Russ Proudman

Current

• Oracle Discoverer Admin / Reports Consultant at Humana
• Founder at iBuddz

Past

• Oracle BI / Reports Consultant at Nordstrom - WA
• Oracle BI / DSS Consultant at Wah Chang - OR
• Oracle BI / Reports Consultant at Anzus, Inc. - WA

• Oracle Discoverer Contractor at McKesson Medical - CO
• Oracle BI / DSS Consultant at RPGuru Inc - CA
• Oracle BI / DSS Consultant at Alicon Group - CA
• Oracle BI / DSS Consultant at ICU Medical - CA
• Oracle Discoverer / BIS Contractor at Hudson Advisors - TX
• Oracle BI / Reports Consultant at Gap Inc. - CA
• Oracle Portals / BIS / Discoverer Contractor at Foundstone.com - CA
• Oracle BI / Reports Consultant at JG Boswell Inc. - CA
• Oracle BI / DSS / DW Consultant at Broadvision - CA
• Decision Support / DW Contractor at TheBigStore.com - CA
• Product Manager - NoetixViews at Aris Software Inc. - WA
• Senior Consultant at Aris Software Inc. - WA
• Oracle Reports / DEC VAX Consultant at Hershey Chocolate - PA
• Powerhouse Contractor at BC Tel Mobility - Canada
• Project Manager Contractor at Unicorn Records - London
• CEO / President at Greyfarms Consulting, Inc. - London
• Project Manager / DBA Contractor at London Pump Storage - London
• Project Manager / DBA Contractor at Central Electricity Generating Board - London
• Powerhouse Contractor at Fletcher Challenge - Canada
• Powerhouse Analyst at Crown Forest - Canada
• Analyst / Programmer at Sierra Systems Consultants - Canada
• Manager Computer Services at King AbdulAziz City for Science & Technology - Saudi Arabia
• Project Manager at Saudi Arabian National Centre for Science & Technology - Saudi Arabia

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Education

• University of Victoria

Recommended

11 people have recommended Russ

Connections

107 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website

Russ Proudman’s Summary

Expertise in all Oracle BI / DSS / DW setup and reporting areas.

Russ Proudman’s Specialties:

Oracle Discoverer, PL/SQL, SQL, Portals, SSO, Impromptu, Brio, etc.

Russ Proudman’s Experience

• Oracle Discoverer Admin / Reports Consultant

  Humana

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HUM; Insurance industry)

  October 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

• Founder

  iBuddz

  (Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

  September 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  The Internet just became a team sport! iBuddz is the best way for connecting artists, their fans and the broadcast media they use into a real-time social event.

• Oracle BI / Reports Consultant

  Nordstrom - WA

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; JWN; Retail industry)

  April 2007 — July 2008 (1 year 4 months)

• Oracle BI / DSS Consultant

  Wah Chang - OR

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Mining & Metals industry)

  September 2006 — April 2007 (8 months)

• Oracle BI / Reports Consultant

  Anzus, Inc. - WA

  (Computer Software industry)

  2006 — 2007 (1 year )

• Oracle Discoverer Contractor

  McKesson Medical - CO

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  May 2006 — September 2006 (5 months)

• Oracle BI / DSS Consultant

  RPGuru Inc - CA

  (Computer Software industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years )

• Oracle BI / DSS Consultant

  Alicon Group - CA

  (Computer Software industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years )

• Oracle BI / DSS Consultant

  ICU Medical - CA

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  April 2004 — April 2006 (2 years 1 month)

• Oracle Discoverer / BIS Contractor

  Hudson Advisors - TX

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Banking industry)

  January 2004 — March 2004 (3 months)

• Oracle BI / Reports Consultant

  Gap Inc. - CA

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

  August 2003 — January 2004 (6 months)

• Oracle Portals / BIS / Discoverer Contractor

  Foundstone.com - CA

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 2003 — March 2003 (3 months)

• Oracle BI / Reports Consultant

  JG Boswell Inc. - CA

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Textiles industry)

  February 2002 — May 2002 (4 months)

• Oracle BI / DSS / DW Consultant

  Broadvision - CA

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  July 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 7 months)

• Decision Support / DW Contractor

  TheBigStore.com - CA

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Retail industry)

