David A. Pordash
724-350-6243  North Huntingdon, PA 15642
david@dbpc.com www.dbpc.com
Active DOD/DOE Secret Clearance
PROFILE
Manager, Senior developer, Architect, Business/Data Analyst that is ready to design, create,
and implement an ETL Data movement application for a large Data warehouse, Data Mart, and
Systems migration / upgrades. I have strong experience using a variety of databases and ETL Tools
along with over 27 years of experience in the Information Technology Industry. Also as important, I
have excellent communication skills to identify and implement customers’ needs and work as a liaison
between IT and business personnel. I have strong leadership skills and always strive to do whatever
it may take to get the job done correctly and on time.
Skills Summary
 14 years of Informatica development and design of ETL methodology for supporting data
transformations and processing, in a corporate-wide-ETL Solution using Informatica Power Center
and Power Mart.
 ODI developing source and target from Hyperion Planning and Data Relationship Management
 Implemented Data Cleansing using Informatica Transformations, Stored Procedures/Triggers.
 7 years as ETL Team lead / Architect
 Over 27 years of overall Information technology experience developing software involving full life
cycle development and maintenance in various business applications.
 Over 25 years of Oracle experience.
 Over 17 years of Data Warehousing experience.
 Experience in Design, Documentation, Construction, Implementation and Maintenance of Star
Schemas.
 Experience in Oracle development and extraction of databases and file sources and populating
Data Marts.
 OHADI HDWF
 Experience in MDM standards and Trust Matrix
 Experience in Design and applications Development using Oracle tools.
 Experience and working knowledge of UNIX, working with AIX for 3 years, HP-UX and Solaris.
 2 years as project manager.
 Possess excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills and leadership qualities.
 Agile Methodology and Waterfall Methodology
Specialization:
ETL:
Tools:
Software:
Specific Technical Skills
Informatica, Oracle, PL/SQL, SQL, Database design
Informatica 4.5 - 9.5 PM/PC, Server Manager, Session Manager, Designer,
Workflow Manager, Workflow Monitor, Meta data Reporter, Power Connect
(Striva), CDC, ODI 11
Erwin, SQL*Loader, Toad, SQL Developer, Queryman 6.0, Teradata SQL
Assistant
PC Master, CLP (Lawpack), Remedy, Tidal
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Databases:
Oracle, Teradata, SQL-Server, Ms Access, DB2, PeopleSoft, SAP, Facets,
Hyperion, DRM
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Professional Project Experience
Independent Consultant, Pordash Computing Inc.
(Oct/2014 – Present)
Qlarion
Oct/2014 – Present
Pittsburgh, PA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Contracted to Bechtel / Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory
ETL Architect, design ETL mappings
ETL ODI development with Hyperion, Planning, DRM & DW
Validating data in Hyperion Planning from ODI loads.
Setting up Hyperion planning attributes for applications.
Creating DRM export to tables and flat files
Had daily scrum sessions
Data Warehouse Manager
Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC
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Apr/2013 – Sept/2014
Manager of ETL development team for a five year $100+ million dollar project.
Manage team that is responsible for loading all data into Oracle data warehouse using Informatica
Manage schedule for team
Assist in design of data warehouse loads as ETL architect
Assist in design of ETL error / audit process
Perform pre-development reviews, code reviews, and Unit test reviews
Manage 10 fulltime employees and 25 consultants
Assist in setting up and supporting OHADI HDWF
Assist in setting up MDM standards and Trust Matrix
Informatica Admin, setting up security, users, folders and best practices.
Used Agile methodology and had daily scrum meetings
Independent Consultant, Pordash Computing Inc.
(Jan 2001 – Jun 2013)
UPMC
Dec/2012 – Jun/2013
Pittsburgh, PA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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System / data analysis, reviewed source data and created mapping specs for the ETL development
ETL Architecture analysis documenting processes and load orders, error handling
ETL development using Informatica 9.5 from multiple source systems in Oracle, SQL-Server, flat files to Oracle
tables
Creating test plans for ETL code
Informatica Admin, setting up security, users, folders and best practices.
