1. Suresh Nallathambi
Email: suresh.nallathambi2020@gmail.com cell phone/pager: 323-370-9075
Location: San Franciso , CA
Profile Summary
15+ yearsof experience inITservicesIndustry,leaderinmanagingAnalytics&Information
Management(AIM) projects forcustomersacrossthe globe,technologiesinvolvedprimarilySAP
BusinessObjectsandotherBIproductsInformatica,Teradata,Cognossuite.
• Over12+ yearsof experience inthe areaof BusinessIntelligence andDataWarehousing,
InformationManagement, andAnalytics
• Has setup new businessandtechnologypracticesfromscratchand turnedthemtoprofitable
business
• Workedas CoE Leadin SAPBusinessObjectsBItoolsandsupportedpresalesareaof workwithin
the organizationandcreated oppswithinthe BIcapability.
• Workedas BI Architectacrossthe globe understandingcustomerchallengestheyare facing day-day
and workingcloselywithtechnologypartnerstodevelopsolution forbusinessproblems.
• Handled AnalyticsandInformationManagementserviceofferingsforCommunication&Media,Govt
Services,Healthcare andPharmaindustries,alignedwithGlobal marketsand standards.
Job Experience
Accenture :Dec 2007 –till Date
Client/Company :STATEOF CALIFORNIA
Project : FTB- Enterprise Datato Revenue (EDR) Project
ProjectDuration :April 2012 - Present
AssignedRole : BI Architect
Project& Role Description :
Onshore SAPBOArchitect
Seniortechnical architectwithinthe EDR Enterprise DataWarehouse (EDW) developmentteam.
Responsible forthe design,development,andimplementationof BusinessObjectsReports,
specificallySAPBI4.0 toolson AIXand DB2 as backend
Responsibilities:
> Provide technical directiononthe use of bestpracticesforBusinessObjectstoolstomembersof
the data team andotherprojectteams.
> Responsible formaintainingenvironment,configurationmanagement,SecurityonXI4.0 including
2. SSO .
> Contribute totechnical designdocumentationasrequired.
> Developandmaintainreportsdesignspecifications.
> Develop,maintainandsupportreportsusingBusinessObjects
> Responsible forReview the design/code of eachdeliverablewithclientandapprove forsignoff.
> Performperformance monitoring andtuningof reportsduringapplicationtestingandproduction
operations.
> Documentbenchmarksandproceduresneededtooptimize performance.Ensure thatall guidelines
are followed.
Supervisor
Lakshmikanth
Client/Company :PfizerInc
Project : PACEImplementation
ProjectDuration :August 2010 - December2011
AssignedRole : Technical Architect
Project& Role Description:
Onshore BIArchitect- PACECA (CustomerAnalytics)
Responsibilities:
> Develop functional andtechnicaldesignspecificationsforCDWreportsandoperational reports.
> Developthe detailedworkplanforassignedreports(of PACEPhase I) fordeliveryincludingBuild,
TestingandDeployment.
> Designadetailednewsecurityapproach forPfizerBOXIR2 Securityproblemsuserswere facing.
> DesignadetailednewnavigationapproachforPfizerBOXIR2 Navigationproblemsuserswere
facing.
> Interactwithclientsanduserstounderstandrequirementsandtovalidate designspecifications.
> Implementthe Security/Navigationandcoordinate withConfigurationteamontesting, and
deployment.
> Coordinate the reportdevelopmentbuild,testingfromoffshore.
> Participate inclientreview processandstage gate processat the time of build completionin
Developmentenvironment.
> Coordinate all testingactivitieswithTestLeaduntil deployment,interactwithbusinessusersinUAT
> Helpfacilitate coordinationof workperformedindifferentlocationssuchasdesignhand-
over,conductinterviews,applicationdeployment.Thismayinvolveoff-hourconferencecalls.
> Participate incontinuousimprovementactivitiesrelatedtoissuesmanagementorquality
processes.
> Co-ordinate activitieswithmultiple vendorsinvolvedinprojectdevelopmentex.Infosys
> Provide statusof workto projectmanager.
> ConductperiodiccheckwithPfizerstakeholders(BT)onsignoff of all deliverablesfromdesign,build
until deployment.
Supervisor
AvinashJenoor
3. Client/Company:AXA France
Project : AXA Copernic
ProjectDuration :July 2009 - July 2010
AssignedRole : BI Lead
Project& Role Description:
BI Lead
HandlingETL and OLAP functional/technical requirementsatAXA . Main responsibilitiesare validating
functional design,create techncial design,review estimation,propose new solutions,follow ADM
standardsetc.
Responsibilities:
--> UnderstandETL functional requirementsforAXA CopernicprojectwithDWconsultants
--> ReviewFunctional Designforeachinterface.Appendchangesandpropose solutionforeach
interface where required.
--> Create Technical DesignforInformaticainterfacesintegratingwithSAPsources.
--> Create a pool of trainingmaterialsforSAP-Integrationforbuildphase.
--> Interactwithonshore ona dailycall to understandeachSAPintegrationinterface
Supervisor
SamirPandey
Client/Company:NAGEUK
Project : BO XIMigration
ProjectDuration :March 2009 - July 2009
AssignedRole : BO MigrationSpecialist
Project& Role Description:
BO MigrationLead
Responsibilities:
--> Analyse NAGEBOenvironments5.1/6.5for migrationtoXI.
--> Analyse the complexitiesof reports/environmentanddocumentthe issues/risks.
--->Did an analysisoncapacityplanningforBOXI serversandsuggestednew hardware formore
efficientprocessingof reports,capturedinplan.
---->Analysisof eTrustLDAPinteg.withXIandcapture the effortinprojectplan.
---->One of the businessareamigratedtoXI andUAT,move to PRODdone to know the processand
any issuescaptured.
---->CreatedaTest Planto testthe reports.
---->Workcloselywiththe stakeholdersongettingthe actual requirementsanddocumentthose in
businessdesignframework.
--->Delegate the analysistaskof complex reportstoBOdevelopersandtoaddtheireffortsinbuild
planduringmigration
4. ---->Communicate withDBAsfortheireffortsinthisproject,
--->Analyse Finance Reportscomplexityandcapture the risksinvolvedinprojectplan.TookBO
developershelp.
--->Prepare Migrationchecklistanddiscussthose withtechnologyteammanagers.
--->Builda highlevel migrationplanforNAGEbasedoneach businessareas.
--->Builda detail resource planforNAGEmigrationto XI witheffortsinvolved.Assumprionsandrisks
are capturedhere.
--->Overall 600 reportsand1000+ userscapturedformigrationinplanwithdetailedtaskeffortand
complexityinvolvedinit.
--->Users runninglocal reportsontheirdesktopare capturedforsecondphase of migration.
Supervisor
Mark Loftus
Client/Company:Accenture
Project : Accenture SAPBOCoE
ProjectDuration :December 2008 - March 2009
AssignedRole : BO CoE Lead
Project& Role Description:
BO CoE Lead
Responsibilities:
--> Staffing/ShortlistingresourcesforShire CRMAOdeal witha combinationof Siebel,PL/SQL,BO
and Informaticaskills.Attendingclientcallsforthe role updates.
--> WorkedonBO Estimationtool to analyse the time takenforvariousAccenture BOMigration
projects
--> ConductedBOXIAdvancedtrainingandgave a presentationonSAPBOBJRoadmapfor 20
resourcesonITP
--> Staffing/Interviewsdone forASE,SE,SSEs for variousDWH projectsinIDC.
--> HandledTeradataCertificationDrive of 20 resourcesforTeradataprojectsexpected,Trained
these resources
--> Managinga newData Model AssetforLKMteam with10 resources.Conductingreview meetings
and meetingswithCap.forsuggestions/improvementsonthisasset.
