Minal Patil
@minalpatil
Detail-oriented Business Analyst with expertise in process optimization.
What I'm looking for
I am a detail-oriented Business Analyst with over 7 years of experience in IT and Quality Assurance. My expertise lies in bridging the gap between stakeholders and development teams through effective requirement gathering, process analysis, and documentation. I have a strong background in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall methodologies, which has enabled me to optimize workflows and drive business solutions effectively.
Throughout my career, I have worked across multiple domains including Finance, eCommerce, and Enterprise Portals. Currently, I serve as a Consultant QA Lead and Business Analyst at Everywatch in Dubai, where I lead agile teams in delivering high-quality solutions for a B2C auction platform. My previous roles have equipped me with the skills to enhance system efficiency and improve delivery timelines significantly.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Consultant QA Lead and Business Analyst
Everywatch
Apr 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)
Gathered and documented business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria for new feature sets. Collaborated with Product, Development, and QA teams to resolve blockers and align on deliverables. Led sprint planning, grooming sessions, and retrospectives as a key agile team member, automating workflows to improve task visibility and reduce delivery bottlenecks by 40%.
QA Engineer and Associate BA (Manager Band)
Quinstreet Software Pvt. Ltd.
Apr 2021 - Apr 2024 (3 years)
Documented business process flows and proposed system enhancements, facilitating stakeholder meetings to define MVP and break down epics into stories. Collaborated with the UI/UX team to translate requirements into wireframes. Monitored and resolved blockers during sprints, enabling timely delivery.
Sr. QA Analyst
Nourtek Innovations Pvt. Ltd
Sep 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 6 months)
Defined functional and non-functional requirements, managing backlog and sprint scope for an AI-driven risk management and insurance workflow automation project. Conducted gap analysis and workflow redesigns to enhance lender-consumer engagement. Led UAT and coordinated between QA and business users for acceptance sign-off, improving loan process automation and reducing approval turnaround by 15%.
QA Analyst
Zensar Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Sep 2018 - Apr 2019 (7 months)
Created test plans and executed localization testing for multi-language casino applications, ensuring currency and payout validation across regional platforms. Supported the Business Analyst team with requirement traceability and documentation efforts.
QA Analyst
Pitasys Software
Aug 2016 - Aug 2018 (2 years)
Coordinated with product owners and stakeholders to validate route optimization features for an employee transport and route management system. Created and maintained requirement traceability matrix and test scenarios, supporting cost analysis and providing QA metrics to improve release cycles.
Education
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Savitribai Phule University
Bachelor's Degree, Information Technology
Completed a Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology. The curriculum focused on various aspects of IT, preparing for a career in the technology sector.
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