Vikas Badagu

[email protected] | (303) 503-3354 | Charlotte, North Carolina

Professional Summary
 Over 8 years of IT experience as Business and Data Analyst in Requirement Gathering, Gap Analysis, Impact Analysis,
Content Management & Application Development. Strong experience in interacting with Stakeholders/Customers,
gathering requirements through meetings, workshops, and existing system documentation or procedures, defining business
processes, identifying, and analyzing risks using appropriate templates and analysis tools.
 Move the People Analytics function toward a predictive analysis and workforce forecasting model.
 Empower HR business partners with improved tools and training to easily access, understand and act on people data.
 Domain knowledge of insurance industry with very challenging and demanding work environment. Broad experience in
Property and Casualty Insurance including Auto, Home, and Life insurance.
 Formulated the ER diagrams of Property and Casualty data and data flow diagrams in order to interact with database
developers.
 Good understanding of SQL Server Architecture in terms of ETL and query processing, structure and performance and table
partitions. Developed SQL queries for data quality checks on outbound files and inbound files using MySQL.
 Extensively used tracing methods to troubleshoot various time-consuming queries. Worked on data migration from various
applications and Involved in data profiling and cleansing to remove redundant data.
 Translated business requirements into working logical and physical data models for Data warehouse and Data marts.
Worked on Tableau to create dashboards, effectively identify Key Performance Indicators to aid management make better
business decisions in terms of monitoring and controls.
 Proficient with creating Unified Modeling Language diagrams (UML) for Business Process Modeling which include Use Case
Diagrams (UCD), Sequence Diagrams (SD), Activity Diagrams (AD), Flow Charts (FC), Data Flow Diagrams (DFD) and Wire-
frame Prototypes using MS Visio and Top Team.
 Thorough understanding of the SDLC Testing phase like designing Test Strategies, Test Cases, and Test Scripts including User
Acceptance Testing (UAT) and training for end users. Skilled at performing different analyses like Gap analysis, SWOT
analysis, Risk analysis, along with good knowledge of process workflow tools and techniques.
 Developed project communication deliverable including Data Lineage, road map, planning list, change management,
timeline, budget, scope, and other requirements. Experience in various phases of Software Development life cycle, SDLC
(Analysis, Requirements gathering, Designing) with expertise in documenting various requirement specifications, functional
specifications, Test Plans and Source to Target mappings.
Work Experience
All State – Charlotte, NC Jul 2020 – Jan 2021
Business Analyst
 The main goal of the project application would let customers submit online claims for Worker's Compensation Property and
Casualty and the Non-worker's Compensation.
 Executed personal interviews, brainstorming sessions, JAD sessions, focus groups and personal interviews to be able to help
the client with the business process.
 Documented and developed formulas for the calculation of premiums and losses statistics in the marts Written Premium,
Earned Premium, Unearned Premium
 Prioritized functional and non-functional requirements via data analysis, interviews and different modeling tools.
 Generated business requirement documents, functional requirement documents and data mapping documentation.
 Generated automated scripts for Guidewire Quick Quote, Application and Policy Binding Processes.
 Performed in depth data analysis identifying data issues in legacy system and worked with business to develop resolutions
to those issues.
 Conducted MS Project to report status and planning.
 Involved in migration process from Mainframe, policy legacy systems to Guidewire applications.
 Used MS Visio, designed Activity Diagrams, Use Case Diagrams and Sequence Diagrams
 Generated data mapping documents from production databases to the warehouse and from the warehouse to the policy
and claims marts.
 Worked with the team to implement SCRUM methods for project implementation and development.
 Generated test data by using TestPatrner on Guidewire Policy Center.
 Created various tests for System Architects and Quality Assurance Analysts.
 Established Data Driven Automation Framework to be able to perform UI testing on Guidewire applications.
 Checked the compliances of corporate SDLC policies and guidelines.
 Involved in defect tracking to encounter specific requirements for a successful project implementation.
 Conducted UAT with business users.
Wells Fargo – Charlotte, NC Nov 2018 – Jun 2020
Business Data Analyst (Data Management Consultant)
 Worked under Data Management & Insights (DMI) for the Report Mapping and Issue Identification (RMII) group for the
CCAR FR Y-14A and DFAST-14A Report Documentation teams.
 Coordinated with management to re-org the CCAR FR Y-14A/M/Q and DFAST-14A team structure to ensure maximum
efficiency.
 Lead the conversion project to create new end-2-end documentation for applications by coordinating with Data Owners
and Business Owners.
 Acted as team lead, effectively assigning tasks, creating project schedules and reports, hosting meetings with stakeholders,
and working hands on to ensure all team members were up to speed and all artifacts completed in a timely fashion.
 Collaborated with the Wells Fargo COSO team and stakeholders from Corporate ALM, Counterparty, Enterprise FP&A,
Wholesale FP&A, Retail Repurchase, Consumer Banking FP&A, Other Banking FP&A, and the Balance Sheet COE to assure
accurate representation of each LOB’s reporting process and correct alignment with the Shared Risk Platform (SHRP).
 Completed the Enterprise Data Templates (EDT), Desktop Procedures, Data Flow Diagrams, Process Flow Diagrams, and
Process Flow Narratives for the Final Report Packages.
 Worked with Deloitte to successfully complete knowledge transfer documents and projects plans to assure future RMII
productivity as an individualized entity.
 Developed SQL queries for data quality checks on outbound files and inbound files using MySQL.
 Coordinated and tracked all projects for seamless releases using Project Management System JIRA.
Fidelity Investments – Chicago, IL Feb 2018 – Oct 2018
Data Analyst
 Conducted project kick off meetings with team members to explain roles, responsibilities, deliverable, timelines,
assignments, and status reporting as well as setting expectations from various teams.
 Assist with developing and maintaining global reporting standards.
 Solid knowledge of statistical techniques (generalized linear models, regularized regression, decision trees/random forests,
clustering, etc.)
 Strong attention to detail and high commitment to accuracy and auditing
 Participate in evaluation, reporting, and analysis to understand effectiveness of new initiatives and identify trends and
make predictions.
 Willingness to adapt quickly to shifting business priorities.
 Generate and analyze data and metrics across the company to drive data driven decision making and decision support in
the organization.
 Provides support to the HR function in the areas of people metrics, reporting and advanced and predictive analytics.

