Dannie Gao
** ******* ******, *******, *******, Canada, M5S 3L1
647-***-**** *******.***@****.********.**
OBJECTIVE
Dedicated Master of Information specializes in business and IT seeking position of Business System Analyst for financial services. Highlights of Qualifications
• 3 years’ experience working with business owners and IT staff to gather requirements and map business processes with IT solutions
• Translated business requirements into system specifications using Unified Modeling Language (by Visio) under Agile environment
• Strong listening and interpretative skills for coordinating business units, technology teams and support teams in complex projects
• In-depth knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle methodologies, SQL, Data Analysis, Process Mapping and Data Mapping EDUCATION
University of Toronto Excellent GPA 3.7/4.0 Toronto, Canada Sept 2014 – June 2016 M.Sc. Master of Information (Concentration: Knowledge Media Design and Information Systems Design) Selected courses: Data Analysis, System Requirements and Architecture Design, Systems Analysis and Process Innovation, Data modeling and Database Design, Human-Centered Design, Information Management and Systems Selected projects: Style Guru, a cloud based system architecture with analysis of business and IT requirements using i* RBC Webmaster, digitalized process and data mappings for RBC’s Mobile and Online Application Support services with BPMN analysis and the construction of Enterprise Architecture models with Visio Warwick Business School Merit Honor GPA 3.7/4.0 Coventry, UK Sept 2013 – Sept 2014 M.Sc. Information Systems Management and Innovation Selected courses: Digital Business, Enterprise Systems Development, Knowledge Work and Innovation, Data and Business Intelligence, Global Sourcing and Innovation, Organizational Analysis, Human-Centric Computing Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University First Class Honor GPA 3.9/4.0 Suzhou, China Sept 2009 – July 2013 B.Sc. Information Management and Information Systems Selected courses: Financial Management, Securities Markets, Software Engineering, E-Business Models and Systems Selected awards: Outstanding Academic Performance in Study (Top 3 amongst 120 students) USA Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Third Prize, Dec 2011 WORK EXPERIENCE
Baker & McKenzie, Intern Toronto, Canada Feb 2016 – Apr 2016
• Gathered business and functional requirements to construct a SharePoint master site for managing legal citations on 40 client sites
• Defined the daily basis business process and access levels for the intake and sharing of information on the Firm’s SharePoint sites MaRS, Capstone Participant Toronto, Canada Sept 2015 – Apr 2016
• Elicited and simplified client needs to design a portal of an Electronic Health Record system using user stories and process flows
• Offered insight and advice on potential improvements for the current health system using prototypes and usability test plans KPMG China, Assistant Consultant Beijing, China July 2015 – Sept 2015
• Produced process maps with Visio by analyzing business requirements for Volkswagen to introduce a new product in China
• Organized and simplified requirements of a motor city design project that aims at optimizing Jaguar Land Rover’s business process OTT Financial Group, Project Coordinator & UX Designer Toronto, Canada Oct 2014 – Apr 2015
• Identified the company business efficiency issues in terms of Wealth Management and developed attainable technical solutions
• Managed communications among multiple stakeholders during the construction of the onboard e-finance websites
(https://www.ottcapital.com, https://www.ottfinancial.com) and end state mobile application to meet business challenges KEY COMPETENCIES
• Teamwork and Leadership Skills • Business and Technology Awareness • Fast Learner and Innovator
• Detail-Oriented • Responsible and Reliable • Problem Solver
• Self-Motivated • Numerical and Financial Analysis • Time Management SKILLS
Software Archi, Visio, Excel, Axture RP, Protégé, Photoshop, SharePoint, and other System Design and Architecture tools Programming MySQL, Java, JavaScript, C, Python, UML, XML, OWL, RDF, SPARQL, HTML, etc. Leadership Served as team managers for XJTLU - Texas Christian University Exchange Program (Mar – Apr 2012), XJTLU Students in Free Enterprise (Apr 2010 – Feb 2011), and XJLTU Shanxi Fellow Club (Feb 2010 – Apr 2011) Languages Chinese Mandarin (Native), English (Full Professional Proficiency)