Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area
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Formerly via contract with NTT Data; now direct hire with DHHS. ♦ Responsible for providing technical system & process analysis, application improvement & implementation, and process modeling & enhancement ♦ Perform complex program analysis, application assessment, & performance monitoring to maintain efficiency and seek improvement ♦ Work with both senior-level business executives & IT personnel to execute project requirements, fulfill training/instructional client needs, and produce deliverables utilizing either Agile or SDLC methodologies as determined by project needs, scope, and nature ♦ Provide oversight and project management as team lead of the Client Services Data Warehouse (CSDW) to ensure complete development & implementation of business intelligence data warehousing, reporting, and visualization initiatives (including effort monitoring to ensure quality and procedural compliance) ♦ Serve as business/technical liaison to clients in developing business & functional requirements, writing programming specifications, deploying appropriate resources, and documenting projects thoroughly (using Business Objects, Tableau, etc.) ♦ Provide business intelligence report and production infrastructure SQL programming support using Business Objects, SAS Data Integration Studio, and other database management tools including DBVisualizer, MS Access, and SQL Server
♦ Strategic non-employee advisor on innovation, research collaboration, and technology-driven initiatives ♦ Draws on deep experience leading data warehousing, analytics, and BI projects in the public sector ♦ Leverages public-sector expertise gained through leadership roles at NC DHHS ♦ Contributor to technology-enabled transformation in a flexible, collaborative capacity
♦ BI reporting/development (full stack), data integration, PC/web apps development & programming using SAS, MSSQL, Oracle, MS Access/Office macro coding, web scripting (VBScript & JavaScript), ASP, PHP, & Business Objects/SAS WRS & Visual Analytics report/data warehouse & infrastructure design @ the Graduate School using student, HR, financial systems ♦ Systems analysis / needs assessment of current client-server & web applications based on customer input, critical in-depth observation, & close coordination w/other tech groups on campus, including PeopleSoft Student Records & other implementations ♦ Project manager for university-wide graduate online admissions system (>15,000 users) ♦ Responsible for efficient, 24x7 running of critical apps w/thousands of users (includes debugging problems and implementing sound solutions quickly) while handling simultaneous high-priority tasks) ♦ Sys admin & database developer/admin for multiple Windows/SQL/IIS/LAMP servers ♦ Documentation maintenance, instructional materials design, public speaking, and training for University-wide systems / applications developed in-house ♦ Implementing Business Objects report conversion to SAS Information Maps & WRS/VA ♦ Operational management of existing computer training classes: scheduling, choosing & evaluating qualified instructors & courseware, modifying course content and/or schedule when necessary, overseeing financial reporting & all cost/benefit statistical analyses for all classes at McKimmon Center ♦ Served as System Admin & webmaster for 25-user network @ McKimmon Center ♦ Developed new computer training programs based on statistical trend analysis and financial viability @ McKimmon Center (result: a $2,000 Trust Account chronic deficit was changed into a surplus of more than $90,000 in less than six months) ♦ Managed 5 full-time regular employees & 12 contract instructors @ McKimmon Center