FRANCIS CATRINE
(937) 748-3610
561 Valley View Pt., Springboro, OH 45066
FRANK@CATRINE.US
Experienced and results-driven Senior Technical Consultant, demonstrating solid analytical and team
management skills. Proven track-record of project success through effective application of skills, training, and
experience while simultaneously leading teams in direct support of targeted objectives. Currently seeking a
challenging position in Data Warehouse Technologies, Consulting, or Management that will effectively utilize all
acquired skills and abilities, bringing 20+ years of professional experience as follows:
KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS and STRENGTHS
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Data Warehousing
Data Analysis / Cleansing
Informatica / ETL
Database Design
Data Security
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Project Management
SQL
Team Building/Leadership
Teradata / SQL Server
Win / Unix
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Troubleshooting
Needs Assessment
Presentations
Customer Training
Account Management
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Pentaho, Springboro, Ohio
Senior BI Consultant – Professional Services
March 2014 – Present
Consulting services for the Pentaho Enterprise BI Suite.
- Installation and Setup
- Transformation build – data integration
- Report building
- Database architecture
Vertica, an HP Company, Springboro, Ohio
Technical Consultant – Professional Services
Aug 2012 – March 2014
Participate as part of both the consulting services and training teams in Professional Services. Federal DoD Top
Secret Security Clearance.
As a consultant:
- Performed system audits measuring client systems against best practices. This included hardware setup,
OS, installation, architecture, database, and query performance.
- Performed system architecture analysis for clients advising schema design and tuning.
- Created best practices Data Migration document which included a project plan outline and client
questionnaire to be used by Vertica and partner consultants to standardize the performance od
migration projects.
- Worked trade show and User conference
- Developed competitive materials for use by sales team
- Conducted partner briefing for competitive analysis and sales advantages
As a trainer:
- Conducted training for clients and internal Vertica and HP employees
- Assisted in training materials development
- Conducted Introduction, Performance Tuning, and Analytic training
Greenplum Division of EMC, Springboro, Ohio
Senior Technical Consultant – Federal Civilian
Nov. 2010 - Aug 2012
Member of the Federal Government Civilian team.
- RFI/RFP responses
- Perform pre-sales tasks as needed to include customer meetings, evaluation, need determination
- Work conferences and trade shows as needed
- Assist/Develop internal training courses as needed
- Manage client technical needs post sale including:
o Support coordination and escalation
o Product development
o New business development
- Proof of Concept (POC)
o Coordinate POC effort with client
o Coordinate POC effort with EMC/Greenplum to include hardware, installation, setup,
resources
o Track, manage, and assist POC efforts
o Present POC results to customer
- Coordination of EMC products and resources
o EMC Storage including VMAX and VNX
o Isilon
o Hadoop
o Partners
I led technical effort in Q1 of 2012 to re-establish relationships with 2 clients resulting in two million dollars of
return business plus over 10 million in future business. I also was the technical lead on winning 2 new clients
worth over two million in revenue in Q2 2012, winning one of the clients through presentation and RFP
response only (no POC). Federal DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.
The Analysis Group (TAG), Dayton, Ohio
Senior Consultant
May. 2010 – Nov. 2010
Data related services in support of the Data Management Office (DMO), part of the ECSS / Oracle ERP
initiative for the U.S. Air Force. Federal DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.
- Data investigation to include source to target identification and mapping
- Data completion and quality analysis
- SQL execution in support of investigation and analysis utilizing Oracle tools / PL SQL
- Represent team in meetings relating to Data quality and analysis
Data Preparation Execution Checklist (DPEC) lead – develop the DPEC to provide actionable steps to be taken
by field personnel to ensure data quality and accuracy before migration.
Morgan Borszcz Consulting, Beavercreek, OH
Consultant
Apr. 2009 – May 2010
Data related services in support of the Repair Data Migration (RDM) project, part of the ECSS / Oracle ERP
initiative for the U.S. Air Force. Federal DoD Top Secret Security Clearance.
- Data investigation to include source to target identification and mapping
- Data completion and quality analysis
SQL execution in support of investigation and analysis
TERADATA, Springboro, OH
Senior Pre-Sales Consultant
Jan. 2007 – Jun 2009
Assumes full responsibility for supporting the sale of Teradata solutions by providing product and service
knowledge in the pre-sale phase of an engagement.. Post sales follow-up and billable consultant.
- Provides post-sale follow-up and identifies upgrade, application, and consulting opportunities.
- Assists the sales staff with account qualification and the development of sales strategies.
- Prepares documentation supporting consultant engagements including pricing, risk, and Statement of Work.
- Visits client sites and interacts with clients on a regular basis to establish relationships.
- Coordinates the escalation of client issues to customer service and engineering.
- Produces hardware and software capacity analysis and presentations.
- Developed capacity management tools and practices for the East region teams.
- Combined business and capacity analysis to sell $1 million client upgrade
- Developed source to target data analysis, including data flow and ETL, for large client.
- ETL, data integration analysis for client
KFORCE, Dayton, OH
ETL Consultant
Oct. 2006 – Dec. 2006
Designed, tested, and implemented ETL using SQL, shell scripts, tables, and database work. For project at U.S.
Air Force (WPAFB).
- ETL development utilizing Informatica – Flat File and Oracle source, Teradata target.
- Source data analysis, target staging modeling.
