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Manager, Business Intellgence Resume
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| Desired Industry: Information Technology |
SpiderID: 28950 |
| Desired Job Location: Calgary, Alberta |
Date Posted: 10/2/2009 |
| Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent |
Availability Date: Immediate |
| Desired Wage: TBD |
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U.S. Work Authorization: Other |
| Job Level: Management (Manager, Director) |
Willing to Travel: Yes, Less Than 25% |
| Highest Degree Attained: Masters |
Willing to Relocate: Yes |
Objective:
As per my resume, I bring over 10 years
of BI development and management
experience and an in-depth understanding
of BI architecture and administration. I
have over 6 years of progressive
Business Intelligence management
experience from managing large BI teams
with 20+ FTEs and $3 million+ BI
programs with multiple concurrent
projects at national, multi-billion
dollar companies.
In addition to my BI management
experience, I have over 9 years of
hands-on experience as Architect,
Application Manager and Administrator
for complex IBM Cognos 7 & 8
environments comprised of 250-1000+
distributed users, 450+ daily ETLs,
enterprise data model, 500+ n-tier
distributed and ad-hoc reports, advanced
analytics, intelligent scheduling,
integrated security and large 5+TB
Oracle Data Warehouses sourced from
leading ERPs and Supply Chain systems.
As a professional, I am customer-
focused, passionate about quality, and I
approach all challenges with a positive,
can-do attitude. I communicate well with
broad audiences and I have a proven
ability to identify and manage risks,
provide service, and establish strong
relationships with sponsors and
stakeholders in politically charged
environments. I have been recognized for
my ability to develop consensus, provide
effective leadership, and inspire multi-
disciplinary teams with diverse skills
and backgrounds to rise above and reach
previously unattainable goals.
Thank you for considering my
application. I would welcome an
opportunity to contribute to the success
of your BI program and I look forward to
hearing from you.
Regards,
Anders Stjärne, B.Sc., MBA
Experience:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Forzani Group Limited
November, 2006 - September, 2009
Manager, Business Intelligence &
Reporting
**Functional Management
Responsible for the selection, mentoring
and retention of a high-performance team
and the development of a BI practice
compliant with current IT practices and
policies.
- Reported to Vice President, IT
- Recruited, mentored, and managed a
team of 8 permanent employees and up to
14 contract resources consisting of
Architects, Developers, Systems
Analysts, and Project Managers.
- Established and fostered strong
relationships with senior leadership in
IT and the business organization.
- Reduced resource contention, project
overruns and downtime by implementing a
standardized yet flexible SDLC framework
for all BI projects.
- Established C-SOX and COBIT compliant
project and process documentation
standards related to all corporate BI
applications and assets.
**Architecture
Accountable for the design, development,
implementation and enhancement of
business intelligence strategy,
architecture and systems in partnership
with the senior leadership team at FGL.
- Developed a well-received 5-year
roadmap and detailed strategy for the
evolution of BI.
- Facilitated the creation, development
and implementation of a comprehensive
Solution Architecture (TOGAF).
- Established comprehensive ETL Design
Principles and numerous other proven
Data Warehouse best practices from
recognized industry thought leaders
(Kimball, Inmon).
- Directed Data Architects and Solution
Architects in collaboration with
Enterprise Architects on architectural
matters related to the BI practice.
- Introduced a standardized Corporate
Metrics Inventory based on widely
accepted industry model for retailers
(ARTS).
- Planned and oversaw the migration of
120 report packages, 20 cubes and 450
ETLs from IBM Cognos Series 7 on a
Windows platform to IBM Cognos 8.4 on
AIX 5.3.
- Oversaw the migration from Windows
scheduler to BMC Control-M as the
process control engine for the BI
practice. This effort dramatically
reduced the burden on IT operations
related to BI applications and
processes.
- Expanded the capabilities of the BI
practice to include Corporate
Performance Management (CPM) by
introducing IBM Cognos Planning.
**Program Management
Accountable for the successful
completion of all corporate BI projects
and initiatives.
- Oversaw the successful completion of
over 20 BI projects and initiatives
ranging in size from $40K to $3.5M. Many
of these projects had different
stakeholders and were carried out
simultaneously by several independent
teams.
- Reduced average time for development
and deployment on BI projects by over
50% by establishing and enhancing
standardized processes and common
development standards.
- Reduced the average cost associated
with external contracts for BI by more
than 30% by managing external vendors
and assisting with vendor contract
negotiations on behalf of the
department.
**Application Management
Responsible for ongoing maintenance and
enhancements for all corporate BI &
Reporting applications.
- Stabilized and consolidated an array
of fragmented, inconsistently developed
and insufficiently maintained BI
applications during the first 6 months.
- Reduced reactive maintenance overhead
for BI Applications by over 50% during
the first 9 months by introducing an
effective root cause resolution
methodology, SLAs, and standardized
processes for BI maintenance and
support.
- Established a Service Management
oriented model for BI requests based on
ITIL principles. This included the
introduction of a Service Lead, as a
direct liaison with the business, as
well as scheduled Releases for ongoing
maintenance and enhancements
xwave
November, 2004 - November, 2006
Senior Consultant, Business Intelligence
and Data Warehousing
- Provided Business Intelligence and
data warehouse consulting services.
