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About Steven Chavis
I am a seasoned executive, leader and technology professional with over several years of experience. Ive worked in corporate America, start-up operations and Fortune 500 environments in healthcare, financial services and the automotive industries. My passion for building great teams is my biggest motivator. With a focus on delivering value to customers and employees while providing a safe environment to thrive in, my career has taken me from an IT Director to an IT Executive helping organizations deliver measurable results in their business
Steven Chavis Work Experience Details
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It Digital ManufacturingGraphic Packaging International, Llc Dec 2023 - PresentAtlanta, Georgia, Us• Working with our Executive Leadership in presenting to the GPI Board to implement 2 automated, vertical warehouses in Kalamazoo, MI and Texarkana, TX - $150 million ask• Researching diligently on Automation (Vertical) Warehouse in the paper industry (YouTube & Partners)• Part of Leadership Team (consisting of Digital Manufacturing, Support, and Security) currently rolling out IT/OT strategy to our 7 Paperboard Manufacturing Facilities• Collaborating with Buyer to formula an 18-month migration plan from SAP/PPR to JD Edwards/Elixer• Coordinated leaders in perspective IT TSA areas to accurately separate data, reporting, and security from GPI and the buyer in the same SAP/PPR systems to meet a 72-day close date from announcement• TSA IT Leader in $700 million divestiture of Augusta SBS Mill for 18-24 months from May 1, 2024 - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graphic-packaging-holding-company-to-sell-augusta-paperboard-manufacturing-facility-to-clearwater-paper-corporation-302066604.html• Collaborated with Corp and third-party attorneys to construct final IT TSA schedules• Diligently & secretly gathered discovery information for buyer under NDA • Report to the VP of Mill IT with a dotted line to SVP/CIO (for IT TSA) -
Sr. It LeaderGraphic Packaging International, Llc Feb 2016 - PresentAtlanta, Georgia, UsHired as a stratactical MDM contractor from CIS to generate a Global Data Supply Chain roadmap. After 45 days, GPI presented a full-time offer as MDM Manager to implement the proposed, approved strategic roadmap. Direct to the VP of Mill IT and dotted line to the SVP/CIO, I am repeatedly given challenges by SVP\CIO, VP\CTO, and other IT VPs to innovate and implement new transformational technologies and platforms to enable business initiatives with measurable ROI and/or introduce or expand on strategic technologies to drive down cost by consolidating business solutions on platforms which conform to GPI's strategic direction (sunsetting obsolete platforms).
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Sap Business TransformationGraphic Packaging International, Llc Sep 2019 - Dec 2023Atlanta, Georgia, Us• Orchestrated/Delivered MDG (Business Partner & Finance), SLT, and upgraded BODS to v4.2 SP13 100% remote with various Vendors and independent contractors• Developed/Implemented a technological active data governance strategy including MDG (Customer/Vendor/Finance), BTP, and RPA BluePrism for better Data Quality at entry• Weekly cadence with Order2Cash, Procure2Pay, Record2Report, and Hire2Retire Leaders to review SAP Information Steward Data Quality scorecards and discuss project(s) & enhancement(s) progress• Weekly cadence with HR/Finance/Data Stewards/Compliance to cover RPA project opportunities • Enhanced/Implemented the prior technological passive data governance strategy including BTP, BODS, and RPA BluePrism with MORE automated solutions which cleanses majority rules/standards 23 X 7 X 365• Orchestrated the construction of the project/support teams by hiring FTE, Strategic Partners (on/near/offshore), and local, talented contractors• Performed software evaluation; selected a winner; and implemented BluePrism RPA software with a $50k budget successfully with 3 BOTs and 50+ email triggered processes (significantly increases RPA ROI)• Architected/Implemented a M&A and Plant master data onboard automated solution leveraging BODS and MDC (MDG app) used by Data Stewards to speed up creation/modification with 100% better Data Quality• Architected/Implemented an automated deduplication tool which compares File2File and File2MDG (and any other SAP system) used by Data Stewards to reduce duplicates by 80% in <= 30 mins• Collaborated with Security, Network, SAP Basis, and Firewall teams to formulate a migration plan to migrate GPI’s on-premise MDG environment to SAP RISE• Mentored/Guided my IT MDM Successor to carry forward the MDG and BODS• Mentored my successors to manage – MDG, BTP, BODS, BOBJ, RPA BP, SLT, Magnitude, and RADAR (Machine IoT reporting solution)• Part of the IT yearly LRP effort for 5/3/1 year OpEx and CapEx budget planning
