Samit Tibrewala

77, White House, Panchwati, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad 380 006 (INDIA) ! (+91) 98988 74112 ! samit.t@gmail.com



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Profile
A dedicated professional with a strong technical and managerial foundation, and over 7 years of relevant experience
across the UK, USA and India. Quick in interpreting & analyzing business processes, and experienced in providing and
implementing functional solutions for large global clients. Extensive experience in requirements planning and analysis,
including conducting workshops and brainstroming sessions.

Demonstrated track record of multiple successful project executions, equipped with parallel project management skills.
Good team player and leader, with past roles including lead business analyst, domain consultant and project manager
with teams of varied sizes and constructs. Accustomed to maintaining sensitivity and confidentiality, and adept at client
interfacing and formal business communication.

Skills Summary
Functional Design & Architecture Gap Analysis Project Management
Requirements Gathering & Analysis Scenario Analysis Scheduling, Resourcing and Estimation
Cards / Payments Domain SME IT Strategy Formulation
Business Process Modeling
Business Communication (Written + Oral)

Professional Experience
AVIAN CONSULTANCY SERVICES PVT. LTD.
Director | Nov-2011 to present | Location: Ahmedabad (India)
Key Responsibilities:
Set up project management, design and development teams, for existing and prospective client projects.
Led most key projects for all global clients from inception to delivery.
Handled client communication and relationships with business owners across the globe.
In the first year of operations, built a client profile across varied sectors in Ahmedabad, UK, USA and Australia.
As part of Business Development, created prospect-specific presentations and conducted pre-sales pitches, along
with business & technology discussions with the technical, management and HR teams.

AMERICAN EXPRESS EUROPE (via Manpower Services India Pvt. Ltd.)
Business Analyst | Jun-2010 to Oct-2011 | Location: UK, USA, India
Key Responsibilities:
Lead Business Analyst among a team of 70+ members, as part of the International Partner Payments portfolio in
the Cards practice, representing the business arm of American Express Technologies (AET). Worked with
stakeholders spread across 18+ countries in North / South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.
Actively recommended and led re-engineering initiatives, with projected cost saves of USD 700,000 over 2 years.
Responsible for evaluating vendor RFPs for project sizes in the range of USD 34 million.
Chaired requirements gathering and analysis sessions and arranged workshops with key business and technology
stakeholders, including Vice Presidents, Directors, Program Managers, Project Managers and Test Managers.
Authored and reviewed phase-end documents, including feasibility studies, project definitions, requirement
specifications, functional designs, test plans and global implementation schedules.
Extensively used UML for all key project documentation, along with client-specific documentation templates.
Ensured complete coverage of both functional and non-functional requirements.
Used Visio, Provision and Aris for business process modeling and process-specific illustrations.

INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Process / Domain Consultant (Banking & Capital Markets) | May-2006 to Apr-2010 | UK, USA, India
Key Responsibilities:
One among two lead consultants, representing the Technologies team in the International Partner Payments and
Consumer Card portfolios for one of the worlds largest travel and financial services organization.
Single point of contact for multiple client stakeholders, including Senior Management, Process Owners,
Technical Architects and Development Leads.
Samit Tibrewala
77, White House, Panchwati, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad 380 006 (INDIA) ! (+91) 98988 74112 ! samit.t@gmail.com



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Anchored phase-end documentation through the Feasibility, Definition, Analysis, Design, Test and
Implementation phases of the SDLC via interactions with key stakeholders across technical and business project
teams.
Ensured onsite-offshore co-ordination across cross-functional teams in multiple regions and markets, including
multi-vendor and client side teams.
Inducted into a core re-engineering team by the client within the portfolio. Conceptualized a completely new
functional architecture for the existing system, focusing on flexibility, scalability and changing future needs, that
would increase processing efficiency by about 30%, resulting in direct cost saves for the client.
Extensively contributed to knowledge sharing within the Business Analyst / Consultant community via research,
presentations, reviews and discussions.
Consistently achieved the highest appraisal rating throughout the tenure at Infosys.
Actively contributed to RFP creation via solution recommendations and targeted problem solving, thereby adding
to Infosys capabilities as a vendor partner.
As part of Project Management, participated in resourcing, estimations, scheduling, forecasting and status
reporting. Created & managed project plans across all project phases and tracked tasks at granular levels to
prevent any unforeseen delays / risks.

STYX INFOSOFT PRIVATE LIMITED
Senior Systems Engineer | May-2003 to Nov-2003 | Ahmedabad (India)
Based on the CTOs strategy, co-ordinated technical development and database management for a USA based
computer hardware online retail store.


Education
MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE GURGAON (INDIA)
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM) | Jul 2004 Mar 2006
Specialized in Finance and Information Management
(Two years full-time management program, equivalent to any MBA degree in India)

GUJARAT UNIVERSITY AHMEDABAD (INDIA)
Masters of Science in Computer Applications and Information Technology | Jun 2001 Apr 2003
Achieved academic excellence by securing 2
nd
rank at the University level

GUJARAT UNIVERSITY AHMEDABAD (INDIA)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Applications and Information Technology | Jun 1998 Apr 2001
Achieved A++ (Termed Excellent) grade in each year of the Bachelors programme

Key Recognitions / Awards
Momento and certificate from American Express USA for valued support in a new co-brand product
launch for one of its key global partners
American Express (USA)

Certificate of excellence awarded for key contributions at the portfolio level
Infosys Technologies Limited

Certificate of excellence awarded for research and publication on the CREDIT CARD Act of 2009
Infosys Technologies Limited

Certificate for securing 2
nd
rank at the University level as part of the Master in Science (M.Sc.) program
Gujarat University