Norman Adams

About Norman Adams

Over 10 Years Experience in MDM-7 Years as Algorithm Developer and Data Scientist at Initiate Systems.+Designed many of Initiate\'s matching functions. Holds 3 Patents for this technology.+Developed Algorithms for Initiate\'s trickiest customers +Developed and taught Algorithm course for Initiate\'s Professional Service staff-3 Years as a MDM Consultant.+Advising on all aspects including Algorithm, Real Time and batch interfaces, integration of 3rd party data and data verification/enhancement software.+Successfully installed and integrated new Initiate installation without Initate involvement-Have worked in:+Health Care +Retail +Law Enforcement +Financial +Hospitality

Experience

1. Senior Mdm Consultant

   Cognizant

   May 2012 — Present · Scottsdale, AZ, US

   Design MDM solutions, specializing in Initiate Implementations-Resposible for developing long term roadmaps and implementing solutions-Worked in Retail, Health Care, Law Enforcement and Financial-Enhanced and tuned existing installations and have sucessfully installed/integrated new systems without Initiate Involvemenet-Experienced in all aspects: Algorithm Development, Real Time and Batch Interfaces, Integration of 3rd Party Databases and 3rd Party Data Verification/Standardization

Education

• Drexel University

  Master's degree, Computer Science

  1984 — 1988

• Rutgers University

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mathematics

  1976 — 1982

• Purdue University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics

  1972 — 1976

Skills

• Business Intelligence
• Integration
• Business Process Design
• Soa
• Sdlc
• Etl
• Enterprise Software
• Data Quality
• Enterprise Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Data Integration
• Data Governance
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Analytics
• Db2
• Data Modeling
• Eai
• Requirements Gathering
• Master Data Management
• Data Warehouse Architecture
• Information Management
• Data Warehousing
• Databases
• Big Data
• Pl/Sql