ADNAN AHMED

Phone: 313 410 4720

E-mail: ahmed_adnan6@yahoo.com

Professional Summary:
Cognos Certified Author over 6 years of Professional IT work experience and Cognos experience
with strong knowledge in System analysis, design and development of Reports.
Cognos ReportNet Professional with over 4 year of experience, which includes ReportNet Author,
Framework Manager, Query Studio, Report Studio and Cognos Connection.

Expert in the development of Cognos Impromptu reports, Cognos Powerplay reports and OLAP cubes
using Cognos Powerplay Transformer.

Very Strong Meta data modeling skills. Good knowledge of Star schemas and Snow flake schemas and all the
normalization rules

2+ years of experience in analysis, design, development and implementation of client/server, data

warehouse/data mart, E.T.L and Business Intelligence concepts employing Relational databases
(Oracle, MS-SQL Server and MS-Access) on Windows NT platform.
Extensive experience in implementing Impromptu reports, Impromptu web reports, and Powerplay
cubes at various client sites.
Designed, developed and successfully deployed reports on intranet/internet using Impromptu Web
Reports and multi-dimensional cubes using Powerplay Transformer.
Cognos Professional with over 3+ years of extensive experience in data warehousing, data mart
creation and business intelligence implementation using OLAP tools like Cognos Impromptu
(Admin/Client), Cognos Impromptu Web Reports (IWR), Cognos Powerplay, Powerplay Enterprise
Server, Powerplay web, Cognos Powerplay Transformer, Cognos Access manager, Cognos Upfront and
Cognos Scheduler.
Experience in data marts, star schema, snowflake schema, data requirement analysis, design,
development, testing, documenting and implementation of business applications.
Expertise in writing and implementation of packages, triggers, stored procedures, functions at
database level using PL/SQL.
Expertise in data analysis, data warehousing, data modeling, and data migration.
Excellent communication, presentation, project management skills, and a very good team
player.

Technical Skills
Business Intelligence: Cognos ReportNet 1.1 Cognos Impromptu 6.x/7.x, Cognos Impromptu web reports
6.x/7.x(IWR), Cognos Powerplay 6.x/7.x, Powerplay Enterprise Server 7.0, Cognos
Powerplay Transformer 6.x/7.x, Cognos Scheduler 7.0, Cognos Script Editor, Cognos
Upfront, Powerplay web, Cognos Powerprompts, Cognos Access Manager, Cognos
Query, Cognos Visualizer.
Data modeling tools:
Operating systems:
RDBMS:
Oracle Tools:
Languages:

ERwin 3.x/4.0
Windows NT/2000/98/XP, UNIX, Sun Solaris 2.7/2.6.
Oracle 7.x/8.0/8i/9i/10g, DB2 7.2/8.1MS-SQL Server 7.0, MS Access 97/2000.
SQL Plus, SQL loader.
SQL, C, C++.

Professional Experience:

IDB Bank, NY (Nov 2008 Till Date)

Role: Cognos Admin and Developer
Project: Israel Discount Bank of New York, also known by its registered service mark, IDB Bank , is a full
service commercial bank chartered by the State of New York and a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC). IDB Bank provides domestic and international, personal and commercial banking
services to its U.S. and foreign clientele. IDB Banks broad range of banking services includes Personal and
Business accounts, Regular Checking Accounts, Basic Banking accounts (NY only), Money Market Savings
Accounts.
Responsibilities:

Interacted with IT Director/Business manager and customers to collect project specifications and
process of work flow for Designing reports with various considerations and limitations.
Created a set of 50 must have critical reports for the Accounting, Corporate lending, Core Banking,
Credit and Loans departments.
Worked closely with the administration in report administration, including scheduling reports, creating
jobs and distributing reports.
Created and managed users, groups, roles, data sources, dispatchers & services.

