Project Manager Information Technology

R. Ahmed

Chicago, IL

Email: **********@*****.***

A recent graduate with a Masters in Management Information Systems (MIS). 4 years of diverse experience in the Information Technology field with the ability to work independently and in a team. A result driven Business Analyst with broad knowledge in Business Process Re-engineering, gathering requirements and testing. Resourceful and effective in information gathering, requirement development and implementation of industry acceptable policies in solving everyday business needs.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

4 years of IT experience as a Business Analyst with excellent understanding of various phases of SDLC like Requirement Analysis, Systems analysis, Systems design, Development, Testing and Deployment using Agile and Waterfall.

Experience in writing SDLC artifacts like Business Requirements Document (BRD), Functional Specifications Document (FSD), and Nonfunctional Requirements Document.

Knowledgeable in Unified Modelling Language and Created Use Case diagrams.

Involved in writing Test Strategy, Test Plans and Reviewing Test Cases.

Experience in Data and Business Process Modeling (BPM).

Developing business processes and system solutions from conceptualization to implementation.

Conducted AS-IS business process analysis and recommended the future state solution.

Experience in various business analysis techniques like Requirement Elicitation, Conducting workshops, Traceability Matrix, Test Strategy plan, Deployment Plan, End user training material.

Interviewing SMEs and Stakeholders to get a better understanding of business processes.

Conducted Impact Analysis and Gap Analysis.

Involved in stakeholder analysis and SWOT analysis.

Experience in Database Integration, proficient in analyzing data from multiple systems.

Knowledgeable in Extract, Transform and Load concepts.

Created analytics reporting using SQL stored procedures and Ad-hoc SQL queries.

Liaison between technical and non-technical staff to produce solutions.

Interfaced with all levels of management.

Experience working in Six Sigma methodology.

Strong Analytical and Problem Solving skills, ability to approach challenges and solve problems effectively, Multi-Tasking abilities, with proven experience in utilizing people and process knowledge to assist enterprises in making critical decision.

WORK EXPERIENCE

GOOGLE INDIA PRIVATE Ltd May 2012 – June 2014 Quality Analyst Hyderabad India

Responsibilities:

Tested and ensured the quality of data on Google Place Page, which is most sorted after web mapping service application and technology provided by Google for non-commercial use.

Performed requirements gathering from the application users of the system while adhering to Agile Methodology industry best practices.

Closely monitored requirements, functional specification and updated scenarios and script as per change.

Got involved with end users to understand report execution time expectation and interference with production system; performed multiple levels of Performance Testing with report developers to satisfy user's expectations.

Ensured that the quality of the software delivered to the client with each software release met the standard of the client by testing the software against defects and feature requests.

Performed Smoke testing of the application with each build of the project in order to verify that the basic functionality is not broken and working properly.

Involved in performance testing, system testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Developed test scenarios and implemented test plan. Tested the application and reported the bugs to the development team.

Suggested measures and recommendations to improve the current application.

Ybrant Digital Ltd. May 2010 – April 2012 Business Analyst Hyderabad India

Responsibilities:

Experience in various phases of SDLC like Requirement Analysis, Systems analysis, Systems design, Development, Testing and Deployment.

Interacted with project stakeholders to elicit, analyze and document project requirements.

Worked on all phases of life cycle using Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology.

Authored BRDs with business teams. Extracted, discussed and refined the business requirement from business users and team members.

Used the Agile (Scrum) methodology to carry out every step of the business modeling process.

Drafted FRDs by interacting with the development personnel and technical architects.

Helped in editing and reviewing of the Test Scripts.

Conducted Walkthroughs and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and worked closely with the UAT personnel to both ensure that their needs are met.

Coordinated JAD session with system analysts, development team, project manager for application development and Pre-validation specifications.

Executed test cases manually. Compared and analyzed actual with expected results and reported all deviations to the appropriate individual (s) for resolution.

EDUCATION

MASTER OF SCIENCE in Management Information Systems (MIS)

University of Illinois, Springfield (UIS)

Springfield, IL 2016

GPA: 3.65

Coursework in JAVA, Information Technology Management, Information Security, Database Management Systems (DBMS), System Analysis and Design and Managerial Decision Support Systems.

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) in Finance

Punjab Technical University

BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTANCY

Osmania University

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Unix, Windows [98/2000/2003 /XP/Windows 7]

Technologies/Methodologies: Traditional/Waterfall, Agile, SDLC, CMM, Rational Unified Process (RUP), and UML, Use Cases, Workflow and Data flow

RDBMS: Oracle, MS SQL Server, SQL, PL/SQL, MS Access

Tools: TOAD, Oracle SQL Developer, SAS, SQL Plus, SQL*Loader, FTP, MS Office

Software Tools: Adobe Photoshop, MS Project, Lotus Notes, Informatica Power Center, Eclipse IDE, MS Visio, Rational Rose, Tableau

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional (QTP), Selenium

Business Skills: Requirements Gathering, Use Case Modeling, JAD Sessions, Gap Analysis

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