The document provides a summary of Peter Dunn's experience and qualifications. It outlines his 15+ years of experience in business intelligence, including managing Cognos deployments and consulting engagements. It also details his experience leading teams and projects involving technology, process improvement, and data management in various roles at companies such as IBM, Travelers Insurance, and Cartus.

1. PETER J. DUNN
388 Wickham Rd Email: PeterDunn6@gmail.com
Glastonbury, CT Mobile: 203-241-7463
Highly effective Business Intelligence Executive with over fifteen years of experience across several industries.
Successfully managed several, full life cycle, Cognos deployments and led multiple IBM Cognos consulting
engagements as a Cognos Architect. Six Sigma Certified Black Belt with projects involving technology
enhancements, business process improvement, vendor management and global office consolidation.
Currently engaged as an independent contractor, serving as a Project Leader of an ERP Implementation.
Prior engagement as a Cognos Architect providing Business Intelligence solutions, specifically the creation of
Reports, Dashboards, Framework Models and Enterprise Data Warehouse training.
Previously employed as Managing Consultant at IBM and Cognos Solution Architect at Travelers
Insurance. Supervised, trained and coded all aspects of the BI Life Cycle. Provided high level Cognos
Architecture analysis as well as hands on technical development. Including: Documentation, Needs Analysis,
Project Planning, Teradata Database Design, Cognos Framework Manager and Report Studio.
While employed at Cartus, succeeded in a dual role as IT Director of Business Intelligence and a full time
Technical Lead on the Enterprise Data Warehouse project. Supervised a team of 50 onsite and offshore
developers with diverse backgrounds and experience levels. Ensured that all day to day operations ran
smoothly while also meeting EDW project deadlines. The scope of the $60 million dollar implementation
encompassed an Oracle Financials accounting integration, Cognos Reporting migration and the creation of an
Enterprise Data Warehouse.
Custom Business Intelligence Solutions, Hartford, CT
Principal Consultant 2011 – Present
ERP Implementation Project Leader and Reporting Solution Architect
 Led the Design, Implementation and Multi-National Rollout of a global Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) tool.
 Responsible for Strategic Planning, Process Improvement, Standard Operating Procedures, System
Design and Data Management.
 Provided design consultation for Web Form development and performed as a Technical Liaison between
project teams.
 Utilized my combined IT and Accounting background to assess project team members technical skills
and analytical acumen.
 Performed a Global Review of the Client’s existing financial systems, reporting and business processes.
 Documented recommendations to increase efficiencies, dramatically reduce revenue loss and add
significant process controls.
 Created SQL Views and Stored Procedures for Web-based Visual Studio Client Reports and internal
Dynamic Reports within the ERP tool.
 Created Reports and Shared Datasets in Visual Studio.
Cognos Architect
 Provide strategic direction to Clients on their Business Intelligence initiatives using IBM Cognos
solutions.
 Manage client assessments, data modeling, and dashboard and report creation activities.
 Manage the implementation and customization of IBM Cognos Pre-Packaged Analytic Solutions.

2. IBM, Hartford, CT
Managing Consultant- IBM Cognos Architect 2010 – 2011
Defense Industry Contractor - The client is moving to a new ERP, CRM, EDW and Cognos reporting
solution. The project includes a migration of over 200 high level SAP/Hyperion reports with integrated drill
down capability.
 Created an initial Dashboard with Scorecards to be used as the foundation for future reporting.
 Defined Cognos Architecture and created Framework Manager models.
 Supervised for the onsite and offsite IBM Project Consulting Team.
 Trained and mentored employees on Framework Manager, Report Studio, Query Studio, and
Dashboard Portals.
Large School District - The client was tasked with creating a Dashboard to track student achievement
and teacher effectiveness according to set of predefined Educational Foundation metrics.
 Performed an assessment of the current Cognos Architecture and recommended improvements for the
Cognos framework model, administrative configuration settings and deployment processes.
 Created an integrated Dashboard solution with over 50 reports and scorecards.
 Trained and mentored District employees on Framework Manager, Administrative functions, Report
Studio, Query Studio and Dashboard Portals.
 Received a rating of Outstanding on the formal Project Assessment.
IBM Business Analytics & Optimization Practice
 Created the SOW Template for Information Governance solution.
 Trained fellow team members in Framework Manager and Report Studio.
 Provided technical expertise on IBM Cognos sales calls.
 Documented Best Practices and Dashboarding techniques.
Travelers, Hartford, CT
IT Director- Business Intelligence/Cognos Architect 2008 – 2010
 Successfully deployed a Pre-Issuance Data warehouse including a Cognos Self-Service reporting
environment.
 Migrated the Select infrastructure from Cognos 8.2 to 8.4
 Responsible for the Cognos Infrastructure for the Select Business Insurance Group.
 Leading the integration of new technologies including SAS and TM1 cube development.
 Re-engineered several Teradata database models reducing the average query time from three minutes
to six seconds.
 Reduced shared database lag by several minutes during peak reporting hours by researching DBC
history logs and utilizing real time Performance Monitor analysis.
 Updated four separate Cognos framework models and created a single consolidated framework.
 Developed several large, interactive Dashboards with enhanced JavaScript functionality.
 Responsible for migrating 100 reports outputs and applications from Microsoft Access and SQL server
to the Cognos/Teradata platform.
 Worked on partioning strategy for several history tables, which held over 100 million records each.
 Create OLAP Cubes using Analysis Services and Power Play Transformer.
 Provide Project Plans and leadership with regard to Production report outsourcing and other strategic
pieces of the BI Roadmap.
 Trained and Mentored Development team members, power users and business users in Report Studio,
Analysis Studio, Framework Manager and Teradata SQL.
 Successfully led the business user adoption and training initiative, which involved over 1,000 users.

