This candidate has over 6 years of experience in IT with a focus on business analysis, business intelligence, and data analytics. They hold a Master's degree in Information Systems and have experience gathering requirements, implementing Tableau and IBM Cognos, creating reports and dashboards, and improving data quality. Currently they work as a Business Analyst at IntegriDATA where they manage releases and assist with project management activities.

1. Vidhya Padmanabhan
444 Washington Blvd, Apt# 3140, Jersey City, NJ-07310
(407) 865-4548 | http://www.linkedin.com/in/vidhyapadmanabhan26/ | padvidhya@gmail.com
SUMMARY
A customer oriented, multitask professional with excellent analytical,problem solving, decision making and logical skills possessing
rich experience of 6+ years in IT. Expert and highly familiar with a wide variety of statistical, analytical and testing software.
Possess a Master’s Degree in Information Systems with a specialization in Business Intelligence and Analytics.
EDUCATION
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
Master of Science in Information Systems and Operations Management December 2015
GPA: 3.79
• Business Intelligence and Analytics SPECIALIZATION
• Member of Beta Gamma Sigma and Alpha Iota Delta Honor Societies
Birla Institute of technology and Science, Pilani – K.K. Birla Goa Campus Goa, India
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Chemical Engineering June 2008
• Editorial team member of the Chemical Engineering Department newsletter
• Coordinator and Treasurer, College tech Fest ‘Quark’ 2006
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Business Intelligence & Statistical Analysis: IBM Cognos, STATA ,SPSS, EDQ, XLMiner, Tableau, JMP,
R programming
Programming Languages:
Testing Tools:
C, Java, C#, SQL, Python, UNIX Shell Scripting
Rational Functional Tester, Rational Manual Tester, Quality
Center, Load runner, QTP, API testing
Other Tools: SharePoint Standard Server, Word, Excel, Access, Project ,
PowerPoint, Visio, SQL Developer, TOAD, ClearCase, JIRA
WORK EXPERIENCE
IntegriDATA Financial Technology Consulting & Software Development New York, NY
Business Analyst July’16-Till Date
• Gathered requirements gathering by communicating with various clients
• Create requirements traceability matrices, business process diagrams and UML diagrams for various projects
• Interpreting unstructured business needs and views into structured requirements and specifications
• Managed releases for various products from requirements gathering to implementation
• Worked at client location to process improvement initiatives from requirements gathering to implementation
• Assisted in Project Management activities and scoping meetings
ACM Health Technologies – Aurobindo Pharma Dayton, NJ
Business Intelligence Analyst May’16-July’16
• Gathered requirements and defined critical priorities business users, stakeholders and SMEs
• Coordinated with Offshore team and SMEs to implement Tableau in various departments
• Created various reports in Tableau to improve and monitor production vs. demand and forecasts
• Reduced manual effort and human errors by replacing manual reports with the implementation of Tableau
World Fuel Services Miami, FL
Business Analyst - Data Management June’15-August’15
• Coordinated with technology and business teams by holding JAD sessions and interviews to understand the root cause of
issue in hand and to identify critical data causing the issue
• Defined the data quality metrics based on key performance indicators and implemented processes to manage Data Quality
issues using Oracle EDQ
• Analyzed data by using SQL, Microsoft Access and Pivot tables to ensure data accuracy and identified, analyzed, and
interpreted patterns in complex data sets to generate KPIs for senior management
• Created Database using MS Access by importing data files to run SQL queries to identify and extract the incorrect data based
on the critical issues
• Prototyped a process to collect and report metrics in the form of dashboards, charts and Data Quality Scorecard using Excel
and EDQ
• Increased overall Data Quality from 93% to 99% of critical data identified as part of Phase One
• Created processes flow diagrams using Visio for customer and vendor setup processes for all scenarios
• Participated in User Acceptance testing by executing functional test cases and raised issues found on JIRA

