Resume 1 Professional Summary COGNOS Professional with Five(+) years of Complete BI project life cycle experience – Analysis, design, and implementation of business intelligence systems, Reporting tools , OLAP environments and tools, along with strong analytical skills & vast ReportNet expertise. Over 5 years of total IT experience in the Design, Modeling, Development and Testing of Business Intelligence applications. 3+ years of experience using Cognos Reportnet Suite - Cognos Connection, Framework Manager, Report studio, Query Studio and Migration Utilities and recent experience with Cognos BI Series 8. 5 years of experience using Cognos Impromptu 7.1/6.6/6.x, PowerPlay, Transformer, Impromptu Web Reports (IWR), Upfront, Power Prompts, Visualizer, Cognos Query, Architect, Powerplay Enterprise Server, Cognos DecisionStream, Scripting, Informatica PowerCenter 5.1.1/5.0/1.7/1.6, PowerMart 5.1.1/5.0/4.7. Strong experience in Installation, Configuration, Monitoring and Management of Cognos tools Experience with Deployment of Cognos Products from Development server to Production, and proficiency in production support. Strong Knowledge of process analysis, catalog & Frame Work Models design and performance optimization of Business Intelligence Reports 5 years of experience using Oracle 10g/9i/8i/7.x, Developer 2000, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus. Experience in Oracle PL/SQL programming and Shell Scripting Extensively worked with SQL Queries , Views and Stored Procedures Strong knowledge and experience of pharmaceutical reporting , financial reporting solutions and business workflows.
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Resume 1
Professional Summary
COGNOS Professional with Five(+) years of Complete BI project life cycle experience – Analysis, design, and implementation of business intelligence systems, Reporting tools , OLAP environments and tools, along with strong analytical skills & vast ReportNet expertise.
Over 5 years of total IT experience in the Design, Modeling, Development and Testing of Business Intelligence applications.
3+ years of experience using Cognos Reportnet Suite - Cognos Connection, Framework Manager, Report studio, Query Studio and Migration Utilities and recent experience with Cognos BI Series 8.
5 years of experience using Cognos Impromptu 7.1/6.6/6.x, PowerPlay, Transformer, Impromptu Web Reports (IWR), Upfront, Power Prompts, Visualizer, Cognos Query, Architect, Powerplay Enterprise Server, Cognos DecisionStream, Scripting, Informatica PowerCenter 5.1.1/5.0/1.7/1.6, PowerMart 5.1.1/5.0/4.7.
Strong experience in Installation, Configuration, Monitoring and Management of Cognos tools
Experience with Deployment of Cognos Products from Development server to Production, and proficiency in production support.
Strong Knowledge of process analysis, catalog & Frame Work Models design and performance optimization of Business Intelligence Reports
5 years of experience using Oracle 10g/9i/8i/7.x, Developer 2000, PL/SQL, SQL*Plus. Experience in Oracle PL/SQL programming and Shell Scripting
Extensively worked with SQL Queries , Views and Stored Procedures Strong knowledge and experience of pharmaceutical reporting , financial
reporting solutions and business workflows. Excellent communication and documentation skills & Expertise in gathering
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/00/NT 4.0/ XP Pro, Unix (Solaris, HP)
Education:
M.S in Computer Science, NYIT, New York, NY B.E in EEE, INDIA
Professional Experience:
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Florham Park, NJ July 2006 – Till Date
(High point Solutions Inc.)
Cognos Reportnet Developer
Novartis is the leading Pharmaceutical company located in New Jersey, providing research & medicines to protect health, cure disease and improve well-being. Highpoint solutions has partnered with Novartis to develop the business intelligence reports on three major therapeutic areas using Cognos Series 8. Involved as Cognos Reportnet Developer in the report development of three major projects : Oncology, Transplantation & Infectious Diseases. This position focused on analyzing and developing a variety of Account , Physician , Summary and Detailed reports, based on District, Territory, FSD and Nationwide using Cognos Suite 8
Environment: Cognos Series 8, Frame Work Manager, Report Studio, Query Studio, Cognos Connection, Access Manager, Configuration Manager, Oracle 10g, Toad, PL/SQL, Win XP Pro
Responsibilities:
Involved in three major reporting projects (Oncology, Transplantation & Infectious Diseases) from Requirements gathering to Deployment
Involved in client interaction for business requirements and specifications.
Wrote and Modified the numerous store procedures to upload the data to the data mart
Designed Frame Work manager projects, Models & Packages, importing the Meta data from the Data source tables, stored procedures, Views and Data marts.
Defined the Cardinalities between the data objects and flexible business views for adhoc query users and power users.
Implemented, data level security, object level security and package level security using the Frame work manager and Access manager
Developed multiple list and crosstab reports which render the account & physician summary details, call goals, target physicians territory and nationwide using the summary detail and conditional formatting functions.
Busted the reports based on Nation, District, FSD and Territory codes, using the Report Bursting functionality in Report studio
Developed call goal and physician target dash board reports with List and charts which involved Multiple Prompts, conditional formatting, Filters, multi - page, multi-query reports using the unions and extensive formatting.
Administered folder level, Package level and report level access to different users (Read, Write, Execute), depending upon their security privileges, using the cognos connection and access manager. Administered Report studio and query studio privileges.
Familiarized business users with BI tool capabilities, conducted user trainings
(Division of Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals) Mar 2006 – July 2006
Cognos Reportnet Developer
Ortho Biotech Products, L.P. is a leading biopharmaceutical company that provides innovative products and services designed to help enhance the lives of individuals with serious chronic illnesses. As the Company's new drug in launch readiness mode, the Information Management department partnered with Sales Measurement to layout the data and reports need to support the Sales Operations team and the field. Involved in developing cognos report net reports, utilizing the current OBI Data Mart and leveraging the existing Biopharm Cognos ReportNet platform to support the new drug and the competitor products.
Environment: Cognos Series 8, Report Net 1.1 MR3 (Frame Work Manager, Report Studio, Query Studio, Cognos Connection), Access Manager, Configuration Manager, IIS 5.1, Oracle 9i, Toad, PL/SQL, Win XP Pro.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for gathering/refining requirements from the customers for developing reports.
Creating Technical and Report Design specifications and Report Templates According to company standards
Created Data source connections, Projects and Imported Meta data using Frame work Manager.
Defined the cardinality between the schema’s dimension and fact tables with minimum joins for better performance.
Created the Business view structure of the Model for the adhoc query studio users.
Responsible for reports management using Cognos Connection portal to administer security, deployment, organizing, scheduling and distributing reports etc.
Developed Complex Multi-page and multi query Reports using Lists, Crosstabs, charts, Images and HTML applications using Report Studio
Developed Weekly and Monthly sales goal reports using conditional formatting, drill through and master detail relationships
Developed MTD, QTD and YTD sales performance reports, which are part of Virology Field Intelligence Reports.
Busted the reports based on Nation, Region, District, Territory and Physician codes, using the Report Bursting option in Report studio.
Involved in report scheduling based on report bursting feature, and the report security based on user groups and user roles.
Need to familiarize the business users with BI tool capabilities and conduct user training
WebMD / Emdeon Health Care, Elmwood Park, NJ Jul 05 – Feb 06
Cognos Developer
Environment:
Report Net 1.1 MR2 (Frame Work Manager, Report Studio, Query Studio, Cognos Connection), Cognos Impromptu 7.3, Power Play 7.3, Transformer 7.3, Access Manager, Configuration Manager, IIS 5.1, Oracle 10g, Toad, PL/SQL, SQL Server 2K, Windows XP Pro.
WebMD is a leading provider of business, technology and information solutions that transform both the financial and clinical aspects of healthcare delivery. The business connects health care providers, payers, employers, physicians and consumers in order to simplify the business processes. As a Cognos developer, involved in the complete Business intelligence life cycle, right from the business requirement gatherings, Models & reports design, implementing security and deployment to production.
Involved in three major reporting projects (HR Reporting, Purchase Orders, Expenses and Fixed Assets Management) from Requirements gathering to deployment.
Responsible in interacting with clients for business requirements for reports. Acted as a Primary business liaison for user questions, concerns, report and new
feature requests Secondary contact for the cognos team in resolving the issues with the reports,
Models and security. Involved in the design of the report format and in the preparation of the
specification documents for the reports. Designed Frame Work Models & Packages, importing the Meta data from the
Data source tables, stored procedures, Views and Data marts. Developed more than 80 reports - List, cross tab, drill through, master-detail,
chart and complex reports which involved Multiple Prompts, conditional formatting, Filters, multi - page, multi-query reports using the tabular sets and tabular models, which resulted in significant decrease of man-hour requirements while increasing the accuracy and amount of data presented
Implemented, data level security, object level security and package level security using the Frame work manager and Access manager.
Developed the Bursting reports depending upon the user class, the roles and the privileges for the user.
Involved in successful QA and deployment of two projects and the user training. Part of the GUI team Updating the look and feel of the cognos portal (cognos
connection ) with company logo , colors and more user interaction tools like, announcements , links, feed back etc.
Supported the existing impromptu reports, catalogs, power play reports , cubes and models with daily issues , updates, and changes requested by the users.
Updated & administered the security privileges at folder level, table level, and data level for the user profiles.
Familiarize business users with BI tool capabilities, conduct user training, and manage account access.
State Govt. of CA, Sacramento – CA (Dept. of Transportation) Nov’04 – Jul 05
As a Cognos Developer in support of Department of Transportation needs and financials, this position focused on analyzing and developing a variety of inventory, Maintenance and Finance related reports using Cognos Reportnet and Cognos Suite. Responsible for
Multi-Dimensional data modeling (by using Cognos Powerplay Transformer Series 7.3) and report designs (by using Cognos Reportnet 1.1 MR2, PowerPlay 7.3, Impromptu 7.2 & 7.3, & Visualizer). Involved in the development of Maintenance Reports and Financial budget & Revenue reports for the Fiscal year 2005 and 2006.
Analyzed the existing reporting requirements and interacted with Business users and collected business information and their requirements for developing the Framework Models and different types of reports using ReportNet
Involved in 2 successful Cognos migration projects: 1) From Version 7.1 to 7.3 2) From Impromptu 7.1. (Catalogs) to ReportNet 1.1 MR2. Created XML versions of the reports and catalogs.
Created COGNOS ReportNet Framework Manager models to support reports development. Created 60+ list, summary, cross-tab, repeater and drill through reports for revenue, budget, maintenance, inventory departments in ReportNet report studio (Databases : Oracle 9i & 10G and SQL Server)
Developed framework models with easy to use business views specially for use in Query studio for the end users to create ad hoc reports.
Involved in administration, development and support of existing & new (20+) Catalogs and query definition files using various joins and filtering conditions using Impromptu administrator
Provided technical support and administration for the existing powerplay cubes. Implemented and administered different levels of security and report bursting,
using Cognos reportnet, access manager and Active Directory. Developed and implemented the security in Catalogs by defining filters on user
classes to control data access to the tables, folders etc, and Transformer models by creating user class and dimensional views.
Developed numerous sophisticated drill-through PowerPlay and ReportNet reports.
Involved in Intensive end user training (both Managers and business users in Report studio and Query studio) with excellent documentation support.
Bear Sterns, New York – NY Mar’04- Nov 04
Cognos Developer/Administrator
Environment :
Cognos Reportnet v1.1, Cognos Impromptu v7.3, Power Play v7.3, Transformer7.3, Upfront v7.3, IWR v7.3, PPESv7.3, Architect v7.3, Access Manager, Informatica Power center v7.0, VB.NET, ASP, Shell Script, SQL, SQL Server 2K, Oracle 9i, DB2, Win 2000, UNIX
Investment Banking dept used the Cognos Suite for transforming the existing Firm Backlog and Revenue system’s information into Reportnet Packages , catalogs and cubes in order to prepare Rapid Delivery of Ad-Hoc Data to IB associates (Bankers)
Responsibilities:
Interacted with Business users and collected business information and their requirements for building datamart and developing different types reports using Report Studio, Powerplay, IWR, impromptu
Installing & Configuring of Cognos ReportNet, Impromptu, Power Play, Impromptu Web Reports, PPES, Access Manager, Upfront, Active Directory Server
Involved in the Designing of the security architecture by Configuring Access Manager with IWR, PPES, and architect models, Impromptu & Upfront
Developed numerous Standard Reports, Charts, Drill Through Reports, Master Detail Reports using Cognos ReportNet, Report Studio and Query Studio.
Migrating Impromptu Catalogs into Cognos Reportnet Framework Manager Created xml from the impromptu catalog and export into the ReportNet Metadata. Worked with Reportnet SDK to automize and customize the reports Developing Multi-Dimensional Analysis and Business Metrics Reports using
Cognos Power Play and Power Cubes using Cognos Transformation Server Designing & Developing Catalogs as per the functional requirements. Developed Impromptu Reports and published on to the web for end users using
IWR Extensively used Power play Transformer to move relative data mart data into
powercubes. Creation of Multiple dimensions, Alternate drill through and creating special
categories in Transformer Customized cube content with view (Suppress, Cloak, Filter, Summarize) Worked on Optimization of Cube creation/Access time. Added Security for
Transformer models and Power Play cubes using Access Manger Created Training documents and involved in training the Business Users both in
USA & UK.
Pennsylvania Dept of Health - Harrisburg, PA Feb ’03 - Mar ’04
Cognos Developer/Designer
Environment
Cognos Reportnet v1.01, Cognos Impromptu v7.1, Power Play v7.1, Transformer7.1, Upfront v7.1, IWR v7.1, PPESv7.1, Architect v7.1, Access Manager, Informatica Power center v6.0, VB.NET, ASP, Shell Script, SQL, Oracle 9i, SQL Server, Win 2000, UNIX
The PA-NEDSS Analysis and Reporting (A&R) environment will allow for efficient electronic analysis and reporting capabilities to improve the responsiveness towards community health. This system will complement the PA-NEDSS operational functionality to effectively share data with the appropriate user communities.
Responsibilities:
Installing & Configuring of Cognos ReportNet, Impromptu, Power Play, Impromptu Web Reports, Access Manager, Upfront, Active Directory Server
Configuration of Access Manager to IWR, PPES, and architect models, Impromptu & Upfront
Created multi dimensional cubes, sub cubes, cube groups using Cognos Transformation Server, created Power play reports with drill down, slice and dice, sorting, and ranking features.
Analyze the transformer log files and find out the right partition size for the cube for better building and access performance
Worked with Cognos Reportnet Framework Manager to create metadata models Developed reports using Cognos Report net Report Studio Designing & Developing Catalogs as per the functional requirements. Created and Scheduled Macros to refresh, rebuilt and publish powerplay Cubes. Created security in the upfront news boxes for different user classes. Troubleshooting Impromptu and PowerPlay Reports Extensively used Power play Transformer to move relative data mart data into
power cubes. Developing Powerprompt using JavaScript to customize the impromptu IWR
reports. Setting up development, testing and production environment for cognos reports. Developed various complex, advanced reports with slice and dice and drill down
capabilities and providing end user training Undergone week long training in Cognos Reportnet from Cognos Corp
Daiichi Pharmaceuticals, Montvale, New Jersey Sep’01-Nov’ 02
Participated in the development of an enterprise warehouse giving mainstream users the ability to access, analyze and share information in the company’s database.
Responsibilities:
Installation of Cognos Impromptu, Power Play, Impromptu Web Reports Catalog creation and modification Creation of users and changing their profile Creation of standard filters, calculations, prompts and conditions in catalog Formulation of joins strategy and Adding columns in catalog after they are added
in already existing tables
Product wise Profitability Analysis, Cash flow Analysis, Outstanding Analysis, Inventory turnover analysis, Profit & Loss Statement Analysis and Variance Reports.
Interacted with Management to identify key Dimensions and Measures for business performance
Designed and created logical Data warehouse models to support strategic decision using Informatica and Erwin
Creation of Multiple dimensions, Alternate drill through and creating special categories in Transformer
Creation of a multiple layer report providing a comprehensive and detail report with drill through facility to the PowerPlay
Software Programmer / Application Developer
Aspire Systems, Chennai, INDIA July '00 to Dec'01
Technologies Worked on As an Application Developer
Cognos BI Series V5.0, ERwin, Informatica PowerMart4.5, Oracle 7.3,
Seeking an opportunity that best utilizes my technical expertise as a Cognos Consultant.
Summary:
7+ years of IT experience in development, testing, documentation and maintenance.
7 years of expertise in development of reports using Cognos 8, ReportNet, Cognos Impromptu, Cognos Power Play, Cognos Transformer, Cognos Scheduler, Cognos Script Editor, Cognos Impromptu Web Reports, Upfront and Power Play Web reports, PowerPlay Enterprise Server (PPES), Scheduler, Visualizer.
Cognos Certified BI Author (ReportNet, PowerPlay, and Impromptu). Created complex reports using crosstabs, lists & charts in Cognos 8 Report
Studio, ReportNet. Administered package and report security in Cognos 8 and ReportNet.
Created user documentations to educate end users to use Cognos reports in Public Folders, My Folders, and to email and schedule reports.
Implemented Cognos Visualizer to create visualizations for presentations and reports based on corporate data.
Used Scheduler to automate report scheduling and generating reports. Interacted extensively with end users during requirements elicitation phase Self-starter, good analytical, verbal and communication skills.
Technical Expertise:
Cognos Tools: Cognos Series 8, Cognos ReportNet /8.1.1.X/1.0.X, , Framework Manger, Report Studio, Query Studio, Event Studio, Cognos Office Connection, Cognos Go! Search, Cognos Connection, Cognos EP Series 7.2/7.1/7.0/6.x/5.x (Impromptu, Transformer, PowerPlay, Impromptu Web Reports, Upfront and Enterprise Server, Macros, Access Manager, Cognos Query, Visualizer, Report Administrator, Architect).
Databases: Oracle 9.i/8i/7.x, SQL server, DB2 and MS Access.
Web Servers: Netscape Directory Server, Sun One 5.2, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0/3.0.
Programming skills: C, C++, HTML, XML, MS SQL.
Microsoft Tools: MS Excel, MS Word, MS Visio, MS PowerPoint, MS FrontPage 2003 and MS Access.
Operating Systems: Windows NT/2000, UNIX, Sun Solaris.
Created new reports using Cognos 8, ReportStudio and upgraded and replaced existing EXCEL reports.
Created documentation for report specification for all new and old reports. Created report templates to standardize reporting across various departments in Wells Fargo.
Migrated reports from ReportNet to Cognos 8. Created complex financial reports such as Trend report, Sales, Forecast
reports etc., using single and multiple lists, crosstabs, charts, prompts. Created Framework Manager model and published packages. Performed testing, scheduling and tuning of reports. Assisted fellow
developers in debugging and improving report performance.
Created Portal Pages in Cognos Connection. Participated in meetings with different departments to understand end-user
requirements. Managed package and report security. Administered Users, Groups, Roles and
Distribution lists in both Cognos 8 and ReportNet. Created Cognos Technology Team website using Microsoft FrontPage
2003 for Cognos team in Wells Fargo. Authored user guides to educate users on how to use Cognos reports, email
reports, schedule reports etc. Conducted user demonstrations to create report views.
