Ben Sullins

Current

Sr. BI/ETL Developer at Bridgepoint Education

Past

Solutions Architect at Sharepoint360
Sr. Business Intelligence / ETL Developer at ProfitLine
SQL Business Intelligence Analyst at LPL Financial Services

SQL Business Intelligence Analyst at Stratagene (La Jolla)
SQL Server Developer / Analyst at Thomson NETg
SQL Server Developer at ICE Enterprises
Data Analyst at MCI

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Ben Sullins’s Summary

My professional experience started when I began as an intern in the help desk for MCI almost 10 years ago. From there I learned the ins and outs of corporate information systems. Not much later from when I started there I began studying programming languages and quickly found my niche in the database world.

This lead to a position as a data analyst with the Business Management team for the call center. There we designed and built a custom reporting portal that collected data from several different systems we used internally. Quickly evolving from MS Excel and Access I began developing in SQL Server 2000.

After MCI closed I continued down the SQL development path at ICE enterprises. There I implemented our first enterprise reporting platform based in SQL Server Reporting Services. This is where I really started to gain a deep understanding and appreciation for what we now call Business Intelligence or just BI.

Things got a bit shaky there and I decided to explore other options which lead me into a contract/consulting practice. This lasted for almost 3 years until I ended up moving to sunny San Diego.

Since my relocation to San Diego I have held several contract and full time positions, all focused around the Microsoft Business Intelligence suite of tools.

My goal going forward is to continue progressing in the BI world and help companies make more informed fact-based decisions utilizing the best technologies available.

Ben Sullins’s Specialties:

Database Design and Development: SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, Oracle 9i

Business Intelligence: Data Warehousing, Extract Transform Load (ETL), OLAP, Data Mining, Online Reporting and Analysis, Business Scorecards, Dashboards, Drill-Down Reporting, Drill-Through Reporting, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)

Ben Sullins’s Experience

Sr. BI/ETL Developer

Bridgepoint Education

(Educational Institution; Education Management industry)

October 2009 — Present (2 months)

Developing ETL for the companies first Enterprise Data Warehouse system.
Solutions Architect

Sharepoint360

(Privately Held; Construction industry)

March 2009 — October 2009 (8 months)

Working with the consulting group to develop new and innovative Business Intelligence solutions.
Sr. Business Intelligence / ETL Developer

ProfitLine

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

May 2008 — March 2009 (11 months)

- Responsible for all ETL operations within the Engineering group including client feeds, warehouse loads, and data extraction.

- Manage a team of database developers to support the Business Intelligence and data services needs of the enterprise.

- Work directly with clients on new implimentations of our software platform.

- Actively engage in design discussions for all Business Intelligence and database initiatives.
SQL Business Intelligence Analyst

LPL Financial Services

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

July 2007 — May 2008 (11 months)

Develop Business Intelligence Solutions using SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005
SQL Business Intelligence Analyst

Stratagene (La Jolla)

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; STGN; Biotechnology industry)

February 2007 — July 2007 (6 months)

Supporting and developing new Business Intelligence projects using the latest SQL Server 2005 tools.
SQL Server Developer / Analyst

Thomson NETg

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; E-Learning industry)

November 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 2 months)

Lead for all internal reporting solutions including production DBA support for Financial ERP.
SQL Server Developer

ICE Enterprises

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

May 2004 — November 2005 (1 year 7 months)

Develop custom reporting solutions and maintain production support for web application databases
Data Analyst

MCI

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MCIP; Telecommunications industry)

April 2000 — March 2004 (4 years )

Started at the help desk fixing hardware and software related issues...transitioned to the business management team doing reporting with MS Excel and MS Access...moved over to support the inbound call center by managing schedules and vacation time using some custom built database and web reporting solutions

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Ben Sullins’s Interests:

Business Intelligence Analysis, Financial Planning and Analysis, Data Mining, Stock Markets, Skateboarding, Snowboarding, Surfing, Home Brewing, Diet and Exercise, Fitness, Acoustic Jazz, Reggae, Classic Rock, Guitar Styles (flamenco, jazz, blues)