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Infrastructure & OpsGraphic Packaging International, Llc Jan 2022 - Dec 2022Atlanta, Georgia, Us• Led SAP ECC (and other app LPARs) migration from AIX P8 hardware to AIX P10s with a storage migration from IBM physical disk to PureStorage Flash Array X90R3• Worked closely with Google Cloud to evaluate an alternative cloud provider for our global cloud strategy – 100% Azure Cloud currently• Evaluated Virtual Desktop options’ Citrix VDI and Azure Virtual Desktop against our gathered personas• Personally implemented SAP BTP for the following applications on Cloud Foundry – Global Address Microservice, Process Automation, Integration Suite, and Document Reporting Compliance (DRC)• Reported to the VP of Business Transformation with dotted line to VP/CTO
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Sap Business SystemsGraphic Packaging International, Llc Feb 2016 - Sep 2019Atlanta, Georgia, Us• Created a 5/3/1 year roadmap for GPI’s Master Data technological landscape working with the Director of Master Data & Compliance• Owned/Developed/Supported BODS, BOBJ, and RADAR technologies• Migrated BODS/BOBJ environment from physical to virtual servers to Azure Cloud• Created upgrade plan to keep BODS/BOBJ environments upgrade at minimum twice a year• Created standard monthly maintenance plan to implement USPS/CAN Address Packages• Implemented SAP DQM on GPIs’ 2 SAP ECC environments to validate addresses for Customer/Vendor• Implemented 3/1 year roadmap when a major $1.8 billion M&A in 2018 interrupted the initial roadmap - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/graphic-packaging-completes-combination-with-international-papers-north-america-consumer-packaging-business-300576212.html• Selected by CIO to migrate/support/own IP’s craved out BOBJ, BODS, and SAP BW systems• Selected by CIO as the IT Master Data Leader in our effort to implement Global S4 CFIN with MDG Hub• Reported to Sr Director of Business Systems
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Co-Founder/Sr Principal ConsultantChavis Information Systems Incorporation Sep 2015 - Apr 2020Provide all duties as mentioned in OIS below. Provide client consultingin Master Data Management (DQ), BI, Analytics and Consolidated DataLakes. Provide SAP tools consultation including implementation,migration, configuration, upgrades and support (on and/or offshore). Ialso manage the offshore office in Chennai, INDIA. The companiesconsulted directly/indirectly with Coca-Cola, GPI, Popeyes and RBI.
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Co-FounderMobile-Flex Apr 2012 - Dec 2015Celebration, Fl, UsI secure funding for all travel, payroll and internal R&D. I leverage social media to promote and make individuals/organizations aware of our patent-pending mobile technology. Implement Mobile-Flex(R) POCs for clients (remotely or on-site). Guide potential/existing clients on leveraging Mobile-Flex in their organization. Consult clients on cost effective mobile strategies. -
Founder/Sr. Principal ConsultantOasys Information Systems Incorporated Jan 2007 - Dec 2015As a small business, many hats is mandatory to operational success. I am responsible for working out partnerships with other firms to keep consultants off the bench. I secure funding for all travel, payroll and internal R&D. I handle all regulatory paperwork including federal, state and local monthly, quarterly and yearly documents. I make sure consultants have the necessary training to stay competitive in the marketplace. I foresee direction, to make sure the company is protected and continues to remain profitable. I also provide client consulting in Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Analytics.