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Chicago, IL Oct 2005 – Mar 2006
BI Consultant - Cognos ReportNet Developer
Created ReportNet reports to replace the current Siebel reporting in place. Tuned and managed the current existing ReportNet reports to improve the
performance of the reports. Managed Framework Manager Model and published packages. Conducted and participated in meetings involving end-users, project leads and
team leads to better understand the reporting requirements. Conducted demos and training sessions to train users in using Cognos
Connection, ReportNet. Demonstrated report functionality to the management. Created complex reports, templates, prompts, filters. Created Dashboard reports, Departmental reports, Activity reports,
Service Request reports and Performance reports. Performed User Acceptance Testing and performed troubleshooting. Created Cognos Supplementary User guide to train the users to manage the
reports in Public Folders, My folders and Scheduling the reports.
Environment: ReportNet 1.1, Cognos Series 7.3(Report Studio, Query Studio, Scheduler, Framework Manager, Cognos Configuration), DB2, SQL Server 2000, Windows XP Professional, Lotus Notes, Acqua Data Studio 4.5.
Boehringer Ingelheim, Ridgefield, CT Jun 2005 – Sep 2005
Cognos ReportNet Developer/Author
Created and managed reports in Zero-footprint environment using ReportNet.
Participated in discussions with senior management to better understand the business requirements.
Created a series of templates, drill-through reports, reports with individual prompts and filters and sectioned reports.
Created Scorecard, Service Level reports, Electronic Data Completeness reports, Inventory Level reports and Demand Variability reports.
Authored 850 Detail Reports, 852 Detail reports, 856 Detail reports. Conducted user demonstrations and authored user guide to train the users to
navigate and display the final ReportNet reports.
Environment: ReportNet 1.0, Cognos Series 7.3(Cognos Connection, Scheduler, Framework Manager), Oracle 8i, Windows XP Professional
Phillips Semiconductors, Dallas, TX Nov 2003 – May 2005
Cognos Application Developer/Business Analyst
Involved in the entire project life cycle from evaluation, installation, authoring and distribution of reports.
Used prompts to filter Impromptu reports, calculate data items and format data.
Created Hotfiles, snapshots and drill-through reports in Impromptu. Created, maintained, distributed and updated catalogs in Impromptu. Published Impromptu reports on web using IWR and configured security
settings for users using Access Manager. Installed and configured ReportNet. Migrated Impromptu catalogs to ReportNet using ReportNet Migration
Utility. Displayed Upfront content in Cognos Connection Public folders. Created Drill-through reports, Master-detail Reports, Repeater
reports, Business Mix Reports in ReportNet. Managed scheduling of reports, maintenance of public and individual
folders, distribution lists, users, groups and roles using Cognos connection in ReportNet.
Used maps in Visualizer to show data arranged by geographic regions. Published Impromptu and ReportNet reports to Upfront and granted individual
user access to specific reports through Upfront. Performed ReportNet Administration by scheduling, distributing and
maintaining different versions of the report through Scheduler. Used Cascading Prompts, Filters, and Bookmarks to create efficient
reports in ReportNet. Created and distributed visualizations of complex data using Cognos
Visualizer. Performed End User Training and Support.
Allstate Insurance, Dallas, TX Jan 2002 - Oct 2003
Cognos Developer
Created complex reports, Hotfiles, crosstabs, charts, graphs using Impromptu.
Performed Slicing and Dicing in PowerPlay. Created 3-D graphs, lists, charts in PowerPlay.
Created Complex Reports, Top Ten Reports, Trend Over Time Reports, Variance Reports, Exception Reports, Quarterly Revenue Statements using PowerPlay.
Worked in a team to build Multidimensional Cubes using PowerPlay Transformer.
Created PowerPlay reports in Excel by connecting to cubes through Excel and performed advanced calculations and formatting on the reports.
Administered changes to PowerPlay Cubes, to generate intuitive reports for better analysis.
Optimized the cube performance by reducing appropriate measures and dimensions in the cube.
Created user classes, users and database signons in Access Manager to provide different levels of authentications in all Cognos products used in the company.
Published OLAP reports and cubes using PPES to Upfront portal. Performed End User Training and Support.
Environment: PowerPlay, PPES, Transformer, Impromptu, Upfront, Access Manager, IWR, SQL Server and Windows 2000, Microsoft Excel.
Mahindra Network Services Ltd., Hyderabad, India Mar 2000 - Oct 2003
Cognos Author
Created Complex reports, frames, templates, placeholders, thumbnails in Impromptu.
Presented reports outside Impromptu environment using subset definitions, subset calculations, HTML, Object linking and Embedding (OLE).
Created Business Mix Reports using Cognos Impromptu. Publish Impromptu, PowerPlay reports and cubes on the web. Imported PowerPlay reports in Excel and used Excel features to enhance the
report. Published Impromptu, PowerPlay reports and cubes to Upfront using IWR and
PPES. Setup and maintained user ids, passwords and user classes using Access
Manager. Customized the appearance of Upfront Portal using various themes.
Environment: Impromptu, PowerPlay, IWR, Upfront, PPES, Oracle 8i and Windows 2000.
DLRL, Hyderabad, India Apr 1998 – May 2001
Software Programmer
Built experimental real-time audio signal processing software with components written in C and Motorola assembly language programming.
Conducted weekly workshops on C programming language for the staff of DLRL.
Authored detailed reports for application of different software’s for various electronic equipments.
Environment: C, Motorola Assembly Language Programming, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, Windows 98/2000.
Profile:OCo 7+ years of experience in IT industry in Data warehousing andEnterprise Resources Planning.OCo Experienced application developer with expertise in the analysis,design, development, testing and implementation of Decision Support, OLAP, andweb systems in Windows and UNIX environmentsOCo Has good Exposure in architecture, analysis, design, development, andtesting of Data Warehouse/Data mart systems.OCo Has good knowledge on OLAP tools like Cognos 7.2/7.1/7.0/6, CognosReportNet 1.0/1.1 MR2/MR3, Cognos 8. 1.1, Oracle Discoverer 4i/9i/10g, CrystalReports 10, Business Objects5.1.OCo Familiar with Informatica and Data Staging ETL tools.OCo Efficiently used Cognos and Business Objects to implement BusinessIntelligence.OCo Strong in designing and developing Cubes and Universes in CognosPowerPlay Transformer and Business Objects Designer.OCo Developed several reports in Cognos ReportNet, Cognos Impromptu,Cognos PowerPlay Explorer/Reporter, Business Objects Reporter, Segate CrystalReports, Oracle Discoverer and MS-Excel.OCo Trained by Cognos Corporation on ReportNet Query Studio, ReportNetReport Studio and Cognos ReportNet Connection, Cognos Framework Manager.OCo Has good knowledge of various components within Cognos and how theyinteract with each other. OCo Developed dimensional data marts using Cognos Decision Stream.OCo Strong understanding of Dimensional Modeling, Star and SnowflakeSchemas.OCo Experience in Integration of data sources like Oracle, Db2, NetEzza,SQL Server, Informix, Flat Files.OCo Sound knowledge in writing SQL Queries, Strong knowledge ofdatabases.OCo Involved in various activities of the Software Life Cycle.OCo Self-starter with drive, initiative and a positive attitude. Able tomeet very stringent deadlines and always deliver results, even under pressure.OCo Strong analytical & good communication Skills. Very keen and
enthusiastic; constant desire to learn; genuine commitment to excel.Technical Expertise:Reporting Tools: Cognos ReportNet 1.0/1.1(Report Studio, Query Studio,Cognos Connection, Framework Manager),Cognos 8.1.1, CognosImpromptu5.0/6.0/7.0/7.1/7.2, Powerplay6.6/7.0/7.1/7.2, Cognos Visualizer7.0,Cognos Transformer6.6, Business Objects5.1, Power Analyzer, Crystal Reports9/10/11, MS-Excel, Oracle Report 2.5/6.0, Oracle Discoverer. 4i/9i/10g.ETL Tools: Informatica Power Mart 4.6/5.1, Cognos Decision Stream, OracleWarehouse Builder, Composite Server.Data Modeling tool: Erwin3.5.2/4.1, Embarcadero. Platform: UNIX, Windows 2000/XP/NT.Networking &Protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, Active Directory, IIS, HTTP, POP3, and SMTP.Languages: PL/SQL, HTML, DHTML, C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, OracleDeveloper 2000,JSP,ASP.Database ConnectivityInterfaces: ODBC, JDBC.Databases: MS SQL Server 7.0/2000, Oracle 9i/8i/7.x, MS-Access, DB2,NetEzza 2.5 and Informix.Others: SQL Loader, Toad 7.5, Cognos upfront, MS Office, WinRunner,LoadRunner, Microsoft Visio.
Certifications:OCo Cognos Certified Professional on Cognos ReportNet ProductProfessional (Advanced Authoring Track).OCo Cognos Certified Professional on Cognos ReportNet ProductProfessional( Metadata Modeling Track).OCo Cognos Certified Professional on Cognos ReportNet ProductProfessional (Report and Server Administration).OCo Cognos Certified Professional on Cognos Metrics ManagerProfessional.OCo Cognos Certified Professional on Cognos ReportNet Product User.OCo Cognos Certified Professional on Impromptu Series 7 Product User.OCo Microsoft Certified Solution Developer for Microsoft . Net.OCo Microsoft Certified Application Developer.OCo Microsoft Certified Professional on SQL SERVER 2000.OCo BrainBench Certification in PL/SQL programming.
Education:OCo Master of Business Administration in Information Technology fromOsmania University, India.OCo Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from AmravathiUniversity, India.
Work Experience:Marriott International, Gaithersburg Oct 05 OCo Dec 06Sr Cognos Administrator/ Cognos Developer
Marriott International is the IT division for Marriott Hotels and Groups.
Responsibilities:OCo Understanding existing business model and customer requirements.OCo Installed and Configured ReportNet 1.1 MR2, Cognos 8 Mr2 on aDistributed Environment . OCo Installed and Configured Cognos 8.1.1 on a Distributed Environmentalong with Composite Servers.OCo Designed the Security Architecture and Implemented it.OCo Deployed WebSphere as the Application Server for Cognos ReportNet.OCo Configured LDAP Namespace to ReportNet.OCo Configured Single Sign-on using IBM TAM for Cognos ReportNet.OCo Helped developer in fixing the issues which occurred while upgradingthe reports from CRN 1.1 to Cognos 8.1.OCo Configured SSL setting for Cognos ReportNet using 3rd PartyCertificate (GioTrust).OCo Installed and Configured Cognos SDK.OCo Scheduled Jobs and Reports using SDK.OCo Administered the Reporting Environment.OCo Administered tasks such as Scheduling, Deployment, Dispatchers.OCo Deployed Data from one Environment to Another.OCo Developed Complex Reports having many calculations, child reports,HTML items etc in Report Studio.OCo Developed Several Reports including burst reports using Query Studio,Report Studio and other Cognos 7 tools like impromptu.OCo Developed Projects and Published packages using FrameWork Manager.OCo Used SDK for taking Back-ups, Scheduling jobs and also for CustomProvided Authentication.OCo Closely worked with Cognos Support in fixing the issues & inidentifying some of the product bugs.OCo Upgraded the existing packages & Reports from CRN mr2 to Cognos 8.2Mr1.OCo Developed Shell Scripts on Aix Server for kicking the Jobs.OCo Production Support which involves solving user problems.OCo Prepared Best Practices Documentation for Authoring & for Developinga metadata model using Framework Manager.OCo Prepared User documentation to train users and functionality of eachreport.OCo Trained Users to get familiar with Cognos ReportNetFunctionalities.OCo Maintained the Product Licenses for Cognos ReportNet & CognosImpromptu.
Composite Server 3.7.1, Windows XP, Apache, Cognos Report Net 1.1 Mr2 /Mr3,Cognos 8 Mr1/Mr2, Cognos 7 Series Tools, SQL Navigator, Humming Bird, MicrosoftVisio, LDAP, Http Servers, Load Runner, Html, CRN SDK, Cognos 8.1.1.
QUALCOMM, San Deigo Mar 05 OCo Oct 05Cognos Administrator/ Cognos Developer QualComm is one of the World Leader in providing and applying advancedtechnologies for wireless telecommunications products and services.
Responsibilities:OCo Gathering Requirements From the end user and Checking the structureof the schema and data with the Data Modular.OCo Understanding existing business model and customer requirements.OCo Involved in Designing the Architecture of Cognos ReportNet 1.1 Mr2.OCo Installed and Configured ReportNet on a Distributed Environment. OCo Designed the Security Architecture and Implemented it.OCo Configured Cognos 7 Series Namespace to ReportNet.OCo Installed SDK and configured, used SDK to pass parameters toreports.OCo Scheduled reports using SDK. Customized the reports using SDK.OCo Administered the Reporting EnvironmentOCo Administered tasks such as Scheduling, Deployment, Dispatchers.OCo Migrated Cognos 7 series Catalogs and Reports to Report Net1.1.OCo Deployed Data from one Environment to Another.OCo Developed Several Reports including burst reports using Query Studio,Report Studio and other Cognos 7 tools.OCo Developed Projects and Published packages using FrameWork Manager.OCo Prepared User documentation to train users and functionality of eachreport.OCo Production Support which involves solving user problems.OCo Documented the CRN Administrative best practices.OCo Documented the CRN Conversion best Practices.
Environment:Oracle 9i, Solaris 8.0, Unix, Windows XP, Apache, Cognos Report Net 1.1 Mr2,Cognos 7 Series Tools, SQL Navigator, Humming Bird, Microsoft Visio, LDAP,SunSparc Servers, Cisco Css.
CMA-CGM Inc Jan 04 OCo Feb 05Cognos Adminstrator/Cognos Developer.
Formed by the 1999 merger of Compagnie Maritime dOCOAffr??tement (CMA) andCompagnie G??n??rale Maritime (CGM), CMA CGM is now one of the worldOCOs largestshipping companies, ranking first in France, fourth in Europe and fifth
worldwide. This French Shipping Transportation Company got itOCOs IT branch inFlorida, USA.
Responsibilities: OCo Gathering Requirements From the end user and Checking the structureof the schema and data with the Data Modular.OCo Understanding existing business model and customer requirements.OCo Involved in designing schema (star and snow flake) for the businessprocesses.OCo Involved in writing SQL & PL/SQL Procedures.OCo Installed and Configured Cognos ReportNet tools and Cognos 7.2 tools.
OCo Administered the Reporting Environment. OCo Configured LDAP namespaces.OCo Developed Projects and Published packages using FrameWork Manager.OCo Administered tasks such as scheduling, deployment, Dispatchers andsecurity.OCo Developed Several Reports including burst reports using QueryStudio, Report Studio and other cognos 7 tools.OCo Was involved in data merging, transformation and aggregation usingCognos Decision Stream.OCo Was Involved in developing slowly changing dimensions and data martsusing Cognos Decision Stream. OCo Published Impromptu reports to UpFront portal by using IWR ReportAdministrator. OCo Deployed Data from one Environment to Another.OCo Created Reports Using Cognos Impromptu.OCo Migrated Cognos 7 series Catalogs and Reports to Report Net1.1. OCo Used Sunopsis tool for ETL processing. OCo Deployed PowerCubes on Upfront using PowerPlay Enterprise Server andapplied Performance tuning techniques and partitioned cubes to reduce calculatetime.OCo Responsible for data analysis, design, loading and manipulation.OCo Created and performed the Unit and Integrity test cases and assistedthe testing team in System Test and Production move process.OCo Made the end users (mainly China, UK ) comfortable using thecentralized upfront server(used throughout the world).OCo Also giving support to other agencies like ANL(Australia NationalLine) to make them access the upfront server for getting required reports.
Environment:Oracle 9i, SQL Server, MS Access, WINDOWS 2000/XP, PL/SQL, SQL Loader, Cognos7.1/7.2 tools, Cognos Report Net 1.1, Cognos Visualizer, Sunopsis Tool.
Matrix. Malaysia Jan 03 OCo Nov 03Cognos Administrator/Cognos Developer.
Worked as SSG Consultant for Matrix. Matrix is a Malaysian GovernmentOrganisation. This has different Modules developed for different departmentslike MIDA (Malaysia Industrial Development Association), MATRADE (Malaysia TradeMinistry), and MITI (Malaysia International Trade and Industries). And in turnMITI has 3 sub modules IIS (Industrial Information System), TFIS (TradeFacilitation Information System) and EIS (Executive Information System).EIS Module has only reports that can be viewed by different departments of theMalaysian Government. The data for the EIS comes from Different Departments likeCustoms, WTO (World Trade Organization), IIS, TFIS.The Data For this is in theformat of Flat Files, MDB files, and Informix Data Base Files.
Responsibilities:OCo Understanding existing business model and customer requirements.OCo Involved in designing schema (star and snow flake) for the businessprocessesOCo Involved in design and creation of dimension tables, fact tables andcubes.OCo Involved in Data warehouse Database Design and implementation.OCo Involved in writing SQL & PL/SQL Procedures.OCo Involved in Extraction, transformation and Loading processImplementation.OCo Installed and Configured Cognos Impromptu and Cognos Power Play alongwith Upfrontserver. OCo Administered the Reporting Environment.OCo Administered tasks such as scheduling, deployment, and security.OCo Tested the Impromptu, Power play User, Power play Transformer andother Cognos utilities after installation.OCo Designed, developed, maintained and tested Catalogs and Cubes forsupporting ad hoc queries and reports in BI.OCo Developed Macros for Cognos Impromptu.OCo Created UDA, UDFOCOs.OCo Extensively used Alerters and Filters in Reports.OCo Used transformation developer to create the filters, lookups andaggregations used to create target tables.OCo Developed reusable mapplets using mapplet designer.OCo Created and executed sessions and batches using server manager. OCo Prepared User documentation to train users and functionality of each
report.OCo Production Support which involves solving user problems.
Pantai Medicals, Singapore Apr 02 OCo Dec 02Cognos Administrator/Cognos Report Author.
Pantai Data mart was developed for Pantai healthcare, to identify PentaiHealthcare Services, Goals, available resources and suggestions. It provides areport of the current and future financial situation/needs based on theinformation received from the Data Warehouse. The same data is eventuallypublished to the Internet through the middle-tier application.
Responsibilities:OCo Worked on Informatica OCo Source Analyzer, Data warehousing designer,Mapping Designer & Mapplet, and Transformations.OCo Involved in the development of Informatica mappings and tuned themfor better performance.OCo Involved in designing the procedures for getting the data from allsystems to Data Warehousing system. The data was standardized to store variousBusiness Units in tables. OCo Created Informatica mappings with PL/SQL procedures/functions tobuild business rules to load data. OCo Used most of the transformations such as the Source qualifier,Aggregators, Connected & unconnected lookups, Filters & Sequence. OCo Installed and Configured Cognos Impromptu and Cognos Power Play alongwith Upfrontserver.OCo Designed, developed, maintained and tested Catalogs for supporting adhoc queries and canned reports.OCo Designed and developed Prompted reports, Drill Through reports.OCo Created PowerCubes using powerplay.OCo Worked with Administrator module in creating users and users groupsfor different areas and setting privileges to them.OCo Created the reports using Cognos functionalities like Queries, Sliceand Dice, Drill down, @Functions, Cross Tab, Master/Detail and Formulas etc.OCo Developed Hierarchies to support drill down reports.OCo Extensively used Alerters and Filters in Reports.OCo Administered tasks such as scheduling, deployment, and security. OCo Production Support which involves solving user problems.
