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Sudershan Chawla

Sr. Product Engineer/Sr. Business Analyst
Pasadena,CA

Summary

Driven and accomplished Business Analyst/ Product Engineer with 8+ years of Experience leading Cross-Functional teams in the Development, Documentation and Delivery of Innovative solutions for driving the attainment of Business goals in diverse Business and Technical environments.

Product Ownership & Development:

  • Extensive experience in Developing innovative Product recommendations based on Business and Technical Requirements and Ensure quantifiable and qualitative benefits are identified and committed to the Business users and Stakeholders.
  • Experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.

Scrum team leadership, Organization and Delivery:

  • Highly experienced in defining and prioritize product roadmap and team backlog such that the solution effectively addresses program priorities while maintaining technical integrity.
  • Exemplary Knowledge of Scrum tools and concepts such as Product backlog, Scrum team, Sprint backlog, user stories, burn down charts, attending scrum stand-up, retrospective meetings.
  • Rich Knowledge in ensuring product backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all, and shows what the scrum team will work on next.
  • Manage, lead and mentors team members on how to execute the vision of the product/ roadmap.
  • Strong product Knowledge of Equities, Fixed income, Derivatives and Multi-Asset products. Strong domain understanding both deep and broad for relevant end-to-end processes, operational risks, Credit and Market Risk, AML/BSA and Compliance Requirements.

Financial Services Domain Expertise:

  • Excellent knowledge of Front-Office Banking Business, Online Banking, Commercial & Retail Lending Products.
  • Highly Experienced in Digital Transformation Projects on Commercial Credit Systems, Online Banking Portal, Cash and Wealth Management systems.
  • Strong product Knowledge of Equities, Fixed income, Derivatives and Multi-Asset products. Strong domain understanding both deep and broad for relevant end-to-end processes, operational risks, Credit and Market Risk, AML/BSA and Compliance Requirements.

Documentation Skills:

  • Expertise in use of Agile Management tools such as JIRA, SharePoint, MS Project, and MS Visio.
  • Adept at project documentation using MS Project, preparing and executing Test Plan, Test Scripts and Test Case document for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) based on functional and technical specifications, and performing system and workflow analysis.
  • Designing highly detailed annotated wireframes, user flows, and process flows and content-rich UI/UX, Information Architecture prototype using Balsamiq and MS Visio.
  • Highly experienced in creating documents such as BRD, FRD, Project Charter, SRS, Wireframes, Project tracker, Test and Business cases.

Technical Skills:

• Languages: C, XML, SQL, JavaScript, Methodologies: Agile (Scrum), Waterfall, Wire framing & Process Flows: Balsamiq, MS Visio, Project & Requirement Management: Jira, MS Project, HP Quality Center (Micro focus quality Center

Overview

5
5
years of post-secondary education
8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Product Engineer

East West Bank
Pasadena, CA
11.2020 - Current
  • Working as Product Owner and Overall lead in Planning, Designing and Developing of CCR application features ,enhancements and building ecosystem around application.
  • Scoping projects and enhancements tasks to be carried out in current year with Stakeholders and Development team.
  • Working on enhancement of application to integrate with other systems used by various teams involved in commercial lending process.
  • Working with Commercial lending teams to enhance application for accommodating special request of facilities/Customers affected by Covid-19.
  • Working with Data Management & Integration team on providing unified view of Data to be pushed in application from Data warehouse.
  • Work in Agile Scrum Environment and participate in Agile ceremonies Sprint planning, Daily Stand-up, Sprint Retrospective for each Sprint.
  • Take lead in documenting project details in project charter, identify impacts, process/data flowing, project plans and schedules, issues log, and risk analysis.

Senior Product Engineer

East West Bank
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
08.2019 - 11.2020

Project objective was to develop Commercial Credit Report System (E-CCR) to be used by Commercial Lending teams for processing Commercial Credit applications. Application is built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM platform and is being integrated with multiple Bank systems like Synergy, CASH, and Equation. Application is part of wider Digital Transformation project undertaken by Bank

Responsibilities:.