Created various Lists, Cross Tab and Charts reports using Filters and Prompts techniques according
to the requirements in Cognos 8.3.
Implemented Drill through, Master Detail, Conditional formatting and Parameters for customizing the
reports.
Extensive use of Tables to control the flow of Objects such as the Charts and Crosstabs on the Report
page and the Prompts on the Prompt page
Scheduling and Distributing Reports.
Created data source connections for different data bases using the Import Data Sources Utility.
Created documentation material for Design, implementation and security of the project.
Provided training exercises and material to members in the Reporting Department.
Use of Auto-group-Summarize, Join, Union on the Query Explorer Page along with the verification of
the Generated SQL.
Tested the generated native SQL and the row count to check the integrity of data.
Customized the Cognos portal by editing configuration xml files and Content Browsing and conditional
appearance of Cognos Objects.
High Involvement in Troubleshooting in Report Level for both Production and Development issues.
Environment: Cognos 8.2, Cognos Connection, Frame Work Manager, Oracle 10g, SQL plus.

Misys, NY (Jan 2005 Oct 2008)

Role: Cognos Modeller and Developer
Project: A leading global software product and solutions provider, with over 6,500 employees serving
customers in more than 120 countries.
Misys has more than 25 years experience in developing software products for major industry-specific markets
whether in the field of banking, healthcare, general insurance or financial services and combines in-depth
understanding of customers industries, markets and needs with operational skills in product development and
product and talent management.
Responsibilities:

Installed and configured components such as Cognos Connection, Framework manager and Content
manager.

Built modeling and reporting base from the scratch for very complex system named Misys Loan IQ
which is a comprehensive tool that covers the entire life cycle of a loan - from origination and deal
tracking to administration and record maintenance.
Extensive interaction with business Team to gather requirement for the development of Multiple
Projects in Framework Manager.

Comfortably overcame the challenge of understanding the Clients Software Product (Loan IQ), an
essential element in building the Projects suitable for reporting.
Added Customized Query Subjects, calculated query items, Filters in the framework manager model
to fulfill business users requirements.
Created and managed users, groups, roles, data sources, dispatchers & services and Deployed
ReportNet
Involved in writing complex SQL and creating database views in both Oracle and DB2
Environments.
Incorporated Loan IQ security to the Projects using the features of Security Filters and Object Level
security in the Framework Manager.
Publishing finished packages on to the company servers and making it available to the intended users.
Involved in extensive testing of the packages, making sure it meets the company quality standards.
Deployed packages between Test, QA and Production environments so as to make it available for
testing and also for report writing.
Built simple to complex reports making use of the finished packages using Report Studio.
Made on the fly reports for the client using Query Studio.
Environment: Cognos 8.2, Oracle 9i, Oracle 10g, DB2 7.2, DB2 8.1, SQL plus, Computer Associates SQL-Station.
The Trent Group, Inc. Reston, VA [July, 2004 Nov 2004]
Role: DW Analyst and Developer
Project: The Trent Group is the Business solution providers. They deliver the architecture that allows an
entire organization to understand how the business is performing and why. It provides the information link
between a business strategy and operational execution. Leveraging the strength of core information
investments such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications and Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) applications, The Trent Group provides a holistic, 360 degree view of a business.
Responsibilities:
Designed and created Multiple Projects in Framework Manager.
Designed Models using Framework Manager.
Involved in setting up Groups/Roles to secure the Models and packages

Create various packages using Framework manager in ReportNet.

Created Multi Lingual packages for various Geographic Locations..

Involved in installation and configuration of ReportNet and Framework Manager.

Developed standard Templates, Standard Reports, Charts, Drill-Through Reports, Master Detail
Reports.

Bursting Reports and Multilingual Reports Using ReportStudio and QueryStudio.

Developed advanced reports using Report Studio

Created models based on the dimensions, levels and measures required for the analysis of customer
accounts with regards to orders and billing. Based on the user requirement created a dimensional map
using Cognos Powerplay Transformer.

Modified power cubes as per the user requirement by adding new dimensions and layers etc.,
published cubes and power play reports to Upfront, Powerplay Enterprise Server administration.

Created multiple User classes using Access Manager.

