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Chad Leonard
1514 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036 | ------------ | ------------
Professional Summary
Tech-savvy DataStage Developer, with professional experience covering a wide range of industries and technologies, endowed with the skills and mettle to adjust to a rapidly changing environment.
Established record of delivering on time, high quality solutions in such diverse industries as finance, insurance, manufacturing and health care. Experience with all the major DBMS systems on Windows and unix/linux environments. Superb consultancy and communication skills tempered with a desire to succeed.
Skills
Data Warehouse
Data Integration
Oracle
Teamwork / Collaboration
Python
Shell Script
SQL
Machine Learning
DB2
Netezza
Data analysis
Agile methodology
Black Box Testing
Regression Testing
Perl
Python
Work History
Senior Technical Consultant 07/2015 to Current
Ironside Consulting – Lexington, MA
Migrated SQL from proprietary ETL application to IBM's Data Stage in Netezza environment
Optimized SQL by removing case statements and vectorizing code
Managed team of 2 to 3 developers
Performed code reviews
Created unit test framework liaised with users during User Acceptance Testing
Created and implemented data solutions for large and midsize companies
CEO And Senior Technical Consultant 06/2007 to 07/2015
CW Leonard LLC – Washington, DC
Designed and implemented data integration and data warehousing solutions, mainly with IBM's DataStage, to large and mid sized business units across many industries
Performed Unit Testing, UAT Testing and Performance Testing on data integration and warehousing solutions
Cut run times by 50% using IBM's DataStage ETL tool
Cross industry proficiency in providing data solutions
Seniort Technical Consultant 06/2005 to 06/2007
IBM Corporation – Westborough, MA
Designed and implemented data integration and data warehousing solutions, using IBM's DataStage, to large and mid sized business units across many industries
Interfaced with IBM clients and worked closely with stakeholders to provide solutions to data integration problems
Education
Master of Arts: Strategic Intelligence 05/2010
The Institute of World Politics - Washington, DC
MBA: Finance
University of Maine - Orono, Maine
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science
University of Maine - Orono, Maine
Certifications
IBM WebSphere IIS DataStage Enterprise Edition v7.5
Chad Leonard
1514 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036 | ------------ | ------------
Professional Summary
Tech-savvy DataStage Developer, with professional experience covering a wide range of industries and technologies, endowed with the skills and mettle to adjust to a rapidly changing environment.
Established record of delivering on time, high quality solutions in such diverse industries as finance, insurance, manufacturing and health care. Experience with all the major DBMS systems on Windows and unix/linux environments. Superb consultancy and communication skills tempered with a desire to succeed.
Skills
Data Warehouse
Data Integration
Oracle
Teamwork / Collaboration
Python
Shell Script
SQL
Machine Learning
DB2
Netezza
Data analysis
Agile methodology
Black Box Testing
Regression Testing
Perl
Python
Work History
Senior Technical Consultant 07/2015 to Current
Ironside Consulting – Lexington, MA
Migrated SQL from proprietary ETL application to IBM's Data Stage in Netezza environment
Optimized SQL by removing case statements and vectorizing code
Managed team of 2 to 3 developers
Performed code reviews
Created unit test framework liaised with users during User Acceptance Testing
Created and implemented data solutions for large and midsize companies
CEO And Senior Technical Consultant 06/2007 to 07/2015
CW Leonard LLC – Washington, DC
Designed and implemented data integration and data warehousing solutions, mainly with IBM's DataStage, to large and mid sized business units across many industries
Performed Unit Testing, UAT Testing and Performance Testing on data integration and warehousing solutions
Cut run times by 50% using IBM's DataStage ETL tool
Cross industry proficiency in providing data solutions
Seniort Technical Consultant 06/2005 to 06/2007
IBM Corporation – Westborough, MA
Designed and implemented data integration and data warehousing solutions, using IBM's DataStage, to large and mid sized business units across many industries
Interfaced with IBM clients and worked closely with stakeholders to provide solutions to data integration problems
Education
Master of Arts: Strategic Intelligence 05/2010
The Institute of World Politics - Washington, DC
MBA: Finance
University of Maine - Orono, Maine
Bachelor of Arts: Political Science
University of Maine - Orono, Maine
Certifications
IBM WebSphere IIS DataStage Enterprise Edition v7.5