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Sql Server Manager

Location:
Houston, TX
Posted:
February 09, 2015

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Keerthi

Ph: 214-***-****

*******.******@*****.***

SQL/SSIS/SSRS/SSAS Consultant

CAREER SUMMARY:

More than 6+ years of experience in Design, Development, Implementation, Reporting, and

Analytics in OLTP/ETL environments using MSSQL Server 2008/2005/2000 across all SDLC

environments

Strong SQL development skills including writing Stored Procedures, Triggers, Views, and User

Defined functions

Involved in Database Design, Data Modeling (Relational and Dimensional) using Erwin and

Microsoft Visio for logical and physical data models

Very Good Experience in Business Intelligence applications using DTS/SSIS/SSAS/SSRS

Handled ETL process development, implementation and support for Terabyte+ data warehouse

environments

Expert in Data Extraction, Transforming and Loading ( ETL) using SQL Server Integration

Services ( SSIS ), DTS, Bulk Insert utilities

Extensively worked on upgrading DTS SSIS packages and Involved in Development, Deployment,

and support of SSIS packages

Experience in using Audit functions and extensively used Exception Handling for catching and

reporting errors

Extensive experience in creating enterprise reports using SSRS 2005/2008 using Report Manager,

Report Builder, and BIDS

Created many Drill Through, Drill Down, Parameterized reports using SSRS 2005/2008

Actively involved in developing Complex SSRS Reports involving Sub Reports, Matrix/Tabular

Reports, Charts, and Graphs

Excellent knowledge in designing and developing Data Warehouses, Data marts and Business

Intelligence using multi-dimensional models for developing SSAS Cubes using MDX

Experience in designing, building and deploying C ubes with Star Schema and Snowflake Schema

using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS 2005/2008)

Expert in calculating measures and dimension members using MDX, mathematical formulas, and

user-defined functions

Have hands on experience in Performance Tuning and Query Optimization. Worked on identifying

and resolving blocking and deadlocks

Extensively worked in Migration for MS SQL 2000 to MS SQL 2005 to MS SQL 2008

Worked with different types of Replication Models like Transaction, Snapshot, and Merge

Experience working with tools like Index Tuning Wizard, SQL Profiler, and Windows

Performance Monitor

Hands on Experience working with Oracle databases

Excellent Communication skills, Analytical skills and Team Player

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology from JNTU, AP, India

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Languages SQL, T-SQL, PL/SQL, C, C++, HTML, DHTML, XML

RDBMS MS SQL Server 2012/2008/2005/2000/7.0, MS Access, Oracle 9i

and 10g

Database Tools SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, DTS, BCP, Business Intelligence Studio(BIDS),

Query Analyzer, SQL Management Studio, SQL Server profiler,

SQL Enterprise Manager

Operating Systems Windows 98/2000/XP/NT/Vista, Windows 2000/2003 Advanced

Servers, UNIX

Architecture Relational DBMS, Client-Server Architecture

Version control Tools Team Foundation Server, Visual Source Safe

Other Tools Crystal Reports, Microsoft Visual Studio 2003/2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

WCA, Houston, TX Nov 2014 - Present

SQL Server/BI Developer

WCA is a vertically integrated non-hazardous solid waste management company providing waste

collection, transfer, material processing and disposal services. WCA commenced business operations in

2000 in Houston, Texas and has expanded under the guidance of a veteran management team to cover

twelve states.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Gathered end user requirements, developed applications and different Audit functionalities

depending on the requirement acting for both system analyst and an application developer

• Generating Complex Transact SQL (T-SQL) Queries, Sub queries, Co-related sub queries,

Dynamic SQL queries etc. Programming in SQL Server – Using Stored Procedures,

Triggers, User-defined Functions, Views, and Cursors

• Involved in database design, normalization, de-normalization in building the Data Warehouse

and Reporting systems

• Writing T-SQL queries (DDL and DML). Creating SQL Scripts for data loads and Upgrades for

data migrations and data validations

• Involved in query tuning by creating Cluster and Non Cluster Indexes on the tables, also used