Incorporated Access Manager security into Power Cubes, Powerplay Reports and Impromptu Report

Published Powercubes, Powerplay reports and Impromptu reports in the web for end users in
Upfront.
Environment: Cognos ReportNet 1.1.2, Cognos Tools 7.1 (Impromptu7.1, Powerplay Transformer7.1, Powerplay
7.1), SQL Server 7, Upfront.
Pfizer, NY [May, 2004 July 2004]
Role: DW Analyst and Report Developer.
Project: Pfizer Inc discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets leading prescription medicines for
humans and animals and many of the world's best-known consumer brands. Its innovative, value-added
products improve the quality of life of people around the world and help them enjoy longer, healthier, and
more productive lives. The company has three business segments: health care, animal health and consumer
health care. Its products are available in more than 150 countries.

Responsibilities:
Analyzed client requirement specifications. Met with end users and documented their query, business
analysis and reporting needs. Understood data and business logic with reports.
Developed and customized Impromptu reports.
Developed standard Templates, Standard Reports.
Used Cognos scheduler to schedule various reports.
Optimized the catalog by using, client/server balancing, database functions, table weighing, and governor
settings.
Interacted with end users for creating the reports according to their requirements.
Implemented Impromptu reports using multiple queries.
Developed Impromptu reports with multiple Prompts and then optimized them for faster loading on to the
Web.
Published Excel reports in the web for end users in Upfront.
Created all Kinds of Reports like List, Grouped List, Crosstab, Nested Crosstab, Mailing Labels, Form
Letters & Freestyle etc.,
Generated Top Ten Reports by Ranking and Sorting data, Variable Reports and Ad-hoc Reports.
Environment: Cognos Impromptu7.1, SQL Server 8.0, SQL plus, and Windows NT, Upfront, Impromptu
Web Reports (IWR).
US Cellular Corporation, Illinois [Jan2004-May2004]
Role: Report Developer.
Project: This project for US Cellular Corporation, a one of the leading Cellular provider in Chicago was to
develop reports from historical data stored in various databases and Flat Files. Data from different
sources was brought into Oracle using Informatica ETL tool and sent for reporting using Business
Objects. This project would help to do a detailed analysis and take appropriate business decisions
Responsibilities:

Involved in Designing and created various Projects in Framework Manager.

Involved in Designing Models using Framework Manager.

Create various packages using Framework manager in ReportNet.

Involved in Migrating catalogs into report net using migration utility.

Created Multi Lingual packages for various Geographic Locations.

Worked on Single SignOn using NTLM.

Involved in setting up Groups/Roles to secure the Models and packages.

Involved in installation and configuration of ReportNet and Framework Manager.

Developed standard Templates, Standard Reports, Charts, Drill -Through Reports, Master Detail
Reports.

Bursting Reports and Multilingual Reports Using ReportStudio and QueryStudio.

Developing Prompt pages and Conditional Variables

Developed advanced reports using Report Studio and Adhoc reports using Query. Studio.

Involved in administration of servers using cognos connection in ReportNet Integrated the existing
security with ReportNet Security.
Environment: Cognos ReportNet 1.1, Cognos Tools 7.1 (Impromptu7.1, Powerplay Transformer7.1,
Powerplay 7.1), SQL Server 7.0,
Zentel Info Solutions [Oct 95-Dec 98]
Programmer Analyst
Project / Client: Used SQL to extract the data from the database. Involved in data Loading and Extracting
functions using SQL*Loader. . Maintained user roles and privileges at the database level. It involved enrolling
users, maintaining the system security, controlling and monitoring user access. Experience in implementing
Impromptu reports, Impromptu web reports, and Powerplay cubes at client site. Developed and deployed
reports on intranet/internet using Impromptu Web Reports and multi-dimensional cubes using Powerplay
Transformer.
Project / Client: Involved in designing and developing the database for the business division. Developed MIS
Package using Oracle Developer as software to maintain all the information. Designed and developed
database views and stored procedures Involved in generating Test Plans and Test Specifications. Involved in

developing interactive forms and customization of screens using Forms4.5.Worked with the developers to fix
the problems. Investigated software bugs and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues
Environment: Oracle 8.0, SQL*Plus, SQL*Loader, PL/SQL, Forms 4.5, Reports 2.5. Crystal reports,
Developer 2000, HTML, DHTML, Cognos Impromptu 6.x/7.x, Cognos Powerplay 6.x/7.x, Erwin.