Laura Nora Burdman
Dollard des Ormeaux, Québec
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Professional profile
IT professional with over 20 years of experience developed in international companies like Tata Communications, Convergia Networks, Morgan & Stanley, AT&T and Telecom Argentina.
Experiences include leading a team of programmers and testers dealing with complex Mediation, Call Rating, Billing and Collection projects and many years working as Business Analyst and System developer.
Areas of Expertise
Business rules analysis
Portability, Fallback Routing, Mediation, Call Rating, Billing and Collection Systems for Telecom Companies.
Data analysis to generate input for business decision making process
Agile/Rally/Scrum
Microsoft Office package
Databases: ORACLE, Sybase, Sql Server, Informix, Ingres.
Programming languages: PL/SQL, Sybase-Sql Server and Ingres 4GL. Some shell scripting and Perl. COBOL, Foxpro.
Sql.
Operating systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows, VMS
Competencies
Team leadership
Good interpersonal and persuasive skills
Initiative
Strong ability to work under pressure
Focused on achieving goals under aggressive timeframes
Work experience
Business Analyst and Oracle Developer 2012-2016
Tata Communications
Analyze the needs from internal users. Translate those needs in System Requirements. Document.
Working with the Business and System Architects to find out the best solution.
Some development in Oracle PL/Sql, Perl and Shell Script.
Portability, Fallback Routing, Testing calls Systems.
Agile / Rally. Microsoft Office Package. Oracle, Linux, Shell Script, Perl, Toad, Winscp.
Spanish course taught as volunteer on lunch time.
Database Analyst-Developer 2008 – 2012
Convergia Telecom
Database Analysis, Designer and Development of Mediation System.
Interface between the network (switch as Sonus, Cisco, Versus or Huawei) and many other systems in the company as Billing, Costing, Conciliation, Datamart, Etc.
Oracle 10, Linux, Sql Server, Toad, Winscp, SecureCRT, Sql Server Management Studio, Microsoft Office.
Spanish course taught as volunteer on lunch time.
Database Designer and Developer 2006 – 2008
Compuware for Morgan and Stanley
DB Designer and developing of scripts, Store Procedures, Triggers, etc.
Clients Entitlements System. Accounts System.
Sybase, Unix, Perl, DB2.
Project Manager 2000 – 2003
AT&T Latin America
System Manager of Call Rating, Billing and Collection Team.
Analysis and implementation of Collection System.
Analysis and implementation of a migration from Informix to Oracle 8i for Call Rating and Billing systems.
System Analyst/Programmer Analyst 1999 – 2000
Engimatic - MINIPHONE / TELECOM PERSONAL
Ingres 4GL, Ingres DB VMS/UNIX VAX-4000.
Analysis and functional definition of the billing system, as well as programming some of its functions.
Programmer/Trainer 1996 - 1999
OCA Post.
Foxpro 2.6 Unix.
Programming, testing and training of programmers.
Programmer Analyst 1992 – 1996
Engimatic - MINIPHONE
Ingres 4GL and Ingres database, VMS/VAX 4000
Analysis, programming and testing of the Billing, Account Receivable and Account Payable modules.
Programmer
Engimatic
Oracle Forms and reports, PL SQL 4, Oracle 7 DB.
Programming of a project administration system.
Programmer
Engimatic - TELECOM ARGENTINA
Dbase IV, Clipper 5.1
Programming of Account Receivable, Cash Flow and Credit/Debit systems.
Education
“ORACLE Applications Development” LaSalle College, 2005-2006
Attestation of Collegial Studies (ACS) – 1 year.
“Computer Science Degree – 5 years” FUNDACIÓN C.A.E.C.E. (Argentina), 1987-1991
Training courses
Business Analyst Essentials: 3 days Global Knowledge, Aug 2015
SCRUM training program Rally and TATA, Apr 2013
Sybase developer: 3 weeks Compuware Montreal, 2006
Introduction to Perl: 5 hours Compuware Montreal, 2006
Introduction to DB2 database: 7 hours Compuware Montreal 2007
Oracle - Developer 6 Best Solutions, Argentine, 2001
Introduction to the Software project management Pragma, Argentine, 2001
Ingres DB and 4GL COMPUTERS ASSOCIATES, Argentine, 1996
VMS MINIPHONE, Argentine, 1996
Languages
English - French - Spanish
References available upon request.