Business Analyst

Venkata Divya Pragna Ponduru

Mobile: 313-***-**** ************@*****.***

SUMMARY

Highly accomplished IT Professional with a verifiable track record of managing complex IT projects and exceeding expectations

Solid understanding of Software Testing/QA concepts(Functional Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, Smoke Testing)

Extensive experience with Agile and Waterfall Methodologies and Knowledge of SDLC

Practiced in clarifying business requirements and employed root cause analysis to identify issues and develop process improvements

Conducted data analysis to develop optimization model and coordinated with sponsors for data cleaning and variable selection to ensure data meaningful and analyzable

EDUCATION

University of Michigan- Dearborn Sept 2015 – Aug 2016*

Master of Science in Business Analytics GPA 3.75/4.0

Relevant course work: Data Mining for Business Applications, Operations Management, Management Science, Decision Analysis, Applied Forecasting, IT in Supply Chain Management

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Conducted Data analysis on Freight Shipping Logistics with Ford Analytics (Capstone Experience) using Alteryx & Tableau in order to improve the packaging efficiency. A cost optimization model is recommended using Economic Order Quantity (EOQ).

Identified the key concepts associated with procurement, fulfillment, production, Inventory warehouse and management and material planning processes and executed the key steps in the above mentioned processes using SAP ERP.

VIT University, Vellore, India. June 2008 - May 2013

Masters in Software Engineering (5 Year Integrated Program) GPA 9.3/10.0

Relevant course work: Requirements Engineering, Software Project Management, Software Architecture & Design, Software Testing, Software Quality & Process Improvement, Database Management Systems, Software Inspection

CORE COMPETENCIES AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer Skills: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point, Microsoft Visio

Data Analysis Tools: Alteryx, Minitab, Tableau, XL Miner

Programing Knowledge: Familiar with C, C++ and OOPS concepts, HTML/XML, Knowledge of SQL and DBMS Concepts

Tools: HP ALM Quality Center, Rally, Blueprint

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dechen Consulting Group – Business Analyst/Reengineering Practitioner May 2016 – Current

Client: Ford Motor Company

Experience in RUP/Agile development and artifacts to support business users at Ford Motor Company.

Responsible for working with Business Customers to create business process models.

Identifying and documenting application requirements and user stories (non-functional and functional in the form of Use Cases)

Managing the project requirements like Embedded Modem and Vehicle Health using tools like Blueprint and Rally

Deloitte Consulting, Hyderabad (India) – Business Technology Analyst May 2015 – Aug 2015

Client: USGA (US Golf Association)

Helped client in creating and implementing effective business solutions

Developed broad consulting skills within the service line

Coordinated with teams to develop functional designs

Prepared business use cases and participated in the testing process to evaluate technology solutions

Contributed to the creation of project deliverables

Accenture, Hyderabad (India) – Software Engineering Associate May 2013 – April 2015

Client: Starwood

Project title: EDG (Electronic Distribution Gateway), DCG (Direct Connect Gateway) and API (Application Programming Interface)

Reviewed and assessed the Requirement Specifications

Identified the Test Conditions and Created the Test Design and Test Data

Executed functional test cases and captured Test Results

Monitored the Test Environment and worked with middleware, development and environment control teams

to resolve any issues/defects that arise out of the testing process

Evaluated the test results and documented the defects

Performed Test Coverage Analysis, Requirement Traceability Matrix and Impact Analysis

Validated the Product fixes by executing re-tests of the test cases

Informed the Test Lead of any issues that may affect the schedule, quality of the product or the testing process

Client: Cisco

Project title: Cisco – WebEx Remedy SFDC Integration

Validated the replaced out-of-support Remedy6 case management tool with the one that aligns with Business Unit and greater cisco services teams that meet the supporting needs of supporting a cloud based service

Analyzed the requirements from Functional Specification Documents

Prepared Test Plans, Test Scenarios and Test Cases

Executed and logged the tests, evaluated the results and documented the problems found

Logged defects and reported issues and risks to the test manager(Project Status Reporting)

Root Cause Analysis of UAT defects

Preparation of end-to-end test cases and test data

Contributed to the test management deliverables(e.g. Completion reports, defect reports and metrics)

Provided test effort estimates

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of Michigan, Dearborn – Student Research Assistant Oct 2015 – Feb 2016

Assisted the Professor by evaluating student assignments and maintained accurate records of grades

Facilitated gathering of materials and data for various projects

University of Malaya, Malaysia– Research Intern Jan 2013 – Apr 2013

Developed an Android Mobile Application that can teach hearing-impaired individuals and implemented the sign language teaching methods in smart phone technologies using Android Java Programming/XML

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