Business Intelligence Platform Manager
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Business Intelligence Platform Manager at Netflix
- Past
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- Senior Architect at Comsys
- Business Intelligence Manager at Nielsen Mobile
- Senior Consultant at Gentia Software LLC
- Software Engineer at Experian LLC
- Software Engineer at Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance
- Education
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- The University of Sheffield
- The University of Sheffield
- The University of Sheffield
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- Information Technology and Services
Andrew Dempsey’s Summary
13 years experience of designing, developing and implementing solutions. Delivering increased operational efficiency, improved business performance and a clearer view of the enterprise.
• Business Success Oriented – Always looks for the best solution for the business, through the appropriate use of technology and process.
• Innovative - Able to envision the creative application of methodology and technology to improve system performance and benefit the business.
• Best Practice Methodology – Advocates definition of and adoption of best practices and standards. Adept at assessing existing DW/BI oriented methodology and development process and recommending enhancements to improve deliverable quality, time to market and delivery to requirements.
• Communicates and Collaborates - Communicates effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, both written and verbally. Able to present and discuss information at the appropriate level of detail and drive towards a consensus of opinion.
• Team Builder - Enjoys educating and mentoring team members, improving team performance and deliverable satisfaction
• Strong attention to detail
Andrew Dempsey’s Specialties:
Business Intelligence architecture
Business Intelligence integration with Business Process
Business Intelligence best practices, standards and process
Dashboard Design
Expert Microstratgey Architect, Administrator and Developer
Andrew Dempsey’s Experience
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Business Intelligence Platform Manager
Netflix
(Public Company; NFLX; Internet industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
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Senior Architect
Comsys
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; CITP; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2005 — October 2008 (3 years)
COMSYS BI Practice focuses exclusively on deploying mission-critical Data Integration, Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence solutions for Fortune 500 companies.
• Lead business intelligence consultant
• Expert in MicroStrategy design, development and administration
• Maturity assessments and recommendations on business intelligence implementation, process, methodology and strategy
• Satisfy client information needs through the appropriate application of technologies and tools
• Maintain expertise in the broader business intelligence technology market beyond acknowledged skill set, through research and product evaluations
• Ensure project timelines and deliverables are achieved
• Client industries: BI OEM Vendor, Credit, Retail, Internet Search, Entertainment -
Business Intelligence Manager
Nielsen Mobile
(Wireless industry)
September 2000 — November 2005 (5 years 3 months)
Primary resource in envisioning, designing and implementing a centralized business intelligence platform based upon enterprise service bus (ESB, Ralph Kimball) methodologies and the MicroStrategy platform. Moving the company forward from a mixed set of delivery formats, to a single business intelligence platform for (web) delivery to external clients.
• Expert in ESB warehouse design
• Expert in MicroStrategy design, development and administration
• Worked closely with all stake holders (product managers, business analysts, engineers) to ensure deliverables are achieved in a timely manner
• Management and mentoring of BI team and related resources with respect to process, methodology and technology, including on/off-shore resources
• Program management through the development and executed upon strategic business intelligence roadmap
• Ensured production support service levels were met by working directly with IT on execution, infrastructure and issue resolution -
Senior Consultant
Gentia Software LLC
(Computer Software industry)
January 1998 — September 2000 (2 years 9 months)
A now defunct, European competitor of Hyperion, specializing in general OLAP and Balanced Scorecard / Performance Management packaged applications.
• Expert in Gentia design, development and administration
• Pre-Sales and post-sales technical consulting -
Software Engineer
Experian LLC
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)
August 1997 — January 1998 (6 months)
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Software Engineer
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)
August 1995 — August 1997 (2 years 1 month)
Andrew Dempsey’s Education
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The University of Sheffield
B.Eng. (Hons.) , Electronics , 1992 — 1995
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The University of Sheffield
engineering 1992 — 1995
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The University of Sheffield
electronic engineering 1992 — 1995
Additional Information
Andrew Dempsey’s Interests:
Published Articles: http://workforcebr.com - What can Business Intelligence do for me? (October 2008) (Magazine off line as of November 2008) Current Reading Material: Harvard Business Review: Making Smarter Decisions Decision Analyss for Management Judgment, 3rd Ed. Goodwin & Wright Recommended reading materials - In an effort to broaden my understanding and expectations of Business Management, along with a few Business Intelligence staples: - The Vest Pocket MBA, Shim, Siegel and Simon - The Savvy Managers Guide to Business Intelligence - Built to Last, by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras (1994) - Good to Great, by Jim Collins (2001) - Developing products in half the time, Smith & Reinersten - The data warehouse tool kit, Raph Kimbal - The data warehouse ETL toolkit, Ralph Kimball - Business Intelligence Roadmap, Moss and Atre - The Practice of Management, by Peter F. Drucker (1954) - Thank you for arguing, Jay Hienricks
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