Roger Hamm Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Business Intelligence, Reporting, and Data Warehousing Product Manager.Developed unique packaging of SAS BI tools and IDeaS expertise and hospitality data to release Revenue Performance Insights(TM).Created distinct value propositions for different classes of clients, pricing models, support, documentation, demo scripts and training.Created data models and dynamic reports to answer varying business questions.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Consulting firm established to provide CPG companies with IT project management assistance, implementation of complex systems, and marketing research guidance with a goal of providing world class service and insights.Projects:+ Project Implementation Consultant: Implementation lead for top retailer to integrate new automated store planning software into their micro and macro space planning, order management, and inventory systems. Worked with IT, merchandising and… Show more Consulting firm established to provide CPG companies with IT project management assistance, implementation of complex systems, and marketing research guidance with a goal of providing world class service and insights.Projects:+ Project Implementation Consultant: Implementation lead for top retailer to integrate new automated store planning software into their micro and macro space planning, order management, and inventory systems. Worked with IT, merchandising and inventory teams.+ Project Management: Bring together the business requirements and technical design of a system that consolidates disparate syndicated marketing research data from multiple systems and countries into a single cohesive source to drive global reporting and insights.+ Request for Proposal Management: Interview and collect the requirements for a large multi-year contract, draft the RFP, while consulting with the client throughout the process.Consulting work leverage my experience in systems and technologies ranging from Analytics, Technical Design, Business Intelligence, Workflow Management, Application Design, Process Mapping, Change Management, Database Design, Technical Whitepapers, Planogramming, Syndicated Research Data, and much more to help bring systemic order to varied processes. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Developed and implemented all short and long term product plans for both Web (Presentation Builder, Dynamic Reporting, Managed Reporting, Enterprise Reporting, Information Server, etc...) and desktop based (Nitro, NITE, Custom Characteristic Editor (CCE), etc...) decision support reporting applications with total revenue in excess of $30mm. Indirectly managed staff of application developers, quality assurance specialists and project managers.• Led cross-functional team that established… Show more Developed and implemented all short and long term product plans for both Web (Presentation Builder, Dynamic Reporting, Managed Reporting, Enterprise Reporting, Information Server, etc...) and desktop based (Nitro, NITE, Custom Characteristic Editor (CCE), etc...) decision support reporting applications with total revenue in excess of $30mm. Indirectly managed staff of application developers, quality assurance specialists and project managers.• Led cross-functional team that established procedures for 24 x 7 application execution, increasing client satisfaction and decreasing system load at peak times.• Redesigned the pricing and licensing structure for applications at the end of their SDLC, increasing subscriptions and sales for mature products.• Retired applications and their related infrastructure components, creating soft and hard dollar savings for the company.• Served on Global team that was responsible for technology strategy and regional execution.• Designed & implemented best practice Category Management templates for CPG professionals that increased client efficiency and Nielsen revenues.• Delivered efficiency by product rationalization, creating soft and hard dollar savings for the company.• Created user satisfaction and product demand by delivering easy to access and use consumer insights for scan, panel, and custom research data sources. Show less

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Served as the primary contact for clients to ensure the successful use of BI tools and ensuring their total satisfaction. Nominated departmental liaison to Marketing.• Founded a new product that stemmed from fully understanding and successfully documenting client needs. This product is still in use and has generated revenue in excess of $1 mm. • Recognized by a client as the primary reason for signing a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with Nielsen.• Developed and… Show more Served as the primary contact for clients to ensure the successful use of BI tools and ensuring their total satisfaction. Nominated departmental liaison to Marketing.• Founded a new product that stemmed from fully understanding and successfully documenting client needs. This product is still in use and has generated revenue in excess of $1 mm. • Recognized by a client as the primary reason for signing a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with Nielsen.• Developed and refined training programs used for custom and syndicated training, resulting in faster client transitions.• Initiated and developed company’s first CRM system to track implementations, version control and contractual fulfillment, creating improvement in our ability to manage clients. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Sole liaison between the Department of Defense's (DoD) Defense Commissary Agency's (DeCA) Merchandising Staff and MAMI.Direct the selection, development, implementation, and support of the BI Systems used by both manufacturer and retail clients. • Designed a new flexible BI tool that allowed categories to be built on the fly from the lowest level data available.• Key member of the new business team that explored other areas of opportunity.

Santa Ana, Ca

Responsible for the installation and support of Nielsen software, reports, training, analytical and technical support for multiple major clients.• Developed data integration tool that aligned internal client information with syndicated information to effectively measure cause and effect at the market level.. This increased client knowledge and impacted their trade promotion practices.

Santa Ana, Ca

Handpicked by the client to be one of the first individuals in the history of the Nielsen company to be dedicated support for a sales team.Dedicated to Beatrice/Hunt-Wesson Foods. Performed ad-hoc information analysis and customized programs that created monthly topline reports. Significant success included the development of an automated system for report generation that cut personnel time by 88% and improved accuracy and turnaround time.

Project analysis and implementation, workstation configuration, and user training. Principal liaison between the end-user community and vendors. Gave presentations to various corporate departments about PC's and their use.

Mba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Thesis: Product Diversion in the Grocery Industry Attended Southern California Division

Bba, Information Systems