Akhilesh

SUMMARY:
Over 7+ years IT Experience in the Analysis, Design, Development and Implementation
of Relational Database, OLTP and OLAP Tools like (Micro Strategy 9.x/8.x) and oracle.
5 + years of experience in MicroStrategy 9.x/8.x.
Experienced in using Micro Strategy Tool Suites including (MicroStrategy Intelligence
Server, Narrowcast Server, Desktop and Web).
Experienced in installation,configuration,Project creation and tuning of MicroStrategy
Business Intelligence.
Very good understanding of Data Warehouse Architecture and Designing.
Experience in working on Direct Project Source and Server Project source.
Expertise in Analysis, design and construction of the metadata.
Involved in Creation of Schema Objects (facts, attributes, Hierarchies, Transformations)
to Develop User Objects.
Expertise in developing Public Objects (filters, prompts, metric, custom groups,
consolidation, searches) to develop documents and reports.
Experience in using Informatica Power Center 7.x.
Knowledge in html, java.
Expertise in using Pass-Through Expressions like ApplySimple and ApplyComparison
to develop complex Filters and Transformations.
Expertise in Creating Document from multiple Datasets like Map Application Diagram,
Grid and graph.
Expertise in creating Hyper Links in Documents and Drill Reports.
Experience in creating advanced Custom Filters by using Pass-Through Expressions in
Micro Strategy.
Expertise in creating interactive Dashboard Reports and Scorecards to view
personalized reports based on user requirements.
Experienced with different kind of Dashboard like traditional performance summary,
traditional metric, dynamic content and dynamic visualization dash boards applications
and Score carding.
Fine tuning of the MicroStrategy reports using Data mart Reports, Partition Mappings
and Aggregate tables.
Involved in Administration tools like Object Manager and Command Manager.
Expertise in Defining Micro Strategy Narrow cast Server objects like Service, Schedule,
Subscription set and Information Objects.
Experience in duplicating the project and also experience in migrating the objects from
one project to other.
Knowledge in Data Modeling using ERWIN 9.0.x, Data mart and OLAP for business
analysis using star & snowflake schemas, for faster and effective querying.
Expertise in Secured Implementation by using LDAP authentication.
Involved in migrating objects from one environment to other.

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TECHNICAL SKILLS:
BI Tools:

Platforms:
Data Modeling:
Databases:
Languages:
Web Servers:

MicroStrategy v9.4.1, v9.3.1, v9.2.1, v9.1.0, v9.0.2, v8.0.3/8.1

(MicroStrategy Administrator, MicroStrategy Desktop, MicroStrategy
Intelligence Server, MicroStrategy Web, MicroStrategy Narrowcast
Server, MicroStrategy OLAP Services, MicroStrategy Architect,
MicroStrategy Distribution Services, MicroStrategy Office), Narrowcast
Server, Cognos, Business Objects.
Windows NT 4.0 /NT Server/2000/XP Pro/2003 Server, UNIX.
Erwin 4.0/3.5.2, ER Diagrams.
Oracle 10g, 9i/ 8i, Teradata, MS SQL Server, Access, DB2, Netezza.
C++, C#, SQL/PLSQL.
Apache/Tomcat, IIS, Web Sphere.

EDUCATION:
Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from JNTU, India.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
BedBath&Beyond, Union, NJ
Jun13Till Date
Sr. Micro Strategy Architect/Developer
Responsibilities:
Involved in meetings with business users to discuss and finalize the requirements and
design of the reports.
Developed different reports according to the requirements.
Developed Schema Objects like Facts, Attributes, and Hierarchies and assigned
relationships like one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many between different
attributes.
Designed various Dashboards/Scorecards reports, which provide practical ability for
business user to design and refine their own reports without programming.
Managed, Trained and guided junior MicroStrategy Developers of team size 5.
Created Security roles, Security Filters and assigned them to groups and users to meet
the corporate requirements.
Worked extensively on developing Metrics and Compound Metrics, Filters, Custom
Groups, Templates, Consolidations and OLAP Reports using MicroStrategy 9.4.
Performed routine administrator tasks during absence of MicroStrategy administrator.
Extensively worked with Object Manager to migrate the MicroStrategy Objects from
development to QA and then to production environment.
Used several new controls for Dash boards like time series slider, radio buttons, and
drop down menus for the flash version of the dashboards in 9.4.
Tested all the reports by running queries against the warehouse using Query man. Also
compared those queries with the MicroStrategy SQL engine generated queries.
Created Ad-hoc Reports by drilling up, down, with across hierarchies.
Involved in upgrading MicroStrategy v9.3.1 to MicroStrategy v9.4.1.

