SharePoint Consultant
2020 - 2020Clickstop Inc- Aided in establishing SharePoint communications sites for the company as a whole and for each of the divisions.
- Consulted on SharePoint team sites for each workgroup.
- Consulted in developing a permissions model for access.
- Constructed Microsoft Flow processes to integrate SharePoint with teams and outlook.
- Constructed PowerShell scripts to modify SharePoint permission, create SharePoint pages, and modify Outlook group settings.
- Constructed SharePoint framework extensions and web parts to enhance the SharePoint site's look and feel.
Technologies: Office 365, Microsoft Flow, SharePoint OnlineProcess Architect
2019 - 2020TD Canada Trust- Built a product contribution model for present and future value.
- Established processes and standards for conversion of existing reports in a SAS, SQL/DB2 environment to a Hadoop, PySpark environment using Tableau and Power BI for reporting.
- Converted existing reports in a SAS, SQL/DB2 environment to a Hadoop, PySpark environment using Tableau and Power BI for reporting.
Technologies: IBM Db2, SQL, SAS, Windows, Unix, Impala, Apache Hive, Hadoop, PySpark, Python, Microsoft Power BI, TableauSharePoint Developer
2018 - 2018Johnson & Johnson- Designed a SharePoint site with embedded Tableau reports, which captures report commentary and allows historical viewing of reports and commentary.
- Trained staff on maintenance and use of the site.
Technologies: SharePoint Online, Tableau, SharePointProcess Architect
2014 - 2018TD Canada Trust- Designed a holistic reporting suite for personal business lines.
- Mentored staff on best practices for report production.
- Designed automated processes for business reporting.
- Designed interfaces and the distribution process for data and reports.
- Built a customer contribution model for present and future value.
Technologies: SharePoint Online, Tableau, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2, SQL, SAS, WindowsData Warehouse Architect
2017 - 2017CGI- Designed an analytics-ready layer that embeds business logic and standard reporting templates into the data warehouse and reporting environment.
- Consulted on SAS installations to maximize data privacy protection and environment functionality.
Technologies: Microsoft 365, Oracle, SQL, SAS, WindowsData Warehouse Architect
2013 - 2014Aimia- Designed and built a transactional datamart and reporting suite.
- Mentored staff on best practices for report production.
- Designed interfaces and distribution process for data and reports.
Technologies: SharePoint, Microsoft 365, IBM Db2, SQL, SAS, ParAccel, WindowsData Warehouse Architect
2011 - 2013The Bank of Nova Scotia- Designed and built a data mart and reporting suite and working with a cross-functional team.
- Investigated and obtained product data across a variety of legacy systems.
- Constructed a data repository to facilitate both ad-hoc and periodic reporting requirements.
- Designed interfaces and distribution process for data and reports.
Technologies: SharePoint Online, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, SAS, AS400, WindowsSenior Systems Consultant
2010 - 2011Bell- Worked with a widely distributed team to port a mission-critical application to a new environment.
- Developed the project plan and managed the project to completion.
- Coordinated changes in connectivity and data resourcing.
- Provided training to support staff.
- Executed, tested, and validated results with a cross-functional team.
- Provided post-implementation support.
Technologies: Microsoft 365, SQL, SAS, AIX, WindowsData Warehouse Architect
2006 - 2010The Bank of Nova Scotia- Designed and constructed a process, data repository, and a portal for automated credit card campaign reporting.
- Designed and built a retention offer management application. The application provides specific offers for inbound calls, tracks the results of the calls, provides fulfillment capabilities, and reports results.
- Constructed a portal that allows the distribution of reports to a widely distributed user base without emailing the reports. The solution was constructed based on requirements gathered from the diverse user group.
Technologies: SharePoint, Microsoft 365, IBM Db2, SQL, SAS, AS400, WindowsSenior System Consultant
2005 - 2006RBC Capital Markets- Designed and built a robust solution that can load data files of varying structures into Teradata tables. The process constructed a table on Teradata then verifies and loads the data.
Technologies: Microsoft 365, Teradata, SQL, SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS, AIX, WindowsData Warehouse Architect
2005 - 2005The Bank of Nova Scotia- Designed and built a datamart and reporting suite, working with a cross-functional team.
- Investigated and obtained credit card data across a variety of legacy systems.
- Constructed a data repository to facilitate both ad hoc and periodic reporting requirements.
- Designed interfaces and distribution process for data and reports.
Technologies: SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, SAS, AIX, WindowsSenior System Consultant
2004 - 2005Loyalty Group- Designed and constructed a micro-strategy solution that can report on product interaction in the food sector.
