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Microstrategy Consultant Resume

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Columbia, MD

SUMMARY

  • 7 Years of IT experience in performing as a MicroStrategy Developer, MicroStrategy Architect, MicroStrategy Administrator, BI Reporting and Business Intelligence solutions.
  • Good knowledge in Data Warehousing concepts such as Dimensional Modeling, Star Schema, Snowflake Schema, Data Marts, OLAP, Fact and Dimension Tables.
  • Experience in Architecture process creating Schema objects with MicroStrategy Desktop like simple and compound Facts, Attributes, Fact extensions, Hierarchies, Transformations.
  • Worked on performance tuning of various MicroStrategy Reports in MicroStrategy Desktop by tuning the VLDB properties and by various design techniques.
  • Extensively worked on MicroStrategy Administration that includes Intelligence Server Administration, configuration of Memory settings, Performance Monitoring, Assigning Privileges and Job Monitoring.
  • Experience in working with MicroStrategy Security model including Users, Groups, Security Roles and Security filters.
  • Configured Integrity Manger and Object Manager.
  • Adept in Dash Boarding and Documents, worked extensively on panel stacks, widgets, and customized the web.
  • Installed and configured Intelligent Server and Narrowcast Server to Schedule, Execute and Deliver Reports using various delivery methods like file and emails.
  • Good Understanding of Intelligent cubes OLAP, MOLAP, Multi Dimensional Models and Data mart design.
  • Familiar with Data Management Systems - SQL Server 2000/2005/2008, Oracle 9i/10g
  • Experience in translating business requirements into logical dimensional models.
  • Extensive back ground and knowledge of Stored Procedures, Triggers, Functions, and Transact SQL.
  • Created Test Reports, Involved in the Analysis, Design and Development phases. Designed all the Master and Master - detail templates
  • Handled responsibilities including Requirement analysis, Client interaction, Specs allotment.
  • Self-starter and quick learner with proven analytical, technical, and communication skills. Very resourceful in problem solving.
  • My professional interests include project management; systems integration, design and development, usability and information architecture for websites and database applications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

BI Tools: MicroStrategy 9/8.x/7.x, Desktop, Web, Architect, Narrowcast Server, Object Manager, Project Merge, Integrity Manager, Dashboards and scorecards. Query Builder and Command Manager: (Used Saved Scripts commonly used like purging caches, checking the active users, connecting and disconnecting from database instances)

Data Modeling: Microsoft Visio 2000/2003/2007, ERwin

ETL Tools: Informatica Power Center 8/9 (Knowledge in creating a Repository Folder, Source, Target and Mapping)

DBMS: Oracle 11g/10g, DB2, MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008, Microsoft Access 2003/2007, Netezza 5.0/6.0, Teradata 13/14.

Management Tools: Microsoft Project 2003/2007

Web Technologies: Microsoft Expression Web 2.0/3.0, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, Swish 2.0 (Flash)

Programming Languages: SQL, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Columbia, MD

MicroStrategy Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Participated in BI team meetings to discuss the user requirements.
  • Reviewed of the requirement specifications and preparation of documents.
  • Worked with Connectivity Configuration Wizard to configure the Metadata connectivity information, metadata DSN name etc.
  • Extensively worked on Desktop to create Applications Objects, Reports and Dashboards (Documents & Scorecards)
  • Extensively worked and developed Attribute, Metrics, Report Templates, Filters, Prompts to give Decision makers a handy tool to choose the criteria for reports and view information in different perspectives.
  • Generated different kinds of Pass-Through Functions and used for time filters like current month and previous year etc.
  • Interacted with users from different functional teams across the organization in gathering requirements for developing departmental dashboards and Key Performance Index corporate dashboards.
  • Worked in conjunction with other developers and collaborate on design, code, and issue resolutions.
  • Performed unit and integration testing.
  • Delivered development tasks while meeting tight deadlines and resolved bugs/break fixes.
  • Customized existing Reports/Custom Groups and Schema Objects whenever required.
  • Used Advanced Prompts, Conditional, Transformation metrics and Level metrics for creating complex reports.
  • Have a very good knowledge of all the features of MicroStrategy 9.4.1 (MicroStrategy Visualization; MicroStrategy Dash boarding; MicroStrategy Reporting).
  • Involved in the business processes for understanding, developing, and finalizing the data requirements.
  • Tuned and configured existing projects, reports and metrics through VLDB properties.
  • Performed system checks like licensing, functionality, managing user privileges of the system.
  • Added new users to groups and assigning them security privileges.
  • Worked with MicroStrategy Object Manager to move objects among the Development, Testing and Production environments.
  • Worked efficiently both in a team environment and alone and unsupervised.
  • Experience in Project Documentation, performance tuning and production support for major releases.
  • Mentored business staff so that they can achieve self-service using the developed MicroStrategy platform components.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Environment: MicroStrategy 9.4.1 HF4, Oracle 11G, Informatica 9.5

Confidential, West Chester, PA

MicroStrategy Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Participated in BI team meetings to discuss the user requirements.
  • Review of the requirement specifications and preparation of documents.
  • Extensively worked and developed Attribute, Metrics, Report Templates, Filters, Prompts to give Decision makers a handy tool to choose the criteria for reports and view information in different perspectives.
  • Worked in conjunction with other developers and collaborate on design, code, and issue resolutions.
  • Performed unit and integration testing.
  • Delivered development tasks while meeting tight deadlines and resolved bugs/break fixes.
  • Customized existing Reports/Custom Groups and Schema Objects whenever required.
  • Used Advanced Prompts, Conditional, Transformation metrics and Level metrics for creating complex reports.
  • Have a very good knowledge of all the features of MicroStrategy 9.4.1 (MicroStrategy Visualization; MicroStrategy Dash boarding; MicroStrategy Reporting).
  • Involved in the business processes for understanding, developing, and finalizing the data requirements.
  • Tuned and configured existing projects, reports and metrics through VLDB properties.
  • Performed system checks like licensing, functionality, managing user privileges of the system.
  • Added new users to groups and assigning them security privileges.
  • Worked with MicroStrategy Object Manager to move objects among the Development, Testing and Production environments.
  • Worked efficiently both in a team environment and alone and unsupervised.
  • Experience in Project Documentation, performance tuning and production support for major releases.
  • Mentored business staff so that they can achieve self-service using the developed MicroStrategy platform components.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and changing environment.