  • Worked as Product Manager/Owner and take Overall lead in Planning, Designing and Developing of application.
  • Successfully Developed Product Development cycle and categorize/prioritize functionalities required for application in different phases.
  • Monitor Development and track project implementation activities.
  • Worked with business users to define product feature request, business requirement specifications and change request; document requirements and transformed them into functional and technical requirement specification.
  • Devise strategies for incorporating complex request of Business users in application and guided them on technical and architectural limitations of system.
  • Work in Agile Scrum Environment and participate in Agile ceremonies Sprint planning, Daily Stand-up, Sprint Retrospective for each Sprint.
  • Providing Training and Demos to users and higher management on complexity of application and help them in understanding and functioning of application.
  • Involve in documenting project details in project charter, identify impacts, process/data flowing, project plans and schedules, issues log, and risk analysis.
  • Worked with compliance team to understand approvals and assessment required by HKMA and other authorities for implementation of application.
  • Utilized Balsamiq to prepare wireframes/UI screens in line with user requirements and within limitation of system, prepare mockups for reports to be generated by application and work with Business Intelligence team on developing it.
  • Worked on integration of application with various systems used by credit and operations team of Bank for maintaining Data integrity and consistency.
  • Strategize and plan offshore capacity and coordinate closely for day to day deliverables.
  • Lead presentation of Sprint demo sessions with Stakeholders.
  • Worked as post-production Technical support and point of contact and responsible for receiving incidents and request from users, analyzing these and either respond to user with solution or escalating to Development team in case of system bugs.

Senior Business Analyst

Dextro Software Systems Inc
Los Angeles, USA, USA
10.2016 - 05.2019
  • 3. Project : East West Bank, Los Angeles,CA. Project Scope: Commercial Credit Report (CCR):Project objective was to Develop and Enhance Commercial Credit Report system used by RM's for Commercial Loan Applications. Application is built on Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform.
  • 2.Project: Open Access Online Banking Portal for Commercial and Retail Bank based in New York, NY, USA Project Scope: Open Access Portal: Project objective was to develop Unified Portal for different online Banking systems of Bank, which will allow Bank customers to access various systems under one platform. Portal is aimed to enhance user experience and accommodate changes keeping in mind new customers.
  • 1.Project : Loan Management System for Major Retail and Commercial Bank Based in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Project Scope: Project's objective was to develop Loan Management System (Origination and Servicing), application which will allow centralized control and monitoring of clients' Loan Processing activities.

Senior Business Analyst

InfoKall Enterprise Solution Pvt Ltd
Hyderabad, Telangana
09.2011 - 08.2015
  • 3. Project: Enhancement of AML System and Reporting for a major Retail & Commercial Bank Based in USA.

Project Scope: Project covered development of risk-oriented approach as part of client's due diligence processes to fulfill requirements resulting from AML policy and corresponding anti-money laundering act. Tasks included development of risk models, definition of parameters and risk measures setting, scoring of direct retail/corporate customers, evaluation of correspondence banking relations, consideration of beneficial owners, politically exposed persons (PEPs).

  • 2. Project: Enhancement of Cash Management & Portfolio Management System of Major Wealth Management and Commercial Bank based in USA.

Project Scope: Project was to work on up gradation of firm's Cash Management, & Portfolio Management (Equities, Derivatives, Fixed income and Multi Asset Products) system. Tracking of different assets, Derivatives and Fixed income products.

  • 1. Project: Building Home Loan Management system for Mid-size Retail Commercial Bank based in India.

Project Scope: Worked on Home Loan Management System, This application was online workflow system developed to book and monitor Commercial and Retail Home loans

Education

Masters in Finance - Finance

Hult International Business School
Cambridge, MA
09.2015 - 08.2016

Bachelor of Engineering -

Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
Mumbai
09.2007 - 07.2011

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Skills

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Timeline

Senior Product Engineer

East West Bank
11.2020 - Current

Senior Product Engineer

East West Bank
08.2019 - 11.2020

Senior Business Analyst

Dextro Software Systems Inc
10.2016 - 05.2019

Masters in Finance - Finance

Hult International Business School
09.2015 - 08.2016

Senior Business Analyst

InfoKall Enterprise Solution Pvt Ltd
09.2011 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Engineering -

Thadomal Shahani Engineering College
09.2007 - 07.2011
Sudershan ChawlaSr. Product Engineer/Sr. Business Analyst