Environment: Oracle 8/8I, Informatica Power Mart 4.6/PowerCenter 1.6 (Designer,Server Manager), Cognos Impromptu5.0, Cognos Powerplay, Cognos Upfront Server,MS SQL Server 7.0, UNIX, SQL, PL/SQL, MS Access, JSP, Crystal Reports 8.
Unitar, KualaLumpur, Malaysia July 01 OCo Mar 02Data Warehousing Consultant.
Unitar is the biggest University in Malaysia. College Financial Aid Services wasdeveloped for Unitar for Finanical Services.
Responsibilities:OCo Responsible for including Business Objects deliverables in the SDMprocess for current release.OCo Created and Maintained Universes using Business Objects.OCo Designed, developed, maintained and tested universes for supportingad hoc queries and canned reports.OCo Created reports using Universe, Free-Hand SQL, Stored Procedures andVisual Basic Procedures as Data providersOCo Designed, developed and maintained Projects, Programs, Applications,Operations Review and Other IT universesOCo Developed both full client and webi reports.OCo Utilized Business Intelligence capabilities of Business Objects usingBusiness Objects SDK to support event handling in reports. Built the feature ofNested Prompts in reports using BO SDK.OCo Extensively worked on Visual Basic Procedure data provider utilizingthe concept of Micro Cube in building interactive reporting environment.OCo Trained Business End users on webI and Full-Client reporting.OCo Worked on Multiple data providers in creating Canned Reports.OCo Utilized the concept of Database views for improving the efficiencyof report generation to slice and dice data.OCo Responsible for Supervisor activities of Business Objects Supervisormodule.OCo Involved in Deployment Strategy for both thin and full client.OCo Designed the ETL processes using Informatica Power Center. OCo Created Informatica mappings with stored procedures to build businessrules to load data.OCo Used SQL tools like TOAD to run SQL queries. OCo Tuned mappings for better performance.
Environment Business Objects, Business Objects SDK, WebIntelligence2.6,Informatica, UNIX Sun Solaris, Oracle 8i,SQL Server2000,DB2,TOAD,Windows NT.
Patni Computer Systems, Mumbai Aug 00 - Apr 01
Data Warehousing Consultant.
A data warehouse was implemented for the Patni Computers Service Division (CSD),to facilitate the cycle of supply and service of computers to the CSD customers,and to arrive at critical business decisions towards improving customer care,product profitability and efficient work style.
Responsibilities:OCo Was involved in preparing the documentation of the moduleOCo Business requirements study and information Analysis. Design ofDimensional/ Logical Data models, Technical Architecture.OCo Loading of data to the Data warehouse.OCo Design and Formulating the Universe based on Data Model usingBusiness Objects Designer. OCo Developing Business Intelligence Reports using Business Objects.OCo Was involved in analyzing and designing of the Oracle database.OCo Coded User-defined procedures and functions using SQL and PL/SQL.OCo Production Support which involves solving user problems.OCo Communication with the client via mails and also teleconferencing.
Environment Oracle 8, SQL* Loader, Business Objects (BI), MS SQL Server 7.0,UNIX, PL/SQL, Erwin 3.5, Microsoft OLAP Services.
Indian Cements, India Mar 00 OCo July 00Role OCoProgrammer/AnalystThis system was developed for Indian Cements. Designed and developed forms andprocesses for Inquiries, Quotations and Vendor Analysis pieces of PurchaseAccounting System module. All the screens were developed using Developer 2000and Oracle 7.x as back end on Windows 95 platform. I was responsible fordeveloping reports for the processes using Reports 2.5.
Responsibilities:OCo Designed and developed screens.OCo Involved in development and testing.OCo Developed reports using Reports 2.5.OCo Involved in integration testing.Environment: Oracle 7.x, Developer 2000, PL/SQL, Reports 2.5, Windows 98.
xecutive Summary:
I am a Sr.Programmer/Technical Analyst over 9 years of experience in InformationTechnology and possess extensive working expertise with Data Warehouse/Data
Mart, BI (Cognos 8 BI 8.1.2/7.3 and ReportNet 1.1), ETL(Informatica 7.1.2/6.2and Oracle Werehouse Builder 9.2), Databases (Oracle, DB2/UDB, SQL Server 2000)on Windows and UNIX/Sun Solaris Platforms, Actively involved in System Analysis,Design, Development, Data Modeling, Testing, Maintenance and On Going Support ofProcess and Development Procedures.
'ay Extensive experience on ReportNet 1.1 with Framework Manager, CognosConnection, ReportStudio QueryStudio and Analysis Studio.'ay 7 months of experience on Cognos 8 BI 'ay 5 + years of experience in BI and ETL tools like COGNOS Series 7.x,Informatica 7.1.2/6.2, DecisionStream 7.1, Oracle Warehouse Builder 9.2,PowerPlay, Transformer, PowerPlay Enterprise Server, Architect, PowerPlayConnect, Access Manager, Cognos Query, Visualizer, Hyperion Essbase.'ay Experienced in Database Design/Development in Oracle 9i/8i/7.x,DB2/UDB, SQL Server 2000, Ms-Access 97/2000Experienced in Developing Data Mart,ROLAP, MOLAP, Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Extract, Transform, and Loading ofData Requirement Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, Documenting andImplementation of Business Applications.'ay Sound knowledge and experience of different phases of softwaredevelopment life cycle (SDLC) including analysis, design, development, testingand maintenance.'ay Extensive usage in writing, testing, implementation of the StoredProcedures, Triggers, Functions, Packages at Database level using PL/SQL and SQLServer 2000.'ay Ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks, decisive withstrong leadership qualities, flexible in work schedules and possess goodcommunication skills.
ETL Datawarehousing : Informatica Power Center7.1.2/6.1.1/5.1, Oracle Warehouse Builder 9.2,PowerMart 6.1, Power Connect, Cognos DecisionStream 7.1 and Data Stage.
Others : Erwin 4.0/3.5.2, Designer 2000,TOAD, SAS, MS Project, SQL*Loader, Visual InterDev, Visual Source Safe 6.0, MS Office 2000, Cognos Migration Utility,ABAP, SAPR/3, SAP BW 3.. Qwest Central 4.8, Queryman 6.0.
Operating Systems : Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP,Sun Solaris,HP-UX, SCO UNIX, Apache, Websphere, MS DOS 6.22, HP-9000, IBM-PC.
Education:
'a? BS in Computer Science.'a? Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications.
Professional Experience:
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Aliso Viejo, CA
11/06 OCo CurrentSr.OLAP/Cognos 8 BI Developer Valeant Pharmaceuticals International plans to build and implement aconsolidated data warehouse for the capture and analysis of financial, sales andproduct data to assist with the operational management activities for the U.S.Commercial function of the company. This solution will implement data warehousetechnology that provides Valeant with a scalable solution to expand and grow itsdata mining capabilities.This will eliminate ValeantOCOs dependency on themultitude of Excel files, some of which are linked to provide some degree ofautomation. Regardless of the automation, one of the largest problems of thecurrent process is the amount of resources it takes to operate. Valeant willhave the opportunity to make more effective use of these resources byre-deploying them to perform analysis of the data instead of just creating it.
Responsibilities:
OCo Involved in installation and configuration of the Cognos 8 BIsuite.OCo Involved in full life cycle of report design, development,implementation and maintaining Cognos ReportNet and Framework Manager in aninterim environment as a proof of concept.OCo Involved in gathering BI requirements, analyze source systems data,create and implement required metadata, define and implement UI requirementsusing BI delivery mechanisms. OCo Rolling over the Forecasts and Metadata Changes (e.g. setting up newscenarios for what-if analysis, creating new roll-ups, etc.)OCo Developed and Published Packages in Framework Manager - Connectingand testing the data source, created database layer, physical layer andpresentation layer, defining appropriate relationship between query subjects.OCo Developed sub-reports and various reports using different types ofprompts like Date, type in, Cascading Prompts and using Conditional Formattingas well.OCo Coordinating with team on outages and changing TM1 chore schedulesas necessaryOCo Involved in the best practices creation and implementation for thedata warehouse.OCo Provided production support to the existing BI infrastructure,including bug resolution and enhancements of existing solutions and ensuringthat servers/services are functioning properly.OCo Created customized BI reports linking various databases, to meet theuser requirementsOCo Created User Groups, Roles to implement the Cognos Security, usingLDAP.OCo Worked on Cognos Security Administration to restrict the Users.OCo Involved in Server Maintenance (Log file cleanup, reboots to flushmemory, etc.)OCo Generated reports using Report Studio tool querying database.OCo Modified Power Cubes by adding new Dimensions, Levels and Measures.OCo Developed List, crosstab, drill through, master-detail, chart, Burstand complex reports which involved Multiple Prompts, Filters, multi-page,multi-query reports against multiple databases.OCo Scheduling and Distributing Reports through Schedule management inCognos Connection
OCo Testing and improving Report Performance.OCo Involved in UAT Test Plans on all the user reports.OCo Involved in Testing and Exploring Report Studio and Query Studio. OCo Created Oracle PL/SQL Stored Procedures and Packages.OCo Creating Query Prompts, calculations, Conditions & Filters andcreating new Jobs using Cognos Connection.
Freightliner/DaimlerChrysler, Portland, OR 07/06 OCo 11/06
Sr.ReportNet/Cognos 8 BI/ETL Developer
Freightliner/DaimlerChrysler is unique in the automotive industry. The companyproduct portfolio ranges from small cars to sports cars and luxury sedans andfrom versatile vans to heavy duty trucks or comfortable coaches. Commercialvehicle brands include Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star,Setra, Mitsubishi Fuso, Thomas Built Buses and Orion. The company offersfinancial and other automotive services through DaimlerChrysler FinancialServices. It has numerous parts, vendors and dealers. They have many legacysystems which they use to make decisions. This resulted in a data warehouse thatintegrated all the legacy systems and reporting done off the warehouse.
Responsibilities:
OCo Involved in full life cycle of report design, development, andimplementation for Business & Financial ReportingOCo Involved in gathering BI requirements, analyze source systems data,create and implement required metadata, define and implement UI requirementsusing BI delivery mechanisms. OCo Involved in the best practices creation and implementation for thedata warehouse.OCo Provided production support to the existing BI infrastructure,including bug resolution and enhancements of existing solutions and ensuringthat servers/services are functioning properly.
OCo Developed and Published Packages in Framework Manager - Connectingand testing the data source, created database layer, physical layer andpresentation layer, defining appropriate relationship between query subjects.OCo Developed sub-reports and various reports using different types ofprompts like Date, type in, Cascading Prompts and using Conditional Formattingas well.OCo Created customized BI reports linking various databases, to meet theuser requirementsOCo Implemented security for Data access, Object level access and Packageaccess.OCo Used Informatica Power Center for Extraction, Loading andTransformation (ETL) of data in the Data warehouse.OCo Worked on Informatica Designer, Source Analyzer, Warehouse Designer,Mapping Designer, Repository Manager, Workflow Manager, Workflow Monitor, andRepository Server Administration Console.OCo Created User Groups, Roles to implement the Cognos Security, usingLDAP.OCo Generated reports using Report Studio tool querying database.OCo Modified Power Cubes by adding new Dimensions, Levels and Measures.OCo Developed List, crosstab, drill through, master-detail, chart, Burstand complex reports which involved Multiple Prompts, Filters, multi-page,multi-query reports against multiple databases.OCo Scheduling and Distributing Reports through Schedule Management inCognos ConnectionOCo Testing and improving Report Performance.OCo Maintained warehouse metadata, naming standards and warehousestandards for future application developmentOCo Involved in Query Optimization and UAT Test Plans on all the userreports.OCo Data analyze and extract the data from existing database and involvedin query optimization.OCo Involved in Testing and Exploring Report Studio and Query Studio. OCo Creating Query Prompts, calculations, Conditions & Filters andcreating new Jobs using Cognos Connection.
Environment: Cognos 8 BI, ReportNet 1.1, Cognos Connection, ReportStudio,QueryStudio, Informatica Power Center 7.1.2, ABAB, SAP R/3, Transformer 7.3,PowerPlay 7.3, PowerPlay Enterprise Server 7.3, Access Manager, Visualizer 7.3,
DB2/UDB, Oracle 9i, Cognos Migration Utility, Quest Central 4.8, Erwin 4.0,MS-Excel, XML, Shell Scripts Windows XP and Unix HP-UX.
Los Angles County, Los Angles, CA 06/05 OCo 07/06
Sr.ReportNet/ETL Developer
The purpose of the CRA (Community Redevelopment Agency) project for Los AngelesCounty. Community Redevelopment Agency is an entity within the L.A. County thatdrafts preliminary plans for the redevelopment of an area within the County. Oneof the goals of this project is use over 40 years of historical data to evaluatethe impact of major redevelopments on various taxing agencies. Another goal isto project the potential growth in tax earnings because of redevelopment ofcertain parts of the county.
Responsibilities:
OCo Provided production support to the existing BI infrastructure,including bug resolution and enhancements of existing solutions and ensuringthat servers/services are functioning properly.OCo ETL Migration process from legacy scripts to Oracle warehouse Builder9.2. OCo Developed and Published Packages in Framework Manager - Connectingand testing the data source, created database layer, physical layer andpresentation layer, defining appropriate relationship between query subjects.OCo Created customized BI reports linking various databases, to meet theuser requirementsOCo Implemented security for Data access, Object level access and Packageaccess.OCo Created User Groups, Roles to implement the Cognos Security, usingLDAP.OCo Created Impromptu Catalog by adding tables and creating new joins.OCo Built PowerPlay Reports based on the cubes and published to theCognos Connection.OCo Generated reports using Report Studio tool querying database.OCo Modified Power Cubes by adding new Dimensions, Levels and Measures.OCo Developed List, crosstab, drill through, master-detail, chart, Burstand complex reports which involved Multiple Prompts, Filters, multi-page,
multi-query reports against multiple databases.OCo Created Oracle PL/SQL queries and Stored Procedures.OCo Designed and developed Oracle Warehouse Builder mappings for dataloads. OCo Maintained warehouse metadata, naming standards and warehousestandards for future application developmentOCo Involved in Query Optimization and UAT Test Plans on all the userreports.OCo Data analyze and extract the data from existing database and involvedin query optimization.OCo Involved in Testing and Exploring Report Studio and Query Studio. OCo Creating Query Prompts, calculations, Conditions & Filters andcreating new Jobs using Cognos Connection.OCo Scheduling and Distributing Reports through Schedule Management inCognos Connection
Legacy Bank of America (BAC) forecasts are created for Card Products whichconsist of Consumer, Small Business, Large Corporate and Government, and LoanProducts are EquiLoan, Capital Markets, Direct Other/Live-Check, CashReserves/Personal Lines of Credit (PLC), Indirect Auto and Others. While some ofthe above products can be further grouped into subcomponents, numerous variablesfrom numerous sources are consistently tracked in each product to gaugeoperational performance against expectations. Subsequent analyses are performed,learnings adopted and updates communicated to executive management. GenerallyThe Scope of the re-engineering effort is to build end-to-end processes andmodels that leverage technology, automation and business intelligence thatincrease accuracy, speed and reporting across the forecast function.
Responsibilities:
OCo Communicated with the business users to comprehend the requirements.
OCo Involved in Installing, Configuring, Customizing and MaintainingCognos ReportNet and Framework Manager in an interim environment as a proof ofconcept.OCo Designed models using Framework Manager and deployed packages to theReportNet Servers.OCo Created customized BI reports linking various databases, to meet theuser requirementsOCo Developed Templates, standard Reports, Master Detail Reports,Bursting Reports and Multilingual Reports using Report Studio and Query studio.
OCo Created User Groups, Roles to implement the Cognos Security, usingLDAP.OCo Created Pointer files using PowerPlay Connect and published theHyperion Essbase cubes into the Cognos Connection.OCo Built PowerPlay Reports based on these cubes and published toReportNet Server OCo Created Dashboards visualizations using Visualizer.OCo Worked on Cognos Security Administration to restrict the users.OCo Creating Query Prompts, calculations, Conditions & Filters andcreating New Jobs using Cognos Connection.OCo Scheduling and Distributing Reports through Schedule Management inCognos ConnectionOCo Testing and improving Report Performance.OCo Developed Multi Dimensional Cubes to analyze key performanceindicatorsOCo Created User Classes and Users in Access manager and provided theuser credentialsOCo Involved in Query Optimization and UAT Test Plans on all the userreportsOCo Created the Stored Procedures, Views and materialized Views.OCo Data analyze and extract the data from existing database and involvedin query optimization..Environment: ReportNet 1.1, ReportStudio, QueryStudio, DecisionStream 7.1,Impromptu 7.3, Transformer 7.3, PowerPlay 7.3, Metrics Manager, Visualizer 7.3,PowerPlay Enterprise Server 7.3, IWR, Access Manager, DB2/UDB, Oracle 9i, SQLServer 2000, .Net, DTS, SAS, Essbase, Queryman 6.0, Visio, Crystal Reports 8.5,MS-Excel, Shell Scripts Windows 2000 and Sun Solaris.
Noodles & Company, Boulder, CO
03/04 OCo 09/04Cognos/ReportNet /ETL Developer
Noodles & Company plans to continue expanding in current and new markets throughcompany operated and franchised area-operated locations. Noodles & Companyserves more than 30,000 steaming bowls of noodles every day and employs morethan 2,500 people. The company expects to have a total of more than 200restaurants by the end of 2006. Today, the company has restaurants in Colorado,Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Utah and Michigan.Attracting the most talented staff is critical to the companyOCOs growth plans.Noodles & Company offers a fast-paced and friendly quick-casual environment,balanced schedules and growth potential. The global noodle shop seemed the idealrestaurant concept for AmericaOCOs evolving dining needs fast, high quality,healthy and affordable.
Responsibilities:
OCo Study the existing CRN environment and draft the Design Document forthe expansion project.OCo Worked on Cognos Security Administration to restrict the Users.OCo Involved in Testing and Exploring the ReportStudio and QueryStudio(ReportNet). OCo Developed standard Templates OCo Created the Stored Procedures to extract the data from .DBF filesOCo Developed Standard Reports, Charts, Drill Through Reports, MasterDetail Reports, Bursting Reports and Multilingual Reports Using ReportStudio andQueryStudio and Query Optimization.OCo Creating Query Prompts, calculations, Conditions & Filters.OCo Scheduling and Distributing Reports through Schedule Management inCognos ConnectionOCo Testing and improving Report Performance.OCo Created Models by using Impromptu Query Definition (IQD) in PowerPlayTransformer.OCo Created User Classes and Users in Access manager.OCo Built PowerPlay Cubes for Sales, Sales and Inventory, Inventory,Stock Ledger.OCo Written macro's to schedule the Power Cubes.OCo Data analyze and extract from existing database.OCo Created Dashboard using Visualizer.OCo Involved in Query Optimization and User accept testing on all the
user reports
Environment: ReportNet 1.0, ReportStudio, QueryStudio, Impromptu 7.1,Transformer 7.1, PowerPlay 7.1, Visualizer 7.1, PowerPlay Enterprise Server 7.1,Access Manager, SQL Server 2000, Oracle 9i, Erwin 4.1, Crystal Reports 9,MS-Excel, Aloha, Eatech, and Windows 2003.
Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Austin, TX 12/03-03/04Cognos ReportNet Developer
The Health and Human Services Commission provides leadership and direction, andfosters the spirit of innovation needed to achieve an efficient and effectivehealth and human services system for Texans. HHSC has oversightresponsibilities for designated Health and Human Services agencies, andadministers certain health and human services programs including the TexasMedicaid Program, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Medicaidwaste, fraud, and abuse investigations. The ChildrenOCOs Health InsuranceProgram (CHIP) is a national program designed for families who earn too muchmoney to qualify for Medicaid, yet cannot afford to buy private insurance. TheState of Texas developed TexCare to raise awareness of the childrenOCOs healthinsurance options available, and to help Texas families obtain and utilizeaffordable coverage for their uninsured children (ages 0-19).
Responsibilities:
OCo Interacted with Business users to identify key dimensions andmeasures for business performanceOCo Involved in Installing, Configuring, Customizing and MaintainingCognos ReportNet and Framework Manager in an interim environment as a proof ofconcept.OCo Designed models using Framework Manager and deployed packages to theReportNet Servers.OCo Created Models by using Impromptu Query Definition (IQD) in PowerPlayTransformer.OCo Extensively involved in creating staging area and created the mapping
OCo Assigning support group to set up users to user classes, datasources, database signons, and architect models.OCo Created Impromptu Catalog by adding tables and creating new joins.
OCo Generated reports using Cognos Impromptu tools querying database.OCo Developed the OLAP cubes and used PowerPlay Enterprise Server topublish the cubes and Impromptu reports to the Upfront.OCo Data analyze and extract from existing database.OCo Data extracted and transformed from DB2 and SQL Server 2000 byDecisionStream Designer 7. (Data marts, catalogs and cubes).OCo Created the SQL Server Stored Procedure to loading the data.OCo Involved in Testing and Exploring New Tools ReportStudio andQueryStudio (ReportNet). OCo Developing Standard Reports, Charts, Drill Through Reports, MasterDetail Reports, Bursting Reports and Multilingual Reports Using ReportStudio andQueryStudio.OCo Generated Visualizations using Visualizer 7.1.OCo Involved in Query Optimization and User accept testing on all theuser reportsOCo Creating Query Prompts, calculations, Conditions & Filters.OCo Scheduling and Distributing Reports through Schedule Management inCognos Connection Environment: DecisionStream 7.1, ReportNet, Impromptu 7.1, Transformer 7.1,PowerPlay 7.1, Visualizer 7.1, PowerPlay Enterprise Server 7.1, Access Manager,DB2/UDB, SQL Server 2000, Erwin 4.1, MS-Excel, Shell Script, UNIX and WindowsNT.
GE Capital Market Services, Stamford, CT 08/02-12/03
Cognos ReportNet/ETL Developer
GE Capital was recently reorganized into four business lines in a move designedto further strengthen the GE Corporation and enhance transparency throughout theGE Financial Services businesses. One of the new vertical business lines thatwere created is Equipment Management. Having completed this reorganization, theleadership of GE Equipment Management (GEEM) is now faced with the operationalchallenge of aligning its reporting capabilities and business functions. As suchthey have expressed a desire to emphasize revenue reporting in the short termusing a solution that can grow and mature to handle the broader performancemeasurement and management needs vertically throughout GEEM.
Responsibilities:
OCo Interacted with Client representatives and external data vendors infinalizing requirements and data formats.OCo Created various catalogs based on different data sources.OCo Modified Power Cubes as per the user requirement by adding newDimensions, Levels and Measures etcOCo Involved using Cognos Access Manager to provide a centralizedenvironment to define, store and maintain security information for Cognosbusiness information applicationsOCo Built models and published the packages using Framework Manager OCo Involved in Testing and Exploring New Tools ReportStudio andQueryStudio (ReportNet). OCo Created Informatica ETL mappings that transfers data from FTP sourcesystems to the OracleOCo Created Source definitions, Source Tables, Target definitions andTarget Tables. OCo Designed and implemented the warehouse data model, dimension, factand summary tables.OCo Created Reusable Transformations and Mapplets to use in MultipleMappings using Informatica.OCo Created different mappings and transformations using Informatica forloading the data into an Oracle database. E.g. Source Qualifier, Joinertransformation, Update Strategy, Lookup transformation, Rank Transformations,Expressions, Aggregator, Sequence Generator.OCo Involved in User accept testing on all the user reports.OCo Creating the Oracle Stored Procedure, Functions, Triggers, andsequences.OCo Developed Database using Oracle 9i and involved in designing in StarSchema.
OCo Involved in designing Catalogs, different types of Business Reportsusing Cognos Impromptu. OCo Using Access Manager configured multiple user access and defineddimension views and user class view for different user groups to provide high
security for highly sensitive data. OCo Developed entire ETL process. These include designing data qualityprocess, failure logging, generation of ETL reports and tuning the process.OCo Prepared architecture and design documents.OCo Developed Informatica mappings for Extract data from ASCII files,apply transformation and load.
OCo Maintaining and tuning the data mart.OCo Involved in the effort to reduce long running and log intensivetransactions, and to remove user interaction within transactions.
Environment: Cognos Impromptu 6.0, Power Play 6.6, Transformer, Power Prompts,PowerPlay Enterprise Server 6.6, Upfront, IWR, Informatica, VB 6.0, Oracle8.0/8i, ERWIN4.0, MS-Office, MS Project, Windows NT.
Telco India 05/99 to 07/00
Programmer
Responsibilities:
OCo Involved in Design Documentation and Software RequirementSpecifications.OCo Developed applications through which Customer can make thetransactions.OCo Responsible for testing and preparing test cases andimplementation.OCo Developed complex reports using Data Reports as well as CrystalReports.OCo Developed Stored Procedures in Oracle 8.0OCo Used VBScript and ASP objects for server side scripting.OCo Extensively used ETL and Informatica to load data from MS SQL Server,MS Access and Excel spreadsheet into the target Oracle 8.0 database.OCo Involved in designing the procedures for getting the data from alllegacy systems to Data Warehousing system. The data was standardized to store various Business Units inTables.OCo Used VBScript and ASP objects for server side scripting.
Environment: Informatica PowerMart 4.5, Informatica Power Center 1.5, MS SQLServer /7.0, MS Excel OCO98, Oracle 8.0, Visual Basic 6.0, ASP, Crystal Reports6.0, Sun Solaris 2.6, Windows NT 4.0.
Arrayed Computing Technologies, India. 04/97 to 04/99Programmer
Responsibilities:
OCo ADO (ODBC) was extensively used to communicate with the Databaseusing VB6.0 OCo Visual Basic Front-end validations are replaced with storedprocedures to improve system response time.OCo Stored Procedures and Triggers were used to implement extensive thebusiness rules in Oracle.OCo Introduction of Business Rules as the form of Rules regarding Salarybenefits and introduced as restrictions to specific columns of tables.OCo Reports were developed for monthly review and analysis of themanagerial staff of availability of skilled manpower and their deploymentincluding acting consultant.OCo Involved in Screen designing, Coding and generation of Reports.
Environment: Visual Basic 5.0, Oracle, and Crystal Reports.
ROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
6 years of professional hands on experience as Programmer Analyst in client-server, web & business intelligence applications in handling Data warehousing, ETL and Business Intelligence system using tools like Cognos 8.1/7.x Series with Oracle, ReportNet MR2, Oracle, SQL Server & DB2 databases.
Strong technical exposure with good degree of competence in business systems like Financial, Pharma, Manufacturing & Energy Industries.
Strong skills in Cognos7 (MR2) Series which includes Impromptu, ReportNet MR2, Powerplay, IWR, Power Prompts, PPES, Upfront, Notice Cast, Access Manager, Visualizer, Cognos Query and Architect.
High degree of proficiency in Web-enabled, three tier and Client/Server computing environments using Oracle8i, SQL Server 7.0, Developer 2000, PL/SQL, SQL*Loader, Pro*C, Erwin and ETL technology.
Provided production support and training to end-users.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
BI Tools : Cognos 8/ 7.3/Reportnet, Cognos EP Series, Cognos Metrics Manager, Cognos Enterprise Planning, Business Objects
Programming : Visual Basic, Java, C, Pro*C, SQL, PLSQL, C++
Front End : Developer 2000, Visual Interdev
Databases : Oracle 8i/9i, DB2, SQL Server
Operating Systems : Windows XP/95/98/00/NT 4.0, Unix (Solaris, Linux)
EDUCATION
B.E (Electronics & Communication)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Amgen biotech, 1000 oaks, CA May 2006 – Present
Cognos ReportNet Developer
Sales Measurement & Operations data mart is Amgen’s ‘Sales Analytics’ tool containing Product Specialist demographic information as well as promotion, territory, sales and bonus history information. An integral part of the SMO data mart is it’s Cognos ReportNet BI portal. The portal provides the business analytics group a wide variety of pre-designed reports and also the capability to generate ad-hoc reports using any one of the various packages available for different user communities.
Responsibilities
Installation, configuration and maintenance of ‘Development’, ‘User Acceptance Testing’ and ‘Production’ environments
Customized the Cognos Connection Portal by modifying the .css files being used by the portal.
Created Models & Packages using Framework Manager and published to ReportNet Server.
Created Multi Page report based on Multiple Master queries to show the data on different pages when the Master record changes in a Report using Report Studio
Created drillthrough reports from Region to District summary based on the Product ID.
Conceptualize and formalize several List, Chart, Crosstab, master-detail, Drill-Down and Bursting reports to be developed, using Report Studio.
Bursted the reports in Cognos Connection based on the RDT number. Deployment of Reports, Packages, Users and sometimes the complete
Content Store from one environment to the other. Involved in integrating power play enterprise server 7.3 to Reportnet
Server, which enables the cubes to be published on Cognos Connection.
Created various IQD package in Framework Manager and used this IQD’s in power play transformer to create various models and build cubes
Developing Multi-Dimensional Analysis and Business Metrics Reports using Cognos Power Play and Power Cubes using Cognos Transformation Server
Trained business users on how to create ad-hoc reports using Query Studio.
Environment
Cognos 8 Series, Cognos ReportNet v1.1 MR2, SDK v1.1 MR2, Framework Manager v1.1MR2, Series7.3 (PowerPlay Transformer, PPES and all Server Administration), Informatica Power Center v7.1, Toad v7.6, Java, JSP, DB2, Oracle 9i, Win2K
Bear Stearns, New York City, NY Feb 2005 – Mar 2006
Cognos Developer
BearStearns is one of the largest financial firm which has Data Warehouse application to focus on continuous Value-addition and Quality enhancement.
Responsibilities
Installation & Configuration of Cognos ReportNet, Impromptu, Power Play, Access Manager, IWR, Upfront, PPES.
Built models using Framework Manager a tool of ReportNet Created standard Calculations, Filters in Framework Manager. Created new QuerySubjects and arranged in different Folder Structure
for BusinessView. Developed List Reports, Charts, Drill Through Reports, Master Detail
Reports Using Report Studio and Query Studio. Created multi page report based on multiple Master queries to show the
data on different pages when the Master record changes in a Report customized Cognos Connection portal as per the client’s
customizations. Integrated Cognos Upfront and series 7 security with CRN, so that users
can able to see the objects which are in Upfront without logging in again Developing Multi-Dimensional Analysis and Business Metrics Reports
using Cognos Power Play and Power Cubes using Cognos Transformation Server
Formulation of joins strategy and Adding columns in catalog after they are added in already existing tables
Responsible for publishing Powerplay cubes to upfront using PPES to provide end users with a single, Web-based point of personalized access to reports.
Environment
Cognos ReportNet MR1, Series7 (PowerPlay Transformer, PPES, Access Manager, Upfront and all Server Administration), Informatica Power Center v6.2, SAP BW v3.5, Tomcat 5.1 Application Server, Java, DB2, Oracle 9i, Win2K, UNIX.
Timberland Co. Stratham, NH Jan 2004 – Nov 2004
Cognos Developer/Administrator
Timberland is a global leader in the engineering and marketing of premium-quality footwear, apparel and accessories for consumers. Develop business focused technical solutions using Cognos as enterprise reporting standard for Inventory and Supply Chain Planning Departments.
Responsibilities
Upgrading the Analysis & Reporting to Cognos v7.1 from Cognos v7.0 Created multi dimensional cubes, sub cubes, cube groups using Cognos
Transformation Server, created Power play reports with drill down, slice and dice, sorting, and ranking features.
Analyse the transformer log files and find out the right partition size for the cube for better building and access performance
Worked with Cognos Reportnet Framework Manager to create metadata models
Developed reports using Cognos Report net Report Studio Designing & Developing Catalogs as per the functional requirements.
Troubleshooting Impromptu and PowerPlay Reports Developed Impromptu Reports and published in to the web for end
users using IWR Extensively used Power play Transformer to move relative data mart data
into powercubes. Preparation of Impromptu reports for deployment as Impromptu Web
Reports (IWR) Setting up development, testing and production environment for cognos
reports. Creating IWR reports and using upfront to publish those reports.
Environment
Cognos Impromptu v7.1, Power Play v7.1, Transformer7.1, Upfront v7.1, IWR v7.1, PPESv7.1, Architect v7.1, Cognos Reportnet v1.01, Access Manager, Informatica Power center v6.0, VB.NET, ASP, Shell Script, SQL, Oracle 9i, SQL Server, SAP BW V3.0, Win 2000, UNIX.
National Bank Of Commerce,PA Jun 2003 – Dec 2003
Cognos Developer
NBC, is a highly diversified financial services institution. The bank operates in more than 30 lines of business within its group of companies. Data from its data warehouse was organized into several data marts, each serving a different department or mission within the organization. OLAP and Multidimensional analysis tools from Cognos BI suite provide business intelligence power.
Responsibilities
Gathered reports requirements with Business Users and converted them in to project documentation.
Built models, packages, published packages using Framework Manager a tool of ReportNet
Involved in installing and exploring ReportNet tools such as Report Studio and Query Studio and Framework manager.
Developing Standard Templates, Reports, Charts, Drill Through Reports, Master Detail Reports, Bursting Reports and Multilingual Reports Using Report Studio and Query Studio.
Creating Query Prompts, calculations, Conditions & Filters. Developing Prompt pages and Conditional Variables. Scheduling and Distributing Reports through Schedule Management in
Cognos Connection Given Training on Cognos Tools to Employee's in the company. Training Users on Query Studio for Ad-Hoc Reporting. Designed Cognos cubes with drill through capability. Developed analysis
reports in Impromptu, Power play, and published onto Upfront. Created distributed Catalog to users for Ad-Hoc reporting and analysis. Developed the OLAP cubes. Upgraded from version Impromptu 6.0 to 7.0 and Power Play from version
6.6 to 7.0 Created Catalog in Impromptu Administrator to create Reports. Updated Impromptu Catalog by adding tables and creating new joins. Built multi dimensional power cubes using Power play Transformer by
using IQD as a Data Source. Created MDC cubes using Power play connect and published them on the
upfront portal. Created User Classes and Users in Access manager. Worked on Cognos Security Administration to restrict the Users. Published Impromptu reports to Upfront by using IWR Server. Maintain the Cube Security by Category level and Dimension level. created various reports (Daily, Weekly and monthly basis) Involved in Documentation for User training.
Environment
Cognos EP series 6/7 (Impromptu Administrator, Impromptu Web Reports (IWR), Cognos Power Play, Cognos Power Play Transformer, Cognos Power Play
This Datawarehouse was designed for the Reporting for the GE Power Systems. This warehouse reports the historical data stored in various databases and Flat Files. Data from different sources was brought into Oracle using OWB /Informatica ETL and sent for reporting using Cognos.
Responsibilities
Installation of Cognos Impromptu, Transformer, Power Play Enterprise Server
Requirements Analysis and Gathering. Involved in design, development and maintenance of catalogs,
complicated reports using different types of drilldowns and multiple prompt selections.
Defined, created and maintained and published power cubes, Impromptu and PowerPlay web reports
Created a package in Cognos Architect and published to Upfront as a CognosQuery to create an Ad Hoc Reports.
Creation of Multiple dimensions, Alternate drill through and creating special categories in Transformer
Setting up Drill Through access in Cognos Query Catalog creation and modification Creation of users and changing their
profile Worked on Performance and Tuning on loading and fast access of PowerPlay
Cubes/reports by Client/Database- Server balancing, Table Weighing, Governor settings, and by Alternate Data sources such as Thumbnails, Hotfiles and Snapshots creation.
Worked with Cognos Visualizer to create maps, pie charts, bar graphs, statistical cross-tabs to convey the defect rates, performance thresholds etc.,
Environment
Cognos BI Series v6.0, TOAD, Sybase, Oracle 8i, SQL Server 2K, VB.NET, HTML, Shell Script, UNIX (Solaris), Win 2000.
Optimum Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India Aug 2000 – Dec 2001
Sr. Programmer
Involved in Analysis, Design and development of Enterprise Warehousing project Using DSS Architect, the metadata structure was designed to populate OLAP data.
Responsibilities
Installation of Cognos Impromptu, Impromptu Web Reports As a Senior Programmer, designed and developed an inventory
management system using VB, Crystal Reports & Cognos Impromptu. This system maintains an inventory of raw materials as well as finished goods. It also allows printing of invoices, delivery channels and receipts. Also developed some MIS reports
Environment
VB 5.0, Crystal Reports 4.6, Cognos Impromptu 5.0, Oracle7.3 and Windows 95.
SUMMARY
Seven years of IT experience. Experience in design, development and implementation of applications in
client/server environment using Cognos Impromptu, Cognos Powerplay, PowerPlay Transformer, Impromptu Web Reports, PPES
Cognos 8 and ReportNet (Framework Manager, Query Studio, Report Studio).
Understanding of Data warehousing project life cycle such as dimensional modeling, data extraction, Transaction and loading, schemas (Star Schema and Snow-Flake Schema) and Business intelligence
Generated various types of reports like Cross tab reports, list reports, charts, sub reports and complex reports
Developed various Impromptu reports and published them onto the web using IWR Developed various Powerplay reports and published them onto the web. Developed various Reportnet packages as well as Reportnet reports Hands on experience in maintaining reports, and cubes using Impromptu,
Transformer and PowerPlay. Ralph Kimball, Bill-Inmon approaches to Enterprise Data Warehouses.
Involved in migrating reports from Impromptu to ReportNet using impcat2xml.