--> Reviewingall migrationchecklistsdevelopedsofarfromathaeneumtosee a feasibleapproachfor
NAGE migrationproject.Attendedclientcall andplantotravel thismonth
--> AttendingRFPcallswithSolutionArchitectsandSalesManagers
--> Workedon BO RFPs formigrationprojectsandgave several solutionapproaches
--->As an SME, takenCAMS assessment/interviewsfor20 resourcesacrossIDC duringJan2009 and
alsoassesseddirectreporteesforCAMS
ToolsUsed :
BO XI 3.1, Oracle 9i, Teradata,ADM BI estimator,MS-Project,Erwin
Supervisor
SekharRaja A
5. Client/Company:DELL InternationalServices
Project : BOBJGovernance
ProjectDuration :April 2008 - November2008
AssignedRole : BOBJAdmin
Project& Role Description:
BOBJ Administrator
Responsibilities:
--> ManagingDELL BOBJ environments
--> CreatingClusterArchitecture forDELL PRODenvironmentinXI3.0
--> SettingupWindowsADusingKerberosAuthacrossthe Org.
--> SettingupSSOusingVintela mode.Configuringall serversonDEV,SITand PROD
--> Cloningthe SIAsforRegional webserversetup.
--> InstallingandconfiguringXI3.1 onSandbox andtest all the bugsfrom 3.0
--> MigratingBOBJcontentfrom XIR2 to XI 3.0 . Passingonthe comm to usersandarchitectson their
project.Coordinatingwiththemonclosure of issues.
--->CreatedCase withBO forbugs duringmigration.UsedimportWizardin3.0 for migration.Moved
the contentprojectby projectbasedontheirrequest.
--> Gave suggestions/solutionsforall kindsof time outsettingin3.0and implementedthe same onXI
3.0
--> Gave presentationtoclientonSAP-BOBJarchitecture anditsfuture roadmaplike SAPReporting
ToolsmovingtoXcelcius,WEBI,WEBIRichClientandNetweavertoolsmovingtoBODI.Attendeduser
conference meetingsoutside
--> Resolvedmanycomplex issuesatcritical time like SSOnotworking
--> CreatedBackUpsof CMS and FRS usingrobocopytool andwritingsome scriptsandexecutables.
--> Sanbox Testingdone forbackupsof CMS and FRS . Testedforrecoveryof CMS insanbox and engg
box.
--->CreatedusermanualsforXI 3.0 forendusers.
--> TestedXI3.0 newadvancedfeaturesinPublication,ReportBursting
--->InstalledXcelcius2008 and Crystal Reports2008 on serversandtheircorrespondingdriversand
ODBC conn forconnectivityanddataaccess.
--->Critical dashboardmonitoringviaeventserverstriggering.
---->ServerMonitoringona dailybasis.
Supervisor
VeenaSrihari
WiproTechnologies :Aug 2002 – Dec 2007
6. Non-Accenture
Client/Company:SONYELECTRONICS, San Diego,CA
Project : SONYService DWH
ProjectDuration :March 2007 - November2007
AssignedRole :
Project& Role Description
DWH Architect
Responsibilities:
--> Assessmentof existingDWHsetupfor Service Unit.Checkthe design,DWstandardsand
suggestedimprovementsonthe same.
--> Gave variousproposalsonDevelopmentArchitectureforService DWHteamon BOE XI.Current
designwasbad. Gave thema properDWH approach for the new Service DWHproject.
--> Analysedtheirexistingreportingenvironment(Crystal XIcanned) andsuggestedthemtoleverage
theirconcurrentlicensesbycreatingWEBIadhocreportsfor few users.
--> Involvedinstudyandanalysisof existingDWHsetup and estimateswere doneforthe new DWH
projectwhichincludesdesignphase,developmentphase andtestingphase
--> SubmittedwhitepaperstocustomeronInformatica,BusinessObjectsEnterpriseXItofinalize the
tool selection.Explainedthemvariousarchitecture optionsoneachtool bypresentingthemasPPTs.
--> Participatedinmeetings,prepareddocs,ppts,gatheringrequirementsforprojectplanonthe new
Service DWH project.
