Project Management | Agile Facilitation | Business Process improvement
Solutions-oriented Business Analyst possessing a unique combination of business analysis, requirement documentation, and quality assurance testing with the ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands, and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Possess well-developed agile knowledge and organizational skills and the ability to multitask including the ability to manage multiple diverse projects with competing deadlines.
Work History
Senior Business Systems Analyst/Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy Services
2018 - Current
Spearheaded and conducted Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Weekly Standup Meetings, Retrospectives, Story Refinement, and Release Planning
Acted as liaison between the business, data and technical teams throughout project SDLC lifecycle
Provided project management support for large and complex projects impacting 10+ technical teams
Provided extensive system and QA testing
Tracked and communicated 20+ projects monthly to at least 10 stakeholders and management staff
Possess process design and BPM experience with AWD and AWD10
Reduced corporate expenses by streamlining processes that impacted thousands of customers daily
Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement and implemented solutions that improved team SLAs by 10%
Business Systems Analyst
Transamerica
2013 - 2018
Assisted in conducting business process analysis and needs assessments to align information technology solutions with business initiatives.
Defined business and systems requirements through business requirements workshops, use case workshops and research and analysis
Developed and executed at least 10 application test plans and functional specification documents monthly
Served as liaison to all business units and across divisions when gathering requirements.
Helped deploy system enhancements to improve customer experience and improve SLAs by over 10%
Team Lead - Customer Experience
Transamerica
2011 - 2013
Used knowledge of insurance principles and product design to act as primary team resource for procedures and information.
Assisted in workforce management where turnover rate was reduced by 20%
Documented department procedures and produced 12 different manuals for use as team guidelines
Provided training and coaching direct reports to ensure team effectiveness.
Business Systems Analyst
SumTotal Systems Inc
2008 - 2010
Designed and developed reports based on customer requirements.
Developed strong vendor relationships resulting in at least 3 additional contracts worth over 100K.
Worked with project managers and implementation consultants to define and clarify operations and business requirements
Developed project documentation for planning, scheduling, designing, and testing of products
Conducted monthly training sessions to educate clients on software that allowed client administrators to do basic configuration.
Created over 40 tailored test plans and scripts to configure and test software.
Technical Support Engineer
SumTotal Systems Inc
2006 - 2008
Assisted customers in troubleshooting technical problems by delivering timely solutions
Communicated and coordinated with product specialists and project managers to assure customer satisfaction.
Drove initiatives that reduced 30% of ongoing client issues.
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