Environment: MicroStrategy 9.4.1, Netezza 6.0, Informatica 9.5, IBM AIX 7.1

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

MicroStrategy Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Participated in BI team meetings to discuss the user requirements.
  • Determining the source table and columns required to make a Microstrategy Schema Objects.
  • Provided expertise in architecting MicroStrategy metadata and schema objects whenever required.
  • Worked on Low Level Design and Requirement Specification Documents.
  • Extensively worked and developed Metrics, Templates, Filters to give Decision makers a handy tool to choose the criteria for reports and view information in different perspectives.
  • Worked with MicroStrategy Architects Editor to map the attributes based on the data model.
  • Have a very good knowledge of all the features of MicroStrategy 8.x, 9.x.
  • Used Level metrics for satisfying aggregations on reports.
  • Involved in the business processes for understanding, developing, and finalizing the data requirements.
  • Assisted in functional and system testing of integrated reporting applications, Dashboards, Promotes and ensures appropriate use of the MicroStrategy tool
  • Tuned and configured existing projects, reports and metrics through VLDB properties.
  • Performed system checks like licensing, functionality, managing user privileges of the system.
  • Added new users to groups and assigning them security privileges.
  • Worked with MicroStrategy Object Manager to move objects among the Development, Testing and Production environments.

Environment: MicroStrategy 9.2.1, Teradata 13/14, Informatica 9.0.1.

Confidential, West Chester, PA

MicroStrategy Consultant

Responsibilities:

  • Participated in BI team meetings to discuss the user requirements.
  • Review of the requirement specifications and preparation of documents.
  • Experience importing Warehouse tables, Facts, Hierarchies, Attributes, Metrics, filters, Prompts, Hierarchy elements, consolidations and Custom Groups.
  • Worked on Advanced MicroStrategy Reporting techniques such as Interactive Dashboards, Visualization techniques.
  • Developed documentation required to support the development life-cycle of the MicroStrategy reporting project.
  • Used Advanced Prompts, Conditional, Transformation metrics and Level metrics for creating complex reports.
  • Involved in the business processes for understanding, developing, and finalizing the data requirements.
  • Tuned and configured existing projects, reports and metrics through VLDB properties.
  • Performed system checks like licensing, functionality, managing user privileges of the system.
  • Added new users to groups and assigning them security privileges.
  • Worked with the MicroStrategy Administration team to ensure successful promotion of objects in various environments.
  • Assists in testing and validation of the MicroStrategy environment during the server upgrade process

Environment: Netezza 5.0, MicroStrategy Desktop 9.2.1, Informatica 9.0.1, IBM AIX

Confidential, MD

MicroStrategy Developer

Responsibilities:

  • Developed new reports and modified existing reports for the business line to satisfy the specifications.
  • Created Ad hoc reports.
  • Assisted in creation of schema objects like attributes and Hierarchies.
  • Have a very good knowledge of all the features of MicroStrategy 8.x, 9.x.
  • Generated Key Performance Indicators (KPI) metrics and other metrics.
  • Have a very good knowledge of all the features of MicroStrategy 9.x.
  • Tuned and configured existing projects, reports and metrics through VLDB properties.
  • Performed system checks like licensing, functionality, managing user privileges of the system.
  • Added new users to groups and assigning them security privileges.
  • Worked with MicroStrategy Object Manager to move objects among the Development, Testing and Production environments.
  • Created reports with various Object prompts to generate various Ad hoc reports.
  • Took help of MicroStrategy Knowledgebase to troubleshoot some Report related issues.
  • Developed Attribute filter prompts to give end users a choice of different filtering criteria each time they run the report.
  • Created Report Templates for consistency in the look and feel of the reports
  • Created Hierarchies for providing drill down options for the end-user through MicroStrategy Web.

Environment: MicroStrategy Architect, MicroStrategy Desktop 9/8, MicroStrategy Web 9/8, Oracle 11g, Informatica Designer 8.x, Solaris

Confidential

SQL Developer/ MicroStrategy Developer

Responsibilities:

  • Participated inBI team meetings to discuss the user requirements based on the current system.
  • Prepared theSystem AnalysisandGap Analysisdocuments.
  • Prepared theMapping Documentdetermining the source table and columns required to make to replicate the current systems and the required MicroStrategy Schema Objects.
  • Worked onLow Level DesignandRequirement Specification Documents.
  • Extensively worked and developed Metrics, Templates, Filters to give Decision makers a handy tool to choose the criteria for reports and view information in different perspectives.
  • Worked with MicroStrategy Architect Editor to map the attributes based on the data model and setup the parent-child relationship accordingly in MicroStrategy.
  • Assisted in testing and validation of the MicroStrategy environment during the server upgrade process.
  • Assisted the company withmigratingfromMSSQLServer2000toSQL Server 200564-bit Edition.

Environment: MicroStrategy 8.x, Informatica 8.1, Linux Solaris,SQL Server 2000/2005

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