Halley Nikolak

• Performed requirement gathering and analysis for several regulatory reports
• Created a wide range of documents including End to End design, High Level Design and Cognos Report Layout Models. Also assisted the developers on the Low Level Design
• Provided technical coordination between the analysis and development team identifying tasks that could be done in parallel, eliminating he gap where developers were allocated but had no tasks assigned

• Ensuring that accurate, clear, commented and efficient program code is produced from a wide range of specifications
• Responsible for creating functional and technical design of Business Intelligence solutions and relevant documentation
• Participated on the architecture design development of a flagship project using Teradata, DataStage and Unix
• Responsible for developing and reviewing DataStage, Teradata and Unix code
• Involved with unit, system and integration testing, including creation of test cases and production of associated test documentation for DataStage, Teradata and Unix codes
• Provided technical support for UAT and Production
• Process system data via Control-M batches
• Coordinated development tasks for a third party
• Assisted offshore staff on DataStage and Teradata technical development
• Guided offshore development staff on architectural design ensuring that it would adhere with the other existing modules
• Provided and supported development tasks with an offshore team monitoring their progress against plan
• Provide detailed estimates for development effort from design documents
• Ensure that work adheres to the company's and sector standards
• Control and support the implementation of releases

• Performed business analysis to projects financial report projects
• Produced high level overview and technical specification to be used by business clients and developers
• Leading an offshore development team providing technical guidance
• Performed support activities to identify the cause for data defects within the BI environment

• Team Leader of 15 developers for BI projects allocated in Sheffield UK
• Defined team hierarchy, internal procedures and new documentation to improve deliverables quality
• Produced engagement chargeback recovery plan with a forecast of three months and several scenarios according to possible team changes
• Achieved goals established with GLTb leadership regarding increasing utilization rate, cost estimation and implementing new quality procedures
• Created several management reports and tracked different types of information to allow a tangible measurement of KPI’s
• Recruited technical leaders and developers for offshore team

• Focal person to manage interaction between BI team in UK(located in Sheffield) and GLTb team ensuring an effective communication between both teams
• Produced resource ramp up plan of the development team
• DataStage, ETL and SQL support contact for GLTb developers
• Provide assistance on new projects regarding the appropriate architecture design to achieve optimal results at low complexity of BI solutions developed offshore
• Resource manager to ensure full utilization of developers ensuring that no spare time would occur by forecasting supply and demand and supply forecast and skill set
• Ensuring correct skill set is assigned to meet project requirements
• Understand issues and concerns of projects escalating to the relevant parties and monitoring them until resolved
• Identified new opportunities for BI Projects which lead to the deployment of three offshore resources to bolster an onshore lack of a key skill set, analysts
• Assisted team in UK to create new procedures and templates to improve productivity
• Provided weekly project status report on ongoing projects containing additional information then the standards helping project managers to identify and resolve issues before they became a risk to the project deliverables
• Created an Intranet portal to share knowledge across GLTb team

• Support of Refinery Assets Reliability System provided by the software Meridium
• Maintenance of ETL processes using DataStage
• PL/SQL, Unix Shell Script development
• Auxiliary refinery safety applications development using Visual Basic 6, Access and Crystal Reports 8.5
• Development of an internal application to manage and monitor tickets(Remedy) VB Script in MS Access helping to provide updates to the senior management
• SQL Server Analysis Services cubes maintenance
• Creating and maintaining system documentation
• Team Agent for Management of a Global Organization Project

• Offshore project - Development reports and Oracle ETL (Extract Transform and Load) packages/procedures
• Responsible for creating report and ETL process design and technical documentation
• Developing marketing reports using Crystal Reports and data warehouse ETL processes
• In charge of designing the architecture concept of data transformation and extraction process including several execution and integrity controls
• Responsible for controlling code version and releases to the client
• Responsible for installing and maintain the project environment, including Oracle DBA activities and the server administration using Linux Red Hat 9
• Report development for Business Intelligence using Hyperion Intelligence Designer (BRIO)

• Library Management System
• Software development using Borland Delphi 5, Seagate Crystal Reports 8, PHP and ASP
• Data warehouse development
• Participant of Linux installation to use the search engine HtDig
• SQL Stored Procedure development using Sybase 11.9.2 and 12.5, Microsoft SQL Server 7 and 2000 and Oracle 8i and 9i

• Extensive experience performing different roles within software development life cycle, covering end to end
• In-depth knowledge of software outsourcing models
• Committed, dynamic, self-starter, fast learner, proactive and flexible
• Customer-focussed and with ability to communicate at all levels
• Know-how on team administration and management
• User helpdesk and support experience
• Experience with instructing internal team training

• Bachelor degree in system analysis

2004-2004 Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná - PUCPR

• Marketing specialist - Post graduation