--> AdministerexistingBOEXIserverforuserswhichisintegratedwithWindowsAD.Runaudit
reports,CMS back upsetc.
--> Code review,testingoncrystal XIcannedreports,gatherrequirementsfrombusinessuser -
Service DWteam andcoordinate the developmentfromoffshore.Generate testcasesduringUATon
Crystal XI.
Supervisor
VenkatAbburi
Non-Accenture
Client/Company:Nintendoof AmericaRedmondWA ,US
Project : NintendoWIIReporting
ProjectDuration :June 2006 - March 2007
Assigned Role : Consultant
Project& Role Description
BO XI Consultant
Responsibilities:
--> ImplementedGlobal SecurityModel inXIR2 for NintendoWIIReportingformore than200 users
7. includingCanada,Japan,Europe.SecurityModel involvesinheritance
--> ImplementedTrustedAuthenticationonXIforsingle signontoInfoview throughNintendoWiFi
Portal
--> IntegratedNovell LDAPwithXIConfiguredLDAPforSSLand LDAPAuthenticationisenabledforall
users.
--> EnabledSMTPand Schedulingcapabilities forrequiredusers.
--> CompletelyinvolvedinCMCadministrationandservercomponentsadministration.
--> EnabledAudtingthroughCMCandcreatedAuditreports.ConfiguredAuditDatabase forthe same
--> AnalysedWIIReportingrequirementsandOracle Schemasforthe same.CreatedanAdhoc
Universe forhighlevel reportswhichgivessalesandqtysoldonvariousgamesof WIIproduct.
--> CreatedfewcannedreportsinCrystal XIandpublishedonXIServerforuserstoview onInfoview
--> CreatedWEBIreportsfor fewusersandtrainedusersonhow to use adhocuniverses
--> Dida proof of concepton LocalizationinXIR2.ConfiguredOracle andXIServertoshow UTF8
characters.CreatedWEBI ReportswithKanji datain Infoviewtodemonstrate the same tousers and
createda roadmap forNintendoonhow toimplementthe same
--> CustomizingInfoviewinXIR2 for NintendoWIIprojecttoshow WIIlogoand Nintendologoson
home page.Demonstratedcustomeronhow Infoview canbe customizedfurtherusingBOESDKand
changingJSPsand JSTLs
--> ImplementedunmanagedRASonXIR2 and movedCrystal 9 reportsto XI sothat existingusers
can use XI environment.Alsogave aroadmapto customerforManaged RAS.
Supervisor
Dave Diederich
Non-Accenture
Client/Company:PearsonTechnologyCentre ,New Jersey,US
Project : PenguinGroupInternational (PGI) BO-BW
ProjectDuration :August 2005 - April 2006
AssignedRole : Consultant
Project& Role Description:
BO XI Consultant
Responsibilities:
--> Identifiedthe userrequirementsforthisISBN Conversionprojectbydiscussingwithclientand
updatedfunctional documents,low level designandhighlevel designdocuments.
--> PreparedProjectPlanforISBN 13 conversionphase.
--> Modifiedall ISBN objectsinuniversesandreportswithISBN fieldasan attribute,toinclude the
newISBN 13 field.
--> Resolvedall loopsandjoinsinUniversesdue tothisglobal change.
--> PreparedaGlobal Data Dictionarywiththe help of SAP-BW(ETL) teamtoidentifyall ISBN objects
to be changed
--> PreparedTestCasesforall universesandreportstobe testedafterSAP-BWteampopulatesthe
newISBN 13 data.
--> All UniversestestedafterSAP-BWteampopulateddatawith13 digitsISBN onall columnsin
requiredtables.
8. --> InvolvedinISBN 13 reportchanges, all reportsare changedand tested.
--> PreparedProjectTestPlanforBO migrationfrom5.1.6 to 5.1.9 whichincludedtestingFull Client,
WEBI, BCA Reports
--> Wrote Unit TestCase for testingall reportstobe migrated
--> LoggedincaseswithTech Supportforsome patch fixes
--> Fixedall complexreportswhenmigratingwhichwasgivingproblemsinformatting,dataetc.
--> Developedsome AUDITReportsatPearsonforVPand Auditors.Thisisa part of quarter-endto
auditall user'sactivitythroughoutthe quarter.
--> Submittedaproposal note toclientonMigrationto XIR2 whichinvolveslicensingcost,migration
cost, trainingcostsetc.ThisinvolvesinteractionwithBOSales,WiproCOEteam.
--> InvolvedinProof of ConceptonMigrationtoXI R2 by analyzing,testingall the medium, complex
reportson thinclient(XIR2) and arrivedat an estimationformigrationproject.Thisalsoinvolves
convertingall .repreportsto WID (WEBI).UsedReport ConversionTool XIR2documentfrom
BusinessObjectsforthisProof of Concept
Supervisor
Mike Pizzo
Non-Accenture
Client/Company:MedtronicInc.MN USA
Project : MedtronicData Management
ProjectDuration:March 2004 - July 2005
AssignedRole : Onshore Coordinator
Project& Role Description
Onsite CoordinatorandTechLead
Responsibilities:
--> Gatheredsystemknowledgeatinitial phase byinteractingwithclients,usersand documentedthe
architecture andprocessflowsforthisdata managementproject.
--> PreparedProcessImprovementDocmentsforProductionImprovementprocesswhichisapart of
Six Sigmaprocess.
--> Maintained100 universesand200 BusinessObjectsreports whichend-userusesona dailybasis.
Resolvedall productionissuesonthese withinaspecifiedtime andSLAsagreed
--> Estimationandenhancementsdone forsome of the universesandreportsasa projectrequest.
--> Completelyinvolvedinupgradationandtestingprocessfrom6.1to 6.5 v of BusinessObjects
--> Preparedall UnitTestCasesfor testingreportsduringmigrationphase.
--> Maintainedall nightlyjobsanddailyjobsrunningonTivoli MaestroSchedulerwhichupdates
differentEDWData Marts.
--> EDW Hardware upgrade involementforwhichcreatedtestjobsonMaestroSchedulerandrunning
the schedule ontestdatabase andcheckedthe processingperformanceof Informaticawiththe help
of DBA team.
--> InvolvedinEDWUTF-8 conversiontestingwithsame processmentionedabove asforHardware
Upgrade
--> Improvedthe nightlyjobperformance bychangingthe stepsonjobsinschedulesonMaestro
Scheduler.
9. --> CloselyinteractedwithETLteamfornecessarydatarequirementsforEnd -EndBusinessObjects
Full ClientUsersandWEBI users
--> ScheduledreportsonBCA Serverandsupportedall BCA usersforReportissues
--> Controlledall user'suniverse/reportsaccessinSupervisor.Involvedinall levelsof accessfor
users
--> Completelyinvolvedin end-endtestingphase of the BusinessObjectsReportswithclients.
--> Coordinatedwithoffshoreteamforsystemtesting,bugfixing,givingaccesstousers,and
analyzingdataproblemsinBusinessObjectsReports.
Supervisor
Rick Kalgren&ReganCox
Non-Accenture
Client/Company:JPMorgan Chase Bank(JPMC) , NY , US
Project : Phoenix System
ProjectDuration :July 2003 - February 2004
AssignedRole : Onshore Coordinator
Project& Role Description:
Onsite Coordinator
Responsibilities:
--> Gatheredall userrequirementsfromJPMorganbycloselyinteractingwithusers.Gave aroadmap
to customeronBusinessObjectsArchitecture andimplementation
--> InvolvedindocumentingFunctionalSpecsbyinteractingwithusers.
--> PreparedLowlevel designandhighlevel designdocumentsforreportdevelopment.