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Sr. Bi ConsultantActavis Plc Sep 2014 - Jul 2015Dublin, IeDesigned Logical Models to start discussions with business users about needed entities and attributes with their definitions. Designed physical Data Models that consolidates dispersed business data into one simplified schema specifically for reporting and analysis. Leveraged BODS 4.2 SP2 to Extract data from dispersed sources (including Excel files, databases, transactional systems, SharePoint, flat files, third-party informational systems). Implemented On-Time Delivery Reporting schema for Delivery analysis. Implemented Inventory, Movement & Sales subject area custom data marts to give management a holistic view of the business. -
Sap/Business Objects ConsultantRimini Street Aug 2014 - Jul 2015Las Vegas, Nv, UsAssist Rimini Street in expanding their support package in the SAP/BO space. Third tier support for ALL SAP/BO products. Engineer workarounds or recommend other SAP/BO products to resolve architectural/development issues. -
Sr. Business Objects ConsultantCp Kelco Aug 2014 - Apr 2015Atlanta, Georgia, UsDeployed/Modified SAP RapidMarts 4.0 for AP, AR, CA, FA, GL, IA, PM, PP, PR, PS and SA. Used BODS 4.2 SP1 to extract data from ECC 6.0 using RFC connection. Modified SAP RapidMart 4.0 WebI Reports and IDT Universes to meet client’s requirements. Installed BOE 4.1 SP2 on Windows 2012 for POC with SQL Server 2014 (Heckaton, in-memory database). Upgraded Production Data Services from 4.1 to 4.2 SP2. Assisted with migration of data from Oracle 11g to SQL Server 2014. Performed SQL 92/99 query tests against Oracle 11g and SQL Server 2014 to record and present results to higher management. Sync’d Data Services Local & Central Repositories. Sync’d Oracle database Reporting & Staging schemas between Dev, QA and Prod. Assisted in implementing best practice Data Services Development Lifecycle Architecture for code migration. -
Lead Sap/Bo ConsultantUtc Building & Industrial Systems Dec 2010 - Jun 2014Led, mentored & coordinated the team of BODS (ETL) developers. We implemented Kimball DW method for SAP Purchasing, Materials, FICO, COPA, Sales, Inventory, Backlog and MRP for NA, Canada & Mexican divisions for Commercial & Residential. Generated project plans with milestones for management. Installed and configured BODS 4.0, BI 4.0 SP4 and Explorer 4.0 SP4 for Dev, QA and Production. I developed Xcelsius dashboards, WebI reports and Crystal reports for end user consumption from BI4. Assisted in preparation for WebI training curriculum and always assisted with live training seminars by helping users with problems (content and technical). Led offshore for 20 X 6 development to meet project milestones & go-live deadlines.
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Bo/Bi Trusted AdvisorPolyone Nov 2013 - Nov 2013Met with Sr. Management to discuss total BOE software license and architectural landscape to document a product technical need/usage analysis (products including - Crystal Reports, Xcelsius, Explorer, Web Intelligence, Data Integrator) and BOE consolidated license & architectural roadmap for implementation.
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Sr Bo ConsultantParexel Nov 2009 - Dec 2010Durham, North Carolina, UsImplemented BODS v12.2 in Dev, QA and Prod on Red Hat Linux 5. Installed BODS client tools on Developer’s PCs. I trained/guided BODS developers. Deployed the BO Financial Rapid Mart packages (GL, AR, AP, Project & Purchase) and modified code where necessary to work with any Oracle ERP customizations. Designed/Developed BODS jobs to replace PL/SQL jobs and scheduled the BODS jobs in BOE with triggers to run reports after jobs completed. I implemented Error Handling to capture bad data. I architected a Kimball data mart for a first Dashboard Project. Put together WebI training guide for WebI Interactive, WebI Adhoc and SAP/BO Oracle Rapid Marts v12. Taught an 8 week WebI course for IT and business users nationally and internationally in-person and web conference (including Mexico, South America, South Africa, UK, Berlin and Asia). -
Bo Solution ArchitectRothmans, Benson And Hedges Inc. Nov 2009 - Nov 2009** REMOTE ** Consulted on moving BOE XI R2 and BODI/BODQ 11.7 VMWare instances to NEW domain and debugged/corrected issues that prevented this task from being successful.
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Bo ConsultantSt. Jude Medical Feb 2009 - Oct 2009Performed BOE sizing exercise with optional architectual solutions to support International usage. Provided valuable support for the Administrators w/ existing BOE 3.X environment while performing a standard health check. Worked with BO Sales Consultants to develop 3 Xcelsius 2K8 POC dashboards leveraging Live Office connection. Setup a POC for BO Metadata Manager to assist impact analysis. Implemented BO Mobile (Blackberry) and developed WebI reports for Sales Dept. Developed other WebI publications that used external Excel file to email out reports to individual Acct Mgrs in PDF format. Documented BI best practices, processes and standards for the BO tool suite to meet SOX & Company compliance with increased performance recommendations.
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Bo Solution ArchitectNorthwest Natural Gas Company Aug 2009 - Aug 2009Consulted/Oversaw the installation/configuration of BOE v3.1 SP2 for Dev, QA and Prod. Consulted/Oversaw the installation and implementation of BO SAP Integration Kit v3.1 SP2 for the same above environments.
