Peningo Systems,
Inc.
Contact: info@peningo.com
PEN16
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Specialist in the integration of
client-server data warehousing technology for accounting and financial
management systems in the financial services industry. Incorporates subject matter expertise,
project experience, advanced technical abilities, and superior communication
skills to create G/L’s and data warehouse systems.
Financial Services Industry - Proven track record of accomplishments
for clientele in the investment banking, banking and insurance industries. Knowledgeable in fixed income, equities,
derivatives and investment banking.
Accounting Process - Installed positive change in financial
management processes in the areas of; accounting, budgeting, allocations, risk
management, tax, multi currency, GAAP and statutory reporting needs. Operations experience includes exposure to
trade processing, clearance and settlements.
Technology - Implemented client-server database
technology solutions in the areas of General Ledger ERP Systems and Data
Warehousing to produce customer, product and organizational profitability
analytical systems. Highly skilled in
data modeling, extraction and transformation processing, reporting and
analysis.
Project Management - Experienced with all phases of the
Ascendant methodology. Responsible for
project billing, client relationships, business development project phase and
task management, project estimation and post implementation quality
review. Assisted clients in the
analysis, design, construction, implementation phases. Utilized Ascendant Project Management and
Data Warehousing Methodologies to assure the project completion on time and
under budget.
EDUCATION
2/1983 New York University,
Finance and Accounting, M.B.A.
5/1979 Boston University,
School of Management, B.S. B.A
ACE INSURANCE
CONSULTANT 6/2002 to Present
Provided assistance to the financial
systems division on the integration of an operational data store and data marts
to fulfill the financial reporting needs of this insurance client. Provided for Statutory and GAAP Reporting
through the creation of 14 Essbase OLAP cubes.
MS SQL Server 2000, data transformation services, Oracle, Informatica
and Brio reporting were utilized to provide a solution to their data storage
and analytical needs. PeopleSoft EPM
drill thru to relational detail.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT 3/1997 to 2/2002
Responsible as a Principal of the
Financial Management Solutions Data Warehousing Practice for external client
billable project work, including project management, project sizing estimation,
and project quality reviews. Internal
responsibilities included solution set development, business development, vendor
relationships, staff recruiting and hands-on development.
Financial Data Warehousing - Performed business analysis and design
for the Data Warehousing needs of client companies. Modeled data marts utilizing the Star Schema
Technique. Constructed data extraction
and transformation procedures to obtain operational data from RDbMS data
stores. Analyzed performance measures to
fit the reporting needs of the company.
Created data mart cubes in many OLAP Engines to permit multi-dimensional
cross-sectioning and drill down analysis.
Reviewed technical and data architecture for capacity and performance
considerations. Implemented G/L’s and
accounting engines to assure synchronization of source systems, financials and
reporting. Liased with Cognos to jointly
go to market with demonstration solution sets.
Deployed PowerPlay Cube and Visualizer Dashboard demonstrations for
addressing Procurement Data Mart analytical needs. Web based deployment enabled Internet based
demonstrations.
Societe Generale USA Project Manager
Assisted the client in the creation of a
General Ledger integrated with the firm’s Data Warehouse via the Kimball
methodology. Proved the concept of an
innovative Accounting Engine method in Informatica for applying the
accounting rules to business events in the Data Warehouse and posting to the
G/L. Assisted in the implementation of a
PeopleSoft G/L. Re-designed the Chart of Accounts (COA) into a new ‘thin
G/L’ chart of accounts, complete with mapping to two old charts of accounts.
Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi - Team Leader
Team Lead of a staff of four Business
Analysts in the collection of data requirements, including collateral and
complex financial instruments (derivatives, options, securities, repo, resale,
etc.). Designed and created new
reporting in Business Objects.
Mapped extraction and transformation routines to source system data
written in ETI* Extract. Designed an Oracle
G/L Accounting Translation module in IBM’s MQSI Enterprise Applications
Infrastructure ‘Middleware’.
Prudential Insurance - Team Leader
Project Manager of a staff of four in the
development of client-server Data Warehousing Technologies for the Financial
Division. The Financial Data Warehouse
provided analytical capabilities into the GEAC General Ledger data in
the areas of P&L, Balance Sheet Consolidations, Investment in Subsidiaries,
Statutory Reporting and GAAP. Utilized
ABC (Activity Based Costing) to compute Product Profitability. Essbase, Sybase System 11.
PNC Bank - Team
Lead
Served as lead of the Technology
Team. Designed and tested the
implementation a technical infrastructure necessary to support Investment
Banking Tier II business. Assisted the
client in the technical design in Erwin of a Data Warehouse to serve the
Market and Credit Risk Measurement and Compliance Reporting requirements.
CS FIRST BOSTON - VICE PRESIDENT 3/1993 to 3/1997
Directed a staff of eight in the
development of PC, client-server and mainframe systems for the Financial
Division. Created a global financial
database, which received feeds from many overseas general ledgers and reported
monthly financial results. Consolidated
global budget data for use by the Global Operating Committee in the budget
approval and review process. Automated
journalization processes into the Computer Associates General Ledger in the
areas of Balance Sheet Consolidations and GAAP Eliminations. Analyzed trading inventory for regulatory
reporting to the SEC, NASD and NYSE.
Produced an allocations system that utilized statistical feeds to fully
cost P&L for Product Profitability measurement.
Independent Consulting Experience: 2/1983 to 3/1993
JP Morgan - Developed a trader's workstation system
for performing research into Emerging Markets Equities. Received and stored market information
including; stock prices, currency spot rates and corporate financial statements
from local exchanges and Reuters.
Dreyfus - Created multi-user applications for the
Group Retirement Plans Division. The
applications served the reporting needs for the administration of 401(k),
403(b)(7) and other tax-free investment plans.
Morgan Stanley - Served as a consultant to the Board of
Managing Directors on topics of Human Resources management concern. Constructed Year-End Bonus, International
Compensation, Insider Trading, and Executive Incentive decision making systems.
TECHNICAL ABILITIES:
RDBMs: Oracle 8i, PL SQL, Sybase, MS
SQL Server 2000, Transact SQL, Erwin, Designer 2000
Extraction & Transform: Informatica, ETI* Extract
OLAP Software: Hyperion Essbase and Pillar, Oracle
Explorer, Oracle Financial Analyzer, Business Objects, Brio, Crystal Reports,
Cognos' Transformer, PowerPlay, Impromptu & Visualizer,
General Ledger: Oracle, PeopleSoft G/L
& EPM, GEAC General Ledger, Computer Associates, Lawson
Operating Systems: Windows, Windows NT, MS/PC DOS, Novell, Unix,
TCP/IP, FTP, autosys
PC Software: Java, Powerbuilder, Foxpro for Windows, Clipper, dBASE III+, MS Access, Lotus 1-2-3, Excel