Clara Carter
Walnut creek, ca
831-***-**** **********@*****.***
Technical Summary:
Microcomputer: WindowsNT, Windows, UNIX
Programming Languages: SQL (12+ years), Brio.Report [Hyperion
SQR] v3.5 to System 9 (12+ years), PL/SQL (4+
years), Javascript (6 mo), COBOL, COBOL II, C
Applications: SQL*Plus (7+ years), Brio.Report Builder [Hyperion
SQR] (12+ years), Brio.Explorer [Hyperion
Interactive] (6 year), Brio.Portal 6.0 (7 mo),
Reportmart (1 year), Hyperion Server v8 & 9 (3
years), Crystal Reports (1 year), Hyperion
Financial Reporting (1 year), Hyperion Web
Analysis (1 year), ISQL, Toad, Erwin, MS Access,
Excel, MSWord
Database Management: Oracle 7-9 (3 years each), Informix (6mo),
Sybase (3 years), DB2 (2 years), Essbase (1
year), MS SQL Server
Skills: Product Demonstrations and Presentations, Database
Programming, ETL, Data Marts, OLAP, Data
Modeling, Data Warehouse, Training, Project
Management
Education:
B.S. Computer Information Systems, DeVry Institute of Technology
(1987)
Employment History:
Wells Fargo Bank (10/09 - Present Short Contract)
Consultant - Business Analyst
As a Business Analyst responsible for finding gaps in existing
reporting process, analyzing and identifying new processes.
Documenting functional requirements for developing and implementing
a new reporting process. Updating existing Brio Intelligence v8-9
(Interactive) with new data sources and streamlining reporting
procedure. Converting Excel spreadsheet and MS Access reports into
Hyperion Interactive v9 reports by creating requirments, developing,
testing and implenting.
Disney Studios (8/08 - 1/09)
Consultant - SQR Programmer
Responsible for updating the Residual System with the latest contract
residual payments recently negotiated. Document and understand
current residual process and program. Incorporate new media residual
payments into existing program. Test new process with old and new
data. Programming in Hyperion SQR 8.3.1 and Sybase 12.5.1 stored
procedures. Using DB Artisan and QVT for unix.
Centive, Lowell, MA (1/08 - 8/08)
Solutions Consultant
Provide product expertise and appropriate technical support to assist
the sales team through all stages of the sales process. Helped
maximize sales revenue by developing and presenting complex product
solutions to customers. Other responsibilities include assist and
create need analysis and RFP/RFI responses. Develop and maintain
customer relationships through out and beyond sales process.
. SaaS Solution
. Customer facing demonstrations
Oracle (Hyperion Solutions), Santa Clara, CA (3/04 - 1/08)
Senior Solutions Consultant
Provide business expertise, product expertise and appropriate
technical support to assist the sales team through all stages of the
sales process. I was responsible for the maximization of sales
revenue by developing and presenting innovative product solutions
for customers. Develop complex prototype solutions for customers,
participate and assist in proof-of-concepts, assist and create need
analysis and RFP/RFI responses when needed. Perform under pressure
and tight time constraints, all while maintaining a positive
attitude in front of the prospect. I was responsible for all BI
products (Hyperion Interactive Reporting, SQR and Essbase plus
Oracle's OBIEE).
. 2005, 2006 and 2007 President Club participant
. Trained on Demo 2 Win concepts
Stanford University, Stanford, CA (8/02 - 3/04)
Software Developer, Business
Project leader for the Pinnacle application focused on enterprise
reporting. Responsibilities include the entire software development
life cycle from analysis and requirements gathering through to
implementation and post production support. Successfully planned,
developed and managed design, coding, testing and implementation of
web-based reports for Pinnacle application users. Ability to
consistently balance long term objectives with near term
requirements to effectively meet customer needs. Highly proficient
at designing and developing Oracle datamart views for adhoc and
business intelligent reporting, stored procedures, triggers and SQL
statements. Worked with several other internal departments to
define and resolve client issues and needs. Strong commitment to
quality results by taking initiative to discover and resolve system
issues early in the development process. Served as primary
interface to key third party and managed to reduce operating costs
by 60%.
Exp Systems, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (10/00 - 3/01)
Enterprise Reporting Engineer
Achieved the department and company goals through design,
development, and maintenance of enterprise reports and reporting
system. By reviewing and understanding data model, both OLTP and
Data Warehouse and reviewing report requirements, developed and
deployed data marts and reports for a reporting system. Developed
complex reports using Brio.Report 6.0 (SQR), Brio Query/Explorer and
Oracle 8 PL/SQL. Created complex queries and tuned both the SQL and
report process.
eTime Capital, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (2/00 - 10/00)
Senior Reporting Engineer
Managed five team members, under the project manager, for the
development and deployment of web-based reporting system. Personally
navigated the team through evaluation of business requirements,
analysis, and specification reviews. Handled time estimates for each
report, assigned resources, trained or acted as knowledge base for
resources, and reported project status for my team. By reviewing and
understanding data models with Toad software on an Oracle Database
and reviewing report requirements, developed and deployed reports
for a web based reporting system using Brio.Report 6.0 (SQR) for
Brio Portal (5.x and 6.x). Created complex queries and tuned both
the Oracle SQL and report process.