- Constructed schema and metrics to facilitate the user requirements.
- Trained users in understanding and executing the reports.
Technologies: Microsoft 365, IBM Db2, MicroStrategy, SQL, SAS, AIX, WindowsSenior System Consultant
2004 - 2004TD Financial Group- Constructed an automated process to sample data to match their campaign models.
- Trained the systems personnel to run the process.
- Performed post-implementation support.
Technologies: Microsoft 365, IBM Db2, SQL, SAS, AIX, WindowsSenior System Consultant
2003 - 2004Alberta Municipal Affairs- Developed assessment reporting and analysis.
- Constructed a process to update the Oracle database with change records based on requirements obtained from the business users.
- Designed and built a process to produce PDF statements for property holders.
Technologies: Microsoft 365, Oracle, SQL, SAS, WindowsSenior System Consultant
2003 - 2004The Bank of Nova Scotia- Designed and executed marketing campaigns.
- Worked with the business user to obtain campaign requirements.
- Built the campaigns customer selection in Affinium environment.
- Provided mail files to the mail house.
- Interfaced with systems to report on results.
Technologies: SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365, IBM Db2, SQL, SAS, AIX, WindowsSenior System Consultant
1998 - 2003The Royal Bank- Designed and built a reporting suite, working with a cross functional team.
- Investigated and obtain credit card data.
- Constructed periodic reports.
- Designed and developed a user interface to a data warehouse using SAS.
Technologies: Microsoft 365, IBM Db2, MicroStrategy, SQL, SAS, AIX, WindowsSenior System Consultant
1996 - 1998The Bank of Nova Scotia- Evaluated and tested a data warehouse design and composition.
- Designed and developed a user interface for a data warehouse using SAS and VB.
- Investigated sourcing for the data warehouse load.
Technologies: Visual Basic, Microsoft 365, IBM Db2, MicroStrategy, SQL, SAS, AIX, WindowsSenior System Consultant
1993 - 1996AXA Insurance- Designed and programmed enhancements to the billing and rating subsystem.
- Designed and programmed the enhancements to the underwriting decision subsystem.
Technologies: Project Management System (PMS), SAS, COBOL, CICS, ISPF, TSO, IBM Information Management SystemSenior System Consultant
1993 - 1993Bell Sigma- Designed and programmed a large customer billing system.
Technologies: SAS, OS/2
Robert Ellsworth
Data Architecture Developer in Markham, ON, Canada
Member since June 18, 2020
Robert brings technical and business expertise that he's developed during his two decades of consultant work for major institutions, where hundreds of projects have been completed to the clients’ full satisfaction. He excels at architecting solutions with complex requirements that may cross disparate types of technologies. He's also quick to assimilate information for high productivity and quality outcomes within an intense high-tech environment.
Robert is now available for hire
Portfolio
- Clickstop IncOffice 365, Microsoft Flow, SharePoint Online
- TD Canada TrustIBM Db2, SQL, SAS, Windows, Unix, Impala, Apache Hive, Hadoop, PySpark...
- Johnson & JohnsonSharePoint Online, Tableau, SharePoint
Experience
- Business Intelligence (BI) 20 years
- Data Architecture 20 years
- SAS 20 years
- SQL 20 years
- SharePoint 9 years
- Project Management Professional (PMP) 7 years
- Tableau 4 years
- Python 1 year
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
GitLab, SQL
The most amazing...
...thing I've created was a customer profitability model that include the current and future value.
Employment
Skills
Languages
COBOL, T-SQL (Transact-SQL), VBScript, Excel VBA, SAS, SQL, Visual Basic, HTML, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Java SE, C, Python, CICSFrameworks
SharePoint Framework (SPFx), Windows PowerShell, ASP, HadoopTools
SAS Enterprise Guide, Tableau, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Excel, IBM Information Management System, ISPF, Impala, Microsoft Flow, Apache Impala, GitLabParadigms
Iterative Development, Agile Software Development, ETL, Business Intelligence (BI)Platforms
Windows, SharePoint, AIX, Unix, ParAccel, OracleStorage
Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server 2014, SQL Server 2010, IBM Db2, Apache Hive, TeradataOther
SharePoint Online, Data Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Reporting, Data Visualization, Project Management System (PMS), Office 365, Data Engineering, Project Management Professional (PMP), SAS Macros, Data Architecture, Microsoft 365, TSO, MicroStrategy, AS400, OS/2Libraries/APIs
PySpark
Education
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Computer Science1980 - 1985University of Toronto - Toronto, Canada
Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP)®MAY 2012 - PRESENTPMI | Project Management Institute
