As a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at IBM, I specialize in reliability and resiliency of information systems and ecosystems, using my knowledge and skills in software and systems. I analyze business needs, problem determination, advise and design, build, test, deploy, and maintain well-engineered solutions for clients in various domains and industries. I also hold multiple IBM Cognos certifications, demonstrating my proficiency in business intelligence and analytics.In addition, I work as a Solutions Architect and Principal Consultant at American Eagle Outfitters Inc., where I create enterprise-wide Cognos Framework models, perform system analysis and health checks, re-architect, install, and reconfigure Cognos and third-party software, and provide SQL analysis and data mining. I also create data modules and reports for enterprise customers and users, and administer and develop Tableau and Metric Insights. I have over 30 years of experience in designing and managing application systems and development projects for a variety of hardware, software, and database platforms. I am passionate about delivering high-quality technical solutions that meet the business requirements and drive value and outcomes for my clients.
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Solutions Architect/Principal ConsultantAmerican Eagle Outfitters Inc. Jan 2023 - Oct 2024Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States• Developed enterprise-wide Cognos Framework model for efficient data analysis and reporting.• Conducted system health checks and SQL analysis to ensure data accuracy and integrity.• Created user-friendly interfaces for ad hoc reporting and canned reports, enhancing user experience.• Installed and migrated from Cognos 11.1.7 to IBM Cognos 11.2.4, ensuring seamless transition and improved system performance. -
Ibm-Site Reliability Engineering (Sre) ProfessionalIbm Oct 2022 - Mar 2023Florida, United StatesSRE are engineers who specialize in reliability and resiliency with the right mix of knowledge and skills in software and systems, responsible to analyze business needs, problem determination, advise & design, build, test, deploy, changes and maintenance of a well engineered information system and ecosystems. -
Ibm Technical Product Specialist - CognosIbm Jul 2021 - Mar 2023Remote• Provided technical support and guidance for organizations onboarding IBM Cognos on Cloud.• Demonstrated product features and benefits to sales representatives, aiding in new business generation.• Managed security functions, troubleshooted hardware/software issues, and oversaw Architectural and Capacity Planning. -
Senior Solutions Architect/ Senior Solutions ArchitectcognosAmerican Electric Power Aug 2018 - Jun 2021Columbus, OhioCognos and IBM consultant for the AEP enterprise.o Created enterprise wide Cognos Framework model.o Converting Business Object reports into Cognos reports.o SQL analysis of Data and table relationships.o Data mining. for reporting analysis for back end Maximo conversion.o Created Data modules and reports for enterprise customer and users.o Created User interface for ad hoc reporting and canned reports. -
Senior Business Intelligence ConsultantUltimate Software Nov 2019 - Mar 2020Tampa, Florida, United StatesCognos and MS SQL ETL consultantTroubleshoot client Cognos Reports for the Company software Ultipro.Wrote and designed Ms SQL stored procedures scripts using MS SQL 2012 for ETL jobs on the Data integration team. Stored procedures where used for data input for Ultipro software -
Contractor: Senior Solutions ArchitectPerformance Food Group Nov 2017 - Jun 2018Richmond, Virginia AreaIBM Cognos Contractor working on developing Cognos Dashboards and the configuration, and migration of Enterprise infrastructure from Cognos 10.2.2 to Cognos Analytics 11.0.9. Infomatica Data base scripting, Framework Modelling and database design. -
Client: Lennar Inc. - Sr. Solutions ArchitectTata Consultancy Services Dec 2016 - Nov 2017Miami, FloridaSystem and application design, support, and configuration of Cognos Analytics 11.0.5 and 11.0.6 for IaaS (on prem) and SaaS (cloud) Architectures. Implementation and documentation of IBM Cognos best practices for developers. Management and support of on/off shore resources for development of several dashboard projects. -
