Curriculum Vitae

Name: Neil Scott

Education:

(1988 –1989) – Associate Diploma in IT (Queensland Institute of Technology)

Professional Development:

(2001) – Certificate IV in Project Management (Canberra Institute of Technology)(2002) – Cognos Administrator(2003) – Cognos Data Manager Developer(2014) – Cognos Active Report Development(2014) – WorkCover accredited course in OH&S Risk Management

Knowledge and Experience; More than 10 Years hands on experience in Cognos 6, 7, 8 and 10 designing reports with complex

elements such as expressions, relative logic, drill-through reporting, conditional formatting/variables, dashboarding, active report controls and list/chart/cross-tab reporting.

Highly proficient with Framework Manager, Report Studio Active Reports, Cognos Business Insight Advanced, Transformer and Cognos Administration.

Experience in designing and developing reporting data models. Strong SQL skills. Able to learn technical concepts quickly and apply them effectively in the workplace. Able to change to changing business requirements and react quickly. Strong customer focus and results oriented attitude.

Experienced in development of SAP Reporting using Web Intelligence and Business Objects Experience developing in Java Script and implementation within Cognos Report Studio Experience developing applications using ILE/RPG on OS/400 Experience developing SQL Scripts for Teradata, Oracle and DB2

Employment History:

April 2014 – Current ATO

Position: Senior Cognos Developer

Responsibilities: Liaise with key Stakeholders to gather requirements Document Reporting Requirements and get stakeholder signoff Monthly reports and presentations to senior management Analysis of underlying data source and structures. Mentor junior Business Analysts Mentor and Train Junior Developers Write Training material for End users Develop SQL Scripts Develop Transformer models and Publish Cubes Develop Static Reports using Report Studio Develop Active Reports and Promote to IPAD for Senior Executives

Achievements: Developed and Published Commissioners Dashboard to IPad Environments Tax Time 14 Suite of Reports and Training Material Delivered Conducted presentations and Training on new IPad Reports

Aug 2006 – Dec 2006 WorkCover NSW

Position: Cognos ReportNet Developer/Technical Admin

Responsibilities:Atomic Data Model and Data Knowledge

BI Data Mart Design ETL integration and data connectors Metadata Design and Management BI Report / Housekeeping Reports / OMS Screens Assisting development of PowerPlay Cubes

Portal and Delivery Management

Install and Configure Cognos BI products including Metadata Modelling Security Settings Reporting / Analysis Servers OLAP Modelling Portal and Delivery

Develop Managed Reports for BI Consumers. Develop Metadata structures for BI Ad-Hoc Query Users. Develop OLAP Cubes for Analyst.

Installation of Business Intelligence applications including upgrades and maintenance releases System Configuration and integration within the WCA environment. Tuning and optimizing the use of system resources for BI Applications Ensuring system backups and scheduled jobs are being performed as specified Maintenance and support of BI Application Servers and Clients including technical troubleshooting.

Monitoring of system performance and system logs and addressing of errors and issues Implementation and development of scheduling/automation solutions Implementation of Auditing. Provide Technical Assistance to project teams and users Technical Implementation of Business Intelligence Disaster Recovery Ensuring that the WCA technical standards and strategies are supported. Set up and administration of BI application security Setting up of department/functional area administrators to set up and manage Access Manager for their specific areas

and applications. Work and coordinate with Operations personnel regarding hardware and backup requirements Work with the Unix and Windows System administrators Work with Database Administrators, Oracle and SQL Server Work with WCA Network Security Administrators to ensure network and security integration and support Work with Web Services Administrators for the set up of BI gateways and other Web integration and support. Work with the Service Desk and other support personnel for problem resolution Work with BI Developers and Project Teams and provide assistance during development and production support.

Achievements: Install and Configure Cognos software on production Machine. Setup Security and Single Signon. Developed and Published Specified Reports/Cubes Promote Reports from Development Environment to Production Server. Suite of Reports/cubes and Training Material Delivered Conducted presentations and Training on new Cognos Versions

January 2003 - July 2004 ATO

Position: Project Manager/Cognos Specialist

Responsibilities: PPTS components to be installed on Windows 2000 PPTS components installed on production support and developer’s windows clients. PPES components to be installed on Windows 2000. PPES administration components installed on production support and developer’s windows cli-

ents. Access Managers components to be installed on Windows 2000. Migration of authenticator files Migration of models and cubes Setup of Challenge/Response (Microsoft common logon, OS Signon) Load Balancing Architecture and implementation NTIDOLAP3 upgrade. PowerPlay Transformer software installed on client machines. PowerPlay Client software installed on client machines. Migration of In-House applications Administration tools to be installed on selected client machines. Product Demonstration BSL Refresher Training on new products

Achievements: Cognos Upgrade Completed Successfully Single Signon Implemented Successfully Product Demonstration and Training

January 2003 - July 2004 ATO

Position: Project Manager/Cognos Specialist

Responsibilities: PPTS components to be installed on Windows 2000 PPTS components installed on production support and developer’s windows clients. PPES components to be installed on Windows 2000. PPES administration components installed on production support and developer’s windows cli-

ents. Access Managers components to be installed on Windows 2000. Migration of authenticator files Migration of models and cubes Setup of Challenge/Response (Microsoft common logon, OS Signon) Load Balancing Architecture and implementation NTIDOLAP3 upgrade. PowerPlay Transformer software installed on client machines. PowerPlay Client software installed on client machines. Migration of In-House applications Administration tools to be installed on selected client machines. Product Demonstration BSL Refresher Training on new products

Achievements: Cognos Upgrade Completed Successfully Single Signon Implemented Successfully Product Demonstration and Training

Interests: Photography, cycling, travelling

Referees: Sean Winefield, Justin O’Meara