Michael Ballenger

Background

About Michael Ballenger

With a background in both IT and business, I bring the ability to fill the rolls of project manager for hardware or software development. I believe it's important to be able to speak both the languages of your business customers and your developers. That's why I've worked to achieve a fluency in the languages of data analysis, architecture, ETL, and business intelligence, as well as developing the customary tools of a project manager- 30+ years in information technology industry, including database systems analysis, design, development, and administration. Firm grasp of methodologies and architectural approaches- 15+ years project management experience in the areas of IT integration and project/program design. Excellent collaboration and communication skills with emphasis on problem solving- 10+ years of experience building and maintaining relational databases and data warehouses in multiple environments. Firm grasp of tabular (OLAP) and multidimensional (MDM) approaches- 3+ years specializing in building BI solutions including queries (SQL), data models (ERwin), ETL procedures (Informatica, SSIS, Power Pivot), and Quality Assurance practices. SKILLS - Project Management Tools- MS Excel (Advanced), MS Visio, TM1-based and MS Project project management software, Rally, Clarity - SharePoint document management - Full System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in ADDIE, Agile and Waterfall methodologies - Database Modeling: Relational and dimensional design, ERwin Data Modeler, VISIO, UML - Technology Environments- Databases: DB2, MySQL, Microsoft SQL (SSMS), MS Access, DBASE - ETL/OLAP Technologies: Informatica, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), IBM TM1 - Business Intelligence: IBM Cognos, Tableau, SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), Microsoft Power BI in Excel (Power Query, Power Pivot, Power View)- Statistical/Predictive Analytics: SPSS Data Modeler, SPSS Analytic Catalyst