SKILLS
BI Tools Cognos 8, Cognos Impromptu 7.3/7.1, Impromptu Web Reports, PowerPlay Transformer 7.3/7.1, Power Play Enterprise Server, ReportNet 1.1, Framework Manager, Query Studio, Report Studio, Cognos Connection, Access Manager
Data Modelling Star-Schema & Snowflake-Schema Modeling
Operating Systems Windows XP/2000/NT/95, Unix
Languages PL/SQL, SQL, Java, C, C++
Databases Oracle 9i/8i, MS SQL server 2000/7.0/6.5, DB2, MS Access
Internet Technologies HTML, XML, DHTML
EDUCATION
Masters in Computer Science, India
EXPERIENCE
Apr’ 05-till date Senior Cognos Developer, Esurance Inc, San Francisco, CA
Esurance is the fastest growing auto insurance company and is a source of summary information for executives on various components like Claims, Membership, Customer Service, and Provider Network. The goal of this project is to automate the entire claims component by making changes to Data warehouse and create reports for various clients and internal persons.
Created Impromptu Reports, Drill through Reports, Catalogs, Power Play Cubes, Reports and published using upfront.
Created filters, charts, lists and crosstabs, using Report Studio and ad hoc reports using Query Studio.
Customizing cube content with view (Exclude, Cloak, Filter, Summarize) Developed data models using Cognos Framework Manager and deployed
packages on Cognos Connection Developed graphical reports extensively in report studio.
Created Business model, calculated measures, analysis reports, multiple dimensional cubes and drill -through reports using Transformer.
Creating User Classes and Restricting the user access with the help of User Class Privileges in the governor settings.
Develop reports based on user requirements from Business Support users - both for standard reporting and ad hoc requests using Cognos PowerPlay.
Scheduled Transformer to update the contents of the Cube to run on a monthly basis using Cognos Scheduler
Scheduled Impromptu and PowerPlay reports to run on a monthly, weekly, and daily basis using Cognos Scheduler
Preparation of quality procedures, guidelines and Test Plans.
Environment: Cognos ReportNet 1.1, Cognos 8,Cognos Impromptu 7.3/7.1,XML, CVS, Impromptu Web Reports, PowerPlay Transformer, Cognos PowerPlay, Scheduler PL/ SQL, Oracle 9i, Windows NT/2000, UNIX, Access Manager, Cognos Connection, Internet Information Services (IIS)
Aug’04-Mar’05 Cognos Developer, Private Health Care Systems (PHCS), Nashville, TN
Project goal is to meet the users and get the requirements and develop a set of reports and for user access and develop a Data Warehouse for analysis and decision support in areas of Tracking the Physician, Patients, Costs, by sourcing Data Warehouse system and to Create Reports & Cubes in for Internal users and Clients.
Developed Secured models in Framework Manager. Published packages and managed the distribution / setup of the environment. Involved in testing and exploring tools using Query Studio (Ad-hoc Reports) and
Report Studio (Standard Reports) Used Schedule Management in Cognos Connection. Performed Bursting Reports and Multilingual Reports using Report Studio Created Multidimensional Cubes using PowerPlay and published on the Upfront
Portal using PowerPlay Enterprise Server. Developed PowerPlay Cubes, used multiple queries, calculated measures,
customized cube content and optimized cube creation time. Fine-tuned the Cubes and checked the database space issue and cube growth
periodically. Responsible in the creation of new User Groups and User Classes using Access
Manager. Developed Layout, Pages, Object Containers and Packages using Report Studio. Created reports using Report Net with multiple Charts and Reports. Responsible for assigning user Sign-Ons for the new users.
Environment: Cognos BI Tool Report Net 1.1MR2 (Frame work manager, Cognos Connection, Report Studio, Query Studio), Power Play Client, Power Play Transformer, Windows 2000 Server, SQL server, Oracle 9i,Access Manager.
Feb’03-July’04 Cognos Developer, Tennessee Bank, Memphis, TN
First Tennessee is one of the mid-south’s leading financial institutions. Used Cognos as front end and Oracle as back end. Our growth allows us to focus on continuing to innovate and enhance customer service
Responsible for creating the catalogs in the role of administrator for report generators using Cognos Business Suite
Involved in Installing and Maintenance of Cognos Servers (Both Production and Development)
Creating standard impromptu reports to feed transformer models and Power play views.
Creating customized power cubes according to the particular business needs of different groups of end users, and set distribution strategy to optimize network utilization and end-user effectiveness.
Creating standard reports in Cognos Impromptu for employee and departmental details and drill-down reports in Power Play for ad-hoc reporting.
Involved in the deployment of an IWR and secured reports to Upfront. Responsible for training end users in creating cubes using transformer, and report
building using Power play. Handled performance tuning in Impromptu and Power play reports. Involved in designing star schemas for the business processes and extensively
involved in data model life cycle.
Environment: Oracle (9i/8i), Impromptu, Power Play 7.1/6.0,IWR, Upfront, UNIX, Windows NT 4.0,PL/SQL, PowerPlay Transformer, Cognos Scheduler, Microsoft Office Tools.
Jan’01-July’02 Programmer, HTC Global, Chennai, India
SOP (Sales order processing) is an internal product of HTC. It deals about how a customer places order for products. Invoice is generated once an order is placed and the same is mailed to the customers. If any products match the reorder level then reorder form is generated and given to the supplier. Sales Report will be generated for a specific period. Additional reports like stock details, Goods Received note, Goods Returned note etc can be generated from the application.
Environment: SQL Server, Oracle 8i, Windows NT, Java, Unix
Jan’99-Jan’01 CSC Computers, Chennai, India
As a Lab and course coordinator, my work involved:
Developing the course material. Developing of computer applications. Maintaining and upgrading system hardware and software. Thought fundamental database concepts and SQL.
Involved in developing database coursework for the students
Around 6 years of IT experience with specialization in Cognos Business Intelligence Tools.
Extensive experience in BI Report Authoring using Cognos 8 Suite, Cognos Reportnet 1.1, Cognos Impromptu
Sound knowledge and experience of different phases of software development life cycle (SDLC) including analysis, design, development, testing and maintenance
Experience in Installation and Configuration of various Cognos tools like Cognos 8 suite, Cognos Reportnet 1.1, Cognos Impromptu, Cognos Power Play, Cognos Metrics Manager etc.
Experience in developing the models in Framework Manager and publishing the packages for Reportnet environment using various data sources like Oracle, SAP BW, SQL Server, XML and Excel
Implemented security for Data access, Object level access and Package access Created User Groups, Roles to implement the Cognos Security, using LDAP Experience in development of various kinds of reports like List, Cross tab,
Chart, Repeater etc in Cognos 8, Reportnet 1.1 and impromptu which involved Multiple Prompts, Filters, multi-page, multi-query reports against multiple databases
Familiar with incorporation of various data sources like Oracle and MS SQL Server into Cognos 8 during installation and configuration of Cognos 8 environment
Good understanding on OLAP concepts and Experience in using OLAP cubes as a source for Framework Manager Models
Experience in Migration of reports from Cognos Reportnet 1.1 to Cognos 8 and Cognos Impromptu to Reportnet 1.1
Logged cases with Cognos Support and discussed with the support people to get the solutions
Having hands on work experience on developing Scorecards and Metrics using Cognos Metrics Manager
Working experience in Oracle 9i, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows XP/2000/98/95 Developed PL/SQL jobs including Packages and Procedures to load data
from data sources to data ware house Hands on experience in building OLAP Models and Cubes in Cognos Power
play Experience in Trouble Shooting and debugging the code of the Cognos
Reports Developed Review Checklists as a part of Quality Assurance Strong in user interaction, gathering specifications from end-users/clients and
implementation Hands on experience in preparing detailed Report Technical Design
documents Experience in developing Project process related documents as per the CMMi
standards Good at Data Ware Housing fundamentals Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to work effectively
in a team as well as individually
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
Data Warehousing : Cognos Impromptu 7.0, Cognos Reportnet 1.1 MR1 and MR 2, Cognos
Cognos Framework Manager, Cognos power play for windows, Cognos
Access Manager, Informatica 6.1, OLAP, OLTP
Databases : Oracle 9i/8i/8.x/7.x, SQL Server 7.0/2000, MS Access 2000, SAP BW
Operating Systems : Windows XP/2000/NT/9X
Languages : SQL, PL/SQL, C, C++, HTML, XML, Java
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communication Engineering Cognos certified Product Professional in ReportNet Reporting Track and
Metadata Modeling Track Cognos certified Impromptu Product Professional Cognos certified Access Manager Product Professional Cognos certified Metrics Manager Product Proffesional
EXPERIENCE
BASF Corporation Aug 2005 – Mar 2006 & Jul 2006 – Jan 2007
Rockaway, New Jersey Cognos Technical Lead & Configuration Manager
BASF Corporation, in the NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) region, currently has more than one database and multiple applications from which it receives data, namely SAP, People Soft, MS Access and various other applications.
The project Rationalization deals with the conversion of reports from MS Access database to Cognos Impromptu / Cognos 8 Reportnet. The project involves analyzing of report in MS Access database and preparing a technical/report specification, which includes the analysis of queries associated with the report, their flow, VB modules and joins present between different views. Project is spanned across three phases. Analysis of MS Access reports/MDBs, preparing Report Specification Documents and development of reports using Cognos Impromptu. The current phase of the project deals with the development of the reports against Catalogs on BW.
Responsibilities
Analyze Access Data base and deciding the feasibility of the MS Access report getting converted to Cognos Impromptu/Cognos 8.
Using TOAD to analyze the EDW data. Preparing the EDW-SAPR3 field mappings so as to get the exact BW fields to
be used in the report. Developing specification documents for reports as per client requirements. Design & development of the reports using Cognos Impromptu\Cognos 8. Design & development of multiple reports using various templates like list
reports, cross-tab reports and chart reports. Interacting with the End users on a regular basis for resolving issues
pertaining to the reports in MS Access. Testing reports using review checklists for Quality Assurance. Performance tuning by analyzing and comparing the turnaround times
between impromptu reports and reportnet reports.
Technical Environment: Cognos EP Series 7 (Impromptu Reports), Cognos 8 MR1, MS Access 2000, Oracle, Toad, SAP BW 3.5, Visual Source Safe, VPN Connectivity, Novell Netware.
BASF Corporation Apr 2006 – Jun 2006
Rockaway, New Jersey Cognos 8 Developer/Tester
This project is about testing the report net reports developed on Cognos 8 to fix the performance problems.
The operative part of the project is to test the performance of the reports and investigate into various errors encountered (BAPI errors, Cognos8 server errors) when Cognos8 is connected to SAP BW when compared to the cognos8 connection with oracle. The prerequisite for the execution of this project is to have an understanding on SAP BW architecture, the data loading process etc.
Responsibilities
Understanding the basic structure of the SAP BW database and the terminology involved.
Developing Models and Packages on Cognos8 Framework Manager using OLAP Cubes, Multicubes, Infocubes and Bex queries as sources.
Developing and testing of the reports on Cognos8. Analyzing the MDX queries and data in the backend (i.e. both in Oracle and
SAP BW). Analyzing various errors encountered when cognos8 is connected to SAP BW
and resolving them in collaboration with Cognos support, by raising cases with them whenever required.
Preparing checklists to review the reports Performance tuning of the reportnet reports. Interacting with the client on a regular basis for resolving issues pertaining to
the reports delivered and undertaking special client requests.
Rockaway, New Jersey Cognos Developer & Configuration Manager
The Project SFAR (Standard Forecast Accuracy Reports) is about creating a group of standardized reports that supports forecast results across the various business groups within NAFTA in support of demand planning. These reports will complement the Global Forecast KPI team initiative. The results captured within the reports will be analyzed; the accuracy of the forecasts will be identified and will drive adjustments to the forecasts making them more accurate going forward.
Responsibilities
Interpret complex Business specifications developed by the client Analyzing Specification Documents. Dealing with Client on daily basis through conference calls. Creating analysis documents and providing information to users on various
issues like Package level joins, Performance Issues etc. Used Cognos PowerPlay (OLAP) for multi dimension cubes Design & development of reports using Cognos Reportnet/Impromptu. Dealing with the performance issues if the report takes much time to execute. As a configuration manager, taking steps that the project documentation is up
to the standards of the company Ensuring that all the project documents are baselined and taking care of the
Cognos Reportnet project is to migrate/develop the existing impromptu reports to Reportnet reports. These reports being spread across different business areas like Finance, Inventory, Purchasing, Transportation, TSP, Sales, etc., caters the needs of
Business Analysts in Decision-making. The Project phases include Analysis of existing impromptu reports, preparing Report specs, mapping documents, developing & testing of reports and generating PDFs.
Responsibilities
Developing specification documents for reports as per client requirements. Revised the Requirement Specifications with the users for better customer
service and feasibility in CRN Designed & developed the Reports using ReportNet 1.1. Designed & developed multiple ReportNet reports using various templates
like List reports, cross-tab reports and chart reports. Prepare the PDFs from IMR and Reportnet files. Testing Reports using review checklists for Quality Assurance. Interact with the end users on a regular basis for resolving issues pertaining to
the data delivered and special client requests.
Technical Environment: Oracle 8i, Cognos EP Series 7 (Impromptu Reports), Cognos Report Net 1.1, Toad, Visual Source Safe
GE Aircraft Engines Inc Jan 2003 – Jul 2003
Dayton, OH SQL/PL SQL Developer
Sales Force Automation-iAvenue is about merging Avenue systems into one iAvenue System. The process includes migrating data from the existing Avenue databases to new iAvenue database and generating reports using web based iAvenue tool from EDW. This project includes development of PL/Sql scripts from the high level functional information (Functional specification) and to perform initial data load into the production data base. Scripts are developed and scheduled to load data into the iAvenue database which include sales data, customer data, accounts data, daily transaction data and forecast data.
Responsibilities
Communication with End Users to understand the business requirements in the specification provided.
Development of PL/SQL scripts from functional specification. Generating test cases for each specification received and testing the scripts. Supporting while the data is loaded into the production database. Interact with the End Users on a regular basis for resolving issues pertaining
to the functional specifications received and undertaking special client requests.
The project Sales Data Mart is about extracting the data from legacy systems and loading it into the warehouse tables for query, analysis and reporting. The project was aimed at studying sales at variations locations. The project aims at consolidating customer data received from different source systems. Data for this Data Mart are captured from different Transactional Databases like: Sales subject area, Sales service request subject area, Product defect subject area, Service request area etc.
Responsibilities
Designed and implemented the ETL process using Informatica Power Center 6.1
Extracted OLTP from different source systems like Oracle, SQL Server and Flat files
Designed and developed Mappings and Mapplets to load data from source to target database using Informatica Power Center, and tuned mappings to improve performance
Extensively used transformations like Router, Aggregator, Lookup, Source qualifier, Joiner, Expression and Sequence generator in extracting data in compliance with the business logic developed
Created Sessions and Batches using Informatica Workflow Manager Involved in the preparation on Test Case and Test Script Documents Involved in the Code Reviews
A comprehensive financial accounting system was developed for the company. The system started with entry vouchers. Unique security requirement of this system was that, the vouchers were not passed and posted until approved by concerned authority. By this system showed all pending vouchers. Voucher type includes sales, purchase, receipts, payment and journal entry provision for bill matching was made in the system.
On the security front, the system keeps track of each and every voucher entered/modified/deleted by every user. By this the system would generate a user
analysis report and shown errors created by any user. The report section included common reports like general ledger, daybook printing, final statements.
Was involved in business process analysis, preparing and documenting program specifications, development and testing.
Created indexes, constraints and views.
Developed stored procedures, functions and triggers using PL/SQL implementing business rules.
Developed packages and collections using PL/SQL
Wrote reports triggers for this module. Exposure to Forms and Reports development
Technical Environment: Oracle 8.0, PL/SQL and Windows NT
Lanco Global Systems Jan 2001 – May 2001
Hyderabad, India Java/J2EE Developer
The Project Employee Service Center is about maintaining issues raised by Orbit associates. This Application consists of three modules Issue raiser, issue solver and administrator. This project deals with providing a user interface to the employees to enter the issues they face. These issues are reported to the Issue Solvers. The status of all the issues is maintained and different reports are generated for both the employees and issue solvers based on different criterion. This project uses HTML with JSP as front end, SQL Server as back end and JBOSS Application Server is used.
Responsibilities
Gathering the requirements. Designed & developed database on SQL Server. Designing and Development of User Interfaces. Developing the code using J2EE.
Summary 6 years of experience in the Information Technology, of which over 4 years of extensive experience in DataWarehousing Management System. Experience in handling corporate data for report generation and analysis. Strong skills in Application Development and Extensive skills in OLTP/OLAP, Data warehousing systems. Strong SQL, PL/SQL and Business Analysis skills with proficiency in creating triggers, stored procedures, functions and packages using PL/SQL Worked extensively with Visual basic and ASP Excellent communication skills and has ability to implement projects with demanding objectives. Data Warehouse experience includes: Worked with Cognos Business Intelligence Tools and Informatica Power Center. Implemented Informatica and Cognos Business Warehouse Systems within a wide variety of database environments and industries. Experience in working independently and Business requirements gathering. Good experience in generating various complex reports using Cognos-Impromptu, Cognos-PowerPlay. Developed business mix reports like variance reports, Top ten reports, Ad-hoc reports and exception reports using COGNOS 8, Power Play and Impromptu. Worked on Cognos ReportNet Products Framework Manager, Cognos Connection, Query Studio, and Report Studio. Created Mappings, Mapplets and transformations, executed all kind of transformations like aggregator, rank, router, filter, joiner etc. Created and scheduled mapping, session and batches by using Informatica workflow manager Maintenance, enhancement and documentation of various application systems Expertise in design, development, testing, implementation Expertise in Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, using Star Schema and Snow- Flake Schema, Physical and Logical Data Modeling Experience in business analysis and data modeling tool Erwin3.5 for reverse engineering mostly and implementing star schemas and data marts Worked extensively with all the databases like Oracle, SqlServer, Sybase, DB2, MS access etc.
Technical Skills
Business Intelligence: Cognos Report Net 1.1 (Report Studio, Query Studio, Frame work Manager), Cognos 8/7.2 Impromptu 7.1/7.0/7.3/6.1, Cognos Power Play Transformer 7.0, Impromptu Web Reports (IWR) 7.0, Access Manager 7.0, PowerPlay Enterprise Server 7.0
Tools (ETL): Informatica - Power Center V 6.2/7.1
Data Modeling Tools: ERWIN 3.5.2/4.0
Languages: C, C++ and SQL, PL/SQL
RDBMS / DBMS: Oracle 9i/8i/8.0, SQL Server 7.0/6.5, Sybase, DB2 and MS Access 2000
Internet/Web Tools: HTML 4.0, DHTML, ASP, COM/ DCOM, VBScript, ADO, DAO and MTS
Professional Experience
Daimler Chrysler
Auburn Hills, MI
Cognos Developer
May’ 05 – Jan’ 07
Description:
Procurement & Supply - Commercial - Production Methodology and Strategy are the key departments under Daimler Chrysler which deals with supporting all the buyers and procurement specialists in order to place a PO to a supplier. The scope of this project includes developing reports to support the business and tracking the performance of all the buyers and Procurement Specialists for the management. About 100 reports were developed in order to support the business.
