adnan_resume(as of jan 09)

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ADNAN AHMED

Phone: 313 410 4720 E-mail: [email protected]

Professional Summary:

• Cognos Certified Author over 6 years of Professional IT work experience and Cognos experience

with strong knowledge in System analysis, design and development of Reports.

• Cognos ReportNet Professional with over 4 year of experience, which includes ReportNet Author,

Framework Manager, Query Studio, Report Studio and Cognos Connetion!• xpert in the develop!ent of Cognos I!pro!ptu reports, Cognos Powerplay reports and "#$P cu%es

using Cognos Powerplay Transfor!er.• "ery Strong Meta data modeling skills. &ood knowledge of 'tar sche!as and 'now flake sche!as and all the

nor!ali(ation rules

• )* years of experience in analysis, design, develop!ent and i!ple!entation of client+server, data

warehouse+data !art, .T.# and usiness Intelligence concepts e!ploying Relational data%ases-"racle, '/'0# 'erver and '/$ccess1 on 2indows NT platfor!.

• xtensive experience in i!ple!enting #mpromptu reports, #mpromptu we$ reports, and %owerplay

u$es at various client sites.• 3esigned, developed and successfully deployed reports on intranet+internet using I!pro!ptu 2e%

Reports and !ulti/di!ensional cu%es using Powerplay Transfor!er.• Cognos Professional with over * years of extensive experience in data warehousing, data !art

creation and %usiness intelligence i!ple!entation using "#$P tools like Cognos I!pro!ptu-$d!in+Client1, Cognos I!pro!ptu 2e% Reports -I2R1, Cognos Powerplay, Powerplay nterprise'erver, Powerplay we%, Cognos Powerplay Transfor!er, Cognos $ccess !anager, Cognos 5pfront andCognos 'cheduler.

• &'periene in data marts, star shema, snowflake shema, data re6uire!ent analysis, design,

develop!ent, testing, docu!enting and i!ple!entation of %usiness applications!• xpertise in writing and implementation of pakages, triggers, stored procedures, functions at

data%ase level using P#+'0#.• &'pertise in data analysis, data warehousing, data modeling, and data migration.

• &'ellent ommuniation, presentation, pro(et management skills, and a very good team

player!

)ehnial Skills

usiness Intelligence7 Cognos ReportNet 8.8 Cognos I!pro!ptu 9.x+:.x, Cognos I!pro!ptu we% reports9.x+:.x-I2R1, Cognos Powerplay 9.x+:.x, Powerplay nterprise 'erver :.;, CognosPowerplay Transfor!er 9.x+:.x, Cognos 'cheduler :.;, Cognos 'cript ditor, Cognos5pfront, Powerplay we%, Cognos Powerpro!pts, Cognos $ccess anager, Cognos0uery, Cognos <isuali(er.

3ata !odeling tools7 Rwin .x+4.;"perating syste!s7 2indows NT+);;;+=>+?P, 5NI?, 'un 'olaris ).:+).9.R3'7 "racle :.x+>.;+>i+=i+8;g, 3) :.)+>.8'/'0# 'erver :.;, ' $ccess =:+);;;."racle Tools7 '0# Plus, '0# loader.#anguages7 '0#, C, C**.



Professional Experience:

IDB Bank, NY (Nov 2008 – Till Date)Role* Cognos Admin and +eveloper %ro(et* Israel 3iscount ank of New @ork, also known %y its registered service !ark, AI3 ankB, is a fullservice co!!ercial %ank chartered %y the 'tate of New @ork and a !e!%er of the Dederal 3eposit InsuranceCorporation -D3IC1. I3 ank provides do!estic and international, personal and co!!ercial %ankingservices to its 5.'. and foreign clientele. I3 ankEs %road range of %anking services includes Personal and

usiness accounts, Regular Checking $ccounts, asic anking accounts -N@ only1, oney arket 'avings $ccounts.Responsi$ilities*

• Interacted with #) +iretor-usiness manager and ustomers to collect proFect specifications and

process of work flow for 3esigning reports with various considerations and li!itations.

• Created a set of ./ must have ritial reports for the Aounting, Corporate lending, Core -anking,

Credit and 0oans depart!ents.

• 2orked closely with the ad!inistration in report administration, including sheduling reports, reating

(o$s and distri$uting reports.

• Created and !anaged users, groups, roles, data soures, dispathers 1 servies.

• Created various 0ists, Cross )a$ and Charts reports using Filters and %rompts tehni2ues according

to the re6uire!ents in Cognos 3!4!

• I!ple!ented +rill through, Master +etail, Conditional formatting and %arameters for custo!i(ing the

reports.

• xtensive use of )a$les to ontrol the flow of "%Fects such as the Charts and Crossta%s on the Report

page and the Pro!pts on the Pro!pt page

• Sheduling and +istri$uting Reports.

• Created data soure onnetions for different data %ases using the I!port 3ata 'ources 5tility.

• Created doumentation !aterial for 3esign, i!ple!entation and security of the proFect.