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Lead Bi Consultant/Bo Trusted AdvisorSpartech Corporation (Now Polyone Designed Structures And Solutions Llc) Jul 2008 - Aug 2009Avon Lake, Oh, UsUpgraded both BOE & BODS from XI R2 to XI 3.1. Created both Universe & Business View w/ Cascading for report development. Created both parameter driven WebI & Crystal reports for Sales, Account & Operations. Created Xcelsius 2K8 Dashboards that linked to detailed report via OpenDoc passed parameters. Developed BODS ETL jobs that populated custom mini marts and aggregates to increase reporting performance. Trained both business and technical staff. Documented Regressive and Disaster Recovery plans to test and recover their BOE & BODS environments. Implemented a POC for BO Metadata Manager. Performed BO system health check and documented suggestions to optimize current system. -
Bi Lead ConsultantUnitedhealth Group Jun 2008 - Dec 2008UsWorked in UHG's Ovations & Heathcare depts. Ovations - Gathered requirements to layout a draft BI architecture which included DBs, ETL, Dashboards & Enterprise Reporting. Presented a BOXI 3.0 demo including Crystal, WebI and Xcelsius 2K8. Established environments for 360 project in Dev, Test & Prod through proper UHG protocol. Documented the process for gaining access to the future dashboard/report (360 project) application through company portal. Worked w/ data modelers to make sure the future schema was BO friendly for reporting purposes (star schema). Healthcare - Researched & wrote a risk assessment document comparing different architecture scenarios for BOXIR2 and XI3.0. Prepared a plan to migrate a business critical BO dashboard app from a 3rd party hosting vendor to UHC internal. Researched the business critical app to check for all BO products used to create app (to verify UHC has appropriate license). Made sure licenses were up to date and worked with BO sales team to work the best license deal for UHC. Worked w/ third party to get the necessary data to recreate the environment behind UHC's firewall. Worked w/ third-party to modify the ETL process to meet UHGs standards (conversion from Perl to SSIS). -
Business Objects ConsultantSpartech Corporation (Now Polyone Designed Structures And Solutions Llc) Apr 2008 - Apr 2008Avon Lake, Oh, UsPrepared Disaster Recovery test by checking that all backup functions were properly running at documented scheduled times. During DR exercise, I observed the team to make certain BOE XI R2 was fully restored (by following the detailed document produced by Oasys Information Systems). System was fully restored & functioned in 3 hours (target SLA was 24 hours). Added an 'Alternative Recovery Process' and a 'Troubleshooting' section to the current DR document. Performed BO system health check and documented best practice suggestions (architectural & development) that would optimize the current system.
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Sr. DeveloperRight Direction Inc. Mar 2008 - Apr 2008** REMOTE ** Gathered design and NC state requirements from caseworkers and business users for a custom web application to handle client medical information. Built a security model using PHP & MySQL to secure future, multiple PHP web applications with roles to View, Update, Insert and/or Delete. Implemented a PHP Administrative Console application for admins to insert logins and secure multiple applications with the appropriate login. Put together project plan deadline (prior to HUGE state audit). Coded the application using PHP scripting language and MySQL DB. Supported application during stability period.
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Sr. Data Warehouse ArchitectRothmans, Benson And Hedges Inc. Jan 2008 - Apr 2008Gathered reporting & integrating information and documented in Visio the proposed architecture for BO XI R2 Enterprise, DI XI R2, DQ XI R2 and Metadata Manager XI R2. Installed and configured a Test/QA BO XI R2, DI XI R2, DQ XI R2 and Metadata Manager XI R2 on Windows 2003 x64 SP2 Server on VMWare ESX instances. Guided the Infrastructure Team on creating a Dev environment by copying Test/QA VM images and reconfiguring (avoiding the timely installation process). Transferred Administrative knowledge of all systems implemented. Also trained the Infrastructure team how to migrate between environments. Presented a PowerPoint presentation to stakeholders explaining their BO investment and how to obtain rapid ROI. Prepared a Blueprint document describing all products purchased and the best practice for each. Prepared, setup & performed load test scenarios for DI on VMWare ESX to guarantee it will meet requirements compared to purchasing physical hardware. Scripted the load test scenarios for BO Enterprise on VMWare ESX to be run by Load Runner v9. Assisted in the implementation of BO's SAP Rapid Marts (XI R2) for Sales, Inventory, Cost, AR, AP, Purchasing, Project, Prod Planning & HR. Documented installation checklist for DI, DQ and BOE. Wrote up an Operations & Maintenance document for all BO environments including BOE, DI, DQ & Metadata Manager. Supported Infrastructure Team in the deployment of BOE, DI & DQ. Offered off-site support.
