Business Intelligence Consultant

Laura Strudeman

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

http://www.linkedin.com/in/lstrudeman

Phone: 847/830-6559

Summary

I'm a Business Intelligence consultant working with clients to implement their reporting solutions using Microsoft, Business Object's Enterprise Suite and ProClarity Tools against our ERP Solution.

Experience

Senior Reporting Consultant; Datatel, Inc.

April 2005 - Present

Summary: Assist Clients with their reporting needs proving expert level guidance to clients by assisting them with best practices in reporting requirements.

• Provide training and consulting services to a client base of over 700 colleges and universities

• Provide Training and Consulting on SAP’s Business Objects Reporting Solutions Provide •Training and Consulting on Datatel’s ETL tool (DataOrchestrator ODS)

• Provide training and consulting on Microsoft's Performance Point and ProClarity Reporting Tools using Blackboards for Higher Ed Analytics tool.

•.Conduct and present Institutional Needs Analysis for Client Base.

• Deliver Presentations on Reporting Tools at All Datatel Conferences including: Annual User Group (DUG), Employee Training Events (Datatel Discovery Week) and Technical Training Weeks (TTW)

Lead Application Consultant; Datatel. Inc.

March 1999 – April 2005

Summary: Assists clients with the implementation of Datatel software and provides classroom training to cover the features and functionality as well as best practices in higher education.

•. Served as System lead on implementations of Colleague’s Student System

•.Conducted classroom training in guiding clients on their software set up and usage of the application

•Participated in creation of content and materials for new service offerings

•Provide written and verbal follow up after each service engagement

Special Accomplishments:

• Awards: Recipient of Datatel’s World Class Service Award: Q2, 2009, Q3, 2007; Foundations of Excellence Award: Q3, 2002, Q2 2005, Q2 2007;Nominated Employee of Quarter Q3-2002

• Developed several new Curriculum’s and courses both externally and internally for clients and employees.

Assistant Director; DePaul University

December 1995 - March 1999 (3 years 4 months)

. •.Prepared statistical reports analyzing graduate enrollment trends and historical data for various schools and administrators within the university

• Advised adult and International student and assisted in increasing university enrollment by 17% for fall 1998

• Prepared various ad-hoc reports and downloads for enrollment management personnel and

university departments

• Counseled and provided evaluation of transfer credit and make admission decisions for

international and adult students

Special Accomplishments

• Automated 80% of the offices statistical reports using data warehousing and Microsoft Access tools

• Instituted survey tools to evaluate the offices# effectiveness of open houses, counseling and

mailing strategies

Supervisor; Information Resources, Inc

January 1994 - November 1995 (1 year 11 months)

. Managed seven employees entailing training, problem solving, motivation, hiring, firing, evaluation and communication of new policies and procedures

. Responded to client inquiries regarding monthly data requests, restatements or new business

development

. Presented company background and statistical analysis to new clients to assist in securing new business

. Provided external and internal communication to management and sales force on new and current business

. Provided extensive quality control on employee's input files, data and deliverables to the client . Problem solved data issues and trendability issues on client#s forecasted sales

Special Accomplishments:

. Through management and teamwork, assisted the CDS department in accomplishing a 100% on time/accurate delivery of data for one full quarter

. Initiated employee of the month award program which was rolled out to 250 person CDS

department

Education

M.A., DePaul University Corporate Communications, 2000

B.A. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh; 1988

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