Puspak Agasti
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Experience Summary:
I have around 6 Years of experience in IT in the areas of analysis, design,
development and Support in Data warehousing applications using Business
Intelligence tools like Business Objects, Xcelcius, BO Explorer with
Oracle, SQL Server and Sybase IQ as backend databases
Around 1.5 years of experience in Informatica ETL Tool.
Strong understanding of Data Warehouse concepts, OLAP, Star and Snow Flake
Schemas, Data Modeling using Normalization, Business Process Analysis,
Dimensional Data Modeling, Fact and Dimensions tables, Physical and Logical
Data Modeling.
5 years of experience in using Business Objects XIR2/XIR3/BI4.0(Designer,
Web Intelligence, Desktop Intelligence, Xcelsius, BOMM, BO Explorer, Info
View, CMC, Query Builder, QaaWs, Business Objects Java SDK, Xcelsuis,
Customizing BO Screens, BO Mobile, Crystal Report, Live Office)
Experience in BOXI Migration (BOXIR3 to BI4.0), setting up windows
authentication and setting up server configurations.
Extensively worked on Designer module in creation of universes.
Worked extensively on IDT (Information design tool) to rationalizing
universes by leveraging the multi-source functionality in BI4.0.
Proficiency in creating customized and complex reports using Business
Objects (Webi, Deski)
Exposure to creating and maintaining groups and users profiles and start
and stop the servers and handling other securities issues in CMC
(Administrative)
Experienced in interacting with business users to analyse the business
process and requirements and transforming requirements into screens,
designing database, documenting and rolling out the deliverable
Knowledge on Java and HTML.
Well experienced in writing Complex queries, stored procedures, functions,
cursors and packages using PL/SQL Programming
Experienced with all Banking and Financial terminology
Knowledge on SAP HANA.
Strong Analytical skill.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group (Mindtree Ltd.)
Oct 12 - Till Date
Santa Clara, CA
Business objects Tech lead/Developer/Tech Analyst/Admin
SVB Financial Group (SVBFG) is a financial services company, as well as a
bank holding company and financial holding company. Through its
subsidiaries and divisions, it offers a range of banking and financial
products and services to clients across the United States, as well as in
international entrepreneurial markets. It offers commercial banking
products and services through its subsidiary, Silicon Valley Bank (the
Bank). Through its subsidiaries, it also offers brokerage, investment
advisory and asset management services. It also offers funds management and
venture capital/private equity investments. It operates through 26 offices
in the United States, as well as offices internationally in the People's
Republic of China, India, Israel and the United Kingdom. The Company
operates in four segments: Global Commercial Bank, Relationship Management,
SVB Capital and Other Business Services
Responsibilities:
. Thoroughly analyzed the current Architecture, databases and designed
schemas.
. Interacted with the Business Users to analyze the business process,
gathered the requirements and made necessary changes to schema objects
to fulfill their reporting and business needs.
. Built universe on the designed schemas, well tested and exported them
to repository using Business Objects Designer Module.
. Developed complex universes by using features like aggregate aware,
Index aware, Conditions and hierarchies.
. Used row level security & table Level Security to secure the data
based on user access. Applied object, folder level security within the
CMC. Created new groups, users using Central Management Console and
set restrictions, assign privileges based on their profiles.
. Created derived tables at the Universe level to reduce the complexity
of universe building.
. Specified the standards for universes, Classes, Aliases, Simple and
complex objects.
. Created filter objects, and formatted objects and measures within the
universe for faster report generation.
. Defined cardinalities, Checked integrity, Detected loops and resolved
them by using aliases and contexts to remove the cyclic dependencies.
. Worked extensively on IDT (Information design tool) to rationalizing
universes by leveraging the multi-source functionality in BI4.0.
. Created various reports like Master/Detail reports, Cross Tab reports,
slice and dice reports, and drill down reports, Charts using Freehand
SQL and Stored Procedure as data providers.
. Used functionality's like @functions, Variables, user response and
formulae.
. Hands on experience working with Row level Security, Folder Level
Security and Manage Access Restriction.
. Created complex reports using multiple queries in Web Intelligence and
involved in tuning the reports in order to increase the accessing
speed.
. Created Crystal Reports in BI 4.0.
. Developed complex queries using data providers (universe, Personal
Data Files, Free hand SQL) in the same report and exported to Excel
for the end users.
. Involved in creation of Reports, Formatting reports, generation of
charts, as per user requirements.
. Built few Dashboards using Xcelsius with the data in Excel files/from
universe objects.
. Created reports in WebI/DeskI reports in BOXI R3 SP5 and BI4.0.
. Created many reports and configuring it on I-Pad.
. Worked on SQL Tuning and Optimization of the reports.
. Resolving performance issues using Indexing & partition of the db
table and gather statistics of the table using by the report.
. Coordinate with offshore team (team of 10) to help them with technical
issues and reviewing the deliverables.
