Expertise
Twenty years IT experience in various business areas.
Very data centric with emphasis on large and complex data models.
Work independently or within a team equally well.
Equally comfortable in all situations, whether is customer facing or with upper management.
Advanced experience in SQL BI Stack(SSMS, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
VERSO CORPORATION (Previously NewPage)
BI Architect/SQL Server Developer Independent Direct Consultant Jan 2012-Sep 2018
Lead architect responsible for complex data models sourced from all aspects of SAP. Involved in full life cycle delivery to the business. Responsible for designing a new Star Schema data warehouse to replace current static reporting table methods. Consisting of 50+ dimensions and 6 fact tables. Designed and developed SQL integration processes in Salesforce.com with critical SAP information. Used SQL server to provide complex adhoc data extracts for upper management to identify potential revenue leaks. Supported and enhanced an analytics application. Redesigned and led the development of the data loading process of that application to increase the availability to be 2 hours earlier. Designed and created an SSAS Pricing cube to allow price analyst to identify potential price increases. Provided support to the pricing analyst to ensure price increases were implemented correctly. Designed and led effort to give business paper machine metrics. This consisted of identifying which machine produced what percent of an invoice and proportioning the invoice by machine. Designed and developed integration to Demand Forecast application within Salesforce.com. Users maintained high level forecast within Salesforce.com. The integration would provide a much lower level based on historical records and assign them with correct percentage of forecast based on sales. Functioned as a SAP data expert to colleagues and to the business.
STANDARD REGISTER - Continued to consult part time for Verso.
Data Architect /BI Devloper Jan 2015-Nov 2015
Teradata to SQL server migration. Recreated Teradata load scripts using SSIS and SQL stored procedures. Worked within an Agile environment.
DAVID J. JOSEPH
Data Architect /BI Devloper Aug 2011 – Jan 2012
Designed and developed new GPS truck tracking data mart used to identify improvements in logistics for cost cutting. Created new Assets data mart sourced from Oracle Assets Management to allow the business to value depreciation of company assets. Both data marts were full life cycle using SQL Server BI stack(SQL Server, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS)
SUN CHEMICAL
BI Devloper/SQL Developer – Consultant Sep 2007 – Aug 2011
Migrated data from legacy systems into SAP. Led calls with business to gather requirements and provide guidance on how to prepare the data to be loaded successfully into SAP. Designed and developed a master data cleansing tool. Tool would identify inconsistencies with master data and allow for effortless corrections. Designed and developed invoice condition data mart multiple to allow users to identify gaps in conditions applied to invoices.
GENERAL CABLE
BI Developer/ SQL Developer Jun 2006 – Jul 2007
Redesigned and developed a new Point of Sale collection system within SQL server. Liaison to offshore effort to replace existing ETL tool with SSIS. Designed database schema to be used within SSIS to collect and store ETL metrics within a Star Schema reporting structure. Also functioned as an operational DBA. Responsible for backup recovery and server availability.
XPEDX
Programmer Analyst II May 2001 – Jun 2006
Designed and developed within an IBM Mainframe environment. Responsible for designing and leading large projects for logistics, order entry and pricing. At times leading 4 senior level consultants. Provided night support on rotation.
FORETHOUGHT
Programmer Analyst I Mar 2000 – May 2001
Designed and developed on IBM Mainframe using CICS, JCL and Cobol.
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE
Programmer Analyst Jun 1998 – Mar 2000
Mainframe
Designed and developed on IBM Mainframe using CICS, JCL and Cobol.
EDUCATION
Shawnee University, Portsmouth, OH B.S. Computer Technologies (1999)
LONNIE BALDWIN
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