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London Area, United Kingdom

• Established and documented best practices, policies, and procedures for Data Governance, encompassing data stewardship, data ownership, data classification, and data lifecycle management.
• Implemented global onboarding standards for data into PepsiCo environments.
• Ensured alignment of data-centric activities with the Enterprise Data Governance (EDG) program and best practices.
• Coordinated with various teams to ensure consistency of enterprise data usage.
• Collaborated with the Data Ecosystem team to maintain and enforce standards.
• Managed relationships with 2nd and 3rd party vendors to ensure adherence to standardized processes.

New Jersey, United States

• Served as DG Analyst and a Scrum Master for the CDQ project, overseeing progress and ensuring timely completion within budget constraints.
• Led project planning sessions, coordinated tasks, and managed resources to optimize project efficiency.
• Conducted regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss progress, address challenges, and provide updates on project status.
• Implemented change management procedures to facilitate smooth transitions during the implementation phase.
• Advocated proper scrum practices: DSU, Planning, Retro, Refinement, Review
• Refined product backlogs by organizing tasks into more efficient workflows based on time constraints and technical considerations.

Reston, Virginia, United States

·Developed and implemented data governance policies, standards, and procedures to ensure the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of organizational data.· Collaborated with business and IT stakeholders to define data governance requirements and objectives, aligning them with business goals and regulatory requirements.· Implemented data governance tools.

Rockville, Maryland, United States

• Prepared comprehensive project plans, schedules, and guidelines for development, testing, and UAT coordination.
• Facilitated project kickoff meetings and managed the functional aspects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Analyzed requirements and conducted fit/gap analysis, leading to the creation of Business Requirement Documents (BRD).
• Documented Functional Design Documents (FDD) and Use Cases, ensuring clarity and alignment with project objectives.
• Responsible for developing mockups and wireframes for the screens to be developed.
• Developed mockups, wireframes, and diagrams (e.g., activity, use case, swim lane) to aid in the understanding of functionality for the development team.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Facilitated JAD sessions with business and development teams to document Functional Requirements.
• Conducted Fit-Gap Analysis of requirements and provided recommendations for alignment.
• Analyzed key business requirements and contributed to the development of Business Requirements (BRS), Functional Requirements (FRS), and System Requirement Specification (SRS).
• Collaborated with business SMEs/analysts to develop and finalize test plans, scripts, and use cases.
• Participated in unit testing, functional testing, integration testing, stress testing, and code inspection reviews to ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Ensured cross-system impacts were analyzed in meetings involving business and sales teams.