: 9603999780

V Sarat Mallapragada : sarat.mallapragada@gmail.com

Primary Skills:

Design, development, optimization and maintenance of Business Objects Data Integrator jobs to extract data from various source
systems to data marts/data warehouse.

Profile:

Around 5 Years of IT experience in Business Objects Data Integrator and BOXIR2.

Experience Summary:

Sr. ETL Developer- Infostep India Pvt Ltd (Nov2006- Till Date)

Extensively worked on Business Objects Data Integrator Designer and Web administrator console.
Developed and supported in Extraction, Transformation and Load process (ETL) using Business Objects Data Integrator
to populate the tables in Data warehouse and Data marts.
Extracted and transferred source data from different databases like Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Excel files and flat file into
different databases like Oracle, SQL Server, DB2 and Flat files.
Proficient in SQL, PL/SQL and Procedures/Functions in SQL Server
Developed complex mappings in Data Integrator to load the data from various sources into the Data Mart, using different
transformations like Query, Table Comparison, Merge, Pivot, Reverse Pivot, Lookup, Key Generation, History
Preserving, Date Generation, Map Operation and Validation etc.
Developed several reusable transformations and custom functions.
Developed Slowly Changing Dimension Mappings of type I and II.
Experience in Debugging and Performance Tuning of targets, sources and mappings.
Extensive experience in implementation of Data Cleanup procedures, transformations, Scripts, Stored Procedures and
execution of test plans for loading the data successfully into the targets.
Experience in Installation, Configuration, and Administration of Business Objects Data Integrator and BOXIR2 on
Client/Server environment.
Experience in Database Design, Dimensional modeling like Star schema and Snowflake schema
Experience in Business Intelligence tools like Business Objects XIR/XIR2, Web Intelligence, Universe Designer and
Desktop Intelligence.
Diverse background with fast learning skills and creative analytical skills.
Good communication skills, interpersonal skills and team coordination.

Education:

B.Tech (CSIT) Bachelor in Computer Science and Information Technology from JNTU,
Hyderabad in the year 2006.

Certification:

Completed Business Objects Level-1Certification on BOXIR2.

Technical Skills:

ETL Tools : Business Objects Data Integrator 11.5, 11.7.2, 3.0, 3.1, SQL Server
Integration Services 2005 (SSIS) and SQL Server Data
Transformation Services 2000 (DTS)

Reporting Tools : Business Objects XIR/XIR2, Web Intelligence, Universe Designer and
Desktop Intelligence, QlikView

Databases : Oracle 9i,10G, SQL Server2000/2005, DB2 and MS Access 97/2000

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Languages : SQL, PL/SQL, C and Core JAVA

Data Modeling : Dimensional Modeling, Star Schema, Snow Flake Schema, Fact and
dimension tables

Data Modeling : Erwin

Tools

ERP Packages : SAP R/3

Operating Systems : Windows NT / 98 / XP / 2000 / Server 2000

Other Tools : SQL*Plus, TOAD and MS Visio 2000

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PROJECT EXPERIENCE:

PROJECT # 10

Project Title :

Client : TASNEE

Role : Sr. ETL Developer

Duration : Mar 10th 2011 Till now.

Team Size : 10

Tools : BO Data Services XI 3.2, BOXIR 3.1, SQL Server 2005, SAPR/3

Description:
National Industrialization Company (TASNEE) is a Saudi joint stock company and
operates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Company was established in the year 1985G as
a first Saudi Joint-Stock Company wholly owned by the private sector. Tasnee is one of the
largest industrial companies in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, supported by high
managerial and technological skills, positive indicators and a strong financial position that
enable it to execute its plans in further development through investments and strategic
alliances to strengthen its position in the local and international markets.

Tasnees Business Intelligence (BI) vision and Corporate Performance Management

initiative is to Provide real time and accurate information at the right time to the decision
makers to enable them to perform complex analysis and formulate strategies to improve
profitability and services in a cost effective way. Tasnee have decided to achieve this
Through the implementation of a Business Intelligence platform that will enable Tasnee to
integrate their data, and provide Tasnee with a single point of truth across the different
business units.

In order to achieve Tansees BI vision there is a need to automate the consolidation and
calculations of Key Performance Indicators from multiple systems:

o SAP ERP (SCM, FI, HR, PM..)

o DCS (PHD/PIMS)
o Remedy System
o Excel Sheets/Flat files
Responsibilities:
Installed the GL & CC Rapid Mart related Data services jobs and target Schema.
Customized, Executed &Tested the Rapid Mart jobs based on the user requirement.
Used Central repositories to track the changes and to migrate the ETL code from one
environment to another.
Used Business Objects Web Administrator to schedule and monitor Batch jobs.
Involved in various reports development using Business Objects.

PROJECT # 9

Project Title : Stanford Hospital & Clinics BI Implementation

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Client : Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Role : Team Lead\Sr. ETL Developer

Duration : Mar 2nd 2010 Till now.

Team Size : 6

Tools : BO Data Services XI 3.1, BOXIR 3.1, SQL Server 2005, Oracle 10G

Description:
Stanford Hospitals and Clinics recently underwent the successful implementation of
new clinical information systems i.e. Epic Systems. With the completion of three phases
silver, gold and platinum all patient care activities, registration, scheduling and billing are
performed using one central system.

Given this transformation of clinical processes and workflows, Stanford Hospital and Clinics
envision creating a data repository that provides analytical and strategic reporting
capabilities.

Primary purpose of this repository would be to provide feedback to physicians, enable

research and support decision making for increased revenue.

The objective of the project is to provide a BI solution for the current reporting system
on different sources using Business Objects. Data from different source systems are captured
through Data Services and targeted into SQL Server and all the Business logic is being applied
in Business Objects either in the ETL or Reporting Layer and the reports are automated along
with the security features.

Responsibilities:
Performed major role in understanding the business requirements and designing and
loading the data into EDW.
Used Business Objects Data Services to load data from source system to EDW_STG and
EDW.
Prepared mapping documents and designed jobs accordingly.
Implemented Slowly Changing Dimensions - Type I & II using SCD Transforms.
Used Business Objects Web Administrator to schedule and monitor Batch jobs.
Implemented Failure and Recovery Mechanism for ETL Job Execution.
Used Debugger to troubleshoot the mappings between source and target tables.
Defined Target Load Order Plan for loading data into Target Tables
Prepared Unit Test Cases.
Migrated ETL Jobs into Test from Development environment.
Involved in preparation of project plan and estimation.
Involved in Project Reviews and Audits conducted by organization Quality Team

PROJECT # 8

Project Title : Infostep Consulting services for Fullerton

Client : Fullerton India Credit Company Limited

Role : Solution Architect

Duration : Jan 11th 2010 to Feb 26th 2010.

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Team Size : 2

Tools : QlikView, Oracle 10G and SQL Server 2005.

Description:
Fullerton India is a subsidiary of Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte. Ltd. Fullerton provides a
complete range of financial products and solutions, customized to the requirements of mass
market and low income population segments. Its operations commenced in January 2006, with
a network of branches across the country to source and service their customers.

The main objective of this project is:

1. Study, Review, Analysis and Recommendations for the following:

a. Data model
b. ETL process
c. Reporting process and controls
2. Documentation of the above
Responsibilities:
Studied the existing report generation process & business process
Analyzed the business requirements for existing reports
Involved in preparation of the following activities:
o Data Model
o ETL & Reporting Process & Controls

PROJECT # 7

Project Title : BI Implementation & SAP Integration for NSL

Client : NUZIVEEDU Seeds Limited (NSL).

Role : ETL Designer

Duration : July 6th 2009 to Jan 10th 2010.

