Thad Guidry

214-881-7769

14501 Montfort Dr #1313, Dallas, TX 75254

thadguidry@gmail.com

 

CAREER OVERVIEW:

·      Tech Evangelist with over 15 years of Data Management experience and comprehensive hands-on technical background in leading industries of Technology, Transportation, Logistics, Music, & Software.

·      Productive management using interpersonal skills showcasing leadership in collaborative teamwork environments.

·      Broad experience in areas of Programming Languages, Data Warehouses, ETL, Metadata Modeling, Business Intelligence, Reporting, Systems Analysis, Sales, Graphic Design, Semantic Web, PC, Servers, Networking, Mechanics, and Electronics.

·      Creative interest using technical and analytical skills to identify and solve real world problems in Corporate, Government, & Small Business.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

Data Architect / Business Intelligence Consultant – Hobi.com Jun 2012 – Oct 2012

·         Developed and designed a custom Business Intelligence solution for data derived from daily Recycling of Cell Phones & IT Asset Disposition.

·         Engaged directly with CEO, Business Managers, & IT staff to formulate a best practices approach to data warehousing & management in addition to introducing managed KPI metrics for performance evaluation of workers within Cell Phone Recycling factory.

·         Developed ETL solutions using Pentaho for automated job processing of files & data into PostgreSQL with star schema fact and dimension tables.

·         Developed a custom workshift calculator for use in Pentaho Spoon.

 

Data Architect – Moomat.com Aug 2011 – Current

·         Responsible for overall data schema solutions leveraging Semantic Web technologies and existing Ontologies for mapping into PostgreSQL.

·         Designed web scrapers in Python.

·         Applied data reconciling procedures utilizing Google Refine and Google Freebase API for ingest of iTunes metadata into PostgreSQL.

·         Developed ETL solutions using Talend Open Studio for automated job processing of file metadata into PostgreSQL.

 

Project Manager – COMPUCOM Feb 2010 – Jun 2012

·         Provided corporate technical leadership for a large Data migration project & integration from a UNIX legacy system to AMDOCS Clarify CRM solution for major retail clients such as The Home Depot, Wal-mart, Target, CitiFinancial, & Allstate Insurance.

·         Handled daily communication, conference calls, Oracle database schema alignment & change documentation.

·         Lead developers, implementation specialists, training, & reporting teams to meet migration deadlines and provided executive summary views of risks and slippage for migration project tasks.

·         Provided MicroStrategy training for reporting users and worked with ETL development teams on data warehouse loading strategies, data quality, and performance issues during processing.

 

 

Project Manager – OPEN CIRCLE TECHNOLGIES 9/2009 – 1 month Contract

·         Provided short-term consulting on best practices for enterprise class project management for a growing Drupal web development company with remote PHP developers and support.

·         Introduced alternative project management software specifically written for web development tasks and collaboration – Liquid Planner.

·         Engaged with clients for technical requirements & scope planning.

 

IT Director - DAI SYSTEMS 9/2007 – 06/2009

·      Directed research, development, and implementation for enterprise document management software, Alfresco Document Management System (DMS), Enterprise Content Management (ECM), OCR Scanning, workflow, and reporting applications while utilizing Open Source components and proprietary solutions.

·      Leveraged negotiation and communication skills to guide the team of Java developers through multiple project phases.

·      Presented Client-facing technical sales demonstrations and implemented sales forecasting strategies to C level executives using business intelligence & data mining, & reporting in Crystal Reports.

·      Engaged clients and delivered scope of work, RFP, process workflows, and technical sales for complex business processes and change requests.  

·      Provided visionary approaches to redefine existing business plans from proprietary software to open source and achieved higher ROI with a lower TCO in a tough, competitive, custom software industry.

·      Relational database development and support, MS Access, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Business Objects, Jasper, Talend, Pentaho, & ETL processes.

·      Utilized Expert skills in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook, Jasper Reports, Crystal Reports, Adobe, Open Office, Sugar CRM, Document Management, Alfresco, Abbyy OCR, IRIS OCR, & Joomla.

·      Development using various technologies including Javascript, Web Services, Metadata, XML.

·      Utilized Adobe Livecycle forms and Javascript for custom forms processing.

 

Information Systems Manager – CITY OF GARLAND, LIBRARY 4/2001 – 9/2007

·      Developed and implemented custom VBA Access database applications for library programs and reporting.

·      Relational database development and support, MS Access, MySQL, MS SQL Server.

·      Managed and maintained hardware, software, and network for critical public computer systems & PCs.

·      Implemented security strategy & analyzed hardware & software on WinXP desktops and W2K3 server for use with public PC systems.

·      Expert skills in Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook.

·      Imaging and backup of systems using Ghost, Arcserve, Veritas.

 

Technical Analyst - IBM INTEGRION 3/1997 – 4/2001

·      Project Management & support of online banking platform solution using IBM Integrion.

·      Supervision of 30+ call center team in areas of interviewing, hiring, scheduling, training, evaluation, and promotion recommendations.

·      Generated weekly reports for Quality Assurance processes to VP using SQL, Excel, Access technologies.

·      Developed & implemented streamlined workflows improving call volume handling efficiency by 50%.

·      Eliminated operational defects (Six Sigma) by establishing new policies, procedures, & technical documentation for training.

·      Introduced & integrated supported software packages including Citrix, MS Office, Money, Quicken, Web Banking & Modem communications.

 

Project Manager – RYDER LOGISTICS & GREEN FLAG USA 6/1994 - 4/1997

·      Provided leadership, scheduling, & training of 30+ personnel for industry leader, Ryder Logistics.

·      Delivered exemplary customer service utilizing business intelligence, situation analysis and reporting within the transportation & trucking industry.

·      Oversaw coaching & training to promote the development of skills.

·      Completed project integration of SQL & Microsoft Street Atlas for real-time display mapping resulting in a 50% improvement in overall call handling volumes.

·      Developed custom reporting using VBA controls in MS Access.

 

Operations Manager - DHL AIRWAYS 2/1993 - 10/1993

·      Generated and programmed reports on SQL for worldwide equipment availability.

·      Supervised small cargo loading crew to consistently meet on-time delivery of international packages.

·      Repaired & maintained electronic, hydraulic & pneumatic equipment such as diesel generators, hydraulic testing units.

·      Used schematics to troubleshoot circuit boards & electronic components.

 

Senior Ground Equipment Technician – US AIR FORCE 12/1988 - 12/1992

·      Maintained reports on DEC mainframe using Cobol.

·      Repaired & maintained diesel & gas turbine generators, heaters, air conditioning units for flight line support operations of F-15 aircraft.

·      Ability to read schematics to troubleshoot circuit boards & electronic components.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SKILLS:

MS PROJECT, MS OFFICE, WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS, POWERPOINT, WINDOWS 7, VISTA, XP, SQL SERVER, MYSQL, WINDOWS SBS, WINDOWS SERVER 2003, WINDOWS SERVER 2008, MS EXCHANGE, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, VPN, FIREWALLS, SYMANTEC BACKUP EXEC, HYPERVISOR, CITRIX, IBM RATIONAL, CRYSTAL REPORTS, BUSINESS OBJECTS, MICROSTRATEGY, JASPER, PENTAHO, ACCOUNTING, QUICKBOOKS, DOCUMENT LOCATOR, OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR), ABBYY FLEXICAPTURE OCR, IRIS OCR, SEO, SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION, ALFRESCO, JOOMLA, DRUPAL, UML, XML, CSS, HTML, JAVASCRIPT, JAVA, SDLC, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE (SDLC), SERVICE ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA), TOMCAT, APACHE WEBSERVER, @TASK, LIQUID PLANNER, ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP), ORACLE FINANCIALS, OPENBRAVO, SUGARCRM, SALESFORCE, ADOBE LIVECYCLE, ACROBAT, PHOTOSHOP

 

 

OPEN SOURCE & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:

 

Community Expert – Google Freebase.com – 2007 – Current

·         Co-Developed Graph database schema and type systems around Organizations, Government, Science, Health & Medicine, Music, & Sports.

·         Contributed to testing, bug fixes and technical documentation on Wiki.

 

Contributor – Google Refine – Dec 2009 – Current

·         Contributed original ideas for implemented features and enhancements.

·         Provided bug testing & technical support for users via mailing list.

·         Contributed to bug fixes and technical documentation on Wiki.

Contributor – Schema.org – 2011 – Current

·         Contributed ideas for classification and enhancements around Real Estate, Health & Medicine, Sports, & general Type classes.

 

 

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES:

 

Mark Hanson – Programmer - 214-707-1705

J.R. Atkins – Executive Sales & Social Media Manager – 214-707-1705

David Gervais – Bank of America – Workforce Manager – 817-800-1357

Pete Eckert – City of Rockwall – City Attorney – 972-840-9273

Fred Cooper – SingnLearn.com – Owner – 972-840-3273

Mike Broadhurst – Aloha POS – Manager – 817-656-3014

Bill Raley – City of Garland – Manager – 972-205-3935