. Setup BO Explorer for the business users to create different charts to
analyze the business
. Setup Version Manager Application in a new server- Using this
application for maintaining the versions of the reports/universes
. Used live office to generate reports.
. Understanding the reporting requirements clearly and making sure the
data load is done accordingly into EDW using informatica ETL Tool.
. Developing Informatica mappings using various transformations.
. Tuning informatica Mappings wherever performance needs to be upgraded.
. Creating KP's and Deployment documents for deployment in QA and
Production.
. Fixing defects from QA team and Business Users during Testing and UAT
phase.
. Preparation of deployment plan for QA and Production environment.
. Planning the development activities as per release calendar of the
organization and making sure to be in line with the same.
. Coordinating with Offshore resources on daily basis for accomplishment
of development activities.
Environment: SAP BO XI R3, SAP BI 4.0, Oracle 11g, SQL Server 2008, Win NT,
Java SDK, Xcelsuis, BO explorer, BO Mobile, Live office Informatica 8x/9x.
Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group (Mindtree Ltd.)
May 12 -Sep 2012
Santa Clara, CA
Migration from BOXI R3 to BI 4.0
The Client had decided to migrate BOXI environment from BOXI R3 SP5 to BI
4.0 get support service provided by SAP and utilize all features and
benefits like, Multi sourcing, Mobile applications provided by the newer
version.
Responsibilities:
. Implemented Migration process for BOXI R3 SP5 to BI 4.0, such as
readiness assessment, deployment plan, Migration and system Upgrades,
Co-Existence Planning, Deployment services and Education delivery
. Migrated those reports/universe using effectively by the business -
created an activity report to capture the usage of the reports and
made a decision based on the information
. Setup BOXI application (includes installation & Authentication & SSO
etc..) in a new Servers
. Created additional Web Intelligence Servers to handle additional
requests and configured the properties of all the services as per the
SAP recommendations.
. Configured all the Properties files in the server to increase timeout
and access images from the reports etc...
. Setup Infoburst application in a new server - using this application
for scheduling the BOXI reports.
. Coordinate with offshore team (team of around 8) to make sure proper
testing is carried out and provide the guidance/resolution to fix the
issue identified during testing.
. Used Import Wizard to migrate the reports & universe from R3 to BI4.0.
Migrated and tested around 38 universes and 1120 reports and cleaned
up around 10 universe and 300 reports.
. Migrated few Desktop Intelligence reports to Web Intelligence reports
using the Report Conversion Utility.
. Coordinate with business User to perform UAT to make sure environment
is stable and giving better performance and reports do not have any
issues.
. Prepared the documentation & Involved in DR exercise.
Environment: BOXI R3 SP5, BI 4.0, Oracle 11g, SQL Server 2008, Win NT,
Java SDK, XCelsius, BO Explorer, Report conversion Tool, Tool Comparison
Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group (Mindtree Ltd.)
Feb 10 - May 2012
Bangalore, India / Santa Clara, CA (Onsite/Offshore Model)
Business objects Module lead/Tech Analyst
SVB has large financial information stored in the Enterprise data warehouse
and Data marts. Business Objects is the reporting tool used to generate
reports from the DW for financial reporting and analysis. Maintenance,
Administration and Development is the key part of the project.
Responsibilities:
. Built universe on the designed schemas, well tested and exported them
to repository using Business Objects Designer Module.
. Developed complex universes by using features like aggregate aware,
Index aware, Conditions and hierarchies.
. Used row level security & table Level Security to secure the data
based on user access. Applied object, folder level security within the
CMC. Created new groups, users using Central Management Console and
set restrictions, assign privileges based on their profiles.
. Created derived tables at the Universe level to reduce the complexity
of universe building.
. Specified the standards for universes, Classes, Aliases, Simple and
complex objects.
. Created filter objects, and formatted objects and measures within the
universe for faster report generation.
. Defined cardinalities, Checked integrity, Detected loops and resolved
them by using aliases and contexts to remove the cyclic dependencies.
. Created various reports like Master/Detail reports, Cross Tab reports,
slice and dice reports, and drill down reports, Charts using Freehand
SQL and Stored Procedure as data providers.
. Used functionality's like @functions, Variables, user response and
formulae.
. Hands on experience working with Row level Security, Folder Level
Security and Manage Access Restriction.
. Created complex reports using multiple queries and involved in tuning
the reports in order to increase the accessing speed.
. Developed complex queries using data providers (universe, Personal
Data Files, Free hand SQL) in the same report and exported to Excel
for the end users.
. Involved in creation of Reports, Formatting reports, generation of
charts, as per user requirements.
. Built few Dashboards using Xcelsius with the data in Excel files/from
universe objects.
. Created reports in WebI/DeskI reports in BOXI R3.
. Worked on SQL Tuning and Optimization of the reports.
