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Santhi Priya

Toronto,ON

Summary

I have over 5.5 years of experience working in Information Technology (IT) as a Business Analyst in various industry domains, including Insurance, Banking, Ecommerce, Sales, and Finance organizations. Additionally, I have over 5 years of experience working with Atlassian tools such as JIRA Agile Admin, Confluence, Clear Quest defect tracking System, Configuration Management, Build, and Release Management using GIT, CVS, Subversion, and TFS in Unix/Linux environments. My expertise includes Business Analysis, Systems Analysis, Requirements Gathering, Requirements Gap Analysis, Change Requests (CR) Management, Defects Resolution, Problem Notifications (PN), Risk Analysis, Impact Analysis, Design, Development, and Business Applications. Furthermore, I have in-depth knowledge of all the phases within the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), Software Implementation Life Cycle (SILC), Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC), such as Requirements, Analysis/Design, Development, UAT Testing, and Project Management Fundamentals. I have experience conducting Joint Application Development (JAD), Rapid Application Development (RAD), and workshops to converge toward a design that is acceptable to the customer and feasible for the technical team. I have demonstrated leadership in identifying and implementing appropriate technology solutions, application testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Quality Assurance, specification gathering, team coordination, solving business problems, and supporting company strategies while maintaining personal accountability. My training skills include facilitation, PowerPoint presentations, maintaining performance metrics, developing training manuals, business process mapping, process documentation, and communicating with users. Moreover, I am proficient in creating and transforming business requirements into Software Requirements Specification (SRS) using Rational Requisite Pro and designing business models using UML diagrams such as Activity Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, and Collaboration Diagrams in Rational Rose and MS Visio, thereby helping the development and QA teams in understanding the requirements. I have strong web development, Web content management, Enterprise Content Management (ECM), workflow, and integration experience. Additionally, I have been exposed to Software Engineering Processes such as Personal Software Processes (PSP) and Team Software Processes (TSP). I have worked on Build Automation and Continuous Integration tools like ANT1.8, and Maven2.x/3.x, Jenkins, and Bamboo. Additionally, I have experience working with Tracking Tools Remedy and JIRA. I am highly efficient and have demonstrated superior time management and multitasking skills by accomplishing cross-functional tasks. I have a proven aptitude to work independently and within a team environment to meet project deadlines. My knowledge also includes ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) of data into a data warehouse and Business Intelligence. I have designed and developed several reports and Dashboards utilizing Tableau Visualizations tools like Heat Maps, Geographic Visualization, Pie-charts, Bar Graphs, Scatter Plots, and Custom Color Palettes to identify KPIs for the client.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Business Analyst

Duo Bank
05.2021 - Current
  • I created and presented various documents, including Business Requirements Document (BRD), System Requirements Specifications (SRS), and Functional Specification document (FSD)
  • Perform systems analysis to understand existing systems, identify improvement opportunities, and gather requirements for new systems, involved in assessing business processes, conducting GAP analysis, and proposing solutions to meet business needs
  • Elicit, analyze, and validate the business needs of project stakeholders to support the successful delivery of technology projects, and involve in documenting processes and user acceptance throughout the project lifecycle
  • Create technical specifications and documentation for large and complex projects, defining system architectures, data models, APIs, and integration points, and documenting them in a clear and structured manner
  • Work closely with SMEs, and other key stakeholders from multiple departments to assess requirements, develop solutions to the business needs, and propose recommendations to solve complex program issues
  • Create and maintain all project deliverables across the Project Life Cycle, such as BRD, Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM), and Status reports
  • Organizing and driving workshops, and communications plans throughout the project, and providing PLM solutions
  • I interviewed business owners to understand and document business processes, suggested solutions to improve efficiency and reduce cost, and recommended automation where applicable
  • I understood the security requirements for business applications and proposed Access Control methods for various applications to control risk
  • I have experience executing Business rules in Business Rules engines like Corticon, and ODM, and performing Smoke tests, Sanity Tests, and Regression tests in TEST and UAT
  • I provided Production support by analyzing Error Logs and troubleshooting scenarios to narrow down issues
  • Planned projects based on urgency and scope using project management methodologies like Agile/Scrum, Kanban, and Waterfall and reported using Workfront
  • I tested applications and reviewed test cases provided by the QA team in JIRA, and closely monitored bugs to provide guidance in resolving them.