Used Agile methodology and had daily scrum meetings
Tyco IS/ ADT
Sept/2012 – Dec/2012
Boca Raton, FL (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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System / data analysis
ETL Architecture analysis
ETL development using Informatica 9.5
Active Secret Clearance
Used Agile methodology and had daily scrum meetings
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Dept of Navy
Apr/2012 – Sept/2012
Norfolk, VA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command (NCDOC) Sensor Data Warehousing
Design and Develop ETL process using Informatica 9.2, Oracle 11g, Teradata 13.10 and SqlServer
Creating and executing ETL & SQL test scripts and procedures.
Updating Informatica Admin information. (Security and purge files)
Active Secret Clearance
HealthNow & BCBS
July/2011 – Apr/2012
Virtual, (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Design and Develop ETL process using Informatica 8.5
Working with XML data and making service calls for source data
Sql-server / Oracle / DB2 / Flat Files / Facets as source and targets
Supported production ETL runs
Updated ETL document design specs
Created ETL unit test plans
PNC Bank
Pittsburgh, PA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Design and Develop ETL process using Informatica 8.5
Mentored other ETL developers
Assisted in architecture design of new data warehouse and ETL processes
Assisted in setting up ETL standards and processes
Designed and created ETL daily and monthly processes using FDR source data.
Informatica Admin, setting up security, users, folders and best practices.
Used Agile methodology and had daily scrum meetings
Logan & Britton
Houston, TX (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Oct/2009 – Nov/2009
Designed ETL process as Informatica architect
Designed new process for Informatica conversion from Informatica 6.5 to Informatica 8.6.1
Mentored other consultants during development.
Created Informatica ETL code from functional and technical specs.
Created schedule request using Tidal
Designed and created FTP scripts for moving source and target files.
Designed and developed test plans.
Lockheed Martin
Virtual, (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Jan/2010 – July/2011
Jun/2008 – Aug/2009
Created Informatica ETL code from functional and technical specs.
Designed and Installed test scripts for ETL code.
Documented all ETL code with proper changes.
Connected to SAP source table and loaded the staging and DW tables.
Connected to text source file and loaded to Hyperion database.
Created testing plans and testing scripts for parts of the project.
Lockheed Martin
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May/2007 – Mar/2008
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Orlando, FL (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Designed and developed an ODS / Data Warehouse on Oracle 10g database.
Designed and Created ETL mapping standards and procedures.
Designed and Installed test and audit scripts for the DW.
Documented all ETL code for the business.
Tuned SQL statements for end users creating custom reports.
ETL lead
RJ Reynolds
Winston-Salem, NC (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Designed and Developed Informatica code from DB2 database to Teradata using Informatica.
Developed test plans for test the ETL code.
Washington Gas
Springfield, VA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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May/2006 – Aug/2006
Designed and developed standards for the Informatica development team.
Installed and set up Informatica environment Development and Production
Developed Informatica code using PowerCenter source from DB2 and Flat files loading to Oracle 10g database.
Reviewed all development done by team.
ETL lead
American Greetings
Cleveland, OH (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Aug/2006 – Dec/2006
Senior Informatica Developer
Senior developer in creation of claims reporting and billing warehouse
Wrote standards documents and code templates to speed up development
Washington Gas
Springfield, VA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Nov/2006 – Feb/2007
Informatica Developer in creation of EDW
Developed and tested the Invoice ETL part of the DW.
Created business case documentation
Trizetto Health Care
Virtual, (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Mar/2007 – Apr/2007
Designed and Developed Informatica code to move data from the CTI system to the DW.
Reviewed and tested existing Informatica code.
ETL lead
Informatica Admin, setting up security, users, folders
Assisted in Informatica installs
Set up and used Power Exchange
Sterling Commerce
Dublin, OH (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Apr/2007 – May/2007
Feb/2006 – Apr/2006
Designed specs for in house Informatica development and off shore development.
