Jim Alexander

About Jim Alexander

A seasoned professional with 20 years of IT experience with concentrations in Business Intelligence, Data warehousing, Very Large Databases (VLDB) including Vertica, Data Analytics, applications design and development, B2B transactional Websites, Oracle applications, ERP implementations and 13 years of management experience including Senior Director of Information Systems, responsibility for a 2.5mil budget, Project Management, budgeting, staffing and resource allocation.

Experience

1. VP, Analytics and Data Services

   WebMD

   Mar 2017 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Manage a team of 22 business analysts, developers and DBA’s to deliver a comprehensive Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing solution for WebMD’s professional portals, the leader in healthcare information• Manage a 12Tb. 4 node Oracle 11g RAC cluster for Data warehousing• Managed vendor selection for Tableau as a reporting tool and implemented the strategy across the organization.• Participated in vendor selection for Vertica and am managing the of migration of Data warehousing from Oracle to Vertica• Responsible for client reporting, application support for Dartmail and Exact Target email platforms and information support of internal email and marketing teams, Exectuive reporting and dashboards, campaign management and personalized email delivery• Manage vendor selection and implementation of Oracle Business Intelligence to provide online self-service reporting and Exectuive dashboards• Consulted on an advisory panel for the selection of a new email vendor and managed data conversion from Dartmail to Exact Target. Designed and implemented fully automated integration with Exact Target• Deveopment and support of 60+ custom data interchanges to external clients• Manage development and delivery support of weekly and monthly reports

Education

• The University of Dallas

  Bachelor's degree, Philosophy

  1979 — 1982

• The Catholic University of America

  Master of Theology

  1982 — 1983

Skills

• Integration
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Digital Strategy
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Web Applications
• Process Improvement
• Pl/Sql
• Information Architecture
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Perl
• Vendor Management
• Sql
• Saas
• Start-Ups
• Databases
• IT Strategy
• Etl
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• E-Commerce
• Web Development
• Business Analysis
• Project Management
• Web Analytics
• Business Intelligence
• Software Project Management
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• User Experience
• Mobile Applications
•  Oracle Rdbms  Business Intelligence Technology Liaison  Vertica Columnar Da
• Data Warehousing
• Omniture
•  Business Intelligence  Data Management  Application Development
• Analytics
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis