Eswar Kandimalla has over 7 years of experience in IT with a focus on business intelligence (BI) tools like Oracle BI Applications (OBIA), Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), Oracle Data Integrator (ODI), and Informatica. He has worked on BI projects for clients in various industries and has experience in requirements gathering, testing, administration, report development, and support. Eswar also has experience managing teams and currently works as an OBIA consultant at Cognizant Technology Solutions in Hyderabad, India.

1. Email: eswar.biapps@gmail.com
Mobile: 9652196343
Eswar Kandimalla
OBIA Consultant
• Eswar has 7.2 years of experience in the IT Industry. In the past 5.9 years, 55
months experience in OBIA, OBIEE, ODI11g, Informatica, 11 months
experience in DAC and Support.
• Eswar worked with OBIA modules which include Procurement and Spend,
Financials, HR Analytics, SCOM and Project Analytics.
• Eswar has Experience in Business requirements gathering, GAP Analysis, Test
Plan Preparation, Unit testing, Functional Architecture, System Integration
testing, UAT.
• Eswar has prior experience in OBIA / OBIEE upgrades, Informatica & ODI
customizations for BI Apps projects & Financials modules, OBIEE role / user
based Security implementation experience.
• Eswar also has 15 months experience as a Team Leader role in his previous
Company.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Area Skills
Oracle EBS Modules Financials, Human resource, Supply Chain Management,
Procurement and Spend, Projects.
BI Skills OBIEE11g, ODI11G, BIAPPS, Power Center 9.1, DAC.
Hardware Pentium, Unix – AIX
Operating Systems Windows-8/7/95/98/2000.
Databases & Tools Oracle 9i/10g/11g, MS-SQL Server 2008/2005, Sql
Developer.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Degree University Year of Passing
Masters In Computer
Application (MCA)
Madras University,
Chennai.
2009
B.Sc. (Computer Science) Nagarjuna University, Ong
olé.
2006
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Name of the Company Designation Duration
Cognizant Technology Solutions
India Pvt. Ltd.
Associate May 2014 - till date
TechMahindra BI Consultant Aug 2012 – May 2014
Liquid Hub Software Engineer May 2012 – Aug 2012
Dhanush Info Tech Software Engineer Dec 2009 – Feb 2012
Raising Media Trainee Dec 2008 – Oct 2009
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3. Business Development Experience
Organization Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Designation Associate
Duration May 2014 – Till date
Location Hyderabad, India
Role BI Developer
Description – Project Management
• Participation in Daily conference calls with Clients.
• Daily tracking of issues locked by clients.
• Preparing quality specific plans for the project delivery and analyzing them.
• Involved in the Risk management Activities specific to project.
• Mentoring Trainees in the Team.
• Prepare the project specific coding standards, review checklist on program
specification and coding and documentation for Import/Export for Reference Data.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Organization Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Designation Associate
Project BIAPPS Up gradation and Customizations
Client Merck & Co. Inc.
BI Tools OBIEE 11g, ODI11g
Duration Aug 2015 – Till date
Location Bangalore, India
Database Oracle 11g
Role Senior Consultant
Description – Technical
Merck & Co. traces its origins to its original German parent company Merck, which was
established by the Merck family in 1668 when Jacob Friedrich Merck purchased a drug
store in Darmstadt. In the 19th century the Merck Company in Darmstadt evolved from a
pharmacy to a major pharmaceutical company which pioneered the commercial
manufacture of morphine.
As Merck & Co. is upgrading its source system from Oracle EBS R11 to Oracle EBS
R12, OBIA 11.1.1.9.2 setup also has to be upgraded along with the customizations.
The responsibilities included the following:
• Involved in requirement gathering.
• Involved in ODI customizations for BI Apps projects and Financials modules.
• OBIEE upgrade from OBIEE 10g to 11g
• OBIEE RPD Development and Validation.
• OBIEE Reports and dashboards creation & customization.
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4. • OBIEE role / user based security implementation.
• OBIEE and ETL Test cases preparation.
• Reports Data Validation Using Quality Center Tool.
• Validation of data between EBS and Warehouse.
• Involved in Unit testing & SIT.
Organization Cognizant Technology Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Designation Associate
Project BIAPPS Up gradation
Client IHG Inc
BI Tools OBIEE 11g, Informatica 9.6.1, DAC 11g
Duration May 2015 – Till date
Location Bangalore, India
Database Oracle 11g
Role Consultant
Description – Technical
IHG is one of the world's leading hotel companies and operates more than 4,900 hotels
in nearly 100 countries around the world.
We operate nine hotel brands – InterContinental®, Crowne Plaza®, Hotel Indigo®,
Holiday Inn®, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites®, EVEN™
Hotels and HUALUXE® Hotels and Resorts.
