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Raja Rajeswari

Raja Rajeswari

Lead Business Analyst

Summary

14+ years strategic experienced and result-oriented Business Analyst skilled in business & market analysis, problem solving, achieving process excellence, liaising & team management primarily in business & technology consulting. Possess a diverse experience of working in USA & India across multiple engagements & delivering stellar results. Skilled at Data analytics and Expert on business and systems requirements, user acceptance testing and end-user training. Provides leadership & training to ensure that teams perform to the best of their abilities. Adept at conducting business development to secure multi-million-dollar projects. Accomplished at leveraging past lessons to inform future decision-making.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Lead Business Analyst

Cinch Home Services
Bangalore
03.2021 - Current
  • Analyzed key aspects of business data like marketing campaigns, to evaluate factors driving results and summarized in presentations.
  • Exercised critical thinking to resolve data errors and duplication of leads accounting in Affiliates reporting.
  • Applied honed problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations and goal achievement.
  • Worked one-on-one with clients to analyze potential leads based on marketing channel data.
  • Researched marketing channels and Google Analytics to learn trend of leads and conversions.
  • Gather, maintain and Analyze CDR data to build marketing dashboard and channel performance report based on incoming trends.
  • Assessed KPIs to achieve in-depth understanding of campaign performance.
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
  • Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
  • Identified process inefficiencies through gap analysis and outlined sensible solutions.
  • Assisted IT departments and supporting staff to improve client satisfaction.

Data Engineering Analyst

Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina
Chennai
01.2018 - 11.2020
  • Provided and supported implementation of business solutions by identifying business needs and carrying out necessary practices and processes.
  • Identified areas of possible system improvement to enhance overall business performance, accounting for budgetary concerns and business goals.
  • Analyzed existing systems and databases and recommended enhancements to solve business needs
  • Conducted meetings with junior staff members to discuss program specifications and process models.
  • Improved systems by studying current practices and designing modifications.
  • Learned new skills and applied to daily tasks to improve efficiency and productivity.
  • Elicited and clearly documented business and system requirements.
  • Monitored project progress by tracking activities and publishing progress reports.
  • Oversaw document development across project workstreams to create internal control statements per compliance and regulatory standards.
  • Communicated and explained business requirements to team members to understand and implement functional demands.
  • Manage projects and create detailed business process roadmap for various internal projects
  • Create and implement forecast models to identify risks.

Business Systems Analyst

Independence Blue Cross
Philadelphia
10.2014 - 12.2017
  • Identified needed business improvements and determined appropriate systems required to implement solutions
  • Gathered business requirements from various stakeholders & converted them into functional requirements to help technical team understand.
  • Understanding Data Architecture and Data Warehousing concepts and implemented same in below modules

- Vendor level extracts like Lab Results, Provider attribution, Complaint Tracking Modules, BDTC.

- Mainframe Decommissioning of Drug Data Processing

- SSRS reporting requirements

- Sourcing of Authorization & Referral Data from various vendors into AEDW.

  • Documented As-Is & To-Be Processes, created Flow diagrams, Mapping documents along with transformation rules, business rule documents to help reporting & analytics team.
  • Data Dictionary maintenance, Created Use cases & Test Scenarios interpreting data.
  • Created User story documents for member management portal.
  • Performed Data Analysis & Data Profiling to help Data Modeler decide on the entity relationships in the DataMart.
  • Conducted Review workshops and maintained Requirement Traceability Matrix .
  • Supported SIT and Performed UAT.
  • Resolved several triage tickets on Medical Claims raised by end users. Have written business rules on few ad-hoc requests. Coordinated data migration and consolidation efforts.

Business Systems Analyst & QA Lead

Independence Blue Cross
Chennai
06.2009 - 10.2014

As BSA

  • Worked in Client Group Product Management Migration from one Data Warehouse application to other.
  • Identified ETL scope via meetings, interviews, interface analysis, research, etc.
  • Gathered business requirements & converted them into functional requirements.
  • Requirements Management i.e. Identified & Documented Purpose of project, Project description, Business Goal, Objective, In/Out Scope of Project, Risks of project, AS IS and TO BE process flow.
  • Followed Agile methodology for elicitation and representation of requirements based on interaction with business process owner, SME's and development team.
  • Facilitated requirement sessions, including creation of agendas and recording of action items from meetings and writing meeting minutes.
  • Involved in understanding HMK to IBC transition as well as their legacy systems.
  • Maintained channels of organizational communication and acted as point of contact between teams.
  • Analyzed, documented and managed requirements in format that was easily reviewed and understood by both business people and technical people using MS Word .
  • Partnered with QA team to create test scenarios, test plans and test cases based on requirements and functional specifications. Conducted User Acceptance Testing ( UAT).
  • Conducted requirement walkthrough with developers and QA team to help them understand requirements and proactively identified feasibility issues.
  • Participated in daily Scrum and bi-weekly project status meetings.
  • Created release notes to support monthly releases.

As QA :

  • Managed team of 6 & coordinated with Onsite Lead on schedules defects and triage.
  • Prepared Test Plan and Test Estimation and Reviewed process of high quality testing solutions with respect to deliverables without any slippage in timelines.
  • Ensured that Quality center had all test cases and requirements were updated and in sync with Master Test Plan.
  • Refined SQL queries to maintain skewness in Teradata.
  • Took several ad-hoc work requests during emergency and critical releases.
  • Mentored new joiners & provided guidance.
  • Updated all project related activities and trackers.

Software Quality Engineer

Bank of America
Bangalore
07.2007 - 06.2009
  • Prepared Test Data, Test Schedules, Testing artifacts [TCER, Test Scripts Preparation], Test Execution (Regression, Functional, Smoke Testing), Defect Management, and analyzed complete process to ensure high quality, timely completion and optimal resource utilization.
  • Provided KT on Quality Center to Onshore UAT team.
  • Prepared & executed Performance Test scripts and test conditions as per Master Test plan.
  • Lead Oracle Timekeeping and Labour module for 6 releases
  • Prepared understanding document to add value to project and assist new joiners to help learn application.
  • Provided on time status on Release progress to Offshore, Onshore and Nearshore.

Education

MBA - Risk And Insurance Management

National Institute of Retail Management
Bangalore, India
07.2009 - 06.2011

Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications

Pondicherry University Community College
Pondicherry, India
08.2004 - 06.2007

Skills

    Data analytics

Gap analysis & Data Profiling

Data Refining & Mapping

Problem solving

SQL and databases

Analytical skills

Payer Informatics

Enterprise Marketing Analytics

Finance

Quick independent learner

Attention to details

Requirements Management

Team Management

Leadership

Work Availability

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Quote

There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins

Timeline

Lead Business Analyst

Cinch Home Services
03.2021 - Current

Data Engineering Analyst

Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina
01.2018 - 11.2020

Business Systems Analyst

Independence Blue Cross
10.2014 - 12.2017

MBA - Risk And Insurance Management

National Institute of Retail Management
07.2009 - 06.2011

Business Systems Analyst & QA Lead

Independence Blue Cross
06.2009 - 10.2014

Software Quality Engineer

Bank of America
07.2007 - 06.2009

Bachelor of Science - Computer Applications

Pondicherry University Community College
08.2004 - 06.2007

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