Suresh Babu
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~ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ~
~ IT Specialist ~ BI Infrastructure Management ~ Module lead ~
Objective
To work in a competitive environment that effectively utilizes my
analytical, interpersonal, leadership and organizational skills to conceive
and achieve solutions. The solutions which help the organization in not
only meeting its targets, but also allowing it to grow, thereby, enhancing
my own skills as an individual and as a key player in the organization's
development.
PROFESSIONAL PREAMBLE
< 10 years of total IT Experience in 1.4 years as Developer for e-
learning and 6 years in Data Warehousing.
< Expertise in DataStage HA Administration, Configuration, Environment
setup, Migration, Unidata configuration and Project implementation for
Different Environments.
< Experience in DataStage 7x EE, 8.0 and Mainframe Version, Informatica
6.2, Oracle 8i/9i and Control M scripting.
< Strong hold in Data Warehousing Concepts.
< Good Knowledge in SQL and Basic Unix Administration.
< Proficient in the Design and Development of process required to Extract,
Transform and Load (ETL) data into an integrated Data warehouse. Good
understanding of source to target data mapping, ability to define and
capture Meta data and Business rules associated with the ETL processes.
< Knowledge on Hyperion Essbase smart view Reporting and Administration.
< Knowledge in Data Modeling by using ERwin tool.
< Strong leadership skills with effective communication, team building,
relationship management and analytical skills with proven track record of
managing and setting up of offshore team.
< Knowledge in working on different pricing models from T&M, Fixed Price
Model and Work Package Model.
Tool/Technology
Operating System Windows XP, and Mainframes, Unix(HPUX) and
Linux(RHEL4, 5.3)
Languages C, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, DHTML, XML and JCL
ETL Informatica 6.2, DataStage 7.x EE and 8.x
Reporting Hyperion Essbase 9.3, cognos 8x
RDBMS Oracle 9.x, Teradata, and DB2
Data Modeling tool ERwin 4.0
Automation Tools Control M
CAREER CONTOUR
Oracle India, Bangalore
Nov'11 till date
Consultant
Assignment : ETL Infrastructure Specialist
Client : OfficeDepot, Roca
Domain : Retail
< Support and maintain DataStage infrastructure on three different versions
of DataStage (v 8.7, V8.1 Enterprise Edition and V7.5 Server Edition).
< Migration from V7.5 to V8.7
< Coordinating with DBAs and network team to defining database connections.
This includes Teradata, Oracle, and SQL Server. Work with network team if
databases are remote and goes through a firewall. Install add-on
connectivity software as necessary for connecting to DataStage.
< Perform review of ETL jobs in application releases to ensure that they
will perform efficiently with the resources available.
< Work with applications to deploy new and modified DataStage jobs to QA
and production once jobs are approved in Teamtrack
< Monitor and process DataStage administration requests via ITG and pages.
< Assist developers and support staff with resolving problems with aborted
jobs, Locked jobs, space problems, large job log files, hung jobs, etc.
< Participate with other technical groups with infrastructure upgrades and
database upgrades. DataStage is dependent on a lot of remote servers and
the network.
< Work with help desk with bugs and deployment problems with the DataStage
client software.
< Develop, maintain and support bridge scripts that allow DataStage jobs to
run under ESP.
< Maintain DataStage standard and naming convention documentation on work-
group file shares and in the Sears Wiki.
< Enforce Best Practices and adherence to ETL standards.
< Perform Periodic DataStage environment health-checks and maintenance of
the DataStage environment.
< Package, support and maintains three versions (V7.5,V8.7 V8.1) of the
DataStage Client software.
Sears Holdings, Pune Apr'10 to
Jun'12
BI Specialist
Assignment : ETL Infrastructure Specialist
Client : Sears Holdings, Chicago
Domain : Retail
< Responsible for Build, maintain, back-up and support the ETL software
environment. This includes DataStage Enterprise Edition, DataStage Grid,
Sun Grid Engine, QualityStage, MetaData Workbench, and Fast Track .
< Support and maintain DataStage infrastructure on three different versions
of DataStage (V8.1 Enterprise Edition, V7.5 Server Edition and V6.0
Server Edition).
< Perform analysis and capacity planning to define 'best in class' ETL
solutions.
< Coordinating with DBAs and network team to defining database connections.
This includes Teradata, Netezza, and SQL Server. Work with network team
if databases are remote and goes through a firewall. Install add-on
connectivity software as necessary for connecting to DataStage.
< Perform review of ETL jobs in application releases to ensure that they
will perform efficiently with the resources available.
