Vinod Kallakuri

Experience

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  Swift Solutions Inc

  Mar 2010 - Dec 2011

  Business Analyst

  • Worked on multiple small scale projects as Jr, Buiness analyst • Participating in kickoff meetings to understand the scope of the projects and execution of projects from ideation till proto–typing (By the developers).• Focus on creating various Business Architecture artifacts including Business Process Maps, Business Requirement, Functional Requirements, Business Data Elements and Business Rules, structure and business information• Creating study guides, user manuals and training materials and update each document after each iteration.• Prepared test case documents (Test plans, test cases) and participated in E2E, regression testing Show less

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  State Farm ®

  Jan 2012 - Feb 2014

  Business Architect

  Worked as Business Architect with DC2&3 and create the business architecture using MEGA tool and creating the artifacts like Business processes maps, high level Business & Functional requirements, Business rules, Data Elements etc for various business segments like Fire, Life, Bank and Auto niche.

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  Sentry Insurance Agency

  Jun 2014 - Feb 2015

  Senior Business Analyst | Project Coordinator

  Worked on enhancing the legacy systems and elicit, mitigate the business requirements in the Inference criteria document and have it reviewed, finalize the requested changes accordingly. Document all requirements, mockups, user guides, manuals for the Auto and Cycle forms. Enhancing the current Auto and Cycle forms with new looks and new fields that can help the users to identify the data across its database. Generate the User story from the Forms governance team and update it accordingly as per the request. Was part of the scrum ceremonies like sprint planning, daily standups, reviews & retrospective sessions. Show less

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  State Farm ®

  Feb 2015 - Aug 2017

  Business Analyst Lead | Project Coordinator

  Worked on multiple project across the statefarm with various multiple roles as mentioned below with various domains such as ARM, ITRMP (BCRS), Information Security and ITRMP niches.

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  Los Angeles Unified School District

  Sept 2017 - Mar 2019

  Business Analyst Lead | Project Coordinator

  • Facilitating Sprint Planning (task selection), supervising Sprints (development and delivery), leading Sprint reviews and Retrospectives for ongoing improvements, and managing projects in an Agile scrum are all part of project management. • Identified, assessed, and mitigated project risks, by developing contingency plans and risk response strategies to minimize disruptions and achieve project objectives.• Designed & conducted new training initiatives to improve the skills and knowledge base of team members enabling them to produce results expected from them.• Adapted & executed scope changes & shifted priorities to demonstrate capability in navigating project timelines while maintaining focus on goals. Show less

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  HumanGood

  Oct 2019 - Jul 2020

  Sr Business Analyst

  • Conducted study of project impediments & blockers through Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to identify the main reasons for the development/implementation of solutions to ensure project success.• Established strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels (clients, users, executives, team members) to ensure alignment of project requirements with stakeholder expectations.• Aligned the project objectives with overall business goals to deliver value to stakeholders by establishing a clear communication for understanding the business scope and strategies. • Applied designated methodologies (e.g., Agile/ Scrum) to execute/ deliver projects, complying with set timelines and meeting quality standards. Show less

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  Culinda Inc.,

  Oct 2020 - Apr 2024

  Project Manager | Principal Business Analyst

  • Led between 8 to 15 resources (for various engagements) to execute project/s for solution implementation as well as for support of multiple products based on functions of the project life cycle.• Coordinated with stakeholders, clients, users & team members to elicit business requirements/ User stories and develop appropriate solutions to meet such business needs.• Arranged motivation of project teams to delegate tasks and propagate a collaborative/ teamwork-based environment, enabling the team to achieve corporate objectives. Show less