GAYITHRI ABBU
Email: ********.*****@*****.***
Ph: 732-***-****
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
. 6 years of extensive hands-on experience in the field of Data
Warehousing, ETL Integration, Database development and Business
Intelligence with industry exposure in
Finance, Advertising, Retail Merchandising and Insurance
. 5+ years of experience in designing and developing ETL applications
using Informatica Power Center 8.6/7.1/6.2
. 5+ years of professional experience with complete SDLC involving
Business Analysis, Design, Development, QA, Documentation, Knowledge
Transfer and Production Support.
. Strong knowledge in ER Data Modeling,Dimensional Data Modeling (Star
Schema, Snowflake Schema) and Data Warehousing methodologies (Kimball
and Inmon methodologies)
. Experience in integration of various data sources like SalesForce.com,
SQL Server, Oracle, Teradata, Sybase, DB2, MS Access, Flat files, XML
and COBOL files.
. Successfully completed training on SAS and Talend Open Studio 3.x,
conducted by Talend Corporation.
. Expertise in PL/SQL in creating database Stored Procedures, Functions,
Packages, Triggers, Cursors and Indexes
. Expertise in Shell Scripting, and XML.
. Expertise in migrating and integrating legacy system data to
relational database systems.
. An efficient Team Leader and a Team Player. Efficient in Task
assignment and mentoring the team members.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Operating Systems: UNIX, IBM-AIX, LINUX, IBM Mainframe, Windows
Vista/XP/NT
ETL/BI/CRM Tools: Informatica PowerCenter 8.6/7.1.3/6x/5x (Power Center
Designer, Warehouse Designer, Repository Manager,
Workflow Manager, Workflow Monitor), SalesForce.com,
CPWerx 6.0
Databases: Oracle 11g/10g/9i/8x, Teradata, SQL Server 2008/2005,
Sybase, DB2 8.5/7.2/7.1, MYSQL, MS Access
Modeling tools: Erwin r7.2
Query Tools: SQL*Plus, SQL Loader, TOAD, WinSQL, RapidSQL, Advanced
Query Tool, APEX,SQL Server Management Studio 2008
Scheduling Tools: AUTOSYS, TIDAL
XML: XML,DTD,XML Schema
Problem Mercury Test Director
Management:
Messaging tools: MQ Series, TIBCO
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Moodys Analytics, New York, NY
Nov '10 - Current
Title: ETL/Informatica Lead
Description: The Customer Reporting Project is part of a broader effort at
Moody's Analytics to improve the quality and accessibility of customer data
to support better business decision-making and drive increased revenue.
Responsibilities:
. Coordinated with business users and business analysts, on a regular
basis to discuss the
business requirement documents and transformed them into technical
specification documents.
. Coordinated with source system and data owners over resolution of
source data issues and better understanding of source data systems.
. Performed data profiling and analysis of various objects in
SalesForce.com (SFDC) and MS Access database tables for an in-depth
understanding of the source entities, attributes, relationships,
domains, source data quality, hidden and potential data issues, etc.
. Developed Source-Target Map documents to describe the relationship
between source and target data.
. Developed ETL Specification Design document containing detailed
information on ETL processing, mapping/workflow specifications,
exception handling process, staging and data warehouse schemas, etc.
. Designed and developed Informatica ETL Interfaces to load data
incrementally from SFDC, MS Access databases and Flat files into
Staging schema.
. Designed and developed Informatica ETL/SCD Interfaces to load data
from Staging schema into the Customer Reporting DW dimension tables.
. Designed and developed Informatica ETL Interfaces to load data from
Staging schema into the Customer Reporting DW Fact tables.
. Scheduled ETL jobs for the entire DW load process using Informatica
scheduler
. Coordinated with Testing Team to develop unit, system and integration
test cases to detect and resolve development defects.
Environment: Informatica Power Center 8.6, Salesforce.com, SQL Server 2008,
Power Exchange 8.1, ER Studio 8.0, RapidSQL7.6.1, PL/SQL, Ataccama Data
Profiler, Apex Loader
SuperMedia, Dallas, TX
Mar '10 - Oct '10
Title: Sr. Informatica Consultant
Description: SuperMedia (formerly known as Idearc Media) is a large
advertising and marketing firm whose advertising products and services
include Verizon SuperYellowPages, FairPoint, SuperYellowPages,
Superpages.com, EveryCarListed.com, SuperpagesDirect direct mail products,
etc. As a Sr.Informatica Developer for the large marketing institution, I
was involved in the design and development of Data warehouse
Responsibilities:
. Member of core ETL team involved in gathering requirements, performing
source system analysis and development of ETL jobs load the target DW.
. Analyzed the business requirement document and created functional
requirement document mapping all the business requirements.
. Designed and Developed ETL mappings using transformation logic for
extracting the data from various sources systems.
. Experience in using Oracle Application Express via APEX rapid
development tool for data centric (web applications).
. Designed and developed complex ETL mappings making use of
transformations like Source Qualifier, Application Source Qualifier,
Joiner, Update Strategy, Connected Lookup and unconnected Lookup,
Rank, Expression, Router, Filter, Aggregator and Sequence Generator
transformations.
. Automated the load process using UNIX shell scripts.
. Extracted various data from SalesForce.com using Informatica 8.6 with
Sales Force Adapter.
. Worked on updating Sales Force using external ID.
. Modified SOQL (Sales force object Query Language) for Sales Force
target at session level.
. Implemented Change Data Capture (CDC) on Source data from
Salesforce.com
. Created various objects in SalesForce.
. Used APEX explorer to query the SalesForce.