- Provided support, coaching and
mentoring to members of xwave’s Business
Intelligence Practice.
*xwave Assignments
State of Maine - Department of Health
and Human Services*
April, 2006 – November, 2006
Project Lead/Team Lead
- Reported to the Director for the MECMS
program
- Responsible for planning, resourcing,
management, execution, and
communications for two complex projects
within the MECMS program; DSS/MARS and
SURS.
- Responsible for the management of two
project teams, which were comprised of
employees from xwave, the State of
Maine, and external contractors.
- Provided direction and assigned tasks
to 10 project resources.
Bell Aliant - Human Resources*
January, 2005 - April, 2006
Lead Developer and Administrator, Aliant
HRIS
- Designed and implemented an Oracle 9i
Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse
solution for the Bell Aliant HRIS team.
The solution relied on PLS/SQL ETLs and
automated schedules to load data from
PeopleSoft into the HRIS Data Warehouse
on a daily basis.
- Developed and implemented a web-
enabled BI solution for Aliant HRIS
including Cognos Transformer models,
PowerPlay cubes, Impromptu catalogs and
approximately 800 Impromptu reports.
- Designed, developed and implemented
database level security and audit
solution for tracking and reporting
database and report utilization.
- Provided direction and assigned tasks
to two project resources.
Bell Aliant - Corporate Information
Solutions*
April, 2005 - October, 2005
Lead Analyst and Project Manager, SQL
Monitoring Solution Assessment
- Authored and presented well received
in-depth assessment of leading SQL
Monitoring solutions.
- Conducted primary industry research,
performed system analysis, facilitated
interviews with vendors and SMEs at the
Business Intelligence, PeopleSoft and IP
billing practices at Bell Aliant.
- Provided direction and assigned tasks
to two project resources.
xwave - Business Intelligence Practice*
February, 2005 - April, 2005
Architect and Lead Developer, BI Monitor
Project
- Developed an integrated utilization
tracking and reporting solution called
“BI Monitor” for clients using PowerPlay
Enterprise Server. This solution was
positioned and sold as a product by
xwave.
- Provided direction and assigned tasks
to one project resource.
Bell Aliant
Corporate Information Solutions, Aliant
Finance
December, 2000 - November, 2004
Information Solutions Architect, Aliant
Performance Reporting Program
- Lead the design and development of
Data Marts (Kimball) for an Enterprise
Data Warehouse.
- Designed, developed and implemented
advanced Cognos PowerPlay cubes and
reports, and Impromptu catalogs and
reports.
- Developed the architecture and
technical specifications for a corporate
reporting portal.
Education:
MBA Business Administration/Management
Information Systems
Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, 1998
B.Sc. Engineering
University of Karlskrona, Sweden, 1994
Skills:
Methodologies and Frameworks
- Enterprise Architecture (Zachman)
- Solution Architecture (TOGAF)
- Data Analysis and Database Design
- Master Data Management (MDM)
- Data Warehousing Strategy (Kimball,
Inmon)
- BI Application Architecture (n-Tier,
Distributed, Integrated, Pervasive)
- Data Warehousing Design (Kimball,
TDWI)
Project Management (PMI/PMBOK)
- SDLC
- Project and Program Planning and
Execution
- Project and Program Management and
Resourcing
- Project and Program Tracking,
Communications, and Reporting
- Project and Program Risk Management
Application Development - Techniques
- Business Analysis / Requirement
Elicitation and Documentation
- JAD
- Agile/SCRUM
- Data Warehouse Modeling (Kimball,
Inmon)
- Data Modeling
- System Analysis
Application Development – Business
Intelligence and Analytics Tools
- IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence
- IBM Cognos 8 Connection
- IBM Cognos 8 FrameWork Manager
- IBM Cognos 8 Report Studio
- IBM Cognos 8 Query Studio
- IBM Cognos 8 Analysis Studio
- IBM Cognos 8 PowerPlay Studio
- IBM Cognos 8 Data Manager
- IBM Cognos Report Net 1.x
- IBM Cognos ReportNet FrameWork
Manager
- IBM Cognos Series 7 Access Manager
- IBM Cognos Series 7 DecisionStream
- IBM Cognos Series 7 Impromptu Web
Reports
- IBM Cognos Series 7 Impromptu
Administrator
- IBM Cognos Series 7 Upfront
- IBM Cognos Series 7 Enterprise
Server
- IBM Cognos Series 7 PowerPlay
Administrator
- IBM Cognos Series 7 Transformer
- SAS STAT
- SAS ETS
- SAS INSIGHT
- SAS Enterprise Miner
- Business Objects Crystal Reports
- BMC Control-M
Application Development – General Tools
- SQL*Plus (Oracle)
- TOAD (Quest)
- DB Artisan (Embarcadero)
- Access (Microsoft)
- Visio (Microsoft)
Application Development - Programming
Languages
- SAS Programming
- PL/SQL
- SQL (Generic)
Application Development – Quality Assurance
Techniques
- Business Systems Testing
- Functional Testing
Databases
- Oracle 8/8i/9i/10g
- SQL Server 2000/2005
- DB2
Reference:
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