Carter Consulting, CA (10/98 - 2/00)
Consultant - BI Programmer
Facilitated management of projects by working with client in
understanding and collecting business requirements, determine
project scope, estimate effort, assign resources, and ongoing status
reporting to the client. Generated results by data modeling,
database creation, writing specifications, reviewing with clients,
and spearheading design and development of the software, and oversee
testing. Used Brio.Report v3.5-9 (SQR) and Brio Intelligence v6-9
(Interactive) with Oracle databases and Oracle PL/SQL procedures to
meet customer requirements and needs.
Consulting Clients:
Rainmaker Systems, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (6/99 - 2/00)
Consultant-Enterprise Reporting Specialist
Unysis/Norwest Financial, Des Moines, IA (1/99 - 4/99)
Consultant-SQR Programmer
Skyway Freight, Watsonville, CA (10/98 - 1/99)
Consultant-Oracle Programmer
EcoAnalysis, Ojai, CA (9/96 - 10/98)
Programmer Analyst/SQR Report Specialist
Responsible for a wide range of applications including environmental
analysis systems and laboratory information management systems.
Analyzed and learned each clients Oracle databases, worked with
clients to determine report layout specifications, developed SQR
and/or Crystal Reports against Oracle databases; on occasion
creating oracle stored procedures, and tested and delivered
software.
The Filoli Information Systems, Palo Alto, CA (1996)
SQA Engineer
Responsible for identifying, validating and verifying code
deficiencies (bugs) using a VI based bug reporting system (DDTS).
Responsible for business case testing against the application as
versions are released. Responsible for Identifying, collating and
quantify test cases and conditions in order to functionally test the
application. Assist in verifying data conversions to new database
schema when necessary using in-house SQR programs.
UCO/Lick Observatory, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA (1993 - 1996)
Programmer Analyst II
Extracted Observatory data (business, Telescope Scheduling,
financial, etc.) from our databases (Sybase & Oracle) for in-house
use in normal reports, and for public use by formatting data in HTML
for Netscape on the World Wide Web. Responsibilities included
design, coding and implementation of special report generator
programs in SQR and Sybase. Successfully designed, wrote, and
tested user interfaces to convert business offices' large
administrative database application. Database was converted from
DTR32 within the VMS environment to Sybase within the SunOS
environment using SQL code. Major activities included: Creation of
trigger functions to manipulate data within the databases. Wrote
queries to generate accounting ledgers and associated forms using
Sybase and SQR. Created audit trail logging for changes in the
databases. Developed courses and training manuals for training and
supporting users. Quality assurance and pilot tester for UCSC
developed tools. Created new tables and associated reports.
GTE California, Thousand Oaks, CA (1990 - 1992)
Programmer
Analyzed, wrote detail specifications, designed, coded, tested, and
implemented COBOL II/DB2 programs for personnel systems. Worked
with project leaders and end users to ensure accurate application
needs. Provided support for production jobs. Major activities
included: Organization of system presentations. Provided estimated
hours and completion dates. New code and maintenance in COBOL II
using DB2 databases. DB2 performance tuning using EXPLAIN. Call and
Link sub-program modules. Created and maintained JCL. Provided
documentation for operations, programs, and users.
American Mobile Systems, Chatsworth, CA (1990)
Programmer-PC/LAN Administrator
Responsible for maintaining Dbase, C, and COBOL II/DB2 programs and
associated files used to create invoices from raw data collected
from telecommunication repeaters. Interface with users to enhance
and update the invoice programs and supporting data files. Support
users in the day-to-day operations, assist in PC, File Server, and
LAN related problems. Analyze and implement solutions to problems
caused by programs or data files.
Convergent Dealership Systems, Northridge, CA (1989 - 1990)
System Support Specialist
Assist customers and internal personnel with solutions to operational
and system problems on the Oakleaf mini computers that supported
General Motors automobile dealerships. Troubleshoot software and
hardware to determine communication problems for dealerships. Test
new products to ensure customer specifications and standards.
Recent Classes:
Demo 2 Win (2005) Data Warehousing Design
and Concepts (2/02)
Dreamweaver (2003) Relational Database
Design (1/02)
Visual Basic 6.0 (1/02) HTML (Fall 2000)
Introduction to MS SQL Server (4/02 - 6/02) Oracle Develop
PL/SQL Program Units (9/98)