Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Mobiliar Versicherung
Developed and modeled a new Data Warehouse core in coordination with business units
Performed ad-hoc reports and risk analysis based on the DWH core for business teams
Assisted in building a business layer based on the DWH core
Defined and reviewed data mappings
Developed and enhanced ETL data load jobs using IBM DataStage and PL/SQL in an Oracle, IBM DB2 (with IDAA), and MS SQL environment
Analyzed data quality and created test procedures
Prototyped QuerySurge routines and integrated them into IBM DataStage
Introduced a new data compression feature into the Data Warehouse
Connected data from IBM CDC, Kafka/Avro, Schema Registry, and Kafka Connect Framework using IBM DataStage and Java Integration Stage
Worked on domains: contract, partner, asset, product, location, claim
Updated SAP BO reports, universes, and lists-of-values
Tested and updated InfoBurst configurations
Reverse engineered historical ETL pipelines and resolved errors
Monitored daily data processing and resolved loading issues
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year
Bern, Switzerland
Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Postfinance
Analyzed data quality and performed consistency tests
Created and optimized ad-hoc SQL queries with index tuning
Prototyped partition and tablespace distribution for large tables
Developed ETL data load jobs in Python within an IntelliJ environment
Improved query performance in Oracle DB using indexes, pragmas, and partitioning
Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
4 years
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Deutsche Bundesbank
Modeled the core Data Warehouse (Data Vault 2.0) for international banking data
Developed ETL data load jobs with IBM DataStage and Unix Bash scripting
Prototyped DataStage control via Unix and generic ETL data loads
Created and loaded error log tables and views
Wrote mapping specifications
Built XML-SQL queries, views, and extractions
Analyzed data quality and ran consistency tests
Integrated Target2 master data (CRDM) and transaction data (RTGS/CLM)
Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
5 years
Bern, Switzerland
Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Mobiliar Versicherung
Developed and modeled a new Data Warehouse core in coordination with business units
Performed ad-hoc reports and risk analysis based on the DWH core for business teams
Assisted in building a business layer based on the DWH core
Defined and reviewed data mappings
Developed and enhanced ETL data load jobs using IBM DataStage and PL/SQL in an Oracle, IBM DB2 (with IDAA), and MS SQL environment
Analyzed data quality and created test procedures
Prototyped QuerySurge routines and integrated them into IBM DataStage
Introduced a new data compression feature into the Data Warehouse
Connected data from IBM CDC, Kafka/Avro, Schema Registry, and Kafka Connect Framework using IBM DataStage and Java Integration Stage
Worked on domains: contract, partner, asset, product, location, claim
Updated SAP BO reports, universes, and lists-of-values
Tested and updated InfoBurst configurations
Reverse engineered historical ETL pipelines and resolved errors
Monitored daily data processing and resolved loading issues
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
3 years
Auckland, New Zealand
Manager and Solutions Architect
Ernst & Young
Introduced a new insurance data model based on IBM IAA (partner, contract, commission, claim, product system) with corresponding Data Warehouse architecture
Connected open data sources using MS-SSIS ETL tools (WebServices/REST) for banks
Migrated MS Project data into a Tableau application
Authored a whitepaper on Big Data architectures based on Hadoop and related distributions
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year
Wiesbaden, Germany
Team Lead and Data Migration Expert
SOKA-Bau Versorgungskasse
Led the team and served as contact for technical and business issues
Analyzed data quality of contract and collection data in a staging DB and SAP GUI
Migrated data from external source systems into a new SAP FS-CD system
Conducted as-is analysis, created data mappings, and analyzed data with business unit
Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
2 years
Heidelberg, Germany
Data Warehouse Consultant
Janitos
Technical lead in developing a neutral insurance data model in ETL with DataStage
Populated data marts (star schema) and hub-spoke architecture
Created ad-hoc queries for management information system in PL/SQL and optimized them
Designed and implemented data extractions per business requirements for commission and claim reporting
Optimized SQL for large data extractions in structure and runtime