As IHG Inc. is upgrading its source system from PeopleSoft 9.1 to PeopleSoft 9.2, OBIA
setup also has to be upgraded along with the customizations. As part of OBIA upgrade
retro-fitment project, source system adaptors in Informatica are upgraded in order to
point ETL maps to PeopleSoft 9.2. Alongside Informatica upgrade, DAC metadata is also
retro-fitted to read the code from new source system adaptors in Informatica.
The responsibilities included the following:
• Involved in requirement gathering.
• OBIEE RPD Development and Validation.
• OBIEE Reports and dashboards Customization.
• OBIEE and ETL Test cases preparation.
• Reports Data Validation Using Quality Center Tool.
• Upgrading Warehouse from 7963 to 7964.
• Setting up and configuring DAC.
• Validation of data between EBS and Warehouse.
• Involved in Unit testing & SIT
Organization At & t, USA
Project Zodiac
Client Zodiac, Us
Tools OBIEE11G,OBIA (OBIEE11g+ODI)
Duration May 2014 – Mar 2015.
Location Bangalore, India
Role OBIA Developer and Administrator
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5. Organization At & t, USA
Project A .M. Castle
Client A .M. Castle, Us
Tools OBIEE11G,OBIA (OBIEE11g+ODI)
Duration May 2014 – April 2015.
Location Bangalore, India
Role OBIEE,OBIA Developer and Administrator
Description – Technical
A. M. Castle & Co. (NYSE:CAS) is the foremost provider of specialty products, services, and
supply chain solutions. Operating in more than 50 locations throughout North America, Latin
America, Europe and Asia, we work with international OEMs to better serve their multi-
location production requirements and delivery needs.
A. M. Castle & Co. (NYSE:CAS) is implementing Oracle E Business Suite R12 and the OBI
suite to support operations across the group. Although the majority of Group operating
companies (OpCos) are currently running mainly on a combination of EBusiness Suite R11i
and a number of legacy systems, Group Head Office (GHO) is currently live with R12. RCE
is also live with a smaller scope (Sales) & (HRMS). ASC is operating R12 Financials and
Payroll.
• Involved in Installation of OBIA (11.1.1.8.1).
• Involved in Implementation of ODI Installations and ODI Mappings.
• Involved in procurement and Spend, Financials, HR Analytics, Supply Chain
Management Complete Implementation.
• Involved in OBIA Mobility Applications Process.
• Involved in Migration of Oracle Discover Reports into OBIEE.
• Involved in OBIA Support and Releases Deployment in Production Server activities.
• Involved in OBI Upgrade Process.
• Involved in OBI Support Release Activities.
• Involved in OBI Project RIDAC (Risks, Issues, Decisions, Actions, Changes)
• Involved in Inserting, updating data from Presentation services using Write Back.
• Implemented Report Navigation between Multiple Reports.
• Configured OBIEE with the Publisher and Essbase.
• Involved in end user documentation.
• Developed PL/SQL procedures and functions.
• Created new dashboards/reports and made recommendations to report layout with
reference to table, pivot, chart views, gauges, bulb, and title in Presentation Services
and embedded them into new/existing dashboards pages as required by the project.
• Implemented the ODI Common Configuration Parameters for source systems
(Single, Multiple, GSI)
• Loading data from single source system to single target schema using the ODI.
• Loading data from multiple source systems to single target schema using the ODI.
• Loading data from Global source instance to single target schema using the ODI.
• Solving the failed jobs in Oracle Data Integrator.
Organization TechMahindra
Project Balfourbetty PFG
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6. Client Balfourbetty, UK
Tools OBIA (OBIEE11g+informatica+DAC)
Duration Aug 2012 – May 2014.
Location Hyderabad, India
Role OBIA Developer and Administrator
Description – Technical
Balfour Beatty (BB) is implementing Oracle EBusiness Suite R12 and the OBI suite to
support operations across the group. Although the majority of Group operating companies
(OpCos) are currently running mainly on a combination of EBusiness Suite R11i and a
number of legacy systems, Group Head Office (GHO) is currently live with R12. RCE is also
live with a smaller scope (Sales) & (HRMS). CSC are operating R12 Financials and Payroll.
There are approximately 150 standard, out of the box (OOB) dashboards / reports in
Drop 1 as well as 28 custom developed reports. The 5 key Analytics modules were also
implemented to support Drop 1. Since implementation, a number of end-user reports/
dashboards have also been developed.
• Involved in procurement and Spend, Financials, Supply Chain Management
Complete and projects Implementation.
• Involved in OBIA Support and Releases Deployment in Production Server activities.
• Involved in OBI Upgrade Process.
• Involved in OBI Upgrade Testing Process.
• Involved in OBI Support Release Activities.
• Involved in OBI Project RIDAC (Risks, Issues, Decisions, Actions, Changes)
• Involved in Inserting, updating data from Presentation services using Write Back.
• Implemented Report Navigation between Multiple Reports.
• Configured OBIEE with the Publisher and Essbase.
• Involved in end user documentation.
• Developed PL/SQL procedures and functions.
