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Columbus, Ohio, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Perform all the same work as before, but with increased responsibilities now as the lead analyst on the team. This includes:- Giving high level estimates when in-taking new work- Speaking on behalf of business partners when it comes to relaying the priority of work to the team- Taking over Scrum Master duties in their absence- Acting as spokesperson for the team in meetings with external teams and dependencies- Supporting external teams by providing any necessary knowledge transfers and current-state documentation- Creating and maintaining/grooming the team's backlog- Coordinating meetings that involve story mapping, requirements gathering, project management, showcasing our work to stakeholders, etc.- Essentially filling in wherever needed, being the communication link between business and IT and managing the work that flows into the team

Columbus, Ohio Area

 Knowledge of all the phases of SDLC throughout the project life cycle, using Waterfall Methodology and Scrum/Agile Methodology  Knowledge in gathering, analyzing, and validating Business requirements. Requirement gathering through Interviews, Brainstorming and JAD sessions with clients and referring to existing documentation and procedures. Actively participate in determining scope, Work Breakdown Structure and Work Packages. Experience in working on multiple projects simultaneously. Help Business Analyst Lead in developing Scope, Work estimates and project plans for various phases of product development by engaging cross-functional teams and translating the business requirements into Functional specifications.  Experience in modeling and documenting Business requirements into USE Case Specifications, User Stories, Functional and Non-Functional Documents. Highly analytical in solving any issues that arise during the project and serve as an effective communication channel. Ability to work well with technical teammates in order to translate business requirements into an effective technical solution. Responsible for preparing Traceability Matrix and performing Gap analysis (Current v/s. Future State) and Root Cause Analysis. Extensive experience with writing Story cards for functional development (using IBM tools RTC and RRC) and conducting 3 Amigos sessions, Show N Tell sessions, and Review & Sign Off sessions with the Product Owners. Effective Time Management Skills and consistent ability to meet the client deadline. Knowledge in writing test plans, defining test cases, and developing and maintaining test scripts. Considerable work experience in Software Testing, End to End Testing, Regression Testing, ST, UAT, Integration Testing.  Knowledge of Defect life cycle. Writing Defects in the HP Quality Center tool, testing it and closing the bug.

Columbus, Ohio Area

- Elicited business and technical requirements from the business team on-site.- Analyzed the scope of requirements at a Use Case and Epic level before breaking them down into a Story Card level.- Explained the requirements to the developers and testers on the team in the form of a "3 amigo" before handing the story cards off to them for consumption (after sign-off from the business partners). However I continued to be a stakeholder of those cards until the end of the project and even beyond, when doing knowledge transfers with other teams.- Helped out with manual testing whenever needed, for both story cards and defects. Thanks to this I am also now familiar with ADA compliance (American Disability Act), where we help those who have a hard time viewing our online applications by giving them the option to hear the content being read out to them by the system when tabbing through the page.- Set up the entire Internet Commercial Sales project in the RRC tool: 20+ Use Cases with traceable U/I requirements and Business Rules organized by collections and attributes, all holding current-state documentation.- Created a step-by-step requirements procedure for the RRC tool to help with future onboarding.- Initiated the process of writing story cards in the RTC tool, while maintaining Use Case level current state documentation separately in RRC.- Was the designated person of reference for ODM, which houses all of our business rules and decision framework; I designed the decision tables that ODM uses to code the rules.- Unofficially filled in as the Requirements Lead until the end of our project (Lead abruptly left Nationwide)

Dublin, Ohio

Halcyon is an IT company, providing custom software solutions and IT Consulting solutions to private and govt. sectors. Business Analysis: shadowed a business analyst towards the end of the internship and learned the fundamentals of business analysis and agile methodologies, which led me to pursue a career in this field. Marketing and Web-design:o Halcyonit.com Website Upgrade: Improved the U/I of the company’s public websiteo Regularly updated Halcyon’s social media websites including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. Human Resources:• Leveraged portal technology to streamline the flow of HR information by modernizing Halcyon’s HR Self-Service Portal that can provide 24x7 HR support to employees and improve the HR service levels; updated it regularly.• Coordinated and gathered feedback to help Halcyon make HR decisions for its employees.• Involved in collecting, analyzing and communicating gathered requirements related to Associate benefits.o Coordinated the survey process to help decide if Halcyon should offer 401k to their employees.o Added several benefit offerings to Halcyon’s consultants such as discounts on car rental, mobile plans, hotels, etc.• Reviewed all HR manuals and made sure they are current.• Created a social media use policy for Halcyon’s employees. Additional Projects:• Reviewed and presented Case Studies that are used as part of the company’s marketing collateral to showcase IT projects completed and the benefits realized by the company’s clients• Facilitated monthly dashboard meetings where performance metrics across the company’s lines of business are reviewed and plans to improve them are discussed.

Helped Japanese kids with improving their English by making lesson plans based on their current fluency. Guided them with their writing and reading comprehension skills. Also aided them with their school homework.

Created lesson plans before each class; taught and reviewed new vocabulary and grammar patterns; guided them through corresponding worksheets and reading passages; prepared them for English proficiency exams; engaged and encouraged them in conversation; taught demo lessons

•Individually managed a kiosk selling scarves and shawls•Organized appearance of kiosk and advertising of products•Made inventory and restocked supply•Interacted with and aided customers•Handled the cash register and wrote receipts•Calculated balance before and after shift

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International/Global Studies

Activities and Societies: OSU Laotian and Cambodian Student Association South Asian Student Association iHelp The High Impact Network.

Japanese Language And Literature, Senior

Activities and Societies: Badminton ClubReceived the Edmund M. Kagay Scholarship for a one year study abroad program in Nagoya, Japan. I.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Japanese Club Key Club Theatre Club