Resume - Carl M. Herms Email: ch129a820@westpost.

net Home: 203481-3706 Cell: 203-430-4785 Summary Twenty plus years as Project Manager and Business Analyst in the financial services, Insurance and manufacturing industries, leading teams involved in data/application conversions, application development, vendor product evaluation, make vs. buy decisions, etc. and desktop support activities. Able to establish Project Mission, Scope and Objectives, build and lead teams through entire SDLC project life cycle utilizing the latest methodologies (Agile/Scrum, etc). Information Technology Professional experienced as a Business Intelligence Practitioner, responsible for establishing BI platforms and Enterprise reporting solutions. Eight plus years of combined Business Objects (6 years) and BRIO/Hyperion (2 years) experience in enterprise reporting platforms, data warehouse administration, universe/modeling design, report development and end-user training. Strengths lie in Quality Assurance, Documentation, and development of Enterprise Business solutions and Decision Support systems through application of Project Management, Business Analysis, Planning and execution disciplines. Technical Skills ??? Business Analysis: Extensive SDLC experience. Application requirements,

design, development Business Objects 5.xx/6.xx, Crystal and Hyperion (BRIO) Administration, Design, Development and Training. Extract - Transform ??? Load process and Relational Database Modeling. Hands on application of Kimball and Inmon Dimensional and other data Warehouse methodologies. ??? Project Management: Thorough understanding of SCRUM (Agile) and project life cycle methodologies which include scope, analysis, software requirements, design, development, testing, training, deployment and post implementation ??? Desktop Skills: MS Windows, MS Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Outlook. Job Experience Sikorsky Aircraft Logistics Technology Group (IT Consultant) January 2007 to December 2010 ??? SCRUM/Agile Methodology: Received training and practiced the Agile approach to project management, software development and implementation within the CH53-K US Navy/Marine helicopter program o Trained in and applied numerous SDLC practices (see education and training section) ??? Quality Assurance: Responsible for Regression Testing of multiple applications o Designed, developed QA Testing methods for multiple complex applications (SAC/SILA software/hardware program and server updates) o Regression Testing (automatic and manual) of Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals application

o Develop methodology and documentation to monitor, track, and manage the latest releases of major IETM applications (above) for numerous Government and Commercial Aircraft Programs o Accurate Deployment of latest IETM applications to Government and Commercial Aircraft customers ??? Technical Documentation and Procedure writing o Authored Aircraft Maintenance, Control and Tracking system documentation for various aircraft programs o Documentation is currently featured on Sikorsky 360 world wide internet applications o Authored CMMI based documentation for Navy and Canadian Government Helicopter programs ??? Business Analysis responsibilities while assigned to World Wide Fleet Management Operation Center (1 year) o Hyperion (BRIO) query and development support o Requirements Analysis and Spec writing for five application development platforms (Dashboards, Reporting, etc) o Project Management of the Requirements Analysis and preparation and Database documentation ??? Documentation o Developed on line Help System using the Author IT development tool, for numerous IETM applications o Designed and established a ???Documentation Management System??? for the Fleet Management Operation Center o Documented Fleet Management Systems Procedures, Databases, etc. o Provided Auto testing process for CH-53K using EggPlant.

Bank of America Data Analyst (IT Consultant) October 2005 to December 2006 3 month effort duties included planning, database design, and data extraction of ???Mystery Shopper??? information generated nationally from 19 Vendors placed by BOA to report on status, accountability and evaluation of 6,000 plus banking centers. Project ended when corporate headquarters moved to Virginia. OdysseyRe Insurance Data Warehouse Administration (IT Consultant) November 2005 to September 2006 Responsible for transitioning the corporate data warehouse Administration function from the IT Development Department to the IT Production Department. Segregation was due to Sarbanes Oxley compliance requirements. ??? Established and Managed the Transition project that resulted in: o Learning, documenting and executing the Monthly & Quarterly Warehouse load & update which was a complicated process involving multiple servers and manual execution of numerous Delphi & SQL Sever Stored Procedure programs. Application was a D3/RSG Multi Value Legacy Reinsurance system o Data Warehouse Load & update training of IT Production personnel o Analysis, compilation and presentation of all IT data warehouse related documentation o Researched Application Automation tools and started the analysis and design process

o Enterprise Reporting Project: Established project plan, survey, analysis, reporting, etc. o Business Objects Administration responsibilities: (Version 6.5) ??? Security Repository: Data access rights to universes, reports, domains, products, etc. ??? Designer Administration: Manage universe & report UAT to Production migration, etc. ??? Develop internal BO Production Reports for management ??? Document and train IT Production personnel in BO administration tasks Citigroup/Met Life Business Objects Administrator (IT Consultant) May 2005 to September 2005 Provide Business Objects Data Warehouse security and administrative support during Citigroup???s transfer of business ownership to MetLife (Life & Annuity) and Legg Mason (Asset Management). Business Objects Supervisor/Designer/Development & Training responsibilities ??? Business Analysis and preparation of required documentation for transition of Business(s) ??? Provide turnover review and training to new Business Admin and Development personnel ??? Compile, document and present Citigroup???s Business Intelligence platform ??? Transition Asset Management business to Citigroup???s BI platform model Overall Data Warehouse responsibilities include:

