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Karnataka, India

As a business architect in the Federal Medicare space, my role involves developing Business Blueprints, Business Capability Maps and Business Value Streams. This role also includes assisting pre-sales and business development teams during the proposal envisioning stages.

Bangalore

Besides leading the Functional Architecture group under the Telecommunications division, the role includes● Collaborating with business clients in identifying business problems, developing strategic product offerings, identifying areas for cost savings, improved margins, capping revenue leaks & business process transformations● Requirements Elicitation, conducting Requirements Workshops, developing Solution Blueprints, Enterprise Architecture System interface diagrams, Use Cases, High & Low Level estimates, Interface Agreements & Impact Assessments.● Stakeholder analysis, evaluating Organizational process assets, Defining & Managing scope and Risk Mitigation.● Establishing processes & controls● Review mechanisms, check-lists, harnessing tools for productivity improvement● Development of knowledge repositories● Conducting extensive training programs for large delivery teams● Managing and driving the growth program of the Business Analysis Practice under the Telecom domain

Bangalore

As a Functional Lead for a North American Insurance client, my role included● Requirements Elicitation, Developing Solution Blueprints, Use Cases, High Level estimates & Impact Assessments.● Stakeholder analysis, evaluating Organizational process assets, Defining & Managing scope and Risk Mitigation● Providing domain expertise in the insurance calculations domain for offshore delivery teams.● Interfacing with client teams and managing a team comprising of C, C++ and mainframe analysts● Developing templates for functional & technical specifications, checklists, coding standards and conducting review sessions.● Defining & managing processes for functional, technical and code reviews, issue escalations and resolutions.● Conducting interviews, induction programs, technical discussions, brown bags, internal audits, contingency preparations, induction kits and grooming shadow resources.

Worthing, Sussex, Uk

As a Senior development analyst for Lloyds TSB Registrars, UK, my role included:● Design & development of UI modules for an advanced workflow management system● Development of façade and business logic segments in ACA.net and the .net framework● Preparation of design documents, use case diagrams, coding standards for C#, asp.net, scripts and templates for design deliverables● Implementation of the ACA state machinery and complex blocks relating to batch processing & workflow management● Building test cases & scenarios for NUNIT & FXCOP● Performing peer reviews and coordinating team efforts

Chennai, India

As a development team lead for an Indian manufacturing client, my role included:● Leading a team of ASP & VB COM programmers and testers● Assisting in designing layout, structure, HLD & DD● Researching on ERP concepts and transforming into functionality documents● Providing technical support to the team & developing crucial modules in ASP, DHTML & VB components with SQL Server.● Providing training & orientation for new members● Driving development, unit testing & system testing approach

Bangalore, India

As an analyst programmer in the firm’s IT department, my role included:● Designing screen layouts & HLDs for the corporate intranet and the firm’s internet portals.● Programming office administration modules of the intranet application using ASP and MTS components, with SQL Server as back end ● Designing ASP based chat rooms, discussion forums, bulletin boards, intra-office mails & graffiti corners● Data mining and providing back end support.

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