This document provides a professional profile and career summary for Simon Teff, a SAS environment consultant with over 10 years of experience working with SAS software. Teff's experience includes applying changes to data warehouses, monitoring environments, software support, performance enhancements, administration, coding in SAS, and various migration projects. He has worked as a systems consultant at The AA PLC since 2011 and has prior experience as a SAS developer and programmer in various roles since 2001.

1. Simon Teff | Systems Consultant
Location: Basingstoke
Email: simon.teff@btinternet.com
Professional Profile
A professional SAS environment consultant who enjoys challenges and learning new software.
Career Summary
Feb 2011 - Present The AA PLC, Basingstoke
Systems Consultant
Outline
To provide warehousing and software support using SAS and other technologies as well as ETL development of
operational systems..
Key Responsibilities
 Applying Business Changes from Source Systems to Data Warehouse.
 Monitoring & housekeeping Creation for Different Environment i.e. Oracle, SAS etc..
 Software Support for SAS & SAS Applications.
 Management of Support Resource and Processes.
 Performance Enhancements of Existing SAS and Oracle ETL processes.
 SAS UNIX Server Administration
 SAS Software and Language Support for End-users
 Business Change Development Coordination Between I.T. and End-users.
 OBIEE Creation and Administration of repositories
 Administration/Development of SAS flows.
 Coding In SAS Language 8.2/9.2/9.4 (10 Years worth of Knowledge)
 Creation/Administration of SAS Data Integration Studio Metadata
 Creation/Administration of SAS Data Integration Studio Custom Transforms
 UNIX/LINUX Server Navigation and File Editing
 Oracle SQL Coding (11g/12c)
Key Achievement/Projects
 Oracle Data Migration to Oracle Exadata Environment
 Migration of Data/Process/Environment/Configuration from SAS 9.1.3 to SAS 9.2
 Migration of Data/Process/Environment/Configuration from SAS 9.2 to SAS 9.4
 Conversion of Existing ETL processes to use Oracle Exadata Environment from Oracle and SAS
environments.
 Process creations for converting Oracle BLOB data into Oracle column using Oracle XML processes.
 SAS Server Software Installations for 9.2/9.4
Software/Version
 Oracle BI Administration Tool - 12
 IBM Platform Process Manager -7.2/9.1
 SAS Enterprise Guide – 4/4.2/5.1/7.1
 SAS Base – 8.1/9.2/9.4
 SAS Data Integration Studio – 3.4/4.2/4.9
 SAS Management Console – 9.1/9.2/9.4
 UNIX/LINUX Command Line - via Putty - Various
 Oracle Enterprise Manager - 12c
 Oracle SQL Plus - Various
 Oracle XML Code Creation - 11g/12c
 SQL Developer - 4.13
2010 – 2011 N/A
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2.  Taking a career break to look after sick relative.
 I am investigating/learning new database/I.T. technologies.
 I have been developing my brothers’ database system.
 Broadening my horizons with travel.
2006 - 2009 Bradford & Binge (Mortgage Express) PLC, Leeds/New Barnet
SAS Developer
Key Responsibilities
 Maintained a Data Warehouse using SAS software.
 Improved access to a SAS Server.
 Communicating and resolving data issues within operational systems of which data is used in the
creation of Management Information.
 Discussions with clients to how best to source and/or load information into SAS.
 Discussions with technical colleagues of how to gain access to data in a recurring process.
 Creation ETL process using SAS software.
 This included these design steps (this is not an exhausted list):-
 Creating access, by building libraries, to flat files or data tables from database systems, such as SQL
server, ORACLE databases and ODBC access.
 Investigation of third party flat files or data tables.
 Introduced process flows to augment the ETL process.
 Manipulated process flows to either build data marts and extract files that will also email the end-user
of refresh or creation of new data.
 Promote process flows development/UAT/production servers.
2005 TD Insurance Services, City of London
I.T. Consultant.
Key Responsibilities
 Acquired desktop and laptops, a server and other peripherals.
 Installation and configuration of local software and network hardware.
 Maintenance of both hardware and software on an interim basis.
 Configured internet and email systems.
Sep 2004 – Dec 2004 Telewest Broadband PLC, Woking
SAS Programmer
Jun 2004 – Sep 2004 Highway Insurance Holdings, Brentwood Essex
SAS Programmer
2001 - 2004 Powergen PLC, Ipswich
SAS Programmer
Education
 HND in Computing (Software Engineering) First Year only.
 HNC in Computer Studies (Edexcel BTEC)
 Applying Statistical Concepts using SAS Software.
 Tailored Client Server Strategies with SAS System.
 ORACLE Fundamentals – Stayahead Training – SQL Plus and PL/SQL course.
 DBA Part I - Architecture & Administration – Stayahead Training – Oracle database creation and
administration.
 OBIEE Training
Personal Interests
 Reading – fiction and technical Manuals
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3.  3D design
 Film watching
References available on request
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