Role and Responsibilities:
Developed Art Chart Reports which generates the Mgmt Template in Excel from the Impromptu report regarding each Model Year / Family parts. Reports were also developed to support Buyer Open Requirements to monitor how many parts are still open for the PO’s and related information on the Commodity levels. Reports supporting the Source Package Process which involves grouping of several related parts under a package and have them pass through different stages and approval process by
Eng / Quality / Procurement / Buyer / Supplier Credit Dept / Finance etc. Reports were also generated for Sourcing Pipe Line Process. Involved in business requirement gathering for new models and reports. Created reports involving macros. Developed reports that use conditional formats. Generated Cognos Impromptu reports from Sybase Data Mart. Extensively used grouping and association features of Impromptu to generate efficient and user-friendly reports. Developed the summaries and the corresponding details reports. “Writing stored procedures” for processing business logic in the database. Worked on Power Play Enterprise Server for Cube Deployment in Web. Used Cognos Impromptu to create Catalog files, create IMR/IQD and Cubes using Cognos Transformer Published Impromptu Reports on IWR Server. Deployed Cubes and Reports on Power Play Enterprise Server and Published to Upfront. Simplified data through advanced report formatting, visualization, navigation, and analysis. Interacting with Development and management teams. Involved in Business Requirement Gathering process. Helping application programmers to install and tune their database related programs. Retrieving data using the queries and writing the Stored Procedures Tuning of SQL queries for better performance.
Environment: Cognos 8, Migration of Cognos series 7 to 8. MS Excel, Sybase, DB2-UDB, MS Access, JDK 1.3.2, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows NT, Access Manager, Power Play Enterprise Server, IWR, Erwin 3.5, Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Business One, Visual Basic.
Mohegan Sun
Uncasville, CT
Cognos Consultant
Feb’ 04 – Apr’ 05
Role and Responsibilities:
Developing Impromptu reports from canned legacy LMS system reports for Casino Game Slots Management, Hotel Housekeeping and Finance department Updating existing catalog by importing new tables and creating joins as required for new report generation Developing power cubes for savvy business users to analyze data as per there requirement Incrementally updating power cubes by feeding in new data to the existing cubes periodically Interacting with report customers to gather specific user requirements and perform report validation to make sure the data in the marts matches the production data
Environment: Cognos Impromptu 7.3, Cognos Power Play 7.1, Cognos Transformer, Impromptu Web Reports, Upfront, Access Manager, Power Play Enterprise Server, AS/400, DB2, Windows NT and MS Excel
Detroit Public School
Detroit, MI 48202
Cognos Developer
Mar’ 03 – Jan’ 04
Role and Responsibilities:
Involved in understanding existing Business Model and Customer Requirements, by participating in the Design Team and user requirement gathering meetings. Involved in reverse engineering of overall database using Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD) using ERWin3.5 and these were used to design catalogs. Created Catalogs using impromptu and used them for reporting purposes in Cognos Impromptu. Generated Cognos Impromptu reports from Oracle Data Mart used Scheduler to run the reports. Extensively used cascading prompts, drill-through, sub-reports, summaries, conditional formats, grouping and association features of Impromptu to generate efficient and user-friendly reports. Publishing into the web for end users using IWR (Impromptu Web Reports). Developed Models based on the dimensions, levels and measures required for the analysis. Developed Multi-Dimensional Cubes using PowerPlay Transformer.
Scheduled Reports and created Burst Reports for Distribution. Troubleshooting Impromptu and PowerPlay Reports. Analyzed and designed ETL processes and developed several Informatica mappings. Writing PL/SQL procedures for processing business logic in the database. Tuning of SQL queries for better performance. Handled work independently.
Environment: Cognos Impromptu6.0/7.1, Cognos PowerPlay6.5, IWR, Oracle9i, DB2, MS Access, Erwin3.5, Informatica Power Center 7.1 (Designer, Repository Manager, Work Flow Manager), Windows 2000
State of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Cognos Developer
Aug’ 02 – Feb’ 03
Role and Responsibilities: Gained thorough understanding of company’s operations, collected and documented requirements regarding their resources and needs. Created Impromptu reports, Power cubes & PowerPlay reports. Created the Standard and Ad-hoc reports using Cognos Impromptu. Generated Top ten reports by Ranking and Sorting data, Variable Report and Ad-hoc Reports and performed exception handling by using conditional formatting. Developed List Reports, Cross Tab Reports and Drill through Reports with filters, prompts and calculated columns using impromptu. Customized data by adding Calculations, Filters, Prompts and Governor Settings. Daily Market Statements with a drill through feature to have access to detailed location information on sales and performance. Published reports and cubes in Transformation Server. Wrote Oracle PL/SQL Stored procedures to validate and test the data in the reports. Responsible for the database issues, tuning stored procedures and Job Scheduling. Modified the existing Cubes according to new requirements.
Conducted business analysis based on the reports to improve operational efficiency. Provided various management levels with reports, time series graphs and pie charts using PowerPlay cubes. Performed extensive client-data analysis and designed and executed various strategies to identify cost reduction opportunities. Worked with Cognos Access Manager to provide a centralized environment to define, store and maintain security information for Cognos business information applications.
Environment: Cognos Impromptu6.0, PowerPlay6.0, Transformer6.0, Oracle 8i, SQL Server, MS Access, PL/SQL, Windows 2000/NT 4.0
Attica Hydraulics
Chesterfield, MI 48051
Software Engineer
April’ 01 – July’ 02
Role and Responsibilities:
Part of the implementation team to capture the client’s legacy data &customize Business One to handle client specific requirements like Core Warehouse functionality & UPS integration. Developed reports for the various departments. Maintenance & support of the Production system. Interacted with the business users to analyze and define functional flows using Visio. Defined templates for data transfer from the legacy system using the data transfer work bench.
Environment: BusinessOne, VisualBasic6, VB-Script, SQLServer, Excel, MS Project, Visio, Windows 2000 / XP
Softrax Inc.
Santa Clara, California
Software Engineer
Jun’ 00 – Mar’ 01
Role and Responsibilities:
Design and development of the windows/screens in the customer and basic financial management applications. The applications were designed to address the demands of the growing customer base; Application contained several modules such as customers and their contact and alternate contact information. Each customer and group would have a default settings that are used when generating reports and processing their orders. Working with database administrators and other teams to integrate this application with other applications used in the company.
Environment: Windows NT, Visual Basic 6.0, MS Access, SQL
SUMMARY OF SKILLS
Over 12+ years of experience in Information Technology as Database/Data Warehouse Developer, System Administrator, Systems Analyst, Technical Architect, Application Designer and Tester.
Major area of expertise is in designing and developing Decision Support Systems (DSS) using Business Intelligence tools from COGNOS and ETL Tools like Informatica.
Proficient in Cognos Business Intelligence Suite – Cognos 8, Cognos ReportNet 1.1, Cognos Series 7 and Cognos Planning 7.2
Knowledge of Ralph Kimball’s Methodology, Big Bang Data Warehouse design approach, Iterative Datamart methodology for designing Data Warehouse using both Star and Snowflake schema.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Business Intelligence Tools
Cognos Series 7, Cognos ReportNet 1.1, Cognos 8
ETL Tools Informatica PowerCenter/PowerMart 7.1
Data Modeling Erwin 4.0, PowerDesigner
Data Migration Cognos Version 6.0 to Version 7.0
Version Control PVCS (Version Control Manager)
Databases Oracle 8i, Sybase ASE 12.0, Teradata, SQL Server 2000, DB2 v8
Environments Unix, Windows 98, Windows NT, 2000, Digital VMS
EDUCATION
Bachelor Degree in Commerce. Intermediate Certification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India. Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science
CERTIFICATION
Cognos BI Solutions Certified Professional PMP Certified (Project Management Professional) Informatica 7 Certified – Designer, Administrator, Consultant Certified Database Administrator – Oracle 8 & v.8i (OCP), Sybase 12 (DBA), Microsoft
SQL Server 2000 (MCDBA), DB2 v7.1 (DBA), Teradata Certified Professional
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Disney Buena Vista Television, Burbank, CA Jan 2004 - Present
Working as Consultant (System Administrator) in Motion Picture and Video Tape Distribution Project.
Involved in feasibility study, software evaluation (Cognos ReportNet, Informatica)
Designed and implemented the technical architecture for Cognos and ReportNet
Installed and subsequently upgraded Cognos/ReportNet in Development/QA/Production environments in single and multi-server configuration
Analyzed Security Requirements for integration for Cognos/ReportNet Implemented security using Sun One LDAP server in
Development/QA/Production environments Coordinated with Site Minder Administrator to establish Enterprise Single
Sign-On Currently providing administration/system support the Total Cognos
Environment comprising Cognos 7.3, ReportNet and Planning implementation in 11 Windows w2k/2003 servers
Providing additional support as SQL Server DBA Participated in Design/Development/Performance Tuning/Maintenance of
Reports/Cubes Cognos 8 Pilot Project Architecture/Upgrade Planning of Cognos 8 from Cognos Report/Series 7
Environment: Cognos 8, COGNOS ReportNet v1.1, Cognos 7.3, Cognos Planning 7.2, DB2 8.x, SQL Server 2000, ER Studio, Windows 2000/2003
Disney Consumer Products, Burbank, CA Aug 2003 – Dec 2003
Worked as Consultant in International Point of Sales Project using Cognos Series 7.2.
Analysis of the current Cognos Environment and Application. Fine-tuned the existing Impromptu Reports and Powerplay Cubes. Data validation for Impromptu Reports and Powerplay Cubes. Installation/Configuration of Cognos Series 7.1. Analyzed and optimized the Sybase Data Warehouse Databases and
implemented new aggregate tables, indexes and stored procedures. Cognos 7.1 Administration and User Support. Conversion of Impromptu reports into ReportNet. Developed the mappings in Decision Stream 6.5 on existing application. Documentation of report requirements and implementation.
Environment: Cognos ReportNet1.1, Cognos 7.1, Sybase 12, Windows 2000
Amgen Inc., Newbury Park, CA May 2003 – July 2003
Worked as Project Analyst Consultant in Enterprise Applications Group for upgrading and migration of Cognos Series 6 & 7 Applications to Cognos Series 7.1.
Analysis and documentation of the Migration Process. Review current and proposed Reporting Infrastructure. Prepare migration procedure, audit, data testing and other process
documents. Installation/Configuration of Cognos Series 7.1 and Netscape LDAP in
single and multi-server installations. Upgrading and migration existing Cognos Applications in development,
test and production environments. User Support.
Environment: Cognos (Series 6, 7 and 7.1), Windows 2000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Florham Park, NJ Apr 2003
Worked as Consultant in Business Intelligence Group for migration of Cognos 7 Application from Proliant Server to HP DL580R2 server environment.
Analysis and documentation of the Migration Process. Review current and proposed Reporting Infrastructure.
Prepare migration procedure, audit, data testing and other process documents.
Configuring user security. Migrate and publish all Reports and Cubes on the new server. User Support.
Environment: Cognos 7, Oracle, Windows 2000
Akins Nutritionals, Inc., Ronkonkoma, NY Mar 2003
Worked as Consultant in Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing Group.
Analysis and documentation of Project Requirements and scope. Review current Sales Analysis Reporting from Microsoft Excel Pivot
Tables. Review content (domain) of source data elements from AS400 and
Microsoft Excel. Data analysis, generation and transformation of source data into
dimensional format. Data reconciliation and validation.
Environment: Cognos 7, Windows NT/2000, Microsoft Excel, SQL Server 2000.
MTD Products, Strongsville, OH Nov 02 – Feb 03
My role in the project was help the existing team in transition from Cognos 6 to Cognos 7. Other responsibilities included provision of production support and in enhancing the current application.
Enterprise Reporting with Cognos 6.x/7
Access Manager with Netscape Directory Server to create/maintain security. Creation/Enhancement of Reports, catalogs with Impromptu. Creation of complex reports with Impromptu. Developed/maintained Cubes using Transformer (PPTS) and Powerplay Reports for
multidimensional analysis. IWR (Impromptu Web Reports) for publishing New/Updated Reports. PPES (Powerplay Enterprise Server) to Publish/Maintain Cubes in Upfront. Scheduler to process Impromptu and PowerPlay Reports and build Cubes. Daily analysis and performance tuning of Powerplay Cubes generation. Upgrading of Impromptu Reports/Catalogs from Cognos 6.x to 7.0. Upgrading Access Manager Namespace from Cognos 6.x to 7.0. Upgrading of Powerplay Cubes/Reports from Cognos 6.x to 7.0. Installation and configuration of Cognos 7 components such as Impromptu, Powerplay
and Upfront. Developed Visualization reports using Visualizer using multi panel reports and digital
dashboards.
Database Development
Performance Tuning of SQL queries. Data validation for Impromptu Catalog Joins and Powerplay Cubes.
Environment: Cognos Series 6 & 7, Oracle 8i, Toad, Windows NT/2000
Goodyear Tires, Akron, OH Aug 02 – Oct 02 The object of the project was to initialize an Enterprise Data Warehouse, which will provide the architecture, expertise, and processes to enable visibility to information across the enterprise from a geographical, system and functional perspectives. The project scope was set to include Order, Shipment, Inventory and Demand Forecast data from North America and European operational Systems.
Enterprise Reporting with Cognos 6.x/7
Interaction with User Community for requirement analysis. Access Manager with Netscape Directory Server to define security. Creation/Maintenance of Reports, catalogs with Impromptu. Creation of complex reports with Impromptu (Crosstab Reports, Sub Reports, Drill thru
Reports). Developed and built Cubes using Transformer (PPTS) and Powerplay Reports for
multidimensional analysis. Visualizer to create, present and distribute visual representations of complex data for
easy analysis. IWR (Impromptu Web Reports) for publishing New/Updated Report and scheduling public
report
SUMMARY
Over Five Years of Information Technology experience Over Four years of specialization in Dataware Housing Concepts, SQL, Cognos and
Business Intelligence Worked extensively with large databases employing Cognos ReportNet and components
like (Framework Manager, Report Studio and Query Studio) Expertise in OLAP tools such as Power Play, Power Play Transformer and also on
Reporting tools such as Impromptu and Impromptu Web Reports Extensive exposure to various business spanning over spectrum of business sectors such
as Finance, Insurance, Energy and Automobile Knowledge of data warehouse techniques and practices, including BI Reporting,
relational modeling, OLAP, Star schema & Snowflake schema Major area of expertise in designing and developing Decision Support Systems (DSS)
and Business Intelligence Experience in Migrating, Impromptu Series 7 reports to ReportNet 1.1 and Cognos 8
environments and also ReportNet 1.1 reports to Cognos 8. Worked on Transformer for Data Modeling of the corporate data for building up of
Multidimensional Cubes Used Cognos Report Net as the web reporting solution to improve business performance
at all levels of the enterprise
Responsible for Interacting with users to identify information needs and business requirements
RDBMS Oracle10g/9i/8.x, MS Access/Excel, SQL Server
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Engineering, Madras University, India
EXPERIENCE
Mar’06 –Present Cognos Developer, Inter-American Development bank, Washington, DC
IDB
The IDB is the main source of multilateral financing for economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as for regional integration. It provides loans, grants, guarantees, policy advice and technical assistance to the public and private sectors in its Latin American and Caribbean borrowing member countries. PowerPlay and Report studio are standard reporting tools and the project involved migrating their reporting environment to Report studio to make the Business Environment more convenient for the Departments like Fixed Income, Mortgage & Real Estate sectors.
Creation of Metadata layer in Framework Manager Creation of Models, project and publishing packages using Framework Manager Involved in forming joins, Segregating Tables in Folders according to reporting needs of
users Created Query Subjects, Query Items which are not present in Dataware house Used Cognos Connection as Web Portal for managing reports. Used Cognos 8 Report Studio to create Professional Reports & Query Studio to create
Ad-hoc Reports Created various Prompts and Cascading of Prompt pages, Filters, Calculations and used
Conditional Formatting accordingly
Applied Best Practices on the Framework Manger Model to sift the model on documented best practices approached by Cognos. Tasks include, resolving ambiguous joins, Correct implementation of “Usage” fact and “Regular Aggregate” Property
Schedule, Monitor and Control Access of users by creating groups using Cognos Connection
Created power play cubes using Transformer (Power Play). Drill-through is done from Cognos cubes to ReportNet reports and also dynamic
generations of Adhoc reports are done using drill-through. Report Bursting is done on some reports based on particular columns. Used compound data sources and consolidated data in order to trim down cube size and
improve performance Scheduled Reports of both Report Net and Power Play using Cognos Scheduler
Aug’ 05 – Feb’06 Cognos Reports Developer, State College, Salem, MA
Enterprise Information System (EIS)
Salem State College is the third largest institution of public higher education in Massachusetts, with a present enrollment of 6000 students and has the largest private donation in the history of Massachusetts public colleges. SSC employs cognos business intelligence on its Enterprise Information System (EIS) in a number of areas, including alumni, development, the Graduate school, human resources, enrollment and admissions. Major tasks include Working on Admissions and Assessment reports. Migrating Admissions reports from Impromptu 7.1 version to Report Net 1.1 MR3.
Installation of ReportNet 1.1 MR3 and Framework Manager 1.1 MR3 and setting Cognos configuration
Developed Assessment reports from scratch Worked on Impromptu catalogs and changed one database environment to another
database Migrated Impromptu catalog to Framework manager model for Admissions project Migrated Impromptu reports to Report Net reports and deployed them into CRN Customized the migrated reports in Report Net Worked extensively on security, creating roles and groups Applied object security in the framework manager model, hiding and un-hiding secured
data based on the groups Deployed migrated reports into Test and production environments Prepared detailed design documents based on functional specifications Deployed Assessment reports to test and production environment Mentor and trained in house employees
Environment: Cognos Report Net 1.1 MR3, impcat2xml, migrate to crn, deploy to crn, Cognos Impromptu 7.1, ESM 5.5, Internet Information Server, Acrobat Reader 7.0, MS-Excel, Windows 2000/XP, Oracle 9i, Acrobat Reader 7.0, MS-Excel
Dec’ 04 – Aug ‘05 Data warehouse Developer, Common Wealth Edison, Chicago, IL
Common Wealth Edison a unit of electric giant Exelon, is one of the nations biggest electric utility company with over 3.7 million customers and in annual revenues spanning $15 billion uses Cognos Technologies in order to keep track of customer information, Provide Business solutions, Support Decision making. Major tasks include Collecting User requirements, developing reports in both ReportNet and PowerPlay and provide OLAP analysis.
Responsible for interacting with users and develop reports for standard reporting and ad hoc requests using powerplay
Modeling data according to the requirements using Framework Manager Developed Query Subjects, Query Items and added filters to customize data Analyzed joins in Framework Manager to improve performance of reports Published Packages to Cognos connection for use in both Report Studio and Query
Studio Developed Standard List reports, Crosstab reports and Chart reports Implemented Drill Through, Prompts and HTML text for better utilization of reports Creation of complex Report Studio reports using Conditional Blocks, Conditional
Layout and Sections Worked extensively on Powerplay Transformer to generate cube for OLAP analysis Used various kinds of Date Functions to analyze measures over a period of time Involved in design of Multi Dimensional cubes to analyze performance parameters Deployed Powerplay reports for both Powerplay for web and for use in Excel Scheduled reports for running at a certain time, such as week, month etc.
