## BIO
My name is Andrei Agatiev.
As a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist I cummulate over 6 years experience in the Business Intelligence field.
Currently, I'm a Data Warehouse Developer at American Greetings Corp.,(<a href= "http://www.romsoft.ro">www.americangreetings.com</a>) - a leading manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships.
My job consists of designing, implementing, and supporting, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), Data Integration, and Reporting processes for my company's and it's new acquitions' data.
The database engines I work with on a daily basis are Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, occasionally - MySQL.
The most common BI tools involved are SSIS 2005/2008 (SQL Server Integration Services), Informatica PowerCenter, SSRS(SQL Server Reporting Services), Exact Target (for marketing campaigns).
## Area of Expertise
1. PC Operational Skills
OS :
Windows Me, 2000, XP, 2003 / Linux / Unix (Solaris - Intel Architecture, not SPARC) -
Advanced/Average/Average
2. Programming Languages & Environments:
Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition - Advanced,
.NET Framework 2.0 - Advanced
T-SQL - Advanced,
PL/SQL - Advanced
Since December 2006:
MCP.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - MCTS Certified (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) :
(To check it, please visit : <a href= "http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/transcripts">www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/transcripts</a>
Transcript ID : 758029, Access Code : aiki2shin )
SSIS - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services - Advanced,
SSRS - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services - Advanced
Crystal Reports - Advanced
SSAS - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services, OLAP - Advanced
Visual C# 2005 (Windows Forms) - Advanced - preferred OOP language,
[login to view URL] 2.0 (Windows Forms) - Advanced,
ODBC, .NET, OLEDB, etc. drivers(connectors),
ASP.NET 2.0 - Advanced,
[login to view URL] 2.0 - Web Applications - Advanced,
XML - Advanced,
Web Services - Advanced
Active Directory - Advanced
C/C++, JAVA - Average.
3. Administration Windows/Linux - Advanced/Average.
4. Advanced Knowledges in the field of
Networking & Operating Systems' Security:
Honeypots Setup, Firewalls, Ports Scanners(Nmap),
Vulnerability Scanners
(Retina,Shadow Security Scanner, Languard
Nessus,Core Impact,Immunity Canvas,Metasploit project,etc),
IDS - Intrusion Detection Systems, Sniffers(Ettercap,Ethereal), etc.
5. Microsoft Access, Word , Excel , PowerPoint - Advanced/Advanced/Advanced/Advanced
6. Good Computer Hardware Debugging Skills.
Spoken Languages :
Russian - Advanced,
Romanian - Advanced,
English - Advanced ,
French - Average