  April 2000 — June 2000 (3 months)

• Product Manager - NoetixViews

  Aris Software Inc. - WA

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  April 1999 — April 2000 (1 year 1 month)

• Senior Consultant

  Aris Software Inc. - WA

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  April 1998 — April 1999 (1 year 1 month)

• Oracle Reports / DEC VAX Consultant

  Hershey Chocolate - PA

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Food Production industry)

  November 1996 — April 1998 (1 year 6 months)

• Powerhouse Contractor

  BC Tel Mobility - Canada

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  March 1995 — August 1995 (6 months)

• Project Manager Contractor

  Unicorn Records - London

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Music industry)

  August 1991 — August 1992 (1 year 1 month)

• CEO / President

  Greyfarms Consulting, Inc. - London

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

  October 1989 — August 1992 (2 years 11 months)

• Project Manager / DBA Contractor

  London Pump Storage - London

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Utilities industry)

  September 1990 — June 1991 (10 months)

• Project Manager / DBA Contractor

  Central Electricity Generating Board - London

  (Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Utilities industry)

  January 1990 — August 1990 (8 months)

• Powerhouse Contractor

  Fletcher Challenge - Canada

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Paper & Forest Products industry)

  October 1988 — November 1989 (1 year 2 months)

• Powerhouse Analyst

  Crown Forest - Canada

  (Computer Software industry)

  1986 — 1987 (1 year )

• Analyst / Programmer

  Sierra Systems Consultants - Canada

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 1986 — November 1987 (1 year 3 months)

• Manager Computer Services

  King AbdulAziz City for Science & Technology - Saudi Arabia

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  November 1985 — July 1986 (9 months)

• Project Manager

  Saudi Arabian National Centre for Science & Technology - Saudi Arabia

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 1983 — October 1985 (2 years 7 months)

Russ Proudman’s Education

• University of Victoria

  B. Science , Computer Science , 1978 — 1982

  Activities and Societies:

  Crazy Climber, Pac Man, Raven's Cry Cafe plastic stirrer sculptures ...

Additional Information

Russ Proudman’s Websites:

• My Website

Russ Proudman’s Interests:

public speaking, classic cars & motorcycles

Russ Proudman’s Groups:

Toastmasters ... 1986 - 2006
OAUG 1998 ..... 2002
NWOAUG ....... 1999
ODTUG ........... 2000 - 2002
CIPS ............... 1992 - 1996

•    Link Silicon Valley, LLC
•    Business Intelligence Group
•    EPM - Business Intelligence
•    Business Intelligence Professionals
•    ODTUG BI&DW SIG
•    Oracle Business Intelligence
•    HONDA Motorcycle Owners and Enthusiasts
•    OBIEE Professionals Group
•    Business Intelligence Professionals
•    University of Victoria Alumni (UVIC Alumni)
•    ORACLE PRO
•    Public Speaking Network
•    Oracle Contractors [9,000+]
•    Oracle BI Applications
•    Business Intelligence user group
•    Oracle ERP ...
•    Oracle FSG and Discoverer Professional Network
•    OracleBI Club
•    Model Railroaders
•    Railway Modellers
•    Victoria IT Professionals
•    Oracle Business Accelerators Network
•    ODTUG
•    Oracle Independent Professionals
•    Gold Wing
•    United States-Data Warehouse Professionals (BI, BO, Cognos, Informatica, Crystal Rep, DataStage)

Russ Proudman’s Honors:

Toastmaster Clubs
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President ..................... 1996
Area Governor .............. 1993 - 1994
VP Membership ........... 1992 - 1993
VP Public Relations ..... 1991 - 1992
ATM Award ................. 1992
CTM Award ................. 1989

CIPS (Canadian Information Processing Society)
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Social Committee ......... 1992
Newspaper Columnist ... 1992 - 1993

ODTUG (Oracle Development Tools User Group)
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ODTUG San Diego Presentation ............ 2001


OAUG (Oracle Applications Users Group)
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OAUG Sydney, Australia Presentations .. 2001
OAUG Atlanta, US Presentations ........... 2001
OAUG Philadelphia, US Presentation ..... 2000
OAUG Hawaii, US Presentations ............ 2000
NWOUG Portland, US Presentation ....... 1999

Russ Proudman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch