VERA SINGLETON
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Analyze and Deploy Effective Solutions to Achieve Business Initiatives
Outcome-driven technical leader takes IT application projects from original concept through final implementation, successfully deploying projects on time and within budget. Manage full cycle of projects to successfully identify requirements and complete gathering, development, deployment and operations of ETL processes, Web applications and Ad hoc sustainment. Deliver effective DataMart usage and web applications trainings and presentations to professionals of all levels. Lead high-performing teams to deliver optimal quality service meeting goals and exceeding expectations. Strong communicator providing clear directives.
Key Qualifications:
Leadership
Program Management
SAS
SQL
UNIX/LINUX
Mainframe/JCL/TSO-ISPF
COBOL
Teradata/DB2/Oracle/IMS
Training
SDLC
Telecommunications
Airline
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages (categories may vary): SAS, UNIX Scripting, COBOL, HTML, XML, Perl, CICS
Platforms: Mainframe, UNIX, LINUX, PC
Software: Microsoft Office, Visio
Databases/Files: Teradata, DB/2, Oracle, IMS DB/DC, EXCEL and SAS Data Files, VSAM, Flat Files, CSVs
Tools: SQL Assistant, Reflection, Secure FTP, JCL, FastLoad TSO/ISPF, IBM Utilities, Panvelet, ViewPoint, CA7, CRON
Other Experience: Leadership, SDLC, Marketing Telecom SME, Informatica, Front End Web App, Tableau
Methodologies Agile, Waterfall, Iterative
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
DELTA AIR LINES, Atlanta, GA 2014 to Present
Sr. Manager of Data Solutions
Created multiple projects and deliverables of up to 10+ technical professionals (BA, Data Steward, DBA, Data Modeler developers and interns) to design and successful deploy data from a managed Teradata Data Marts from initial conception to deployment with a ~1.5m – 2m annual budget adjusted based on projects and resources. I supported Marketing, Campaign, Customer Loyalty and Engagement Teams business use cases, requirements, data training and requests.
Gathered requirements, designed and managed ETL developers for creating Informatica and SAS processes for loading Customer Intelligence Hub Teradata DB, Campaign Performance Dashboard Teradata DB, Campaign QA Teradata DB and other SAS Ad hoc Projects using agile and waterfall methodologies. This supported data used in campaigns lists, campaign performance analysis, customer profiling, statistical models, research, reporting, insights and advanced analytics.
Created Sky Club Liquor Inventory DB2 database allowing Delta to capture liquor usage, inventory and spend by liquor type by Club on consolidated basis for all Delta Sky Clubs (~$12M in annual spend) due to collecting requirements along with designing and managing project, timelines and deliverables of Java App and Tableau reporting (DBA and Java developers).
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Collaborated directly with Marketing Department, Business Solutions, Campaign Management, Advanced Analytics and Research and Insights Teams completing training, defining and documenting data requirements and usage. Also collaborated with IT Department to deploy production projects for availability for business users.
AT&T, Atlanta, GA 2012 to 2014
Lead Data Analyst Manager
Directed ETL and Production Support Team of 5 plus to achieve directives, goals as well as standard and procedures to load and sustain Teradata Data Mart.
Analyzed data warehouse and data marts in response to new business requests, performing ETL processes and changes on interfaces to identify and resolve data discrepancies across multiple business applications and platforms such as Hadoop, Mainframe and Unix.
Created data flow diagrams and populated meta-data into repositories and data models, including robust data definitions, creating entity-relationship-attribute models, star, or dimensional models. Also employed data mining techniques achieving data synchronization, redundancy elimination, source identification, data reconciliation and problem root cause analysis.
Worked directly with client user community and business analysts to define and document data requirements for data integration and Business Intelligence applications.
SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION, Atlanta, GA 2004 to 2012
Data Reporting Manager
Led and coached various teams on directives, goals, standard and procedures. Managed project tasks to deploy on-time data for output deliveries of reporting, data models and campaigns.
Directed Model Deployment Team for development and deployment of SAS and SQL-based wide file data management, score data file creation and Segmentation, Propensity to Churn and Propensity-to-Buy models used for customer profiling, decision support, reporting and analysis of customers.
Collaborated with multiple internal marketing teams assisting in supporting and developing functional requirements and processes, data pull lists along with data research on multiple platforms (Mainframe, UNIX and PC.)
Implemented ETL processes, forms and documentation aiding Campaign Program managers and Call Center to manage list pulls and campaign data.
Managed and maintained Data Reporting Live system that utilizes Front-end Web, Mainframe, JCL, Teradata SQL, Perl and SAS. Also, maintained CSI Portal Web application to be used by several departments in company.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
BellSouth Center, Atlanta, GA, Project Manager
EDUCATION
Master of Science (MS), Information Systems
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, Atlanta, GA
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY, Baton Rouge, LA
TRAINING
SAS SQL Class, Informatica Class, Executive Presence Class