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Multi-skilled IT professional with major experience as Business Analyst + Data Architect for IT solutioning of diverse business problems spanning: E&U Industry regulations & reforms compliance, Enablement for Renewables/Low carbon Energy, Business Process Automation & Efficiency, Digital Transformation, Business Data Analytics & Insights & Data GovernanceExperience as Business Analyst (16+ Years): Business Case/Benefits articulation, Options Analysis, feasibility & estimation, Project scoping; Requirements deep dive, analysis, translate into technical concepts, prioritisation, solutioning, guiding multi-shore delivery teams for design, development & testing; AS-IS/To-Be Business process modelling, BRD/Epics/User Stories, WireframesExperience as Data Architect:Data Modelling –CDM, LDM, PDM for new and enhancement projects; Data Flow Architectures & Interfaces DesignData Governance – Building Business Glossary, Data Lineage using Infosphere Information Governance Catalog (IGC)DI & DQ – IBM DataStage based ETL design & Testing; Bespoke DQ rules Design & implementationEnergy & Utilities domain: 16+ years specific project experience in: Electricity Transmission & System Operation (Energy Balancing Mechanism), Wind/PV/DER forecasting, Ancillary Services, Asset & Work Management, Numerous UK/EU Industry Regulations Compliance (e.g. BETTA, CEP, ENC, EMR, Wider Access), Net Zero/Low Carbon enablement. - Worked in numerous Multi-Vendor, Multi-shore project/programmes in Agile/Waterfall/Hybrid methodologies; in on-prem/cloud/hybrid env's (incl Azure)- 10 Years On-site Experience in UK/US to work closely with Customers’ Business and IS stakeholders.- Project Governance - Project & Resource planning, Efforts/Costs Estimation & tracking, Team mobilisation, RAID, RACI- Testing - Manual Integration/E2E testing involving Market Parties. Test Strategy/scoping, Test planning, Execution & Reporting- Basic knowledge of AI, ML, Python, R, AWS, Salesforce, NoSQL- Past experience of SQL/PLSQL/Pro*C design & development in Oracle (V7 to 11g), and also building Business Objects (v5.1) Universe- Tools hands-on: MS-Visio, MS-Office, MS-Project, IBM Rational RRC, Collaboration (IBM RTC, Trello, MS-Teams), Unix Shell Scripts, IBM Infosphere, SQL Developer, IBM DMEUEarlier Stint in Airlines (2 years), Shipping & Cargo (3 years), Healthcare (3 years).

Listed skills include Oracle, Unix, Business Objects, Java, and 19 others.