Christopher Hickman

Current

Business Intelligence Consultant at Decision First Technologies

Past

Senior Web Developer at NetBank, Inc.
Software Engineer at HealthMagic, Inc.
Software Engineer at ObjectRealm Consulting Group

Software Developer at Policy Management Systems Corporation

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Education

Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business
University of South Carolina-Columbia
Central Carolina Technical College

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

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Christopher Hickman’s Summary

Business intelligence consultant possessing a history in software development with experience in financial, healthcare and insurance industries. Proven effectiveness in architecting, developing, testing and supporting both desktop and web based applications using all versions of the Microsoft programming languages and database systems. Experienced in Business Objects suite of applications as well as ESRI's range of location intelligence applications (ArcGIS Desktop, Server, Business Analyst Desktop, BA Server, etc).

Christopher Hickman’s Specialties:

BOCP-BOE, ESRI, ArcGIS, location intelligence, project management, application architecture, relational database development, business intelligence, data mining, requirements gathering and analysis, healthcare, finance, banking, mortgage, insurance, software development, .NET, c#

Christopher Hickman’s Experience

Business Intelligence Consultant

Decision First Technologies

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

As a business intelligence consultant with Decision First Technologies, I work directly with clients to determine the state of their information systems and then work to implement the Business Objects suite of applications to optimize the benefits of integrating data into reports that are clear, concise and informative for corporate executives. Business Objects allows companies to make better decisions with regards to the direction and strategies of their business.

I have worked both in our office using remote computing technologies as well as travelling to the client site to work directly with their teams. I have assisted companies in upgrading systems from previous versions of Business Objects applications (such as Crystal 8.5 and 10) to the latest XI system. I also provide training on the various enterprise information management applications such as Business Objects Enterprise Administration, Universe Design, InfoView, Web Intelligence, Desktop Intelligence, Crystal Reports.
Senior Web Developer

NetBank, Inc.

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; NTBK; Financial Services industry)

March 2001 — October 2007 (6 years 8 months)

I served NetBank, Inc. as a web developer from day one. I started as the sole in-house developer working with a team of consultants developing an online loan origination system for Meritage Mortgage Company, a subsidiary of NetBank, Inc. I continued over the next several years designing and developing online tools (mortgage rate checker, automated underwriting engine, website redesign integrated with existing loan origination system) to streamline processes within the company. When MMC closed, I moved to the bank site platform developers group as a C# / Oracle developer.
Software Engineer

HealthMagic, Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

March 1999 — March 2001 (2 years 1 month)

HealthMagic, Inc. had a two pronged business plan. The first was the creation of a custom online healthcare record that is available either through HealthMagic or any of our partners (i.e. WebMD, DrKoop.com). The second part was clinical automation software that allowed medical offices to automate their processes and allow healthcare workers to go into the field with portable devices (laptops, PDA's) to collect patient data and sync with the master database at a later time.
Software Engineer

ObjectRealm Consulting Group

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

March 1999 — March 2001 (2 years 1 month)

I primarily worked as a consultant for HealthMagic, Inc. but also developed a variety of websites for other clients.
Software Developer

Policy Management Systems Corporation

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1998 — 1999 (1 year )

Christopher Hickman’s Education

Georgia State University - J. Mack Robinson College of Business

Master of Science , Information Systems , 2005 — 2007

Activities and Societies:

The CIS Society
University of South Carolina-Columbia

Bachelor of Science , Computer Engineering , 1995 — 1998
Central Carolina Technical College

Associate of Science , Engineering Graphics Technology , 1990 — 1992