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Hire BrandonBrandon Clyburn
Verified Expert in Engineering
Data Developer
Location
St. Louis, MO, United States
Toptal Member Since
June 18, 2020
Brandon has over 20 years of hands-on experience in architecting, building, and leading business intelligence, data warehouse, and analytics initiatives. He possesses significant experience building these programs from scratch, utilizing close business partnerships, and getting into the nitty-gritty when necessary.
Portfolio
US Acute Care Solutions
SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Microsoft SQL Server, SSAS Tabular, DAX...
Tennessee Valley Authority
Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, SQL, Actuate, Microsoft Report Builder...
Panoptive
Redshift, Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, Google Data Studio, Microsoft Power BI...
Experience
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle BI, DAX, Microsoft Power BI
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on was the initiation of an entire business intelligence and data warehouse program that I also got to design from the ground up.
Work Experience
Power BI Developer
2020 - PRESENT
US Acute Care Solutions
- Design & build Power BI and SSRS reports.
- Reporting needs included clinical, financial, and operational.
- Build solutions from the ground up, including coding of DAX and SQL.
- Proposed and implemented standards for performance and usability.
Technologies: SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Microsoft SQL Server, SSAS Tabular, DAX, Microsoft Power BI
Power BI & Report Builder Development
2019 - 2020
Tennessee Valley Authority
- Designed and built Power BI and Report Builder reports.
- Worked on a project to replace Actuate so knowledge of this system was also required.
- Oversaw and was responsible for SQL development (Oracle) of reports, including testing and documentation.
Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, SQL, Actuate, Microsoft Report Builder, Microsoft Power BI
Lead Consultant
2018 - 2019
Panoptive
- Advised clients on a wide range of data challenges, working hand-on to implement solutions.
- Targeted efforts around KPI development and implementations.
- Presented to large groups on metric development processes.
Technologies: Redshift, Azure, Microsoft SQL Server, Google Data Studio, Microsoft Power BI, SQL
Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing
2009 - 2018
TD Ameritrade
- Developed hands-on with SQL, providing key metrics, insights, and deep analyses to executive-level management.
- Trained the team on Oracle BI (OBIEE), SQL, and performance tuning.
- Spearheaded the development of BI and data warehouse programs.
Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g (OBIEE), Oracle BI, SQL
BI Architect
2005 - 2009
Anheuser-Busch
- Developed from end to end with Oracle BI.
- Created designs for Oracle BI solutions, both in the Teradata database and OBIEE layers.
- Completed the development of repository and dashboard reports.
- Presented the OBIEE architecture to internal groups within the company.
- Collaborated with DBAs to improve end-user performance.
Technologies: SQL, Teradata, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g (OBIEE), Oracle BI
Engineering Lead | Data Architect
1999 - 2005
Cerner Corporation
- Acted as a team lead and senior architect in the coordination of a business intelligence team (15-20 individuals).
- Built, as one of two seed team members, the company’s first data warehouse (DB2) and business intelligence solution, supporting 6,000 employees.
- Delivered on time 12 data warehouse design and delivery iterations, spanning multiple projects per iteration.
- Completed BI and data warehouse projects in multiple business areas including finance, sales, service (call centers), time, expense, product development, and human resources.
- Oversaw and was responsible for hardware sizing and software installation and configuration.
- Earned a “distinguished” (top 5%) performance rating.
Technologies: Actuate, Siebel CRM, PeopleSoft, Informatica, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2, Oracle Database, Oracle BI
Experience
Power BI
Project Contributions:
• Worked remotely to create Power BI reports as part of a large migration project.
• Responsible for the development, testing, and documentation.
• Worked remotely to create Power BI reports as part of a large migration project.
• Responsible for the development, testing, and documentation.
Business Intelligence Software Evaluation at Mercy Health
Project Contributions:
• Involved in BI and an EDW software evaluation process.
• Involved in BI and an EDW software evaluation process.
Oracle BI at Navistar Financial
Project Contributions:
• Completed a project-scope-and-capability assessment for Oracle BI.
• Responsible for the OBIEE implementation.
• Determined the technical architecture for customizations.
• Mentored other project team members as to best practice (both technically and project-plan related).
• Completed a project-scope-and-capability assessment for Oracle BI.
• Responsible for the OBIEE implementation.
• Determined the technical architecture for customizations.
• Mentored other project team members as to best practice (both technically and project-plan related).
Initiated Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse Program at Scottrade
Project Contributions:
• Architected and developed a BI-and-data-warehouse program from scratch.
• Gathered a team of 14 which included developers, architects, and supervisors.
• Established the strategic direction.
• Executed the delivery.
• Encouraged the team to triple their productivity (per person), while request types significantly increased in complexity.
• Developed strong business partnerships with marketing, operations, RIA, finance, and branch admin; I can supply references in each of these areas.
• Architected and developed a BI-and-data-warehouse program from scratch.
• Gathered a team of 14 which included developers, architects, and supervisors.
• Established the strategic direction.
• Executed the delivery.
• Encouraged the team to triple their productivity (per person), while request types significantly increased in complexity.
• Developed strong business partnerships with marketing, operations, RIA, finance, and branch admin; I can supply references in each of these areas.
KPI Program at Scottrade
Project Contributions:
• Created a methodology and approach for gathering, tracking, and reporting KPIs at Scottrade.
• Created a methodology and approach for gathering, tracking, and reporting KPIs at Scottrade.
Oracle BI Development at Anheuser-Busch
Project Contributions:
• Responsible for the full lifecycle of an Oracle BI implementation while working closely with the business to find solutions that met their needs.
• Coordinated testing efforts with the quality assurance team.
• Designed an Oracle BI Solution, both in Teradata database and OBIEE layers.
• Completed development of repository and dashboard reports.
• Collaborated with DBAs to improve the end-user performance.
• Presented OBIEE architecture to internal groups within the company.
• Continuously provided feedback to management recommending best practice processes and procedures.
• Responsible for the full lifecycle of an Oracle BI implementation while working closely with the business to find solutions that met their needs.
• Coordinated testing efforts with the quality assurance team.
• Designed an Oracle BI Solution, both in Teradata database and OBIEE layers.
• Completed development of repository and dashboard reports.
• Collaborated with DBAs to improve the end-user performance.
• Presented OBIEE architecture to internal groups within the company.
• Continuously provided feedback to management recommending best practice processes and procedures.
Reporting Project at Mercy Health
Project Contributions:
• Led the development team through multiple clinical reporting projects.
• Led the development team through multiple clinical reporting projects.
Skills
Languages
SQL, HTML, HTML5, T-SQL (Transact-SQL), PHP 5, CSS3
Tools
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g (OBIEE), OBIEE Answers, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Report Builder, Siebel CRM
Other
Data, Performance Tuning, PL/SQL Tuning, Data Visualization, Google Data Studio, Oracle BI, Informatica, PeopleSoft, DAX
Platforms
Oracle Database, Oracle, Azure
Storage
SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2, Redshift, SSAS Tabular, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server 2014, Teradata, PL/SQL
Frameworks
Actuate
Education
1993 - 1999
Bachelor's Degree in Finance
Missouri State University - Springfield, MO, USA
1993 - 1999
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Statistics
Missouri State University - Springfield, MO, USA
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