. Resolving performance issues using Indexing & partition of the db
table and gather statistics of the table using by the report.
. Worked o migrating 38 universes and 1000+ reports from BOXI R3 SP3 to
BOXI R3 SP5.
. Setup BOXI application (includes installation & Authentication & SSO
etc..) in a new Servers
. Created additional Web Intelligence Servers to handle additional
requests and configured the properties of all the services as per the
SAP recommendations.
. Configured all the Properties files in the server to increase timeout
and access images from the reports etc...
. Setup Infoburst application in a new server - using this application
for scheduling the BOXI reports.
. Setup Version Manager in a new server - using this application for
Version management and code migration of the BOXI reports and
universes.
. Setup BOMM for BOXI to read the metadata of the reports/universe and
do the impact analysis
. Created new webi reports for I-pad.
Environment: BOXI R3, Oracle 11g, SQL Server 2008, Win NT, Java SDK,
XCelsius, BO Explorer, Report conversion Tool, Tool Comparison, Infoburst,
Version Manager, BO Mobile
Dun and Bradstreet (Wipro Technologies)
Jun 07 - Feb 10
Bangalore, India (Offshore)
Business objects Senior Developer
Project: Client: Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) is the leading provider of business-
to-business credit, marketing, purchasing, and receivables management and
decision support information services worldwide.
Responsibilities:
. Generating Complex Business Objects Reports using BOXI R2 Web
Intelligence and Desktop Intelligence as requested by Business Users.
. Developed complex universes by using features like aggregate aware,
Index aware, Conditions and hierarchies.
. Used row level security & table Level Security to secure the data
based on user access. Applied object, folder level security within the
CMC. Created new groups, users using Central Management Console and
set restrictions, assign privileges based on their profiles.
. Created derived tables at the Universe level to reduce the complexity
of universe building.
. Specified the standards for universes, Classes, Aliases, Simple and
complex objects.
. Created filter objects, and formatted objects and measures within the
universe for faster report generation.
. Defined cardinalities, Checked integrity, Detected loops and resolved
them by using aliases and contexts to remove the cyclic dependencies.
. Created various reports like Master/Detail reports, Cross Tab reports,
slice and dice reports, and drill down reports, Charts using Freehand
SQL and Stored Procedure as data providers.
. Used functionality's like @functions, Variables, user response and
formulae.
. Hands on experience working with Row level Security, Folder Level
Security and Manage Access Restriction.
. Created complex reports using multiple queries and involved in tuning
the reports in order to increase the accessing speed.
. Developed complex queries using data providers (universe, Personal
Data Files, Free hand SQL) in the same report and exported to Excel
for the end users.
. Involved in creation of Reports, Formatting reports, generation of
charts, as per user requirements.
. Scheduling and monitoring the daily, weekly and monthly Business
objects reports in Production.
. Creating new business Objects users, Modifying user accesses,
monitoring Business Objects job/report/event servers using CMC.
. Creating event for reports Central Configuration Manager.
. Have implemented logic for change data capture(CDC) and SCD2 logic in
informaica.
. Created Mappings using the transformations like Source Qualifier,
Aggregator, Expression, Lookup, Filter, Router, Joiner, and Update.
. Involved in debugging of the mappings Involved in unit testing and
prepared test cases.
. Involved in preparing data validation documents.
. Attending weekly calls to discuss issues and concerns of the business
users. Fixing the issues reported by Business Users.
. Preparation of TSQL script for data load.
. Data validation is done using Sybase IQ 12.6, Oracle PL/SQL.
. Preparation of different project related documents. Ex- Code
walkthrough document, Test case document, Impact analysis document
etc.
. Checking the Quality of the Data to ensure that the change in the code
and new code has not affected the present data.
. Scheduling and monitoring of the Data Load.
Environment: Business Objects R2, Sybase IQ 12.6, Oracle 8/9i, Apache,
Tomcat, JDK 1.4.1, Windows 2003.
SKILL SET
OLAP/DSS Tools
Business Objects XI 3.1(R3.1)/R2/BI 4.0, Central Management Console,
Central Configuration Manager, Designer, Information Designer, Desktop
Intelligence, Web Intelligence, Webi Rich client, Report Conversion Tool,
Import Wizard, Query As A Web Service (QaaWS), Performance Manager, BO
Explorer, Xcelcius, Infoburst Scheduling tool, EBI Expert Version Manager,
BO Metadata Management Tool.
RDBMS Oracle 10g/9i, MS SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, Sybase IQ
Utility Tools Toad 8.5.1 and SQL Navigator 4.1, SQL query Analyzer
ETL Tool Informatica 7x/8x
Languages SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL
MS Office MS Excel, Powerpoint, MS Word, Outlook
TRAININGS
. Conducted lot of Trainings on BOXI R2 & BOXI R3 for the Client Users to
help them to create the adhoc reports on their own.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Biju Pattanaik university
of Technology from India.