Technical Summary:

 

§ Languages: Bash, PowerShell, VBA, SQL, SAS, R, ECL, Python, MS VFP

§ Development Methodologies:Object-Oriented Analysis & Design (OOAD), Iterative, Agile [(DSDM), (SCRUM)], Waterfall, Rapid Application Design (RAD)

§ Environments: HPCC, Windows, UNIX, Linux (Multiple Distributions) OS_X, AS/400, Virtualizations including but not limited to, (Citrix, VMware, Oracle)

§ Software: OBIEE, Microsoft Office Suite, SAS Software Suites and Modules including SAS Visual Data Discovery with SAS/GIS, SAS Enterprise BI & DI Server, SAS Enterprise Miner and SAS Text Miner,

SAS Office Analytics for Midsize Business, RESTful Web services, MBS, Essbase, SAP, SharePoint, Pentaho, Talend (others upon request)

§ Hardware: AS/400, MS SQL Server, Oracle 11g, IBM DB2, High Performance Computing (HPC), Distributed | Parallel Clustered Batch Processing utilizing Distributed Indexed File systems

§ Systems and Architectures:  Windows, UNIX, Linux (Multiple Distributions), HPCC, AS/400, virtual environments(available on request), REST, Web Services, SOAP

§ Databases: DB2, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, FoxBASE

 

Professional Summary

 

§ ETL development and integration of SaaS services

§ Software Engineer, and product support, development in a shared, distributed computing environment

§ Data Architecture of a cloud based,  SaaS service consolidating 98 + Services, cleansing, harmonizing the data, and delivering syndicated outputs

§ SAS software integration, administration and programming in the healthcare and financial sectors

§ Project lead from conceptualization, through design, integration, and implementation of a SAS software system built and utilized by the State of Alaska, Division of Medicaid consolidating multiple data sources, performing advanced analytics, flagging fraud, anomalies and patterns for further investigation

§ Data Migration and integration in multiple environments

§ SQL development and analysis

§ C level report creation and automation on the current state of Alaska Medicaid in relation to many Federal and State of Alaska initiatives (examples:  LTC facilities MDS calculation automation,  Dental Encounter Settlement calculation automation, Behavioral Health, and other ICD-9-10, CPT, and HCPCS code sets).

§ Healthcare Affordability Act preliminary implementation testing through ‘go live’ Jan 3^, 2012

§ MMIS (Medicare Medicaid Management Information System) administration, systems analysis

 

Professional Experience

 

LexisNexis (Matrix Resources Inc.), Alpharetta, GA (December 2014 to Present)

ETL Developer

 

§ ETL, utilizing ECL(Enterprise Control Language) Development

§ Create support and persist multiple products through ECL development on an HPCC platform

§ Utilize multiple platforms in concert for product development

§ Work with multiple teams to ensure smooth transitioning through the SDLC

 

Addico Solutions Inc., Lawrenceville, GA (May 2014 to November 2014)

Business Intelligence Administrator, ETL Developer

 

§ ETL Development utilizing Pentaho

§ SQL Development

§ Developed ETL workflows migrating multiple data source systems to a Linux environment using Pentaho

 

LexisNexis (Veredus Corporation), Alpharetta, GA (October 2013 to March 2014)

Senior Consultant

 

§ Worked across multiple platforms in an enterprise data migration

§ Member of HPCC Development team (proprietary open source ‘big data’ platform, HPCC), developing reportable data marts from MS SQL Server to a distributed environment

§ Systems including, but not limited to, Siebel, Eloqua, Essbase, MBS, Google Analytics, HPCC

§ Data was transformed and cubed for reporting using OBIEE, Tableau dasboarding etc.

 

GoodCents Solutions (iStaff), Atlanta, GA (July 2013 to September 2013)

Business Intelligence Analyst

 

§ Analyzed, reconciled, validated, updated, and made changes to data from over fifty physical/virtual servers located throughout the U.S. and Canada.

§ Worked with Business Analysts to validate UAT environments to ensure all clients’ needs were being met prior to moving to production

§ Analyze, modify, change and create stored procedures and reports as needed using MS BI Stack

§ Interpreted various data sources and structures and advised senior management on data governance as well as Business Intelligence best practices.

