **7 W Germantown Pike, Apt 719, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
Professional Summary
4+ years of experience in IT consulting with experience in SDLC, business analysis and requirements gathering
MBA in Finance with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering specializing in Information Technology
Proficient in identifying and bridging the gap between business and technology
Adept in negotiation and reasoning abilities through client interactions
Professional Experience
Astea International, Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA August 2012-Present
Business Consultant, Enterprise Software Implementations
Interview customer executives and develop an understanding of their business requirements and application objectives
Perform gap analysis and document the client’s business processes and scenarios
Communicate business requirements for technical review where the standard process requires customization
Create end-user documentation and other documentation to support the new or redesigned business processes
Train business process owners on the application
Subject Matter Expert of the in-built Business Intelligence tool thus helping different customers with their reporting
Provide assistance with issue reporting, issue follow-up, patch delivery and testing
Interact with different teams within Astea – development, tech consultants and managers
Work with the process improvement team to simplify client processes through automation and confinement
Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA August 2010-May 2012
Graduate Assistant, Business Information Technology department
Review and design framework for Managerial Statistics and database courses
Mentor first year MBA and undergraduate students taking the course
Ernst & Young, LLP, Washington D.C., USA June 2011-Aug 2011
Technology Summer Intern, Forensic Technology department
Analyzed financial data for proactive company acquisition projects for Anti -Bribery/Anti-Corruption Compliance
Conceptualized and implemented a reporting system using Excel and Tableau converting the raw data into dashboards
Performed complex imaging assignments on client computers for further investigation
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Mumbai, India July 2008-July 2010
Programmer Analyst, BANCS Connect (24X7 Internet Banking Solution/Financial Services)
Led a team of three engineers in the development and support of a stand-alone SMS banking application, a $3M project
Interfaced with financial consultants of international banks for acquiring the functional specifications and requirements
Mentored and trained peers for the development and support of the application
Presented the product to international clients as part of the sales effort
Technical Skills
Business Analysis: Microsoft Visio, Requirement analysis, Planning, Functional/Technical Documentation, and SDLC
Databases: Oracle, MS SQL Server, and Microsoft Access
Microsoft Office: PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Pivot tables, Outlook, Project
Web: XML, HTML, JavaScript, Java
Education
Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business May 2012
Master of Business Administration, Finance (GPA: 3.45)
University of Mumbai, VESIT May 2008
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology (First Class)
Extra-curricular Activities
Public Relations Officer and Cultural Secretary, Indian Students Association, Virginia Tech
Volunteered for activities like facilitating team building, hosted competitions in schools, organiz ed events for fund raising