• %rovided training exercises and !aterial to !e!%ers in the Reporting 3epart!ent.

• 5se of Auto5group5Summarie , 7oin, 8nion on the Query &'plorer Page along with the verification of

the &enerated '0#.

• Tested the generated native SQ0 and the row count to check the integrity of data.

• Customied the Cognos portal %y editing configuration x!l files and Content -rowsing and conditional

appearance of Cognos "%Fects.

• Gigh Involve!ent in )rou$leshooting in Report 0evel for %oth %rodution and +evelopment issues.

&nvironment* Cognos 3!9, Cognos Connetion, Frame :ork Manager, ;rale </g, SQ0 plus!

Misys, NY (Jan 2005 – Oct 2008)Role* Cognos Modeller and +eveloper %ro(et* $ leading glo%al software product and solutions provider, with over 9,H;; e!ployees servingcusto!ers in !ore than 8); countries.isys has !ore than )H years experience in developing software products for !aFor industry/specific !arkets

whether in the field of %anking, healthcare, general insurance or financial services and co!%ines in/depth

understanding of custo!ersE industries, !arkets and needs with operational skills in product develop!ent and

product and talent !anage!ent.Responsi$ilities*

• Installed and configured co!ponents such as Cognos Connetion, Framework manager and Content

!anager .

• uilt modeling and reporting $ase fro! the scratch for very co!plex syste! na!ed Misys 0oan #Q

which is a co!prehensive tool that covers the entire life cycle of a loan / fro! origination and dealtracking to ad!inistration and record !aintenance.

• xtensive interation with $usiness )eam to gather re6uire!ent for the develop!ent of ultiple

ProFects in Dra!ework anager.



• Co!forta%ly overca!e the challenge of understanding the ClientEs 'oftware Product -#oan I01, an

essential ele!ent in %uilding the ProFects suita%le for reporting.

• $dded Custo!i(ed Query Su$(ets, alulated 2uery items, Filters in the fra!ework !anager !odel

to fulfill %usiness userEs re6uire!ents.

• Created and !anaged users, groups, roles, data soures, dispathers 1 servies and +eployed

ReportNet

• Involved in writing omple' SQ0 and reating data$ase views in %oth ;rale and +-9

&nvironments.

• Incorporated 0oan #Q seurity to the ProFects using the features of Seurity Filters and ;$(et 0evelseurity in the Framework Manager!

• %u$lishing finished pakages on to the co!pany servers and !aking it availa%le to the intended users.

• Involved in extensive testing of the packages, !aking sure it !eets the co!pany 6uality standards.

• +eployed pakages %etween Test, 0$ and Production environ!ents so as to !ake it availa%le for

testing and also for report writing.

• -uilt simple to omple' reports !aking use of the finished packages using Report 'tudio.

• ade on the fly reports for the client using 0uery 'tudio.

&nvironment* Cognos 3!9, ;rale =i, ;rale </g, +-9 >!9, +-9 3!<, SQ0 plus, Computer Assoiates? SQ05Station!

)he )rent @roup, #n! Reston, "A 7uly, 9//B Nov 9//BDRole* +: Analyst and +eveloper

%ro(et*

The Trent &roup is the usiness solution providers. They deliver the architecture that allows anentire organi(ation to understand how the %usiness is perfor!ing and why. It provides the infor!ation link%etween a %usiness strategy and operational execution. #everaging the strength of core infor!ationinvest!ents such as Custo!er Relationship anage!ent -CR1 applications and nterprise ResourcePlanning -RP1 applications, The Trent &roup provides a holistic, 9; degree view of a %usiness.Responsi$ilities*

• 3esigned and created ultiple ProFects in Dra!ework anager.

• 3esigned odels using Dra!ework anager.

• Involved in setting up &roups+Roles to secure the odels and packages

Create various packages using Dra!ework !anager in ReportNet.

Created ulti #ingual packages for various &eographic #ocations..

Involved in installation and configuration of ReportNet and Dra!ework anager.

3eveloped standard Te!plates, 'tandard Reports, Charts, 3rill/Through Reports, aster 3etail

Reports. ursting Reports and ultilingual Reports 5sing Report'tudio and 0uery'tudio.

3eveloped advanced reports using Report 'tudio

Created !odels %ased on the di!ensions, levels and !easures re6uired for the analysis of custo!er

accounts with regards to orders and %illing. ased on the user re6uire!ent created a di!ensional !apusing Cognos Powerplay Transfor!er.

odified power cu%es as per the user re6uire!ent %y adding new di!ensions and layers etc.,

pu%lished cu%es and power play reports to 5pfront, Powerplay nterprise 'erver ad!inistration. Created !ultiple 5ser classes using $ccess anager.

Incorporated $ccess anager security into Power Cu%es, Powerplay Reports and I!pro!ptu Report

Pu%lished Powercu%es, Powerplay reports and I!pro!ptu reports in the we% for end users in

5pfront.

