Josip Šaban

Zagreb, Croatia

Member since November 9, 2016

Josip is an experienced database guy who's developed web sites, created banking DWH systems, and led teams of developers to deliver great products which are still in production today. He has advanced knowledge of the entire SQL Server stack, and a working knowledge of .NET, Business Objects, R, BizTalk, Microsoft Project, and MS Project Server. Along with his primary expertise, he is also a proficient technical writer and team lead.

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Portfolio

Erste Bank
SharePoint, Microsoft Office
Hypo Alpe Adria
SQL Server, SAP Business Objects
Alfatec Group
BO Data Integrater, Oracle, SQL Server

Experience

Microsoft Office, 15 years
SQL, 12 years
Waterfall development, 10 years
SQL Server, 10 years
C#, 8 years
MS Project, 5 years
.NET, 5 years

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio

The most amazing...

...thing I did was to redesign an old database design—increasing the performance 10 fold while adding a lot of new features on top.

Employment

Process Manager
Erste Bank
2015 - PRESENT
- Planned and supervised IT education.
- Led proof-of-concept activities for testing new technologies and/or development methodologies.
- Implemented SPOC for all the demand activities of two major clients.
- Designed and implemented a summer student program.
- Created IT recruiting tests and held interviews.
Technologies: SharePoint, Microsoft Office
Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
Hypo Alpe Adria
2013 - 2015
- Analyzed and documented business requests.
- Developed the implementation strategy and BI architecture, based on SQL Server technology stack.
- Managed and executed IT projects—leading a team of consultants.
- Did the hands-on development of important and/or more complex database modules.
- Held education sessions for internal company employees.
- Deployed new features to production—effectively fulfilling the role of a release manager.
Technologies: SQL Server, SAP Business Objects
Business Intelligence Consultant
Alfatec Group
2009 - 2011
- Worked as the team lead in the project of creating a new data warehouse for one of the largest banks in the country, based on Oracle and Data Integrater.
- Implemented a Business Objects reporting system in the third largest tobacco company in the world.
- Developed a first production-level data warehouse in cargo and shipping industry in the region, using SQL Server Analysis Services and PowerPivot.
- Created teams and ensured that people worked effectively together.
- Held internal and external educational sessions.
Technologies: BO Data Integrater, Oracle, SQL Server
Business Intelligence Consultant
CrmT
2007 - 2009
- Designed and developed a web solution for distribution of EU funds in Slovenia based on SQL Server and ASP.NET.
- Designed and developed a high-availability DWH solution for parsing, testing, and reporting on call records for the largest Slovenian telecompany.
- Organized the company's presales technical conference, focusing on Business Objects and SQL Server.
Technologies: ASP.NET, Informatica, SQL Server
Software Engineer
IN2
2004 - 2007
- Developed an ASP.NET application for primary health care.
- Implemented BizTalk, as a part of a key integration project in the country's largest telecom company.
- Developed a web application for the the country's chamber of commerce.
- Held technical education sessions for the company's junior staff.
Technologies: ASP.NET, SQL Server, BizTalk

Experience

RealCro/City24 (Development)
I was one of the developers in a development team for a real estate portal which was, at the moment of creation, in the top 3 real estate portals in the region. The project was funded by VC capital, from the Alma Media Group. When the real estate market crashed, in 2009, the site was closed down.

I did the SQL development and ASP.NET back-end programming.
IamOnDemand (via Toptal) (Development)
http://www.iamondemand.com/
I'm currently writing blog content on the topics of machine learning, cloud, and relational databases (ghost-writing).
American Taekwondo Association (via Toptal) (Development)
https://ataonline.com/
Migrated an Oracle database to SQL Server for supporting a new web application.
SQL Server 2016 Always Encrypted: Easy to Implement, Tough to Crack (Publication)
https://www.toptal.com/sql-server/sql-server-2016-always-encrypted
Security has always been a primary concern for database experts, and with the advent of new, decentralized services, it’s become even more crucial. Microsoft addressed the need for an added level of security in SQL with the introduction of Always Encrypted functionality in SQL Server 2016. In this blog post, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Josip Saban explains how Microsoft’s Always Encrypted concept works, how it’s implemented, and why developers can’t afford to ignore it.

Skills

Languages
T-SQL, SQL, C#, R
Tools
MS Project, Microsoft Office, SAP BusinessObjects (BO)
Paradigms
Waterfall development, Agile
Storage
SQL Server, RavenDB, PostgreSQL
Misc
Team Leadership, Microsoft Project Server, Quality Assurance (QA), PMP Certification, Project Management, Informatica, BizTalk, ITIL 3 Foundations Certified
Frameworks
.NET
Platforms
Oracle, SharePoint

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in General Management
COTRUGLI Business School - Zagreb, Serbia
2011 - 2012
Master of Science in Computing
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing - Zagreb, Serbia
1998 - 2004

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