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Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Arlington, Va

We are implemented a new installation of Birst to replace their other reporting tools. This was a long term project and I was responsible for setting up accounts, designing the metadata layer, overseeing report re-creation, and eventually re-designing the metadata layer and the reports to take full advantage of the new reporting capabilities in Birst. I also was responsible for designing new reports to better enable educators the ability to analyze the data pertaining to student success, and find biases in teaching/grading.

Northern Va

Specialized in preparing and presenting IBM Analytics software including Cognos Analytics, Watson Analytics, SPSS and other analytical tools to IBM clients in the Federal industry. Performed the following activities in support of portfolio representatives to assist with creating new relationships or maintaining existing partnerships:Assisted with discovery calls with clientsAssisted in preparing various documents such as RFIs and RFPsAlways staying up to date on the latest release of technologies and learning new ways to integratePersonalizing each demo to different clients to show how the technology would be useful to them, including building new reports and dashboards for different clients.Gave several workshops to both IBM employees as well as prospective customersResponsible for answering any technical questions about the products

Northern Virginia

I Specialize in Business Intelligence consulting utilizing the IBM Cognos Analytics suite of products. Projects and customers supported include: Total Force Structure Management System (TFSMS) - USMC, Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS), Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) - Office of the Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness (OSD P&R), Total Force Data Warehouse (TFDW) - USMC, and others.I have performed the following functions in support of those projects:o Lead Cognos developero Planned and executed administration and configuration of Cognos installation, updates, and upgrades (from Cognos 7 through Cognos 10.2).o Developed new reports and maintaining existing reports through various data structure changes.o Coordinated with Database Administrators to develop package/model updates and maintenance using Framework Manager on both relational and dimensional data and models.o Automated and updated cubes.o Designed, configured, and maintained user accesso Assisted in maintenance of a .Net (C#) application for Cognos integration developed using the Cognos Software Development Kit (SDK).o Collaborated with stakeholders to gather and document requirements. o Tier II Helpdesk support, supported complex administration and development tasks.o Developed and presented “Train the Trainer” sessions for the Helpdesk personnel to help them understand Cognos and be more effective.o Customized standard Cognos suite to make Cognos appear more like a seamless part of the existing application design.o Utilizing Agile methodology, rapidly prototyped, refined, and delivered customized analytical tools to support time critical operations research and analysis requirements.o Designed and implemented custom database solutions to support project-specific analysis requirements for data not present in the organization data warehouse. Seamlessly integrated this data with existing Cognos analysis packages.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

• Responsible for extending the highest level of service to all customers both new and existing, and offer a full range of financial products and services ranging from loans to investments. • Assisted with troubleshooting internal I.T. related technical assistance issues.• Responsible for creating and maintaining a database of customers, call lists, and product recommendations and sales for personal follow up and tracking purposes.• Responsible for troubleshooting, analyzing and addressing problems on customers’ accounts, as well as explaining situations and balancing the needs of the bank with the needs of irate customers.

Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area

• Responsible for teaching, coordinating and directing a 100 person high school band,• Designed and created physical and electronic file systems and databases to support the tracking of inventory, assignment of items, item custody & return, ordering of supplies, budgeting, fundraising and the selling of products and ideas to benefit the group.• Responsible for selecting and training student officers.• Responsible for coordination between and conflict resolution of diverse groups, including the student officers, the groups within the band, the band parent organization, and the school administration.

Okinawa, Japan

- Gained leadership experience by filing various leadership positions at different times, such as being a squad leader, leading small ensembles in performance as well as the entire unit. - Primary MOS was music performance, and I performed with my band as a whole and in small groups for both large and small audiences across the Pacific region. - Assisted with setting up the first network for our unit in our building both by physical tasks such as running cable as well as software related functions such as installing software and making sure the computers could talk to each other and access the network. - Graduated Rifle Marksmanship course as the Honor graduate and earned the secondary MOS of marksmanship instructor.