§ Generated and executed Test scripts in and plans for new Energy Efficiency related programs.

§ Generated updates, transactions and other transformation scripts to align data from disparate sources.

§ Maintained scripts during all phases of the SDLC.

 

Kabbage Inc. (Cypress HCM), Atlanta, GA (March 2013 to June 2013)

Big Data Analyst | Data Scientist

 

§ Worked on the data science team analyzing large amounts of data

§ Performed all SAS Analytics for the enterprise.

§ Administered a SAS server (V-9.3) in all regards.

§ Analyzed and modeled financial data showing patterns in fraud and trends determining default 

§ Worked with executive management on company initiative development, integration and implementation

 

Liaison Technologies (MATRIX Resources), Alpharetta, GA (August 2012 to March 2013)

Data Architect/Master Data Modeler

 

§ On the development team of the “Scientific Workflow Management Solution Harmonization” project, combined and cleansed data across 98 legacy systems and developed a SaaS solution utilizing many current software development techniques/methodologies in an Agile/ SCRUM development environment.

§ Assisted Liaison’s SOI (Service Oriented Infrastructure) and Contivo (Liaison’s proprietary mapping utility) developers in the configuration, scalability, testing and standing up of the environment for this project.

§ Performed Master Data Management and data architecture in the build of a SaaS solution

§ ETL in the integration of multiple data sources

§ Utilized were web services, SOAP calls (Extraction), XSD construction  using a proprietary mapping solution (Contivo),  PL-SQL, PL-SQL Developer, Oracle (10g,11g), MS SQL Server, and finally served up cleansed data marts to an SFTP. 

 

State of Alaska, Anchorage, AK (March 2008 to August 2012)

ETL Developer/Architect/PM

 

§ Project lead in the full lifecycle (RAD) development of specialized applications to implement new state or federal regulations and policy changes | incentives quickly

§ Modeled data, ETL processes and performed analysis of these specialized applications, in parallel to ensure policy was integrated correctly 

§ Analysis, reporting of State of Alaska, Division of Medicaid policy and programs to ensure consistency, detect fraud and abuse, efficiency and compliance

§ Conceptualized, designed and implemented a SAS software system allowing the state to consolidate multiple data sources (ETL) and established processes and procedures to analyze 20-25 million dollars in weekly Medicaid claims

§ Provided a SAS analytic environment allowing 60 + Medicaid program managers tools needed to make informed, quantifiable reasoning to support program changes

§ Implemented an analytic solution used in reporting to key stakeholders in the state and federal government, fiscal agents, and business partners

§ Developed Centers of Excellence (COE) related to project & program models, development and deployment ensuring effective deployment of personnel, processes and technology and documentation

§ Defined the concept, data model, ETL, and macros to automate an acuity based measure of payment for specific Medicaid programs  and generate reports for state and federal officials

§ Digest, interpret and implement policy, ensuring compliance and determining impact

§ Served as the point of contact on many federal/state initiatives in healthcare

§ Created requirements documents and liaised on enterprise software and hardware implementation

§ Identified related risks, constraints and needed action on BI project transformations, technical and functional analysis, product selection and change management

 

Sheraton Hotel, Anchorage, AK (2007 to 2008)

Assistant Director of Financial and Information Technology Compliance

 

§ Modeled, architected and managed data, decreasing overhead

§ Automated the daily extraction of source data, balanced and loaded to corporate servers

§ Using the results of analytics, created and implemented policies to ensure efficiencies were maximized, expenses were minimized, market share was increased, and profits were realized

 

The Hotel Alyeska & Ski Resort, Girdwood, AK (2001 to 2007)

Operations Manager (Front Ops, IT, Ski Area)

 

§ Managed from 40 -70+ FTEs in operations and IT.  Maintained vendor relations, public relations, trained and mentored to all my staff.

§ Created training manual that increased employee retention by 40% over 3 years.

§ Integrated and mapped all POS and PMS systems to proper GL accounts

§ Motivated staff and ensured the best were rewarded adequately, risk was minimized, and terminations well documented

§ Worked closely with our revenue manager, sales and accounting to ensure maximum occupancy and profitability 

 

Education

University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK

Bachelor of Business Administration with a Focus in Economics, 2007