Harini Paderla

Lead Business Analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Harini Paderla has a strong background in business analysis and project management. Harini is currently working as a Lead Business Analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, where they collaborate with stakeholders to identify and document security needs for the Blue Card Modernization Portal. In their role, Harini also develops authentication and authorization solutions and identifies areas for improvement in the current process.

Prior to their current role, Harini worked as a Senior Associate - Projects at AbbVie, where they executed cross-functional projects and acted as a consultant between business, technical, and cross-functional teams during the AbbVie and Allergan merger. Harini also gathered requirements, developed user stories, and presented business cases to clients.

Harini gained experience as a Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University, where they dealt with strategic management and applied strategic analysis to business problems. Harini also worked as a Data Analyst at Tribune Publishing Company, analyzing and interpreting data related to advertising rate cards.

Earlier in their career, Harini was an Application Development Analyst at Accenture, where they conducted daily scrum meetings, gathered requirements, and monitored complex systems to improve key performance indicators. Harini also worked as a Program Management Intern at Zippr, where they supported business activities, tested the application, and promoted it through marketing materials and social media outreach.

Harini Paderla completed their Master's degree in Management Information Systems and Services from Northern Illinois University from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, they obtained their Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from G. Narayanamma Institute Of Technology And Science between 2011 and 2015. Additionally, they attended Nasr School from 1997 to 2009 to complete their high school education.

In terms of certifications, Harini obtained several certifications from Microsoft, including "Exam 532: Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions" and "MCSA: Cloud Platform - Certified 2017" in April 2017, "Scrum Trained Professional" in August 2016, and "Exam 483: Programming in C#" and "Exam 533: Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions" in February 2016. The institution for the certification of "Scrum Trained Professional" is not specified.

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  • Lead Business Analyst

    November, 2021 - present