Created test plans and integration plans for the Informatica code.
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Developed Informatica code using PowerCenter source from DB2 and Flat files.
ETL lead
Fisher Scientific
Pittsburgh, PA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Gathered processing information from users and current PL/SQL code, and designed ETL mapping specs.
Mentored entry level ETL developers as an ETL lead
Assisted in writing Informatica standards and methodology for the IT department.
Designed and developed Informatica code that was currently running in PL/SQL.
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Miami, FL (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Feb/2003 – Mar/2003
Designed and developed mapping that was pulling data from Oracle financials to SAP for a conversion.
Tested existing ETL code and had to make modifications according to the business analysis rules.
Performed Business Analysis and Data Analysis work
Praeos
Atlanta, GA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Mar/2003 – Oct/2003
Designed, developed and supported Informatica 6.1/6.2 mappings, workflows and sessions managers.
Created and maintained .bat files that are part of the Informatica workflows.
Created an audit report that queried results from the Informatica tables that are stored during workflow runs.
Installed, migrated and backed up Informatica PowerCenter 6.1/6.2 on the NT Servers.
Maintained and promoted Informatica code on a multiple repository systems.
Developed and implemented a design/develop/test methodology for ETL group.
Responsible for Informatica repository administrator duties.
Gathered business information from the different business groups and create ETL specs.
ETL lead
First Energy
Akron, OH (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Nov/2003 – Nov/2004
Designed, developed, and tested a health care claims processing system using Informatica 6.2. and Teradata
Developed test plans and documented Informatica mappings and work flows.
Worked with BA reviewing development specs.
Tuned Informatica mapping code.
Winn Dixie
Jacksonville, FL (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Nov/2004 – Oct/2005
Designed, developed, and tested a ETL data processing system using Informatica 6.2 and 7.1
Created test scripts on an Oracle database (10g).
Supported current Informatica mappings being ran in production.
Developed flat files using Informatica, to FTP to outside vendors for email campaigns.
Helped support issues with current system using Remedy
HighMark
Pittsburgh, PA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Oct/2005 – Feb/2006
May/2002 – Dec/2002
Designed, developed, and Q/A Informatica code using PowerCenter 5.1 and PL/SQL. Retrieved data from Oracle
Financial, Hyperion and other homegrown financial applications and flat files, formatted, cleaned, transformed
and loaded the data into CORE and DATAMART
Requirements review, analysis, design and preparation of functional and technical specifications.
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Designed, developed and documented Informatica ETL mappings to cleanse, format and move data using
Informatica Designer.
Created Sessions and Batches and scheduled them to run at the required times and order using Informatica
Server Manager.
Created Informatica reusable mapplets, transformations and lookups to cleanse data where needed.
Unit tested and migrated Informatica mappings and sessions to Quality assurance and Production standards and
doing performance tuning on the mappings and session.
Developed back-end routines using Oracle SQL, PL-SQL, and Stored procedures, Packages to check data integrity
and incorporated them with Informatica mappings.
CSX Railway
Jacksonville, FL (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Developed ETL code using Informatica PowerCenter 5.0 and Oracle procedures and functions.
Responsible for tuning Oracle code and Informatica mappings
Taught and mentored CSX employees during their ramp up on using Informatica.
All the development was done for a data warehouse on Oracle 8 database that kept track of all the shipping
information used by the railway
Assisted in Data Mart (Data Warehouse) designed using Star Schema and snowflake
Helped developers on using Informatica as the ETL lead
PNC Bank
Pittsburgh, PA (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Sep/2001 – Oct/2001
Re-wrote a Customer usage Cobol, JCL application using Informatica PowerMart and Oracle PL/SQL. The
application takes customer source data from main frame tapes and files and loads it to flat files and Data
Warehouse tables.
Unit tested and migrated Informatica mappings and sessions to Quality assurance and Production standards and
doing performance tuning on the mappings and session.
U.S.A.A.