Team Size : 4

Tools : BO Data Services XI 3.0, BOXIR 3.0, SQL Server 2000, SAP R/3.

Description:
Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt.Ltd was established in year 1973 by Sri M Venkatramaiah, present
chairman. Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt.Ltd, today, is a leader in R & D, production and marketing of
not only cotton hybrid seed but also the hybrid seeds of other field crops like Corn, Rice,
Sunflower, Sorghum, Pearl millet, and vegetable crops. NSL has also initiated work on
developing high yielding varieties and hybrids in Wheat and mustard.

The objective of the project is to provide a BI solution for the current reporting system on SAP
R/3 using Business Objects. Data from R3 systems & Flat files are captured through Data
Services and targeted into SQL Server and all the Business logic is being applied in Business
Objects either in the ETL or Reporting Layer and the reports are automated along with the
security features.
Responsibilities:
Gathered and documented requirements for all the reports module wise.

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 Involved in data model designing by studying and understanding the set of reports that
are current generated
Installed & configured Data Services XI 3.0 in Development & Production Server.
Configured the Data services to connect to the SAP R/3.
Developed jobs to load the SAP R/3 tables into staging area and developed
transformations that apply the business rules given by the client and loaded the
data into the target database.
Involved in various reports development using Business Objects functionalities like
Queries, Slice and Dice, Hyperlink, Drill down, Cross Tab and Formulas as per client
requirements
Handled several issues which came under production support.

PROJECT # 6

Project Title : ALCO Reporting Automation for HDFC

Client : HDFC Bank.

Role : Technical Lead

Duration : May 10th 2009 to June 26th 2009.

Team Size : 2

Tools : BO Data Integrator XIR2 Accelerated (11.7.2.2),

BOXIR2, SQL Server 2005, Finware, Finnone, UBS, Oracle9i, SSIS,

DTS, Windows XP

Description:
HDFC bank is one of the largest private banks in India. The bank has separate system for
Assets and Liabilities Committee (ALCO). The current ALCO reporting of HDFC Bank
undergoes several manual processes of consolidations, massaging of data to arrive at a set of
reports which is used / circulated to Finance Team, Business Heads, Treasury, ALCO
Committee and RBI. The objective of this project is to automate the process of data
massaging so as to eliminate the manual processes.

The data from different systems like Finware, Finone, UBS, Oracle, SQL Server and Flat files
etc is extracted, transformed and loaded data into Reporting data base (SQL Server 2005)
using Business objects Data Integrator based on business rules defined by customer.
Business Objects universe is created based on the subject area defined in the data mart level.
All the reports are developed using BOXI R2 Web Intelligence.
Responsibilities:
Installed and Configured the Data Integrator on ALCO UAT and ALCO Production.
Created the ALCO Staging and Data mart Schemas for UAT and Production Databases.
Developed jobs to Extract, Transform and load data from different systems like Finware,
Finone, UBS, Oracle, SQL Server and Flat files etc into reporting data mart by applying
the business rules given by the client.
Used Validation transform to flag master records containing null value in any of the
column for corrective action before the source data is loaded for the same period.
Made provision to reload the master records after making necessary changes.
Designed Rate Grid Master to automate the rate mapping logic based on the business
rules.
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 Implemented Automation process, Polling, Failure and Recovery Mechanism for ETL Job
Execution.
Prepared Test Strategy document for ETL process based on the business rules provided
by customer.

PROJECT # 5

Project Title : NSDL BI Implementation for Process Control

Client : National Securities and Depository Ltd (NSDL).

Role : ETL Designer

Duration : Feb 1st 2009 to Apr 31st 2009.

Team Size : 5

Tools : BO Data Integrator XIR2 Accelerated (11.7.2.2), SQL Server 2000,

DB2.

Description:

NSDL, the first and largest depository in India, established in August 1996 and promoted by
institutions of national stature responsible for economic development of the country has since
established a national infrastructure of international standards that handles most of the
securities held and settled in dematerialised form in the Indian capital market

The reports and ETL documents designed will be used to analyse and control the process flow
in each stage at NSDL. There are 550 reports designed for different modules like PAN, TAN,
AIR, TDS, TCS, and PAN Registration etc in NSLD. The architecture of ETL framework is
designed using Business Objects Data Integrator. Microsoft Visio is used for the data
model design. Data will be extracted from multiple source system like SQL Server 2000, DB2,
Excel files and Text files.

Responsibilities:
Understood the business requirements and designed ETL Mapping document to load
data from Source to Staging and Staging to Data Mart.
Validated data model with respect to report business rules.
Installed & configured DI 11.7.2 in Development Server (UNIX).
Prepared Test Strategy document for the ETL process.

PROJECT # 4

Project Title : Financial Reporting System (FRS)

Client : HDFC Bank.

Role : ETL Developer

Duration : Oct 10th 2007 to Jan 31st 2009.

Team Size : 20

Tools : BO Data Integrator XIR2 Accelerated (11.7.2.2),

BOXIR2, SQL Server 2005, Sybase, Oracle9i, SSIS, DTS, Windows XP.
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Description:
HDFC bank is one of the largest private banks in India. This FRS system is designed to
automate the reporting requirement of the Retail Assets and Retail Liabilities. The reports
developed will be used in the strategy, tactical and operational decision making in the retail
banking division. There are 160 reports developed for retails liabilities and 120 reports have to
be developed for the retail assets. The reports are based on the performance of Account,
customer, branch, cluster, managers, products, general ledger and transactions. The
highlighted facts are average monthly balance, customer net revenue, average ticket size,
customer product holding, third party products performance and many more.

The architecture of ETL framework is designed using Business Objects Data Integrator.
Microsoft Visio is used for the data model design. SQL Server Integration Services is used
for extracting the flat files. This system contains two main components viz. FRS Data Mart
(FRSDM) and FRS Universe (FRSU). FRSDM is designed using SQL Server 2005 follows
individual star schemas for different subject areas in the system. Data is extracted from
multiple source system like SQL Server 2000, Oracle, Sybase, Excel files, DBF files and Text
files. Business Objects universes are also created based on the subject area defined in the
data mart level. All the reports are developed using BOXI R2 Web Intelligence.

Responsibilities:
Created new mappings and updated old mappings according to changes in Business
logic
Performed major role in understanding the business requirements, designing and
loading the data into data warehouse
Installed & configured DI 11.7.2 in Production Server (Windows).
Used SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) to load data from source to staging layer.
Used Business Objects Data Integrator to load data from source system to data Mart.
Implemented SCD - Type I & II using normal transformations (Other than Table
comparison and History Preserving) in Data Integrator to increase performance.
Used Business Objects Web Administrator to schedule and monitor Batch jobs
Implemented Automation process, Polling, Failure and Recovery Mechanism for ETL Job
Execution.
Used Debugger to troubleshoot the mappings between source and target tables.
Implemented performance tuning logic on Targets, Sources and mappings to provide
maximum efficiency and performance.
Defined Target Load Order Plan for loading data into Target Tables
Prepared Unit Test Cases.
Migrated all ETL Jobs and Data Base (Data Mart and Staging) into Production from
Development Server
Involved in various reports development using Business Objects functionalities like
Queries, Slice and Dice, Drill down, @Functions, Cross Tab, Master/Detail and Formulas
as per client requirements
Worked on database connections, SQL joins, cardinalities, loops, aliases, views,
aggregate conditions, parsing of objects and hierarchies
Worked as a Technical adviser for the report & universe design.
Handled several issues which came under production support.

PROJECT # 3

Project Title : Sales Integration for Power Integrations

Client : Power Integration Inc.

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Role : ETL Developer

Duration : June 28th 2007 to 30th September 2007.

Team Size : 10

Tools : BO Data Integrator XIR2 Accelerated (11.7.2.2), Oracle 10g, SQL

Server 2005, Windows XP.