Business Systems Analyst

Blue Cross
02.2019 - 04.2021
  • Collaborate with clinicians, subject matter experts, and stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into effective order sets within the system, and design and configure orders and order sets that meet BC’s specific requirements and clinical workflows
  • Document and analyze existing business processes, gathering business and functional requirements from stakeholders, by conducting interviews, workshops, and other techniques to elicit requirements and understand the current state of processes
  • Identify and define data elements, variables, and metrics to meet data requirements, collaborate with IT teams to ensure data availability and accessibility, assemble and transform the raw data into reports, and perform data validation and verification processes
  • Gather data to support and prioritize business case development and request
  • Evaluating the feasibility, benefits, and risks of proposed solutions and aligning them with organizational goals and priorities
  • Create process maps, data maps, data models, and data flow diagrams
  • Collaborate with data architects to ensure the accurate representation and understanding of data structures and flows within Blue Cross
  • Collaborating with stakeholders, understanding their needs, and translating them into clear and comprehensive requirements
  • Lead project discovery activities and analyze business processes to document requirements for the design of new solutions
  • Liaise with clinical, IT, and business staff and leaders, acting as a bridge between technical issues and business objectives
  • Facilitate effective communication, manage stakeholder expectations, and ensure a shared understanding of project objectives
  • Conduct audits on report and data sourcing processes to ensure data integrity and adherence to standards, identify discrepancies in the data, investigate the root causes, troubleshoot data-related problems and implement solutions, and improve data quality and implement solutions
  • Collaborate with technical teams to ensure efficient and effective usage of data warehousing solutions, and Perform data cleansing and transformation to create reliable reports
  • Develop reporting frameworks and templates for provincial key metrics, utilize validated data to generate reports, and ensure the reports are accurate and up-to-date
  • Facilitate communication and coordination to ensure seamless integration of the system within the larger healthcare system
  • Actively participate in working groups and cross-functional teams to contribute to the establishment of recommended designs and solutions
  • Develop various types of requirements documents, including BRDs, SRDs, and functional requirements, to capture the needs and expectations of stakeholders and serve as a basis for solution design and development.

Functional Business Analyst

Kal Tire
09.2017 - 01.2019
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to understand their CRM needs and translate them into detailed functional requirements that align with the Salesforce CRM capabilities
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to address e-commerce-related needs and support the development and improvement of e-commerce processes and products
  • Use collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint to facilitate communication and collaboration among team members and stakeholders, and to create documentation and specifications using MS Excel, Word, and SharePoint
  • Work closely with stakeholders to gather new requirements and translate them into functional specifications for system development
  • Perform data analysis related to manufacturing operations, production output, quality metrics, inventory management, and supply chain optimization
  • Extract insights from data and provide recommendations for process enhancements and cost reduction
  • Provide support for key manufacturing operation functions and reports
  • Respond to user queries, troubleshoot issues, and ensure system availability and reliability
  • Collaborate with IT teams to develop and configure ERP systems, specifically focusing on manufacturing IT systems, floor operations, and supply chain modules
  • Customize system settings and options to align with business requirements
  • Utilize ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, and MS Dynamics to manage manufacturing, inventory, and supply chain processes
  • Work with Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau and analysis platforms to extract, transform, and analyze manufacturing-related data
  • Plan and execute unit, integration, and acceptance testing to ensure that systems meet business requirements
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to design and execute test plans, document test results, facilitate system deployment design and document detailed functional specifications for user stories, collaborate with technical teams, conduct final testing, support system rollouts, and communicate release notes to all stakeholders

Education

Bachelor of Science - Compute Science

JNTU
2015

Skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Programming Languages: Java, UML, BPM
  • Web Technologies: HTML5, CSS3, Java Script
  • Databases: Oracle, SQL, MySQL, DB2, Teradata, Grid Gain Cache
  • IDEs: Eclipse, IntelliJ, Sublime, Visual Studio
  • Version Control: GIT, CVS, Subversion, Source Tree
  • XML Editors: XML Spy, Stylus Studio
  • Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows, IOS
  • Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall, SDLC, TDD
  • Bug Tracking Tools: Jira, Microsoft TFS
  • Microsoft Office Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook
  • Content Management: Confluence
  • Data Base Tools: SQL Server Management Studio, PL/SQL developer, My SQL, TOAD, Flyway
  • Project/Test Management Tools: Postman, Informatica (ETL), Soap UI, Ready API, HP Application lifecycle management (ALM), Quality Center (QC), SharePoint
  • Reporting Tools: SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Tableau, Power BI

Areas of Expertise Include:

  • Requirements Gathering & Analysis, Business Proposals, Systems Development Life Cycle, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Event-driven architecture (EDA), KPI Dashboards & Scorecards, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Ad hoc Reporting, Project Management, Salesforce, BRDs/SRDs, Vendor selection, ETL- Data Warehouse, SCRUM Master, Adobe Professional

Certification

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst

Duo Bank
05.2021 - Current

Business Systems Analyst

Blue Cross
02.2019 - 04.2021

Functional Business Analyst

Kal Tire
09.2017 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Science - Compute Science

JNTU
Santhi Priya