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Developed Auto Prompt Filters that gave user a choice of different filtering criteria each
time they run the reports.
Extensively used Integrity Manager to test reports when upgraded from MicroStrategy
v9.3.1 to MicroStrategy v9.4.1.
Generated Freeform SQL reports writing SQL queries against different databases.
Provided Business user training for the MicroStrategy Desktop/Web.
Created the Metadata & Statistic tables for the MicroStrategy projects on an Oracle
database.
Environment: MicroStrategy 9.4.1/9.3.1 (MicroStrategy Administrator, MicroStrategy Architect,
MicroStrategy Desktop, MicroStrategy Narrowcast Server, MicroStrategy Object Manager,
MicroStrategy Enterprise Manager, MicroStrategy OLAP Services, MicroStrategy Project
Manager, MicroStrategy Intelligence Server), Teradata 14.0, Oracle 12c/11g, UNIX, Windows
XP.

Yum Brands, Louisville, KY

Jun12 May13
Role: Sr. MicroStrategy Architect / Administrator
Responsibilities:
Involved in the development and production support of DSW, Value City and Filenes
Basement Business Intelligence and Enterprise Wide Reporting.
Worked on Restructuring, Re-architecting and Deploying MicroStrategy projects to align
with EDW 2.0.
Involved in business requirements gathering for Supply Chain, Store Ops,
Customer/Marketing, Finance/Sales Audit, Loss Prevention, Human Resources,
Logistics departments.
Used the related subject areas in Teradata Retail Logical Data Model and developed
physical data model.
Upgraded the MicroStrategy environment from v9.2.1 to v9.3.1 and upgraded the
projects metadata. Moved the MicroStrategy Metadata to robust system.
Created a new Enterprise MicroStrategy project that consists of the modeled subject
areas.
Developed useful existing reports and created dashboards with Key Performance
Indicators
Created Customer behavior dynamic Dashboards and Spending pattern Scorecards
involving graphs and statistical calculations
Migrated the MicroStrategy objects from Development to Test system for user testing
and to Production system
Configured the Enterprise Manager to analyze the user traffic and the projects/reports
that are being used.
Worked with users to determine which projects are required moving forward
Interacted with DBA team in tuning queries by collecting statistics, creating indexes
Followed best practices and created standards document for MicroStrategy project
development
Environment: MicroStrategy 9.3.1/9.2x, Desktop, Web, Intelligence Server, Narrowcast Server,
Teradata 13, Erwin r9, Visio 2013, Windows XP.