Index Tuning Wizard (ITW) for enhancing the query performance

• Written complex Stored Procedures using temporary tables

• Worked with several Control Flow Tasks, Data Flow Tasks and Transformations (Derived

Column, Lookup, Merge Join, Conditional Split, Slowly Changing Dimension, and Data

Conversion etc) in SSIS packages

• Used event handlers for error handling includes (On Pre Execute, On Post Execute and On Error)

• Implemented SSIS package configuration files in SQL Server, XML files, Environment

Variables and Parent Package Variables

• Implemented Package logging in both standard (SQL Server and file based) and custom logging

using customer Stored Procedures and tables

• Involved in development, deployment, scheduling, and troubleshooting SSIS packages

• Involved in troubleshooting Complex SSIS Packages and Production Support tasks

• Implemented Standard and Custom SSIS Package logging in SQL Server tables and text files

• Used SSIS Package Configurations stored in XML files and SQL Server Tables

• Involved in installation, reporting services configuration, maintenance, deployment and

troubleshooting SSRS reports in (2005/2008)

• Created complex reports like Table reports, Matrix reports, Cascaded reports, Sub reports,

Drill Down, Drill Through, and Chart reports using complex data set queries, Stored

Procedures, Views in SSRS 2005/2008

• Created Ad-hoc reports more often based on end user requirements

• Generated and formatted reports using Global Variables, Expressions, and Functions

• Involved in developing parameterized reports using Single Valued, Multi Valued and Cascaded

parameters

• Developed complex Report Models which provides ability to the users to create their own

reports using Report Builder and save it in the Report Manager. Also created Linked reports to

optimize redundancy of the reports on the report server

• Involved in Configuring and deployment of all the Reports (RDL, RDS) across various SDLC

environments

• Built effective queries for high-performance reporting and rendered them to HTML, XML, PDF,

MS Word(from 2008), and Excel formats using SSRS 2005/2008

Environment:

MS SQL Server 2012, SSRS, SSIS, T-SQL, SQL Server Query Analyzer, SQL Server Business

Intelligence Development Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Crystal Reports

Maximus Coffee Group, Houston, TX Dec 2013 – Oct 2014

SQL Server/BI Developer

Maximus Coffee Group is the premier coffee and related products manufacturing group in North

America, providing the most integrated, world-class services and products at the highest quality and value

to its long-term clients.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Gathered end user requirements, developed applications and different Audit functionalities

depending on the requirement acting for both system analyst and an application developer

• Wrote user requirement documents, created technical specs and design documents for various

projects

• Writing T-SQL queries (DDL and DML). Creating SQL Scripts for data loads and Upgrades for

data migrations and data validations

• Written complex Stored Procedures using temporary tables

• Hands on experience in using DDL Triggers (After and Instead of Triggers) to keep track of data

manipulations using Audit functionalities

• Worked with several Control Flow Tasks, Data Flow Tasks and Transformations in SSIS

packages

• Implemented SSIS package configuration files in SQL Server, XML files, Environment

Variables and Parent Package Variables

• Implemented Package logging in both standard (SQL Server and file based) and custom logging

using customer Stored Procedures and tables

• Involved in development, deployment, scheduling, and troubleshooting SSIS packages

• Implemented Standard and Custom SSIS Package logging in SQL Server tables and text files

• Used SSIS Package Configurations stored in XML files and SQL Server Tables

• Involved in Monitoring and Deployment of SSIS Packages across DEV,UAT,SIT and Production

environments using DTEXEC Utility, command prompt with .bat files etc

• Involved in installation, reporting services configuration, maintenance, deployment and

troubleshooting SSRS reports in (2005/2008)

• Created complex reports like Table reports, Matrix reports, Cascaded reports, Sub reports,