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Business Objects ConsultantSpartech Corporation (Now Polyone Designed Structures And Solutions Llc) Dec 2007 - Dec 2007Avon Lake, Oh, UsAssessed & prepared all BO environments for upgrade to BOE XI R2 SP3. Wrote the support document for Crystal Reports & BO Client Tool installation. Installed & configured a Dev BOE XI R2 SP3 patch on MS HyperV. Documented regression & validation test scripts for current & future BOE upgrades. Prepared the Project Plan to upgrade BOE XI R2 to SP3 in Prod. Installed SP2 & SP3 patches on the BOE XI Release 2 environment in Prod. Performed regression & validation test documented in Dev on the newly patched Prod environment. Upgraded the Disaster Recovery document for the BOE system. Upgraded all developers to CR SP3. Performed standard BOE system health check and documented suggestions & best practices that would optimize the current system.
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Data Integrator Technical LeadZale Sep 2007 - Nov 2007Irving, Tx, UsAssisted w/ implementing SOX compliant integration governance w/ BODI. Documented SOX Compliant migration document for all 3 environments. Sized & architected the Development, QA/Test & Prod BODI environments. Interviewed several business & IT staff to gather the functional & dataflow requirements. Assisted in setting up DI Knowledge Transfer (Training) session for 16 new developers. Documented & implemented client's governance, best practices & standards. Installed & configured BODI and Data Direct Connect (ODBC) 5.1 on HP-UX UNIX for all environments. -
Dashboard ConsultantInroads Aug 2007 - Nov 2007Nationwide, Us** SOME REMOTE ** Learned the core competencies and how the client did business. Learned the main information system - Inroads 360 (customized Seibel CRM). Educated all Regional Mgrs on dashboard concepts. Created a survey to gather critical KPIs. Performed a tool evaluation so client could select standard dashboard tool (Flex 2.0, Xcelsius 4.5 or Oracle CRM Analytics were the finalist). Designed the dashboard solution using Crystal Server and Xcelsius 4.5. Developed an Xcelsius dashboard prototype that was presented to client Board. Wrote Java Web Services as datasources to feed dashboard. Provided extensive knowledge transfer to 4 developers and the CIO. -
Xcelsius Knowledge Transfer ConsultantFirst Data Corporation Sep 2007 - Sep 2007Brookfield, Wisc., Us** REMOTE (expect training) ** Created a custom training specifically for the HR Dept (included professional bound manual with custom HR FDC hands on assignments). Setup the training environment at HQ office. Performed Knowledge Transfer training sessions for the 10 new Xcelsius developers in a three and half (3 1/2) day course. Guided the new developers in their projects for Six Sigma white belt certification. Received an overall customer satisfaction score of 100% from the new Xcelsius developers. -
Migration ConsultantThe Kansas City Southern Railway Company Sep 2007 - Sep 2007Kansas City, Mo, Us** REMOTE ** Put together a 1 page questionnaire to get critical information for a high-level time frame BO migration estimate. Put together a high-level project plan (based off questionnaire responses) with high-level task for the BO migration. Conducted a conference call to assist the client in presenting the project to Executive committee for approval. -
Business Objects Dashboard Sr. ConsultantKohl'S Department Stores May 2007 - Aug 2007Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, UsGathered metrics, functions, workflows and business requirements to logically architect the first dashboard deployment using the BO tool suite (including CR, Xcelsius, WebI and Dashboard/Performance Manager) for sales, finance and distribution. Designed 5 prototypes on paper and w/in BO Dashboard Manager for review & selection. Developed the chosen prototype in a Xcelsius finished product. Wrote Web Services to extract the data used to refresh the dashboard. Documented a dashboard best practice, standards document for the organization. Assisted the BO Admin in re-architecting the Prod environment for better scalability & availability. Installed QaaWS on all BOE environments with minimal downtime. Provided detailed instructions on how to setup BOE auditing. Assisted w/ troubleshooting & offering alternate solutions to a group of NEW WebI developers. -
Business Objects Sr. ConsultantFirst Data Corporation Apr 2007 - Jul 2007Brookfield, Wisc., UsAssisted in a BI assessment by conducting interviews w/ stakeholders; compiled notes; and wrote up proposed options for executive management. Provided BOE & CR best practices (including sizing, disaster recovery, patch releases, etc.). Modified existing CR for optimization and required functionality. Created new CR to help HRIS team meet project dates. Mentored HRIS staff on best practices and optimization with CR on BOE XI R1. Assisted in converting manual run CR into automated scheduled reports in the BOE XI R1 environment. Created and implemented standardized CR templates w/ standard objects (ie, logo, confidentiality statement, etc.) used out of Crystal Repo. Resolved row-level security issues in Business View Mgr. Assisted in developing a DW roadmap for HR Dept. Developed Interactive & What-If scenario Xcelsius dashboards for the HR Dept for Compensation Analysis.
