Gary Belleville
Victoria, BC V9A 4K8
aboqww@r.postjobfree.com
Summary of Qualifications
. University of Waterloo graduate with a Computer Science major.
. Skilled at the following roles: BI Architect, Dimensional Modeler, Data Architect,
Metadata Layer Designer, ETL Developer and Reports Developer.
. Proficient with the SAP Business Objects suite including Data Services, Universe
Designer and Web Intelligence (Webi). Trained in BO Xcelsius.
. Strong proponent of the Kimball Methodology and well-versed in BI/DW fundamentals.
. 16 years of experience with the Oracle database management system and two years with
SQL Server.
. Good working knowledge of Cognos Data Manager.
Work Experience
Jul 2012
to presentSr. BI Consultant (Independent), James Bay Consulting Inc
.
Ministry of Social Development
Sr. BI ConsultantJuly 2012
to present
Tools used: Cognos 10 -
Data Manager, Framework Manager, Reports Studio
Database used: Oracle 11g
Mar 2008
to Jun 2012BI Practice Technology Leader, Sierra Systems
Intergraph Canada BI Architect / Technical Lead
for Niche RMS BI Project
February 2011
to June 2012
Tools used: (SAP) Business Objects - Data Services, Universe Designer and Webi
Database used: SQL Server 2008
. Led a team of ETL and BI developers and mentored them on BI/DW best practices.
. Designed dimensional data structures and wrote ETL specifications.
. Designed and developed the metadata layer using BO Universe Designer.
. Developed reports using Webi.
. Designed the ETL process structure for incremental builds of fact and dimension tables.
. Developed ETL processes using BO Data Services.
Quebec Ministry of Justice
Data ArchitectSeptember 2010
to January 2011
Tool used: Oracle Designer
Database used: Oracle 11g
. Led a team of three Data Architects implementing significant customizations to the
physical data model of two large applications originally built for the Province of BC.
BC Ministry of Finance
(Income Taxation Branch) Dimensional Modeler
June 2010
to August 2010
Tool used: Pentaho Data Integration (open source)
Database used: Oracle 10g
. Designed four dimensional models (star schemas) and created detailed ETL
specifications.
BC Ministry of Attorney General
(Court Services) XML Schema DesignerAugust 2009
to May 2010
Tool used: Eclipse IDE
Database used: Oracle
. Developed XML standards and XML schemas for e-filed court documents. These standards
and schemas utilized many features of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) as
defined by the US Department of Homeland Security.
BC Ministry of Attorney General
(Court Services / MCFD) ETL DeveloperJanuary 2009
to March 2009
Tools used: Cognos Data Manager, Report Studio and Framework Manager
Database used: Oracle
. Developed ETL processes (fact and dimension builds) using Cognos Data Manager.
. Developed reports using Cognos Report Studio and Framework Manager.
BC Ministry of Housing and Social Development
Workflow DesignerJuly 2008
to December 2008
Tool used: SharePoint Designer
Database used: SQL Server
. Designed and implemented SharePoint workflows, including custom SharePoint lists to
support the workflows.
. Facilitated design review workshops.
BC Ministry of Attorney General
(Facilities Services) Data ArchitectMarch 2008
to June 2008
Tool used: Oracle Designer
Database used: Oracle
. Gathered business requirements and defined the logical data model for a financial
application.
Oct 1999
to Feb 2008Senior Consultant (Independent), James Bay Consulting Inc
.
BC Ministry of Attorney General Data Architect
October 2003
to February 2008
Tools used: Oracle Designer, Oracle Application Express, Oracle Forms / Reports
Database used: Oracle
. Developed automated reports to verify that logical data models and physical database
designs followed the Ministry s Data Architecture standards.
. Developed a system to send automated e-mails to the Data Architecture Group summarizing
the changes made to database objects in all Oracle databases.
. Designed and developed an intranet application to allow Oracle Designer metadata to be
easily viewed by Data Architects and developers.
. Built automated reports to identify the differences between two logical data models or
two database designs in Oracle Designer.
. Performed the business analysis, design and development of an application that captured
Quality Assurance comments made by Ministry Data Architects.
. Performed Quality Assurance on logical and physical data models.
BC Ministry of Transportation Oracle
Technology ConsultantApril 2001
to March 2006
Tools used: Oracle Designer, Discoverer, Forms and Reports
Database used: Oracle
. Provided consulting expertise and support for the Oracle Forms Services, Reports
Services, Designer and Discoverer products.
. Supplied technical support to developers on web application issues.
. Developed a utility to compare data structures in an Oracle database schema to the
physical model stored in an Oracle Designer repository.
. Developed best practices manuals for using the Oracle tools and for upgrading to later
releases.
. Developed standardized Forms/Reports code for all Ministry applications.
BC Ministry of Advanced Education
Senior Oracle DeveloperMay
to September 2003
Tools used: Web PL/SQL, Oracle Forms and Reports
Database used: Oracle
. Developed a web application using custom-built Web PL/SQL modules.
BC Ministry of Finance
(Provincial Treasury) Technical Project LeaderApril 2001
to January 2003
Tools used: Oracle Designer, Headstart, Oracle Forms and Reports
Database used: Oracle
. Designed the technical architecture for the Debt Management System.
. Configured the tools in the development environment.
. Performed Quality Assurance duties on data and function models.
. Mentored Business Analysts on the use of Oracle Designer.