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Pharmacare, Pittsburg, PA
Apr10 - May12
Role: Sr. MicroStrategy Developer
Responsibilities:
Interacted with Business Analysts, Business Users and Managers for Gathering,
Analyzing, Documenting Business Requirements, Functional Requirements and
Data Specifications.
Involved in installation and configuration of MicroStrategy 9.2.1
Involved in upgrading of version 9.0.1 to 9.2.1
Involved in Creating Schema Objects (facts, attributes, hierarchies, Transformation)
and application objects (filters, prompts, metrics, consolidations, custom groups,
reports) needed to create the MicroStrategy objects necessary for the deliverable.
Created transformational metrics (Sales, Sales Target, Market Share, and Growth) to
compare monthly, quarterly and annual sales.
Extensively worked in developing Metrics, Derived metrics, Compound metrics and
Filters for complex reports.
Created advanced metrics (level, conditional), filters, consolidations, custom groups
and reports with VLDB properties.
Created the Data mart reports based on specific requirements and running the existing
Data mart reports for weekly and monthly loads.
Creating Dashboard Reports to view personalized reports based on user requirements
Created different kind of Dashboards like traditional performance summery, traditional
metric, dynamic content in both the interactive & flash mode.
Involved in Developing Reports by using Free Hand SQL Queries in MicroStrategy
Desktop.
Created ad-hoc reports by drilling up, down, within and across Hierarchies.
Used ApplySimple and ApplyComparison functions to develop complex Filters and
Transformations.
Involved in creation of Data mart Reports, Partition Mappings and Aggregate tables
to improve performance of reports.
Involved in optimization of code and tuning queries for performance.
Set-up the narrowcast environment and created services using subscription sets,
schedules, Information objects.
Create a test plan, perform unit test and send the test plan along with the files generated
for QA.
Worked extensively in Micro Strategy Administration like Creation of new users, roles,
privileges, shared folders, access controls Lists.
Involved in creating Security filters to end users to access data Based on their privileges.
Responsible for keeping team members on track toward completing the terms of goals.
Provided post production support to end-users.
Environment: Microstrategy 9.2.1/9.0x, Desktop Reports, Narrowcast server, Oracle 11g, SQL
Server 2008/12, SQL, PL/SQL,DB2, TOAD.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
May09 - Mar10
Role: MicroStrategy Consultant

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Responsibilities:

Responsible for gathering and refining business requirements from the business
users.

Developing Multidimensional Model (Logical Model) by studying the source

systems and business requirements.

Implemented different Schemas (Star and Snow Flake) to fit reporting, query and
business analysis requirements.

Created the Metadata and Statistic tables for the project on Teradata database.

Architecting the MicroStrategy Projects which involved in creating the Attributes,

Facts and Hierarchies.

Responsible for creating Metrics, Filters, Custom Groups, Prompts using

MicroStrategy Desktop and Web.

Involved in troubleshooting MicroStrategy prompts, filter, template,

consolidations, and custom group objects in an enterprise data warehouse team
environment.

Exploited the use of Analytical Engine bypass functions like ApplySimple &
ApplyComparison effectively whenever necessary.

Created different Transformations to get the last year actual transactions, week
to day, week to period, week to quarter, and week to year and effectively used them with
the metrics.

Optimized Query Performance by using VLDB settings.

Developed XSL style sheets to match the corporate standards for reporting.

Configured the Intelligence Server and pointed the database instances in both
development & Production environments.

Modeling and populating the business rules using mappings into the Repository
for Metadata management.

Maintained warehouse metadata, naming standards and warehouse standards

for future application development.
Environment: MicroStrategy Desktop 8.1x/9.0x, MicroStrategy Intelligence Server 8.1x,
Informatica, IBM DB2. SQL, PL/SQL, TOAD.

App Lab Technologies Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, India

May07- Apr09
Role: Database Developer
Responsibilities:
Identifying and creating Oracle database objects (Tables, Views, Synonyms, Indexes,
Constraints, Procedures, Functions, Database Triggers).
Deployed Oracle forms and Oracle Reports on web. Converted some of Forms 5.0 to
Forms 6i
Created visual attributes, property classes, object groups.
Created object library to customize all forms uniformly.
Converted some of Forms 5.0 to Forms 6i.
Wrote complex triggers to build up the audit log tables for critical data updates.
Powerful relational database allows for fast and detailed reporting.

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Developed shell scripts to automate.

Assisting in the maintenance, review, and update of the Users Guide.
Wrote procedures to meet ad-hoc requirements to replicate data from one table to
another.
Involved in System Maintenance.
Performed Backup and restoration of system and user databases and involved in
scheduling the backups.
Managing the use of disk space, memory and connections.
Assisting in User Acceptance Testing and Assisting in providing user training;

Environment: Oracle 10g/9i, UNIX, SQL, PL/SQL, Windows NT.

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