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Project/Technical Lead (Consultant)Accuship Mar 2007 - Jun 2007Finalized the project plan for Dashboard Initiative. Provided developers with the necessary Xcelsius technical information & best practices to produce expected dashboards. Analyzed current Crystal Reports to find and document ways to optimize performance. Developed Auditing Crystal Reports off CE10 Audit database to analyze concurrent usage & generated a BOXIR2 configuration document. Produced an Advantages & Disadvantages for Universes & Stored Procedures document in order for client to make design decisions. Saved the company over $90K in license fees with proposed Dashboard solution (using Xcelsius & Web Services instead of Performance/Dashboard Mgr.). Assisted Universe developer with Aggregate Navigation & Aggregate Awareness. Led design blitz meetings to finalize business requirements and present ideas for feedback. Led a live interactive demo session with top managers and developers to compare Xcelsius vs. Performance/Dashboard Mgr. Delivered weekly status report with Dashboard, Objectives, Tasks Completed, Task to-do, Risk, Issues, etc. Wrote all WebI technical specifications for new reports based on business requirements. Designed 5 cross-tab, drillable WebI reports for business feedback and developer examples. Wrote up job requirements and description for overseas BO Developers. Bulk of the work was performed off-site!
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Crystal Administrator/Developer (Consultant)Impact Group Jan 2007 - Apr 2007Saint Louis, Mo, UsGained control over the prod environment by assisting the Admin in implementing processes, procedures, security and best practice. Defined (based on client goals & objectives) Short, Mid and Long term tasks and objectives, so the client fully leverages BI on CE10 system. Documented an upgrade plan from CE to Crystal Server XI R2. Developed a sales self serve report using Crystal Reports, HTML Webpages and CE URL commands. Designed and built a self-installed BO XI Release 2 DVD using VMWare, to demo the latest BO products. Worked very close with the VP of Operations and IT staff. Upgraded CE10 environment to BO XI Release 2 Server (aka, Std). All CE10 objects were migrated successfully to the new BOE XI R2 environment (now on DB2v8.1 from SQL Server 7). Developed Crystal Reports for their operations and analysis. Developed HTML parameter selection pages using BO openDocument technology to pass parameters and run reports. -
Bi Advisor (Consultant)Metal Exchange Corporation Feb 2007 - Mar 2007St. Louis, Missouri, UsPlanned for a BI Roadmap for the client (tasks, dates, resources and necessary information). Interviewed business teams to get requirements and necessary functionality. Analyzed all gathered data in order to generate a final BI Roadmap deliverable presentation of findings and direction including: Business Information Needs / Vision, Information Architecture, Information Strategy, Technical Architecture, Information Quality, Organizational Readiness, Recommendations & Priorities, Recommended BI Roadmap and Executive Summary. -
Technical Bi Advisor (Consultant)Sisters Of Mercy Jan 2007 - Mar 2007Optimized their BI environment. Performed a full analysis of the BO & Tomcat environment to write findings & present recommendations. Performed BO system health check and documented suggestions that would optimize current system (architectural and development suggestions & best practices). Generated a high-level task list of my efforts with a Gantt chart to present dates, dependencies and pre-requisites for the BI Director. Worked closely with MISD's BI Architects, Business Objects Admins, Windows Support & Storage support to plan a re-architecture strategy for Dev, Test & Prod environments for better scalability and performance. Reported directly to the BI Director.
