Peter B.

Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)

Cologne, Germany

Experience

Jan 2025 - Present
10 months
Karlsruhe, Germany
Remote

Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)

Atruvia AG

  • Developing and enhancing ETL data load jobs with IBM DataStage and optimizing SQL in an IBM DB2 environment as part of the Agree21 data migration
  • Analyzing data quality and developing test procedures
  • Creating scripts in MS Powershell and documenting GIT deployment processes

Technologies RedHat Linux, IBM DB2 with DB Visualizer, IBM InfoSphere

Jan 2022 - Jun 2025
3 years 6 months
Bern, Switzerland

Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)

Mobiliar Versicherung

  • Developing and modeling a new data warehouse core in consultation with the business department
  • Performing ad-hoc queries and risk analysis based on the DWH core for the business side
  • Supporting the setup of a business layer based on the DWH core
  • Defining and reviewing data mappings
  • Developing and enhancing ETL data load jobs with IBM DataStage and PL/SQL in an Oracle, IBM DB2 (with IDAA), and MS SQL environment
  • Analyzing data quality and developing test procedures
  • Prototyping QuerySurge routines and integration into IBM DataStage
  • Introducing a new data compression functionality into the data warehouse
  • Connecting data from IBM CDC, Kafka/Avro, Schema Registry, and Kafka Connect framework with IBM DataStage and the Java Integration Stage
  • Involved in areas: contract, partner, object, product, location, claim
  • Updating SAP BO reports, universes, and lists of values
  • Testing and updating InfoBurst configurations
  • Reverse engineering historical ETL processes and troubleshooting
  • Monitoring daily data processing and resolving loading issues
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year
Bern, Switzerland

Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)

Postfinance

  • Analyzing data quality and performing consistency tests
  • Creating and optimizing ad-hoc SQL queries for runtime performance with index optimization
  • Prototyping partition and tablespace distribution for large tables
  • Developing ETL data load jobs in Python in an IntelliJ environment
  • Optimizing data 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

  • Data modeling of the core data warehouse (Data Vault 2.0) for international banking data
  • Developing ETL data load jobs with IBM DataStage and Unix bash scripting
  • Prototyping DataStage with Unix control and generic ETL data loading
  • Creating and loading error log tables and views
  • Creating mapping specifications
  • Creating XML-SQL queries, views, and extractions
  • Analyzing data quality and performing consistency tests
  • Target2 integration for master data (CRDM) and transaction data (RTGS/CLM)
Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
5 years
Bern, Switzerland

Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)

Mobiliar Versicherung

  • Developing and modeling a new data warehouse core in consultation with the business department
  • Performing ad-hoc queries and risk analysis based on the DWH core for the business side
  • Supporting the setup of a business layer based on the DWH core
  • Defining and reviewing data mappings
  • Developing and enhancing ETL data load jobs with IBM DataStage and PL/SQL in an Oracle, IBM DB2 (with IDAA), and MS SQL environment
  • Analyzing data quality and developing test procedures
  • Prototyping QuerySurge routines and integration into IBM DataStage
  • Introducing a new data compression functionality into the data warehouse
  • Connecting data from IBM CDC, Kafka/Avro, Schema Registry, and Kafka Connect framework with IBM DataStage and the Java Integration Stage
  • Involved in areas: contract, partner, object, product, location, claim
  • Updating SAP BO reports, universes, and lists of values
  • Testing and updating InfoBurst configurations
  • Reverse engineering historical ETL processes and troubleshooting
  • Monitoring daily data processing and resolving 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 business 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
  • Created a white paper on big data architectures based on Hadoop and its distributions
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year
Wiesbaden, Germany

Team Leader and Data Migration Expert

SOKA-Bau Versorgungskasse

  • Led a team and served as the point of contact for resolving technical and business issues
  • Conducted data quality analysis of contract and debt collection data in a staging database and in the SAP GUI
  • Migrated data from external source systems into a new SAP FS-CD system
  • Performed as-is analysis, created data mappings, and analyzed data in collaboration with the business department
Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
2 years
Heidelberg, Germany

Data Warehouse Consultant

Janitos

  • Technical lead in developing a neutral insurance data model in ETL using DataStage
  • Populated data marts (star schema) and hub-and-spoke architecture
  • Created ad-hoc queries for the management information system in PL/SQL and optimized them
  • Designed and implemented data extractions according to specifications for commission and claim reports
  • Optimized data extraction SQL for large data volumes in terms of structure and runtime
  • Managed version control with SVN
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year
Walldorf, Germany

IBM Websphere DataStage Specialist

SAP

  • Supported troubleshooting and function 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
  • Prepared development and test documentation for DataStage
  • Optimized data extraction SQL for large data volumes in the CRM system
  • Integrated DataStage web services into SAP NetWeaver
Jan 2008 - Dec 2012
5 years
Cologne, Germany

ETL Expert for Data Integration

Talanx-HDI-Gerling Versicherung

  • Developed functional concepts and specifications for migrating data from external sources into an analytic database system with master data management (MDM)
  • Modeled data and designed databases, including SQL optimization and guidelines for the database administrator
  • Managed version control with Jenkins and an in-house tool
  • Designed and implemented SQL scripts and ETL jobs for data analysis and extraction
  • Migrated data from external systems and integrated it into the data model using SQL*Loader scripts on UNIX
  • Extended ETL mappings and documented and implemented them according to specifications
  • Conducted unit tests (TAT/UAT) and prepared test documentation
  • Designed and implemented a web-based monitoring tool for error analysis of daily data processing
  • Created and implemented control scripts (ksh) for ETL and data extraction and integrated them into job scheduling
  • Maintained and enhanced a frontend tool for master data presentation in web format
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Informatica ETL Data Warehouse Consultant

EuroHypo

  • Implementation, documentation and unit tests of ETL mappings
  • Configuration and execution of unit tests
  • Enhancement of existing ETL mappings based on business requirements
  • Impact analysis and documentation of ETL mapping enhancements for SAP systems
  • Programming PL/SQL stored procedures
  • GUI programming of diagnostic tools for database interfaces using C#
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Leverkusen, Germany

Review and Optimization of ETL Processes in Master Data Management

Bayer CropScience

  • Review of the data warehouse architecture and implementation of the master data project
  • Design of blueprint documentation for the master data project
  • Planning of data extraction and data transfer between source and target systems
  • Translating business requirements into technical specifications for ETL implementation
  • Data modeling of the master data system (MDM)
  • Analysis of existing data structures, data profiling and design of a new data model
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Germany

ETL Internet Consultant for Informatica and DataStage

Daimler

  • Designing a workshop presentation and project plan for a Daimler data warehouse
  • PowerCenter Informatica ETL implementation of ETL mappings and populating a DB2 data model
  • Programming and documenting a multithreading application on Linux (C++ and GTK)
  • Extension to generate three-dimensional Mandelbrot figures, viewable with VRML plug-ins in modern web browsers
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Stockholm, Sweden

Data Warehouse Consultant for ETL Process Review

Nordea Bank

  • Code review of DataStage ETL implementations and PowerCenter Informatica based on business transformation rules
  • Ensuring and improving data quality by reviewing data structures and data models
  • Evaluating mapping rules against the programmed stored procedures
  • Introducing a new documentation standard for stored procedures
  • Designing process improvements and presenting them to management
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
1 year
Vienna, Austria

ETL Expert in Basel II Implementation

Raiffeisen Zentral Bank

  • Validating data and entity relationships, and assisting the business side in improving source data quality
  • Creating SQL scripts for data analysis in Oracle DB
  • Designing and programming ETL routines for Ascential DataStage
  • Integration and testing in the IBM AIX environment
  • Documenting and creating ETL mappings based on business requirements
  • Developing control mechanisms for DataStage jobs using custom UNIX scripts
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
1 year
Munich, Germany

Data Warehouse ETL Expert

Insurance Chamber of Bavaria

  • Validation of the data model with custom SQL scripts
  • Programming ETL routines with DataStage EE (Parallel Jobs) version
  • Testing and integration in the IBM AIX environment and IBM DB2 databases
  • Designing and implementing ETL interfaces for data warehouse projects
Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
2 years
Brussels, Belgium

IS Solutions Analyst

DHL GCC Europe

  • Programming ETL routines for Ascential DataStage data warehouse
  • Performance analysis and tuning, testing and integration in the HP Unix environment
  • Creating stored procedures for validation
  • Defining standards for data extraction and data transfer within Unix scripts and SQL
  • Building a web user interface to manage the entire data warehouse process in PHP on HP Unix with Oracle DB connection
Jan 1900 - Dec 2003
104 years
Munich, Germany
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Insurance company, educational institution, software vendor

  • Training on object-oriented programming technologies, database applications and modern computer architectures
  • Developing dynamic spatial web applications with XML/XSLT and VRML
  • Designing and creating dynamic web pages with JSP to display database content
  • Building dialog-based application software in Java for data entry
  • Analyzing and developing assembler modules and 3D visualization technologies
  • Developing insurance software on client-server and mainframe systems with database access (IBM DB2 on OS/2 and OS/390)
  • Migrating data from IBM mainframe DB2 databases to client-server environments
  • Quality management of existing health insurance systems
  • Testing and optimizing existing C/C++ software solutions for data mappings of health and life insurance data
  • Implementing faster database access solutions with SQL and C/C++
  • Designing Java/JDBC and JSP internet applications (POS frontend/backend)

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

University of Bonn

Diploma in Computer Science, major in Computer Science, minor in Physics · Computer Science · Bonn, Germany

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General university entrance qualification (Abitur) · Germany

Certifications & licenses

Prince 2 Project Management

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