Environment: Cognos Report Net 1.01MR1/1.02MR2 (Framework Manager, Report Studio, Query Studio), Cognos Transformer 7.0, Cognos PowerPlay 7.0, PowerPlay Enterprise Server, and Windows NT/2000, UNIX, Oracle 9i
Jan’ 04– Nov’ 04 Cognos Developer, Freightliner LLC, Portland, OR
The Freightliner Group is the leading North American truck and specialty vehicle manufacturer, and is a major part of the world's largest and most influential commercial vehicle manufacturer - DaimlerChrysler.As a part of DaimlerChrysler Commercial Vehicles division, Freightliner contributes to the corporate strategy to consistently maintain the unique nature and identity of each Group brand, while systematically utilizing the synergies the corporation provides. The DaimlerChrysler strategy is to provide market and customer-specific commercial vehicles that make intelligent use. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, the Freightliner Group manufactures sells and services several world-renowned brands, including Freightliner (heavy-duty and medium-duty trucks, military vehicles, and custom-engineered chassis), American LaFrance (legendary fire trucks and apparatus), Thomas Built Buses (school buses), Western Star (heavy-duty over-the-road and vocational trucks) and Sterling (specialized vocational trucks). The company's products are sold through a vast dealer network in North America; used trucks are sold at over forty SelecTrucks used truck sales centers
ReportNet:
Involved in gathering Business Requirements for New models Interacting with Development and Management Teams
Built models using Framework Manager a tool of ReportNet Involved in Testing and Exploring New Tools ReportStudio and QueryStudio
(ReportNet) Developed standard Templates Developed Standard Reports, Charts, Drill through Reports, Master Detail Reports and
Bursting Reports using ReportStudio and Query Studio Created Query Prompts, calculations, Conditions & Filters Developed Prompt pages and Conditional Variables Scheduling and Distributing Reports through Schedule Management in Cognos
Connection Testing and improving Report Performance Training Users on QueryStudio for Ad-Hoc Reporting Assisted users in troubleshooting their reports Created service tickets for migrating the reports to QA and then to PROD thru ‘Remedy
Server Created reports for various departments like HR, Sales, and Production
PowerPlay:
Created PowerPlay cubes using PowerPlay Transformer to permit multi-dimensional cross sectioning and drill down analysis
Built multi dimensional power cubes in PowerPlay Transformer by using IQD as a Data Source
Built OLAP Cubes in Cognos Transformer and analyzed the data using Cognos PowerPlay
Interacting with the Customers and users to solve their problems Developed PowerPlay cubes which involved model definition in Transformer, used
multiple queries, calculated measures, customized cube content and optimized cube creation time
Decreased the Cube build times drastically and increased runtime performance Created service tickets for migrating the cubes to QA and then to PROD thru ‘Remedy
Server
Environment: Cognos Reportnet 1.1/1.02, Impromptu 6.0/7.0, Cognos Transformer 6.6/7.0, Cognos PowerPlay 6.6/7.0, Cognos Impromptu Web Reports 6.0/7.0, Cognos PowerPlay Enterprise Server 6.6/7.0, Oracle 8.1.7, PL/SQL, UNIX and Windows 2000, Oracle 9i, and MS SQL Server 2000
Jan’ 03– Dec’ 03 Cognos/ReportNet Developer, Great American Ins. Company, Cincinnati, OH
Great American Insurance Company is engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialty commercial products for businesses and in the sale of annuities, life and health insurance products. Scope of this project was creating applications from Oracle data warehouse, using the Cognos 7 Suite tools to enable the mainstream users to access, analyze and share information from the company’s database and generate reports. The system helps in decision-making purposes, with capabilities for data access and retrieval, online query facilities and report generation
Impromptu and PowerPlay:
Designed and developed Catalogs Created reports in different formats like .imr, .iwr, .ims, .iqd etc. using catalogs Created List Reports and Crosstab Reports and Drill Through reports Distributed copies of data in Local Snapshots, Remote Snapshots, Thumbnails and Hot
files to improve the performance of reports Generated IQD files to feed PowerPlay Transformer Models to create Multidimensional
Cubes to generate PowerPlay Reports Developed Models based on the dimensions, levels and measures required for the
analysis Customized data by adding calculations, Filters, Prompts Created many OLTP reports in Cognos impromptu by developing Catalogs,
OLAP Cubes in Cognos Transformer and analyzed the data using Cognos PowerPlay
Extensively worked on PowerPlay Enterprise Server for Cube Deployment in Web Developed 30 different detail and summary reports using Impromptu and published them
on IWR for about 50 different users Published impromptu reports and PowerPlay cubes, PowerPlay reports, on the portal
using Cognos IWR administration, PowerPlay Enterprise Server Involved in testing and validating the reports generated in Impromptu
Jan’ 02– Dec’ 02 Developer, Alkor Technologies, Hyderabad, India
Design, development and implementation of a database in support of a new Financial System for Global Trust Bank, one of the largest private Banks in India. The new system was intended to assist in the development, implementation and management of efficient, practical methodologies to optimize revenue and achieve compliance while delivering the highest quality of service. One of the major functional segments of the application is Customer accounts and Accounts Receivable Management. This application was developed in Developer 98 with Oracle 7.0 as the Database.
Design of the new database for the application. Installing the Oracle server, client Creating primary database storage structures (Table space) with appropriate placement of
data files for maximum efficiency and performance and creating primary objects (tables, views and indexes) as required by the application design.
Modifying the Database structure as necessary Involved in coding and designing of PL/SQL procedures and functions PL/SQL procedures for reading data from flat files and dumping them into Oracle
database. Created DB Triggers, Stored Procedures, functions, Packages, Views, Sequence and
Synonyms at the back-end using SQL and PL/SQL.
Environment: Oracle 7.0, PL/SQL, Developer 98, Windows NT and MSOffice 2000
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
*Over five years of experience in the field of Business Intelligence, DataWarehouse, Database solutions, Application Development and extensive skills inOLTP/OLAP. *Over 3+ years of experience with Cognos EP BI Series tools such as CognosImpromptu and Impromptu Web Reports (IWR) (7.x/6.x), Cognos PowerPlay andPowerPlay Transformer (7.x/6.x), Cognos Visualizar, Cognos Query, Cognos Script,Power Prompts, Access Manager, Netscape Directory Server and Server Installation& Maintenance. *2 years of experience in working with Cognos ReportNet 1.1/1.02. *Gained expertise in modeling using Framework Manager, including package, table,and data level securities, and in report authoring using Cognos UI, includingreport level security. *Experience in Migrating Catalogs and reports from Impromptu 7.3 to CognosReportnet1.1MR2 and Cognos8 Reportnet. *Expertise in OLTP/OLAP System Study, Analysis and E-R modeling, developingDatabase Schemas like Star Schema and Snowflake Schema used in relational,dimensional and multidimensional modeling. *Gained expertise on Extracting Data using databases such as Oracle, MYSQL, andMS-Access. *Provided technical and functional consulting to corporate and divisional usersfor Cognos *Technically competent and result oriented with strong problem solving skills,and also possess good communication and interpersonal skills. *Team player with the ability to communicate effectively at all the levels ofthe development process.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows NT, UNIX
Languages: C, SQL, PL/SQL Databases: SQL Server 7.0,2000, Oracle 8i/9i, Ms-Access, DB2, Teradata Database Tools TOAD, Query Analyzer BI Tools: Cognos 8, Cognos ReportNet 1.1(Report Studio, Query Studio, andFramework Manager), Cognos EP BI Series (Cognos Impromptu, PowerPlayTransformer, Cognos PowerPlay, PPES, IWR, Cognos Architect, Upfront. Other: Microsoft Office 2003 (Word Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project), SAS
EDUCATION:
*Masters in Computer application *Certified Chartered Accountant, India (equivalent to AICPA) *Master of Business Administration Degree, Concentration: Accounting, Auditingand Finance *Bachelor of science degree in Accounting
WORK EXPERIENCE: United Health Group, Hartford, CT July06-till date Asset Management Group Cognos ReportNet Consultant
UnitedHealth Group designs health care benefit plans and services that provideaccess to quality physicians and other health care professionals, offer greaterconsumer choice and control over health care services and support informeddecision-making by delivering relevant information to consumers and physicians.
Asset Management Group project involved in designing physical and softwareassets for various user groups that provide access to quality assets and otherservices. United Health Groups Asset Management department is using ReportNet1.1 MR2 as a reporting tool. Currently they want to upgrade their reportingmethods by providing Ad-hoc as well as standard reporting facility to theirpower users by implementing Cognos ReportNet.
Responsibilities: Analyze the existing Data sources to the Framework Manager and document them. Involved in Installation and configuration of ReportNet 1.1 MR2 Involved in Strategic Planning for Framework Models Design and Develop Framework Packages. Created security setup for all three environments Created Session Parameters for row level data security. Develop, Customize the Reports using Report Studio. Used conditional formatting, complex calculations, graphs, prompts and multipledrill downs Also used tabular reference, tabular sql, tabular sets and tabular models forcomplex reports Scheduling and distributing Reports through Schedule Management in CognosConnection. Gather and analyze the requirements of the users. Optimize the reports performance. Developed Ad-hoc reports using Query Studio.
Translates business needs into program specifications, which are Critical toQuality. Prepare Impact associated documentation and logic flow charts applied tobusiness Coordinate all communications with the Database Management team. Develop, document, manage, and coordinate all user acceptance testing. Deployed reports to all different environment(Dev, QA, Prod)
Kanzaki Specialty Papers Inc., Ware, MA May06 to Jul06 Migration Project Cognos8 Consultant
Analyzed metadata and migrated around 12 catalogs and 80 reports from Impromptu7.3 to Cognos8 using Cognos migration tool. Involved in converting the catalogsto XMLs using migs7 migration tool and imported them into cognos8 frameworkmanager and published the packages to Cognos Connection in Cognos8. Migratedreports from impromptu 7.3 using migs7 migration tool and then deployed thereports to Cognos connection using migdeploy tool. Involved in quality assuranceof the migrated reports.
Responsibilities:
Involved in installing and configuring Cognos8 on client server machine. Configured Cognos8 with Cognos 7 series Namespace to integrate security. Created Data source connections in framework manager. Installed Migs7 migration tool in the same location where cognos 7 series toolsare installed previously. Installed Migdeploy tool in the same location where Cognos8 is installed. Migrated 12 catalogs to cognos8 framework manager. Migrated and deployed around 80 .imr reports to Cognos Connection. Debugged and formatted the migrated .imr reports using report studio. Configured Reportnet with cognos 7 series Namespace. Involved in integrating upfront reports and cubes to Cognos Connection. Published Cubes from Power Enterprise Server to Cognos Connection.
Environment: Cognos8, Report Studio, Framework Manager, Cognos Connection, QueryStudio, Cognos Scripts, Cognos Scheduler, Configuration Manager, Content Manger,IIS Web Server, Cognos7 series , and MS Sql Server on Windows 2003 server.
Novartis Pharmaceutical Inc., New Jersey Aug05 May06 UPS Phase II Project Reportnet Consultant
The project involves creation and implementation of a reporting applicationusing Cognos Reportnet for the Rebates division of corporate Novartis. Thespecific role involved understanding the UPS and CPCC internal contractingsystems and in creation of metadata layer in Framework Manager, publishingpackages to Reportnet Server and creating reports using Report Studio.
Responsibilities: Gathering business requirements from various users in Rebates department. Involved in Strategic Planning for Cognos Report Net Framework Model. Created models using Framework Manager in multiple namespaces by creatingshortcuts, joins, star schema groupings, Calculations and filters. Created and published Packages using FrameWork Manager. Created database connections to different data sources in Framework Manager. Designed the standard template for creating reports in Report Studio Responsible for the delivery of solution-oriented complex reports using CognosReport Studio. Creating and Managing Jobs and Schedules. Introduced Highlight exceptions, and drill-down reports to expedite analysis. Involved in training end users in Cognos Connection and Cognos Query Studio. Build OLAP cubes using Cognos Transformer, views using Power Play. Developed a number of portable customizable reports using Power play. Created Trend over Time reports to identify developing trends and quickly reactto them. Created User Acceptance Test (UAT) plan documents for both managed and ad-hocreports. Attended Functional Testing and User Acceptance sessions, and worked on thefeedback from the business users. Deployed the packages (exporting and importing the packages) using theDeployment functionality under Cognos Connection Portal. Provided support for managed reports and users Documented the whole reporting process. Documented high level business user requirements. Environment: Cognos ReportNet 1.1, FrameWork Manager 1.1, Cognos Connection,ReportStudio, QueryStudio, Cognos Scripts, Cognos Scheduler, ConfigurationManager, Content Manger, IIS Web Server, LDAP, and Oracle 9i on Unix Server,TOAD.
Kyocera International Inc., San Diego May04 July 05 Financial and Management Reporting ReportNet Consultant
The project involved creation of approximately 64 Financial and Managementreports in Reportnet 1.1MR2. Created List, cross tab Year to date, Month to dateand Consolidating reports in report studio. Created the required model inFramework Manager by connecting to SQL server database. Involved in maintainingthe existing reports in impromptu and publishing new and modified reports to webusing IWR. Automated the existing impromptu reports to print automatically usingMacros. Kyocera gets data from 8 companies they have e.g. KAI, KICC, KMX, KOI,KSIG, KTC, KTRC and KWC.
Responsibilities: Involved in Installing and Configuring ReportNet Server, FrameWork Manager. Involved in data modeling in Framework. Secured Models are created using FrameWork Manager. Created and published Packages using FrameWork Manager. Applied Security at the package level. Applying Security and User Authentication to the various User Groups. Deploying Sample, Testing the Server and Managing Cognos Connection Portal. Scheduled reports and with different output formats... Developed standard Reports, Charts, Drill through Reports, Master DetailReports. Created new jobs using Cognos Connection. Scheduled Management is used in Cognos Connection. Bursting Reports and using Report Studio and Query Studio. Configured Access Manager with MS Active Directory and involved in creatingusers and users groups. Configured reportnet with Cognos7 Series Namespace. Published newly created impromptu reports to Upfront. Created Macros using cognos script editor for printing impromptu reports. Documenting the whole process.
Environment: Cognos ReportNet 1.1MR2, FrameWork Manager 1.1, Cognos Connection,ReportStudio, QueryStudio, Cognos Scripts, Cognos Scheduler, ConfigurationManager, Content Manger, IIS Web Server, Microsoft Active Directory Server, andMS SQL server 2000.
Allegiance Telecom, Inc. is a provider of telecommunications services to smalland medium-sized businesses in major metropolitan areas across the UnitedStates. The Company offers an integrated set of telecommunications services,including local, long distance, data and a full suite of Internet services. I was involved in design, development, maintenance and administration of cubes,catalogs and reports with Cognos business intelligence tools like Transformer,PowerPlay and Impromptu. I assisted in extracting data from several differentAllegiance data sources like SOS (Sales order Entry), Clarify (TroubleTicketing), COE (Customer Order Entry - Sales), and TBS - NetworkEngineering/Provisioning (TBS) using ETL tools. I was also involved inadministering scripts which built cubes nightly, weekly or monthly. I developedfreestyle reports, templates and explorer reports with PowerPlay and Impromptu.These reports were made accessible to various Groups/ Departments like Sales,Broadband Team, Customer Implementation, IS, Marketing Analysis, LEC management,Accounting, Finance, Operations and senior executives to aid in their day to dayactivities. These reports were generated/updated daily, weekly, monthly, orquarterly depending on the requirements.
Responsibilities Created catalogs with the help of Impromptu utilizing relational databases. Created .imr reports with cascading prompts. Created templates utilizing Impromptu. Created ad hoc reports utilizing Cognos Query. Created user prompts, conditions and filters to improve report generation. Created hierarchies to provide drill-down options for end-users. Created and assigned passwords to user classes and assigned accesses to tablesand folders. Administrated security for all catalogs using Access Manager. Created PowerPlay cubes using PowerPlay Transformer to permit multi-dimensionalcross sectioning and drill down analysis. Enabled users to access the distributed HTML reports through local networkfolders, intranet and via e-mail. Coordinated training sessions and demonstration of Cognos tools to end-users. Provided support to projects for new applications / report needs. Provided technical support to other team members in all supported areas.
Environment: Oracle 7.3/8.1, PL/SQL, MS SQL Server 7.0, ODBC, Cognos Transformer
Infoline Technologies Services, Hyderabad, India Feb02- Jan03 Programmer This is an intranet-based project, which provides accessibility for employees inthe company for reservation and cancellation of quarters, status tracking, andalso developed the system for Defect Analysis in Quality Analysis usingeffective designing tools. Responsibilities: Design and development of the VB interfaces. Arranged ODBC drivers to connect to the Oracle database. Created PL/SQL procedures to retrieve the data from database. Fixing the Test System Errors, Analysis for potential errors and incorporatingchanges to it. Code Review, Unit Testing and Parallel Testing.
Over 6 years of total IT experience with around 5 years of experience in the field of Business Intelligence (BI), Data warehouse and Database Solutions. Worked on complete BI Life Cycle Development process which includes Modeling, Authoring, Reporting, Administering Security, Maintenance, Testing and End User Training. Expertise in working with Cognos BI Tools (8.0, 7.3, 7.1, 7.0, 6.6, 6.0) including Impromptu, Power Play, Impromptu Web Reports (IWR), Transformer and Cognos ReportNet 1.1 and Cognos8. Experience in designing STAR and SNOWFLAKE Schemas and multidimensional modeling and designing models using Framework Manager for reporting purposes. Experience in using Databases Oracle, IBM DB2, MS SQL Server and MS Access. Good Interpersonal and Communication Skills, technically competent and Enthusiastic team player.
Considerable knowledge in the analysis and design of the business requirements and specifications.
Provided technical and functional consulting to corporate and divisional users for Cognos.
Provided technical training for the Business and End users in using and creating the Ad-hoc reports using Query Studio.
Worked extensively with Business analysts and power users to analyze the business process and user requirements to cater their needs for reports and multidimensional cubes.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BREG, San Diego, CA August ’05 –Till date
Cognos Developer
Breg is the leading company in manufacturing of orthopedic, reconstructive and postoperative products. It has extensive product offerings, including postoperative pain management products, CPM devices, and a full range of soft goods and functional knee braces that are designed to meet the changing needs of the customers worldwide. The project was to provide full reporting solutions using ReportNet and Cognos Performance Applications with Oracle as the back end.
Responsibilities:
Worked with Business Users to define Business strategy and create a centralized reporting capability for users to perform analytical, and ad-hoc reporting for business applications and provided accurate information for the Decision Makers.
Used TOAD extensively for schema browsing and SQL editing and scripting for various tables in Oracle.
Created new Data source Connections using Cognos Connection tool Directory.
Building models and publishing packages in Framework Manager to the ReportNet server.
Worked in organizing, security, scheduling and distributing reports. Defined new Groups and roles in ReportNet and defined strategic
security settings for each group. Responsible for the delivery of solution-oriented complex reports
using Cognos Report Studio. Development of Filters, Calculations, Prompts, Conditions, and
created Conditional variables. Developing Standard Reports, Charts, Drill Through Reports,
Bursting Reports and Dashboard style Reports Using Report Studio.