Goodwin Computer Consulting Llc - Solutions Architect/Principal Consultant.Performanceg2, Inc. Aug 2016 - Nov 2017RemoteBaycare Clinical Health LLC. 1.Installation and Configuration of Cognos Analytics version 11.0.4 – SSO Configuration in IIS 8.5 Environment. 2.Designed companywide Cognos Best Practices documentation and installation documentation.Heartbase LLC. 1.Configuration and Installation of Cognos 10.2.2 fix pack 6 for SSL-IIS 8.5 configurations for Production and QA environments. Lead developer in Cognos 10.2.2 report development on an Windows operating system /MS SQL Database Environment. 2.Develop and present training in Cognos report development and Administration. 3.Designed companywide Cognos Best Practices documentation and installation documentation. -
Goodwin Computer Consulting Llc - Cognos Solutions LeadFirst Insurance Company Of Hawaii Dec 2015 - Aug 2016Honolulu, HawaiiMentor and consult project team members and users on best practices, infrastructure design, report visualizations, dashboard design and report development. -
Goodwin Computer Consulting Llc - Senior Solutions ArchitectAig Apr 2015 - Nov 2015NycInstallation, Migration,and Configuration of Cognos 10.2.2 on an Windows/Linux Environment. Cognos development and support for 4800 International users. Backup administration support for Qlikview and Tableau on a Windows Environment.I presented a Cognos 10 Best practice Workshop for Cognos AIG Applications. -
Solutions ArchitectPerficient Aug 2014 - Mar 2015Greater Chicago Area• VibraHealth, Vibra Healthcare LLC ,4550 Lena Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 12/2014 to 2/2015 Designed and created a Cognos 10.2 adhoc reports and dynamic prompting. • THR Health Resources, Dallas, TX Cognos 10.1 to Cognos 10.2 Migration 11/2014 to 12/2014 • MTD products, Cleveland, Ohio, 7/2014 to 8/2014InfoSphere Datastage 9.1, Meta Data Manager, Installation and Configuration, Operational linear reporting against the Data Stage Object Data Base. -
Bi Architect (Contractor)Micro Strategies Inc. May 2014 - Jun 2014Harrisburg, Pennsylvania AreaCreating, designing and testing Active Reports for training power users. Cognos 10.2.1 -
Cognos Bi Senior ConsultantIronside Jan 2013 - May 2014• Led migration projects from Cognos 7 to Cognos 10, integrating Active Directory and Bursting of reports for Hartford Insurance and XL Insurance.• Designed and implemented Cognos 10 Dashboard with dynamic prompting for Hartford Insurance, enhancing data visualization and accessibility.• Developed and taught Cognos Report Studio and Framework Manager courses for Michigan State University, empowering staff with advanced analytics skills. -
Cognos Business Intelligence Architect At Macmillan PublishingFyi Solutions Nov 2012 - Dec 2012W23 Rd Street Nyc, NyCognos 10 developer, installation, configuration , Framework Modellng, ETL design, Dashboard reporting, and migration/deployment analysis and design.Database is Ms SQL and Oracle -
Cognos Architect - Database Administrator And DesignerPragmatek Consulting Group Mar 2012 - Nov 2012Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul AreaCognos Systems Architect-Travel to clients within the Mid-Western United States and teach, consult and develop Cognos Applications for various Financial Firms.Midwest Cognos user group organizer/presenter of new enhancements within Cognos 10.. -
Principle ConsultantChurch Mutual Insurance May 2012 - Sep 2012Merrill, WisconsinI performed a Health-Check and Proven practice analysis of their present Cognos 10 system and their Data Stage 8.5 system . Wrote an objective report about both applications and their present environments. -
Cognos Consumer Insight- Social Media Analyst Bao-Financial SectorIbm Global Business Services Nov 2011 - Mar 2012Greater Philadelphia AreaIBM Cognos Consumer Insight is the industry's most robust social media application. It enables marketing professional to be more precise, agile and responsive to customer demands and opinions expressed through social media with sentiment analytics from billions of blog post and hundreds of thousands of discussions forums and groups. -
Bi- Principle Consultant-Technical Manager- Moody'S, Nyc, New York, United States Of AmericaIbm Dec 2009 - Jul 2010New York, Ny12/2009 - 07/2010 Moody's, NYC, New York, United States of AmericaTechnical ManagerDesign and implement a major project converting Sybase data to DB2. Recreating production reports and creating the Frame Work Model using an Oracle data warehouse. -