&nvironment* Cognos ReportNet <!<!9, Cognos )ools >!< E#mpromptu>!<, %owerplay )ransformer>!<, %owerplay>!<, SQ0 Server >, 8pfront!

%fier, NG May, 9//B 7uly 9//BDRole* +: Analyst and Report +eveloper!%ro(et* Pfi(er Inc discovers, develops, !anufactures, and !arkets leading prescription !edicines for hu!ans and ani!als and !any of the worlds %est/known consu!er %rands. Its innovative, value/addedproducts i!prove the 6uality of life of people around the world and help the! enFoy longer, healthier, and!ore productive lives. The co!pany has three %usiness seg!ents7 health care, ani!al health and consu!er health care. Its products are availa%le in !ore than 8H; countries.



Responsi$ilities*

• $naly(ed client re6uire!ent specifications. et with end users and docu!ented their 6uery, %usiness

analysis and reporting needs. 5nderstood data and %usiness logic with reports.

• 3eveloped and custo!i(ed I!pro!ptu reports.

• 3eveloped standard Te!plates, 'tandard Reports.

• 5sed Cognos scheduler to schedule various reports.

• "pti!i(ed the catalog %y using, client+server %alancing, data%ase functions, ta%le weighing, and governor

settings.

• Interacted with end users for creating the reports according to their re6uire!ents.

• I!ple!ented I!pro!ptu reports using !ultiple 6ueries.

• 3eveloped I!pro!ptu reports with !ultiple Pro!pts and then opti!i(ed the! for faster loading on to the

2e%.

• Pu%lished xcel reports in the we% for end users in 5pfront.

• Created all Jinds of Reports like #ist, &rouped #ist, Crossta%, Nested Crossta%, ailing #a%els, Dor!

#etters K Dreestyle etc.,

• &enerated Top Ten Reports %y Ranking and 'orting data, <aria%le Reports and $d/hoc Reports.

&nvironment* Cognos #mpromptu>!<, SQ0 Server 3!/, SQ0 plus, and :indows N), 8pfront, #mpromptu:e$ Reports E#:R!

8S Cellular Corporation, #llinois 7an9//B5May9//BD

Role* Report +eveloper!%ro(et* This proFect for 5' Cellular Corporation, a one of the leading Cellular provider in Chicago was to

develop reports fro! historical data stored in various data%ases and Dlat Diles. 3ata fro! differentsources was %rought into "racle using Infor!atica T# tool and sent for reporting using usiness"%Fects. This proFect would help to do a detailed analysis and take appropriate %usiness decisions

Responsi$ilities* Involved in 3esigning and created various ProFects in Dra!ework anager.

Involved in 3esigning odels using Dra!ework anager.

Create various packages using Dra!ework !anager in ReportNet.

Involved in igrating catalogs into report net using !igration utility.

Created ulti #ingual packages for various &eographic #ocations.

2orked on 'ingle 'ign"n using NT#.

Involved in setting up &roups+Roles to secure the odels and packages.

Involved in installation and configuration of ReportNet and Dra!ework anager. 3eveloped standard Te!plates, 'tandard Reports, Charts, 3rill /Through Reports, aster 3etail

Reports. ursting Reports and ultilingual Reports 5sing Report'tudio and 0uery'tudio.

3eveloping Pro!pt pages and Conditional <aria%les

3eveloped advanced reports using Report 'tudio and $dhoc reports using 0uery. 'tudio.

Involved in ad!inistration of servers using cognos connection in ReportNet Integrated the existing

security with ReportNet 'ecurity.&nvironment* Cognos ReportNet <!<, Cognos )ools >!< E#mpromptu>!<, %owerplay )ransformer>!<,%owerplay >!<, SQ0 Server >!/,

Hentel #nfo Solutions ;t =.5+e =3D

%rogrammer Analyst%ro(et Client* 5sed '0# to extract the data fro! the data%ase. Involved in data #oading and xtractingfunctions using '0#L#oader. . aintained user roles and privileges at the data%ase level. It involved enrollingusers, !aintaining the syste! security, controlling and !onitoring user access. xperience in i!ple!entingI!pro!ptu reports, I!pro!ptu we% reports, and Powerplay cu%es at client site. 3eveloped and deployedreports on intranet+internet using I!pro!ptu 2e% Reports and !ulti/di!ensional cu%es using PowerplayTransfor!er.

%ro(et Client* Involved in designing and developing the data%ase for the %usiness division. 3eveloped I'Package using "racle 3eveloper as software to !aintain all the infor!ation. 3esigned and developeddata%ase views and stored procedures Involved in generating Test Plans and Test 'pecifications. Involved in



developing interactive for!s and custo!i(ation of screens using Dor!s4.H.2orked with the developers to fixthe pro%le!s. Investigated software %ugs and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues

&nvironment* ;rale 3!/, SQ0I%lus, SQ0I0oader, %0SQ0, Forms B!., Reports 9!.! Crystal reports,

+eveloper 9///, J)M0, +J)M0, Cognos #mpromptu 6!'>!', Cognos %owerplay 6!'>!', &rwin!

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