Drill Down, Drill Through, and Chart reports using complex data set queries, Stored

Procedures, Views in SSRS 2005/2008

• Created Ad-hoc reports more often based on end user requirements

• Involved in developing parameterized reports using Single Valued, Multi Valued and Cascaded

parameters

• Developed complex Report Models which provides ability to the users to create their own

reports using Report Builder and save it in the Report Manager. Also created Linked reports to

optimize redundancy of the reports on the report server

• Involved in Configuring and deployment of all the Reports (RDL, RDS) across various SDLC

environments

Environment:

MS SQL Server 2005/2000, SSRS, SSIS, T-SQL, DTS, SQL Server Enterprise Manager, SQL Server

Query Analyzer, SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005,

Crystal Reports, C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, XML

CareFirst BCBS, Owings Mills, MD Aug 2012 – Oct 2013

SQL Server/BI Developer

CareFirst, Inc. is the not-for-profit, non-stock, parent company of CareFirst of Maryland, Inc.,

and Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., affiliates that do business as CareFirst BlueCross

BlueShield. CareFirst is a regional leader in providing health care coverage and related services

throughout the Maryland, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia areas.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Gathered end user requirements, developed applications and different Audit functionalities

depending on the requirement acting for both system analyst and an application developer

• Extensively studied the existing OLTP system(s) to create data mart and warehouse systems

using the facts, dimensions and star schema

• Wrote user requirement documents, created technical specs and design documents for various

projects

• Generating Complex Transact SQL (T-SQL) Queries, Sub queries, Co-related sub queries,

Dynamic SQL queries etc. Programming in SQL Server – Using Stored Procedures,

Triggers, User-defined Functions, Views, and Cursors

• Involved in database design, normalization, de-normalization in building the Data Warehouse

and Reporting systems

• Writing T-SQL queries (DDL and DML). Creating SQL Scripts for data loads and Upgrades for

data migrations and data validations

• Involved in query tuning by creating Cluster and Non Cluster Indexes on the tables, also used

Index Tuning Wizard (ITW) for enhancing the query performance

• Written complex Stored Procedures using temporary tables, table variables, error handling

(TRY & CATCH) methodology for data loads

• Hands on experience in using DDL Triggers (After and Instead of Triggers) to keep track of data

manipulations using Audit functionalities

• Involved in development, deployment, scheduling, and troubleshooting SSIS packages

• Involved in complex SSIS package development with Microsoft BI standards and Development

strategies to pull data from various data sources such as (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, Excel, and

Flat file etc)

• Participated in upgrading from dts(MS SQL 2000) to dtsx(SQL SERVER 2005) packages and

also from (2005) dtsx to (2008) dtsx

• Involved in Package deployment to DEV, TEST and Production for both SQL Server and File

system using DTUTIL, DTEXEC, .bat file, using Manifest file and also using 3rd party tools

like BIDS Helper

• Involved in SSIS package scheduling using SQL Agent jobs and using tools such as Windows

Scheduler and Control M

• Involved in installation, reporting services configuration, maintenance, deployment and

troubleshooting SSRS reports in (2005/2008)

• Created complex reports like Table reports, Matrix reports, Cascaded reports, Sub reports,

Drill Down, Drill Through, and Chart reports using complex data set queries, Stored

Procedures, Views in SSRS 2005/2008

• Created Ad-hoc reports more often based on end user requirements

• Generated and formatted reports using Global Variables, Expressions, and Functions

• Involved in developing parameterized reports using Single Valued, Multi Valued and Cascaded

parameters

• Developed complex Report Models which provides ability to the users to create their own

reports using Report Builder and save it in the Report Manager. Also created Linked reports to

optimize redundancy of the reports on the report server

• Involved in Configuring and deployment of all the Reports (RDL, RDS) across various SDLC

environments

• Implemented Reports subscriptions using both data driven subscription and time driven

subscriptions

• Built effective queries for high-performance reporting and rendered them to HTML, XML, PDF,