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Sr. ConsultantDaugherty Business Solutions Nov 2006 - Mar 2007St Louis, Missouri, UsResponsible for organizing the internal Wiki for all BI material (including material for BO, Cognos & MS Reporting Services). Responsible for organizing the internal training (including hands-on) for BO's Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Universe Designer, Crystal Xcelsius, BO Performance Manager, BO Dashboard Manager, BO Data Integrator (Infrastructure & Development) and BO Enterprise. Assisted the Account Managers as a BI presales resource for BI engagements. Very involved in Business Development (both New & Existing customers). Billable to clients for strategic, management & technical BI consulting. -
Bo Technical Advisor (Consultant)Centene Corporation Feb 2007 - Feb 2007Saint Louis, Mo, UsDid a full analysis on the current BO XI Prod environment (documenting settings & configurations). Compiled all information gathered & generated an upgrade plan with minimal risk for the off-hours. Generated a recommendations document for Centene's BO XI R2 Prod environment based on future projects, tool usage and user base. Produced an upgrade plan with step-by-step tasks for the upgrade from BOXI Release 1 to BOXI Release 2. Mentored the future Admin in off-hours during the prod upgrade from BOXI Release 1 to BOXI Release 2. Worked successfully with client's Windows Team, Storage Team and Database Team to implement BOXI Release 2 into Prod. Assisted in resolving Centene's reverse-proxy issue with their BO prod environment. Performed BO system health check and documented suggestions that would optimize the current system (architectural & development suggestions and best practices. -
Technical Bi Advisor (Consultant)Spartech Corporation (Now Polyone Designed Structures And Solutions Llc) Nov 2006 - Feb 2007Avon Lake, Oh, UsImplemented & configured the Prod environment w/ BOEXIR2 SP1 on Windows 2003 (including the setup of Performance/Dashboard Mgr). Trained the future BOE Admin how to implement and configure the Dev environment while I documented a step-by-step plan to get Prod & Dev back to Sun Solaris. Implemented & configured the Prod environment w/ BODI 11.7 on Windows 2003. Installed & configured BODI 11.7 Designer on developer PCs. Met with all IT stakeholders to capture the organization's BI objectives & requirements. Upgraded all Crystal developer's machines from CR XI to CR XI R2. Met w/ Crystal developer to provide tips, tricks and techniques to achieve all operational reporting requirements using CR XI R2. Produced a POC dashboard using the Interactive Graph & Speedometers for different, but related metrics. Wrote a step-by-step disaster recovery plan for BOXIR2 prod system. Tested the DR plan on VMWare image to verify plan. Created a DVD w/ all necessary installation, patches and configuration files for a potential restoration. Performed BO system health check & documented suggestions that would optimize the current system (architectural & development suggestions & best practices).
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Bo Technical Lead/Client Relations (Consultant)Mayo Clinic Aug 2005 - Dec 2006Rochester, Minnesota, UsWas called to the project by BO's Executive Mgt, to fix project direction (for MAGIC project), timeline & business relations. Mayo Mgrs evaluated my value for 2 wks to see if BO/Mayo Clinic business relationship would continue - it did after two (2) days! Managed 20 Crystal, Web Intelligence and Universe developers. Implemented a status forum to replace the status meetings, to bring all stakeholders into one room for live demos (to show progress), ask questions, offer suggestions, etc. Logically architected reports. Performed BO system health check & documented suggestions that would optimize the current system (architectural & development suggestions & best practices). Implemented a CR optimization strategy for report development to obtain max performance on CE. Collaborated w/ developers in order to develop technical specs out of business specs & apply it to the suite of BO products. Orchestrated a POC of BO's Performance & Dashboard Mgr to resolve navigation & user load issues. Led the design & development effort for the Corp & Dept dashboards using BO's WebI, plus Performance & Dashboard Mgr. Organized & led a monthly Crystal & BO forum for knowledge transfer to all Mayo developers. Proactively & reactively resolved BO product issues for the developers and administrators. Assisted w/ the upgrade to BOEXIR2 from BOEXI. Knowledge transfer to internal Mayo system administrators & report developers. Interviewed outside consultants (BO, Off-shore & 3rd party consulting firms) for certain phases of the project. Sat on the MAGIC project Executive Board & contributed to the direction of the project. -