San Antonio, TX (Pordash Computing, consultant)
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Oct/2001 – May/2002
Jan/2001 – Jul/2001
Designed, developed and tested ETL code for a data warehouse migration from PeopleSoft HR/Payroll system
using Informatica, PL/SQL, and SQL*Plus on an Oracle 8i database.
As part of a team, designed and developed data model for the data warehouse.
UPMC
Jun/2000 – Dec/2000
Pittsburgh, PA (Consultant)
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Designed, developed and tested data warehouse migration for a health care provider using Informatica, SQL*Plus
on an Oracle 8 database. The source was from a flat file or de-normalized oracle data tables.
Designed, developed unit specs for coding.
Developed programs using Informatica and SQL*Plus.
Developed unit test specs for QA group.
Assisted DBA and Project manager in data modeling and SQL tuning.
As part of a team, designed and developed data model for the data warehouse.
Designed and developed Informatica Extraction Transformation Loading (ETL) mappings to cleanse, format and
move data from flat files extracted from an object-oriented database to an oracle database.
Created Informatica mapplets (Both reusable and non-reusable) to cleanse data where needed.
Developed back-end routines using Oracle SQL, PL-SQL, and Stored procedures, Packages to check data integrity
and incorporated them with Informatica mappings.
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Alcoa
Pittsburgh, PA (Consultant)
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Provided business application direction, project leadership, development and support to multiple Resource Units.
Lead, coordinate and participate in the design and development of new business applications that support the
processes owned by the resource units.
Directed others and provide the support and continued enhancements of existing business and desktop
applications, and Intranet databases.
Provided leadership and direction for business critical software packages and vendor supported customizations
Provided direction and participate in the selection, testing, and evaluation of technologies which enhance decision
support processes
Coordinated, managed and tested the data movement from a legacy system to PC Master. This system kept track
of all patents, trademarks and copyrights for Alcoa.
Computer Delivery Service
Pittsburgh, PA
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Oct/1990 – Jan/1992
Developed and modified a CORE Order Management System and Payroll/Pension System.
Department of the Navy
Arlington, VA
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Feb/1992 – Jan/1994
Designed, developed and documented a Freight Rate System and Shipping Information module for an Order
Entry and Inventory System called FEMA.
Tested and modified forms and reports for the FEMA project.
Created data model using Erwin for the Freight Rate System and Shipping Information.
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh, PA, (Consultant)
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Jan/1994 – Oct/1995
Maintained a Product Development Database and converting it from an Oracle 6 database to Oracle 7 and from
Vax to Client server.
Team member of Converting from Oracle 6 RDBMS to Oracle 7 RDBMS.
Elkem Metals
Pittsburgh, PA (Consultant)
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Oct/1995 – Feb/1996
Maintained a Retail Warehouse System Database.
Designed and developed a time entry system using Oracle Forms and PL/SQL.
Miles Inc. (Bayer)
Pittsburgh, PA (Consultant)
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Feb/1996 – May/1997
Designed and developed a mortgage application as a technical developer.
Designed and created database structures / models for the application.
Interfaced with people ranging from users to owners for development, technology, and training issues.
Alpha & Omega Systems
Pittsburgh, PA
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May/1997 – Jun/2000
Jul/1989 – Oct/1990
Analyzed, wrote, and documented a Small Purchase System, Document Control System, and Contract
Management Information System.
Evaluated major software systems.
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SECURITY CLEARANCE:
Top Secret Clearance: Based on a Special Background
Investigation (SBI), dated March 1, 1990
ManTech Service Corp
Arlington, VA
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Mar/1988 – Jul/1989
Research, organize, and update logistic files and Critical Path Method (CPM) for the Airborne Self-Protection
Jammer (ASPJ) AN/ALQ-165(V).
Organize and update the Logistics Review Funding Plan (LRFP) for the Navy and Air Force.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
Waynesburg College
Waynesburg, PA
May 1987
Bachelor of Science
Double Major: Computer Science / Mathematics
Dean's list
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