Upgraded Existing Packages and Reports from Report Net 1.1 MR2 to Cognos8.
Upgraded Power play 7.3 Cubes to Cognos8 and Used in Analysis Studio.
Developed Reports Using Report Studio, Query Studio, and Analysis Studio.
Involved in Implementation Of Cognos 8. Testing and improving Report Performance. Trained End Users in developing the Ad Hoc reports using
Aspect Medical Systems, Newton, MA January 05-July 05
Sr. Cognos Report Net Developer
Aspect Medical Systems is a global market leader in brain monitoring; having led the way to develop proprietary technologies that directly measures the effects and ultimately improves the quality and cost effectiveness of patient care. The objective of the project was to support Business Executives to take quick decisions. Developed reports for analysis based on buyers, representatives and marketing specialists that focus on employee and market performance in different locations.
Responsibilities:
Participated in gathering requirements from users. Installed and configured Cognos Report Net 1.0. Involved in developing models for the sales and retailers department.
Involved Shell Scripts for automating ETL processes. Created standard reports, complex reports, Drill through reports.
Developed prompt pages, conditional variables, calculations and filters. Enhanced user interaction by using HTML items, explained report data with tool
tips, validate prompt selections, highlight report data using conditional formatting, send emails using links in a report.
Defined new Groups and Roles in Cognos Connection for administering security and giving permissions to individuals.
Tested reports and validated data. Scheduled reports on timely basis and bursted reports to recipients via email. Trained end users in developing ad hoc reports using Query Studio.
Environment: Cognos ReportNet 1.0, Oracle 9i, Windows NT 4.0/2000.
AIG (American International Group, Inc.), NY August 03-December 04
Cognos Developer
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) world leaders in insurance and financial services, is the leading international insurance organization, operating in more than 130 countries. The primary concern in AIG was data integration within the Cognos Enterprise Business Intelligence solution. The scope of the project was complete enterprise reporting coverage. The project involved designing of Functional Requirement Specifications for report development, defining relationships between different database tables and building models using Framework Manager.
Responsibilities:
Interacted with Business users to gather requirements. Extracted data from Oracle data marts. Developed a model and published packages on to Cognos Connection. Generated reports using Cognos Impromptu and Power play. Created Hot Files to be used as lookup tables to prepare reports and reduce
querying time. Created Prompts, have set Filters and Calculations. Generated Multidimensional reports using Power play. Enhanced existing Power Cube as per user requirements. Made use of both Auto and Manual Design for creating power cubes. Created Time dimension properties. Developed Impromptu Web reports and published them using upfront. Used Access Manager to meet the security requirements of the reports and
cubes on the upfront. Migrated existing catalogs to Cognos Report Net models using impcat2xml. Rebuild Series 7 reports to Cognos Report Net 1.1.
Environment: Cognos Report Net 1.1 MR1, Cognos Power Play 7.1, Cognos Impromptu7.1, Cognos Impromptu Administrator 7.1, Power play Enterprise Server 7.1, Impromptu Web Reports 7.1, Cognos Scheduler, Cognos Query 7.1, Cognos Upfront 7.1, Access Manager, Cognos Transformer 7.1, SQL Server 2000, Windows NT, Sun Solaris.
Regions Financial Corporation, Mobile, AL May 02-June 03
Cognos Developer
Regions Financial Corporation, ranks among the 25 largest financial services in U.S. The company provides traditional commercial and retail banking services and other financial services in the fields of investment banking. The purpose of the project was to set up a BI infrastructure using Cognos for fast, efficient electronic availability of critical business information, access to easy-to-use, dynamic operational reports.
Responsibilities:
Analyzed user requirements given by B.A. Imported tables from Oracle data marts. Created a catalog using Impromptu Administrator. Created a Business View in a catalog to help several business users to
easily create reports. Created standard reports to support day to day requirements of the users. Created a model using Power play which could provide information to
senior level management for their Ad-hoc analysis. Created standard Power Play reports for senior level management for a
quick snapshot of information. Tested reports, cubes by fully engaging user’s subject matter experts and
business analyst. Provided training to the users so that they can quickly adapt and use the
reporting solution.
Environment:
Cognos Power Play, Cognos Impromptu 7.0, Cognos Impromptu, Power Play Enterprise Server, Impromptu Web Reports 7.0, Cognos Scheduler, Cognos Query 7.0, Cognos Upfront 7.0, Cognos Transformer 7.0, Oracle 8i, Windows NT.
Grady Health Systems, Atlanta, GA September 01-May 02
Cognos Consultant
Grady Health System is one of the largest public health systems in U.S. The purpose of the project was to develop a prototype reporting solution using Cognos to replace the users legacy reporting solution in Access and Excel and make users that prototype solution into a persistent and robust reporting solution.
Responsibilities:
Created a catalog which encompasses all the data needed for reporting requirements.
Created user profiles, governor settings, filters to satisfy the user security requirements.
Created standard reports for users where some of them are run daily, weekly and monthly.
Tested reports for data validation. Distributed those reports to users via client server and web mechanism. Installed and configured Cognos server. Managed reports on IWR and made changes to the reports with respect
to user acceptance testing and feedback.
Environment: Cognos Impromptu 7.0, Cognos Impromptu Administrator 7.0, Impromptu Web Reports 7.0, Cognos Scheduler, Cognos Upfront, Oracle 8i, Windows 2000.
S K Info Systems. Jan’ 01 to Aug’01.
Software Engineer
Description: This project is designed for a company, which deals with the manufacturing and marketing of different types of products. This project consists of three modules viz.,
1. Master Maintenance
2. Transaction processing
3. Report Generation
Master Maintenance: This module mainly deals with customer details and the product details. Consists of
Customer Master: In the Customer master customer number, customer name, Customer address pin code and the telephone number or Fax number and if any remarks must be entered.
Product Master: In the product master product code, description, the unit of measure and the selling rate per unit will be entered. Transaction Processing: these module deals with order preparation, challan preparation & Invoice preparation.
Order Preparation: The orders received from the customers are registered in Order_hdr & order_det tables.
Invoice Preparation: Once the placed order is completely supplied the total unbilled challans pertaining to one order number will be grouped to generate an Invoice.
Reports: Reports are generated for
1. Work Order: A report on a specific order number is generated.
2. Challan Printing: Through this we can print out the entries of a particular challan in the challan from challan_hdr table.
3. Sales Invoice: On request of the user an invoice is generated for a particular invoice number
4. Product wise Sales: This option is used to give a listing of sales by the different products.
5. Challan Backlog: This option is used to print a report on the pending orders/challans during a particular period.
6. Customer Ledger: This option prints a particular customer details.
Environment: Visual Basic 6.0, Oracle 7.X, Windows 2000.
Suneel Pathi
SUMMARY: o 6 years of total IT experience in the Business Requirements Analysis,Application Design, Data Modeling, Development and Implementations of Datawarehousing and Database business systems for Financial, Pharma and Technologyindustries.o 3 years of BI Experience in Cognos Business Suite (Impromptu, PowerPlay,Transformer, Access Manager.o BI Experience in Cognos 8 (Framework Manager, Report Studio and AnalysisStudio).o 1.5 years of Experience using Cognos ReportNet Tools viz. Framework Manager,Report Studio and Query Studio.o 3 years of Data Modeling experience using ERWIN 3.x/4.x in Dimensional Datamodeling, Star Schema/Snowflake modeling, FACT & Dimensions tables, Physical andlogical data modeling.o Extensive 4 years of Database experience using Oracle 9i, DB2, MS SQL Server,DTS and MS Access.o Expertise in OLTP/OLAP System Study, Analysis and E-R modeling, developingDatabase Schemas like Star Schema and Snowflake Schema used in relational,dimensional and multidimensional modeling.o Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, technically competent andresult-oriented with strong problem solving skills.o Certifications: COGNOS Certified Professional, Brainbench CertifiedProfessional.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY:Business Intelligence : Cognos EP Series 8/7.x/6.x (Impromptu, IWR, PowerPlay,Transformer), Cognos Report Net 1.1 (Cognos Connection, Framework Manager, Report Studio andQuery Studio), Crystal Reports 5.0/6.0/7.0/8.0/8.5, SQL Reports. Business Objects (Designer5.1, Supervisor, Reporter & WEBI)ETL : Decision Stream 7.1, Data mart, OLAP, Microsoft Analysis Services, MS DTS(Data
Transformation Services) and OLTP Data Modeling : Erwin 4.x/3.5.5/3.5.2. Databases and Tools : Oracle 9i/8i/8.0/7.x, MS SQL Server 2000/7.0/6.5, and MSAccess 7.0.Programming : COBOL, DB2, SQL, PL/SQL, Embedded SQL, Unix Shell Scripting andPERLWeb : Web services, SOAP, IIS, XML, HTML, and DHTMLOperating Systems : UNIX, LINUX and Windows 2000/NT/95
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
WEBMD Corporation, Portland, OR Apr 06 - Till DateCognos Developer
A Key feature of WebMD Health Services? Total Health Management product visionis to provide the ability for plan Sponsors (Employers) and Partners(Distributors and Health Plans) to view a set of standard reports and tointeractively specify parameters governing a report?s results. Through such anenhanced reporting function, it is expected that WebMD will be better positionedto demonstrate its value, and there by better retain current customers andattract new ones.
Responsibilities:Cognos 8 o Involved gathering report requirement from the client organizations.o Involved in the designing the Report Specifications and Metadatarequirements.o Created the projects using Framework Manager and built efficient Models usingCognos Framework Manager.o Generated various prompts in the reports for the user convenience and appliedconditional formatting to the reports with all possible Insertable Objects.o Developed Standard Reports, Charts, Drill Through Reports, Master DetailReports, Burst Reports Using Report Studio.o Applied securities and set user access properties through Cognos Accessmanagero Converted Business aspects into technical aspects while designing reportSpecifications.o Used oTeraData SQL Assto to test and trouble shoot the reports and frame workModels. o Performed Migration of Impromptu Catalogs to Report Net using MetadataMigration Utility.o Created Reports and Templates With insert able objects and also created drillthroughs.Environment: Cognos 8 (Framework Manager, Report Studio, Analysis Studio),Treadata 7.1, Unix.
Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, CA Dec 05 u Mar 06ETL Developer/ Cognos Developer
Invitrogen Corporation provides products and services that support academic andgovernment research institutions as well as pharmaceutical and biotechnologycompanies. This project involved the year-end re-alignment of the company?scustomer and product data and hierarchy including re-alignment of data in theJDE source, data retrieval in the mart using Decision Stream and modeling of
re-aligned data in Power Play transformer.
Responsibilities:o Added new columns from the JDE source in exiting data mart mapping and runningjobs in P-Apps Application.o Administered Access Manager u Created new users, user classes, assignedsign-on?s and membership details (for about 600 users).o Analyzed and validated of re-aligned customer & product data in the source andresolved the issues arising due to duplicates and incorrect data.o Created impromptu catalogs with manual joins and security.o Worked on 35 models in Transformer including identification of data source,creation and modification of models, cube/category/news box security.o Resolved user requests. Environment: Decision Stream 7.1, Cognos (Impromptu, PowerPlay, PowerPlayTransformer, Upfront, Access Manager), MS SQL Server 2000 and Windows 2000.
GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee WI. Feb 04- Nov 05Incubator ReportNet Consultant
Incubator was developed in accordance with the need of making available criticalbusiness data thru ad-hoc reporting solution. It was developed using CognosReportNet and other Cognos tools. The intent of developing such an applicationis to have the Data available in an existing report, or putting data together incertain format.Project Deliverables include integration of Cognos Upfront and ReportNet Portal,Drilldown from PowerPlay Cubes to ReportNet Reports, Cognos PortalCustomization, Bursting of Reports and DTS Packages (ETL).
Responsibilities:Cognos ReportNet. o Developed models using Framework Manager a ReportNet Tool (Cognos 7.1)o Testing and Exploring New Tools ReportStudio and QueryStudio (ReportNet)o Developed Standard Reports, Charts, Drill Through Reports, Master DetailReports, Burst Reports and Multilingual Reports Using ReportStudio and QueryStudio.o Maintaining Files through File Management.o Developed Prompt pages and Conditional Variableso Created New Jobs using Cognos Connection.o Trained Users on QueryStudio for Ad-Hoc Reportingo Scheduling and Distributing Reports through Schedule Management in CognosConnection.
Impromptu Administration/ Report Author: o Created / Modification of catalog.o Modified user security using through access manager and newsbox security inupfronto Created Catalogs and modification with standard filters, calculations, promptsand conditions.o Formulation of joins strategy. o Query optimization in Cognos using weighted tables.o Folder and table edit / access security.o Customizing Impromptu.o Created report layouts with templates.o Exception highlighting. Created Report and list prompts.o Created drill through report.o Created charts and formatting the reports.
o Created Model definition in PowerPlay Transformer including dimensions withalternate drill down paths.o Customized cube content with view (Suppress, Cloak, Filter, Summarize, Apex)o Protecting Power cube, enabled user class for a model .o Created multiple cubes and cube groups.o Created templates for standard reports.Environment: Cognos ReportNet 1.1 (Framework manager, Report Studio, QueryStudio), Impromptu, PowerPlay, PowerPlay Transformer, Architecture, CognosQuery, Upfront, Deployment Manager, Oracle 8i, Windows 2000 and Unix.
Prudential, Minneapolis, MN Apr 03- Jan 04Cognos Developer
Prudential is one of the biggest Financial Company with wide range of businesseslike Insurance, Brokerage, Project Consulting, Investment Consulting, VentureCapital Investing etc. The objective of the project is development of data martand Reporting System to analyze the expenses incurred on Legal Services based ondifferent regions / divisions etc. Extraction of data from disparate sourceslike flat files, oracle general ledger and DB2 tables using Informatica as ETLtool. Four regional Catalogs are merged into one catalog. 750 reports and 27 cubes areanalyzed and modified to work in the new centralized environment with the newmerged catalog.
Responsibilities:o Extensively worked on understanding the business requirements and designingCognoso Created catalogs, with proper organization of folders as per the businessrequirement, setting up User classes, creating calculations, filters,conditions, prompts and security. o Designed data models using Erwin, created models based on the dimensions,levels and measures required for analysis. o Build cubes based on the models and creating reports and graphs for decisionsupport using Cognos- Impromptu, Power Play, and Transformero Created List, Sub and Cross-Tab reports using Impromptu and distributedCatalog to users for Ad-Hoc reporting and analysis.o Designed the architect model, developed the Cognos Query and PowerPlaypackages for production and demonstrations.o Created dimension maps and multidimensional cubes using impromptu?s QueryDefinition in PowerPlay Transformer.o Created User & User Classes.o Assigning support group to set up users to user classes, data sources,database signons, and architect models.o Setting User Access to Cognos Products (Impromptu, IWR, Power play, PPES, &Upfront)o Trained users and gathering requirementso Designed and implemented data cubes using Cognos Impromptu, and PowerPlay tofacilitate executive, management and end user reporting.Environment: Impromptu, PowerPlay, PowerPlay Transformer, Oracle 8i, Windows2000, Unix and Toad.
Providian Financial, Pleasanton, CA. May 02 - Mar 03Cognos Developer
Provident Financial is leading provider of bankcards in USA. The project is
bidding auction for business-to-business capital assets auctions and valueservices. Mainly it consists of buying, selling and valuing capital equipmentfor any corporation or reseller. Power play EP series 7.0 was used to implementthe project. It includes wide range of reports from daily sales analysis toyearly reports. Reporting project is aimed to give this analytical capability onthe following subject areas Sales Revenue, Budget, Forecast, Pricing, Commission/ Rebates and Cost & Profit Analysis and bridge the gap, Cost & Profit analysisand Forecasting Reports.
Responsibilities:o Power Play Transformer cubes were also generated in the builds.o Data extracted and transformed from Oracle8i, and Ms-Access by Decision StreamDesigner 6.5. (Data mart and catalogs and cubes)o The application also contain OLAP features like drill down analysis andMultidimensional analysis, Filters, Sub Reports, Prompts, and ExceptionHighlighting.o Design, Development and Maintenance of Control Panel. KPI package is used tomaintain key Performance Indicators.o Impromptu Web Reports, Cognos Query & Power Prompts: IWR portal is used to runCustomized reports.o Responsible for Architecture Design, Development and Implemented IWR Portal.o Installed and Implemented EP Series Version 7.0 and integrated Upfront withIWR and created Architecture for Security Structureo Installed and Maintenance of 6 Cognos Servers (Both Production andDevelopment)o Migrated the Catalogs to Production from Testing and Developmento Created and maintained shared, distributed catalog using Impromptu 6.0o Built multi dimensional power cubes using Power play Transformer 6.6 by usingIQD as a Data Source.o Architecture design and implementation of security for Control panel andIWR.o Training users and gathering requirements.o Created User & User Classes.o Setting User Access to Cognos Products (Impromptu, IWR, Power play, PPES, &Upfront)Environment: Decision Stream, Impromptu, Power Play, IWR, Upfront, Oracle 8i,SQL Server, PL/SQL, CRM, Cognos Query, KPI Package, Visualizer, Erwin, HTML,IIS, MTS and JavaScript & LDAP.
Citibank July 01 - Feb 02 Global Consumer Management Database (GCMD)
The management reporting process for the Global Consumer Bank in Citibank is ahighly complex process. Financial data is generated across a number of countriesacross multiple product lines and the whole process involves collecting,consolidating and analyzing the data and generating the required reports. Theobjective of the new system called the Global Consumer Management Database(GCMD) is to tap the latest multi-dimensional database technology and create aData Warehouse for financial reporting. In future, countries will feed theirfinancial data from the financial Data Warehouse into the new system. Global Consumer Management Database (GCMD) Report generation in Oracle Expressand Space OLAP on Unix Platform.
Responsibilities:o Gather user requirements, compile and forward the same to Vendor (Vidor)
o Conduct IUT for Portal releaseso Follow and co ordinate the complete process of patch until productiono Rollover Changes in Portal [till the Utility is in production]o Support callsEnvironment: Oracle Express, Oracle 8i, Space OLAP, Unix.
Deutsche Bank Aug 00 - June 01Deutsche Bank Alex Brown (DBAB)
Deutsche Bank Alex Brown offers brokerage services for private clients throughspecially appointed brokers (IR?s - Investment Representatives or CA?s - ClientAdvisors). DBAB also offer research/advisory services, Private Wealth Managementservices, Private/Offshore Banking to their high net worth clients. Currently,DBAB is using mainframe systems for supporting most of their applications. DBAB has decided to migrate mainframe-based reporting system to BRIO-basedenvironment. This initiative would help DBAB to utilize their employees to takeon more challenging Change The Bank (CTB) activities and save on mainframesupport costs for reporting requirements. The migration approach is derived,keeping in mind DBAB?s long-term objective, which is to move out of themainframe environment to a more sophisticated and cost-effective open system.
Responsibilities: o Writing the Program Specification from the COBOL scripts and constructing theReports using the Hyperion tool and the Program Specification.o Data testing through the Main Frame Report dataEnvironment: Brio Explorer, Cobol, DB2.
Educational Qualificationo Masters in Computer Science, India.
