Kajol Kanodia
Aspiring Business Analyst/Program Manager
Summary
Recently obtained MS in Information Systems degree from the acclaimed UW Foster’s School of Business, completed extensive study in cutting-edge IT concepts.
Accountable, detail-oriented business analyst with a passion for applying cutting-edge business intelligence and data mining tools to improve business speed, and cost-effectiveness. Current masters-level IT studies and multiple technical certifications combined with MBA degree. Extensive knowledge of CRM system administration, and information technology concepts. Recognized consistently for both technical expertise and demonstrated influencing, collaboration, and communications and stakeholder management skills. Key qualifications include:
Business Analysis | Project Management | Agile/Scrum | Requirements Gathering & Analysis | Functional Specifications | SDLC | Stakeholder Management | Wire-framing & Prototyping |Metrics & KPI Analysis | Dashboard Creation & Data Visualization | Digital Transformation | Process Improvement | Executive Presentations
Experience
Business Analyst
Braun Weiss Management Consulting Group / Boston, MA
• Served as a technical BA for this Financial Systems & Processes consultancy, worked remotely and managed three client-facing projects from start to finish —ranging from initial customer contact to final solution delivery
• Horse Sense Ability was one of the non-profit clients with their unique mission of helping people with trauma to heal and develop life skills by working with horses in a peaceful rural setting
• Key focus on implementing effective Salesforce CRM deployments within client firms, setting 20+ milestones and leading process improvements and automation initiatives that reduced report generation time by 50%
• Managed aggressive delivery deadlines and complex interdependencies across teams, wrote detailed project plans, handled scheduling, allocated resources, generated stakeholder status reports and dashboards, and guided and mentored junior BAs.
• Performed ad-hoc data modeling and business analysis, as needed, extracted data from various databases to analyze internal processes, gaps, and opportunities—and supported key project decisions.
Business Analyst
Star Union Dai- Ichi Life Insurance Co. / Mumbai India
• Managed a feature addition to one of the company's mobile application. The feature added a reward mechanism for the sales team. It would enable sales agent to add their leads to the system and track its entire lifecycle in real-time. They would then be rewarded based on the extent a lead turned into sale
• The feature led to a 30% increase in sales revenue—in addition to speeding up sales staff training, improving scalability, and reducing the time/cost involved in tracking, reporting, and forecasting. My role specifically, was to deliver business requirements and functional specifications while working with cross- functional stakeholders to clarify business needs including the UAT
Education
University of Washington
Master of Science in Information Systems / Information Systems
National Insurance Academy
MBA / Insurance & Risk Management
KNIPSS
Bachelor's in Commerce / Accounting & Business
Skills