2. UF Enterprise Systems
Gainesville, FL
Business Intelligence Analyst August’14-December’14
• Gathered requirements and defined critical priorities through interviews and JAD sessions with business users, stakeholders
and SMEs
• Coordinated with SMEs ,developers and testers to prioritize projects and requests
• Create requirements traceability matrices, business process diagrams and UML diagrams for various projects
• Created process diagrams and data models using Microsoft Visio to complement project reporting and strengthen the
knowledge repository
• Created end user reports using IBM Cognos based on clients functional requirements
• Conducted data warehouse testing using Cognos for all client reports and performed cross data validation against the
database using Query Studio and SQL
• Assist in User Acceptance testing of reports
• Conducted presentation to train end users to use IBM congas to access and generate their reports
• Conceptualized and designed a SharePoint page to create a one-stop knowledge repository using SharePoint to consolidate all
project related information and documents for ease of discovery and workflow improvement
• Met with end users to review all documentation and the SharePoint to obtain for sign offs
• Tracked all project milestones including hours and schedule using PMP tool
• Updated and created missing process flow diagrams, E-R diagrams, use case diagrams to achieve zero backlog in terms of
project documentation of completed projects
Accenture Bangalore, India
Business Analyst /Quality Assurance Analyst July’08-December’13
• Established self as an expert in domain as application owner of several full-stack and multi-platform systems
• Led, trained and mentored a team of nine new employees to take up various applications in order to reduce resource
dependency and to accommodate multiple projects in multi applications simultaneously along with migration projects
• Participated in developing functional requirements, testing and implementation of applications
• Reduced project turnover and increased go-live rate by optimizing project effort estimates and forecasting optimal test and
risk mitigation plans for upcoming projects
• Planned and defined system requirements to Use Case, Use Case Scenario and Use Case Narrative using the AGILE
methodologies. Handled the project from inception to implementation.
• Assisted the project managers with the development of project schedules. Also created Use Case Diagrams, Activity
Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams and ER Diagrams in MS Visio during the project planning phase to demonstrate the various
actors, activities and interaction between systems
• Scheduled meetings with developers, system analyst and testers to collaborate resource allocation and project completion.
Performed UAT on business requirements, technical specifications and product knowledge
• Experience in both Agile and Waterfall Software development methodology
• Interviewed business experts, asking detailed questions and carefully recording the requirements in a format that can be
reviewed and understood by both business and technical communities
• Analyzed and prioritized user and business requirements as system requirements that must be included while developing the
software.
• Played a major role in Interface testing both functionally and manually, and also developed strategies with Quality Assurance
group to implement Test Cases in Rational Manual Tester.
• Reduced dependency on client counterparts by demonstrating the role of an SME which included conflict resolution,
resolving application issues, providing solutions, attending application calls and signing off on all test deliverables for 14
applications comprising of GUI based, back end and database
• Led JAD sessions to discuss and communicate with the development team, testing team, project team, business analysts,
client teams and 3rd party vendors
• Reduced the testing time by 66% by building, enhancing and maintaining Automated Regression Suites for various
applications using RFT and STARTUTL simulator
• Decreased redundancy in test data preparation effort by 15% by collaborating with cross functional teams to understand the
Business requirements, identifying common end to end test data & environment set-up at earlier stages
• Performed Gap analysis to ensure no break in functionality not only within the application, but between all impacted
applications
• Documented processes, defined and documented functional requirements using RMT and ClearCase, and conducted
information flow analysis and process modeling within and across multiple application to meet the project demands
• Created Use case diagrams, activity diagrams and collaboration diagrams for multiple projects
• Demonstrated experience in Agile, Scrum methodology activities for Requirements and Analysis phases
• Created and maintained application training manuals, user guides and documents for internal reference and for end users

3. • Maintained resource allocation plans for forecasting resource availability to take on more projects and ensure complete
resource utilization and maximize number of projects delivered
• Monitor and check actual vs budget allocation of hours per phase and resource using PMP tools