PALAK AMIN BUSINESS ANALYST

Email: palakamin44@gmail.com| Contact: +1 980-729-4799 | Jersey City, NJ

SUMMARY
• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst. Hands-on Experience working with diverse
teams in various Software Development Methodologies like Waterfall, Scrum, Agile.
• A team player with strong analytical and problem-solving skills to adapt to changes.
• A diligent resource with strong technical knowledge and the passion to explore new
avenues for personal growth and development.
• Proficient in developing Use case scenarios to enable the design and development of
applications using tools like Rational Requisite Pro, JIRA, and VersionOne based on the SDLC
methodology.
• Created defect tracking using JIRA and reviewed them in subsequent iterations of the
application development process.
• Interacted with several teams including SharePoint administration & SharePoint developers
on several projects.
• Vast experience in data management, including data analysis, gap analysis, and data
mapping.
• Developed data mapping documentation to establish relationships between source and
target tables, including transformation processes using SQL.
• Sound Knowledge and experience in Data Mapping and Data Analysis.
• Experience in dealing with different data sources ranging from Flat files, XML, SQL server,
Oracle, DB2, MS Access, and Excel.
• Experience in different Microsoft products Preparing Business Requirement Documents
(BRD), Use Case Diagrams, use case scenarios, Activity Diagrams, and Sequence Diagrams
using UML modeling.
• Proficient in analyzing and creating Unified Modeling Language (UML) diagrams such as Use
case diagrams, Activity diagrams, Sequence diagrams, Data flow charts, and Business flow
diagrams using MS Visio.
• Gathered requirements within an Agile/Scrum framework and confirmed delivery of User
Stories met Business needs.
• Conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT).Developed Test Cases for Unit Testing,
Regression Testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Experience applying Rational Unified Process (RUP) methodology using Modeling and
requirement documentation tools such as MS Office, MS VISIO, and MS Project.

Skills:

Methodology: SDLC, Agile, Waterfall, Scrum

Visualization Tools: Tableau, Power BI, Excel (Pivot Table, Pivot Chart)
 Analysis Tools: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Risk Analysis, Gap Analysis, Data Flow Diagrams
Project Management Tools: Jira, Trello, Microsoft Project
Database: MySQL, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL
Business Modeling Tool: Microsoft Visio
Reporting: MS Office, VLOOKUP
Other Tools: KPI, OLAP, Git, SharePoint, Service Now, UAT, UML, Test Cases, RTM, RUP
Soft Skills: Critical Thinking, Written & Communication Skills, Presentation Skills,
Problem
Solving Skills, Leadership Skills, Project Management, Team Workflows
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, Mac

Professional Experience

TecArtists, USA

Business Analyst Dec 2022 - Current

Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for gathering requirements from key stakeholders.
• Translated the business needs into system requirements, communicating with the business
team and with the System Analyst.
• Writing Functional requirements documents, discussing BRD with business, and converting
business requirements into Functional/System requirement documents.
• Documented and delivered Functional Specification Documents to the development team.
• Worked with IT/technical team and 3rd party Vendor to make them understand all business
requirements.
• Used to take status with the development team every day in status calls and help them if
they are facing any hurdles or needed more information.
• Worked with the testing team to make them understand testing requirements.
• Worked with the testing team to create RTM (requirement traceability matrix).
• Performed/executed UAT test cases from the business side.
• Create a guidance document for business users to explain the steps to be performed to use
this tool.

EPIC, Canada
Business Analyst Jun 2018 – Nov 2020
Key Responsibilities:
• Collaborated with development architects to develop both high-level and detailed
application architecture.
• Coordinated with the sales and credit team’s SME during the requirement gathering
sessions.
• Change management process to create and track change requests in service now.
• Documented and delivered Functional Specification Documents to the project team.
• Prepared and maintained the Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Developed test plan and strategy document and create/reviewed test scripts/cases.
• Developed test scenarios and implemented test plans providing key input in working with
users in defining project and system requirements involved in User Acceptance Testing
(UAT)
• Involved in reporting status, milestones, and project plan tracking to the project manager
• Communicate with the IT/Development team for business requirements and needs.
• Responsible for coordinating between different vendors for the complete process of
implementation of application/tool.
• Create data mapping documents and Data flow documents.
• Arranging weekly status calls to check the current status and next milestones and update
the project plan accordingly.
Magna Infotech, India

Business Analyst Jul 2014 – Nov 2016

Key Responsibilities:
• Responsible for gathering requirements from key stakeholders.
• Collaborating with multiple laboratories owner/managers to understand the flow.
• Conducted GAP Analysis to understand the limitations of the existing system and
contributed to the design of the future knowledge management SharePoint site.
• Translated the business needs into system requirements, communicating with the business
team and with the System Analyst.
• Writing Functional requirements documents, discussing BRD with business, and converting
business requirements into Functional/System requirement documents.
• Writing security requirements and also written test cases to test the security requirements.
• Documented and delivered Functional Specification Documents to the project team.
• Conducted GAP Analysis to understand the limitations of the existing system and
contributed to the design of the future system.
• Used MS Visio tool for creating Use cases and Swimlane diagrams.
• Reviewed the testing documents, and executed test scripts, and screenshots for verification
purposes.

ACADEMIC DETAILS

• M.B.A. in Business Analytics, International American University Los Angeles, CA ,02/2023

• International Business Management and Logistics Business Management, St Clair College

EDUCATION Windsor, Ontario, Canada ,05/2018

• BBA: General Business Studies, Baroda Institute of Management Studies Vadodara,

Gujarat, India ,06/2015