. Worked on SQL optimization and identified bottlenecks and performance
tuned the Informatica mappings/sessions.
. Performed the data validations and control checks to ensure the data
integrity and consistency.
. Involved in developing test plans and test scripts to test the data
based on the business requirements.
. Responsible for regression testing ETL jobs before test to production
migration.
. Supported migration of ETL code from development to QA and then from
QA to production.
Environment: Informatica Power Center 8.6, DB2, Power Exchange 8.1, Erwin,
TOAD, PL/SQL, Flat files, XML, Oracle 11i/10g/9i, Unix Maestro, Apex,
Salesforce.com
R J Reynolds Tobacco Co., Winston Salem, NC
Jun '08 - Feb '10
Title: ETL Informatica Consultant
Description: R.J. Reynolds is the second-largest tobacco company in USA,
primarily engaged in the manufacturing of smoking and smoke-less tobacco
products. Voyager CONNECT (VC) is a CRM application implemented at RJ
Reynolds that automated the Consumer and Trade Marketing Process.
Responsibilities:
. Discussed business requirements with business user group and business
analysts and transformed them into technical requirements.
. Developed Detailed Technical Specification and Logical Data mapping
documents for all the Informatica Interfaces developed.
. Developed ETL interfaces to integrate master data from Oracle, SQL
Server, and Flat file source systems into Oracle database.
. Developed change detection interfaces to implement Change Data Capture
(CDC) on master data.
. Designed and implemented ETL interfaces to generate Order transaction
reports for all RJRT product-selling outlets in USA.
. Developed UNIX scripts to create file lists, transfer and archive
source data files for backup and audit purposes.
. Used TIDAL to schedule the execution of ETL workflows, Data validation
scripts and File transfer and archival scripts.
. Developed and Documented Unit Test cases as part of the testing
deliverables.
. Used TIDAL to schedule Informatica workflow and UNIX scripts.
. Assisted the Production Support Team to ensure smooth execution of the
interfaces.
. Developed Knowledge Management contracts to help knowledge transition
of the development activity and documentation to the client.
Environment: Power Center 8.6/7.1.2,Oracle 10g,Teradata,SQL Server,
PL/SQL, AIX, DB2, TIDAL,TIBCO, Rapid SQL, AQT, SERENA, CPWerx6.0, Mercury
Test Director, Reflection X
Lowes Companies Inc., Wilkesboro, NC
Jan '07 - May '08
Title: Informatica Developer
Description: Lowes is a leading home improvement retailer with a total of
approximately 1600 stores in U.S and Canada, ranking #48 on the FORTUNE
500.
LDW is an Enterprise Data warehouse used to maintain a centralized
repository of store related data across the nation to support strategic
reporting and analytics to drive business decisions.
Responsibilities:
. Interacted with Business Analysts and Data Modelers to understand the
data model and clarify transformation rules to propagate data
movement.
. Developed Informatica Mappings to translate the Business Requirement
to ETL Logic to facilitate extraction of data from disparate sources
and propagate into the staging area.
. Developed Interfaces to extract, clean, conform and stage Sales
promotion master data from Trade Marketing System.
. Modified the existing Surrogate Key pipeline mappings to accommodate
for the Promotion related data.
. Developed and Unit Tested mappings involving complex transformations
to migrate valid and consistent data using Informatica as ETL tool.
. Developed Logical Data Map documents to describe the relationship
between source and target data.
. Developed and Documented Unit Test cases as part of the interface
development deliverable.
. Involved in System and Integration Testing in order to detect and
resolve development defects.
. Provided Production Support to ensure smooth execution of the
interfaces.
. Executed Cron jobs to initiate Informatica work flows.
. Enhanced existing Shell Scripts to enable audit checks and control
movement of data at various steps of data propagation.
. Improved the performance of long running batch jobs with the help of
SQL tuning, indexes and partitioning.
. Participated in mentoring and knowledge transition of the development
activity with the client.
Environment: Power Center 7.1, SYBASE, Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, UNIX/AIX, DB2,
TeraData, Cron, PuTTY, Test Director, Talisma
Nationwide Insurance, Columbus, OH
Oct '05 - Dec '06
Title: ETL Developer
Description: Nationwide is one of the largest insurance and financial
services companies in the world.
The FOCUS Project was a key Nationwide initiative that integrated disparate
financial systems into a single suite of applications that provide company-
wide visibility to financial information. Project involved creating process
for loading data into a data warehouse giving the users to access, analyze
and share information in the data warehouse.
Responsibilities:
. Interacted with Business users in development and documentation of
complex business concepts into technical specifications applicable to
various data movement and transformation processes.
. Played a significant role in the CONVERSIONS project - Historical data
conversion from the current systems and Nationwide enterprise
companies to the FOCUS financial platform.
. Implemented Joiner, Expression, Aggregate, Rank, Lookup, Update
Strategy, Filter, Sequence generator and Router Transformations, and
Mapplets in Mappings.
. Designed, Developed and maintained SQL Loader scripts, PL/SQL
procedures, functions, triggers to populate Oracle Tables.
. Used TOAD, SQL Tools to work with databases.
. Extensively worked on tuning the mappings and workflows.
. Used Maestro Job Scheduler to schedule Informatica and other jobs.
. Prepared Unit test documentation and cases/scenarios for the entire
team.
. Responsible for migrating mappings/workflows from Development to Test
and Test to Integration environments.
. Collaborating with development and QA teams to resolve defects.
Environment: Informatica Power Center 6.2, Oracle 9i, Teradata, PL/SQL,
UNIX
EDUCATION:
Master of Science, Osmania University, India.
Bachelor of Science, Nizam College, India.