Doug Foster Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

While serving in this role I dynamically lead the conceptualization, design, and formulation of an automated reporting system in VBA that utilizes complex SQL logic from a data warehouse to create highly-formatted reports. I supported the migration of the online banking software by enabling data processing activities from a large data warehouse.Some key achievements while in this position:• Serve as the go-to person for complex analysis and database development issues.• Identified the need to enhance my software migration wave management process to accommodate multiple, concurrent events. Designed, built and manage a new system that handles up to 15 concurrent events so clients are migrated without a negative experience and all cross impacts are managed. In the last 5 years, this system managed 550k wave assignments for 45k clients for 30 different migrations/upgrades, without incident.• Sourced and designated SPLUNK as an optimal solution to migrate clients that were too large to deliver real-time migration tracking and obtained a comprehensive knowledge and relating skill set in SPL within only three weeks in order to construct real-time reports and dashboards for the migration command center.• Quickly resolve an issue affecting dozens of clients that was identified through a key report.

I source and secure a diverse population of clients with varying business intelligence, information technology, and software or database development needs and then partner closely with them to identity core mission and objectives for each unique endeavor. I formulate and deliver strategic insights relating to database development, report automation, and target marketing within the financial function.Some key achievements while in this position:• Notable clients: Experian, JP Morgan Chase, Survey Sampling Intl (SSI), Mediamark Research (MRI), Discovery Channel, Tennis Channel, Phoenix Marketing, and more.• Constructed and hosted CMS websites utilizing a technical expertise in WordPress and Genesis frameworks.

During my time within this role I utilized my hands-on industry expertise, dedication to organization-wide continuous improvement, and focus on implementing best practices in order to deliver critical insights relating to business intelligence and database development.Some key achievements while in this position:• Realized tens of thousands of dollars worth of cost savings by conceiving, designing and building an automated reporting system, enabling the generation of 17K+ complex reports over a four-year software migration.• Achieved zero migration errors while constructing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive software migration wave management processing system in SQL server that successfully migrated 25K+ clients within the past four years.

• Managed all data and analysis for a well-funded start-up company with panel survey data for target marketing, with clients such as General Mills, Danone, HP, 7th Generation, etc.• Developed extensive panel survey to collect responses on attitudes/behavior concerning the environment/health o Built custom ETL system to take 30k responses in SPSS, twice per year; pulled data into a database to integrate data  Closed several significant contracts with clients such as: General Mills, Dannon and 7th Generation• Served as a consultant to Experian; managed spatial target marketing analysis for client projectso Automated analysis with geo-spatial software/scripting the results into Microsoft Word, into formatted reports o Built new product for Experian that they sold to their clients and we kept 20% of each report run The automated spatial analysis and reporting system allowed us to contract with Experian to sell the reports

Poughkeepsie, New York, Us

Overseeing Housing Development, Homeownership, Community Development and Asset Management

Washington, Dc, Us

Managing national initiatives in Housing Rehab, Manufactured Housing and Green Housing.

• Managed the City's geographic information system, chair of the computer committee, and project planner• Attended capital project committee to support predecessor’s $150,000 request to build an information system o Purchased expense software/workstations; digitized paper maps—determined: not a good use of resources; inaccurateo Negotiated with NYSEG, which mapped all of Central New York using photogrammetrics—a very accurate processo Developed partnership with NYSEG/Cornell University/Tompkins County to build maps accurate to 3 inches Saved the $100,000+ for planning purposes—engineers used to map/manage city’s 10,000 street trees o Learned new software application: Microstation scripting language to pull "layers" E.G.; curbs/manholes/buildings/etc. o Used accurate map for analysis; structure is still used by the city: 100X more accurate than projected at a fractional cost

Master In Regional Planning, Urban Planning

Ba, Political Science, Economics

High School, Spanish Language And Literature

High School