Managing Consultant
Wipro Technologies
Skills
MBS, machine learning, analytics, Kanban, database, DWH, UAT, DFS, core banking, Java platform+, JBPM, XML, FXML scripts, ETL, SEF, FI, IBM, CRM, Oracle Apps/Siebel/SOA, Apps, Siebel, CRM / SOA, regression testing, Reverse Engineering, Sphinx, functional specifications, Application development, test case, package development, data generation, integration testing
Project history
06/2014
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01/2020
1) Insurance - personal lines, motor
Client - Aviva
Personal lines - machine learning for pricing and analytics
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation and Requirements Specifications review, issue management
* Testing coordination - Defect life cycle and defects coordination, NFT
* Development Team lead - task allocations, responsibility for deliverables
* Customer interaction
2) Real time settlements
Client - Credit Suisse
Reference Data - Global Securities Infrastructure static and dynamic reference data
* Product owner - Understanding the product roadmap, managing Kanban, issue management
* Testing coordination - End-to-end testing coordination, NFT
* Development Team lead - Agile ceremonies, productivity metrics
* Customer interaction
3) Intellimatch - Reconciliations
Client - Credit Suisse
Reconciliations tool from SunGard. Currently working on regulatory recon for Finance vs Market and Credit.
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation and Requirements Specifications review, issue management
* Intellimatch - Lead BA
* Testing coordination - Defect life cycle and defects coordination
* Program management and coordination
* Development Team lead - task allocations, responsibility for deliverables
* Release management
* Customer interaction
4) LCDB - Legal and Compliance Reference Data
Client - Credit Suisse
Reference data - Legal and compliance database/DWH program for trades, positions, accounts data. 70+ upstream
feeds updated in DWH for 20 downstream applications.
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation and Requirements Specifications review, issue resolutions
* Testing strategy and planning - UAT test planning, test scenarios/cases reviews
* Defect life cycle and defects management
* Program management
* Client interaction through entire life-cycle
5) STRIVE - Client Valuation
Client - Credit Suisse
Client valuations (pricing) application, generates client reports for regulatory requirements. Valuation of OTC and
cash securities.
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation creation and Requirements definition
* BRD / FSD documents preparation
* Functional guidance to team
* Testing strategy and planning - UAT test planning, test scenarios/cases reviews
* Client interaction through entire life-cycle
Client - Aviva
Personal lines - machine learning for pricing and analytics
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation and Requirements Specifications review, issue management
* Testing coordination - Defect life cycle and defects coordination, NFT
* Development Team lead - task allocations, responsibility for deliverables
* Customer interaction
2) Real time settlements
Client - Credit Suisse
Reference Data - Global Securities Infrastructure static and dynamic reference data
* Product owner - Understanding the product roadmap, managing Kanban, issue management
* Testing coordination - End-to-end testing coordination, NFT
* Development Team lead - Agile ceremonies, productivity metrics
* Customer interaction
3) Intellimatch - Reconciliations
Client - Credit Suisse
Reconciliations tool from SunGard. Currently working on regulatory recon for Finance vs Market and Credit.
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation and Requirements Specifications review, issue management
* Intellimatch - Lead BA
* Testing coordination - Defect life cycle and defects coordination
* Program management and coordination
* Development Team lead - task allocations, responsibility for deliverables
* Release management
* Customer interaction
4) LCDB - Legal and Compliance Reference Data
Client - Credit Suisse
Reference data - Legal and compliance database/DWH program for trades, positions, accounts data. 70+ upstream
feeds updated in DWH for 20 downstream applications.
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation and Requirements Specifications review, issue resolutions
* Testing strategy and planning - UAT test planning, test scenarios/cases reviews
* Defect life cycle and defects management
* Program management
* Client interaction through entire life-cycle
5) STRIVE - Client Valuation
Client - Credit Suisse
Client valuations (pricing) application, generates client reports for regulatory requirements. Valuation of OTC and
cash securities.
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation creation and Requirements definition
* BRD / FSD documents preparation
* Functional guidance to team
* Testing strategy and planning - UAT test planning, test scenarios/cases reviews
* Client interaction through entire life-cycle
06/2012
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06/2014
AVP
Infrasoft Technologies
1) Trade Finance / AML /Financial Inclusions product upgrades
Trade Finance, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Inclusions - modules of the core banking solution. Update to
Java platform+ JBPM and with an aim to make these modules stand alone.
