Nicol Neal

703 N Spears
Alvarado, TX 76009
(817) 266-5023
nn101a88e@westpost.net
http://nicolneal.net
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Professional Experience
Mouser Electronics a" Mansfield, TX 1994 to 2007
E-Business Marketing Coordinator
Worked with the web developers to add content to ColdFusion pages for the Mouser
website. Received graphics from the graphics team and marketing copy from the p
roduct management team for addition to the website. Managed a schedule of new pr
oduct promotions to continuously launch on the Mouser website. Worked with the p
roduct information team to enter SKUs into the database and schedule the product
releases. I gathered content for the Supplier Library to create a rich content
source.
a Created page layouts and uploaded marketing content to the Mouser website for
the Mouser home page.
a Input supporting product data into mainframe and SQL databases.
a Built and maintained new product launches pages. For example, see: New Product
s, New Supplier, New Technology pages.
a Created individual supplier landing pages.
Product Data Coordinator
Assisted with descriptive metadata for product attributes for Product Informatio
n Management (PIM) application housing 5 million + products. Interviewed Product
Managers, Suppliers, and internal SMEs to create attribute definition templates
used in data collection. Coordinated with PIM administrators on the creation of
validation rules to use in importing data values into the PIM. Created data cle
ansing, transformation, and normalization rules to prep data for loading normali
zed, quality product data.
a Writing VBA applications and add-ins to automate processes using MS Access and
Excel.
a ETL processes using Product Information Management (PIM) database with over 5
million records.
a Extracting, transforming and loading product data from multiple sources into P
IM database.
a Workflow steps for data collection, cleaning and loading.
a Developing transformation techniques including:
- translating coded values
- encoding free-form values
- deriving calculated values
- joining data together from multiple sources
- summarizing multiple rows of data
AmeriCredit a" Arlington, TX 2007 to 2008
Data Analyst
Ran reports, created Informatica workflows to convert the Access databases and l
egacy processes into a single workflow. The Oracle data warehouse housed data fo
r Cognos cubes, SAS, SQL, and Informatica queries. Updated monthly and quarterly
reports.
a Created Informatica workflows to convert and replace existing reports in Acces
s.
a Performed SAS and SQL queries to pull data from data warehouse for monthly rep
orting data and quality assurance checks.
a Ran AS400 daily maintenance tasks and reports.
a Updated and formatted monthly and quarterly reports in Excel.
a Responsible for successful daily batch execution for report processing in Cogn
os cubes, Access, and Excel.
Allied Electronics a" Fort Worth, TX 2008 to 2010
Product Manager
Managed products in the Industrial Control and Automation segment. Added one maj
or supplier, Schneider Electric and expanded this product set to the Allied cata
log. Marketed the new product offering in the online, web and print media.
a Launched new suppliers and product supporting both print and online catalogs.
a Facilitated new product launches with marketing content including promotions a
nd inventory purchases.
a Maintained supplier relationships to manage day-to-day business needs to produ
ce project objective deliverables.
a Analyzed and ran monthly performance supplier reports to track performance and
identify growth opportunities.
Skills
Databases
SQL Server
MySQL
MS Access
Database Theory and Design
AS400
ETL
Programming Languages
VBA
XHTML
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
ASP.NET
VB.NET
XML
jQuery
Software & Operating Systems
Informatica
FullTilt(R) Perfect Product Suite
Oracle Product Data Quality SilverCreek Systems(R)
Adobe Dreamweaver CS5
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Flash
Adobe Acrobat
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project
Windows 7, XP, Vista, 98
Education
DeVry University
Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology (EET). 90 of 120 hour
s completed (7 of 9 terms.)
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology a" Business Systems Analysis (BSIT
/BSA) Program. Anticipated graduation date 11/2011.
UTA Continuing Education
100 hours certificates of completion:
Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic
for Applications (VBA) and relational database design.
Courses and Certifications
CIS/205 Management Information Systems
BSA/310 Business Systems
BSA/375 Fundamentals of Business Systems Development
BSA/400 Business Systems Development II
BSA/411 Systems Analysis Methodologies
BSA/4152 Systems Analysis Tools
PRG/210 Fundamentals of Programming with Algorithms and Logic
CMGT/410 Project Planning & Implementation
WEB/236, WEB/237 Web Design I, Web Design II
DBM/380 Database Concepts
POS/410 SQL for Business
NTC/360 Network and Telecommunications Concepts
PRG/420, PRG421 Java Programming I, Java Programming II
POS/355 Introduction to Operating Systems
CMGT/411 Project Planning Management
CMGT/445 Application Implementation