Lead Cognos Developer Resume
Dallas, TX
SUMMARY:
- 9+ years of IT industry experience encompassing a wide range of skill set, roles and industry verticals.
- Extensive experience with analysis, design, development, customization and implementation of software applications including Business Intelligence.
- Strong knowledge on IBM Cognos 10.2.2 including: Report Studio, Active Reports, RAVE Visualization, Event Studio, Query Studio, Data Mart, Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Cognos Connection, Cognos Content Database, Cognos Audit Database and OLAP.
- Modeling experience in Cognos Framework Manager, creating and maintaining packages, design Relational and Dimensionally Modeled Relational (DMR) Metadata and maintenance of the metadata - model, developing reports, and training business users to develop reports.
- Cognos administration includes maintaining security, groups and roles, content store back up, event agent monitoring and LDAP.
- Excellent experience on Cognos installation, configuration, upgrade, tuning and re-architecture Cognos.
- Developed Cognos Active Reports for iPad.
- Lead reporting team that is responsible for developing and deploying business intelligence applications with the use of Cognos.
- Cognos Migration experience from version 8.4 to 10.2 to 11.
- Hardware migration experience from UNIX to Linux.
- Excellent Oracle database skills including pl/sql programming and SQL join.
- Excellent Shell script knowledge on UNIX/LINUX platform.
- Strong Business Analytics, database, Object Oriented Programming and development knowledge.
- Proficient in analyzing and translating business requirements to technical requirements and architecture.
- Experience in leading and managing teams, handled multiple roles - Developer, Lead and Data Analyst.
- Good communication skills, interpersonal skills, self-motivated, quick learner and team player.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
BI: Cognos Report Studio, Cognos Event Studio, Active Reports,Cognos Framework Manager, Cognos Administration, LDAP
Languages: Java, J2EE, C++, C, ProC, HTML, JavaScript, Shell Script
RDBMS: Oracle 11g, DB2, MS Access, SQL Plus, PL/SQL
O/S: Windows, UNIX, LINUX
Web Server: Apache Tomcat, Sun One Web server
Processes: ITUP (Information Technology Unified Process), Agile
Tools: HP ALM Quality Center, IBM ReqPro, IBM Clear Quest
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Lead Cognos Developer
Confidential, Dallas, TX
Responsibilities:
- As a Developer/Data Specialist responsible for Analysis, design, development and testing.
- Discuss with client on requirement and provide solution with mock report.Design framework model and create package.
- Design the report implementation in Cognos and test.
- Handle production issues and provide fix/workaround.
- Administrate Cognos for performance tuning, content backup, audit and event checks.
- Manage team to assign task, explain the requirements and keep track of project.
Cognos Developer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Analysis, design, development and testing.
- Actively discuss with client on requirement and provide solution with mock report.
- Design interface agreement and file layout.
- Create supporting document (High Level Design, Application Design, Test Case and Deployment Plan).
- Track project and provide status to management.
- Develop Shell Script, SQL loader control file, Pl/SQL code
- Design and develop report in Cognos and test.
- Review report with Lead and client
- Deploy code to production and assist users
Cognos Developer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- identify the impact, design and document plan and review with lead
- Work with interfacing application to document the change and update the servers details
- Create directories, move files and configure application
- Create test case and review.
- Worked with lead to install and configure Cognos BI and Apache.
- Test Cognos reports
- Test Shell Scripts, Pl/SQL code and make necessary change.
- Prepare Deployment plan and review.
- Coordinate with all interfacing system during deployment for connectivity.
Senior System Engineer
Confidential, Dallas, TX
Responsibilities:
- Analyze the technical feasibility and provide technical solution.
- Map requirements and tag in tool for tracking.
- Responsible for design, development and testing.
- Provide project status to management and client
- Support production related activities and provide fix and RCA for issues
- Conduct weekly meeting on project status, issues and planning
System Engineer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Analysis, design, development and testing.
- Review Design, Test cases and other documents.
- Write High Level Design from Business Requirement.
- Handle production issues and update IBM US team.
- Project Function Points and count after every deployment.
- Provide project estimation
- Single Point of Contact for application
Associate System Engineer
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Analyze requirement and provide design
- Present the overall design to trainer
- Lead Trainee team and assign task among team
- Integrate all three systems
- Lead the final presentation team