A senior-level technologist, with almost 15 years experience in the fields of Business Intelligence and Data Analysis.

Eperience spans multiple database systems and business verticals, with the constant motivation to deliver well-conceived intelligent solutions for internal and external clients.

Has been responsible for data flow from source systems through ETL processes into target databases, and out to enduser reporting tools and other applications.

Has managed teams of up to 5 direct reports while being a customer facing hands-on resource for SQL, ETL, and BI development and analysis.

Technology tools

MicroStrategy Business Intelligence platform

Microsoft Business Intelligence

Crystal Reports

Some COGNOS and BusinessObjects

Ascential/IBM DataStage

Informatica

Sagent ETL

Strong analytical SQL analysis.

Some UNIX shell scripting

Oracle 9i

SQL Server (through 2008)

Teradata

DB2 databases

Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Quark Xpress, and Adobe Photoshop.

A senior finance professional with substantial experience in the financial sector (since 9/96) both as a manager and hands-on Business Intelligence (BI) technologist (since 5/00) in the design and delivery of client-customized financial BI solutions, full SDLC.

BI technology experience includes Hyperion Essbase (since 5/00), Hyperion Planning & COGNOS (9/05 – 11/08), and SAP (since 9/05).

Considerable financial report writing experience including Hyperion Financial Reporting.

A results-driven Financial Systems Professional (MBA) with over 12 years of superior performance, proven experience in financial systems integration, implementations, and improvements that have resulted in increased efficiencies while providing streamlined, transparent and flexible business processes.

Offers a progressive career in and hybrid skills that cross between Finance and Technology, and am an effective communicator with a proven track record of successfully partnering with all levels of management.

Extensive COGNOS experience / applications development / support: marketing, sales, pricing, revenue management, fleet and operations business management.

Senior leval position in corporate America include as Director, Applications Development for Hertz Global Holdings.

Additional information on request.

Positions include: Manager of Financial Data Intelligence, Essbase Systems Administrator & Developer, and Manager of Finance & MIS.

Oracle certified Hyperion Essbase Developer. Ten years experience in financial, operational, and statistical analysis. Five years hands-on experience in Hyperion development including Essbase, Planning and HFM.

Seven years experience developing reports in Financial Reporting, Smartview and the Excel Add-In.Proven project manager on multi person team Hyperion projects. Consistently delivered on-time and on-budget.

Managed 20+ person department.Experienced Technical Trainer.

TECHNICAL SKILLS Oracle Hyperion including Essbase, Planning, Hyperion Financial Management, Shared Services, Analytic Administration, Web Analysis, Strategic Finance, Crystal Ball and Financial Reporting. Advanced knowledge of COGNOS and Business Objects. Experienced statistician using SAS and SPSS.

Results-oriented IT professional with expertise in Information Systems Administration. In addition to 5 years COGNOS products expertise, has 20 years full project lifecycle development experience including requirements, analysis, design, coding, testing, configuration, implementation, and release management.

Successful and equally comfortable as a Developer, Project Lead, and Systems Analyst.

Responsibilities have required heavy client interface as well as working with development teams both onshore and offshore.

• Exceptional combination of project leadership and technical experience.

• Raise productivity levels by complex problem solving methodologies and innovative solutions.

• Proven ability to build strong relationships with staff and clients using negotiation talent, persuasion and demonstrated commitment.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

COGNOS BI 8 Products Experience

Report Studio Versions 8.2, 8.3, 8.4: Dashboard and Scorecard Development, List Reports, Cross Tab Reports, Drill Through Parameter Driven Reports, Interactive Prompting, Prompt Pages, Merged Queries (Unions, Joins, Master/Detail). Framework Manager Versions 8.2, 8.3, 8.4: Designing Metadata Models Transformer Versions 8.3, 8.4: Designing OLAP Models and Building Cubes Query Studio Versions 8.2, 8.3, 8.4: Ad-Hoc Reporting and data investigation.

Data Modeling

Perform Dimensional Modeling for both Relational and DMR models utilizing Star Schemas.

Set up the metadata models using Framework Manager and build data cubes using BI Transformer.