• Created new dashboards/reports and made recommendations to report layout with
reference to table, pivot, chart views, gauges, bulb, and title in Presentation Services
and embedded them into new/existing dashboards pages as required by the project.
• Implemented the Data Warehouse Administration Console Common Configuration
Parameters for source systems (Single, Multiple, GSI)
• Loading data from single source system to single target schema using the DAC
• Loading data from multiple source systems to single target schema using the DAC
• Loading data from Global source instance to single target schema using the DAC
• Solving the failed jobs in Data Warehouse Administration Console
Organization Liquid Hub
Project Subaru OF America(SOA) in USA
Client Subaru OF America(SOA) in USA
Tools OBIEE11G
Duration May 2012 - Aug 2012.
Location Hyderabad
Role OBIEE Developer
Description
Subaru of America (SOA) is the leading automobile manufacturing company in USA,
maintaining good relation with customers since 1954. Fuji Heavy Industries is the parent
company of Subaru .SOA is an Automotive Client based out of NJ. The client specializes in
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7. all-weather vehicles. The client is renowned for durability, reliability, traction and “active
safety”. They represent one of the highest repurchase-loyalty ratings in the U.S. market.
The responsibilities included the following:
• Extensively used OBIEE Administration Tool for developing & modifying the physical,
business & presentation layers of metadata repository.
• Defined Logical Join Key relationships between dimension tables and Fact tables in
the Business model & mapping layer.
• Created dimension hierarchies as per requirements.
• Created logical columns and calculated measures using Expression builder.
• Resolving the issues from client.
• Grant for the privileges to users.
• Creating repository variables, and initialized these variables if required.
• Creating chats and pivot tables.
• According to change request need to create presentation catalogs.
• Created level based measures in business model layer.
• Created reports, filters & charts in Siebel Answers & added them to Intelligence
Dashboards.
• Extensively used Global, Page and Column Prompts to filter data to customize the
report according to user requirements and to increase performance.
• Administered permissions and privileges for Dashboard visibility and modifications to
users based on their groups and responsibilities.
• Used drill down tables & charts to Hierarchical reports.
• Worked on Merging the web catalogs and reports and Involved on Unit Test.
Organization Dhanush Info Tech
Project BI Implementation for a Telecom Giant in Africa(Airtel)
Client Airtel
Technology and
Languages used
BI App’s Developer (OBIEE+informatica+DAC), Hyperion.
Duration Mar 2010 - Feb 2012.
Location Hyderabad, India
Role OBIA Developer.
Description
This Telecom Giant in Africa currently operates in 16 African markets through holding
entities with varied percentages of ownership.
This Project covers the areas of Strategy setting and performance measurement, budget
formulation, monitoring and reporting, financial consolidation and operational business
Intelligence
The responsibilities included the following:
• Involved in Inserting, updating data from Presentation services using Write Back.
• Implemented Report Navigation between Multiple Reports.
• Configured OBIEE with the Publisher and Essbase.
• Involved in Configuring Analytics Security and creating User’s Groups and setting
Privileges.
• Implemented presentation variables, repository variables, and session variables
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8. • Implemented Security Model that handles object and data level security.
• Trained the Team on Administration Tool and Presentation Services.
• Involved in end user documentation.
• Developed PL/SQL procedures and functions;
• Created new dashboards/reports and made recommendations to report layout with
reference to table, pivot, chart views, gauges, bulb, and title in Presentation Services and
embedded them into new/existing dashboards pages as required by the project.
• Implemented the Data Warehouse Administration Console Common Configuration
Parameters for source systems (Single, Multiple, GSI)
• Loading data from single source system to single target schema using the DAC
• Loading data from multiple source systems to single target schema using the DAC
• Loading data from Global source instance to single target schema using the DAC
• Solving the failed jobs in Data Warehouse Administration Console
• Creating the custom task at Data Warehouse Administration Console for the custom
mappings
• Monitoring the ETL process
• Scheduling the Execution plan based on the client requirement
• Designing the custom mappings in Informatica for populating the Data ware house
• Develop transformation logic and design various Complex Mappings and Mapplets using
the power Designer
• Develop the Slowly changing dimension Type II mappings.
Organization Raising Media
Project e-learning product Development
Client Product Based
Technology and
Languages used
Quality Center.
Duration Jan 2009 - Oct 2009.
Location Hyderabad, India
Role Testing.
Description
E-learning Center Application hence forth called e-learning Helps running learning center
operation smoothly, this application helps in Budgeting their operations, marketing and
Sales, taking Business Decision based on data available. And also helps in financial
Accounting practices and Scheduling Course.
The responsibilities included the following:
• Analyzing the specifications Document and develop the Test Cases.
• Conduct manual test for Functional and Regression testing.
• Preparation and execution of test cases.
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9. • Coordinate with developers in reviews and solving the problems encountered in the
application.
• Periodical meetings with client and the development team for Defect reporting.
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10. • Coordinate with developers in reviews and solving the problems encountered in the
application.
• Periodical meetings with client and the development team for Defect reporting.
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