??? Administrative (Supervisor module) support: Repository security, (data access rights, Business Objects product privileges, user problems, etc.) ??? Redesign and restructuring of the Business Objects Security Repository, Universe (Designer module) changes and problem resolution ??? Report & Chart development, maintenance and Business Objects training (Designer, Supervisor, and Full Client products) The Hartford Insurance Group IT Consultant July 2004 to December 2004 Project Management ??? Business Analysis ??? Report Development: Major role was to establish Reporting requirements for the Agency Personal Lines Insurance Group, which included: ??? Analysis and Definition of Nation wide Agencies Business customers reporting requirements ??? Consolidation of past year ad hoc reports to define required ???canned??? or scheduled reports ??? Design and develop ad hoc queries and reports using Crystal, MS Access, SQL and Excel ??? Design, develop and implement a Report Request, Development and Tracking Application Andrews Consulting Group Senior Business Intelligence Practitioner September 2003 ??? March 2004 Project Management ??? Report Development: Major role was to develop and manage a Company wide Business Intelligence project that would:

??? Implement General Ledger & Accounts Payable modules of JD Edwards software ??? Implement ???Rapid Decision??? software to facilitate real time data warehouse updating ??? Implementation of a Travel Agency Program Costing application (Developed in Microsoft Net) ??? Data mart design, development & implementation ??? Business Objects (BO) report development and user training (version 6.1). Other assignments include BO training, client presentations and setting project plans for clients that were expanding their data warehouses and implementing enterprise-reporting systems. Hartford Technology Services Company (Division of The Hartford Insurance) Employee - IT Consultant April, 2002 ??? June 2003 Business Objects WebIntelligence Utilized Business Objects WebIntelligence & Full client tools to develop schedule and distribute reports nationally. Revised original proposal on one application and reduced cost by more than $200K. Project Support/Business Objects Development - Established Project Plan and participated as team member, for new Offshore Investment firm. Developed initial reports and utilized Business Objects (BO) Web intelligence as a portal for information and report development and distribution. ??? Developed BO reports, Webi orientation and training materials

??? Implemented improvements that streamlined & increased efficiency in MIS Reporting group Data Warehouse Production Support/Development ??? Life Insurance group Developed Business Objects (5.3) and BRIO (6.0) reports for multiple client divisions. Utilized BO 'Publisher' module to generate and email daily production reports automatically via Publisher and Broadcast Agent scheduler. Modified and enhanced Universes and provided ???Designer??? and ???Supervisor??? training. Installed, tested and evaluated latest BRIO (6.0 release) and established Project Plan for enterprise upgrade for 400 plus BRIO users. People???s Bank Project Management/Enterprise Reporting October 1999 ??? January 2002 Managed numerous projects resulting in design and implementation of numerous databases, data warehouses and Business Objects universes. ??? Designed/specified in house extract transform and load processes from Vendor data feeds for corporate warehouses ??? Successfully completed 'proof of concept' project and replaced Corporate 'Power Builder' reporting system with Business Objects (full client & Webi) platform that was used to develop and distribute reports and data to 160 Bank Branches. Project resulting in annual savings of $225,000 ??? Established Business Objects as Bank standard for Enterprise reporting. ??? Provided Project Management and Data Warehouse support for

International (UK) People's bank branches. Business Objects - People???s Bank Administration: Total support, all Business Objects 'Repository' and product functions: Supervisor: Maintain and support user groups, profiles, and universe and database security. Designer: Modeled, designed, implemented and maintained BO Universes and Domains. Performed version upgrades and developed bank wide Business Objects EDM deployment procedures. Development & Support: Assisted users in report design, development and problem resolution utilizing Web Intelligence (2.1) and Full Client (5.1) platforms. (Upgraded from 4x version) - Developed Sybase, Access, SAS (Data Sets) and Notes database reporting solutions. Training: Provided class instruction and computer based (CBT) user training methods. Sikorsky Aircraft, United Technologies Corporation Project Manager/Senior Analyst/Tech Specialist November 1982 ??? September 1999 Data Warehousing: ??? Developed Company wide Warehouse reporting solutions utilizing BRIO (5.0) Enterprise BI tool. ??? Served as Lead BRIO (Hyperion) Training Instructor instituted 'train the trainer' programs and supported BRIO users. Project Management: ??? Led numerous Client server and Mainframe application projects. ??? Provided project support for Enterprise PC Development/Support

group. ??? Utilized IBM's ' ADW-Knowledgeware ' CASE tool and methodology. Participated in design and development of internal Project Management and Business Analysis development methodologies Client Server & Mainframe Systems: ??? Designed, developed & implemented numerous Manufacturing, Finance, Medical & Safety systems for United States Department of Defense & other regulatory agencies. Special assignments included the Presidential Fleet. Business Systems Analysis: ??? Design and implementation of numerous Purchasing, Quality Assurance, Finance & Manufacturing systems. ??? Member of ???Impact I??? Design and Implementation project team that developed Purchasing and Accounts Payable systems using latest methodologies (Yourdon, etc) IT Strategies: ??? Member of Methodologies team, assisted in development of System Design, Development and Implementation and Project Management methodologies for the Division ??? Function Points: As administrator, implemented the Function Point Analysis methodology for IT program development. The tool was used to define the size and complexity of application programs. Function Points enhanced the estimation of development time and improved tracking the status of large and complex applications IT Development:

??? Implemented numerous systems using the HPS 3 tier Client Server tool (early Windows to Mainframe connectivity with GUI), MS Access (2.0), BRIO (5.0), Lotus and Paradox. Crouse-Hinds Arrow Hart Project Manager/Senior Analyst February 1980 ??? November 1982 - Reviewed, selected and Implemented major (Martin Marietta) manufacturing system Package which included data conversion, software customization, implementation and Training - Responsible for project design, management and implementation of the application package - Designed/implemented Shop Floor Control, and Production/Efficiency Reporting systems. - Authored and maintained Company wide Documentation Standards and User Manuals. Education and Training