Contact: Gabriel 516.567.9477

gmarcan@gmail.com

Aventura, FL 33180

I strive to help organizations maximize the value of their information.

 

Post-graduate Engineering background with 10+ years of experience in IT. Managed and enhanced Big Data processes, developed data quality measures and data strategies. Provided technical expertise and hands-on development of software, systems and data solutions. Worked as a developer, analyst, Enterprise Architect and system operations and support.

 

Fast learner, with strong technical skills, sound people skills, collaborative, proactive, and creative.

 

(3) = Advance; (2) = Intermediate; (1) = Basic

 

Programming Languages and Protocols: HPCC/ECL (3), VB/A (3), C# (2), ASP .Net (2), T-SQL (2), HTML (2), PHP (2), J2EE (2), Java (2), Python (2), Delphi (2), XML (2), XSD (1), ISO20022 (1), FpML (1), Matlab (1), C (1).

 

Technology Platforms and Frameworks: Windows OS 10/8/7/XP/NT/98/.. (3), SharePoint (3), Sparx EA (Data Modelling) (3), MS IIS (2), Subversion (2), MS SQL Server (2), MySQL (2), UML (2), TOGAF 9 (1), Archimate (1), MS Visio (1), Zachman Framework (1), JavaScript (1), Stored Procedures (1).

 

Activities and Collaboration: Data Modeling (3), Data Architecture (3), Data Analysis (3), Data Management (3), Data Interface Definitions (3), MS Word (3), MS Excel (3), MS PowerPoint (3), MS Outlook (3), MS SharePoint (3), MS Project (1).

 

3.1       LexisNexis Risk SolutionsJuly 2014 – Current

Senior Software Engineer

·  Operated and enhanced processes to prepare and deliver core big data files for insurance, banking and other risk dependent products.

·  Designed and delivered an improved set of big data files, dropping the delivery rate to a quarter of the original delivery rate and aiding and defining and implanting data quality measures.

3.2       ModisNov 2013 – July 2014

Senior Data Architect (at LexisNexis Risk Solutions)

·  Design and architect enhancements to a high profile real Property Data Application.

·  Data Analysis and code development on a high data volume distributed platform.

·  Define and implement data mapping and quality controls and drive team’s tasks delivery.

3.3       Padilla Construction ServicesMay 2013 – Nov 2013

Data Security Engineer

·  Provided technical evaluation for company technologies, such as pay role and human resources.

·  Evaluated security access systems and assist in the design of layout and configuration of systems.

·  Assisted staff with resolving IT related issues such as network and application configuration / usage.

3.4       Standard Bank LimitedJune 2005 – April 2013

Firm Data Architect and Data Governance Manager (Jul 2010 – April 2013)

·  Drove the data architecture strategy and data governance alignment across the company by composing the data strategy for group IT, focusing on building standard data capabilities.

·  Established, lead and managed a council of data architects from across the company to provide guidance around data principles, standards, platforms and architectures.

·  Defined and helped motivate the on-boarding of the bank’s Chief Data Officer, and provided support and expertise for the new executive.

·  Guided and supported the data architecture of multiple projects, including choices on BI tools, data warehouse platforms and data models.

·  Advocated to business to adopt data governance and data quality management.

·  Provided technical development for information virtualization (C#, ASP.Net, HTML, SVG)

·  Provided data metric recommendations though data analysis of Application Portfolio data.

·  Co-managed a team to define and maintain data standards, including work-load balancing, data analysis for standards’ definition, storage and maintenance (XML / XSD / Subversion / ISO20022).

 

Corporate Risk Data Architect / Analyst (April 2008 – June 2010)

·  Maintained data architectural blueprints to clarify where data is kept, its flow patterns and usage.

·  Provided architecture guidance and support to defining data structures and correct data sourcing. (Sparx EA / UML / SharePoint / Archimate / Excel).

·  Provided division's data governance executive team with data management guidance and insights.

·  Recommended the data strategy and data governance framework components.

·  Provided technical and data analysis of issues and recommendations.

·  Acted as a data analyst to research, define, create and publish reports from multiple sources of data to help business highlight data issues and help prioritize work (VBA / SQL).

·  Established a shared architecture and modeling environment across the division - promoting standards, structures and automation of documentation (Zachman/ Sparx EA).

 

Solution Engineer (Jan 2006 - Mar 2008)

·  Automated and supported the quantitative pricing tool for financial trading to accelerate time-to-market of pricing models (Matlab, VBS, VBA, Excel, VB / ASP .Net).

·  Researched, design and coded a spreadsheet end-user auditing technology (including the creation of a reporting platform to address audit concerns (VBA, SQL, C# / ASP .Net / IIS).

·  Assisted in defining standards for the generating architectural views-points.

·  Provided data analysis and design of application interfaces (SharePoint, SQL, Sparx EA).

·  Designed and coded transactional billing processing engine (J2EE, Websphere).

·  Deployed and administered a knowledge sharing tool (mediawiki, PHP, MySQL, IIS).

·  Enabled new product trading through developing enhancements to existing front-end trading platform (Python, Windows, Unix).

·  Automated PnL calculations from multiple sets of data to increase productivity of trading.

3.5       Nyper Networks Feb 2005 – Dec 2005

 

Developer

·  Researched and developed software to collect data from physical sensors and GPS devices. Provided dashboard, data import / export capabilities and customer support. (Windows CE, Bluetooth, Wifi, GPS, physical sensor integration, C#, ASP .NET, modelling, MS office, UML).

3.6       InternshipsDec 2002 – Jan 2006

Standard Bank (June 2005 – Jan 2006)

·  Researched remote access to enterprise data through mobile devices (C# / ASP .Net).

·  Researched accelerating development through code automation (subversion, html, c, unix).

 

Focal Point (Dec 2003 – Feb 2004)

·  Developed algorithm to analyze and enhance quality and filtering of live video data in aid of low-cost product to assist visually impaired individuals (Delphi, image processing).

 

Soormarker & Partners (Dec 2002 – Feb 2003)

·  Utilized engineering standards to specify design specification of electrical blueprints of constriction sites, including layout of electrical outlets, lighting and distribution boards.

·   Masters of Engineering with Distinction: University of the Witwatersrand, 2005

·   BSc Electrical Engineering with Distinction: University of the Witwatersrand, 2004

·   Advance courses in physics and mathematics: Israel Institute of Technology 2000-2001

·   International Honor SocietyGolden Key Membership 2003

·   IBMBest Student Recognition Award Finalist2005

·   University of the Witwatersrand7 Merit awards and scholarship2002-2005