MS Word(from 2008), and Excel formats using SSRS 2005/2008

• Involved in building the Cubes for various departments and monitored cube loads and refreshes

(Process full and Incremental loads)

• Created shared dimension tables, measures, hierarchies, levels, cubes, and aggregations on MS

OLAP/ Analysis Server (SSAS)

• Involved in Dimensional modeling and also created relationships between Dimensions and

Measure groups

• Identified KPIs in SSAS, and also created MDX queries for Analysis Services & Reporting

Services

• Designed dimensions and cubes with star schema and snowflake schema

• Designed and developed more than 100+ enterprise reports (SSRS/Crystal Reports) using the data

from ETL Loads, SSAS Cubes and various heterogeneous data sources

Environment:

SQL Server 2000/2005/2008/2008 R2 Enterprise Edition, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, Oracle 9i and 10g, .NET

Framework, C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Crystal Reports, Erwin, T-SQL, Java, J2EE, VisualStudio.NET

IDE, Windows 2000/2003 Advance Server, HTML, XML, MS Excel, MS Access, Visual Studio 05

Cigna Health Care, Bloomfield, CT Jan 2012 – June 2012

Sr.SQL Server/BI Developer

Cigna is a global health service company, dedicated to helping the people we serve improve their

health, well-being and sense of security. Cigna make broad range of integrated health care and related

plans and services, and proven health and well-being programs.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Involved in Installation and Configuration of MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008

• Responsible for developing Stored Procedures, Triggers, Views, and User defined functions for

all the database change requests

• Fine tuning of stored procedures to improve the performance using best coding practices, proper

indexes and ANSI standards

• Wrote database triggers in T-SQL for auditing and integrity checks on the database

• Used TRY–CATCH error handling methodology to report errors

• Responsible for writing some PL SQL queries, triggers and packages to be used on Oracle

databases

• Monitored and maintained database documentation, including data standards, procedures, definitions for the

data dictionary and logical and physical models of the databases

• Responsible for creating SSIS packages to extract data from different sources consolidate and

merge into one single source

• Used various transformations while creating SSIS packages such as Derived Column, Data

Conversion, Lookup, Union All, Merge Join, Conditional Split etc

• Used DTS packages to implement Extraction, Transformation and Load ( ETL) and scheduled the

packages using SQL Server Agent and other 3rd party tools

• Involved in development of ETL Scripts extracting, transforming and loading (ETL) into enterprise

data warehouse system and corresponding data marts

• Wrote stored procedures to be used in the SSIS packages

• Involved in SSIS package deployment to both SQL Server and File system using .bat file, DTUTIL

and manifest file

• Generated weekly, monthly and quarterly reports using SSRS Reports and scheduled delivery of

reports through Emails

• Developed appropriate layout and designs for required reports using the SSRS and Stored

procedures to retrieve data from the SQL Server using appropriate SQL language (PL/SQL, T-SQL) to

provide optimal performance

• Involved in Report Design and Coding for Standard Tabular type reports, including Drill Down

and Drill Through functionality and Graphical representation for effective analysis

• Created Tabular reports, Matrix reports, List reports, and Sub reports using SSRS

• Used complex expressions to Calculate, Group, Filter, Parameterize and Format the contents of

the report according to the business requirements

• Used Conditional Formatting to change the behavior of the report depending on the requirements

• Worked on Custom Development in reporting services using Custom code, Functions, Class

libraries, Data processing extensions and generating RDL

• Scheduled report delivery in formats like PDF, Excel, CSV, Microsoft Word and text files by

creating subscriptions on the report server to business users as a mail attachment

• Generated Reports that can handle dynamic grouping and dynamic sorting for the purpose of

efficient and clear viewing the reports

• Involved in SSRS Reports deployment to report server and maintenance

• Migrated and Converted over 200 Crystal Reports to SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

