Cognos Consultant

Marulvizhi Sarasakumari Nesamony (Marul)

301-***-**** (cell) **********@*****.***

Rockville, Maryland 20850

Summary of Qualifications:

. 13 years of experience in IT, including 8 years in Cognos BI reporting

suite and 2 years in Cognos TM1

. Expertise includes Framework Manager modeling, Transformer modeling,

Power Cube design, report and dashboard creation using Report Studio

and Business Insight Advanced, TM1 modeling and cube design using TI

process and rules

. Diverse Project Experience - BI Greenfield implementation, upgrade

projects and maintenance projects

. Experience working for Global clients in onshore/offshore models

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cognos BI (Modeling and Reporting Suite), Cognos TM1, Oracle, SQL Server,

VSS, Visio, HP Quality Center

CERTIFICATIONS

IBM Certified Designer - Cognos 8/10 BI Reports

IBM Certified Developer - Cognos 8/10 BI Metadata Models

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Expicient Inc,. Rockville, MD Jul

2013 - Present

As a Cognos Consultant is responsible for

. Application setup and configuration of Cognos components for

interaction with the IBM Sterling Selling And Fulfillment Suite

. Customization of the Out of the Box Cognos reports to match the client

requirements

. Development of new Cognos reports

. Provided technical guidance to the team on the Cognos development

tasks

Technologies: Cognos BI 10.1.1 (Framework Manager, Report Studio), Cognos

10.1 Adaptive Warehouse, Cognos 10.1 Adaptive Analytics, Oracle

11g, IBM Sterling Selling And Fulfillment Suite 9.2

Knowledge Universe Technologies India Pvt Ltd, India

Jun 2010 - Jun 2012

As a Cognos Technical Lead was responsible for hands-on development

. Supported the upgradation of the systems from Cognos 8.4 to Cognos

10.1

. Migrated major Hyperion reports to Cognos 10.1

. Involved in the design, development and testing of Cognos components

for new solutions

. Built dashboards using Active Reports

. Designed and developed FM models, Transformer models and Power Cubes

. Designed and developed Cognos 10.1 BI reports with TM1 cubes, FM

packages and Power Cubes as data sources

. Built TM1 models and cubes using Turbo Integrator processes and rules

. Prepared functional and technical specification documents

. Supported multiple systems and dashboards - KUCare, Marketing, LMS,

HRIS, Financials

. Provided support on existing reports, models and cubes through

enhancements and issue resolution

. Provisioned user security and access rights

Technologies: Cognos BI 8.4 and 10.1 (Framework Manager, Report Studio,

Transformer, Analysis Studio, Event Studio, Business Insight

Advanced), Cognos TM19.5.2 and 10.1, Oracle 11g, SQL Server 2008,

VSS, HP Quality Center

Mahindra Satyam Dec 2007 -

Mar 2010

RailCorp, India Aug

2008 - Mar 2010

As a Cognos Reporting Lead was responsible for

. Preparation of the functional specifications of the user requirements

. Worked with the clients for the development of prototypes

. Developed proof of concept using Metric Studio

. Installation and configuration of the Cognos components in the

development environment

. Design, development and testing of Cognos Reporting solution

components

. Involved in the design of the security model for Cognos and also

developed the deployment plan

. Document the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)

. Ensured that internal and external reviews are conducted for all the

deliverables

. Developed an estimation tool for Cognos components incorporating the

industry standard methodology and processes

Technologies: Cognos BI 8.4 (Framework Manager, Report Studio,

Transformer, Analysis Studio, Metric Studio, Go! Office), Oracle

10g, VSS, HP Quality Center

Unilever, India Dec 2007 -

Jul 2008

As a Cognos Consultant was responsible for

. Functional / Technical understanding of the system architecture from

BI perspective

. Interaction with the client to understand the report requirements and

analysis of the same

. Involved in designing and modification of the Framework Manager

Model/package

. Involved in the design and generation of Report Studio and Analysis

Studio reports

. Followed best practices to minimize the reports related performance

issues

. Took ownership of the Integration Testing phase of the OOH Integration

project and delivered the Integration testing deliverables on time and

without any defects

. Ensure that internal and external reviews are conducted for all the

deliverables

. Coordinated with the offshore/onsite team and the client user to

obtain the sign-off from the client user for the User Acceptance

Testing phase

. Involved in requirement analysis of the enhancements and also provided

estimates for these by following the industry standard estimation

methodology and process

. Aided the BI support team in analyzing the issues and identifying the

root cause of some of the production issues

Technologies: Framework Manager, Transformer, ReportNet1.1, Cognos Series

7 Impromptu, PowerPlay, Oracle 9i

TATA Consultancy Services Mar 1999 -

May 2007

Citi Group, India Apr

2006 - May 2007

Senior Developer

. Interaction with the client to understand the requirements and

analysis of the same

. Involved in designing and creation of catalog, generation of Cognos

Impromptu and PowerPlay reports and Power cubes

. Mentored the team on the technical issues

. Ensure that internal and external reviews are conducted for all the

deliverables

. As Training Coordinator for the relationship discussed the training

needs of the associates with the respective Project Leads.

. Finalized the content of the training programme in consultation with

the Banking practice, with the training requirements as inputs.

. Coordinated with the Banking Practice and the Learning Department and

scheduled the training programme

Technologies: Cognos Series 7 Impromptu, Cognos PowerPlay, ReportNet1.1,

Test Director

Bank of America, India May

2004 - Mar 2006

Senior Developer

. Interacted with the user to understand the report requirements

. Involved in designing and creation of catalog and generation of Cognos

Impromptu reports

. Designed and modeled Power cubes and PowerPlay reports

. Ensure that internal and external reviews are conducted for all the

deliverables

. Prepared the technical specifications document

. Performed causal analysis for defects/deviations reported

Technologies: Cognos Series 7 Impromptu, Cognos PowerPlay, ReportNet, Test

Director

Boeing Co., India May 2003 -

Apr 2004

Boeing Co., Renton, WA May

2001 - Apr 2003

Developer and Functional Tester

. Developed java classes for Masschange application

. Identified and documented the test cases for the functional testing

and regression testing of different application

. Performed Functional Testing and Regression Testing of the application

for each release

Technologies: HP-Unix, ScriptLink, Java / JSP, Linkage, Ms-Access

Quaker Oats, Chicago, IL Mar

2001 - Apr 2001

System Tester

. Identified and documented the test cases for System Testing

. Performed System Testing of the application

Technologies: Siebel, MS-Office applications

Lucent Technologies, Naperville, IL

Oct 2000 - Feb 2001

Developer

. Implemented the design in accordance with the Coding standards

. Developed the individual modules using C

. Performed Unit Testing for the modules developed

Technologies: Unix (Solaris), C

Nortel Networks, India Mar

1999 - Sep 2000

Developer

. Analyzed the problems reported and provided the solution

. Performed Unit and Functional Testing for the modules modified

Technologies: Unix (Solaris), Protel, C

EDUCATION

ANNA UNIVERSITY, College of Engineering

CHENNAI, INDIA

Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives (CGPA 8.48), Feb

1999

BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY COIMBATORE, INDIA

Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, May

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