3.  Designed several report templates with uniform report identification headers and embedded JavaScript
menus and prompts.
Coldwell Banker Relocation/Cartus, Danbury, CT 2000 – 2007
IT Director- Small Applications and Business Intelligence
 Supervised a team of 40 developers that completed 300 projects annually and 50 ad-hocs daily.
 Project Manager on the System Availability Sigma project, increasing overall availability by 20 percent
and eliminated 400 defects for a productivity gain of 800 hours per week.
 Led the creation and installation of the Cognos 8 Framework, including Cubes, Drill Through reporting,
and a Standard Client Interface. Migrated 500 reports from Microsoft Access to Cognos.
 Directed a team of 10 TCS (Tata) Contractors, including onshore and offshore resources.
 Completed several Cognos training programs. Framework Manager, Cube Design, Reporting.
 Performed several sales demonstrations of the new technology platform for prospective clients as well
as current clients whose contracts were ending. Two large clients noted the new technology as a
major factor in their decision to stay with Cartus.
 Reduced headcount by 15%, while continually increasing production through training and testing
initiatives.
 Served as a technical leader and design expert for Oracle ERP and Atlas CRM conversions.
 Received achievement award from the team for Outstanding Leadership and Communication.
Project Manager
 Created, piloted and implemented the Reporting Department Resource Caseload and Demand
Management tool.
 Managed the insourcing of 2,000 reports and 10-person team from India; saving $180,000 per year.
 Implemented a new Non-standard review process, which increased productivity, accuracy, and limited
seasonal overtime. Reduced total development hours by 950.
 Successfully trained and mentored employees resulting in several promotions from our group.
 Responsible for the department training initiative. Taught several technical training classes of 20 plus
students. This knowledge transfer helped make the insourcing a financial success.
 Lead weekly team huddles and prioritization meetings with customers to discuss ongoing projects.
 Initiated the Organic Growth strategy that identified $50 million in possible sales revenue. This was
used as a tool for Account Management compensation.
Senior Business Analyst/ Business Analyst
 Successfully managed the transition of the Moving Services reporting from Operations to Reporting.
Completed LEAD training. Conducted daily chairside training with many people from Reporting,
Operations and Accounting.
 Worked with Supply Chain Management on a special project to resolve and track $30 million invoices.
 Excelled in a Visual Basic class and implemented enhancements to Access applications.
 Chairman of the Employee Recognition Program. Made presentations to an audience of 400 people.
 Automated the Overall Client Review downloads which increased productivity and cycle time. This
eliminated 100% of the manual errors and 8 work hours per review.
 Revamped Broker Referral reporting from a complicated manual process to a simple point and click.
 Created a Moving Services database that simplified the Moving Services Review from a full day project
to a 10 minute automated run. This saved the company two full headcount.
US Healthworks, Alpharetta, GA 1998 – 1999
Corporate Accountant
 Prepared profit and loss statements, budget variance reports, bank reconciliation and annual budget.
 Reviewed income statement trends with CEO, CFO, and regional directors.
 Coordinated the corporate and operations budget.
 Lead the Staff Accountants during the Infinium accounting system conversion.
 Consolidated the western division from an isolated operation into the corporate structure.
 Provided assistance through several audits and preparation for submission of IPO.

4. Profit Recovery Group, Atlanta, GA 1997 – 1998
Corporate Accountant
 Monitored invoicing, adjusted reserve ratios in relation to projected cash receipts and past due invoices.
 Reconciled the general ledger to the domestic and international receivable systems.
 Created revenue/cash balance sheets for senior management and external auditors.
Cartus/Coldwell Banker Relocation, Norwalk, CT 1996 – 1997
Staff / Intermediate Accountant
 Responsible for monthly analysis and reconciliation of receivable accounts.
 Communicated with vendors, clients, customers, and client liaisons to resolve outstanding issues.
 Initiated several workflow improvements to increase productivity and cycle time.
 Created a thirty-page employee handbook defining policies and explained the relocation impact.
General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Rocky Hill, CT 1995 –1996
Account Representative
 Worked with car dealers, field auditors, and repossession specialists to contact evasive customers.
 Consistently achieved goals by exceeding the monthly production target.
 Became the Top Performer on a team of 30 people within six months.
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Microsoft (SQL Server, Visual Studio, Access, Excel, Project, Visio), Cognos 8 (Framework Manager, Report
Studio), AQT, Teradata (Sql Assist, Visual Explain, Performance Monitor), SAS, TM1, TOAD, PeopleSoft, Oracle,
IBM Mainframe, PowerPlay Transformer, Informatica, Decision Stream, Visual Studio, Infinium, AccPac,
Quickbooks.
EDUCATION
University of Connecticut - Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
Fairfield University - Six Sigma for Project Management Certification