Partners Health Insurance, Boston, Massachusetts, -Web Developer And Cognos ConsultantIbm Aug 2009 - Nov 2009Partners Health Insurance, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Of AmericaWeb developer and Cognos ConsultantCreated portlet HTML for connection to the SAP/BW Cubes to execute Cognos parameterized reports. -
Bi Consultant- Ardec - Us Army Principal ConsultantIbm Jun 2008 - Jul 2009Bi Consultant- Ardec - Us Army• Installed and configured Cognos Version 8.4, Cognos Go mobile, and Cognos Go Office for ARDEC - US Army.• Designed and implemented 3 dashboards including Metrics Manager Application dashboard and Query studio.• Collaborated with ARDEC's Chief Financial Business Intelligence to enhance strategic decision-making processes. -
Viterra Corp - Principle ConsultantIbm Jun 2008 - Jul 2008Saskatchewan, CanadaPrinciple ConsultantPOC- Proof of Concept- Installation/Documentation of Cognos 8 and creation of the Framework model against SAP/BW and Oracle Database. Demonstrate and explain how to create the reports,Dashboards, and custom browser templates and skin design. -
Vanguard Financial Systems-Principle ConsultantIbm Apr 2008 - Jun 2008Valley Forge, Pa04/2008 - 06/2008 , BI Consult on LDAP Security, SAP Web portal development using Cognos 8. Best practices design for Framework manager and System Health Check. -
First Energy Utility Company - Principle ConsultantIbm Mar 2008 - Apr 2008Akron, Ohio, United States Of AmericaSAP –BW Reports and FM Manager creation. SSO - Single sign on security implementation and configuration with SAP Portal and LDAP -
Wellington Financial - Principle ConsultantIbm Feb 2008 - Mar 2008Boston, Massachusetts, United States Of AmericaBICC documentation -
Pall Corp - Principle ConsultantIbm May 2007 - Jan 2008Anne Arbor, Michigan, United States Of AmericaMigration and design of customized reporting system using Cognos 8and java script. -
2007 Cognos Performance Conference- Presentation CoordinatorIbm Nov 2007 - Dec 2007Toronto, Canada AreaClient presentation to Cognos clients on Cognos Series 7 Migrationto Cognos 8 at a Cognos client performance conference, in Toronto,Ca. -
Sr. Cognos Consultant- E= Mc2 Corp., Brunswick, New JerseyEmc 2007 - 2008Brunswick, New JerseyCreating Cognos Metric Manager Scorecard for demonstrations incorporating the entire C8 Bi Suite, for Business Edge Solutions Inc,NJ. Created several dashboards for Rogers Wireless Inc. usingadvanced C8 Report Studio/Cognos Metrics manager techniques -
Hertz Corporation- Senior ConsultantIbm Feb 2007 - Apr 2007Park Ridge, New JerseyHertz Corporation, Park Ridge, New Jersey, United States ofAmericaSenior ConsultantInstallation of Cognos C8, Report Studio, Cognos Metric Manager,and Metric Designer in production and test system environments.Created reports, and dashboards for client. -
Hershey Corp, Sr.ConsultantIbm Sep 2006 - Dec 2006Hershey, PennsylvaniaSenior ConsultantWorked on special project utilizing SAP-BW Cubes. Designed FM Model and reports, for internal scorecard -
Organon Inc, -Senior ConsultantIbm Jul 2006 - Aug 2006Organon Inc, New Jersey, United States Of AmericaSenior ConsultantC8 Consulting and client review of Powerplay cubes, and FM Model. -
University Of Alabama, Sr. ConsultantIbm Jun 2006 - Jul 2006Alabama, United States Of AmericaFm Model and CRN reporting against Contributor for financial reports. -
Ibm-Cigna, Principle ConsultantIbm May 2006 - Jul 2006Philidelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Of AmericaSpecial project-Designed Security for Cognos 8 against Active Directory LDAP for Cognos 8 Workforce Analytics Performance application. -
Nys Div Of Budget- Principle ConsultantIbm Apr 2006 - May 2006Albany, New York, United States Of America05/2006 - 05/2006 NYS Div of Budget, Senior ConsultantConsulting New York State Division Of Budget - installation and configuration of Cognos 8 with a DB2 database and Linux OS system -
Wilkes University, Senior ConsultantIbm Feb 2006 - May 2006Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States Of AmericaWilkes University,Senior ConsultantConsulting Wilkes University to create CRN reports and Frame work manager models against Banner/Sungard Database (Oracle DB).Installation and configuration of Cognos infrastructural system. -
Thomson Financial Inc- Sr. ConsultantIbm Jan 2006 - Apr 2006Stamford, Connecticut, United States Of America01/2006 - 03/2006 ., Stamford, Connecticut, United States of AmericaSenior ConsultantDatamart Thomson Corporation Reports, Security and Framework model against Contributor and Powerplay cubes for reporting -