Description:
The goal of Power Integrations is to have a Sales Universe in order to provide sales team to do
direct integrated reporting off opportunities, sales and POS transactions.

The purpose of this project is to build a Sales Data Warehouse that will have
o Opportunity Data from Pivotal
o Booking Billing and Backlogs from Oracle
o POS data from Trade Management
o POS Data from the current access database ( one-time load)
Build a sales universe that supports standard and ad-hoc reports off this DW.

Responsibilities:

Created new mappings and updated old mappings according to changes in Business
logic
Performed major role in understanding the business requirements and designing and
loading the data into data warehouse (ETL).
Used ETL (Data Integrator) to load data from source to Staging.
Used Data Integrator client tool for defining Source & Target definitions and coded the
process of data flow from source system to data warehouse.
Implemented Slowly Changing Dimensions - Type I & II in different mappings as per the
requirements.
Used Business Objects Web Administrator to schedule and monitor ETL Jobs.
Used Debugger to troubleshoot the mappings

PROJECT # 2

Project Title : Business Objects Technical Support

Duration : Mar 2007 to June 2007.

Team Size : 15

Tools : BO XIR2, Windows XP, Oracle9i, SQL Server.

Description:
Business Objects XI is the business intelligence (BI) suite to deliver a complete set of BI capabilities: superior reporting, query
and analysis, Enterprise performance management (EPM) and enterprise information management (EIM). Business Objects XI
helps you track performance, understand business drivers, and manage your business.
Reporting allows organizations to access, format, and deliver data as meaningful information to large populations of
information consumers both inside and outside of the organization.
Responsibilities:
Developed Universe using Designer module in Business Objects.

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 Developed and created classes with Dimension, Detail & Measure Objects and specified
the hierarchies.
Specified the Joins and checked the cardinalities.
Resolved loops by creating Aliases.
Created the reports using Business Objects functionalities like Slice and Dice, Drill
Down, Cross Tab, Master Detail, Filters, Breaks, Variables and Sections.

PROJECT # 1

Project Title : Collection Re-Engineering GE

Client : Satyam.

Role : BO Migration from Development to Production

Duration : Jan 2007 to Feb 2007.

Team Size : 05

Tools : BO XIR2, UNIX, Oracle9i.

Description:
The objective of this project was to migrate from Business Objects XIR2 (Windows) to
Business Objects XI R2 (Solaris). The CMS along with all user security privileges had to be
migrated. After the migration was complete, Single Sign on (SSO) was to be implemented
for user access. Performance Tuning for the migrated system was also achieved. The
existing dashboards were reviewed and the numbers of analytics were reduced.
Responsibilities:
Understand functionality level of business needs for providing the solutions.
BO Migration from Development to Production.
Individual Database logon Solution:-DBA should be able to track the users who has
logged on into Business Objects and has run the query.
Universe and Report review and design solutions.
Application Tuning and trouble shooting.
Personal Skills:
Strong communication skills.
A customer oriented approach to solve any problem.
Ambitious and hardworking in nature.
Ability to learn and adopt new environment and domain.
To work with positive attitude, analysing all kinds of situation with honest efforts.
Completing the task within specified duration and never say die attitude.

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PROFILE:

Date of Birth : 06th July 1985

Fathers Name : Mr. Sankara Ganeswara Rao

Passport number : F7022811

Languages known : English, Telugu

Nationality : Indian

Playing Games, Solving Puzzles, and

Hobbies : Listening music.

Mobile : +91-9603999780

eMail-id : sarat.mallapragada@gmail.com
M. V Sarat, Flat No: 102,
Permanent Address :
Sai Sri Apartments , Chinnathokatta,

New Bowenpally, Secunderabad-500011.

Declaration:

The above mentioned details are true to the best of my knowledge.

Location: Hyderabad
Date: 03-May-2011 V Sarat M

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