Used SVN for version control
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year
Walldorf, Germany
IBM WebSphere DataStage Specialist
SAP
Supported troubleshooting and feature enhancements of ETL jobs for a CRM system
Performed functional testing of SOAP components and assisted with software extensions
Designed and implemented ETL jobs for data extraction
Created development and test documentation for DataStage
Optimized SQL for large data extractions in CRM system
Integrated DataStage web services into SAP NetWeaver
Jan 2008 - Dec 2012
5 years
Cologne, Germany
ETL Expert Data Integration
Talanx-HDI-Gerling Versicherung
Created design documents and specifications for migrating data from external sources into a transactional database system with master data (MDM)
Modeled data and designed database including SQL optimization and guidelines for DBA
Managed versioning with Jenkins and in-house tools
Designed and implemented SQL scripts and ETL jobs for data analysis and extraction
Migrated data from external systems and integrated into data model via UNIX SQL-Loader scripts
Extended ETL mappings and documented and implemented business requirements
Conducted unit tests (TAT/UAT) and test documentation
Designed and built a web-based monitoring tool for daily data processing error analysis
Wrote control scripts (ksh) for ETL and data extraction and integrated into job scheduling
Maintained and enhanced a web-based master data frontend tool
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Informatica ETL DWH Consultant
EuroHypo
Implemented, documented, and unit tested ETL mappings
Configured and performed unit tests
Extended existing ETL mappings per business requirements
Conducted impact analysis and documented ETL mapping changes for SAP systems
Developed PL/SQL stored procedures
Built GUI diagnostic tools for DB interfaces using C#
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Leverkusen, Germany
ETL Process Review and Optimization in Master Data Management
Bayer CropScience
Reviewed Data Warehouse architecture and implemented master data project
Designed blueprint documentation for master data project
Planned data extraction and transfer between source and target systems
Translated business requirements into technical ETL specifications
Modeled the master data system (MDM)
Analyzed existing data structures, profiled data content, and designed new data model
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Germany
ETL Internet Consultant Informatica and DataStage
Daimler
Created workshop presentation and project plan for Daimler Data Warehouse
Implemented ETL mappings with Informatica PowerCenter and populated a DB2 data model
Developed and documented a multithreading Linux application (C++ and GTK)
Extended the app to generate 3D Mandelbrot sets viewable via VRML plug-ins in browsers
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Stockholm, Sweden
Data Warehouse Consultant ETL Process Review
Nordea Bank
Code reviews of DataStage ETL implementations and PowerCenter Informatica per business transformation rules
Ensured and improved data quality by reviewing structures and models
Evaluated mapping rules against stored procedures
Introduced new documentation standards for stored procedures
Designed process improvements and presented to management
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
1 year
Vienna, Austria
ETL Expert in Basel II Implementation
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank
Validated data and entity relationships and supported business side in improving source data quality
Developed SQL programs for data analysis in Oracle DB
Designed and coded ETL routines for Ascential DataStage
Integrated and tested in IBM AIX environment
Documented and created ETL mappings based on business requirements
Developed control mechanisms for DataStage jobs via custom UNIX scripts
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
1 year
Munich, Germany
Data Warehouse ETL Expert
Versicherungskammer Bayern
Validated data model using custom SQL scripts
Developed ETL routines with DataStage EE (parallel jobs)
Tested and integrated on IBM AIX and IBM DB2 databases
Designed and implemented ETL interfaces for Data Warehouse projects
Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
2 years
Brussels, Belgium
IS Solutions Analyst
DHL GCC Europe
Developed ETL routines for Ascential DataStage Data Warehouse
Conducted performance analysis and tuning, test and integration in HP Unix environment
Created stored procedures for data validation
Defined standards for data extraction and transfer in UNIX scripts and SQL
Built a PHP web interface for managing the entire Data Warehouse process on HP Unix with Oracle DB