Asghar A.
Phone: 630-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***
Accomplished, goal-oriented, competent IT professional with valuable knowledge and 20+ years of experience in data architecture, database management, data warehouse, data science and business intelligence. Comprehensive knowledge of the skills needed in facilitating various business domains, multiple project development lifecycles, and implementing troubleshooting in a competitive, high-impact, and fast-paced environment.
Versatile, forward-thinking and optimistic professional possessing an impressive work ethics and desire to achieve a high standard of work.
Performance-driven professional with broad experience in developing data models, databases and data warehouses for business operations system.
Experience in defining standards, policies and procedures for data architecture, application development platform, web technologies, cloud computing, end user platforms.
Comprehensive knowledge of implementing data compliance, security, integrity, optimizing database performance and scalability
Applying statistical analysis, machine learning and data mining techniques to extract patterns, trends and insights from data.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify business opportunities, develop data-driven solutions and communicate data findings to stakeholders through reports, visualization and presentations.
Experience in working with agile scrum team for facilitating application development.
Exhibited technical expertise in DB2, SQL Server, Oracle, S3, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Visual Studio, Python, Java, C#, COBOL, RPG/400, C++, Kafka, MQ, MS Report Builder, and MS Office Suite; utilized proficiency in Java and dotNet technologies.
Core Skills and Competencies
Multi-tasking Capabilities
Research & Development
Survey & Analysis
Vendor Management
Infrastructure Design
Business Intelligence
Application Architectures
ETL Process optimization
Project Management
Rapid Project Deployment
System Support
Data Architecture
Data Management
Data Modeling
Data Governance
Data Warehousing
Data Quality Assurance
Microsoft Technology
Career Summary
Data Architect, Impact4 LLC, Phoenix, USA[Multiple Clients, Audacy, Discount Tire] – Dec 2021 - till date
Analyzed existing data structures and provided recommendations for improvements.
Skilled in analysis of entity relations and recommending effective changes for enhancements.
Interacted with DBA teams and vendor(s) to strategize data structure design that support long term objectives.
Analyzed the data and dataflow solutions with product owners, application owners and developed effective data lineage, data mesh products.
Design and re-engineered database of business applications using Object Oriented designing technique, data flow diagrams and entity relation diagrams with CASE tool Erwin(S-Designer).
Developed conceptual data model for reporting systems.
Designed and implemented data quality assurance processes.(Consistency, completeness)
Database performance improvement through query optimization, index creation, tuning.
Perform column analysis, rule analysis, primary key analysis, natural key analysis, foreign-key analysis, and cross-domain analysis in the DQ tool, IBM Information Analyzer (IBM IA)
Sr. Data Application Consultant, NTC, Chicago USA - July 2015 to Nov 2021
Designed and developed Oracle 12c data model for OTC cleared products trade flow process.
Designed and developed SQL Server data structures for OTC Margin processing report.
Developed data solution for client reporting and analytics using Oracle 12c .
Used native support for JSON in Oracle 12c to optimize ETL process.
Used PL/SQL Loader and Korn shell script to load data from various sources into an Oracle database.
Created data dictionary for business application data structure and ODS.
Perform Structured and Unstructured Data Source scanning in Master data sources to find the PII data
Asghar A.
Phone: 630-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***
Data Application Consultant, NTC, Chicago USA: - May 2011 to June 2015
Worked closely with programmer teams and vendor(s) to strategize solutions that support long term objectives.
Analyzed the technical and workflow solutions with architects and developers and developed effective data solutions.
Developed a code automating accounting tasks that significantly increased the revenue collection.
Simplified and implemented the quality assurance to increase efficiency.
Data import and export from traditional Databases like Microsoft SQL Server, IBM DB2 to Hadoop system. Create conceptual Data Quality rules in Ataccama by binding logical variables to the appropriate Data sources.
Create Data Quality Rules in Ataccama IDE and Ataccama ONE applications based on business requirements and created Data Quality Dashboards in Ataccama DQD
Created Model and Dashboard projects in Ataccama DQC and orchestrate DQ rules using Ataccama workflow capabilities
Perform Structured and Unstructured Data Source scanning in Enterprise data sources to find the PII data.
Troubleshoot framework-related work to ensure data ETL process.
Extract data from heterogeneous sources like Oracle, SQL Server
Application Consultant, NTC, Chicago USA: - Aug 2007 to April 2011
Responsible for developing a data pipeline using SQL, JAVA to ingest, transform and build a data layer for analytical consumption
Develop Data Profiling solutions, run analysis jobs and view results, and create and manage data quality controls using IBM Information Analyzer
Perform column analysis, rule analysis, primary key analysis, natural key analysis, foreign-key analysis, and cross-domain analysis in the DQ tool, IBM Information Analyzer (IBM IA)
Created a cleanup process for removing all the Intermediate temp files that were used prior to the loading process
Work with Business Analyst and application users to finalize Data Model, functional and detailed technical requirements
Utilized Problem Solving and analytical skills to develop an application suited for organization’s requirement.
Orchestrated improvement and technical solutions to complex problems.
Conducted research security trends and best practices to improve system security.
Researched and debugged complex technical problems.
Coordinated and tracked component test plan for in-house software development.
Education
Master of Science Major in Computer Science (IIT, Chicago)
Trainings & Certification
Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance USA
dotNet Advance Training, Microsoft, USA
Software Quality Assurance Training, USA
AML Training, USA
Technological Proficiency
Package S/W
Matrix(Rimes), BPCS
Languages
Python, Java, C#, RPG/400, C++, C, JAVA, COBOL
Front End
Power Builder, Visual Basic, HTML and Oracle Forms
Database
S3, DB2/400, MSSql Server, DB/2(Mainframe), Sybase, MySql and Oracle
Cloud Platforms
Azure, Aws, PCF.
Data Visualization Tools
Power BI.
ETL Tools
SSIS, Informatica