--> PreparedUnitTestCasesfor all BusinessObjectsReports
--> InvolvedinDesigningUniverseforReportingModel inPhoenix
--> CompletelyinvolvedinBusinessObjectsFullClientReportDevelopment
--> InteractedwithETLteam fornecessarydatarequirementsforBusinessObjectsReports
--> Involvedincomplex queriesforgeneratingcascadingpromptsinBusinessObjectsFull Client
Reports
--> Involvedin DevelopingComplex CrosstabularandChartreports
--> DeployedBusinessObjectsReportsunderWEBIntelligenceandConfiguredforInfoview
--> InvolvedinCustomizingInfoviewReportswithMISFrameworkforJPMCthruWEBI SDK.
--> Involvedinsystemintegrationof the phoenix thinclientwithFullClientBusinessObjectsReports
at clientlocation
--> Completelyinvolvedinend-endtestingphase of the BusinessObjectsReportswithclients.
--> Coordinatedwithoffshoreteamforsystemtestingandbugfixing.
--> InvolvedinUAT(UserAcceptance Testing) withclients.
Supervisor
Sabene
10. Non-Accenture
Client/Company:Autodesk,California,US
Project : QueryPortal thruWEBI
ProjectDuration :November 2002 - June 2003
AssignedRole :
Project& Role Description:
--> Workedas a teammemberinintegratingtheirexistingDatawarehouse withtheirQueryPortal
thru WEBI SDK .
--> Involvedinstoredprocedure changesforexistingportal enhancements
Supervisor
Damon
Non-Accenture
Client/Company:ParamountPictures,US
Project : SecurityArchitecture forOLAP
ProjectDuration :August 2002 - November2002
AssignedRole :
Project& Role Description:
--> Workedonproposal and proof of conceptfor ParamountPictures,US
--> Involvedinstudyof theirexistingsecurityarchitecture inCognosandtoimplementSecurity
architecture usingAccessManagerand LDAPServerforImpromptu,PowerPlayandIWR users
Supervisor
George Philip
Mascot Systems :Apr 2002 – Aug 2002
Client/Company:GE - Capital Commercial Finance,UK
Project : EDW for GE - Capital Commercial Finance
ProjectDuration :April 2002 - August2002
AssignedRole :
Project& Role Description:
Data Modeller
12. Education
University/College Degree Year
BharathiarUniversity B.E. Electrical & ElectronicsEngg 4/1998
Training/ContinuingEducation
Course Company/Vendor Date Taken
BusinessObjectsXIR2
AdminandDeployment
WiproTechnologies,Bangalore May 2006
Teradata FactoryTraining
by NCR
PSIData SystemsLtd,Bangalore January 2002
iPlanetApplicationServer PSIData SystemsLtd,Bangalore September2001
Servlet,JWS,ASP,CGI/PERL PentasoftTechnologiesLtd,Chennai September1999
IDE/IDQfrom Informatica INFORMATICA CORP April 2008
BO XI 3.1 Administering
Servers
DELL International Services November2008
Professional Societies
Professional Society
Member
Since
Teradata CertifiedProfessionalv2r4 3/2002
BusinessObjectsCertifiedBOCP-BOE 12/2006
Certifications
Certification
Certification
Status
Year
Certified
Teradata Prof V2R5 Completed 2004
Skills
Skill Proficiency Yrs of Exp Last Year Used
SAP BusinessObjects (BOBJ) P4 - Expert 9 Years 2014
SAPHANA , Tableau,QlikView P1-Trained 2014
Big Data and Hadoop P1-Trained 2014
DevelopmentArchFramework:Software
Construction
P3 - Advanced 7 Years 2014
Tech DeliveryArchitecture(BI) P3 - Advanced 7 Years 2014
Extract Transform& Load (ETL) Tools
(Informatica/AbInitio/DataStage)
P3 - Advanced 4 Years 2012
Informatica-DataQuality P2 - Proficient 3 Years 2007
Informatica-PowerCenter P3 - Advanced 3 Years 2006
NCR TeradataDW P3 - Advanced 3 Years 2004
Technical TestPlanning-Preparation-Execution -
Performance Testing
P3 - Advanced 4 Years 2007