 Anthem – Denver, CO Aug 2016 – Jan 2018

Business Data Analyst II
 Lead the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of complex data systems and solutions.
 Built and maintained ETL pipelines to support data and analytical needs.
 Conducted preliminary investigation for all project requests and reviewed requirements, specifications, testing plans,
support, and training plans to ensure they are in line with business objectives.
 Managed the requirements process including elicitation, analysis, prioritization, documentation, and communication.
 Extensively used tracing methods to troubleshoot various time-consuming queries and helped in data migration from
various applications to Oracle and MS SQL. Reviewed processes and provided input into project plan.
 Staged yearly Certifications in order to comply with audit and compliance department policies and regulations. Directly
work with audit and compliance to ensure users have proper access to Applications, Systems, and Databases. Provided
Team Wide training for yearly Certifications.
 Conducted daily, weekly meetings with Business, Developers, and Vendors in order to drive the implementation of security
best practices and standards.
Alliance Data – Columbus, OH Jan 2016 – Jun 2016
Systems Data Analyst
 Translated business requirements into working logical and physical data models for Data warehouse, Data marts and OLAP
applications.
 Elicited requirements for automated extraction and transformation of data from Excel, XML, PDF, RSS feeds and from APIs
based on SOAP, REST and XML.
 Optimized and executed SQL queries for mining data from databases enhancing data extraction and transformation
processes (ETL) to ensure the flow of efficient and quality data.
 Performed regular statistical trend analysis on the incidents reported and shared the reports with senior management and
client.
Cognizant – Hyderabad, TG Jul 2012 – Nov 2015
Associate Consultant
 Actively participated in the design of data model like conceptual, logical models using ERwin. Defined the requirements of
the mining team for Marketing Strategy.
 Modeled a database to store customer demographic and other data with web log and click stream data. Developed logical
data model using ER diagrams.
 Involved in data profiling and cleansing to remove redundant data. Participated in daily scrum meetings, story discussion,
story points and in sprint planning.
Skills
SQL Server IBM DataStage MS VISIO
MS Office MS SharePoint  CCAR & DFAST
Tableau Agile and Waterfall Business and Data Analysis
Education
Bachelor’s in Computer Science & Engineering
JNTU