< Work with applications to deploy new and modified DataStage jobs to QA
and production once jobs are approved in PACMAN.
< Monitor and process DataStage administration requests via E-mail, PACMAN
and pages.
< Assist developers and support staff with resolving problems with aborted
jobs, Locked jobs, space problems, large job log files, hung jobs, etc.
< Participate with other technical groups with infrastructure upgrades and
database upgrades. DataStage is dependent on a lot of remote servers and
the network.
< Work with help desk with bugs and deployment problems with the DataStage
client software.
< Develop, maintain and support bridge scripts that allow DataStage jobs to
run under Control-M.
< Maintain DataStage standard and naming convention documentation on work-
group file shares and in the Sears Wiki.
< Enforce Best Practices and adherence to ETL standards.
< Perform Periodic DataStage environment health-checks and maintenance of
the DataStage environment.
< Package, support and maintains three versions (V7.5 and V8.1) of the
DataStage Client software.
Mindtree ltd, Bangalore Nov'07 Jan'10
Module Lead
Assignment : DAS
Client : CIT, New Jersey
Domain : BFSI
< Responsible for the infrastructure development and implementation of cost-
effective training and support solutions that are designed to provide
improved productivity, streamlined operations, and faster access to
critical information.
< Implement effective customer satisfaction strategies by identifying and
eliminating the root causes of customer problems.
< Participate in quality assurance procedures, auditing the incidences
replied by the other Agents and provide and adhere to the specific
support levels
< constructive feedback to agents, and adhere to the specific support
levels.
< Responsible for monitoring performance of development, QA, and Production
instance of the system.
< Creating user accounts and granting them appropriate roles and
privileges.
< Trouble shooting and resolving production issues.
Key Achievements:
< Successfully Installed and Configured DataStage 8 Server on Linux (RHEL
4).
< Oracle 10g Configured as Domain Repository.
< Implemented OS level authentication for DataStage users with unique admin
privileges as per security standards.
< Established Oracle, Sql Server, unidata and Sybase connectivity,
Configured plug-ins.
< Migration from DataStage 7.5 HPUX to 8.0 Linux.
< Web services and Xml input and output connectivity.
FIS (Second Foundation), Chandigarh Jun'06 Oct'07
Senior Consultant/Team leader
Assignment : EDWH Citi Bank
Client : IBM Germany
Domain : BFSI
< Identify and define the associated source data elements, including the
formatting of data values and writing transformation to maintain the
special meanings of certain specific data values.
< Map the source data elements to elements Based on Corda Rules.
< Create logic to transform the contents of source data to appropriate
formats in the target.
< Generate the Header file and Trailer file to sum and total data from the
data sources to the target Handoff files.
< Map the source data elements to elements Based on Corda Rules.
< Generate testing will be done to verify that each mapping works, that all
target fields are being appropriately populated, that conversion of
special data takes place, and that special conditions are being handled
appropriately.
CSC, Hyderabad Sep'05 May'06
Software Engineer
Assignment : BCBS RDBMS Conversion
Client : Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Domain : Insurance
< Identify the elements in DB2 tables that populated.
< Identify and define the associated source data elements, including the
formatting of data values and writing transformation to maintain the
special meanings of certain specific data values.
< Map the source data elements to elements in the target DB2 table
structure.
< Create logic to transform the contents of source data to appropriate
formats in the target db
< Generate the test COBOL code and JCL to migrate data from the data
sources to the target tables in DB2.
< Unit testing will be done to verify that each mapping works, that all
target fields are being appropriately populated, that conversion of
special data takes place, and that special conditions are being handled
appropriately.
DSX software, Bangalore Apr'03 Aug'05
Software Engineer
Assignment : DB Feeds
Client : Deutsche Bank
Domain : BFSI
< Involved Analyzing Source system and designing low level design for the
mappings.
< Involved Data loading Sequence and Populated Data into Staging area and
warehouse with
Business Rules.
< Involved in the Development of Informatica mappings and also tuned them
for better performance.
< Used most of the Transformations such as Source Qualifier, Joiner,
Expression, Aggregator, Lookups, Filters, Stored Procedures, Update
Strategy and Sequence Generator
Schoolnet, Bangalore Mar'02 Jun'03
Multimedia Programmer
Assignment : CBT/WBT
Client : CBSE
Domain : Education
< Involved analyzing and preparing the presentations and designing the
Course.
< Created Several Courses using the above applications.
< Participated in Quality Analysis and maintaining the uniformity in the
design according to specifications.
ACADEMIA
Gulbarga University, Bellary, Karnataka
BE Computer Science
Year: 2000