Binoji Abraham

SUMMARY

Creative, result-focused leader and team player who brings a business focused approach to IT management. I am very technically capable and can provide visionary and strategic direction to an organization. I am very business oriented and believe the true value of technology is in its ability to address business objectives. I am a seasoned professional, accomplished manager with experience building teams from ground up.  I have managed multiple revenue generating projects simultaneously, managed vendor relationships, established policies and SLA's, conducted business data analysis, and automated and streamlined processes by using the right technology. Throughout my career I have led numerous initiatives which increased profitability and stability of the organization. I have outstanding people management, project management, process management, software development, data management, oral & written communication, analytical, and problem solving skills.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Director of Data Solutions, SKM Media Group, Boca Raton, FL            

04/2011-Present

·         Accountable for company's overall Enterprise Data Strategy, Data Governance, Enterprise Data Warehouses, ETL environment, Business Intelligence, Data Analytics and Reporting

·         Directed all aspects of data strategy including enterprise data architecture, business intelligence, data warehousing, meta-data management, enterprise data integration, DB modeling and DB design

·         Monitored industry trends and maintained a philosophy of continuous improvement to improve the data structure as well as integrations for long term scalability and efficiency

·         Conducted R&D work on Big Data and Hadoop(MapReduce,Hive, HCatalog, Pig, etc)

·         Ensured that programs, initiatives & projects are delivered on-time and within budget

·         Responsible for hiring, mentoring and leading team members to ensure optimal productivity and achievement of corporate and departmental goals

·         Responsible for creating career growth and conducting reviews for team members

·         Partnered with internal and external teams to deliver solutions based on company's overall direction

·         Worked with data types such as Credit, Demographic, Census, Lifestyle, Property, Household, Individual, Phone, Response data, etc

·         Integral part of corporate direction and decision making

·         Strategically aligned and drove technology to a revenue growth of 4600%

·         In tenure, company named one of the fastest growing companies in US by INC

·         Both management and hands on experience with SSIS, SSRS, SQL Server 2005/2008/2012, MySQL, Talend Open Studio MDM, Pentaho ETL, PHP, Tableau, etc

·         Reports directly to CEO

 

Director of IT, Green Bullion Financial Services (Cash4Gold), Pompano Beach, FL                                                                                      

05/2009-04/2011

·         Played a liaison role between IT and other teams

·         Responsible for mentoring and leading team members

·         Leading role in company’s international expansion(UK, Germany, Netherlands) and product launches

·         Responsible for 100% of corporate IT infrastructure

·         Integral part of corporate direction and decision making

·         Worked hand in hand with every team in the company (Operations, Marketing, Call center, Accounting etc.)

·         Worked with affiliates, call centers, and PPC vendors for lead generation and reporting

·         Both management and hands on experience with SSIS, SSRS, SQL Server 2005/2008, MySQL, Talend Open Studio, Crystal Reports XI, PHP,  Microsoft Dynamics Navision, etc

·         Reports directly to CEO

Data Solutions Manager, Tranzact Information Services, Boca Raton, FL 

02/2005-04/2009

·         Responsible for managing, training and mentoring team of ETL developers

·         Responsible for creating career growth and conducting reviews for team members

·         Designed and developed the new generation database and count/extraction engine for the company

·         Responsible for working with product development in analyzing and implementing data solutions

·         Responsible for analyzing and negotiating new vendor relationships

·         Developing data warehousing solutions that fit company needs

·         Working with Credit, Demographic, Census, Lifestyle, Property, Household, Individual, Phone, and Response data

·         Managed strict data quality guidelines

·         Responsible for timely data updates

·         Responsible for new technology introduction and integration

·         Responsible for planning and implementing revenue generating projects

·         Hands on experience on all tools used by team

·         Reports direct to Group Executive

Sr. Data Architect/Sr. ETL Developer, Data Warehouse Corporation. Boca Raton, FL     

01/2004-03/2005

·         Worked extensively with Ab Initio, SQL Server 2000, First logic products

·         Responsible  for creating well-tuned, yet human understandable, ETL solutions, in Ab Initio, SSIS, and DTS

·         Developed basic to advanced level stored procedures

·         Understood business problems in the context of client requirements 

·         Involved in business requirement analysis, application design, data modeling, development, testing, and production migration

·         Experience in all phases of Data warehousing life cycle involving design, development & analysis and testing of Data Warehouses

·         Designed Data model that support the future of the company.

·         Extensive experience in creating scalable solutions

·         Pushed for scalability and re-usability on all designs

·         Conducted training for junior team members

·         Handled the close-out phases for releases

·         Professionally trained on data warehousing applications and software languages

 

Software Engineer, Data Warehouse Corporation., Boca Raton, FL          

12/2002-01/2004

·         Designed and  created .NET applications to support company needs

·         Supported various existing company systems including company intranet and internet

·         Involved in working with call centers and call center output files

·         Working with various types of input files

SKILLS  

Data warehousing and Modeling	SSIS, Talend Open Studio, Ab Initio, SSRS, ERWin, Hadoop, Pentaho ETL, Rapidminer, SPSS, Clementine,  DTS, Cognos, Crystal Reports XI,
Programming Languages	PHP, ASP.NET, C#.NET, C, C++, Java, SQL, VB, ASP, LISP
CMS	Wordpress, Drupal
Scripting	JavaScript, VBScript, jQuery, PERL, SHELL, BASH, KSH, HTML, DHTML
Databases	SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, MySQL, SQL Server 2000, DB2, MS-Access
Software	MS Project, Visio, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Office Suites
IT	Active Directory Management, Group Policy Management, Firewall Management, VPN
Operating Systems	All Windows Platforms, UNIX, LINUX

EDUCATION

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Master of Science in Computer Engineering with Minor in Business (Completed in 1 Year)

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (Completed in 3 years)

 

AWARDS

 

Received Leadership Award in recognition of contribution to business continuity during natural disaster, December 2006, Tranzact Information Services

 

TRAINING

 

Received one-on-one Leadership coaching from recognized leadership consultant (Thea Sommer, Beyond TEN)

Completed both basic and advanced Ab Initio training