Data Warehouse Software Engineer
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Falls Church, VA *****
Tamara Smith
*********@*****.***
Professional Profile
Career Objective
To use my experience and skills to advance the Business Intelligence vision of a dynamic organization.
Personal Profile
Motivated individual that thrives on problem-solving and teamwork. Over thirteen years of data
warehouse and business intelligence experience utilizing best practices in visualization techniques and
dimension modeling. Talent for quickly learning BI tools and developing prototypes with customers for
dashboards and reports. Able to work with high level executives and technical personnel.
Professional Highlights
•Strong background in Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Warehousing
•Able to present ideas and vision to high-level management as well as translate requirements to
developers
• Developed training curriculums to provide continuing training for customers on reporting
capabilities of the enterprise data warehouse
• Experience in Business Analysis concepts and development of Use Cases
• Skilled in data analysis and data quality concepts in a data warehouse environment
• Over fifteen years of experience with various aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Versed in both waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Excellent troubleshooting skills of technical and non-technical issues
• Extensive experience with interacting with business and technical personnel
• Versed in several Business Intelligence tools, including MicroStrategy and Business Objects
Certifications
• Certified Business Intelligence Professional, 2007
• Certified Scrum Master (Agile), 2011
• Mirostrategy Report Developer, 2005
Active Top Secret Clearance
Professional Experience
Creative Information Technology, Inc. 11/2008 – present
Senior Functional Analyst
As a Senior Functional Analyst on the Enterprise Data Warehouse project at the Department of State, I
have been responsible for gathering business requirements, defining metrics and designing end-user
dashboards and reports. Duties and tasks included analyzing source data for integration into the EDW;
gathering and documenting requirements for reporting; assisting in design and development of the
Enterprise Data Warehouse and end user dashboards and reports; assisting in identifying relevant metrics
for reporting; ensuring data quality and standardization; and providing end-user training and support. I
developed several sets of training courses for various levels of users.
Claraview, Inc. 1/2007 – 11/2008
Senior Consultant
As a Business Analyst for the Defense Commissary Agency, I assisted in defining requirements for their
Enterprise Data Warehouse. Duties included assisting in identifying data sources, mapping rules,
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technical documentation of requirements and ensuring data quality. Serving as a consultant for the
College Board, I assisted in selection of software tool for non-profit organization. As a Business Objects
consultant, I assisted in the implementation of a proof of concept data mart for a government agency
using Business Objects Enterprise and SQL Server 2005. As a consultant, I supported a government
client in MicroStrategy reporting requirements, analysis and development of their Enterprise Data
Warehouse.
AARP 9/2006 - 12/2006
Senior Data Warehouse Architect
As the Data Warehouse Architect, I assisted in incorporating new source data into the data warehouse and
provided support to business and end users.
TMA 4/2005 – 9/2006
Programmer/Analyst
As a Programmer/Analyst/Data Architect, I assisted in the design and development of a government
agency’s Enterprise Data Warehouse. Duties included analyzing requirements and designing the logical
data model; incorporating new data sources, including development and testing of the mapping rules for
the extraction and loading procedures; helping to ensure data quality; and development of the
MicroStrategy reporting elements and reports.
EMSolutions, Inc. 9/2003 – 4/2005
Senior Software Engineer
As a software engineer, I provided technical resource services for internal and external EMSolutions
and EMSoftware Solutions projects and proposal efforts.
Veridian Information Solutions 7/2000 - 9/2003
OLAP Programmer/Analyst
As an OLAP Programmer/Analyst/Architect for the State of Texas Education Agency, I provided data
analysis, requirements analysis, modeling, and OLAP development and testing using MicroStrategy
Desktop/Architect. As a Programmer/Analyst for the Patent and Trademark Office project, I assisted in
development of a Data Warehouse, including development of reports using Business Objects.
Education
The George Washington University, Washington, DC
MS, MIS, 1997
Strayer University – Manassas, VA
BS,CIS, 1993
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA
AS, Marketing, 1989
6820 Jefferson Avenue Falls Church, VA 22042 703-***-**** *********@*****.***
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