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation creation and Requirements definition
* Gap Analysis - BRD / FSD documents
* Functional guidance to team
* Testing strategy and planning - functional manual, automation (XML, FXML scripts, ETL)
2) NDF trading platform - OMS for FX Outright and Swap deals
Client - Tullett Prebon (UK)
Non-deliverable forward (NDF) is an outright forward or futures contract for cash delivered currency pairs. As per
the SEF regulation, all OMS that allow trade on NDFs have to comply with certain risk management systems to
cover risks arising out of the cash delivered currencies. Project for FX NDF and Swaps trading SEF regulation.
* Gap Analysis - BRD / FSD documents
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation and Requirements Gathering
* Set up offshore infrastructure for onsite/offshore model
* Manage and coordinate entire testing activity - set up team, knowledge transitioning, delivery and project
management for the entire (onsite + offshore) test team
* Customer interaction and communication for entire program
Trade Finance, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Inclusions - modules of the core banking solution. Update to
Java platform+ JBPM and with an aim to make these modules stand alone.
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation creation and Requirements definition
* Gap Analysis - BRD / FSD documents
* Functional guidance to team
* Testing strategy and planning - functional manual, automation (XML, FXML scripts, ETL)
2) NDF trading platform - OMS for FX Outright and Swap deals
Client - Tullett Prebon (UK)
Non-deliverable forward (NDF) is an outright forward or futures contract for cash delivered currency pairs. As per
the SEF regulation, all OMS that allow trade on NDFs have to comply with certain risk management systems to
cover risks arising out of the cash delivered currencies. Project for FX NDF and Swaps trading SEF regulation.
* Gap Analysis - BRD / FSD documents
* Business Analysis - Functional Documentation and Requirements Gathering
* Set up offshore infrastructure for onsite/offshore model
* Manage and coordinate entire testing activity - set up team, knowledge transitioning, delivery and project
management for the entire (onsite + offshore) test team
* Customer interaction and communication for entire program
02/2011
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05/2012
Sr Consultant (Sr. Program Manager) BA / QA
Wipro Technologies
1) Collateral Management program - GCI - Global Collateral Infrastructure
Client - Credit Suisse (US)
Collateral management platform for OTC derivatives, FI, FX, Repo products and Legacy modernization for
Algorithmic (IBM) -trading and Valuation. Project was for Dodd Frank regulations and Basel III norms
* Gap Analysis - BRD / FSD documents
* Change requests management and process set up - triggered by FSD gaps
* Create test plan and strategy
* Set up offshore infrastructure for onsite/offshore model
* Manage and coordinate entire testing activity - set up team, knowledge transition to offshore, manage
deliveries from offshore team, oversee testing deliverables, task allocations, resource utilization and
management etc.
* Customer interaction and communication for entire program
* Invoicing and SOWs creation and management
* Project estimation and planning
* Co-ordinate all PEG activities
Client - Credit Suisse (US)
Collateral management platform for OTC derivatives, FI, FX, Repo products and Legacy modernization for
Algorithmic (IBM) -trading and Valuation. Project was for Dodd Frank regulations and Basel III norms
* Gap Analysis - BRD / FSD documents
* Change requests management and process set up - triggered by FSD gaps
* Create test plan and strategy
* Set up offshore infrastructure for onsite/offshore model
* Manage and coordinate entire testing activity - set up team, knowledge transition to offshore, manage
deliveries from offshore team, oversee testing deliverables, task allocations, resource utilization and
management etc.
