Shiva Guda
Summary
Results-oriented business analyst with over 9 years of experience in diverse sectors, including banking, life science, healthcare, and technology. Skilled in facilitating collaboration between business and technical teams, analyzing data, driving process optimization, and delivering actionable business insights. Recognized for exceptional problem-solving abilities, stakeholder management expertise, and the ability to transform complex business requirements into effective technical solutions. Proficient in agile and waterfall methodologies and experienced in managing the full project lifecycle.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Analyst
Wellcome Sanger Institute
08.2022 - Current
- Understand and articulate business change needs, capturing, analyzing and documenting requirements with the relevant parties
- Established and championed a dedicated Business Analyst role in Scientific Operations, optimizing business analysis and earning an "Excellent" performance rating
- Streamlined LIMS management, implemented data-driven decision-making via roadmaps, and developed an Hybrid prioritization framework (all in collaboration with senior leadership)
- Collaborate with leadership to identify strategic opportunities for business transformation, process improvement, and data-driven decision-making
- Support cross-functional teams (IT, development, operations) by defining key performance indicators (KPIs) and tracking project progress to ensure timely delivery of high-quality business solutions
- Facilitate workshops and meetings to communicate requirements, manage expectations, and obtain feedback from stakeholders across varying levels of the organization
- Identifying and evaluating relevant solutions to business problems and supporting them
- Understand and distill complex topics into accessible formats for a variety of audience
- Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope
Business Analyst
Target Group, UK (Tech Mahindra)
10.2020 - 07.2022
- Working closely with the clients of Target in understanding the requirement and providing the walkthrough of the change requirement
- Spearheaded workshops with internal teams (development, testing, and operations) to communicate business requirements, identify potential risks, and align on project scope and timelines
- Initiate a change workshop/ change meeting with the internal teams – Development, testing and operations, briefing them on the requirement and obtaining the challenges in change
- Provided technical support for troubleshooting analytics and reporting issues
- Collaborated closely with client teams to capture and prioritize requirements for both short- and long-term business solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer expectations
Business Analyst
Development Bank of Singapore DAH2 (Tech Mahindra)
10.2019 - 10.2020
- Played a key role in the administration and configuration of banking applications, supporting the release management and deployment of system updates to improve functionality and security
- Conducted detailed business analysis for banking products and services, collaborating with stakeholders to gather and prioritize requirements for new initiatives
- Worked closely with cross-functional teams including IT, operations, and risk management to define business processes and implement efficient solutions
- Collaborated with the UI/UX team during a code hackathon to design and develop a user-friendly website, ensuring seamless navigation and an intuitive interface that enhanced user experience
- Developed and maintained comprehensive business requirements documents (BRDs) and functional specifications for system enhancements and new product launches
Business Analyst
GSK (Modak Analytics)
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Acted as the primary liaison between GSK and the Modak Analytics team, ensuring effective communication and timely resolution of project challenge
- Collaborated with GSK stakeholders to define business requirements and key performance indicators (KPIs) for the automation of data transfer processes
- Led business analysis efforts for large-scale data migration and transfer projects at GSK, ensuring smooth transition of critical business data across systems with minimal disruption
- Collaborated with GSK stakeholders to gather and document business requirements, ensuring alignment on data transfer objectives, scope, and key milestones
- Analyzed existing data architecture and workflows to identify inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities for streamlining the data migration process, resulting in improved accuracy and faster transfer times.
- Coordinated with technical teams to design data migration strategies, including data mapping, transformation rules, and validation criteria, to ensure seamless transfer of structured and unstructured data
- Collaborated with the operations team to monitor and optimize the performance of data transfer systems, implementing proactive measures to address any issues or failures in the process
Business Analyst
3M - Contract
01.2016 - 12.2018
- Coordinated with IT and networking teams to ensure that network solutions were aligned with business needs and integrated seamlessly into 3M's existing infrastructure
- Managed the implementation of network upgrades, monitoring progress to ensure that timelines, budgets, and performance goals were met
- Prepared detailed process flow diagrams, network topology models, and functional specifications to facilitate clear communication among technical teams and stakeholders
- Provided ongoing support and troubleshooting for network-related issues, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure swift resolution of any problems that arose
- Worked closely with stakeholders to define and document business requirements for network optimization, including bandwidth management, security protocols, and system integrations
- Supported the development of network architecture by gathering requirements and ensuring that proposed solutions met both business and technical needs
- Assisted in the design and implementation of network solutions, including configuring routers, switches, and firewalls, ensuring that all designs met security, performance, and scalability requirements
Education
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
Northwestern Polytechnic University
USA 03-2016
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
JNTU
INDIA 07-2014
Big Data Optimization And Data Science
INSOFE
INDIA10-2019
Skills
- Business Analysis Methodologies
- Critical Thinking/Problem Solving/Negotiation
- Process Mapping & Workflow Design
- JIRA & Confluence
- Decision Making
- Tableau/Mondaycom/Lucid/GitHub
- Data Analysis/Management
- Stakeholder/Portfolio Management
- Requirement Elicitation
- Agile/SCRUM/Waterfall
- Change impact analysis
- SQL/Python/R
- Gap analysis
- Strategic thinking
- Product management
Timeline
Business Analyst
Wellcome Sanger Institute
08.2022 - Current
Business Analyst
Target Group, UK (Tech Mahindra)
10.2020 - 07.2022
Business Analyst
Development Bank of Singapore DAH2 (Tech Mahindra)
10.2019 - 10.2020
Business Analyst
GSK (Modak Analytics)
02.2019 - 07.2019
Business Analyst
3M - Contract
01.2016 - 12.2018
Master of Science - Electrical Engineering
Northwestern Polytechnic University
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
JNTU
Big Data Optimization And Data Science
INSOFE
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