Steve Kulzer Email & Phone Number

Buffalo, MN, US

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• Senior Technical Architect supporting the design of Lifetouch’s Enterprise Customer Datawarehouse by designing and implementing a vision which supports a 360 view of a customer for marketing, while also improving the.
• Defined an AWS cloud-based platform to support the new datawarehouse.
• Assumed responsibility of divisional Customer Datawarehouse for Schools division.
• Provided support and guidance on improvements to the Schools CDW.
• Detailed a three-year plan for the environment.
• Re-platformed BI function (users and ETL) from MYSQL to AWS Redshift.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota

• Senior designer, technical lead to help Bluestem Brands improve their Credit Datawarehouse’s data availability, query performance and timeliness of results. These improvements enable the credit teams to consider more.
• Led multiple initiatives to improve performance of Netezza environment. Worked through query plans to establish effective distribution keys across the database.
• Created training and SQL hint documentation for end user community on how to best utilize Netezza (distribution keys, sort indexes, join patterns, Materialized Views) to optimize Netezza utilization.
• Remodeled multiple tables to improve query performance and improve usability of the database.
• Established strong working relationships with business teams to assist in ad-hoc data requests, new requirements for data and supporting model changes.
• Partnered with business sponsors to better align data model with changing consumption patterns.

• Performed a wide variety of roles, including Technical Lead, Senior Applications Designer/Developer and Project Manager.
• Served as technical and development lead on a Clarify application upgrade and database replatforming project:- Developed scripted process for two Clarify upgrades. - Developed an application to migrate Sybase databases.
• Lead a variety of technical architecture and infrastructure efforts, including:- Replatformed Unix Sun Web Server into Sun Web server on Windows.- Migrated the remaining Sybase to Microsoft SQL Server.. - Standardized.
• Project Managed an IT infrastructure consolidation projects between Black Box and acquired acquisitions

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Senior Warehouse Developer to support the build of their new Merchandising Datawarehouse. Migrating from a closed, proprietary database with no direct access to the data by end-users, to an environment where end-user.
• Technical lead on the re-platform from DB2 UDB datawarehouse to Teradata. Provided timelines, resources and budgets for conversion.
• Supported the Logical and Physical modeling teams to ensure business requirements were accounted for in the model
• Worked closely with the architecture & development teams to establish repeatable integration patterns with Teradata.
• Collaborated with business analysts and business product owners to understand their needs and prioritizations.
• Provided technical status regarding obstacles, upcoming and completed deliverables.

• Business analyst for design of the “Next Generation” field service and repair application.
• Managed all aspects of four concurrent CRM application projects, including resource allocation, design, development, testing and QA.
• Served as technical/design lead for the integration between Best Buy’s DotCom sites and Enterprise CRM application.
• Created design specifications for strategic Enterprise CRM components supporting Loyalty pilot program and integration of analytical marketing information.
• Provided key application support for CRM mission critical applications.
• Conducted analysis and presented proposed technical design for integration between customer’s automated email messaging system and Enterprise call center application.

 Key technical lead for all aspects of Clarify implementation, including design, development, and conversion. Documented technical architecture and application design based on project / end-user requirements. Created design specifications and performed extensive custom coding for various Clarify components. Conducted design and code reviews for entire.

 Led team of six application developers on support, enhancements, and maintenance of Clarify, intranet, internet, and legacy application environments.  Served as team / technical lead on significant component of enterprise Y2K project. Led effort to rewrite company-wide intranet, incorporating modified design and functionality. Coordinated and oversaw.

 Performed extensive custom coding with various languages, applications and platforms. Performed upgrades on multiple applications and operating systems, including Sybase and Clarify.  Defined and performed client setup to support a standard desktop image.  Developed recognized expertise with multiple applications and toolsets. Provided technical.