* Customer interaction and communication for entire program
* Invoicing and SOWs creation and management
* Project estimation and planning
* Co-ordinate all PEG activities
02/2006
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02/2011
Engagement Manager / Business Analyst
KPITCummins Infosystems
1) CRM - Oracle Apps/Siebel/SOA
Client - Lifestyle Services Group (UK)
System Replacement Project - Testing for Oracle Apps / Siebel CRM / SOA project
* Setting up the testing team - onsite / offshore model
* Create test plan and test strategy
* Set up testing infrastructure
* Set up the testing methodology for SIT
- link testing, core configuration testing, functional regression testing for customization
* Manage and coordinate all SIT testing activity
* Review testing deliverables for completeness and coverage
* UAT plan and strategy
* Consolidated project plan creation and tracking
* Coordinate for UAT with the customer
* Customer interaction for entire testing activity
2) Reverse Engineering project - Loan processing
Client - African Bank (SA)
Phoenix - personal lending solution for direct clients
Sphinx - personal lending solution for clients through sales channels (Product)
* Understand and define use cases and functional specifications
* Create business workflows and data flows
* Knowledge transfer to offshore team
* Product issues and highlights
- offering suggestions for product improvement
* Guide the testing team for building a regression test pack
* Review and responsibility of testing deliverables
* Customer interaction for business analysis and testing deliverables
* Client relationship building for the account
3) Trading System - Fixed Income Securities
Client - Tullett Prebon -(US)
Application development / maintenance testing for trading platform
- Repos, OTC derivatives, FX for an inter dealer broker
* As an engagement lead, started the engagement - engagement plan, SLAs definition, project plan and
strategy, onsite / offshore set up and coordination
* Acquire application knowledge and transition to offshore
* Initial project management for the team - includes invoicing, resource planning, resource utilization, meetings
coordination, team management, status reporting, client interaction, metrics generation etc
* Prepare test strategy, testing methodology and scope
* Requirements / change requests and gap analysis
* Process consultancy and standards definition for the project
* Team facilitation for infrastructure and other requirements
* Customer interaction and satisfaction management
* Review test scenarios creation and test case documents
4) AceTP - Global Reengineering Program - Custody and Clearing System,
ORS - Order Routing Service
Client - BNPP (France)
Custodial services, Clearing, Order routing system and billing system
* Functional training on order management system to team
* Gather Order routing functional understanding
* Functional training on custody and clearing and other finance topics to team
* Functional testing for projects
* Requirement specifications and gap analysis
* E- Learning package development for induction training
Client - Lifestyle Services Group (UK)
System Replacement Project - Testing for Oracle Apps / Siebel CRM / SOA project
* Setting up the testing team - onsite / offshore model
* Create test plan and test strategy
* Set up testing infrastructure
* Set up the testing methodology for SIT
- link testing, core configuration testing, functional regression testing for customization
* Manage and coordinate all SIT testing activity
* Review testing deliverables for completeness and coverage
* UAT plan and strategy
* Consolidated project plan creation and tracking
* Coordinate for UAT with the customer
* Customer interaction for entire testing activity
2) Reverse Engineering project - Loan processing
Client - African Bank (SA)
Phoenix - personal lending solution for direct clients
Sphinx - personal lending solution for clients through sales channels (Product)
* Understand and define use cases and functional specifications
* Create business workflows and data flows
* Knowledge transfer to offshore team
* Product issues and highlights
- offering suggestions for product improvement
* Guide the testing team for building a regression test pack
* Review and responsibility of testing deliverables
* Customer interaction for business analysis and testing deliverables
* Client relationship building for the account
3) Trading System - Fixed Income Securities
Client - Tullett Prebon -(US)
Application development / maintenance testing for trading platform
- Repos, OTC derivatives, FX for an inter dealer broker
* As an engagement lead, started the engagement - engagement plan, SLAs definition, project plan and
strategy, onsite / offshore set up and coordination
* Acquire application knowledge and transition to offshore
* Initial project management for the team - includes invoicing, resource planning, resource utilization, meetings
coordination, team management, status reporting, client interaction, metrics generation etc
* Prepare test strategy, testing methodology and scope
* Requirements / change requests and gap analysis
* Process consultancy and standards definition for the project
* Team facilitation for infrastructure and other requirements
* Customer interaction and satisfaction management
* Review test scenarios creation and test case documents
4) AceTP - Global Reengineering Program - Custody and Clearing System,
ORS - Order Routing Service
Client - BNPP (France)
Custodial services, Clearing, Order routing system and billing system
* Functional training on order management system to team
* Gather Order routing functional understanding
* Functional training on custody and clearing and other finance topics to team
* Functional testing for projects
* Requirement specifications and gap analysis
* E- Learning package development for induction training
09/2003
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02/2006
Global Systems Trainer (BA)
HSBC Software Development
1) GHSS - Global Custody and Clearing
Client - HSBC Custodian
Custody and clearing system for sub-custodian services
* Study, modify and update external design requirements (requirement specifications)
* Create business flows, use cases and specifications
* Create training material for business users
* Creation of training administration File - base and reference data generation, screen help / help text
* UAT testing - create test cases, test scenarios and test plans
* On site classroom training for all custody and clearing settlements package upgrades worldwide
* Create web based tutorials and electronic procedure manuals
Client - HSBC Custodian
Custody and clearing system for sub-custodian services
* Study, modify and update external design requirements (requirement specifications)
* Create business flows, use cases and specifications
* Create training material for business users
* Creation of training administration File - base and reference data generation, screen help / help text
* UAT testing - create test cases, test scenarios and test plans
* On site classroom training for all custody and clearing settlements package upgrades worldwide
* Create web based tutorials and electronic procedure manuals
Local Availability
Only available in these countries:
India
I would like Pune, India to be my base location. However, I am open to travel for short duration 2- 3 months anytime and anywhere.