Other Mid Range Software Experience

DB2 Command Center, Advanced Query Tool/DB2, Toad/Oracle, Perl, PL/SQL, Visual Basic, Crystal Reports

Mainframe Software Experience

Cobol II, CICS, Ramis, Focus, SAS, Fortran, MVS-JCL, Endeavor, Librarian, SCLM, SPUFI/QMF, File Aid

Databases

DB2, VSAM, Oracle Operating Systems MVS/TSO, AIX/UNIX, Windows

Successfully contributed over the last 14 years through project management, development and the implementation of various business intelligence solutions for Corporate Finance, Planning, and PC divisions using Oracle/Hyperion ESSBASE and associated tools.

Known for excellence in project management, embracing new technology, analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical information to a non-technical audience.

Skillfully led many key IT projects, comprised of cross functional and global teams, reducing cost and improving performance.

AREAS OF PROFICIENCY

Hyperion/Oracle Essbase System9

Project management involving cross functional and global teams

OLAP model design and optimization

System Analysis and IT architecture

COGNOS tm1, AIX, Window OS,DB2

Product Vendor Relationship Management

Technical training and mentoring

Tool and process evaluation/recommendations Systems support

Cost benefit analysis

Excel, VB, access, Star Analytics

System documentation and user training

Familiar with Hyperion Planning

Global work and multicultural experience

Senior BI Analyst / Business Analyst / Process Management Analyst.

7 years experience in the effective design and deployment of BI, data warehousing, and business process reengineering projects (multiple industries, global companies).

Expertise in the use of SDLC. Skilled BA with ability to determine business requirements, requirements analysis, and translate to technical specifications.

Excellent communicator and team player. Expertise in customer experience, process improvement and business analytics. Strong technical background in BI solutions.

Hyperion, COGNOS, Informatica, MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Crystal Reports, Windows, Mac (more). Masters in Information Systems.

Business Analyst / Financial Analyst specializing in Hyperion applications with broad experience in planning, forecasting and operations, process improvement and financial systems implementations.

Experienced in the development and management of Hyperion Essbase cubes, Hyperion Planning applications and financial consolidations for monthly, forecast and budget reporting.

Extensive use of MS Access for financial reporting streamlining and automation.

Experienced trainer and effective communicator with all levels of an enterprise.

Essbase (cube design, calc scripts, report scripts, ESSCMD, load rule, security), HAL, Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Reports, Oracle OBIEE+, Hyperion Interactive Reporting, COGNOS Planning, MS VBA, SQL, Actuate, Oros ABC and OrosLinks

Extensive experience in specification, design, development and, management of operational and reporting systems. Relational database background includes ORACLE, SQL Server, Sybase and MS-Access. Business Intelligence tools include COGNOS and Pilot

For a government agency

Created a 5-year Information Technology Plan for the detailed design, deployment and management of the complete IT infrastructure. Designed, planned and implemented Internet, Intranet and Extranet Portals. Modular Solution included Presentation layer, Wireless access, Security, Portal and Personalization, Web Server, Content Management, Applications, Multi-language, Search and other user-access tools.

For a Major Bank

Designed, developed and deployed the Corporate Intranet purchasing portal which placed web-based procurement capabilities on 70,000 desktop computers in the global environment. Defined and created an MIS Data Mart to effectively monitor the levels of customer service.

For a Major Pharmaceutical firm

Corporate growth could not be supported with current sales force database and associated applications. Designed and developed a client/server solution, which included porting existing data from a legacy system to a client/server environment. Performed logical and physical database design, re engineered applications to take full advantage of the new database, and managed development and implementation.

For a national Telecom Company

Managed development of an ORACLE application to track service calls.

For a Major Brokerage

Complete and timely information could not be provided to the customer base. To improve customer service and support growth, a core ratings system was ported from a legacy system to a client/server environment. Re architecture was completed through the performance of logical and physical design and implementation of a core ratings database.

For a Major Transportation Agency an equal opportunity contracting system was needed to fulfill government requirements.

COGNOS (5+ years), PowerPlay Enterprise Server 6.6 (4+ years), Web Reporting, Access Manager, Upfront, Visualizer 1.5, Impromptu Administration 6 (4 + years), Oracle 8.X, Impromptu Web Reports, Transformer MDL, COGNOS Script, PeopleSoft EPM.

Full life cycle, project plans, finance, marketing, brokerage, pharmaceutical, HR, banking, insurance, transportation, order processing, retail, and more.

Expertise in all phases of systems development. Lead project manager, decision support systems designer, data modeler, and software quality assurance engineer.