Sephorah Principle Consultant-San Francisco Bay AreaIbm Jan 2006 - Mar 2006San Francisco Bay AreaMade changes and completed a Gap analysis of their present CRM system and Cognos 8.2. POC-Proof of Concept- Installation/Documentation of Cognos 8 andcreation of the Framework model against Ms SQL Database.Demonstrate and explain how to create the reports they need and how to redesign the model, for predictable results. -
Ibm Global Services-Independant ConsultantGoodwin Consulting Group, Inc. Sep 2003 - Dec 2003Newark, New Jersey, United States Of America• Converted legacy Ramis databases and reports to DB2-UDB/Cognos reports at Blue Cross Blue Shield-Horizon.• Utilized Cognos for data warehousing and created Impromptu reports for executive management teams.• Configured DB2 databases using DB2 Connect and ODBC for distributed computing and report writing.• Created Power Cubes for data analysis and mining. -
Technical Manager, E-CommerceMetlife Aug 2000 - Dec 2003Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania• Managed MS Visual Source Safe for developers, enhancing code collaboration.• Developed E-Room app with ASP code, improving E-commerce group communication.• Recommended new products, boosting earnings by 23% and cutting production costs. -
Technical Manager,Metlife Aug 1999 - Jul 2000Bridgewater, New JerseyDesigned COMS Project for Compliance Enforcement department to enforce ethical insurance compliance for CEO. Designed and implemented workflow management system using Domino/LotusNotes 5.0 to monitor insurance brokers compliance in the field Provided end user training.Supervised and designed data conversion and Data warehousing MS SQL 2000 as the backend and using Domino/Lotus Notes 5.0 as the GUI user interface. Notrix was the middleware software. Technicalmanager supervising four computer consultants. Monitored agents and workflow using Cognos Impromptu/Powerplay for daily batch reporting against MS SQL databases. -
Technical Manager,Metlife Aug 1997 - Jul 1999Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania• Tripled division revenues by implementing Call Center Help Desk and data migration programs.• Created PowerPlay Cubes for daily reports and managed database connections for reporting.• Supervised consultants and engineers, customized Help Desk, and defined network architecture. -
Senior Computer Systems ConsultantMetlife Jun 1996 - Jul 1997Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania• Designed Customer Service Workstation for call centers using Power Builder and Rational Rose.• Created front end Graphic User interface for the help desk by interviewing Domain Managers.• Administered Lotus Notes for CSW workstation call center and new release testing systems.• Developed Notes Databases for messaging responses to domain experts. -
Senior Computer Systems EngineerMetlife Jan 1993 - May 1996Parsippany, New JerseyAs supervisor of the Year 2000 Conversion project, createdautomated system for date conversion. Supervised two systemsengineers and one programmer.Power Builder 3.0 testing using ODBC to connect to DB2 tables thruDCSS connectivity. Supervised the Computer, Languages, and ToolsGroup.Served as LAN Administrator for OS/2, DOS, WFW, and PowerBuilder client-server systems. Created transformation ISPF/PDFscreens with QMF software for Data warehousing MVS/VSAM andVM/CMS datasets to distributed database DB2 Tables with QMFfront end to convert Y2K date fields for Y2K date conversion. File-Aidand Abend-Aid installation and enhancement testing. -
Computer Systems Engineer And Database AdministratorMetlife Dec 1984 - Jan 1993New York, New York• Installed and configured QMF-SQL/DS for MetLife Ins. in NYC, integrating IMS databases with Ramis reporting.• Utilized SMP/E for DB2 installation, testing, and capacity planning, ensuring proper levels of elements were installed.• Received Corporate Quality Award for creating a Medical Department report tracking system.
Cornelius G. Education Details
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Computer Science
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Cornelius G.'s current role is Cognos Administrator / IBM-Watson AI: Technical Product Specialist and Cognos Analytics Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) professional.
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Cornelius G. attended Pace University, Kent State University.
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