Other client projects as an independent consultant:
Date
Client
Project
Role
Tools
Database
Jun 2000
to Mar 2001BC Ministry of Transportation
Web-Enabled Applications Project
Oracle Technology Consultant
Oracle Designer, Forms, Reports
Oracle
Apr 2000
to Mar 2001BC Ministry of Transportation
Oracle 8i Standards
Oracle DB Consultant
Oracle Designer
Oracle
Feb 2000
to Mar 2000
BC Ministry of Transportation
Property Acquisition & Inventory System
Sr. Oracle Developer
Oracle Designer, Forms, Reports
Oracle
Oct 1999
to Jan 2000
Alberta Distance Learning Centre
Student Administration System
Sr. Oracle Developer
Oracle Designer, Forms
Oracle
May 1998
to Mar 1999Senior Information Specialist, EDS Canada (now HP Advanced
Solutions
)
Elections BC, EIS Project
May 1998
to Mar 1999
Tools used: Oracle Designer
. Gathered and documented high-level functional requirements.
. Facilitated workshops in which requirements were reviewed and refined.
. Planned the analysis, training and user acceptance activities.
Apr 1996
to May 1998Senior Consultant, Stellar Systems Group (now HP Advanced Solutions
)
Date
Client
Project
Role
Tools
Database
Dec 1997
to Mar 1998BC Ministry of Environment
Tenure Billing System
Business Analyst / Data Architect
Oracle Designer
Oracle
Sep 1997
to Dec 1997
BC Ministry of Attorney General
Jury Management System
Business Analyst / Data Architect
Oracle Designer
Oracle
Aug 1997
to Nov 1997
BC Ministry of Environment
Bathymetric Maps Web Project
Project Manager
MS Project
N
/A
Apr 1997
to Mar 1998BC Ministry of Transportation
Traffic Information System
Oracle Technology Consultant
Oracle Designer, Forms, Reports
Oracle
Apr 1997
to Mar 1998BC Ministry of Environment
Bathymetric Maps Enhancement Project
Project Manager
MS Project
N/A
Oct 1996
to Apr 1997BC Ministry of Transportation
Property Acquisition & Inventory System
Business Analyst / Data Architect
Oracle Designer
Oracle
Apr 1996
to Sep 1996BC Ministry of Environment
BC Geographic Names Information System
Technical Project Leader
Oracle Designer, Forms
Oracle
Sep 1991
to Mar 1996Senior Consultant, Sierra Systems
Date
Client
Project
Role
Tools
Database
Jan 1996
to Mar 1996BC Ministry of Transportation
Rockfall Hazard Rating System
Project Manager
MS Project
N/A
Jul 1994
to Mar 1996BC Ministry of Transportation
Property Acquisition Management System
Technical Project Leader
Oracle CASE, Forms, Reports
Oracle
Jul 1993
to Jul 1994BC Ministry of Transportation
Oracle Database and Tools Introduction
Oracle Database Consultant
Oracle CASE, Forms, Reports
Oracle
Jan 1993
to Jun 1993BC Office of the Ombudsman
Case Tracking System
Oracle Developer
Oracle CASE, Forms, Reports
Oracle
Sep 1991
to Dec 1992BC Ministry of Health
Practitioner Monitoring Systems
Business Analyst
PL/1
DB2
Other Work Experience
Date
Organization
Position
Tools / Languages
Database
May 1989
to Aug 1991McGill University
Senior Systems Analyst
Natural, Super Natural
ADABAS
Oct 1988
to May 1989Air Canada
Consultant / Systems Analyst
TSO, ISPF, PL/1
DB2
May 1986
to Aug 1988Sun Life
(formerly The Mutual Group)
Senior Programmer / Analyst
TSO, ISPF, PL/1
IMS, DB2
May
to Aug 1985
Sun Life
(formerly The Mutual Group)
Programmer/Analyst
(Co-op Student)
TSO, ISPF, PL/1
IMS, DB2
Jan to Apr 1984,
Sep
to Dec 1984
Sun Life
(formerly The Mutual Group)
Programmer/Analyst
(Co-op Student)
TSO, ISPF, PL/1
IMS
May
to Aug 1983
Crowntek Sales Inc
.
Systems Engineering Rep
. (Co-op Student)
SPF, COBOL
IMS
Jan
to Apr 1982,
Sep
to Dec 1982Royal Trust
Programmer
(Co-op Student)
SPF, COBOL
IMS
Post-Secondary Education
University of Waterloo,
Waterloo Ontario
. Bachelor of Mathematics
(Honours, Co-op).
. Computer Science major, Combinatorics and Optimization minor.
. Over-all average of 82%.
Ongoing Education
. Business Objects Data Services Core Concepts
. Business Objects Data Services Advanced
. Business Objects Universe Design
. Business Objects Advanced Universe Design
. Business Objects Web Intelligence (Webi) Report Design
. Business Objects Xcelsius 2008 Enterprise: Core
. OBIEE11g Foundation Workshop
. National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Certification - U.S. DoJ and Homeland
Security
. Cognos 8 BI Data Manager: Building Datamarts with Enterprise Data
. Oracle Data Warehouse Database Design
. Oracle Data Warehousing Fundamentals
. Oracle Application Express (formerly HTML DB)
. OracleAS Portal 10g: Build Corporate Portals
. Oracle Development Tools User Group (ODTUG) Conference 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001,
1997
. 2004 International Oracle User Group Conference
. ODTUG Oracle9i JDeveloper Certification
. CDM RuleFrame / Oracle Headstart
. Oracle Web Application Server: Develop Web-Based Applications (V4.0.8)
. Oracle Web Application Server: Administration (V4.0.8)
. Effective Use Case Analysis (Riverton Software)
. Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (Riverton Software)
. Use Case Analysis using HOW (Riverton Software)
. Component Design using HOW (Riverton Software)
. Management Essentials (EDS Canada)
. Project Management (Sierra Systems)
. Data Modeling (Alec Sharp)
. Oracle Designer/2000: System Modeling and Data Design
. 1995 International Oracle User Week
. Oracle 7: New Features and Options