Executive Profile
This versatile PMP Certified IT project manager, team lead and Data Warehousing specialist, expert in driving Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, and Data Integration projects consistently meeting key program deliverables. Acknowledged for integrity, high professional standards, "grace under fire.", Customer-service orientation, "big-picture" vision, and sensitivity to the bottom-line combine usefully to deliver projects stamped with a characteristic blend of detail, and cost-effectiveness. Inspired by the power of assembling talented, self-directed teams, and passionately committed to sustaining robust, streamlined systems that respond to business objectives. Preston is a persuasive and entertaining public speaker-expert in "working an audience." Perform well under pressure; a productive, positive leader sharing in team successes.

Strengths
Professional with over 20 years experience in Database management, ETL Development, Business Intelligence, and Data Warehouse Architecture and Modeling, including more than 5 years with Project Management. Proven record of success analyzing all aspects of a project or area of responsibility, investigating and determining if monies are being spent appropriately, improving the estimating process for actual, reducing expenses, and improving the efficiency of operations.

• Project Design
• Informatica
• Healthcare
• Program Management
• Oracle Database (9,10,11)
• Insurance
• Scope Management
• DB2
• Banking
• Multi-Site Development
• Sql Server
• Master Data Management
• System Architecture
• Windows
• Telecommunications
• Cost Containment
• UNIX
• Data Warehousing
• Strategic Planning
• Business Objects
• Data Governance

Professional Accomplishments

Sales
Half a million in software upgrade sales in 2008

• Led Team that created new product for Informatica Professional Services to assess customer environments which resulted in $200,000 in additional revenue
• P & L responsibility for individual projects

70% Project Extension Rate

• 45% Project Expansion Rate

25% License Referral Closure Rate

• Working with the Informatica Software Sales organization on opportunities--developing and presenting customer-facing presentations, identifying solutions

Project Management
5 years of successful delivery of data migration, data integration, and software installation for the largest ETL Professional Service Organization

• Data Migration project wins 2007 Informatica Innovation Award for Data Migration Successfully managed delivery of over 30 projects using PowerCenter software, UNIX scripts using Full Lifecycle Project Management implementation
• Established and maintained strong Executive Level Client relationships on all projects

Develop Statements of Work

• Project Profit & Loss Responsibility

Assess and cultivate long-term strategic goals for data warehousing in conjunction with data users, department managers, clients, and other key stakeholders.
Evaluate, recommend, and select data warehouse components, including hardware, database management systems, ETL (extract, transform, and load) software, data mining tools, and Business Intelligence Tools.

Career History
Consulting Manager 2004 to 2009
Confidential Atlanta, GA
The Consulting Manager will be responsible for the development of a team of consulting professionals while also assuring the delivery of quality client service as an individual contributor. Consulting Manager will actively manage on-boarding, enablement, oversight, evaluation and career counseling of his/her team members. This involves leveraging personal experiences and providing continuous mentorship and guidance to ensure optimal and consistent field readiness of direct reports. This individual is an integral member of the overall management team. In addition to maintaining minimum individual utilization targets, the primary responsibilities of the Consulting Manager are as follows:

Under the tutelage of the Director of Business Development and a Regional Manager from IPS, the Consulting Manager will focus on developing skills specific to positioning and selling Informatica Professional Services offerings and solutions. In addition to delivering individual consulting objectives, the Consulting Manager will assist the pre and post sales lifecycle for both software and services for a subset of accounts as delegated by Regional Management. This individual is an integral member of the overall management team. In addition to maintaining minimum assigned individual utilization targets the Primary Responsibilities, as delegated by Senior Management, will be as follows:

• Successfully delivered over 30 projects in Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Master Data Management, and Meta Data Management using PowerCenter software, Unix scripts and 3rd party tools such as Erwin
• Led Team that created new product for Informatica Professional Services to assess customer environments which resulted in $200,000 in additional revenue
• Assisted in revision of telecommunication policy that saved Professional Services $100,000
• Providing direct services business development activities with existing Informatica customers to close services opportunities or extensions thereof
• Working with the Informatica Software Sales organization on pre-sales opportunities, developing and presenting customer-facing presentations and demos, identifying solutions,
• Leads performance review feedback, training needs, and certification attainment with a constant focus towards proactive communication of consultant issues and career development opportunities
• Audits existing engagements where direct reports are delivering work products

Data Warehouse Architect 2003 to 2004
Confidential Atlanta, GA
To strategically design and implement data warehouses, data marts, and data stores, while ensuring high levels of data availability. This individual is also responsible for defining data standards and models for warehouse architectures. The Data Warehouse Architect will in addition evaluate and select all infrastructure components such as software, hardware, database management systems, and networking capabilities.
Assess and cultivate long-term strategic goals for data warehousing in conjunction with data users, department managers, clients, and other key stakeholders.
Evaluate, recommend, and select data warehouse components, including hardware, database management systems, ETL (extract, transform, load) software, data mining tools, and meta data management tools.
Create models for new data warehouse development and/or changes to existing data stores.
Design and manage data warehouse improvement and growth projects
Design and Built Reports using Business Objects
Identify inefficiencies and gaps in current data warehouses and leverage solutions

Independent Consultant 1999 to 2003
Atlanta, GA
To strategically design and implement data warehouses, data marts, and data stores, while ensuring high levels of data availability. This individual is also responsible for defining data standards and models for warehouse architectures. The Data Warehouse Architect will in addition evaluate and select all infrastructure components such as software, hardware, database management systems, and networking capabilities
Evaluate, recommend, and select data warehouse components, including hardware, database management systems, ETL (extract, transform, load) software, data mining tools, and meta data management tools.
Install and configure relevant components to ensure data warehouse access.
Develop, implement, and maintain change control and testing processes for modifications to data systems.
Developed Reports using Congos

Senior Data Warehouse Consultant 1997 to 1999
Confidential Atlanta, GA
Strategically design and implement BI software and systems, including integration with databases and data warehouses. This includes selecting, blueprinting, gathering requirements, designing, and rolling out BI solutions to end users. The Business Intelligence Specialist is also responsible for ensuring high levels of BI availability through support functions and in-depth testing.
Direct, organize, and lead projects in the implementation and use of new BI software tools and systems.
Analyze user requirements and, based on findings, design functional specifications for client/server databases and database applications.
Work with project managers to ensure that data entry, retrieval, change and delete functions meet business requirements for project completion.
Produce ETL design guidelines to ensure a manageable ETL infrastructure for the BI system.
Designed and Built reports using Business Objects and Cognos

Consultant 1995 to 1997
Confidential St. Louis, MO
Design and implement databases across the organization, while ensuring high levels of data availability. I was also responsible for defining standards and models for database architectures. In addition evaluate and select all technology components, such as software, hardware, and networking capabilities, for database management systems and applications
Production Support Analyst 1990 to 1995
Confidential St. Louis, MO
Design and implement databases across the organization, while ensuring high levels of data availability. I was also responsible for defining standards and models for database architectures. In addition evaluate and select all technology components, such as software, hardware, and networking capabilities, for database management systems and applications
Programmer 1988 to 1990
Confidential St. Louis, MO

Education
B.S., Business

Licenses
Project Management Professional
PowerCenter 8, Informatica, 2008
Data Quality 8, Informatica