Principal ConsultantBusiness Objects Jun 2005 - Dec 2006Newtown Square, Pennsylvania , UsArea of Responsibility - Service to Customers (70%), People Development (20%) and Business Development (10%). Project manage smaller engagements w/o supervision. Supported the Program/Project Manager(s) on larger projects in putting together proposals, business & functional specifications and project plans. Conducted vision workshops with Practice Managers/Directors. Managed the technical team members delivering solutions. Identified project risks / escalating issues and feeding back information to Practice/Program/Project Managers. Owned the overall design and implementation of the BI application software, including Universes, Reports, Dashboards and Analytics. Worked closely w/ Technical Architects to ensure any solution design was compatible with the overall system architecture. Worked closely w/ Data Architects to ensure any design of the BI solution and data architecture worked together efficiently. Worked w/ customer business users to ensure that any design of the BI solution accurately maps to the customer's business requirements. Performed the analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of BO based solutions. Demonstrated the ability to plan, run and manage meetings w/ internal & external clients as well as run with and complete important project initiatives. Provided creative sources of ideas/solutions to address problems. Enhanced individual, team and client knowledge of BI projects. Delivered billable components that meets a customer's needs as measured by the individual client surveys. Conducted interviews w/ potential candidates in order to evaluate their technical skill w/in BO's product suite. Received many performance awards and bonuses. Received a promotion from Sr to Principal Consultant in less then 1 year. -
Bo Solutions Architect (Consultant)Chicago Mercantile Exchange Jul 2005 - Jul 2005Developed 3 critical Corp Crystal Reports - 1) Rolling 6 month, 2) Top 10 Client Report, and 3) Trade Audit Report. Modified some existing CR reports to improve performance. Implemented optimization strategies for report development to obtain optimal performance on XI Enterprise. Assisted with the implementation of LDAP with XI Enterprise. Resolved XI Enterprise issues with BO support assistance. Logically architected and physically implemented BOXI Enterprise for all environments (including Performance Mgr, Dashboard Mgr, Report Explorer, Live Office and Encyclopedia). Met Prod Go-Live deadline date. Provided knowledge transfer of CR development and BOE XI Administration. Interviewed my successor for client, to assure an equivalent or better BO consultant.
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Bo Pre-Sales Support Solution ArchitectFedex Office Jun 2005 - Jun 2005Plano, Tx, UsImplemented a Distributed POC BOE XI Java environment with Performance Manager. Demonstrated the BOE XI deployment for the future Admins. Delivered a high level BOE XI R2 migration document (XI R2 was not available at the time, so document was based off BO's Roadmap). -
Bo Solutions Architect (Consultant)Bank Of America Jun 2005 - Jun 2005Charlotte, Nc, UsImplemented a High Available POC BOE XI Java environment. Configured the POC BOE environment for Prod performance. Educated and had meeting with the future Admins on the BOE Security concepts, direction, etc. Documented a step-by-step of how to implement a Java BOE XI for all environments for Disaster Recovery. Delivered the proper deliverables on time and budget! -
Data Access AdministratorEnterprise Rent-A-Car Jan 2004 - Jun 2005St. Louis, Mo, UsCo-developed a BI Competency Center with 100% Executive commitment & support. Interviewed & recommended candidates for positions w/in the BI team. Architected the system infrastructure for the NEW BI CE v10 and BO 6.5 upgrade for overall cost savings, performance, reliability and future upgrade flexibility. Orchestrated corporate standards, guidelines & rules through a Reporting Committee for the CR Enterprise & Reports (usage & development) in order to optimize resources. Provided guidance to IT Executive & Sr. Mgt about BI technology & plan potential deployment strategies based on business standards, requirements & timelines. Assisted Executive & Sr Mgt w/ software negotiations with BO. Organized & established ERAC as a BETA site for BO for all products. Successfully co-designed a Load Balanced, Highly Available, 40 processor BI Prod system utilizing both CE v10 & BOE 6.5. Documented a step-by-step instruction on how the BI Prod, Dev and Test were implemented & configured. The documentation is used by BO for support and ERAC for disaster recovery. Provide guidance, support and expertise w/ all CR & BO products. Administrated CE and BOE environments for the entire company (55K+ potential users). Primary 24 hrs X 7 days support for the CE & BOE environment for the entire company. Coordinated ERAC's BI Forum w/ different topics and speakers in order to share different optimizing techniques w/ a variety of dept developers & power users.
Steven Chavis Education Details
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Creighton UniversityBusiness Administration -
Michigan State UniversityAccounting And Business/Management
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Chapel Hill High SchoolMathematics And Computer Science
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James Madison High SchoolMathematics
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