• Involved in the code review sessions and reviewed cubes, changed the cubes and documentation according to

the requirement based on evaluation and revenue opportunities using SSAS

• Worked on Key performance Indicators (KPIs), design of star schema and snowflake schema in Analysis

Services (SSAS)

• Extensively involved in the SSAS storage methods (MOLAP, HOLAP, and ROLAP), partitions,

aggregations, calculation of queries, data mining models, developing reports using MDX and

SQL

Environment:

MS SQL Server 2000/2005, SSRS, SSIS, Oracle 9i and 10g, Business Intelligence Development studio,

T-SQL, Crystal Reports, Visual source safe, Visual studio 2005, Erwin, Java, J2EE, C#, ASP.NET,

VB.NET, MS Excel, MS Access

Lincoln Financial Group, Omaha, NE July 2009 – Dec 2011

SQL Developer

Lincoln Financial Group is a holding company whose subsidiaries offer investment products and

life and specialty insurance. The company relies on data management software for mission-critical

systems such as policy underwriting, claims processing, and commission payments to its agents.

Protective Life also uses a business-critical data warehousing and business intelligence solution based on

SQL Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. The solution extracts data from about 30

disparate systems at the company’s subsidiaries.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Participated in designing, coding, testing and implementing user interfaces, procedures and

functions for new and existing software application requirements

• Responsible in writing the stored procedures, triggers and functions based on the business

requirement

• Integrated Crystal Reports with SQL Server 2000 and Access databases

• Responsible for creating datasets using T-SQL queries and Stored Procedures

• Fine tuning the stored procedures and SQL queries for optimal performance by viewing execution

plans, database tuning advisor and 3rd party tools

• Involved in database normalization and de-normalization for creating Data ware house

• Used SQL server agent for scheduling jobs and alerts

• Developed DTS packages to extract and transform data

• Created DTS package to get data from different data sources, consolidate and merge into one single

source

• Used performance monitor and SQL Profiler to optimize queries and enhance the performance of

database servers

• Responsible for creating and implementing logins and user permission to databases

• Created technical design document for the project

• Imported and exported flat files using Bulk Copy Program (BCP) extensively to/from SQL Server

• Had a chance to implement different types of Replication Models like Transaction, Snapshot and

Merge

Environment:

MS SQL Server 2000, T-SQL, DTS, ASP.NET, Access 2000 & Windows 2K platform, MS Excel, Crystal

Reports

Volkswagen of America, Houston, TX Jan 2008 – Jun 2009

SQL Server Developer

Volkswagen Group Of America, Inc in Houston, TX is a private Automobile-Buyer company.

Company receives car from Germany via Ship to Port of Houston and then ships to the US dealers by

Trucks and Trains. IT is involved in all the operations, Inventory tracking, cars shipping and maintenance

till the cars receives to the dealer everything is based on work orders. The applications track billing

statements, produces various reports, monthly processing and renewals, accepts new carriers and plans,

financial specs, and handles database system security and data integrity pertaining.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Installation of SQL Server on Windows 2000 Advance Server

• Involved in entire life cycle including database design, development, testing, optimizing and

deploying on development and production servers

• Responsible for creating the Tables, Views, Stored Procedures, Cursors, Triggers

• Participated in creating Indexes to improve the performance of database

• Wrote T-SQL statements for retrieval of data and Involved in performance tuning of T-SQL

queries

• Created Constraints and Views

• Generated reports using Crystal Reports

• Used Data Transformation Services(DTS) to export and import data

• Assisted in taking database backup and restored them and also resolved issues related to it

• Used SQL server profilers to trouble shoot the issues and checked the activity of the SQL server

• Involved in creating users and assigning permissions to access the database

• Experience in documenting the codes for easy understanding in future

Environment:

MS SQL Server 2000, T-SQL, DTS, SQL Server Enterprise Manager, SQL Server Query Analyzer,

Crystal Reports



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