BUSINESS OBJECTS, Springboro, OH
Senior Pre-Sales Consultant
Dec. 2005 – Aug. 2006
Collaborated with sales staff to qualify and prove opportunities for Business Objects EIM Solutions (Data
Quality, Profiling, Integrator).
- Prepared and presented solutions for specific client needs.
- Demonstrated Business Objects EIM Solutions to prospective customers.
- Trained in and Proof Of Concept work with Data Integrator.
HAVERSTICK GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, Beavercreek, OH
Senior Consultant
Jul. 2005 – Dec. 2005
Provided ETL and Data Warehousing support for the U.S. Air Force (WPAFB), including requirements
gathering, database research and analysis, database design, SQL work..
- Developed Informatica XML file loads for the EBS project.
- Tested and modified Teradata BTEQ scripts.
- Haverstick project Team Lead.
- Secret Security Clearance
INFORMATICA, Springboro, OH
Senior Pre-Sales Consultant
Sep. 2004 – May 2005
Worked directly with sales staff to qualify and prove opportunities for Informatica Data Integration (ETL) and
Business Intelligence opportunities.
- Prepared and presented solutions for Enterprise Data Integration (ETL) Platform.
- Demonstrated Informatica Data Integration & BI unified solution to prospective customers.
- Responded to Customer Requests for Information on Informatica products.
HAVERSTICK GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, Beavercreek, OH
Senior Consultant
Nov. 2002 – Sep. 2004
Provided Data Warehousing support for the U.S. Air Force (WPAFB), including requirements gathering,
database research and analysis, database design, SQL work, report analysis, documentation, and customer
evaluation.
- Conducted user interviews, requirements gathering, along with conceptual and logical modeling.
- Full data analysis from source to target systems.
- Produced detailed data specifications for a software build contractor.
- System Architect Administrator for the EBS program office.
ARCH WIRELESS, Cincinnati, OH
Senior DBA
Jan. 2002 – Jan. 2003
Served as Senior DBA to corporate systems to include analysis, data modeling, backup and recovery, security,
development advisory, and other DBA tasks.
- Worked with SQL Server 6.5 and 7.0 on Windows NT and 2000, DTS, BCP, stored procedures, etc.
- Responsible for migration requests, problem resolution, and pro-active initiatives to prevent outages.
- Worked with MapInfo GIS tools to load, transform, and transfer/migrate GIS data.
- Worked on the numbers management data warehouse initiative, including design, recommendations, and
need assessment.
SELF EMPLOYED, Cincinnati, OH
Database & Computer Consulting
May 2001 – Jan. 2002
Provided general consulting in database development and technologies, computer systems, and web
development.
SAGENT TECHNOLOGIES, Cincinnati, OH
Regional Technical Manager | Pre-Sales
Sept. 1999 – Apr. 2001
Provided pre-sales technical assistance and consultative selling of the Sagent development suite, including
presentations, consulting, needs assessment, and Sagent fit, proof of concept, and RFI / proposal response.
- Utilized consultative selling to establish relationships with “C” level personal, as well as to present ideas and
methodologies to technical staff.
- Managed the client base including technical assistance, reference generation, and evaluation of future needs.
- DBA functions including system setup, installation, SQL analysis and tuning, script, database building, etc.
using SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, etc.
- Worked as part of the UNIX product implementation including installation, assessment, and training (both
client and Sagent personnel).
SCH TECHNOLOGIES, Cincinnati, OH
Project Manager
Mar. 1999 – Sept. 1999
Managed all MIS projects, including analysis, team building, vendor research, development, testing, and
implementation. Provided backup support for users, DBA support, and other MIS functions.
THE ROSS GROUP, Dayton, OH
Oct. 1997 – Mar. 1999
Director – Informix Services
Served as Senior Consultant for Informix clients, specializing in DBA, database design and analysis, and data
warehousing.
- Generated new clients and hired, placed, and managed Consultants.
INFORMIX SOFTWARE, Cincinnati, OH
Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer
Jan. 1997 – Oct. 1997
Provided pre-sales technical assistance including demonstrations, presentations, consulting, and needs
assessment.
- Technical account management of the current client base to include technical troubleshooting assistance,
database consulting, and evaluation of future needs.
- Provided hardware/software evaluation and customer training.
COLLEGEVIEW, Cincinnati, OH
May 1995 – Jan. 1997
Project Manager | Database Analyst
Managed a project involving connection of 2,700+ high school and college sites to CollegeView via modem and
network including database design, analysis, and development.
- Purchased and provided customer and in-house support of software/hardware.
CARS INFORMATION SYSTEMS, Cincinnati, OH
DBA | Research Analyst
Jun. 1994 – May 1995
Administrator for all Informix databases and company liaison to Informix for support and product issues.
- Researched/evaluated new technologies and recommended/managed database related projects and growth.
- Managed corporate PC hardware/software daily operations.
BASS INC., Dayton, OH
May 1991 – Jun. 1994
Programmer | Analyst
Developed and maintained the retail scanning support system in a COBOL and UNIX environment and
performed shell programming, documentation, and new system development.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Capitol University | Bachelor’s in Management Information Systems
Sinclair Community College | Associate’s in Computer Information Systems
Villanova University | Masters Certificate Program – Program Management IT/IS
Teradata Certified Professional V2R5
Informix Classes | Management Classes/Seminars | MS Windows/NT Classes | Oracle OCA/OCP Training
U.S. Air Force Honorable discharge, service dates Mar 1980 – Mar 1985. Held TS SBI/SCI clearance